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  2. MURDER CHARGE AGAINST CONSTABLE

    Sydney, November 5.—Accusations that the police had questioned her continuously for seven hours and had bullied her into making an untrue statement regarding her associations with Constable William Joseph Cable, were made today by Mrs. Mavis ...

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  3. COAL BOARD CHIEF TO BE CHOSEN

    Sydney, November 5.—Very shortly the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, will announce the appointment of the Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Board, a position that was offered to Mr. A. J. Keast, who declined it. ...

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  4. ABSENTEEISM IN COAL MINES

    Sydney, November 5.—Back Saturday work on Northern N.S.W. coalfields had increased absenteeism among mineworkers during week day shifts, the secretary of the Northern Colliery. Proprietors' Association, Mr. R. W. Davis, said tonight. ...

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  5. SHORTAGE OF BUILDING WORKERS

    Melbourne, November 5.—With the demand for housing eight times that of 1939, the total number of men employed in the building industry in Australia is still nearly 11,000 less and 41,000 less than estimated requirements for a 10-year ...

    Article : 458 words
  6. A Socialist Empire

    London, November 4.—"The question before Britain is not Socialism in one country, but Socialism in one Commonwealth" said the Minister for ...

    Article : 243 words
  7. Country Crafts Revived By Ex-Servicemen

    Thousands of men and women recently demobilised from the Forces are today migrating from Britain's congested cities to the countryside where ...

    Article : 389 words
  8. Wartime Shadow Factories In Britain

    Housing experts of twenty countries have made enquiries about Britain's new aluminium prefabricated houses—one of the latest contributions to the ...

    Article : 337 words
  9. Kitchen Staff And Cooks At Parliament House Walk Out

    Canberra, November 5.—There may be no refreshments at Parliament House tomorrow when the new Parliament meets. The kitchen staff is on strike. Men to replace the kitchen staff of ...

    Article : 433 words
  10. EIRE WANTS TRADE PACT

    Canberra, November 5.—The newly-appointed Minister for Eire in Australia (Mr. Kiernan) today forecast a trade agreement between Eire and Australia. ...

    Article : 98 words
  11. STUDENTS LOCKED OUT

    London, November 4.—The Government of the United Provinces (India) has ordered the closing of the Lucknow University following the arrest during ...

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  12. Record Wool Prices

    Geelong, November 5.—At the wool sales today super Merino sold at 71¾d. and lambs' wool 51¾d. both Australasian records. ...

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  13. Shipowners Are Buying British

    Shipyards in the United Kingdom during the third quarter of this year were engaged in building a total tonnage five times greater than that under ...

    Article : 279 words
  14. U.S. Interest In Australia

    Sydney, November 5.—A survey of Australian industry, both in metropolitan and country areas, is to be made by the United States Ambassador, Mr. ...

    Article : 228 words
  15. Dr. Coombs To Be Bank Governor?

    Canberra, November 4 — Appointment of the Commonwealth Director-General of Reconstruction (Dr. H. C. Coombs) as Governor of the ...

    Article : 146 words
  16. Canada's Trade With U.K.

    Great Britain forms a vital part of Canada's triangular trade pattern, and the restoration of trade with the Untied Kingdom is essential for Canada. It ...

    Article : 459 words
  17. Pine Forest

    Lithgow, November 5.—Part of the big State pine forets at Newnes was destroyed by fire, which is still raging. Wider havoc is feared. ...

    Article : 243 words
  18. Deportation Of German Technicians Alleged

    London, November 5—It is reliably learned that General Kurochkin. Russian representative on the Allied Control Council co-ordinating committee, ...

    Article : 64 words
  19. Italians Leaving South Africa

    Capetown, November 4. — During November 8,000 Italian war prisoners will be repatriated from South Africa. Only 7,500 Italian prisoners will then ...

    Article : 57 words
  20. Co-operative Science

    Ottawa Perhaps the best thing that can be said of the past accomplishments and future possibilities of agricultural research in Canada is the very extensive ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. Heat Wave In N.S.W.

    Sydney, November 5—A heat wave is sweeping inland areas. More than [?] dozen inland towns reported over the century, the highest being 115 at ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. Sabotage In Saxony

    Berlin, November 5.—German sabotage and arson groups in Saxony, which is in the Soviet zone, have destroyed four factories according to ...

    Article : 57 words
  23. Failed To Re-employ Serviceman

    Melbourne, November 5.—A Melbourne hardware manufacturing company was fined £20, with £5/5/- costs by Mr. Wade, P.M. at South ...

    Article : 187 words
  24. World Wheat Crop Best Since 1940

    Washington.—The world wheat crop is estimated as the best since 1940, but reserve wheat stocks have been greatly depicted by abnormal demands of last ...

    Article : 189 words
  25. The Premier's Future

    Sydney, November 5.—The State Premier (Mr. McKell) told the Parliamentary Labor Party today that he would accept the Party's invitation to remain ...

    Article : 53 words
  26. ABOUT PEOPLE

    Staying at the Palace Hotel are Messrs. L. and H. J. Fitzgerald, Benn, L. Murphy, H. Cousins and W. H. Galliford, from the Associated ...

    Article : 186 words
  27. Berlin May Be Blacked Out

    Berlin, November 4.—Because the Russians have removed the modern generating plant from western Berlin at reparations, and the British are ...

    Article : 136 words
  28. BOY ELECTROCUTED WHILE IN BED

    Melbourne, November 5. — Maurice Watchome, 13, of Reservoir, who was found dead in bed by his mother yesterday, is believed to have been killed ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. Traffic In Babies

    Windsor (Ontario), November 5.—A block market in babies exists, in which children of unmarried Canadian mothers are bought, and then taken ...

    Article : 65 words
  30. Earthquake Reported

    Georgetown, November 5.—The University reported an earthquake of "tremendous force" about 7,000 miles northwest from Washington in the vicinity ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. Land Sales Judgment

    Canberra, November 5.—The chairman of the Capital Issues Board (Mr. Balmford) has sent to Sydney a copy of a judgment by Mr. Justice Roper in the ...

    Article : 64 words
  32. Betrayed Jews To Gestapo

    Amsterdam, November 5.—A special court sentenced to death perfume dealer G. J. Degroot for betraying Jews to the Gestapo. Degroot ...

    Article : 56 words
  33. Bombs Exploded In Madrid

    Madrid, November 5—A passer by was seriously injured and three others slightly injured and considerable damage done when bombs exploded ...

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