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  2. SAVING OF SIGHT

    The first sight-saving school in Australia was opened officially by the Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) at Elizabeth St. Practising School, Hobart, ...

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  3. PROMOTION RECEIVED

    MELBOURNE, July 16.—More than 400 Royal Australian Air Force officers and 1,300 airmen have received promotions or had promotions ...

    Article : 374 words
  4. CALCUTTA GIFT

    LONDON, July 16.—Eight Spitfires bought for Britain by the East India fund for British war service, took the air after a cheque for £55,000 "on ...

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  5. STUDY UNAFFECTED BY DEFECTIVE SIGHT

    These children, part of a class of 21, have special facilities at the Elizabeth St. Practising School, Hobart, because their sight is defective. Work under ordinary conditions was likely to cause complete blindness, and they were placed in a "sight saving" school, the first of its kind in Australia. The school was opened officially yesterday by the Premier (Mr. Cosgrove). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. AUSTRALIAN AERO ENGINES

    MELBOURNE, July 16.—The deliyery of 20 Gipsy aero engines by the end of this month will mark the beginning of full-scale production of ...

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  8. ENGINEER'S OFFENCE

    LONDON, July 16.—After a secret trial William Gaskell Downing, an Air Ministry examiner, was sentenced at Manchester to six years penal ...

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  9. PURCHASE TAX PROPOSAL

    LONDON, July 16.—It is considered certain that the proposed purchase tax will, if not dropped, be modified. Parliamentary circles expect that the ...

    Article : 159 words
  10. ALIGHTING PERMIT NECESSARY

    SYDNEY, July 16.—Unless the Federal Government grants Pan-American Airways a temporary alighting permit at Rose Bay flying base, the company's ...

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  11. General Mittelhauser

    ROME, July 16.—The former French commander in Syria (General Mittelhauser) arrived by air, and left again immediately. His destination was not ...

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  12. FAR INTO LIBYA

    CAIRO, July 16.—Royal Air Force planes penetrated nearly 300 miles into Libya on the longest reconnaissance [?]ght yet attempted. They reached ...

    Article : 140 words
  13. LATEST WAR NEWS

    CAIRO, July 16.—Information that Ha[?]e Selassie is in the Red Sea area has caused increasing restlessness among the Abyssinian tribes in the ...

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  14. RETAIL PRICES HIGHER

    CANBERRA, July 16.—A Federal basic wage rise of up to 2/ a week in every capital, except possibly Brisbane, is indicated in the quarterly ...

    Article : 193 words
  15. OCCUPATION BY ITALIANS

    LONDON, July 16.—The capture by the Italians, who lost many men, of Kassala, Gallabad, and Kurmuk on the Sudan border, is announced. The ...

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  16. RAIDERS OVER BRITAIN

    LONDON, July 16.—A German air raider, it is believed, was shot down in the English Channel during the night. ...

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  17. TWO KILLED IN TRUCK-TRAM SMASH

    BRISBANK, July 16.—Two men were killed in a head-on collision between a motor-truck and a tram at Kelvin Grove today. They were the driver of the ...

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  18. SHIPPING LOSSES

    LONDON, July 16.—The Admiralty announces that the British mercantile losses for the week ended July 8 were much greater than in the previous week ...

    Article : 127 words
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  20. GRENADES THROWN

    SHANGHAI, July 16.—Twenty persons were injured during an attack, in which grenades were thrown, on the plant of an American-registered ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. Japanese Attack On Chungking

    CHUNGKING, July 16.—After a lapse of five days almost 100 Japanese planes resumed the bombing of Chungking, setting fire to the modern ...

    Article : 47 words
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  23. BRITAIN'S COAL RESERVES

    LONDON, July 16.—The Parliamentary Secretary for Mines (Mr. Grenfell), in a speech at the annual conference of the Mine Workers' Federation, said it ...

    Article : 128 words
  24. ITALIAN RAID ON HAIFA

    HAIFA, July 10.—The italian aeroplanes which raided Haifa yesterday, dropped 50 high explosive bombs, killing an Arab and injuring several ...

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  25. OBITUARY W. P. HOWELL Former Australian Test Bowler

    W. P. ("Bill) Howell, who ranked among the greatest cricketers Australia has produced, died in Sydney on Sunday at the age of 71. An all-rounder who ...

    Article : 103 words
  26. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    The return of cases of infectious diseases notified to the Department of Public Health during the week ended Saturday is: ...

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  28. French Aircraft Not For Enemy

    BEIRUT, July 16.—A spokesman for the Syrian Government says that French aircraft remain in Syria and Lebanon, and there is no chance of their ...

    Article : 67 words
  29. SEEKING WIDE POWERS

    MANILA, July 16.—President Quezon, of the Philippines, has sent a message to the National Assembly seeking sweeping, special powers, ...

    Article : 54 words
  30. The Rev. C. Chenery

    The funeral of the Rev. Charles Chenery was held at Carr Villa cemetery. Launceston, yesterday. Chief mourners were: Mr. C. Chenery (son), ...

    Article : 78 words
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  32. REWARD FOR BOX DROPPED BY BRITISH BOMBER

    LONDON, July 16.—The "Deutsche Zeitung in Den Nederlanden," a new journal issued in the Netherlands, for the German army of occupation, ...

    Article : 99 words
  33. Transfer Of League To U.S. Proposed

    NEW YORK, July 16.—The Institute for Advanced Learning at Princeton University and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research have invited ...

    Article : 78 words
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