Articles from page 1: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. Display Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 5 words
  3. Australian Refusal to Divert 7th Division A.I.F. Marred Hopes in Burma

    The refusal of the Australian Government to divert the 7th Division A.I.F. to Burma, as requested by Marshal Wavell, vanished the last hope of holding Burma. This is stated in a War Office dispatch which was issued ...

    Article : 436 words
  4. CHINA WANTS AID WITHOUT ANY STRINGS ATTACHED

    China's Foreign Minister (Wang Shin Chieh) said that China would appreciate aid only when there are no strings ...

    Article : 107 words
  5. EX-KING MICHAEL WARNS OF SPREAD OF COMMUNISM

    Pickets, holding placards reading "Michael wants a throne" and "Wall Street wants oil," greeted ex-King ...

    Article : 118 words
  6. CZECHOSLOVAKIA UNDER REIGN OF TERROR

    Czechoslovakia is under a reign of terror, and the world situation is very, very serious the Secretary of State (General Marshall) told a Press conference. This warning came in the midst of stunned world-wide reaction to ...

    Article : 474 words
  7. SHARP CLASHES IN ALLIED COUNCIL IN GERMANY

    The British Military Governor (Sir Brian Robertson) and Marshal Sokolovsky, of Russia, indulged in sharp exchanges at ...

    Article : 102 words
  8. WOMEN BURNED TO DEATH IN FIRE AT MENTAL HOME

    Nine women were burnt to death last night when a fire broke out in a mental hospital at Ashville, North Carolina. ...

    Article : 67 words
  9. JEWISH BUILDING WRECKED BY EXPLOSION

    At least six Jews were killed and 72 injured when a terrific explosion devastated the heavily guarded right wing of the Jewish Agency building ...

    Article : 198 words
  10. BUILDINGS ARE A DEATH TRAP

    There was scarcely a building in Christchurch which, under suitable conditions, might not become a death trap, according to Edward Walmsley, ...

    Article : 68 words
  11. DEATH CAME AS GREAT SHOCK TO WORLD SAYS MR. ATTLEE

    The British Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee), the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Bevin) and Mr. Churchill were among world leaders who reacted sharply to the suicide of Jan Masaryk. Mr. Attlee aaid that the death had ...

    Article : 406 words
  12. BLIZZARDS AT ATLAS COVE

    I Blinding snow storms and 80 m.p.h. blizzards during the last week have tied the operational party to camp at the Antarctic expedition's ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. Aid To China Will Check Soviet Aggression

    Military and,to China wo(uld help to stop Russian aggression in Europe, Major-General C. Chennault told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee after, flying from, China at the administration's request to testify on the proposed 570 ...

    Article : 244 words
  14. FAREWELL TO MR. E. G. BONNEY

    Members of the Department of Information last night farewelled Mr. E.G.Bonney at a dinner at the Gloucester Cafe. ...

    Article : 207 words
  15. Armed Force Needed to Disarm Arabs, Jews

    An armed police force of at least 50,000 troops to disarm both Arabs and Jews is the only way to prevent bloodshed in Palestine after the British leave the country, according to Major-General R. H. Stockwell, commander ...

    Article : 298 words
  16. U.S. TO LIMIT VETO POWERS

    The United States proposed drasthe restrictions of the Big Power veto of the United Nations. An American spokesman said the ...

    Article : 98 words
  17. POPULATION INCREASE IN UNITED STATES.

    The greatest annual population increase in the United States history occurred in 1947, when there was a net gain of 2,667,000, bringing the ...

    Article : 52 words
  18. JAPAN LOST FIVE PLANES TO ALLIES' ONE AT RANGOON

    Details of a crushing air. defeat inflicted on the Japanese over Rangoon in 31 days from December 15, 1941, were revealed m a report by ...

    Article : 112 words
  19. INDIAN CRICKETERS COULD NOT HOPE TO DEFEAT AUSTRALIA

    Even the best team that India could muster could not hope to peat Australia, the Indian cricket team manager (Gupta) told Reuters ...

    Article : 60 words
  20. AUSTRALIA TO CUT DOWN ON EXPENSES IN U.S.A.

    Australian officials who have been cutting dollar expenses since the dollar squeeze began, said they would find further ...

    Article : 243 words
  21. MR. BEVIN TO VISIT PARIS

    The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Bevin) will leave for Paris on Sunday for Marshall plan talks which will open the following, day. ...

    Article : 46 words
  22. GHURKAS TO DEFEND MALAYA

    Led by British officers, 1,000 officers and men of a Ghurka division, which, in future, will be the major force defending Malaya disembarked ...

    Article : 59 words
  23. U.S. COMMISSION TO REPORT ON JAP FINANCES

    According to the Tokyo correspondent of the "New York Times," the Army Department in Washington is engaged in recruiting a "high ...

    Article : 84 words
  24. THREAT TO MURDER MR. CHURCHILL

    Although they, believe it la a hoax, Scotland Yard detectives are taking no chances, following an anonymous telephone call to Southampton police ...

    Article : 61 words
  25. MARSHALL AID PLAN TO STOP CHAOS

    Telling the British people that "unless we face the facts we shall just drift into chaos and darkness," the Minister for Economic Affairs (Sir Stafford Cripps) warned the nation that, without help through the Marshall plan, Britain could not keep up ...

    Article : 181 words
  26. MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER

    A man lias been charged with the murder of Mrs. Isabella Davis, 40, Whose body was found lying on a bed in her home at Caulfield to-day. ...

    Article : 63 words
  27. NEWS IN BRIEF

    LONDON, Thursday — The new Soviet Ambassador (Labritchef) arrived in Ankara to take up a post which had been vacant for two years. ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. IMPORTS INCREASE OF BRITISH FILMS

    Imports of 'British films into Australia in 1947 showed a marked increase compared with 1946, and totalled 37.4 per cent, of all film ...

    Article : 104 words
  29. FISHERY SURVEY OFF NEW GUINEA

    Fishing resources of the territorial waters of Papua and New Guinea are to be surveyed with a view to improving the diet of natives and in ...

    Article : 108 words
  30. ONE SURVIVOR IN CRASH OF PLANE

    Only one of the 13 passengers of a DC34 airliner survived when the aircraft crashed and burnt after taking off from the Chicago airport last ...

    Article : 83 words
  31. MODIFICATIONS FOR| FLYING-BOATS

    Work on modifications of engines of the Tasman Airways flying boats is taking longer than anticipated, although lt'is Proceeding ...

    Article : 49 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$