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  3. SINGAPORE POSITION VERY SERIOUS

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The situation on Singapore Island, where heavy fighting is continuing, is extremely grave. The correspondent of the British United Press says the outcome ...

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  4. THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC

    THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. JAPANESE LAND NEAR MACASSAR

    BATAVIA, Tuesday.—Japanese forces have landed at the southern extremity of the Celebes and are attacking the capital, Macassar, 450 miles from the Dutch navel ...

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  6. Rumour-mongers Warned

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Issuing a stern warning to spreaders of alarming rumours, army authorities to-day said that a ...

    Article : 88 words
  7. RUSSIANS KEEP INITIATIVE

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Russians are maintaining the initiative in the battle for the relief of Leningrad. ...

    Article : 323 words
  8. NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Besides being inescapable because of the war position, the new economic policy, involving pegging of prices, wages and profits, announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) on Tuesday, was ...

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  9. Papuan Town Bombed

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Japanese aircraft this morning bombed Samarai, on the south-east coast of Papua, ...

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  10. SHROUDED BODY IN HARBOUR

    SYDNEY, Wednesday—The body of a one-legged man, William Jackson or Anstruther Pringle Boyle (45), who cared for and lived on a large motor ...

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  11. Australian Troops in Ambon

    BATAVIA, Tuesday.—Confirming that Australian troops took part in the defence of Ambon Island, in the Dutch East Indies, the Indies Naval ...

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  12. ROAD SIGNS MAY BE REMOVED

    CANBERRA, Wednesday—Fresh precautions against an enemy attack on the Australian coast were taken to-day, when new regulations were issued ...

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  13. TRAGEDY OF SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE

    LONDON, Wednesday.—A visit to Singapore naval base since the navy's evacuation is a moving experience. ...

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  14. MR. COSGROVE APPROVES

    The Tasmanian Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) said yesterday that he commended the action taken by the Commonwealth Government to control the ...

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  15. ESCAPE FROM BALIK PAPAN

    BATAVIA, Tuesday.—How survivors of the garrison at Balik (south-eastern Borneo) boarded trucks and, preceded, by armoured cars, charged through the Japanese lines encircling the town, is told four Dutch officers who ...

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  16. TOMATO PRICES FIXED

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—From to-morrow tomato prices for canning, whether delivered under the Supply Minister's order or sold in the states ...

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  17. AMBULANCE TRAINS

    CANBERRA. Wednesday.—Five of the ten ambulance trains to be provided by the six Australian railway systems will be ready for service soon, ...

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  18. HONOURS FOR R.A.A.F.

    CANBERRA, Wednesday—Forty-one members of the R.A.A.F. had been decorated since the war began, the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) ...

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    A pilot in his "bedroom" somewhere in the Western Desert. A hole is dug in the sand, these little "Bivvie" tents are erected in the space of a few minutes, and "so to bed." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  20. HIGH COST OF ARMY PAY INCREASE

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The proposed increased pay for the armed forces was estimated to cost a total of £55,000,000 ...

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  21. Wide No-Man’s-Land Established in Libya

    LONDON, Tuesday.—There is no change in the general position in Libya where—according to an authoritative ...

    Article : 295 words
  22. PACIFIC COUNCIL HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING IN LONDON

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The first meeting of the Pacific War Council was held at No. 10 Downing-street to-day and was attended by the Australian representative, Sir Earle Page. ...

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  23. PITH OF THE LEADERS

    THE PEGGING of wages and prices will help a great deal if it puts an end to the industrial squabbling that has been such a ...

    Article : 173 words
  24. SABOTAGE IN TRANSVAAL

    JAHANNESBURG, Wednesday—Sabotage continues in Transvaal, although on a reduced scale. Poles carrying telephone wires behind Pretoria prison ...

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  25. CARELESSNESS CAUSE OF FIRE ON NORMANDIE

    NEW YORK, Tuesday.—An investigation had placed the responsibility for the disastrous fire in the liner Normandie directly on the careless disposition of inflammable materials and acetylene torch operators, the District Attorney ...

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  26. NEW CALL-UP

    CANBERRA, Wednesday—The additional men to be called up for full-time military service will come from the 35 to 45 (single men) and 18 to 35 ...

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  27. B.B.C. Riles Federal Ministers

    CANBERRA, Wednesday—It was revealed to-day that cables have been sent to Britain expressing the Australian Government's objections to some ...

    Article : 56 words
  28. FORD TO MAKE BIG TANKS

    DETROIT, Tuesday.—The Ford Company will begin production in July of the 30-ton all-welded M4 tank. The plant has been in process of alteration ...

    Article : 45 words
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