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  2. NAVAL ARTIST PORTRAYS WARSHIP LIFE.

    A phase of life aboard an Australian warship in war-time is strikingly portrayed in this drawing by Frank Norton, recently appointed official artist to the Royal Australian Navy. The drawing was made in "B" turret of H.M.A.S. Sydney between the hours of 8 p.m. and midnight. Although this unit of the ship's armament was at the time "closed up" and the men were reading ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 87 words
  3. CHILD BONUS TAX.

    The Premier, Mr. Mair, said yesterday that if the Commonwealth Government imposed a levy of 3 per cent, on the pay-roll of employers ...

    Article : 186 words
  4. BREAD CONTRACT WITH ARMY.

    A full report on the Abbco bread case is being prepared for the Minister for the Army, Mr. Spender. Meanwhile Captain H. J. J. Rigney, who was ...

    Article : 400 words
  5. R.A.F.'s CHIEF AIMS.

    "The R.A.F. aims at destroying at its source the enemy's means of attack against shipping," declared the Secretary for Air, Sir Archibald ...

    Article : 645 words
  6. BOMBS ON PALACE.

    Buckingham Palace was bombed again during a recent raid on London, it was disclosed to-day. Three high-explosive bombs fell, ...

    Article : 775 words
  7. WOMEN'S WAR WORK.

    The prompt response to the call of the Minister for Labour and National Service, Mr. Ernest Bevin, for 100,000 women for war work to tide over the ...

    Article : 512 words
  8. CRITICISM AT CANBERRA.

    Though an explanation of the Federal Government's child endowment scheme given by the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fadden, appeared to ...

    Article : 390 words
  9. ITALY'S LOSSES IN ALBANIA.

    Violent attempts by the Italians to regain the positions they have lost at various points on the Albanian front since the Greek offensive began last ...

    Article : 356 words
  10. A DETERMINED EMPIRE.

    The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in an address to members of the Overseas League at a reception given in his honour, emphasised the ...

    Article : 426 words
  11. A.I.F. CASUALTIES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 252 words
  12. ROYAL COMMISSIONS POWER

    The Premier, Mr. Mair, said yesterday that he believed that the terms of reference of the Royal Commission on the Abbco bread case were sufficiently [?]ide to enable a full ...

    Article : 222 words
  13. FIRST "W.A.A.F." IN N.S.W.

    The Air Board has approved the appointment on probation of Miss Gwen Starke, who has been assistant commandant of the Australian Women's Flying Club (the N.S.W. ...

    Article : 102 words
  14. BURMA ROAD TRAFFIC.

    An authoritative source announced that Dr. John Earl Baker, formerly of the American Red Cross, has been appointed director of the Kunming-Burma ...

    Article : 120 words
  15. REASSURING REVIEW.

    Britons read the review given by Sir Archibald Sinclair with a realisation that here was proof that Britain can give it as well as take it. ...

    Article : 391 words
  16. SMALL LOANS PLAN.

    The Treasurer, Mr. Richardson, said yesterday that the Registrar of Friendly Societies would administer the Government's legislation for the ...

    Article : 125 words
  17. LARGER WAR COUNCIL SUGGESTION.

    The Government will probably agree to the Labour caucus's suggestion, made yesterday, that the Advisory War Council be enlarged from eight members to 10. ...

    Article : 107 words
  18. DEATH OF DRIVER M. SOMMERLAD.

    Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sommerlad, of Tenterfield, have received advice of the death on March 10 of their youngest son, Driver Max Sommerlad, A.I.F., in Malaya. ...

    Article : 51 words
  19. RAIDS ON GERMANY.

    In addition to the raid on Kiel, the R.A.F. last night bombed docks at Bremerhaven and aerodromes in north-west Germany. ...

    Article : 125 words
  20. SHIPBUILDING EXPERT FOR COMMISSION.

    A fifth member is to be appointed to the Shipbuilding Commission, four members of which were appointed last week to organise the £6,000,000 programme for the ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. MARCH IN CITY TO-MORROW.

    More than 2,000 women representing 12 organisations will march through Sydney streets to-morrow in aid of the Hospital Saturday Fund appeal. ...

    Article : 185 words
  22. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. The details appear on page 12. ...

    Article : 17 words
  23. "MAKE ECONOMY DEMOCRATIC."

    The chairman of the Federal Monopoly Committee, Mr. O'Mahoney, suggested at the final hearing of the committee yesterday that Congress call a conference of business, ...

    Article : 294 words
  24. DUTCH SHIP SUNK.

    A German raider captured and sank the Royal Dutch Packet Navigation Company's steamer Rantaupandjang (2,542 tons). ...

    Article : 93 words
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    Advertising : 140 words
  26. BALLOON BARRAGE DEVELOPS.

    "We think we have discovered a means of flying a balloon with a lethal wire at a very much greater height than the present balloon barrage," declared the Parliamentary ...

    Article : 157 words
  27. "OVERFLOW" CARGO.

    The Sydney manager of the K.P.M., Mr. Laminers, said early this morning that the Rantaupandjang was to have loaded in Sydney about 3,400 tons of foodstuffs for the ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. VISITOR CANCELS A.B.C. TALKS.

    Mr. R. W. G. Mackay, an Australian, who is a member of the British Labour Party, has cancelled three talks which he was to have given over the National broadcasting network ...

    Article : 164 words
  29. TAX DEDUCTIONS FROM OVERTIME.

    The Acting Prime Minister and Federal Treasurer, Mr. Fadden, said to-night that the Federal Commissioner of Taxation, Mr. Jackson, had reported to him that suggestions ...

    Article : 264 words
  30. SHIP MESSBOY'S EXPERIENCE.

    Donald Morrison 17, of Glasgow, ship's messboy surprised his family when he casuaally sauntered home after a report that he had been killed ...

    Article : 278 words
  31. SHIPPING TONNAGE LOST.

    Since the beginning of the war, the enemy has lost more than 3,000,000 tons of shipping, according to a statement made in London to-day. ...

    Article : 100 words
  32. PRICE CONTROL CHANGES.

    Amendments of the National Security (Prices) Regulations gazetted today give the Prices Commissioner power to declare goods produced or marketed ...

    Article : 107 words
  33. TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AT CANBERRA.

    The Minister for the Interior, Senator Foil, said to-night that he realised as well as anyone that it was undesirable to erect temporary buildings in Canberra, but the Government ...

    Article : 67 words
  34. BILL FOR A.B.C. CHANGES.

    Legislation to increase the Australian Broadcasting Commission from five to seven members will probably be introduced in the Senate on Tuesday by the Postmaster-General, ...

    Article : 52 words
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