Another cool change, expected late this afternoon, should again bring temporary relief from the sultry conditions experienced during the last few ...
Article : 206 wordsThe militia camp at Menangle, where the Sydney University Regiment is training, breathes youth. Here 600-odd men under the age of 20 have begun ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,111 wordsFurther details of the air battle fought over the Heligoland Bight on Monday reveal that the Germans made 40 attacks on British bombers and that ...
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Article : 536 wordsA truck loaded with timber was derailed in the middle of the railway tunnel between Stanwell Park and Coalcliff at 1.25 p.m. yesterday. All ...
Article : 210 wordsMessersschmitts of the ME110 type are the much-vaunted "destroyer" planes, which the Germans claim to be the most powerful fighters in ...
Article : 91 wordsAdvice from British Expeditionary Force headquarters in France states that some British front line,units are being relieved for the first-time since ...
Article : 203 wordsWheat prices again moved up sharply yesterday, when general advances of 1¾d a bushel were announced by the Australian Wheat ...
Article : 156 wordsThe King and Queen have given their names to a new club for oversea noncommissioned officers and men which has been opened by the Victoria League ...
Article : 285 wordsThe impressive record of the R.A.F. in recent engagements is emphasised by informed air circles in London in comparing the relative efficiency of the ...
Article : 150 wordsA memorial service for the late RearAdmiral W. N. Custance will be held in the dockyard chapel. Garden Island, at 10.15 a.m. on Sunday. ...
Article : 67 words"The Supreme War Council made a close study of the general situation, and found that the British and French Governments were completely at one ...
Article : 346 wordsThe Ellerman Line steamer City of Kobe (4,373 tons) was sunk in the North Sea. It is believed that she was torpedoed. ...
Article : 241 wordsThe Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, appealed yesterday to sportsmen motorists, and others not to shoot native birds or animals during the holidays. ...
Article : 25 wordsIt has been estimated that 18,000 qualified tradesmen, technicians, and administrative officers will be required to enable Australia to play its part in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsTests on a commercial scale of the oil yield of shale from Baerami were begun to-day at the works of the City of Newcastle Gas and Coke Company, ...
Article : 149 wordsThe price of gold and foreign exchange rates were unchanged to-day. Tin was quoted at £256/5/ a ton, and rubber at 11?d a 1b. ...
Article : 103 wordsAgents here of Australian buying brokers have, by resolution, expressed sincere appreciation of the courtesy and efforts of the Australian ...
Article : 272 wordsEvery soldier of the Second A.I.F. will have X-ray examinations of his chest before he leaves for service overseas, to ensure that he is free from tuberculosis. ...
Article : 130 wordsExport of an important range of metals without the approval of the Minister for Trade and Customs was prohibited to-night. The export embargo, which will not apply ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 246 wordsThe King yesterday decorated five men—three young naval officers, a chief petty officer, and an A.B.—in recognition of their courage and skill in ...
Article : 218 wordsThe Executive Council yesterday reappointed to the State Police Force Constables E. H. Fletcher, L. Bradbury, R. J. Patterson, and E. O. Brook, who ...
Article : 128 wordsMrs. Lilian Fowler formerly Mayor of Newtown, speaking last night at a social gathering in the Newtown Town Hall, said that her two terms of office as Mayor gave ...
Article : 148 wordsIt [?] is able to secure a share of the Commonwealth Government's shipbuilding work, a syndicate which is at present negotiating with the State Government may purchase ...
Article : 46 words"A German invasion of Holland would not leave Belgium indifferent, but I am unable to say what Belgium would do in any given circumstances," declared ...
Article : 123 wordsSweeping with extreme rapidity through the bar of a hotel in Malvern Road, Malvern. to-day, flames from an inflammable norning compound caused damage estimated at more ...
Article : 121 wordsTheatre Royal: "Under Your Hat." 8. Minerva Theatre: "Gaslight," 8.15. Tivoli Theatre: "Carry On." 2.30, 8. Victory and Lyric Theatres: "The kid From ...
Article : 293 wordsBlackboard lectures are part of the military training of the Sydney University Regiment now in camp at Menangle. A scene yesterday during instruction on the recoil system of a field gun. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 36 wordsUnder the Empire air tiaining scheme the identity of the Royal Austtalian Air Force will be pieserved as much as possible when units land in ...
Article : 129 wordsBuilding societies were to-day exempted by the Acting Federal Treasurer, Mr. Spender, from some of the principal provisions of the Investment Regulations. ...
Article : 62 wordsThomas Brennan, 30, of Cascade Street. Paddington, was taken to Sydney Hospital early this morning suffering from a bullet wound in the chest. ...
Article : 55 wordsA new storm of criticism has been launched against the censorship restrictions as a consequence of the premature announcement of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston ...
Article : 147 wordsQueen Wilhelmina, in a broadcast, said: "We as a nation and as Individuals are being sorely tried at the present time Never, within the memory of man, has there been such an ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Customs and Transport Agents' Assots' Association of New South Wales held their annual Christmas luncheon at Pfahlert's Hotel yesterday. ...
Article : 80 wordsMr. W. H. Newman, secretary of the New South Wales Railways, was appointed Deputy Commissioner for Railways for one month, from January 1, at a meeting of the ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Cunard liner Samaria (19,597 tons), which left for the United States on December 16, has returned to port following a collision, which damaged the bridge and some of the ...
Article : 49 wordsAbout 260 new Justices of the Peace were swoin-in in hatches of 30 at the Dailinghurst Courts yesterday. Acting Judge Studdert performed the ...
Article : 43 wordsProgrammes of Suburban and Country Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertisement Section. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 21 Dec 1939, Page 10
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