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  3. RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN STALINGRAD AREA

    LONDON, December 2.—Russian troops have captured a hill dominating the south side of Stalingrad and have advanced 2[?] miles father from the city. On the Rjev front, west of Moscow, the Germans the making desperate efforts ...

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  4. State Records For Divorces

    SYDNEY—The number of divorces in N.S.W. this year has already surpassed all previous records. Statistics made available ...

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  5. Fierce Fighting In Northern Tunisia

    LONDON, December 2.—Fierce fighting is taking place in North Tunisia where the Allied forces have repulsed enemy counter attacks, eight miles east of Djedeida on the way to Tunis. Berlin tonight claimed that Axis forces have begun to attack, and ...

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  6. 23 Jap Planes Shot Down In Buna-Gona Area

    FROM Our Own Correspondent Somewhere in Australia.—Fresh progress in the Allied drive against the Japs in the Buna-Gona area, ...

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  7. S.A. Men Prisoners In Jap Hands

    CANBERRA.—The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) today released the names of 221 Australian prisoners captured in Malaya and Singapore. Japan ...

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  8. Beveridge Report On Security

    LONDON, December 3.— The Beveridge report published today recommends a comprehensive scheme for social insurance ...

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  9. S.A. AIRMEN DECORATED

    MELBOURNE. — Two South Australians are included in awards to seven more Australian air crew for gallantry in operations over North ...

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  10. Wooden Spoons For Dining Rooms

    SYDNEY.—The Railways Department has invited tenders for l,000,00[?] wooden spoons for railways refreshment rooms throughout New South ...

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  11. HINT OF LARGER FEDERAL HOUSE

    CANBERRA.—One outcome of the Constitutional Convention may be the enlargement of the Federal Parliament before the next general election ...

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  12. Social Security In Australia

    CANBERRA.—Under Government instructions an extensive scheme for social security in Australia is being now drawn up. The Prime Minister ...

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  13. TOUGH AMERICAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER

    NEW YORK, December 2.—What it takes to sink an aircraft-carrier was revealed today by Charles McMurtry, American Associated Press ...

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  14. STATE PREMIER TELLS OF NFW FEDERAL POWERS

    SYDNEY. — On his return from Canberra today the Premier (Mr. McKell) indicated that legislation on delegating new powers to the ...

    Article : 139 words
  15. CHURCHILL'S CIGAR BOX SOLD FOR £318

    LONDON, December 2.—One of Mr. Churchill's cigar boxes—empty and autographed—fetched £318 at a Red Cross sale at Christie's. The ...

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  16. PAY INCREASE FOR N.Z. SERVICEMEN

    WELLINGTON.— New Zealand War Cabinet has authorised increases in pay of army personnel, bringing home service pay up to existing ...

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  17. SMOKING WRECKAGE IN TOULON HARBOR

    NEW YORK, December 2.—Smoke still rises from wreckage in Toulon harbor[?] following the blowing up of the French warships on Friday, says ...

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  18. MORE TROUBLE LIKELY AMONG FARMERS

    SYDNEY.—Trouble among the striking dairy farmers in the Clarence area may flare an afresh as the result of orders made today to issue ...

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  19. GARAGE HELPER IS "BOY" OF 72 YEARS

    SYDNEY.—With their staffs on war work, country garage proprietors aire doing their own clerical work and acting as their own petrol pump boys. ...

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  20. MANY BAGS OF MAIL FOR FIGHTING FORCES

    Fifty-four bags of mail were despatched from the Post Office yesterday, 34 of which were parcels. Most of the parcels were for members of ...

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  21. NEW BATTLESHIP FOR U.S. SOON

    NEW YORK, December 2.—The Navy announced today that the battle[?] ship New Jersey, the heaviest ever to be built in the United States, would ...

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  22. EMPLOYMENT OF DOMESTIC SERVANTS

    MELBOURNE.— The War Organisation Minister (Mr. Dedman) said today that after January 10 no person may without a permit from ...

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  23. FOOD RELIEF SCALE MAY BE INCREASED

    SYDNEY.— The Minister for Social Services (Mr. Hamilton Knight) said today that the food relief scale may be increased and cash ...

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  24. BISECTED SHIP TAKES CREW TO SAFETY

    NEW YORK, December 2.—Thirtythree men who kept the after end of their ship afloat by sealing the doors and putting out the boiler fires after ...

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  25. Restriction In Retail Trade

    MELBOURNE.—The War Organisation Minister (Mr. Dedman) said today that restriction in retail trade to an absolute minimum consistent ...

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  26. ADELAIDE MAY LOSE CHRISTMAS BOTTLED BEER

    ADELAIDE.— Unless a s[?]ipment of bottle capsules arrive shortly South Australian hotels will have practically no bottled beer for Christmas. A ...

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  27. NOT GUILTY OF MURDER ON INSANITY GROUNDS

    CANBERRA.—On the grounds of insanity, Mrs. Rose Florence Mary May (39), of Westlake, was found hot guilty by a Supreme Court jury last ...

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  28. Pottery Class For Local Technical College

    PLANS are being made to form a pottery class at the Technical College. It is hoped that this will be formed early next year. The principal of the Technical College. (Mr. E. B. Rost), who has a deep interest in ceramics and pottery, said that he had long hoped that a class of this nature ...

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  29. MUSSOLINI ADMITS ITALY STABBED FRANCE

    LONDON, December 2.—Mussolini today admitted that Italy stabbed France in the back in 1940[?] but claimed that was only one stab compared ...

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  30. PETROL RATIONING THROUGHOUT U.S.

    NEW YORK, December 2.—Nationwide petrol rationing, affecting 27 million passenger cars and five milion trucks and buses, started today. ...

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  31. MR. SPOONER TALKS OF NEW ORDER

    SYDNEY.—Mr. E. Spooner, M H.R., stated last night that a new industrial order after the war must be founded on the best aspects of the ...

    Article : 53 words
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