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  2. SHIP'S CREW SCRAMBLED TO SAFETY

    The crew of the Boambee, which sank at Newcastle yesterday afternoon, scrambled to safety at King's Wharf. It was not a new experience for some of them. (Story, page 1.) Top: A.B. E. Madden (Sydney), A.B. H. P. Norman (Sydney) and Fire man H. Dunn (Melbourne). Below: Fireman R. Knight (Newcastle), Boatswain F. Phillips (Sydney), Fireman A. Wilshaw (Newcastle) and A.B. J. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. Opposition Request For Literary Fund Inquiry Refused

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Opposition members tired unsuccessfully in the House of Representatives to-day to get an investigation into the activities of the Commonwealth Literary Fund. ...

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  4. Questions In Senate On Australian Car

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—On the adjournment in the Senate to-night Senator Finlay (Lab., S.A.) said the Australian people were entitled to ...

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  5. U.S. PLANS ATOM MISSILE SHIPS

    NEW YORK, May 8.—There are signs that the navy of the future will take the shape of a force blasting enemy cities and land bases rather than opposing fleets. ...

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  6. Machine Can Make Pie a Second

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.—William Cowley, an Adelaide pastrycook, has invented a pie-making machine which, he ...

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  7. MacArthur Says No Promise To Defend Japan

    TOKYO, May 8. A.A.P.—General MacArthur bluntly denied reports that he had assured Emperor Hirohito that the United States would ...

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  8. Missing Boy May Be "Out West"

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—A schoolboy for whom police have been searching is believed to have gone to the country. ...

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  9. More From Tax Despite Cuts, Says Mr. Holt

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Despite the Government's promised taxation concessions, it would receive more revenue from direct and indirect ...

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  10. 500,000 Germans To Strike on Food

    HAMBURG, May 8. A.A.P.—Trade-union leaders have called a general strike of 500,000 workers for noon to-morrow as a protest against ...

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  11. Losing Battle Against Aid For Greece

    WASHINGTON, May 8. A.A.P.—Opponents of the Greek and Turkish Aid Bill fought a losing battle as the debate on the measure in the ...

    Article : 141 words
  12. Says British Car Export Hopes Sabotaged

    LONDON, May 8. A.A.P.—Sir Miles Thomas, Vice-chairman of the Nuffield organisation, said that currency difficulties were sabotaging ...

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  13. Arbitration Bill SEEK APPROVAL FOR COUNSEL TO APPEAR

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Australian Council of Employers' Federations has asked the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) to amend ...

    Article : 263 words
  14. "Wharfmen Doing Best For Britain"

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Members of the Waterside Workers' Federation were doing their best in all ports to speed up the shipment of food to ...

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  15. BRITISH PLAN TO HOLD WAR DEBTS

    LONDON, May 8.—When financial representatives from India and Egypt arrive in London in June to discuss outstanding sterling balances the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Dr. Dalton) may propose that only ...

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  16. Economic Hope For Glen Davis

    CANBERRA, Thursday—Although it was unlikely that all the capital put into the Glen Davis shale oil project would be recovered, there ...

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  17. Firm Opposition To U.S. Wool Import Fee

    WASHINGTON, May 8. A.A.P. —The State Department has sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Rules Committee (Mr. Les ...

    Article : 181 words
  18. Australia Wants Joint Ownership Of Air Services

    MONTREAL, May 8. A.A.P.—The Australian Air Minister (Mr. Drakeford) addressing the first Assembly of the International Civil Aviation ...

    Article : 142 words
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  20. Duke Says Work Only Way to Gain Prosperity

    LONDON, May 8. A.A.P.—Despite the drought, from which it now has happily emerged, and despite industrial troubles which are affecting ...

    Article : 131 words
  21. Truck Crushed By Trams; Driver Escaped

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The driver of a truck which was crushed to wreckage between two trams in Arden-street, Coogee, this afternoon, ...

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  22. President Slates War Crimes Defence Counsel

    TOKYO, May 8. A.A.P.—The President of the Pacific War Trials (Sir William Webb), in a prepared statement to-day told counsel for the ...

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  23. No Discrimination Among Jews, Says Mr. Calwell

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) denied in the House of Representatives that any discrimination had ...

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  24. Man Shot Dead In Jewish Cafe

    JERUSALEM, May 8. A.A.P.—An unknown gunman, in a suburban cafe, shot a man believed to be a German Christian. He died almost ...

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  25. Austria Rejects Yugoslav Frontier Claims

    VIENNA, May 8. A.A.P.—The Austrian Foreign Minister (Dr. Karl Gruber) told the Austrian Parliament during the debate on the draft ...

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  26. Appoint 7 For Research On Atom Power

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Seven engineers and chemists will be appointed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to work on ...

    Article : 79 words
  27. Petrol Rationing To Continue

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Although the Government intended to control importation and distribution of petrol, no decision had been made ...

    Article : 139 words
  28. GUARD FOUND DEAD IN TRAIN

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—When the Sydney-Kiama train stopped at Helensburgh this afternoon the guard, Marcus Graham, 62, was found ...

    Article : 85 words
  29. Make Shipbuilding "Permanent"

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Government was determined to establish a permanent shipbuilding industry in Australia able to compete ...

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  30. EGYPT APPLIES FOR AMERICAN LOAN

    CAIRO, May 8. A.A.P.—The Finance Minister (Abdel Meguid Badr Pasha) stated that Egypt had applied, through her Ambassador in ...

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  31. BRITAIN PREPARING TO TRADE WITH JAPAN

    LONDON, May 8. A.A.P.—The Board of Trade is inviting British banking, insurance, shipping and other business interests to nominate ...

    Article : 43 words
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