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  2. "CATS" OF THE R.A.A.F.

    Remarkable stories of narrow escapes from Japanese fighter planes in the early stages of the Pacific, war were told yesterday ...

    Article : 501 words
  3. REPLY TO MR. WARD

    PERTH, Tuesday.—"In the public interest" Mr. President Dwyer of the Western Australian Arbitration Court to-day replied ...

    Article : 830 words
  4. U.S. ARMY "JEEP" AN ALL-SERVICE CAR

    The U.S. Army "jeep" can pass over practically any ground surface, cross fair-sized creeks, climb hill faces, and pull out of most bogs. It is used to haul light guns, to transport small stores, to carry a small number of troops and other necessities of war. Top: Bouncing over rough ground at high speed causes this "jeep" to leap into the air. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 74 words
  5. PREPARATIONS IN RUSSIA Each Side Builds up Supplies

    LONDON, May 25 (A.A.P.).— The significant lull prevailing on the Russian front generally is unbroken, but there is ...

    Article : 575 words
  6. CANADIAN AID TO BRITAIN Marked Effect on Finances

    LONDON, May 25 (A.A.P.).— The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, moving in the House of Commons ...

    Article : 266 words
  7. AIR AS WAR WINNER U.S. Endorses Theory

    WASHINGTON, May 25.—The record R.A.F. raid on Dortmund confirms what has been common knowledge for some time—that ...

    Article : 992 words
  8. SALE OF WOOL AFTER WAR

    LONDON, May 25 (A.A.P.).— Wool control should cease as soon as possible after the war, declares Mr. Arthur Crossland, ...

    Article : 248 words
  9. LIVED 131 DAYS ON RAFT Survival Record by Chinese

    NEW YORK, May 25 (A.A.P.) —When Mr. Noel Baker, secretary, of, the British Department of War Transport, announced ...

    Article : 290 words
  10. INDIANS' PLEA FOR GANDHI

    NEW DELHI, May 25.—The latest protest against the continned detention of Mr. Gandhi and other Indian Congress Party ...

    Article : 383 words
  11. STAGGERING OF HOURS

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Staggering of the hours of opening and closing shops in all capital and provincial cities where tram ...

    Article : 376 words
  12. SURPRISE AT N.E.S. DECISION

    Surprise that the Minister for N.E.S., Mr. Heffron, had upheld the decision of the Chief Walden, Mr. Clarke, in the City N.E.S. canteen dispute, was ...

    Article : 206 words
  13. PRISONERS' NAMES FROM JAPAN

    LONDON, May 25.—The Secretary for War, Sir James Grigg, said in the House to-day that the Japanese Government was now much quicker in ...

    Article : 121 words
  14. JAPANESE BEGIN ATTACK

    NEW YORK, May 25 (A.A.P.).— A Chungking report states that the Japanese are heavily attacking from their Ichang base in ...

    Article : 71 words
  15. DIPHTHERIA CASES AT NEWTOWN

    Ten additional oases of diphtheria had been reported during the past, two weeks, the health inspector (Mr. Kirkpatrick) told last night's meeting ...

    Article : 48 words
  16. DECORATIONS FOR AIRMEN Head-on Attack Without Guns

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—For gallantry and devotion to duty in the South-west Pacific area, Flying-Officer (temporary ...

    Article : 144 words
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  18. ALASKA GARRISON AND CANADA

    OTTAWA, May 25 (.A.A.P.).— Canada's reputation would sink low throughout the world if Canadian drafted men were sent to Alaska to ...

    Article : 73 words
  19. SIP OF WATER A DAY

    CAIRO, May 25.—Sergeant D. Cnrnow, of Perth, Western Australia, drifted for 11 days with six other airmen in a rubber ...

    Article : 97 words
  20. CANADIAN EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA

    OTTAWA, May 25 (A.A.P.).—Canadian exports to Australia in 19421943 have totalled 71,000,000 dollars (£A20,200,000), it was announced in ...

    Article : 31 words
  21. CANADA'S PART IN WAR TALKS

    OTTAWA, May 25 (A.A.P.).—On his return from Washington, the Prime Minister. Mr. Mackenzie King, described his visit as most satisfactory ...

    Article : 110 words
  22. TIMBER DELIVERY DELAYED

    GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Several million feet of timber ordered for high priority war works had not been delivered because of transport difficulties, ...

    Article : 199 words
  23. EXPLOITS OF CATALINA PILOTS

    Flight-Lieutenant V. E. Townsend, D.F.C., of Adelaide, who bunted German raiders in Empire flyingboats in 1941 and was a member ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 95 words
  24. D.F.C. NOW PRISONER

    Squadron-Leader John Williams, an Australian serving with the R.A.F., who is now a prisoner of war in Germany, has been awarded the ...

    Article : 82 words
  25. REDUCED PRICE FOR SWEDE TURNIPS

    A reduction in the selling price of swede turnips was announced yesterday by the Deputy Prices Commissioner. Mr. F. J Herllhy. From to-day ...

    Article : 94 words
  26. LONG TELEPHONE LINK WITH ALASKA

    WASHINGTON, May 25 (A.A.P.).— The War Department has disclosed that a 2,000-mile telephone line from Edmonton (Alberta) to Fairbanks ...

    Article : 72 words
  27. GOODS DELIVERY IN U.S. ZONE LIMITED

    NEW YORK, May 25 (A.A.P.).— The Defence Transportation Office has restricted all wholesale and retail deliveries in the north-eastern ...

    Article : 50 words
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