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  2. HISTORIC PLEDGE BY ROOSEVELT.

    President Roosevelt last night told the "Dictators of Europe and Asia" in direct, inspiring language that the whole of the American nation was united in an "all-out" effort to help the Democracies win the war. ...

    Article : 245 words
  3. COUNCILS' RATING POWERS.

    The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, announced last night that important changes would be made in local government ...

    Article : 267 words
  4. COMMISSION ON ARMY BREAD.

    All aspects of the receipt and checking of army bread supplies, and of the contract granted to the Abbco Bread Company, will be investigated ...

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  5. FOG RESTRICTS AIR WARFARE.

    Widespread and increasing fog over the Continent last night restricted British aerial operations against the enemy, the Air Ministry states. In spite of the fog, however, forces of the Bomber Command ...

    Article : 260 words
  6. THREATS BY HITLER.

    Hitler, in a speech in the Zeughalle (Army Museum) to-day, in commemoration of Germany's "Heroes' Day," asserted that the German Army, now ...

    Article : 535 words
  7. YUGOSLAVIA FIRM.

    Yugoslavia is determined to be a non-belligerent and will keep her troops under arms to maintain her interity, the Beigrade Radio ...

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  8. WOMAN SHOT DEAD.

    After an altercation at the home of her parents, six miles from Wellington, to-day, a woman was shot dead and a man was wounded by a bullet in the ...

    Article : 176 words
  9. SIX U.S. WARSHIPS VISITING N.Z.

    Six American naval vessels—two cruisers and four destroyers—will arrive in Auckland to-morrow on a training cruise. ...

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  10. "WE ARE WRITING HISTORY TO-DAY"

    President Roosevelt's speech was made at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association and was broadcast in 14 languages. ...

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  11. BOMB HITS LONDON DANCE-HALL.

    A number of persons were killed when a bomb directly hit a dance-hall in the London area last night. Many persons were injured and were taken to ...

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  12. TWO R.A.A.F. MEN KILLED.

    Two members of the R.A.A.F. were killed as a result of an aircraft accident near Adelaide River, Northern Territory, yesterday. ...

    Article : 161 words
  13. BRITAIN'S AIM.

    The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, in a striking speech yesterday emphasised that Britain did not desire any territorial gains, but was ...

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  14. ESCAPE FROM LOCK-UP.

    A man whose fingerprints were being taken at Quirindi police station yesterday, broke away from a constable and escaped. ...

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  15. OIL TRAIN DERAILED IN BULGARIA.

    Ten persons were killed and 14 were injured and 23 tank trucks were destroyed when an oil train from Rumania was derailed at Oboriste, near the Rumanian border. ...

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  16. A.I.F. CASUALTIES.

    Accidents on service abroad have resulted in the death of five members of the A.I.F., whose names are in a casualty list issued yesterday. ...

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  17. "DECIDED BY PEOPLE THEMSELVES."

    "From the bureaux of propaganda of the Axis Powers came the confident prophecy that the conquest of our country would be an inside job; a job ...

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  18. JAM AND TREACLE RATIONED.

    Jam, marmalade, syrup, and treacle will from March 17 be rationed together as a group known as preserves. The ration of preserves per head per month will be eight ...

    Article : 246 words
  19. 74 ARRESTS IN RUMANIA.

    Ten British nationels, including a woman[?] are among 74 persons who have been arrested in Rumania in order, it is officially stated. to suppress occurrences threatening the ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. HEAVY RAIN IN THE NORTH.

    Heavy falls of rain of up to three inches were recorded in the north during the week-end, and there is a danger of floods in some of the northern ...

    Article : 195 words
  21. HEAVY R.A.F. RAIDS ON RUHR.

    "The Ruhr was the scene of the R.A.F. Bomber Command's main effort on Friday night," says the Air Ministry. "Excellent results were observed from ...

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  22. TURKS TRAIN PARACHUTE TROOPS.

    Turkey is the latest country known to be training parachute troops as a military weapon. Joint exercises by parachute troops and ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. TOKYO GOLF COURSE TAKEN OVER.

    The Tokyo golf course, described like many others as the world's finest—its turf was imported from Scotland—is being taken over for army purposes. ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. DUTCHMEN'S RUSE.

    German censors of Dutch correspondence have been cunningly outwitted by ruses and by the smuggling of letters from Holland. Writers paint a miserable picture of the ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. ARMS SHIP REPORTED SUNK.

    The Norwegian freighter Benjamin Franklin (7,034 tons), carrying Douglas bombers and foodstuffs for England, is reported to have been sunk off the British coast. ...

    Article : 65 words
  26. KEEPING VITAL FLAME ALIGHT.

    "A half-hearted effort on our part will lead to failure. This is no part-time job. Concepts of business as usual and normalcy must be forgotten until ...

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  27. ONE-LEGGED MAN IN SURF RESCUE.

    A one-legged swimmer, Hugh McLean, helped his brother, C. McLean, to rescue two men who were carried out in the surf at North Narrabeen yesterday. ...

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  28. DOWNPOUR IN TASMANIA.

    More than 5[?] inches of rain fell at The Springs, Mount Wellington, in the 54 hours ended at 3 p.m. to-day. Rain fell ceaselessly in Hobart during the week-end and all ...

    Article : 45 words
  29. RUNAWAY CAR HITS HOTEL.

    A partly dismantled car which had been left on the top of a hill in Rumsay Street, Rozelle, ran 200 yards down the hill at increasing speed yesterday until it crashed into ...

    Article : 104 words
  30. OVERSEA NEWS.

    [?] of the oversea news in this issue as is headed "From Our Own Correspondent" or "Herald Exclusive Service" is from a service owned and conducted entirely by "The Sydney Morning ...

    Article : 154 words
  31. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA LOST.

    The Post Office announces that mails lost in enemy action include letters for Australia posted between January 1 and January 9 and parcels for Australia and for New Zealand via ...

    Article : 56 words
  32. PROTEST AGAINST B.B.C. POLICY.

    Six hundred delegates to the People's Convention from London and the Home Counties have protested against the B.B.C.'s "victimisation" of broadcasters on account of their ...

    Article : 59 words
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