From to-day all petrol distributed from depots at Australian ports will be coloured orange and only one standard grade will be marketed by all ...
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Article : 54 wordsTo help to trace Australian soldiers missing after the Greek campaign, 10 more Red Cross searchers will be appointed bringing the staff to 15. ...
Article : 73 wordsMay Day, which is celebrated throughout the free world as Labour Day, will be commemorated in Sydney on Sunday. There will be a procession from Hay Street ...
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Article : 30 wordsA casualty list issued by the Ministry of Shipping contains 107 names, including that of George Edward Thompson, a fireman, of Holdsworth Street, Sydney. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 1 May 1941, Page 8
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