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  2. £500,000 FLOOD DAMAGE IN N.S.W. NORTHERN RIVERS

    LISMORE, June 12.—A 37-foot rise in the Richmond River caused the greatest flood on record, and the damage is estimated at £500,000. Flood waters swept down the river like a tidal wave and caught most of the people unprepared. ...

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  3. Strong R.A.A.F. Force Helped To Prepare Way For the Brunei Landing

    CANBERRA, June 12.—After quoting the communique on the landing at Brunei Bay, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. Chifley) said the most powerful force of R.A.A.F. aircraft and men ever concentrated in the S.W. Pacific area helped to prepare the way ...

    Article : 91 words
  4. QUEEN MARY'S FINE RECORD OF SERVICE

    CANBERRA, June 12.—For the first time it was revealed to-day that when the liner Queen Mary began her war ...

    Article : 141 words
  5. MR. KING WILL RETAIN POWER IN CANADA

    VANCOUVER, June 11.— The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) was successful to-day in retaining ...

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  6. PENICILLIN AND YEAST DROPPED BY PLANE

    Penicillin and yeast were dropped at Murwillumbah to-day from an R.A.A.F. 'plane. The penicillin was ...

    Article : 76 words
  7. Half Murwillumbah Submerged

    Business people in Lismore, Casino, and Murwillumbah suffered damage estimated at £250,000. Primary ...

    Article : 152 words
  8. GEN. EISENHOWER GIVEN FREEDOM OF CITY OF LONDON

    LONDON, June 12.—London crowds lining the streets at the lunch-hour acclaimed General Eisenhower when he drove through the city in an open horse-drawn landau to Guild Hall to receive the freedom of the ...

    Article : 383 words
  9. FLOODS UPSET HIGH COURT PLANS

    BRISBANE, June 12.— Floods have caused the plans for the sitting of the High Court in Brisbane to-morrow ...

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  10. 200 SHIPS USED TO TAKE AUSTRALIANS TO BRUNEI

    The landing was screened by devastating naval screened and aerial bombardment. Australian 9th Division troops ...

    Article : 287 words
  11. Train Will Run To-day

    BRISBANE, June 12.— The Interstate train services between Brisbane and Sydney, via Kyogle, will be resumed to-morrow on ...

    Article : 139 words
  12. Yugoslav Troops March Out of Trieste

    LONDON, June 11.—Yugosiav troops are withdrawing from Trieste in what must be the world's strangest retreat, ...

    Article : 169 words
  13. SYDNEY FERRIES DISLOCATED

    SYDNEY, June 12.—Sydney was whipped by incessant rain to-day. Ferries were dislocated. The Manly service is ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. JAPANESE COMMANDER AT OKINAWA IGNORED SURRENDER ULTIMATUM

    OKINAWA, June 12.—The Japanese Commander ignored Lieut.-General Buckner's ultimatum to surrender, three copies of which were dropped by planes near the cave which was believed to be the enemy's ...

    Article : 216 words
  15. ALLOUT OFFENSIVE BEGUN

    NEW YORK, June 12.— The Americans have landed in Okinawa's southern section, and have begun an ail ...

    Article : 44 words
  16. CHANGES IN LANDLORD AND TENANT REGULATIONS

    CANBERRA, June 12.—Revised National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations to become operative ...

    Article : 417 words
  17. FEDERAL REVENUE WILL EXCEED BUDGET FIGURE

    CANBERRA, June 12.— Federal revenue for the current financial year is expected to exceed the budget estimate by between £15,000,000 and £20,000,000. Whatever the excess the amount wil be used to meet ...

    Article : 355 words
  18. STATE BUTTER OUTPUT LOWEST OF WAR YEARS

    BRISBANE, June 12.— Queensland butter production in the 12 months to the end of June will be the ...

    Article : 85 words
  19. VICIOUS JAP. RESISTANCE AT BOUGAINVILLE

    MELBOURNE, June 12.— Troops of the 2nd Australian Corps who landed at Porton Plantation, in Matchin Bay, ...

    Article : 518 words
  20. U.S. PRESIDENT ASKS FOR 39,020,000,000 DOLLARS FOR ARMY

    WASHINGTON, June 11.—The American Associated Press says President Truman sent a message to Congress asking for an ...

    Article : 120 words
  21. MR. COLIN CLARK TO RESUME OLD JOB

    MELBOURNE. June 12.—The Minister for Post-war Reconstruction (Mr. J. J. Dedman) announced to-day that at the re ...

    Article : 73 words
  22. BILL TO INCREASE OLD AGE PENSIONS

    CANBERRA. June 12.—A bill to give effect to the Government's decision to increase old-age and invalid pensions by 5/ a week ...

    Article : 44 words
  23. Banking Legislation STRONG PROTESTS RAISED BY OPPOSITION

    CANBERRA, June 12.—A strong protest at the Government's continued failure to consult Parliament on matters ...

    Article : 226 words
  24. Petain Claims was Member of French Resistance Movement

    LONDON, June 11.— claimed before the examining magistrate that he was a member of a resistance movement in ...

    Article : 104 words
  25. AUSTRALIANS SHOT JAPANESE TRYING TO SNIPE MACARTHUR

    Small arms fire from Australian soldiers mowed down two Japanese who were spotted running along a part of the track which General MacArthur and a party of high American and Australian officers had ...

    Article : 281 words
  26. 6/ A DAY INCREASE URGED

    CAIRNS, June 12.—An increase of 6/ in the daily pay to all personnel in the combat areas was urged at the R.S.L. Congress ...

    Article : 196 words
  27. CHINESE WITHIN 10 MILES OF KWEILIN

    NEW YORK, June 11.— Chungking High Command announced that the Chinese had reached within 10 miles of ...

    Article : 74 words
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