Sydney, December 11.—A change in the wind has providentially saved most of N.S.W. from burning. Early this morning strong westerly winds continued to fan the blaze in most areas, but easterly breezes this afternoon blew the fires back over the burnt areas ...
Article : 273 wordsLondon, December 11.—Marshal Malinovsky's assault on both sides of Budapest burst open a short road to Vienna, says Reuter's Moscow correspondent. Red Army columns moving towards Budapest from the south are already within sight of the city's tall ...
Article : 347 wordsLeyte, December 11—General MacArthur has announced that yesterday the Americans captured Ormoc on the west side of Leyte Island: Frank Dexter, our correspondent at Leyte, says: With the fall of Ormoc yesterday (Sunday) to American troops, the Japs ...
Article : 503 wordsMr. W. J. McKell, M.L.A. (Premier of New South Wales) writes: I warmly commend the press and public campaign for the planting of ...
Article : 429 wordsSydney, December 11.—The Chief Secretary. Mr. J. M. Baddeley. today issued drastic restrictions on the lighting of fires. A direction was issued under the ...
Article : 71 wordsTonight the Chief Fire Officer (Mr. Beare) said that all fires on the mountains were under control and no firemen from the city were now in that ...
Article : 151 wordsNew York, December 11.—A Tokio radio communique claims that six Japanese planes on Sunday rammed and sank instantaneously two large transports, one ...
Article : 61 wordsLondon, December 11.—Strong formations of American infantry and armour attacking on a twelve-mile front east from Aachen advanced up to two miles on Sunday. The attack began before dawn in pitch darkness with infantry fighting ankle deep in ...
Article : 265 wordsNew York, December 11.—Tokio radio ignored the capture of Ormoc and said the initiative on Leyte was firmly in their hands, with the Japanese gaining ...
Article : 105 wordsSydney, December 11.—If the co-operation of the States could be obtained the Department of Information would probably distribute a special film ...
Article : 76 wordsLondon, December 11.—A definite air offensive has started against the "rebels" in Athens says a special RAF announcement. The first sign of this offensive ...
Article : 491 wordsColombo, December 11—A powerful new british fleet has been formed to operate in the Pacific. This is the first major step taken to implement Mr. Churchill's promise that Britain will send the greatest force possible to help defeat Japan. ...
Article : 102 wordsA very serious form of food poisoning, botulism, may follow the consumption of home-preserved vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. Botulism has a high ...
Article : 416 wordsMelbourne, December 11.—Not for many years would the world be able to afford any waste of food, the Deputy Director of Subsistence in the ...
Article : 462 wordsSydney, December 11.—There is now little likelihood of a general mine strike over the garnisheeing of wages. Deputes over this [?]sue have been localised to two ...
Article : 82 wordsNew York, December 11.—Tokio radio says that Super Fortresses appeared over Tokio on Sunday night and Monday morning and dropped ...
Article : 47 wordsSydney, December 11.—Two perilous descents with ropes were male by Constable J. Wickham and other police before the badly battered body of Charles ...
Article : 147 wordsLondon, December 11.—Enemy air activity over Southern England during the 24 hours to dawn today resulted in damage and casualties. Heavy anti-aircraft ...
Article : 41 wordsLondon, December 11.—The Allied controlled Luxcrburg Radio stated that Allied Military Government two granted two loans to the city of ...
Article : 44 wordsSydney, December 11.—The directors of the Canterbury Park Turf Club have agreed to accept debentures for the sale it their racecourse to the Sydney Turf ...
Article : 92 wordsLondon, December 11.—The Italy communique says that in bitter lighting south-west of Faenza, British Eighth Army troops dec[?]vely defeated an ...
Article : 49 wordsSydney, December 11.—Preference over dilutees in employment is to be given to trained servicemen by trades unions in the post war period. This was decided ...
Article : 79 wordsLondon, December 11.—Scotland Yard detectives are investigating the death in hospital on Friday night of Captain Ralph Douglas Binney, CBE. RN. who ...
Article : 150 wordsAuckland (N.Z.). December 11.—Donald Nelson, personal envoy of President Roosevelt, reached Auckland today to confer with the New Zealand ...
Article : 52 wordsMr. Roy Odgers, Shop Assistants' Office, has now purchased the tickers which were required by people who left money with him. ...
Article : 41 wordsCommenting on the recent announcement by the Premier that the N.S.W. Government had decided to increase to 75 per cent, (as from 10th November ...
Article : 140 wordsSydney, December 11.—As a result of a review by the Federal Cabinet sub-committee of the activities of several Commonwealth wartime departments it ...
Article : 81 wordsIt commenced to shower lightly at 12.30 a.m. this morning. There was promise of further rain a this issue went to press. Heavy rain has been ...
Article : 30 wordsSydney, December 11.—A Supreme Court writ against John Thomas Lang, claiming £10,000 damages, has been issued on behalf of E. Thornton, general ...
Article : 57 wordsSydney, December 11.—At Homebush about 2.500 sheep and lambs were lost to the market because Meat Industry Employees' Union members met to elect ...
Article : 52 wordsThere were two cases of scarlet fever reported to the Health Office over the week-end, and another yesterday. The cases came from Railway Town, South ...
Article : 87 wordsSydney, December 3—The Minister for the Navy. Mr. Makin, announced tonight that Captain H. B. Farncomb. DSO. MVO. RAN. has been appointed to ...
Article : 97 wordsCanberra, December 11.—The Acting Prices Commissioner (Mr. McCarthy) has announced that the growers' maximum price for new potatoes in Victoria ...
Article : 80 wordsLondon, December 11.—The Spanish Republican Leader, M. Aura, refused to accept the dental that General Franco resigned, says the "Daily Telegraph's" ...
Article : 53 wordsSydney, December 11.—The Trade Unions will make a last minute attempt to have bottled beer sold to the general public at authorised prices in time for ...
Article : 52 wordsSan Francisco. December 11.—The Australian. Jim Ferrier, with a final round of 68. won the Oakland Open Golf Tournament. ...
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