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  2. WEST FRONT ACTIVITY.

    Activities on the Western Front have increased now that the snows have almost disappeared. The French artillery hammered ...

    Article : 330 words
  3. SHIPBUILDING AT WALSH ISLAND.

    The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, said yesterday that he had had a further consultation with the tenderer for the lease ...

    Article : 187 words
  4. ATTACKS BY AIR.

    Denmark is seething with indignation at the ruthless attacks on two of her merchantmen, the steamers Feddy and Ivan Kondrup, by German ...

    Article : 454 words
  5. DEATH OF MRS. TONKING.

    When the inquest into the death of Mrs. May Agnes Tonking, wife of the Chief Secretary. Mr. Tonking, is continued to-morrow afternoon, ...

    Article : 418 words
  6. SYDNEY'S FUTURE LIFE-SAVERS IN TRAINING.

    A team of boys is being trained in surf life-saving by Mr. Brian Davidson, one of the beach inspectors at Bondi. The oldest boy is not yet 11. Their training includes instruction in belt swimming and resuscitation. Left: Billy Shuetrim, aged 9 years, as the beltman, dashes into the surf. Right: Bringing in the "patient." The boys are all strong swimmers. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 75 words
  7. ORDERS WHICH WERE PLACED ABROAD.

    "The private shipping companies and successive anti-Labour Governments are to blame for the lack of shipbuilding in Australia," said the organiser of the Bo[?]ermakers' Union, Mr. ...

    Article : 79 words
  8. "THE LEAVING."

    The Leaving Certificate Examination, of which the pass-lists for metropolitan candidates are published this morning, is the 37th of a series of tests ...

    Article : 214 words
  9. MEAT CONTROL IN BRITAIN.

    The fixed maximum retail meat prices issued by the Food Ministry, and operative from Monday next, represent an increase in the price of imported meat ...

    Article : 430 words
  10. MORE DEFENCE TENDERS.

    Defence tenders aggregating £103,600 were accepted by the Commonwealth Government to-day. The largest tender is for the construction ...

    Article : 68 words
  11. MORE BURDENS ON GERMANS.

    It is reported that an income tax of 40 per cent, and the confiscation of all valuable articles and all clothing "reserves" may be introduced as part of ...

    Article : 157 words
  12. WOMEN PILOTS.

    Nine women pilots who have been appointed to constitute an Air Transport Auxiliary yesterday began ferrying new aircraft from a "pool" aerodrome ...

    Article : 230 words
  13. ROOSEVELT'S PLANS.

    President Roosevelt has formulated general objectives which he regards as essential to any just and lasting peace, but he feels that it would be unwise to ...

    Article : 177 words
  14. ALL SAVED BY PARACHUTES.

    All three airmen who jumped by parachute from an R.A.A.F. Avro Anson aeroplane at Kurri on Wednesday night landed unhurt. ...

    Article : 433 words
  15. "NEW FEAT OF ARMS."

    The German Press hails the attacks as a new feat of arms. It states that, in six attacks on steamers off the English and Scottish coasts, the Germans ...

    Article : 286 words
  16. NATIONAL REGISTER BOARD

    The appointment of a National Register Board was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, to-day, as Minister for Defence Co-ordination. ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. BUILDING SITES AT GLEN DAVIS.

    The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, said yesterday that the first auction sales of land for building purposes at the new town of Glen Davis would be held ...

    Article : 150 words
  18. THE CALL-UP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 16 words
  19. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 words
  20. MILITARY SERVICE CALL-UP.

    Figures released at Victoria Barracks yesterday showed that 8,512 men had reported for compulsory training, and 6,570 had been passed as fit. ...

    Article : 188 words
  21. BRITAIN'S SAVINGS INCREASE.

    The President of the National Savings Committee, Sir Robert Kindersley, in a broadcast address, disclosed that £53,000,000 worth of national savings certificates and defence bonds ...

    Article : 160 words
  22. SENATOR ARTHUR'S ATTACK.

    Speaking at a public meeting last night. Senator Arthur (Lab.) expressed the view that the Glen Davis oil venture would not be the success that some politicians would ...

    Article : 120 words
  23. INDIA'S STATUS.

    While partisan newspapers profess to be suspicious of the speech made yesterday by the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, it is considered to be an ...

    Article : 106 words
  24. NETTED A U-BOAT.

    The Swedish fishing cutter, Albion, netted a U-boat off the Skaw (Denmark). She was hauling in her net when a wire rope caught a heavy ...

    Article : 138 words
  25. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 255 words
  26. PLENTY OF LAND AVAILABLE.

    The managing director of National Oil Proprietary, Ltd., Mr. G. F. Davis, said last night that a great deal more land would be available for workers' dwellings at Glen Davis ...

    Article : 154 words
  27. 650,000 JEWS FOR POLAND.

