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  2. 200-MILE SWEEP

    LONDON, February 12.—The Red Army Army is sweeping forward on a 200-mile front against the entire northern Bank of Hitler's army in Sooth russia. This Russian advance nenews the threat to Russians and menaces von Manstein's railway lifelines to Odessa and the Lower ...

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  3. MINERS' STRIKE SPREADS

    BRISBANE, February 13: Strikes over meat ration tog are spreading at Collinsville and Scottville coal mining areas, in spite of the belief that ...

    Article : 228 words
  4. TENSE POSITION IN ITALY

    LONDON, February 12.—Bad weather has dealt a cruel blow to the British and American troops struggling to hold their beachhead south of Rome. After President Roosevelt had declared that a very tense situation existed and that "We are praying for good weather," last night's ...

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  5. JAPS. ON NEW BRITAIN

    With their supply lines constantly threatened, retreating Japanese on Cape Gloncester face the same fate as the enemy garrison on the Huon Peninsula, New Huinea. Marines, advancing from Borgen Bay, have found many enemy dead from starvation or disease. Sunday's ...

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  6. HEAVY RAID ON WAKE

    NEW YORK, February 12.—U.S. Navy Coronado bombers attacked Wake Island. In mid-Pacific, north of the Marshalls on Thursday for the ...

    Article : 239 words
  7. NO REPLY TO ATROCITIES

    NEW YORK, February 12.—Japan has not replied to the United States' note sent on January 27, charging that a great proportion of American ...

    Article : 199 words
  8. FIGHTING IN BURMA

    LONDON, February 12.—British and Indian troops in nine days of hard fighting on the Arakan front In Burma have stone firm against a Japanese ...

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  9. SWIFT ADVANCE IN JUNGLE

    To link with American patrols from Saidor. Australian troops pushing up the Rai coast, had covered 90 miles from Nambawira In 13½ days. ...

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  10. CAPTURED WHEN ESCAPING

    Captured with a field ambulance in Crete, NX6245 Private M. M. MacKenzie, a New South Welshman, escaped In Greece, but was recaptured after ...

    Article : 363 words
  11. SETTLER'S COURAGE

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 13.—Quiet courage of an Australian settler is displayed in this letter, received by a Melbourne firm from a returned ...

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  12. TURRETS ATTITUDE

    LONDON, February 12—Allied quarters In the Middle East believe that Turkey is unwilling to help the United Nations militarily and has refused to ...

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  13. BAY OF BISCAY DUEL

    LONDON, February 11.—A duel In the Bay of Biscay recently between an Australian Sunderland flying boat and a U-Boat gave Coastal Command ...

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  14. JAP VESSELS SUNK

    NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—A Chungking message states General Stilwell's communique on Thursday, said Mitchells attacked and probably sand ...

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  15. EX-INTERNEES IN A.W.C.

    CANBERRA, February 11.—A protest against the employment of ex-Italian Internees by the Allied Works i Council was made by Mr. Francis in ...

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  16. RUSSIA AND POLAND

    LONDON, February 12: Reuter's Moscow correspondent dates "Pravda" attacks the Polish Government in London In the most stringent terms ...

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  17. PRESIDENTS SON KILLED

    WASHINGTON, February 13: President Roosevelt has been notified by Mr. Harry Hopkins, that his son, Stephen, aged 13, was killed in action ...

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  18. JAPAN AND PEACE

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—In view of the progress of American Arms in the Pacific, which la greatly alarming Japan, Moscow may deem it expedlant. ...

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  19. LIFE IMPRISONMENT

    A United States Court-martial has sentenced Pte. Earl George Jones, No. 6949315 to life imprisonment for rape and dishonourably discharging him ...

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  20. SIX YEARS FOR NEGRO

    BRISBANE, February 13.—Charged with assaulting two women, with intent to do bodily harm. Fred Bryson, negro soldier of the U.S. Army, was ...

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  21. LABOUR'S TRIENNIAL CONVENTION

    Restoration of preferential voting at State elections will be urged at Labour's trienuial conference, which begins in Bundaberg to-day. Contingent voting was abolished by the State Government last year in favour of first-past-the-post system. One of the most influential unions In Queensland, the State Service Union, will sponsor the move its delegates also will press for the introduction of ...

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  22. TRIAL OF FORBES

    SYDNEY, February 13.—The trial of John Wolcott Forbes (40), company director, which is listed for opening at the Central Criminal Court on ...

    Article : 93 words
  23. PACIFIC STRATEGY

    NEW YORK, February 12.—The "Times" Washington correspondent (Charles Hurd), discussing the reaction In Washington circles to the ...

    Article : 152 words
  24. ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 13.—When a merchant navy captain and a lieutenant were struggling for the possession of a fully loaded revolver In front of ...

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  25. FOOD FOR THE NORTH

    CANBERRA, February 13.—A decision by the Standing Committee on Agriculture to set up a food directorate in Queensland northern areas is ...

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  26. N.S.W. COAL POSITION

    SYDNEY, February 13.—Whether two big stoppages will close 20 N.S.W. collieries, with a total daily output of about 20,000 torns, will depend on ...

    Article : 154 words
  27. 24 KILLED IN CRASH

    NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Twenty-four people, including 12 servicemen, nine civilians and the crew of three, were killed at midnight on Friday when a ...

    Article : 75 words
  28. WATERSIDERS STRIKE

    MACKAY, February 13.—Waterside workers at the Mackay wharf have refused to unload Bowen cargo from a ship that was the subject of a ...

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