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  2. DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD.

    This year will be the driest on record in the metropolitan area and most of the other districts of the State unless substantial rain falls before the end of ...

    Article : 607 words
  3. BALL'S HEAD SPOIL.

    Three hundred thousand tons of spoil for the graving dock to be built between Garden Island and Potts Point will, it is understood, be ...

    Article : 222 words
  4. A.I.F. PAY.

    An increase in the allowance payable for dependent children of soldiers is likely to be announced by the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Fadden, ...

    Article : 576 words
  5. LITTLE ALLY FOR AXIS.

    Hungary, satellite of the Axis, today joined the military alliance between the Axis and Japan. Thus began the "masterly ...

    Article : 1,291 words
  6. BATTLE FOR KORCA.

    Although the Italian garrison at the Albanian base of Korea (Koritza) is still holding out, it is now almost surrounded by Greek forces, and is in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. SEVERE RAID ON MIDLANDS.

    Employing a large armada of planes the Germans directed their main attack on Britain last night against key towns and cities between London and Liverpool. At least two Midlands towns—one of which the Germans ...

    Article : 225 words
  8. CHINA COAST MOVE.

    It is officially announced in Hong Kong that the British Government will requisition all British shipping on the China coast that is registered at Hong ...

    Article : 334 words
  9. HUGE PUMPING JOB AHEAD.

    The Minister for the Interior (Senator Foll) said to-day that 250,000,000 gallons of salt water would be pumped out of the coffer dams which will ...

    Article : 296 words
  10. COVENTRY TACTICS REPEATED.

    Repeating their Coventry tactics, wave after wave of German bombers hammered a West Midlands town (believed to be Birmingham) as part of ...

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  11. AXIS NETWORK IN U.S.A.

    "The Berlin-Rome intelligence service has a huge network in the United States, and is plotting to obtain economic influence in the principal ...

    Article : 145 words
  12. STATE POLL TO BE HELD.

    An assurance was given in the Legislative Council last night by the Attorney-General, Sir Henry Manning, that the State Parliament elections ...

    Article : 336 words
  13. DIGGERS URGE 8/- A DAY FOR A.l.F.

    The Federal Congress of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League to-day decided unanimously to urge the Commonwealth Government to increase A.l.F privates' pay to ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. DETECTIVE McRAE DISMISSED.

    Detective-sergeant McRae, who was yesterday found guilty of adultery with Mrs. Freda Agnes Caesar, and ordered to pay £200 damages, has been ...

    Article : 255 words
  15. COVENTRY VICTIMS BURIED.

    The first funeral of Coventry air-raid victims was held to-day, when 172 were bulled in a common grave. The Bishop of Coventry, Dr. Haigh, said: ...

    Article : 146 words
  16. PROGRESS OF AIR SCHEME.

    The Minister for Air. Mr. McEwen, announced to-day that sites for all Empire Air Scheme schools needed by Australia would have been selected by ...

    Article : 247 words
  17. SCHOOL "STRIKES" IN NORWAY.

    School children at Lillehammer and other towns in Norway have proclaimed a "strike" after the expulsion of pupils following an anti-Quisling (German puppet) regime ...

    Article : 145 words
  18. U.S. ANSWER TO APPEALS.

    The U.S. Under-Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, announced that the United States was giving sympathetic consideration to Greek appeals ...

    Article : 75 words
  19. HITLER ORDERS A.R.P. REVISION.

    By a decree issued to-day, Hitler authorises a revision of Germany's A.R.P. organisation, which is interpreted as a tribute to the effectiveness of ...

    Article : 388 words
  20. LONGER RUNWAYS FOR PLANES.

    The Civil Aviation Department, in association with the R.A.A.F., has embarked on an ambitious plan to extend the runways of existing aerodromes ...

    Article : 187 words
  21. THREE WARDERS DISMISSED.

    The Controller-General of Prisons, Colonel Murphy, has dismissed three warders from the East Maitland gaol as a result of a magistrate's inquiry ...

    Article : 157 words
  22. FIRE IN AMERICAN BATTLESHIP

    Fire which broke out aboard the battleship South Dakota, under construction at Camden, New Jersey was extinguished half n hour later. ...

    Article : 100 words
  23. ORGANISATION FOR DEFENCE.

    After delegates to the annual congress of the Returned Soldiers' League had expressed great dissatisfaction with Australia's preparedness and defence ...

    Article : 194 words
  24. FRENCH STUDENTS EXECUTED.

    A number of French students were executed on the spot during demonstrations against the Germans in Paris, it is reported. It is officially stated at Lyons that 30,000 ...

    Article : 72 words
  25. ALERT IN SWITZERLAND.

    Switzerland had its first daylight air raid warning to-day. lasting from 9.45 a.m to 10.17 a.m. A Swiss Army communique says that ...

    Article : 66 words
  26. E-BOAT SUNK IN NORTH SEA.

    The Admiralty announces that British light forces bank an E-boat (motor torpedo-boat) in the North Sea last night. The survivers were picked up. ...

    Article : 72 words
  27. TRADESMEN NEEDED FOR A.I.F.

    More than 550 skilled tradesmen are urgently needed to complete A.I.F. ordnance units, and such men may enlist it once. The man-power provisions have been changed so ...

    Article : 105 words
  28. TIN AND MINES.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £258 a ton. compared with £257/10/ yesterday. Rubber was quoted at 11 20-32d per lb. Mining quotations:—South Broken Hill. ...

    Article : 43 words
  29. GERMAN TACTICS DISCUSSED.

    Air-Marshal W sholto Douglas, the newly-appointed Chief of the Fighter Command, faces a knotty problem in dealing with night bombers Probably ...

    Article : 278 words
  30. PRICE OF SWEETS.

    The Premier, Mr. Ma[?] said in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that increases of approximately 8 1-3 per cent. in the prices of conrectionery, affecting some hundreds of ...

    Article : 139 words
  31. OVERSEA NEWS.

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

    Article : 153 words
  32. WESTMINSTER ABBEY CHOIR DISBANDED.

    Musical circles strongly criticise a decision to disband the Westminster Abbey boys' choir and the Choir School for the duration of the war, because of financial stringency. ...

    Article : 69 words
  33. FLOOD HAVOC IN ITALY.

    Floods severely damaged parts of northern Italy. Landslides blocked the railway leading to France. (Other Oversea News on Next Page.) ...

    Article : 29 words
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