    After their goods had been seized by the Nazis, 650,000 Jews were forcibly expelled from the Posen, West Prussian, and Danzig districts and sent to ...

    Article : 203 words
  28. LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.

    Special exemptions from compulsory service in the Citizen Forces are granted by regulations under the National Security Act. The exemptions are as follows:—Persons ...

    Article : 57 words
  29. PLANE FALLS INTO SEA.

    Two members of the R.A.A.F. escaped with only slight injuries when their plane fell into the sea about half a mile off shore from Yancep at 9 a.m. ...

    Article : 174 words
  30. POPE DENOUNCES BIRTH CONTROL.

    The Pope, in giving an audience to 600 newly-wedded couples, denounced birth control. "There are undeniable difficulties in the way ...

    Article : 108 words
  31. SHARKS FRIGHTEN BATHERS.

    A 15ft grey nurse shark and four 6ft sharks swam within a few yards of children who were bathing at Parkdale to-day. The sharks frightened about 500 bathers from the ...

    Article : 112 words
  32. DODGE MOTORS HEIR.

    The Detroit Probate Court has ruled that Mrs. Annie Laurine Dodge, 20, the Canadian telephone operator, and widow of Daniel Dodge, who was heir to the Dodge Motors ...

    Article : 133 words
  33. WAKEHURST CAMP.

    Of the 70 boys who will attend the second Wakehurst camp this year at Mr. Macarthur Onslow's Macquarie Grove property, 35 will be from the Great Public Schools and 35 ...

    Article : 148 words
  34. TO-DAY.

    Theatre Royal: Russian Ballet, 8. Minerva Theatre: "Quiet Wedding," 8.15. Tivoli Theatre: "Mother Goose," 2.30; "Carry On," 8. ...

    Article : 295 words
  35. POLISH RELIEF FUND.

    The committee of the Polish War Victims' Relief Fund has decided to ask the Commonwealth Government for a grant of £10,000. At a meeting of the committee of the fund ...

    Article : 122 words
  36. SHARK TAKES DOG IN GEORGE'S RIVER.

    A shark seized a large dog which was swimming in the George's River, East Hills, yesterday, and is believed to have devoured it. A warning was issued later that swimmers ...

    Article : 45 words
  37. SHOWGIRLS' STRIKE.

    Nine of the showgirls in a revue entitled "Figleaves," which is claimed to be the biggest show London has ever seen, walked out because the costume consists of a meagre ...

    Article : 93 words
  38. FAKED PASSPORT CHARGE.

    Nicholas Dozenberg, a former Communis[?] leader, pleaded guilty to using a passport obtained by a false declaration, and will come up for sentence on Wednesday. It is reported ...

    Article : 82 words
  39. SIX INJURED IN COLLISION.

    Six persons were injured when a delivery truck in which they were riding came into collision with a car at the corner of Salter Street and Manning Road, Gladesville, last ...

    Article : 174 words
  40. POLICE ASSOCIATION.

    The general secretary of the Police Association, Mr. C. J. Cosgrove, stated yesterday that the confidence of members in the executive of the organisation had been emphasised ...

    Article : 185 words
  41. A.I.F. TO MARCH IN MELBOURNE.

    Six thousand troops of the Second A.I.F. will march through the streets of Melbourne on Wednesday, January 24. If arrangements can be made to prevent ...

    Article : 82 words
  42. AUSTRALIAN MINISTER TO WASHINGTON.

    "The Times," in praising, as a welcome accession to the Empire's diplomatic strength, the appointment of Mr. Casey as Australian Minister to the United States, foresees close ...

    Article : 83 words
  43. SIR EARLE PAGE'S REPLY TO MR. LAWSON.

    The statement by the Minister for Customs, Mr. Lawson, that Sir Earle Page's criticism of price control administration was "ill-informed, irresponsible, and venomous," was ...

    Article : 125 words
  44. SOVIET AIR COMMISSAR TRANSFERRED.

    The Soviet Commissar for Air, M. Kaganovitch, has been transferred to an unspecified post. He has been replaced by M. Shakhurin. ...

    Article : 32 words
  45. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £246/15/ a ton, compared with £248/5/ yesterday. Rubber was quoted at 11 15/16d a lb. Mining shares were inactive. Quotations: ...

    Article : 101 words
  46. MAN FALLS OVER CLIFF.

    John Fletcher, 60, of Kent Street, city, was walking around the cliffs at Coogee last night when he missed his foothold and fell about 30ft to the rocks below. His skull and ...

    Article : 63 words
  47. SOVIET'S RELATIONS WITH ALLIES.

    A White Paper on negotiations between Britain, Russia, and France will probably be published before the end of the present month. ...

    Article : 31 words
  48. SUBURBAN AND COUNTRY PICTURE THEATRES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 27 words
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