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  2. PENSIONERS WILL DEMONSTRATE

    In an effort to bring about an increase of the old-age pension from 20/ a week to 30/, demonstrations will be staged by branches of the Old Age and Invalid ...

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  3. PETROL SUPPLY ADEQUATE

    The British Government, it is understood, does not contemplate early additional restrictions on petrol for private vehicles, but the ...

    Article : 439 words
  4. "BOUND TO RISE"

    The Minister for Health (Mr. H. P. FitzSimons) is confident that the voluntary scheme for financing public hospitals as agreed upon by ...

    Article : 428 words
  5. MR. FAIRBAIRN IN FRANCE

    INSPECTING ANTI-AIRCRAFT gun emplacements in France. The Australian Air Minister (Mr. Fairbairn) sees one of the big guns. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. DARING LEAFLET RAIDS

    Despite bad weather, the Finnish Air Force carried out a series of daring leaflet raids on Russian bases in the Baltic and on ...

    Article : 518 words
  7. FIVE DIRECT HITS

    Nazi planes bombed and sank the 1706-ton British steamer Keynes in the North Sea. The crew has been landed. Only the wireless operator was injured, ...

    Article : 468 words
  8. Old Leader's Message to A.I.F.

    FIELD-MARSHAL Lord Birdwood, in a message to the Minister for the Army (Mr. G. A. Street) to-day, stated—I would willingly give all I possess ...

    Article : 119 words
  9. LORD MAYOR'S VISIT

    Plans were practically completed yesterday for the visit of the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. S. S. Crick) and the Lady Mayoress to Newcastle oil Tuesday. ...

    Article : 373 words
  10. HIGH SPEED, LONG RANGE

    Seen by the public only once, when it flashed at astonishing speed across an aerodrome at an Air Force demonstration for Parliamentarians, a new British ...

    Article : 154 words
  11. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT, SAYS CORNER

    A verdict that Mary Agnes Tonking, 46, wife of the Chief Secretary, died of hemorrhage on December 24, caused by a gunshot wound, self-inflicted ...

    Article : 224 words
  12. Women's Hospital Auxiliaries Have Much to Do

    THE PRESIDENT of the Newcastle Hospital Women's Auxiliary (Mrs. J. Mackenzie) does not consider that a compulsory contributions scheme would ...

    Article : 461 words
  13. SHOT FIRED AT GROCER

    A shot was fired at Frederick Dewsbury, a grocer of Marrickville, when he refused to hand over the contents of his till to two men late to-night. ...

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  14. Big U.S. Loans to Scandinavia

    United States loans to Finland and Norway will probably be followed by at least 10,000,000 dollars to Sweden, making a total of 30,000,000 ...

    Article : 40 words
  15. WHEAT CONTRACT

    The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. C. McPherson) announced this afternoon that in the agreement with the British Government the price for 750,000 ...

    Article : 210 words
  16. STATE'S INTEREST IN PRODUCER-GAS

    The Minister for Minces and Forests (Mr. R. S. Vincent) stated to-day that excellent progress was being made by the committee appointed by the State ...

    Article : 78 words
  17. STOP PRESS

    It is reported that the Nazi plane which entered the Thames Estuary reached the outskirts of the London area, despite a constant barrage and ...

    Article : 170 words
  18. LAUNCH UPSET IN GALE

    Messrs. Jack Murray, Leo Hickey and Harry White consider themselves fortunate. While returning to Darwin from ...

    Article : 120 words
  19. STATE HAS BIG DEFICIT

    Revenue for New South Wales for the half-year ended December 31, 1939, was £6,676,258 less than expenditure. Figures released by the Treasury ...

    Article : 118 words
  20. WATER CONSERVATION

    THE PROPOSED UPPER HUNTER WATER CONSERVATION SCHEME. This map shows the places where it is suggested dams be built—at Brusby Ridge, Glenburn and Kerrabee. Shaded areas indicate the area watered and irrigated by the dams. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  21. SANCTION FOR DEARER DRIED FRUITS

    Increases in prices of dried fruits were sanctioned by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner in an order gazetted to-day. The increases may be added to the ...

    Article : 104 words
  22. BOMB IN POWER STATION

    A sub-station on the old Sydney road close to Warwick Farm, racecourse, which supplied power to military camps, was damaged by a bomb explosion to-day. ...

    Article : 135 words
  23. SURFERS, BE CAREFUL

    Surfers should be careful to-day. The strong south-east breeze of yesterday whipped the sea into a torrent. The sea will still be petulant to-day. The tide ...

    Article : 111 words
  24. BRIGADIER MORESHEAD PRAISES RAILWAYS

    The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) said to-night that Brigadier L. J. Moreshead, officer commanding the 16th Brigade, Second A.I.F., now at ...

    Article : 151 words
  25. 90 DAY'S TRAINING AT ARMIDALE

    The 16th Light Horse (machine-gun) Regiment will enter camp for 90 days' continuous training at Armidale on February 7, with the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, ...

    Article : 231 words
  26. COLLIDED WITH LINE OF TRUCKS

    Gerald Loftus Dampney, aged 22, while proceeding from Shellharbour to his work at Lysaght's last night, on a motor-cycle, collided with a line of trucks at one of ...

    Article : 149 words
  27. FAREWELL SOLDIERS

    At a public meeting in the Wickham Council Chambers, residents of Wickham and Carrington formed a Wickham-Carrington Soldiers' Farewell Committee. The ...

    Article : 126 words
  28. PAT NORTON BREAKS A RECORD

    A feature of the Queensland swimming championships to-night was the duel between Pot Norton (New South Wales) and Iris Tubman (Brisbane) in the 100 ...

    Article : 77 words
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