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  2. Gas Rationing

    Melbourne, August 2.—Gas rationing commenced today [?]nd resulted in the closing of many factories. Rationing will continue to Monday but what will ...

    Article : 421 words
  3. A.B.C. and News

    Proposals for the establishment by the A.B.C. of independent Australian and overseas news services are contained in a Bill introduced in the Senate on ...

    Article : 227 words
  4. COAL BILL HAS VERY WIDE POWERS

    Canberra, August 2.—Control of coal by-products under the Coal Bill could be extended to cover a maze of industries, including gas and steel production. This was revealed by the Opposition members during the debate on ...

    Article : 1,175 words
  5. TASK TOO GREAT FOR BRITAIN

    London, August 2.—A British Cabinet meeting yesterday, to which the Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) flew from Paris, discussed the resignation of the British mandate in Palestine as a serious possibility, says the "Daily Telegraph." Cabinet ...

    Article : 254 words
  6. After Nine Months

    Auckland, August 2.—A post-mortem examination revealed today that John North (7) died from the effects of a penny lodging in his bronchial tube nine ...

    Article : 65 words
  7. Foundries Dispute

    Melbourne. August 2.—Further maw resignations are expected tonight in large foundries to enforce wage increase claims of 30/ weekly for moulders and ...

    Article : 33 words
  8. Father On Manslaughter Charge

    Adelaide, August 2.—Johann Otto Feist, father of the two-year-old baby whose neck was broken while te was in care of her demented mother was ...

    Article : 83 words
  9. Dockyard Steward Dismissed

    Sydney, August 2.—A mass meeting of Cockatoo dockyard workers today recommended that the dockyard be taken over by the State Government under ...

    Article : 73 words
  10. R.S.L. Order To Sub-Branches

    Melbourne, August 2.—All Returned Servicemen's League sub-branches in Victoria have been instructed by the State secretary (Mr. C. Joyce) that they ...

    Article : 319 words
  11. SIR ERNEST FISK DENIES ALLEGATIONS

    London, August 2.—Sir Ernest Fisk has denied an allegation that he had asked for £62,000 for having pulled off a good bargain against the Australian ...

    Article : 518 words
  12. Makin and Beasley

    Canberra, August 2.—Both Mr. N. O. Matin, as Ambassador to U.S.A., and Mr. J. A. Beasley, as High Commissioner to London, have been appointed ...

    Article : 51 words
  13. Would Prosecute Coal Owners

    Canberra, August 2. — Former coal miner, Mr. R. James (Lab., N.S.W.), declared in the House of Representatives today that if he had his way he ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. Fire Discovered On Ship

    Sydney, August 2.—Sabotage is believed, to have been responsible for a Are in the lounge room of the liner Orbit a discovered when fine was ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. AUSTRALIAN WOOL FOR THE ARGENTINE?

    London, August 2.—A London mercantile firm has sounded out Australian woollen mills on the possibility of supplying light woollens to the Argentine ...

    Article : 155 words
  16. Lithgow Workers Resume

    Lithgow, August 2.—Sixty day shift maintenance workers at the Lithgow power house who have been idle since Thursday of last week resumed work ...

    Article : 59 words
  17. Big Removal Of Property

    New York, August 2.—By the end of tho year the Soviet will have removed 2,200 million dollars worth of property from Finland. Rumania. Bulgaria and ...

    Article : 184 words
  18. UNRRA Goods Pilfered

    Belgrade, August 2.—Strong protest to the Allied Headquarters against widespread pilfering of U.N.R.R.A. suppli[?]s at Trieste has been made ...

    Article : 66 words
  19. Killed in Clash of Black Marketeers

    Sydney, August 2.—Clashes between Sydney and Melbourne black market operators are believed to have led to the death of Thomas William Flaherty, alias Tracy (28), of Melbourne. His decomposed body was found in a weed-grown ...

    Article : 272 words
  20. SECRET ARMS DEPOT

    Jerusalem, August 2.—It is officially revealed that British troops early to-day found the biggest arms cache so far unearthed in the Tel Aviv search. ...

    Article : 41 words
  21. Adelaide Awaits Collier

    Adelaide. August 2.—The collier Ocean Pride which battled through gales in Bass strait to bring badly needed coal may reach here late ...

    Article : 89 words
  22. COMMUNIST CLAIM IN CHINA WAR

    Nanking. August 2.—The Communist New China Newsagency claimed that Communist forces on July 27 annihilated one division of the ...

    Article : 63 words
  23. General Northcott's Aims

    Sydney, August 2.—The new State Governor, Lieut-General John North cott, responding to a toast at the State Government welcome today, said his ...

    Article : 97 words
  24. Double Taxation Ended

    Canberra. August 2.—The long standing problem of double taxation between Britain and Australia has been solved, the Prime Minister. Mr. ...

    Article : 49 words
  25. Dividing Italian Fleet

    Paris, August 1.—England, America and Russia will draw lots for the remaining ships of the Italian Fleet after allocations to other powers which ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. Paris Conference

    Paris, August 2.—The New Zealand delegation has given notice of motion that the Paris conference decision should be by simple majority. ...

    Article : 100 words
  27. Right To Reject On Reasonable Grounds

    Sydney, August 2.—The right of employers to reject, on reasonable grounds, persons offering for employment was upheld by Judge O'Mara in the Arbitration Court today. He was delivering judgment on a seniority dispute at Poole and ...

    Article : 148 words
  28. Idle Newcastle Ships

    Sydney, August 3.—The nine ships left without labor at Newcastle because of a strike by wharf laborers are not to remain there. This was announced today ...

    Article : 125 words
  29. Maltese Migration

    London, August 2.—Eight thousand Maltese have registered their names at the Immigration Department at Valetta, in the hope of securing Sydney, August 2.—six Australian wives of American servicemen are leaving by the "Talping" tomorrow to join their husbands in Tokio. ...

    Article : 81 words
  30. Goods Locos to Use Oil

    Sydney, August 1—The Railway Department has decided to convert one hunared goods locomotives to oil burners. The first will be ready about ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. DID NOT DECLARE GOODS

    Sydney, August 2.—A Melbourne business man, Eric Abrahams, a textile importer, was lined £30 in the Federal Special Court today on charges of ...

    Article : 49 words
  32. THE RAILWAYS

    Canberra, August 3.—The Government believed that the standardisation and modernisation of Australia's railway systems was an essential defence work. ...

    Article : 34 words
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