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  2. SHIPPING FOR BRITAIN.

    President Roosevelt, in a report to Congress yesterday on activities under the Lease-and-Lend Act, said that the United States was making ...

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  3. N0 "RED TAPE" IN N.E.S.

    The Minister for National Emergency Services, Mr. Heffron, told a meeting of city wardens at the Town Hall last night tint he had cut out ...

    Article : 412 words
  4. TOTAL EFFORT NEEDED.

    The Prime Minister, Mr. Mermes, said to-day that when the war ended there would have to be a fresh start with no return to old privileges and ...

    Article : 505 words
  5. A.I.F. CASUALTIES.

    A.I.F. casualty lists for South Australia and Tasmania weie issued yesterday, and contain the names of two South Australians killed and 18 ...

    Article : 260 words
  6. COAST TOWN RAIDED.

    The main targets of raiders last night were in the West Midlands region, but the heaviest damage was reported from a working-class area in ...

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  7. TRAINING ON 3.7 ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN.

    Gunners rushing to action stations on a new 3.7 Australian-made anti-aircraft gun at a training school for officers and N.C.O.s which has been established at a former training farm for boys. Graduates from the school will be posted to anti-aircraft batteries at various coastal locations throughout Australia. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. R.A.A.F. CASUALTIES.

    The names of three R.A.A.F. men who have lost their lives abroad were in a casualty list issued to-night. Sgt. Patrick Field, formerly of Glenhunty, ...

    Article : 133 words
  9. DETERRENT TO INVASION.

    Major de Seversky, the noted aviation authority, contributes an interesting analysis of the Crete campaign, which, he believes, proves that the ...

    Article : 347 words
  10. DISTRIBUTION OF NEWS.

    Public interest in the Information Ministry's "back stage" struggle for status has been enlivened by statements that the Minister of State, Lord ...

    Article : 312 words
  11. BRITAIN'S LAG IN OUTPUT.

    "Even now, industry is not completely mobilised for war," declares "The Times" in a leading article, which also asserts that production, upon ...

    Article : 334 words
  12. R.A.A.F. SUCCESS IN MIDDLE EAST.

    In six months fighting an Australian squadron in the Middle East has brought down at least 48 enemy aircraft and probably destroyed 27 more. ...

    Article : 241 words
  13. CAPTAIN W. H. TRAVERS MISSING.

    Captain William H. Travers, 25, elder son of Colonel Travers, general manager of Consolidated Press. Ltd., and Mrs. Travers, of Kirribilli, who is serving abroad with the ...

    Article : 236 words
  14. A.I.F. EQUIPMENT WAS IMPROVISED.

    Commercial vehicles and equipment had to be adapted for the training in Palestine of the Sixth Division, A.I.F., before the sweeping victories in Cyrenaica, said Lieutenant-Colonel ...

    Article : 488 words
  15. TO PANAMA REGISTRY.

    The New York "Herald-Tribune" states that 10 ships requisitioned by the United States Maiitime Commission will be transfeired to the Panama ...

    Article : 700 words
  16. UNIONISM FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.

    The leader of the Opposition, Mr. [?] said yesterday that the State Government's decision to compel its employees to join [?] union or association seemed very much like ...

    Article : 136 words
  17. CIVIL DEFENCE.

    After Mr. Churchill in a secret session had said "a few words on the subject in secret" the House of Commons debated civil defence, at the conclusion ...

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  18. DRIFT TO VICTORIA.

    The growth of the munitions industry in Victoria and the allocation of many large defence contracts to that State are believed to account for the gain of population during ...

    Article : 106 words
  19. PEERAGE FOR SCIENTIST.

    The elevation of Professor Frederick Lindemann to the peerage, which was announced yesterday in the King's Birthday honours list, is a recognition of this scientists ...

    Article : 309 words
  20. DRINKING CONTEST DEATH.

    A military court of inquiry will investigate as soon as possible the death of William Joseph Hazleton, of the military forces at Port Kembla, who died after what was ...

    Article : 172 words
  21. BATTLE OF ATLANTIC.

    A German raider last night dropped thousands of leaflets over A village in the east of England. The leaflets, piinted in English, dealt with ...

    Article : 240 words
  22. Advertising

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  23. DEATH SENTENCE.

    At Central Criminal Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Street, Thomas Herbert Skinner, 40, motor driver and soldier, was sentenced to death on a charge of capital ...

    Article : 154 words
  24. MEAT THEFTS ALLEGED.

    Three men were charged late last night at the Central Police Station with having stolen meat from the Bradfield air training school. One was a leading aircraftman of the ...

    Article : 57 words
  25. CONCERT CANCELLED.

    The Reo Cross concert organised by the Civil Services Queen Committee in support of their candidate, Miss Peg. Dewar, for next Monday, June 16 has been cancelled. ...

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  26. CANTEEN FOR A.I.F.

    Dutch citizens are to erect a canteen for Australian and New Zealand soldiers and airmen who will be passing through Batavia en route to war stations. ...

    Article : 40 words
  27. AID FOR FREE FRENCH.

    At a meeting convened bv the Lord Mayor, Alderman Crick, at the Town Hall yesterday, a committee was appointed to organise the Free French demonstration and appeal in New ...

    Article : 73 words
  28. THE CAMPAIGN IN SYRIA.

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  29. MILK SHORTAGE.

    The Minister for Health Mr. Kelly, said last night that the cold weather had accentuated the shortage in the supply of milk to the metropolitan area which had been caused ...

    Article : 73 words
  30. NEW GUINEA EXPEDITION.

    An expedition has left for Dutch New Guinea to explore and chart the huge tract of territory from the Diogel River, in the west, to the border of Australian New Guinea. In ...

    Article : 64 words
  31. WATER WASTED.

    The Water Board was criticised by the Town Planning Association of New South Wales yesterday for not having used water stored in Manly Reservoir. ...

    Article : 103 words
  32. SINKING OF U.S. SHIP.

    Mr. Phillip Williams, secretary to the United States Embassy, flew to Pernambuco to obtain first-hand testimony from the survivors of the torpedoed United States vessel Robin ...

    Article : 78 words
  33. TRAINED TRADESMEN.

    The Under-Secretary of the Department of Labour and Industry, Mr. Bellemore, said yesterday that 150 tradesmen were now available for employment in the metal trades as ...

    Article : 81 words
  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £264/2/6 a ton. Mining quotations: North Broken Hill. £1/7/6; South Broken Hill, 17/6; New Broken Hill, ordinary, 8/3; Great Boulder, 4/3; Lake ...

    Article : 39 words
  35. DRIVER DIES AT WHEEL.

    Caleb William Keyte, 65, of McGowan Road, Girraween, died at the wheel of his car as he was driving along Dunmore Street Wentworthville, yesterday afternoon. ...

    Article : 45 words
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