Two schemes to appease abnormal American demand for Australian wool have been advanced, but competent observers in Australia and the United ...
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Article : 287 wordsIncidents during the two days' tour by the King of air stations in the North of England this month. The King met pilots, observers and gunners who had rescued crews of torpedoed ships, raided enemy bases, and flown over enemy territory. Left: The King presenting the D.F.M. to Sergeant Willits. Top right: Four officers and a sergeant who were decorated for gallantry. From left: Flying-Officers A. McPherson and T. M. Smith, Squadron-Leader K. Doran, Flying-Officer J. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 226 wordsIt is reported that Amencan ships now idle because of restrictions under the Neutrality Act will be purchased by British interests. ...
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Article : 81 wordsSenor Castillo, the Spanish Minister in Paris, after a visit to Spain, announced that trade negotiations between France and Spain were proceeding satisfactorily. ...
Article : 45 wordsNow that it is doubtful when Messrs. Short Bros. will be able to deliver any Sunderland long-range reconnaissance flying-boats to Australia, the Commonwealth Government will ...
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Article : 145 wordsThe Australian Minister for Supply, Mr. Casey, in discussing his visit to the Western Front, said to-day that he had been most astonished at the strength ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale, announced last night that tenders were being called for the supply of 50 double-deck Diesel engine ...
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Article : 165 wordsAlvin Dooley, a policeman yesterday fatally shot Mr. Louis Edwards, Mayor of Long Beach, California, and critically wounded the Mayor's bodyguard, Mr. James Walsh. ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Minister for Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, told the House of Commons yesterday that the retail price of food on October 30 compared with prices in July, 1914, had increased ...
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Article : 157 wordsIn the first 10 weeks of the war, the British contraband control detained 427,000 tons of contraband. During the week ended November 11, 6,500 tons of goods suspected of being ...
Article : 72 wordsFigures contained in the new issue of "Jane's Fighting Ships" demonstrate the present and future naval supremacy of the Allies. ...
Article : 115 wordsThe president of the Victorian branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. G. W. Holland, said to-night that he believed that wet canteens were "absolutely necessary" in ...
Article : 151 wordsMachines made by Germany are being employed by Great Britain to destroy German aircraft Before the war, a British factory which had ...
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Article : 201 wordsGeneral rain fell in the western half of New South Wales yesterday. The falls were mostly moderate, although some centres in the Riverina recorded ...
Article : 149 wordsTown Hall: Red Cross Concert, 8 Theatre Royal: "Switzerland Ice Show," 8 Tivoli Theatre: The Mills Brothers, 2.30, 8. Minerva Theatre: "Elizabeth the Queen," 8.15. ...
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Article : 76 wordsAn elderly man, who was later taken to the Reception House, was saved fiom falling into the harbour yesterday afternoon through the prompt action of Mr. Leslie Brayley, ...
Article : 93 wordsThe prices of gold and tin and exchange rates were unchanged to-day. Rubber was quoted at l1d a lb. Mining shares were slow. Quotations: North ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Federal Government has decided to organise canteens in military camps on a basis similar to that adopted during the last war. ...
Article : 78 wordsConfidential reports "of a serious nature" were presented to the select committee of the Legislative Council investigating allegations of attempts to bribe certain members of ...
Article : 117 wordsTwo girls, aged 12 and 10, who had been missing from their home at Redfern since November 8, were found by police officers yesterday. The girls were walking along a ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, will be the guest of honour of the National Defence Public Interest Committee on November 29, at the first of a series of ...
Article : 57 wordsThe "Paris Soir" reports that Dr. Hacha, the president of Bohemia-Moravia, has been interned for refusing to repudiate the antiGerman activities of the Czechs in Allied ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Shop Assistants' Union has decided to protest to the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, against the conditions under which employees work in military canteens. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Congress Party Ministry in Assam has resigned. All the eight Congress Ministries are now out of office. The Congress Party held office in eight ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 17 Nov 1939, Page 10
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