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  2. ENEMY ALIENS AT LARGE.

    The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, to-day denied charges by the New South Wales Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, that the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 569 words
  3. GIBRALTAR'S DANGER.

    Warnings are being sounded that Britain may be so preoccupied in preparing the country as a fortress against an immediate attack that she ...

    Article : 495 words
  4. THREE TRAINS IN CRASH.

    The driver of [?]ectric train who was killed yesterday in a triple train smash at Newtown, in which 13 other people were seriously injured, ...

    Article : 830 words
  5. WAR FUNDS.

    Further sales of War Savings Certificates to the value of about £150,000 were recorded in New South Wales yesterday, bringing the total for the State ...

    Article : 875 words
  6. WAR ISSUE IN U.S.A.

    Opposition to involving the United States "in a foreign war" will for in part of the election platform of the Republican Party. ...

    Article : 526 words
  7. THREE TRAINS IN COLLISION.

    Two passenger trains and a goods train were involved in a collision near Newtown yesterday. The picture shows bags of wheat spilt from the goods trucks being gathered from the track while workmen repair the overhead gear of an electric train. The axle and wheels in the foreground were torn from a goods truck. The driver of one of the passenger trains was killed and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 80 words
  8. PAYMENTS TO WORKLESS.

    The Unemployment Insurance Bill, which has been introduced in the House of Commons increases the benefit rates by a maximum of 3/ a week, ...

    Article : 182 words
  9. PETROL SALES.

    The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission yesterday questioned the right of a Conciliation Committee to prohibit the sale of petrol after 8 p.m. ...

    Article : 345 words
  10. FRANCE'S LACK OF LEADERSHIP.

    "A cruel day—the cruellest of my life," were General Weygand's last words to the South African Minister to France, Colonel Bain-Marais, as the ...

    Article : 380 words
  11. THE WAR IN AFRICA.

    A military statement issued in Cairo announces that a strong enemy detachment, reinforced with tanks, attacked a British frontier outpost on the Abyssinian-British ...

    Article : 188 words
  12. MR. BRUXNER'S NEW QUESTION.

    Mr. Bruxner said last night that he would like to ask Mr. Menzies if it were not a fact that the State Government did not receive any instructions from the ...

    Article : 128 words
  13. CHILDREN FOR DOMINIONS.

    The Children's Oversea Reception Society, which is organising the evacuation of children to the Dominions, is still receiving applications at the rate ...

    Article : 368 words
  14. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES.

    The Minister for the Army, Mr. Street, to-day approved a number of appointments in the Australian Military Forces. The appointments were: ...

    Article : 191 words
  15. IRISH UNITY.

    The Irish Roman Catholic bishops have delivered a message to the people commending unity among the political parties and calling on the people ...

    Article : 135 words
  16. MAN KILLED BY CAR.

    Patrick Connors, 64, of the Liverpool State Hospital, was crossing Church Street, Parramatta, in drizzling rain last night when he was knocked down by a motor car. His ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. DEFENCE OF CALAIS.

    General Sir Hubert Gough, who way in command of the British Fifth Army in France from 1916 to 1918, in a letter to "The Times" disclosed that it was ...

    Article : 188 words
  18. INCREASED CARTAGE RATES.

    Because of increased operating costs since August 31, 1939, the Master Carriers' Association of New South Wales has increased cartage rates by 7½ per cent. ...

    Article : 61 words
  19. PLAZA HOTEL LICENCE.

    Sitting in appellate jurisdiction yesterday, Judge Holt quashed an order of the Licensing Court refusing renewal of the licence of the Plaza Hotel ...

    Article : 341 words
  20. UNIONS' PLEDGE.

    By 97 votes to 42, the Trades Hall Council decided to-night to co-operate [?]ith the Federal Government in its war effort. ...

    Article : 177 words
  21. DUEL WITH U-BOAT.

    Gun crews aboard the armed merchant cruiser Andania, dressed in fancy dress and with greasepaint running down their faces, fought a duel with a ...

    Article : 252 words
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  23. SPY SUSPECT SENTENCED.

    The Special Criminal Court in Dublin sen[?] tenced Stephen Carroll, Held, descibed as [?] company director, to live years' imprisonmen. on each of two charges under the Emergen[?] ...

    Article : 208 words
  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £257/5/ a ton, compared with £256/10/ yesterday. Rubber was quoted at 13[?]d a lb. Mining quotations: South Broken Hill, 15/; ...

    Article : 55 words
  25. REFUSAL TO AID BRITAIN.

    "If I undertook to make engines or any other form of munitions for a foreign Government it would be a step toward getting the United States into ...

    Article : 257 words
  26. NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

    Senior military officers whose new appointments were announced yesterday by the Minister for the Army, Mr. Street. From left; Brigadier-General V. P. H. Stantke, who has been appointed Adjutant-General; Major-General H. Gordon Bennett, who as Commandant, Training Depot, Eastern Command, will supervise A.I.F. training in New South Wales[?] and Colonel E. F. Harrison, who returns to military service as ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 79 words
  27. INDIA AND WAR.

    The India and Burma Emergency Provisions Bill passed all stages in the House of Commons yesterday. The Secretary for India, Mr. L. S. Amery, ...

    Article : 167 words
  28. STRANDED SHIP TO BE AUCTIONED.

    The oil-burning vessel Admiral Wiley (3,514 tons), which is lying on a reef at Kitava or Nowa[?] Island, 280 miles from Rabaul, will be auctioned as she lies by Fraser, Uther and ...

    Article : 86 words
  29. CHILD FATALLY SCALDED.

    John Jennings, 2, who fell into a tub of hot water at his home in The Grov[?] Fairfield, on Wednesday, died at the Parramatta Hospital last night. ...

    Article : 31 words
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