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  2. Advertising

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  3. HOBART TRAMS, BUSES MAY STOP TO-MORROW

    All tram arid bus services in Hobart will stop from to-morrow morning unless the Hobart City Council agrees to overtime claims by tramwaymen. ...

    Article : 498 words
  4. BOMBS FOR FIRES

    Anti-fire bombs to be used by the R.A.A.F. in co-operation with the Forests Commission in Victoria against bush fires. When filled with water and ammonium sulphate they will weigh 500lb. each. They will be dropped by Liberators. ...

    Article : 71 words
  5. GAS SETTLEMENT MOVE

    MELBOURNE.—Gas workers rejected yesterday a new move by the National Gas Association to settle ...

    Article : 247 words
  6. COMBINING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE

    On the most oppressive day of the summer so far, these children who attended the Royal Life Saving Society's life saving class at the Victoria Baths yesterday morning succeeded in gaining useful instruction and keeping pleasantly cool at the same time. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 52 words
  7. GONE UP IN SMOKE!

    CANBERRA.—The average Australian smoked 3.319 1b of tobacco in 1945-46, and paid £3/5/2 for it. ...

    Article : 69 words
  8. UN Probe In North Greece

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—The United Nations Security Council yesterday agreed to hold an enquiry into ...

    Article : 175 words
  9. U.K. INDUSTRY FACING CRISIS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—A critical position is now facing British industry because of lack of coal supplies. Drastic electricity cuts are mooted at Birmingham. ...

    Article : 217 words
  10. COMMONS STIR Reporter Bashes Communist M.P.

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Mr. Philip Piratin, Communist member for Mile End in the House of Commons, was twice physically assaulted and battered by a journalist within the precincts of the ...

    Article : 594 words
  11. MAFIA ACTIVE IN AMERICA

    NEW YORK (AAP)—A reorganised Mafia, or Black Hand Society, with extensive political connections ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. Rural Employees' Tax Deductions

    MELBOURNE.—Rural employers are not required to make taxation deductions from payments to certain employees. ...

    Article : 62 words
  13. PLANES COLLIDE

    ABERDEEN, Maryland (A.A.P.).—Eighty-four persons had a brush with death here yesterday when two ...

    Article : 166 words
  14. Hypnotised by Radio

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—Hypnotism by television has been tried on a closed circuit in the B.B.C. studios with such ...

    Article : 104 words
  15. Smaller Demand for Air Travel

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—A decline in the number of passengers confronts numerous American airlines with the possibility that ...

    Article : 65 words
  16. NEW PAPER INDUSTRY?

    ADELAIDE.—Enquiries as to the possibility of establishing a large paper industry in Australia would be made by Mr. William Harrison, ...

    Article : 97 words
  17. SECOND TEST ENDED

    Players rush the pitch to souvenir wickets and bails at the end of the Second Test. Jan Johnson has two wickets in his possession, an umpire is tossing one out to another player, while Wright, the last English batsman, is walking off to the pavilion. ...

    Article : 76 words
  18. Plane Rips Roofs from Houses

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—The crew of four and the sole passenger had remarkable escapes when a railway air services Dakota, taking ...

    Article : 104 words
  19. Telephonists Ask for More Pay

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—The National Federation of Telephone Workers, on behalf of 300,000 members, has demanded a 33 per cent, ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. Talks on Tariff Barriers

    CANBERRA.—Negotiations will open shortly between Australia and other countries for the revision of certain tariff barriers, it was ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. SHUNTERS GET DOUBLE PAY

    MELBOURNE—The A.R.U. claim for double rates for Sunday work has been deferred by Acting. Chief Judge ...

    Article : 178 words
  22. CONTINUING ACQUISITION

    CANBERRA.—Regulations becoming operative from January 1, gazetted last night by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard), ...

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  23. FILMS OF HITLER'S LIFE WITH BRAUN

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The United States Army has dug up from a secret hiding place in the Bavarian Mountains 31 reels of movie films belonging to Eva Braun showing intimate new details of her life with Hitler. ...

    Article : 191 words
  24. Prices Must Rise With Wages, Says U.S. Expert

    BOSTON (A.A.P.).—Mr. Alfred P. Sloan. chairman of General Motors' Corporation, addressing the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. ...

    Article : 73 words
  25. SIX SURVIVORS FROM BORNEO CAMPS

    TOKIO (A.A.P.).—Of all the British and Australian soldiers imprisoned in Sandakan and Ranau camps, North Borneo, only six are alive to-day. WARRANT OFFICER ...

    Article : 352 words
  26. IMMIGRATION TALKS

    CANBERRA—The Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) yesterday announced the opening of negotiations for immigration to ...

    Article : 28 words
  27. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    WILL the approaching holiday season be marred by usual crop of tragedies? Local authorities should ...

    Article : 89 words
  28. 5-Day Week for U.K. Coalminers

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—A five-day week for the coalmining industry is to be introduced on the first ...

    Article : 107 words
  29. SENSATIONAL PARIS MURDER TRIAL

    PARIS (A.A.P.).—A sensational trial began at Seine Assizes yesterday, when Alain de Bernadi de Segoyer, grandson of a judge, was charged with the murder of his wife. ...

    Article : 181 words
  30. Claimant to White Rajah's Throne Provokes Censure Motion

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Mr. Anthony Brooke, claimant to the throne of Sarawak, may become the central figure in a motion of censure against the Government. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL gave notice in the House of ...

    Article : 273 words
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