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  3. HE GOT AWAY WITH IT

    Lieut. Commander Freddy Charlton, Royal Navy pilot, had a remarkable escape when the long range petrol tank of his Corsair fighter burst into flames as he landed on the deck of a British aircraft carrier. He was not injured and the aircraft was not damaged. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. WORLD PEACE CHARTER APPROVED BY FIFTY NATIONS

    SAN FRANCISCO (A.A.P.).—Delegates of 50 United Nations unanimously adopted the final text of the world peace charter at the UNCIO session yesterday. ...

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  5. ALONG BUIN ROAD

    Australian Commando patrols preparing to move off to Jap. positions ahead of infantry advancing along the Buin Rd. in South Bougainville. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. LANDING ON N.E.I. ISLAND

    MANILA (A.A.P.).—Tokio radio reports that Allied forces have invaded Ternate Island, 10 miles west of the ...

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  7. Loot in West Worth 1500m. Dols.

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.)— The Assistant Secretary of State (Mr. Clayton yesterday told the Senate military committee that ...

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  8. LEND-LEASE TO SIBERIA Russians Tie Down Big Jap. Force

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—Lend-lease supplies cut off from Western Russia when Germany surrendered are at present being shipped to Siberia, according to testimony by the Foreign Economic Administrator (Mr. Leo Crowley) before the House ...

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  9. Biggest Raid Yet on Jap. Factories

    GUAM (A.A.P.).—Nearly 500 Super-Forts., escorted by two-based Mustangs, dropped over 3000 tons of bombs on 10 Japanese aircraft, ordnance and ammunition targets in Nagoya, Osaka, Akashi and Gifu. ...

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  10. PUBLICITY COSTS

    CANBERRA.—Apart from employers of the Department of Information, 28 journalists earning total salaries of £18,730 ...

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  11. SHOOTING OF WAITRESS

    MELBOURNE—The trial of Leslie Eugene Brown (28). St. Kilda, on a charge of having murdered Pearl Lilian Oliver (19), waitress, Brunswick St., ...

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  12. Control of Dardanelles

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—A climax has been reached in Russo-Turkish relations, according to well-informed circles quoted by "The Times" ...

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  13. 'HAW-HAW' BORN IN NEW YORK

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.)—The U.S. State Departent has refused any official comment on the claim by William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") that he is an ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. INDIANS ADJOURN TO CONFER

    SIMLA (A.A.P.).—Indian leaders at the Viceroy's conference reached provisional conclusions and expressed a wish to confer among themselves. ...

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  15. P.O.W. MAIL FROM JAPAN

    MELBOURNE—A mail containing 2700 cards from Australian Ps.O.W. in Jap. hands has arrived from Japan, the P.M.G. (Sen. Cameron) said ...

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  16. WANT REPUBLIC FOR GERMANY

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The German Communist party has emerged after a 12 years' underground struggle, states an American broadcaster from ...

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  17. ENGLAND WINS SECOND TEST

    SHEFFIELD (A.A.P.).— England won the second Victory test yesterday afternoon by 41 runs after the Australians had ...

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  18. JAP. VEHICLES DESTROYED

    MELBOURNE.—In one of the most successful attacks made against Japanese motor transport in the S.W. Pacific area, R.A.A.F. Kittyhawks and Spitfires ...

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  19. PLANNING NEW DARWIN

    CANBERRA.—The remodelling of Darwin into a modern centre will not wait until the post-war period. Upwards of half a million pounds will be expended ...

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  20. WHEAT PRICES

    CANBERRA—An advance of 4/3 a bushel bagged at growers' sidings has been guaranteed on next year's wheat crop. Announcing this yesterday, the ...

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  21. CHURCHILL MOBBED AGAIN

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—After nine hours travelling and making speeches under a hot sun, Mr. Churchill wound up the first day of his election tour ...

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  22. Urges Hobart-Sydney Direct Air Link

    CANBERRA.—In the House of Representatives yesterday the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) promised to investigate the question of a direct air ...

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  23. Torture of Political Prisoners

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.)—Over 60 political prisoners held at Chaco, northern Argentina, claim that they were brutally beaten, kicked by local police, ...

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  24. Goebbels Discord Lingers in U.S.

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—The Secretary of the Interior (Mr. Ickes), speaking at a dinner in honour of the 70th birthday of the German novelist. ...

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  25. FUMES OVERCOME 31 MEN

    SYDNEY—Eleven members of the crew of a steamer in Sydney harbour and 20 firemen were overcome by fumes of a fire which smouldered in the packing of ...

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  26. DEFERRING TAXES

    CANBERRA—Primary producers paying a provisional tax whose incomes for the current year have been affected by drought should be given special ...

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  27. PROGRESS OF HOME BUILDING SCHEMES

    CANBERRA.—More than 10,000 homes had been commenced and 5600 completed during the past 12 months, the Minister for Labour (Mr. Holloway) announced yesterday. He said that this total, considering heavy war demands on ...

    Article : 246 words
  28. Schmelling to Mould German Youth

    HAMBURG (A.A.P.).—Max Schmelling, former heavyweight boxing champion, is about to become a big-time publisher and re-educator of youth in ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. MONTY SAYS U.S. SAVED BRITAIN

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—Field-Marshal Montgomery, presenting medals to 100 U.S. officers and men at Wiesbaden, said Britain was on the threshold of ...

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  30. LEOPOLD'S FUTURE STILL OBSCURE

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—For the past three days, King Leopold has been conferring with a number of persons, including, political and labour leaders, ...

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  31. HOW BRITISH SEA RAIDERS DECEIVED NAZIS

    LONDON (B.O.W.).—To deceive the enemy, ships which took part in the St. Nazaire raid in March, 1942, did not make straight for the French coast. They set a course from Falmouth well out into the Atlantic so that, if spotted, they might ...

    Article : 350 words
  32. PRISONERS MADE RADIO SET

    MELBOURNE.—The story of how Allied Ps.O.W., including 300 Australians, in a camp in Silesia were kept informed of world happenings through a secret ...

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  33. Women Riot Over Few Pairs of Shoes

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Nearly 1000 women forming a queue which began at midnight caused a minor riot in Edinburgh when a shop offered 100 ...

    Article : 66 words
  34. HITLER'S BROTHER ARRESTED

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—Hitler's half-brother, the "black sheep" of the Schickelgruber family, has been arrested at Hamburg. Security officers say ...

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  35. REPAIRS TO PROPERTY

    CANBERRA—There was little prospect of an immediate increase in the limit of £25 placed on property repairs. This was stated in the House of ...

    Article : 75 words
  36. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    THE Liberal Party has an opportunity to offer the people of Australia a national faith that will make possible an era of stable, ...

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  37. KEY PEAK IN WEWAK AREA TAKEN BY 6th DIVISION

    MELBOURNE.—Mount Tazaki, the most prominent peak in the series of rugged ridges towering over the coast, has been captured by troops of the Sixth Australian Division after the most bitter fight of the Wewak campaign. ...

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  38. Australians Kill 1138 More Japs.

    MANILA (A.A.P.).—Gen MacArthur reported yesterday that Australian ground forces had counted an additional 1138 enemy dead and 33 captured in ...

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  39. ARMY EQUIPMENT LOSSES AT SEA

    WASHINGTON, (A.A.P.).—The War Department disclosed that over half a million tons of 'planes, tanks and other Army supplies were lost at sea during ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. Macedonians Threatened

    BELGRADE (A.A.P.)—Charges in the Yugoslav press than bands of Greek Edes under the command of Gen, Zervas are carrying out a terror ...

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