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  2. NEW GARRISON BATTALIONS.

    Three new garrison battalions, for part-time service, similar to that of the militia, will be formed in the Eastern Command. They will involve ...

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  3. PRO-BRITISH FEELING.

    The anti-British feeling evident in France after the naval action in Oran Bay (Algeria) and after the clash at Dakar (Senegal) has disappeared, and ...

    Article : 354 words
  4. TEXT OF MR. MENZIES'S LETTER.

    The letter which Mr. Menzies sent to Messrs. Curtin and Beasley was:— "When the conference of party managers adjourned last week until yesterday, it was ...

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  5. COUNTRY ROAD HAZARDS.

    Deaths and injuries in country road accidents in New South Wales in the eight months ended August 31, were "appallingly severe," said the Minister ...

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  6. NEW AMERICAN PLANES WITH R.A.F.

    Top: The Duke of Kent inspecting a Brewster Buffalo aircraft during his visit to a Royal Air Force station in England last month. The Buffalo is a land fighter powered by a Wright Cyclone nine-cylinder radial engine. Lower: The new Douglas Boston DB7 is a twin-engined light bomber of unorthodox design. The fuselage is deep and narrow, and the undercarriage is of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. MESSAGE TO FRENCH.

    Mr. Churchill, speaking both in English and in French, last night broadcast a stirring appeal to the French people not to hinder Britain's ...

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  8. LABOUR PARTIES' POLICIES.

    The letter setting out the policy points which Labour regarded as vital, and which was presented by Mr. Curtin at the party managers' conference when ...

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  9. MANUFACTURE OF MAGNESIUM.

    A company with a nominal capital of £500,000 will be formed immediately to acquire from Australian Magnesium Co. Pty., Ltd., rights and ...

    Article : 134 words
  10. DAMAGE TO BURMA ROAD BRIDGES.

    Officials of the Chinese south-west transportation service confirmed that bridges were damaged by Japanese bombers on the China section of the Burma Road. ...

    Article : 95 words
  11. KING'S CROSS TUNNEL.

    The City Council, at a special meeting to-day, is expected to decide to ask the State Government to reconsider its offer to pay half the net cost of ...

    Article : 298 words
  12. U.S.A. WARNED.

    "The experience of Europe has taught us that to try to appease the totalitarian dictators is useless. We know that many have tried—and have been ...

    Article : 307 words
  13. PROSPECTS OF MR. BEVIN.

    Although it is expected that Mr. Attlee will be re-elected leader of the Labour Party next month, with Mr. Greenwood again deputy leader, the ...

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  14. UPPER HOUSE POLL.

    Members of the State Parliament yesterday, elected Alderman W. J. Bradley, K.C., a member of the Legislative Council, to fill the vacancy ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  15. SHIPPING LOSSES HIGHER.

    Merchant shipping losses through enemy action announced to-day are somewhat higher again, although not much in excess of the average for the whole of the past year[?] ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. FOOD RESERVE PLAN FOR FREE EUROPE.

    The Minister for Economic Warfare, Dr. Hugh Dalton, informed the House of Commons to-day that the Government had communicated with the Dominions and the United ...

    Article : 78 words
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  18. EARTHQUAKE IN RUMANIA.

    Rumania was shaken to-day by the severest earthquake in living memory. People were greatly alarmed, but no reports of serious damage have yet been received. ...

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  19. BAHREIN RAID.

    The Standard Oil Co. of California has protested to the U.S. State Department regarding the Italian bombing of the island of Bahrein, in the Persian ...

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  20. MR. EDEN IN NEAR EAST.

    There is no truth in a report that the Secretary for War, Mr. Eden, who is visiting the Near East, intends to travel to Istanbul for the purpose of ...

    Article : 156 words
  21. CABINET RECONSTRUCTION.

    It is expected that now the status of Labour in the new Parliament has been defined, an early beginning will be made with the reconstruction of the Cabinet. ...

    Article : 244 words
  22. PRISONERS GO ON STRIKE.

    Early this afternoon 70 prisoners in the Bathurst Gaol left the workshops in a body matched into the yard and refused to do any further work. ...

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  23. A.I.F.'s BEHAVIOUR ON TROOP SHIPS.

    The behaviour of A.I.F. men who travelled on a British luxury ship now used as a transport has been highly praised by one of the ship's senior ...

    Article : 247 words
  24. [?]FLYING FORTRESSES' READY FOR MASS FLIGHT.

    Twenty "Flying Fortress" planes are waiting at Marshfield, California, for a mass flight. It is believed that their destination is Langleyfield Virginia. ...

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  25. V.C.'s LETTER FROM GERMAN PRISON CAMP.

    The wife of Lance-corporal Harry Nicholls, V.C., of the Grenadier Guards, received a letter from her husband 75 days after it was despatched from a prison camp in Germany. ...

    Article : 98 words
  26. GERMANS IMPRISON DUTCH PROFESSOR.

    The Swiss "National Zeitung" reports that the Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at Rotterdam University has been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and fined ...

    Article : 57 words
  27. MR. DRUMMOND'S APPEAL.

    Addressing the annual conference of the New South Wales Country Press Association yesterday, the Minister for Education. Mr. Drummond[?] said that he hoped that a ...

    Article : 104 words
  28. 600,000 UNEMPLOYED IN PARIS.

    It is officially estimated in Paris that there are 600,000 persons unemployed there. Half of them are being aided by their former employers[?] The remainder have received ...

    Article : 57 words
  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £257/5/ a ton, compared with £258 yesterday. Rubber was quoted at 11 13-16d per lb. Stock Exchange business was restricted. ...

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  30. TEMPORARY SUCCESSOR TO MR. BOOTHBY, M.P.

    Major Lloyd George, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade will also undertake the duties of Mr. Robert Boothby, M.P., as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry ...

    Article : 44 words
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