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  2. ENGLISH WINTER [?] HARD

    London, March 6.—Britain's worst winter for over fifty years is dying hard. A blizzard swept the country last night and the worst storms in living memory cut off villages and hamlets in a belt from the south of Wales to Bedfordshire. ...

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  3. FORTY-HOUR WEEK DISCUSSION

    Sydney, March 6.—Speaking in the Legislative Assembly today on the Forty-Hour Week, Mr. W. Drummond (CP) said the Government had received no assurance from the ACTU that production would be speeded up if the bill was introduced. ...

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  4. STOP-WORK MEETINGS IN HOSPITALS

    Sydney, March 6.—One hour stopwork meetings will be held at NSW hospitals next Wednesday unless the State Government holds a public inquiry into the dispute at the Tweed District Hospital Murwillumbah. The dispute involves ...

    Article : 165 words
  5. BRITISH AND U.S. CO-OPERATION

    Washington, March 6.—Britain has sent a note to the United States that she would co-operate with America if that country decided to assume primary responsibility in Greece, because of Britain's economic difficulties. The note also ...

    Article : 174 words
  6. U.S. Note To Russia

    New Yark, March 6.—The Secretory of State. Mr. Marshall on the eve of leaving for the Big Four conference at Moscow has sent a stiff note to ...

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  7. A.B.C. Wants Increased Licence Fee

    Canberra, March 5.—Urging reassessment by Parliament of its financial position, the Australian Broadcasting Commission. In its annual report issued ...

    Article : 238 words
  8. Snow Storms In America

    New York, March 6.—Milk supplies for New York City are expected to drop to thirty per cent. of normal as the result of transport blockages caused ...

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  9. Woman In Snow-Covered Car

    London, March 6.—A woman was found dead in a car covered with eight feet of snow near Aberystwythx. ...

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  10. Gifts To Britain

    London, March 6.—Announcing to the Home of Commons amid applause. Australia's and New Zealand's money gift for the reduction of the burden ...

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  11. Government Accepts Bretton Woods Agreement

    Canberra, March 6.—The Prime endorsed the ratification of the agree Minister. Mr. Chifley, today had an merit. This marks the end of the issue overwhelming victory on the Bretton' that had divided the Labor Party and Woods issue. By 33 votes to 24 the legislation to implement the decision ...

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  12. Seventeen Killed In Indian Disturbances

    Lahore, March 6.—Seventeen persons were killed and 89 Injured during disturbances yesterday. Authorities called out British troops and imposed a ...

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  13. Four Believed Killed In New Guinea Crash

    Melbourne, March 6.—Four persons were believed killed when an Avro Anson plane crashed in New Guinea Last Saturday, announced the Civil ...

    Article : 113 words
  14. Royal Party's Goods Train Derailed

    Capetown, March 6.—The goods train following the Royal train and carrying the Royal party's heavy baggage left the rails on the way from Umtata to ...

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  15. A.C.T.U. Disputes Committee Decisions

    Melbourne, March 6.—The Federal Disputes Committee of the A.C.T.U. today rejected a proposal by the Ironworkers and Amalgamated ...

    Article : 140 words
  16. Thugs Force Their Way Into Sydney Home

    Sydney, March 6.—A man, his wife and their 12-years-old son were brutally bashed about their hearts by three gunmen who entered their home in ...

    Article : 189 words
  17. ETNA STILL ERUPTING

    Rome, March 6.—After three great internal explosions which were heard many miles away two craters of Mount etna spouted lava which is flowing from ...

    Article : 41 words
  18. Champions May Meet

    Melbourne, March 5.—Although Attley and Shannon will not meet Sydney during the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting there is a possibility that they ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. INTERVENTION OF COLONIAL SECRETARY

    London, March 6.—The Colonial Secretary. Mr. Creech Jones briefly announced to the House of Commons that the Governor of the Gold Coast ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. American Beef For Britain

    Washington, March 6.—After a conference with the British food master Mr. Strachey the secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Anderson said an ...

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  21. £156 Found On Chinese

    Melbourne, March 5.—An account of the interrogation of one of the two Chinese charged with the murder of young Ships, 53, ship's bos'n on the ...

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  22. Brisbane Murder Case

    Brisbane, March 6.—Medical evidence that it would have been completely impossible for Miss. Armstrong to have committed suicide by anaesthetising ...

    Article : 251 words
  23. Airlines Commission

    Melbourne, March 5.—Executive and Airlines Commission numbered 63, and administrative officer, of the National Hying crew officer 131. Senator ...

