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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 248 words
  3. PANAMA REJECTS BASES PACT WITH U.S.

    NEW YORK, Dec. 23. A.A.P. — The Panama National Assembly last night rejected an agreement that had been signed on December 2 for leasing 13 military bases to the United States for the defence of the Panama Canal. ...

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  4. Santa Uses New Sky Transport

    Discarding the traditional sleigh for his sky journey, Santa Claus used a modern version of transport—a helicopter—to visit R.A.A.F. station at Point Cook. As the helicopter begins to land, Santa waves a greeting to children of R.A.A.F. personnel who were waiting to meet and his gifts. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 52 words
  5. Postal Strike If Claims Not Met

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—New South Wales will be without postal services on January 12 unless a claim by postal workers for a five-day working of the 40-hour week is met by January 1. ...

    Article : 366 words
  6. ERROL FLYNN SIGNS £1M. CONTRACT

    HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23. A.A.P.—Errol Flynn is reported to have signed a contract with Warner Brothers studio which will bring him in 3,750,000 ...

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  7. Missed Queueing, Food Worries; Returned To U.K.

    LONDON, Dec. 23. A.A.P.—Mrs. Innie Britton 63, spent six weeks in Australia, and then returned to England because, she ...

    Article : 114 words
  8. Catholic Priests And Nuns In Plane Crash

    NANKING, Dec. 23.—When a Belgian plane crashed at Kunming yesterday morning, shortly after taking off for Shanghai, the co-pilot was ...

    Article : 176 words
  9. Canada Staked Her Future In Empire

    LONDON, Dec. 23.—Only now is it becoming known that at one stage in the recent Anglo-Canadian trade talks nothing less than Canada's future in the British Common-wealth was at stake. ...

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  10. WATERSIDERS SEE NEW ACT AS SAFEGUARD

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Waterside Workers' Federation believed that employment of its members now engaged on the waterfront was ...

    Article : 281 words
  11. READY FOR HEAVY RAIL TRAFFIC

    The railway department expects thousands of people to leave Newcastle for Sydney and holiday resorts this afternoon and to-night. Additional ...

    Article : 275 words
  12. Truck, Christmas Goods Stolen; Man Arrested

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—After a truck loaded with groceries was stolen from Redfern to-day, a representative of the owners saw it in the city, called ...

    Article : 200 words
  13. Bakers' Threat; Bigger Rise Or May Not Deliver

    If Newcastle bakers could not charge more than 6½d a loaf for bread they might have in discontinue deliveries, the President of Newcastle branch ...

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  14. LEAVE TO-DAY WITH LAST COAL OF YEAR

    Three colliers will leave Newcastle to-day with the last shipments of coal for the year. They are the Ocean Stranger, with ...

    Article : 132 words
  15. Bomber Crew See Comet From 18,000ft. Altitude

    LONDON, Dec. 23. A.A.P.—The crew of an R.A.F. Lancaster bomber saw the comet "1947 N" at an altitude of 18,000ft. at 5.55 a.m. to-day. ...

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  16. Knife Used In Taxi Hold-Up, Driver Robbed

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two men, one of whom was armed with a commando-type clasp knife, held up a taxi-driver and robbed him of £3/2/6 in ...

    Article : 159 words
  17. Truce Plan For Indonesia

    BATAVIA, Dec. 23.—Details of its plan for establishing a speedy and effective truce in Indonesia by the creation of demilitarised zones—submitted ...

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  18. COUNCIL MAY RUN OWN DANCES

    At its first meeting in January Greater Newcastle Council will have before it a recommendation from the Finance Committee that the City Hall ...

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  19. Mr. Chifley's Christmas Message

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. Chifley, in a Christmas message issued to-day, said the year had seen the realisation of much of Labour's policy ...

    Article : 288 words
  20. CUT FLYING TIME TO AUSTRALIA

    LONDON. Dec. 23. A.A.P.—Flying time to Australia would be cut to 40 hours "within a measurable period," the Minister for Civil Aviation (Lord ...

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  21. BUYING RUSH, BUT NOT RECORD

    Newcastle's Christmas shopping rush was not quite as big as last year's, the Secretary of Newcastle Retail Traders Association (Mr. A. H. Frew) said ...

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  22. Police Action On Vehicles Found Defective

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Defective vehicles would be subject to police action in future, the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said to-night. In the ...

    Article : 187 words
  23. SOVIET AGREEMENT WITH NORWAY

    MOSCOW. Dec. 23. A.A.P.—An agreement for an exchange of goods has been reached between the Soviet Union and Norway, the Tass News ...

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  24. BEAT SHIP STRIKE THREAT

    VANCOUVER, Dec. 23. A.A.P.—The steamer Waihemo, which left here yesterday, may be the last ship out of the port before a strike which threatens ...

    Article : 60 words
  25. Constitution For Italian Republic Adopted

    LONDON Dec 23. A.A.P.— The Italian Constituent Assembly approved by 453 votes to 62, with no abstentions, the new Constitution which lays the ...

    Article : 90 words
  26. Man Burnt, Tent Lamp Explodes

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man who was on holiday in Sydney was severely burnt about the face and hands to-night, when a lamp exploded in his ...

    Article : 104 words
  27. Pamir Berthed At Royal Albert Dock

    LONDON, Dec. 23. A.A.P.— The four-masted barque Pamir from Wellington, New Zealand, was moved from Gravesend, where she was temporarily ...

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  28. 37 Dead In Train Smash

    LONDON. Dec. 23. A.A.P.—Thirty-seven persons were killed. 98 were seriously injured and 200 others slightly injured in a railway collision ...

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  29. OPIUM SMOKERS SEEK RATION

    SINGAPORE, Dec. 23.—Nine hundred opium smokers petitioned the Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson), requesting an opium ration ...

    Article : 72 words
  30. Plane Crashed Into River

    LONDON, Dec. 23. A.A.P.—The J. Arthur Rank organisation stated that a light plane carrying Leslie Giliat, brother of the film producer Sidney ...

    Article : 52 words
  31. Enough Petrol For Christmas Demand

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There would be sufficient petrol stocks over the Christmas period to meet December petrol ration coupons, the Secretary ...

    Article : 77 words
  32. In Other Pages

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 words
  33. Italian Gets New Hearing After 22 Years In Gaol

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. A.A.P.—The Supreme Court ordered a new hearing for an Italian immigrant who in 1925, was given a life ...

    Article : 170 words
  34. Bomb Exploded In Batavia Street

    BATAVIA. Dec. 23.—A bomb explosion in Batavia last night, the second within the last 10 days, slightly injured two Dutch soldiers outside the ...

    Article : 66 words
  35. Typhoon Hits Yap: Heavy Damage

    GUAM. Dec. 23. A.A.P.—The United States Weather Station here reported that a typhoon struck the island of Yap early on Tuesday and ...

    Article : 43 words
  36. GREEK KING ILL

    ATHENS, Dec. 23. A.A.P.— President Truman is sending a medical specialist to attend King Paul, who has had a relapse after an attack of typhoid ...

    Article : 34 words
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