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  2. MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 80 words
  3. TIDES, SUN AND MOON

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  4. ADVANCE UNIT OF 400 SHIP ARMADA ANCHOR OFF TOKIO

    GUAM, August 26.—Late to-night, advance units of an Allied armada of 400 ships, including 198 warships, reached Sagami Bay, which is linked to Tokio Bay by die narrow Uraga Channel. The armada is covered by 1000 carrier ...

    Article : 498 words
  5. LABUAN, SINGAPORE OCCUPATION BASE

    LABUAN, August 26.—Graham Jenkins, our war correspondent on Labuan, says that island will be the base used by the R.A.A.F. to fly in the ...

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  6. THE QUEEN MARY RETURNS TO SOUTHAMPTON

    After six years of active service, the Queen Mary recently returned to her Southampton home. Together with her sister ship, the "Queen Elizabeth," she played an important part in ferrying American armies across the Atlantic for D-Day, and subsequently, on her return voyages, she did equally well in evacuating American sick and wounded. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. ALL QUIET IN N.G. AND NEW BRITAIN

    Eric Thornton, our correspondent at Lae, reports that all is quiet on the New Guinea and New Britain fronts, but the Jap ...

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  8. CABINET TO DISCUSS LEND-LEASE TO-DAY

    CANBERRA, August 26.—The Full Cabinet to-morrow is expected to discuss the effect on Australia's economy of the sudden cancellation of American lend-lease aid. Most Australian committments were made following Congress decision last year to extend the Lend-Lease Act until June, 1946. ...

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  9. ANOTHER ESCAPE FROM GROVELY

    BRISBANE, August 26.—Ten more soldiers under sentence escaped from Grovely Detention Barracks in two separate breaks ...

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  10. PILOTS' FORCED LANDING ON JAPAN

    NEW YORK, August 26.—The Associated Press correspondent on Okinawa says the first Americans to land in Japan since the end of ...

    Article : 173 words
  11. CRIMES COMMISSION MAY GO TO TOKIO

    BRISBANE; August 26.—In a search for evidence of Jap war crimes against Australians, judges of a special commission appointed ...

    Article : 210 words
  12. GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO TOWNSVILLE

    His Excellency the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson P.C., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., C.M.G.. D.S.O., and Lady Wilson will arrive in Townsville ...

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  13. GOVT. PLEDGED ON FULL EMPLOYMENT

    MELBOURNE. August 26.—Full employment could and would be maintained. Mr. Drakeford told a meeting of 2000 munitions and metal workers ...

    Article : 117 words
  14. 'SERENADE' IF NURSE GOES TO GAOL

    MARYBOROUGH, August 26.—If Nurse Mona Wayland goes to gaol, more than 2000 people are likely to "serenade" outside the ...

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  15. AGREEMENT ON TANGIER

    LONDON, August 26.—The Tangier conference is about to conclude. It is understood complete agreement was reached on the main problems. ...

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  16. MAJOR STRATEGIC ROADS

    SYDNEY, August 26.—Peace time Australia will reap enormous benefits from inland roads, extensive new airfields, and other defence works. ...

    Article : 119 words
  17. PRICE OF EGGS AGAIN REDUCED

    BRISBANE, August 26.—The retail price of eggs has been reduced another 2d from to-morrow, making the new price 1/10, and giving a total reduction ...

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  18. MORE TOBACCO IS IN SIGHT

    BRISBANE, August 26.—"The end of tobacco rationing is in sight, but it will be a gradual process," said Mr. H. S. Warren, chairman of the ...

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  19. 24 HOUR VIC. RAIL STRIKE THREATENED

    MELBOURNE, August 26.—A 24 hours' general railway strike, from midnight Wednesday, may be called by the Victorian branch ...

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  20. 400 SHIPS IN U.S. PEACETME NAVY

    WASHINGTON. August 2.—Mr. Forrestal estimated the navy, after the war, will consist of 400 ships and 8000 planes in active ...

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  21. GREEK GESTURE TO EMPIRE FORCES

    ATHENS, August 26. — General Papagos, former Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Army, has suggested a memorial be erected at Thermopylae ...

