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  2. FIRST FOR ARMY

    LONDON, July 31.—The first awards of the Victoria Cross to soldiers in this war have been made to Capt. H. M. Ervine-Andrews, of the East ...

    Article : 375 words
  3. HEAVY RUSH OF RETURNS ON LAST DAY

    Members of the State Income Tax Department had their hands full yesterday dealing with returns from taxpayers who left the job until the last day. This was part of the morning mail, and subsequent clearances were equally prolific. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 45 words
  4. HUGE COST OF WAR

    CANBERRA, July 31.—Although war departments have furnished estimates of expenditure for the current financial year, they will not be ...

    Article : 181 words
  5. COMPULSORY SERVICE

    CANBERRA, July 31.—A proclamation issued today calls up for compulsory military service all men who reached the age of 20, 22, 23, and 24 years during the year ...

    Article : 145 words
  6. OVER WIDE AREA

    LONDON, July 31.—British bombers made daylight raids over a widespread area of Germany and the Low Countries on Monday. ...

    Article : 233 words
  7. GRAVE VIEW TAKEN

    MELBOURNE, July 31.—The arrest of a number of British subjects in Japan has invoked a serious protest from the British Government. Diplomatic circles take a ...

    Article : 405 words
  8. GERMAN RAIDS

    LONDON, July 31.—German raids on Britain during the night were not of a serious nature. Raids were made by single machines ...

    Article : 154 words
  9. 20,000 APPLY FOR PETROL LICENCES

    About 20,000 applications for petrol licences for motor-vehicles in Tasmania have been received by the Transport Commission in accordance with the ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. TAX RETURNS

    Yesterday, the final day for lodging income tax returns, brought into activity those persons who had deferred their obligations as long as possible. In Hobart ...

    Article : 110 words
  11. HEROIC PILOT

    Flight-Lieut. W. M. Blom, D.F.C., of the Royal Air Force, whose death in a flying accident is reported, was a son of Mrs. W. M. Blom, of 42 St. Georges ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 150 words
  12. INTERNEES FROM ENGLAND

    LONDON, July 31.—It was announced in the House of Commons that some civilian internees were on their way to Australia. ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. PROPOSED WATER SCHEME FOR WHYALLA

    ADELAIDE, July 31.—The report of the Public Works Committee. recommending that a plan designed to supply 1,200,000,000 gallons of water, a year to ...

    Article : 80 words
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    Advertising : 377 words
  15. BADGES FOR WAR SERVICE

    THE War Cabinet has approved the designs of seven classes of badges which will be issued to persons engaged in various forms of war service, to certain ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 696 words
  16. TAXES WILL BE GOVERNED BY FEDERAL GRANT

    The report of the Federal Grants Commission on special amounts to be paid the claimant States for the current financial year is not expected by the State ...

    Article : 215 words
  17. SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE

    LONDON, July 31.—The Admiralty announces that mercantile shipping losses through enemy action in the week ended July 21 were 11 ...

    Article : 95 words
  18. ITALIAN BASES ATTACKED BY BOMBERS

    CAIRO, July 31.—A Royal Air Force communique says that bombers successfully attacked an ammunition dump and other objectives at the Eritrean port of ...

    Article : 131 words
  19. The Mercury

    A MEETING of representative members of the various tennis clubs in Southern Tasmania was held at Waterloo ...

    Article : 111 words
  20. Destroyer Blown Up

    LONDON, July 31.—It is revealed that the French destroyer, Mailebreze, blew up in a British port on April 30, and became a total loss. ...

    Article : 27 words
  21. Sydney Royal Show Abandoned

    SYDNEY, July 31.—The Royal Agricultural Society announced tonight that military, occupancy of the fair ground made it necessary to abandon the Royal ...

    Article : 47 words
  22. Advertising

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    Advertising : 362 words
  23. Chinese Mayor Killed By Gunmen

    SHANGHAI, July 31.—Mainichi reports thnt three gunmen shot and killed the Mayor of Soochow, Kohb Henkee. The Japanese closed the city, and are ...

    Article : 32 words
  24. SANDY BAY ROAD LIGHTING

    Lighting of Sandy Bay Rd., near Waimea Av., will be investigated by Hobart City Council officers, the Town Clerk, Mr. Cole) said yesterday when commenting ...

    Article : 161 words
  25. LATEST WAR NEWS HOUSES DAMAGED BY BOMBS

    LONDON, July 31.—A German aeroplane over a south-east area dropped four bombs near houses, setting fire to one and damaging others. Two persons were ...

    Article : 180 words
  26. EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE

    CAMDEN (N.J.), July 31.—Five persons were killed, 200 injured, 53 residences destroyed, and 1,000 persons rendered homeless as a result of explosions in a ...

    Article : 62 words
  27. BRITISH EXPORTS

    LONDON, July 31.—At the annual meeting of the British Council of the Australian Association of British Manufactures, Lord Riverdale was ...

    Article : 80 words
  28. REFUGE FOR 3,800

    A complete emergency scheme for the accommodation of 3,800 persons from the city area in a section of the Derwent Valley between New Norfolk and Glenora ...

    Article : 157 words
  29. Freak Accident Claims

    One of the freak accident claims compiled by a United States life insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut, was of a wife whose husband, leaning from ...

    Article : 80 words
  30. Advertising

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    Advertising : 86 words
  31. Patrol Vessel Shoots Bomber Down

    LONDON, July 31.—The Admiralty announces that the Guillemot, a patrol vessel, shot down a German dive-bomber during an attack on the ship by German ...

    Article : 43 words
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