It is understood that the leaders of the striking coalmmers agreed at their conference in Sydney yesterday to call aggregate meetings early next ...
Article : 824 wordsMembers of the executive council of the Australian Workers' Union yesterday asked the Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Hughes, to amend the ...
Article : 368 wordsAlthough recruiting for the Seventh Division and for Corps Troops of the A.I.F. will not begin officially until the middle of next month already 5,720 ...
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Article : 417 words"What will Hitler do next?" is still the question of the day in Europe. A search for signs of the next move indicates that an attack on Sweden is ...
Article : 655 wordsA War Office communique states:—"Strong enemy forces, which were supported by medium artillery, armoured fighting vehicles, and low-flying aircraft, heavily engaged the Allied troops in southern Norway, making limited withdrawals necessary. ...
Article : 2,191 wordsAir tiaining schools established under the Empire An Scheme will open throughout Australia on Monday. The first in-take of 293 pupils will begin ...
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Article : 325 wordsIt was announced yesterday by Mr. R. W. Hamilton, Acting Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs, that the Tasman an mail service would be ...
Article : 342 wordsTwenty Rearwin high-wing training monoplanes have been ordered by National Aircraft Pty., Ltd., to establish a new civil flying instruction school at ...
Article : 151 wordsThe Air Ministry denies the German allegation that British bombers dropped bombs on an undefended town in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), where ...
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Article : 170 wordsThe greatest need of the Air Force at the moment is skilled fitters said Flight-Lieutenant Garnsey Potts, organiser of the Air Force Recruiting Drive Committee, in an ...
Article : 123 wordsCoal trains have ceased running to the Rothbury Estate. B. W. Miller and Co., Ltd., which controls the output from the Rothbury mines, to-day established a system of motor lorry ...
Article : 124 wordsA private loan of £140,000 to the Rachel Foistei Hospital, Redfern, has been guaranteed by the Government, and extensive additions to the ...
Article : 123 wordsLieut.-General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commanding Officer of the First Australian Army Corps, has received from Ankara a message of thanks from ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Belgian Cabinet which resigned because Liberal memoers were opposed to a Government education measure, withdrew their resignations at the request of King Leopold and ...
Article : 99 wordsThe weather at Sydney for the week-end is expected to be chiefly fine, with cloud and occasional showers, Cool to moderate day temperatures are forecast, and a cold and ...
Article : 200 wordsThe Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, said last night that the Railway Department was hauling coal from Miller's colliery and other non-union mines for the urgent ...
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Article : 107 words"I wish to say quite candidly that the Government is absolutely sick and tired of continual stoppages, and is seriously considering the closing down of sections of the ...
Article : 149 wordsThe Police Superannuation Board, at a meeting on Tuesday, will [?]robably consider the uestion of what superannuation should be paid to the widow of Detective John Dunn, ...
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Article : 70 wordsSeven hundred men were dismissed from the Mt. Isa mines on Wednesday because coal stocks had run low. Preparations have been completed for two ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 27 Apr 1940, Page 15
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