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  22. EUROPA TO BE U.S. NAVY TRANSPORT

    LONDON, August 26.—U.S. Naval Headquarters states the ex-German luxury liner. Europa, which has been under repair at Bremerhaven since ...

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  23. 6000 DIE UNDER JAP SLAVERY

    MELBOURNE, August 26.—Over 6000 of 10,000 slave labourers, imported by the Japs to the Balikpapan ana from Java, Celebes and South ...

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  24. ASIATIC NATIONS BLAMED FOR DEFEAT

    NEW YORK, August 26.—Tokio radio said Japan had failed to win the goodwill of the nations of the Asiatic continent, and southern area. ...

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  25. WHITE AUSTRALIA FOR FISHING WATERS

    CANBERRA, August 26.—The Japanese pre-war stranglehold on pearling in Northern Australian waters will cease if the ...

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  26. B'bane Trains To Stop To-morrow

    BRISBANE, August 26.—A mass meeting of tramwaymen to-day decided to cease work after the last tram on Tuesday night. Four hundred attended the meeting, and a strong note of solidarity was struck. The decision embraces all members ...

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  27. U.S. Sub Sank Jap Battleship

    SAN FRANCISCO, August 26.—The Navy has revealed that the submarine, Sea Lion, now being repaired here, sank the 45,080 ton battleship Kongo off Formosa, and also sank the Jap prison ship, Rakuyo, from which she later rescued 159 British and Australians. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  28. JAP PEOPLE DEEP IN SORROW

    NEW YORK, August 26.—The commentator, Isamu Inouye, in a broadcast over the Tokio radio, said: "Everything is dark and ...

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  29. QUISLING ORDERED CEASE FIRE IN OSLO

    LONDON, August 25.—A Norwegian Defence Ministry clerk, in evidence at the resumed trial of Quisling, said Quisling and two ...

    Article : 169 words
  30. THOUSANDS STILL UNDER MANPOWER

    CANBERRA. August 26—Manpower control, for many people, will remain probably at least until the end of the year, despite the War Cabinet's ...

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  31. JAPS WILL BE ORDERLY

    NEW YORK, August 26.—The Tokio radio quoted the Very Reverend Patrick Byrne, Superior of the Mary Knoll Fathers in Japan, as saying that ...

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  32. BRITISH SUB. SANK UNSINKABLE SHIP

    PERTH, August 26.—The fleet of submarines, operating from a secret base at Fremantle, harassed Japan naval and merchant ...

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  33. MISSING CHILDREN MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED

    MELBOURNE, August 26.—Murder it is feared, may be the answer to the mystery disappearance of two children—a girl of nine in New South Wales, and a girl of seven in Tasmania. Hundreds of people, with R.A.A.F. ...

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  34. AMERICA MUST CONTROL OKINAWA

    MANILA, August 26.—The Associated Press correspondent aboard Admiral Spruance's flagship in Manila Bay says Admiral Spruance ...

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  35. NORTHERN RAW SUGAR STOCKS

    INNISFAIL August 26.—Although shipments of raw sugar did not reach the anticipated figure during the spring tide period just ended. Goondi ...

    Article : 156 words
  36. MICE IN FODDER ON SHIP

    MELBOURNE, August 25.—Waterside workers have refused time and a half rates, 11/- an hour to unload mice-ridden fodder from the freighter ...

    Article : 138 words
  37. FULL CITIZENSHIP FOR ABORIGINES

    CANBERRA, August 26.—Aim of the Commonwealth Government's plans for Australian aborigines wan to fit them to qualify for the rights of full ...

    Article : 57 words
  38. OFFICER RESENTS JAPS' SURRENDER

    MELBOURNE, August 26.—That discipline is still being enforced by Japanese officers in New Guinea was exemplified by one soldier who made ...

    Article : 109 words
  39. ONLY 2,400,000 LEFT IN TOKIO

    NEW YORK, August 26.—According to a Domei broadcast, the Allies, on reaching Tokio, will find only 2,400,000 of the pre-war population of 6.700.000 ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. 1000 FANATICS IN ALIEN CAMPS

    CANBERRA. August 26.—The Director General of Security (Brigadier Simpson), disclosed to-day than over 1000 fanatical enemy aliens were ...

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