CANBERRA, Monday. — The first distinct effect of the Commonwealth import licensing scheme is reflected in revenue from Customs and excise. ...
Article : 268 wordsCANBERRA, Monday.— Numerous inquiries for the supply of large quantities of foodstuffs, steel, and ...
Article : 255 wordsSUDDENLY someone said, "Destroyers ahead!" and we all saw them. They were five, steaming in a row, each with a bone in its teeth and a seething ribbon of wake behind. They changed direction, and the ribbons lay curled on the flat ...
Article : 2,129 wordsPerched on top of a South Coast cliff in England, this newsreel cameraman awaits air invaders. Protected only by a sand-bagged post, his "shots" with a telephoto lens have achieved more results than Nazi airmen. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 43 wordsRAIDERS over Britain yesterday again were frustrated and the three main waves of attackers were beaten off before they could do much damage. London had a quiet night and only a few single raiders operated elsewhere during the night. ...
Article : 1,184 wordsAn indication was given yesterday by the Treasurer. (Mr. Dwyer-Gray) that the special tax might be abolished in Tasmania, and only one form of income ...
Article : 454 wordsMr. H. H. D'Alton, a Labour Senate candidate, opened his campaign at a meeting at New Norfolk last night. Mr. J. J. Dwyer, V.C., M.H.A., presided. ...
Article : 545 wordsMR. CECIL N. McKAY, a prominent Australian business executive, who is in England to arrange for the supply of ...
Article : 102 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—A request has been made by the New South Wales branch of the Boot Trade Employees' Federation that ...
Article : 170 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—The Australian Minister-designate to Japan (Sir John Latham), it is suited, will leave Australia next month to take up ...
Article : 238 wordsTHE appointment of Flight-Lieut. G. K. Buscombe to the command of the new elementary flying training school at ...
Article : 38 wordsLONDON, Monday.—Thousands of gallons of fuel are believed to have been destroyed, in addition to about 1,000 Italian motor-lorries, in an ...
Article : 244 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—The Postmaster-General (Mr. Thorny) is to Investigate allegations of pilfering in Australia of cigarettes and other ...
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Advertising : 393 wordsOTTAWA, Monday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King), in a broadcast, said that the Joint Defence Board represented an increase, not a decrease, ...
Article : 77 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister for Simply (Sir Frederick Stewart), who arrived in Melbourne today to attend a meeting of Federal Cabinet, gave details ...
Article : 176 wordsA 19-year-old German pilot, shot down near the south-East Coast, said to his captors: "This is the first time I have been ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) stated yesterday that Mr. W. Fletcher, secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, had paid a courtesy call on the Minister for ...
Article : 110 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—After 12 months of war, neutral observers generally are of the opinion that the balance lies with Britain. During the past year the character of the ...
Article : 439 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—The death of Senator Lundecn has considerably affected the Isolationist movement in America. Senator Lundeen was a member of the ...
Article : 259 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—Since the outbreak of war, 32,359 air crew and ground personnel have been accepted for service in the R.A.A.F. ...
Article : 99 wordsFurther evidence was heard by Mr. Justice Clark in the Supreme Court at Launceston yesterday in the case in which Clair Best, fruiterer and confectioner, 119 Paterson St., ...
Article : 288 words"She will be missed from this community, which she saw grow from a wilderness to the lovely garden it is today," said ihe Rev. J. J. Cramp of Mrs. L. M. Linnell at the ...
Article : 245 wordsIn the Hobart Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate (Col. J. P. Clark), Inspector M. T. Dowling prosecuting, Lyndhurst John Sproule pleaded guilty ...
Article : 205 wordsNO decision has yet been announced by the Federal Cabinet, but it is regarded as certain that the appointment of a ...
Article : 118 wordsAUCKLAND, Monday.—Led by Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, millionaire chairman of Pan-American Airways, seven prominent Americans will cross the ...
Article : 111 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—Members of New South Wales Bar Association and the Incorporated Law Institution of New South Wales crowded the High Court today to ...
Article : 105 wordsWASHINGTON, Monday. — Senator Joshua Lee (Democrat), in a radio debate, urged the United States to give all possible material aid to Britain—warships and ...
Article : 97 wordsThe funeral of Mrs. Ada Jane Wagner took Place at Burnie yesterday. Those present included a number of former residents of Zeehan and Renison Bell, where Mrs. ...
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Advertising : 93 wordsTOKIO, Monday.—The Foreign Office has announced the voluntary resignations of Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, who recently visited America, where he was formerly ...
Article : 59 wordsWASHINGTON, Monday. — President Roosevelt has called up 60,500 National Guardsmen "for active service for year," beginning on September 16. ...
Article : 26 wordsLONDON, Monday.—It is expected that a statement on the war by the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) in the House of Commons on Thursday will be ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 3 Sep 1940, Page 2
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