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Advertising : 101 wordsEvidence of the strenuous—and dangerous—nature of present-day British Army training, the picture shows trainees in a hail of real fire—live ammunition from Bren guns. Tracer ammunition is seen kicking ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 536 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday. — A demand that the Common-wealth Government should control liquor distribution so that ...
Article : 136 wordsA CALL-UP of men aged between 18 and 60 for compulsory A.R.P. service has been decided upon by the ...
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Advertising : 143 wordsThe London branch of the combined Production and Resources Board has been set up to deal with questions arising out of the supply of munitions from British production to the American forces in Britain. The picture shows Mr. Lyttelton, British ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 55 wordsIT is announced officially that enemy raiders were over the Cairo area early to-day. One person was killed ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 31 Jul 1942, Page 1
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