    Article : 164 words
  24. Staggering U.S. Crime Figures

    Wellington, March 6.—Major crime reached a record high in the United States in 1946. The average day produced thier were [?] ...

    Article : 55 words
  25. Indian Town In Flames

    New Delhi, March 6.—Million, a town 150 miles west of Lahore, was reported to be on fire and troop are being flown there. It Is the first time troops have ...

    Article : 108 words
  26. WATER CONSERVATION AND EROSION CONTROL

    Sydney, March 6.—The Minister for Conservation. Mr. Weir said in the Legislative Assembly today that it was indicated that capital expenditure on ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. RESIGNATION OF GOLD COAST GOVERNOR

    Sir Alan Burns, Governor of the Gold Coast, is understood to have submitted his resignation. The Government will submit his ...

    Article : 121 words
  28. Terrorist Bomb Destroys Tax Building

    Jerusalem, March 6.—The terrorist bomb which exploded in a car park at Half a destroyed the adjacent Tax Assessment Building and slightly ...

    Article : 66 words
  29. ANGLO-FRENCH MUTUAL AID ALLIANCE

    London, March 4.—The 50-year Anglo French treaty signed by Mr. Bevin and M. Bidault at Dunkirk on Tuesday is principally designed for mutual aid ...

    Article : 159 words
  30. Waterside Workers

    Sydney, March 6.—More than five thousand waterside workers will idle and seventy ships tied up in Port Sydney on Monday. when the ...

    Article : 126 words
  31. FINED FOR OVER CHARGING FOR SHAVE

    Melbourne, March 6.—Krank Labb, a Spencer Street hairdresser, was today fined twenty pounds with two guineas gets in the City Court for having ...

    Article : 42 words
  32. POLICE DOGS TRAIL WOUNDED JEWS

    Jerusalem, March 6.—Police dogs were set on the trail of bloodstains from two wounded Jews of a band which attacked the army camp at Hederch with ...

    Article : 44 words
  33. MAILS TO TROOPS IN JAPAN

    Melbourne, March 5.—No delays had occurred in despatch of mails from Australia to members of the Australian Occupation Forces in Japan, officials of ...

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  34. Tax Evasion

    Sydney, March 6.—There are daily lisclo[?]ures of undisclosed income says the Taxation Department and one recent care disclosed a wartime ...

    Article : 74 words
  35. CANADA'S BIG ALLOCATION FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH

    Ottawa, Meet[?] The Canadian Budget for 1947-48 included [?] directly allocated to the "bush-[?]" atomic plant at Check River, Outu[?], and ...

    Article : 57 words
  36. EXPANSION OF COMMONWEALTH BANK

    Canberra, March 6.—At a meeting of the Federal Parliamentary Labor party today. Senator Lamp gave notice of motion that the Commonwealth ...

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  37. VICEROY OF INDIA

    The appointment of [?] Mountbatten as victory of to succeed Field-marshal ford wavell was recently announced in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  38. Man On Murder Charge In Adelaide

    Adelaide, March 6.—Police were told today that a waitress in a milk bar. Alice Kathleen O'Neill (40) married, was shot dead while serving in the milk bar in ...

    Article : 72 words
  39. Bandits Wipe Out Two Villages

    Rangoon, March 6.—It is reported that a bandit a gang of about about 500 wiped out two villages near Pyimmana in Central Burma during a nightlong ...

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  40. 15 NEW LINERS FOR THE ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA RUN

    At least 15 new passenger-carrying ships, including two with a capacity of more than 1200 passenger each, will be operating between England and Australia next year. Picture show an artiest's conception of Himalaya III, the new 29,000 ton passenger liner now being built at Barrow-in-Furness. She will go into service on the Australian run about the middle of 1948 and will become ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  41. Alleged Taxation Defaulter

    Melbourne, March 6.—So that a man who went to New York in 1938 allegedly owing £92.790 income tax could return to Melbourne the Commissioner ...

    Article : 133 words
  42. AUSTRALIA THANKED FOR GIFT TO U.K.

    Britain's gratitude for Australia's gift of £25 million in Australian currency is expressed by national newspapers. ...

    Article : 101 words
  43. STRIKES OF NO AVAIL

    Sydney, March 6.—If industrial peace were to preserved and economic disaster avoided employers and employees must work together said Mr. A. C. ...

    Article : 71 words
  44. ASSURANCE OF NO SALE OF BERMUDA SOUGHT

    Hamilton (Bermuda), March 6.—The House of Assembly asked the Governor. Sir Ralph Leatham, to seek an assurance from the British Government that it was ...

    Article : 65 words
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