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  2. DARWIN DEFENCES GROW IN STRENGTH

    Construction of Darwin defences is proceeding steadily in spite of shortage of civilian labour, high temperatures, and humid atmosphere. Tree trunks and sandbags are going, into the construction of this company headquarters. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. KNOWN BY ENEMY

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Immediate inquiries are to be made by the Commonwealth Government into leakages of ...

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  4. ABOLISHING SLAVERY

    LONDON, Thursday.—Britain had made it clear she wanted to see slavery abolished in Abyssinia, and the Emperor (Haile Selassie) had ...

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  5. NEW WAR LOAN

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Australia's new war loan of £35.000,000 will be opened for public subscription on February ...

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  6. ALIENS TO REGISTER

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) announced today that all male aliens aged 18 years and ...

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  7. ARMY APPOINTMENT IN EGYPT

    FOLLOWING closely on the resignation of the Egyptian Government comes the announcement that the Chief of the British Military Mission to the Egyptian Army (Lieut.-Geheral R. G. W. Stone) has ...

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  8. RADIO AND RAIDS

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Australian broadcasting stations will be expected to observe a "blackout" if Japanese air attacks are launched ...

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  9. WAR-TIME DAMAGE

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The scheme for insurance against war damage of State Government property which was ...

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  10. BIG UNION CONGRESS

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—A National Trades Congress will be held in Melbourne next week arising from the Federal ...

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  11. Chinese Sever Japanese Lines

    IT is reported that in South China, Chinese forces have cut the Japanese communications between Canton ...

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  12. TRAINS FOR WOUNDED

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Ten ambulance trains for use on the Australian railways by the Australian Army Medical Corp ...

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  13. IMPROVED FOOTING

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — To cover any casualties among militiamen at Rnboul, extension of pension lights to the Militia ...

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  14. INDIANS SERVING OVERSEAS

    NEW DELHI, Thursday.—Onethird of India's 1,000,000 men under arms is serving overseas. A squadron of the Indian Air Force is ...

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  15. Envoy Recalled From Spain

    THE United States Ambassador to Spain (Mr. Weddell), has been recalled to Washington to confer with ...

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  16. RUBBER FROM PETROLEUM

    OTTAWA, Thursday.—The Minister for Munitions (Mr. Howe) announced that Canada will manufacture synthetic rubber from ...

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  17. Revision Of Defence Policy On Opposition Agenda

    THE Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Fadden) has summoned the first meeting of the executive committee of the joint Opposition ...

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  18. CHANGES IN R.A.A.F.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Royal Australian Air Force oversea headquarters has announced that Wing-Commander A. X. Richards has ...

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  19. U.S.A. DEBT

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. — A Treasury report shows that the national debt on January 31 exceeded 60.000,000,000 dollars ...

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  20. SELF- RULE BY INDIA

    LONDON, Thursday.—"We have always looked forward to the day when India will administer her own affairs and ...

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  21. Gifts for R.A.A.F. Personnel In Britain

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Relatives and friends of R.A.A.F. personnel serving in the United Kingdom may send them gift parcels, which ...

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  22. U.S. Freighter Sunk

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The freighter San Gil (3,627 tons), owned by the United Fruit Co., was torpedoed on Tuesday night off the ...

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  23. FORTITUDE OF CHINESE

    CHUNGKING, Thursday. — The retiring British Ambassador in Chungking (Sir Archibald Clarke Kerr), before he left for Moscow, ...

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  24. ENEMY PORTS BOMBED

    LONDON, Thursday.—A Royal Air Force Middle East communique states: "We raided Naples (Italy) and Palermo (Sicily) on Monday ...

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  25. MEN WHO WILL POLICE THE SKIES

    Back from instruction during flight. Trainees at the wireless air gunners' school at Ballarat (V.) after a flight in the flying classroom—the large machine in the background. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  26. ENEMY SHIPS SUNK

    LONDON, Thursday. — British light naval forces, including a unit of the Polish navy, intercepted two heavily-laden supply ships off the ...

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  27. DIRTY WATER PURIFIED IN 10 MINUTES

    LONDON, Thursday.—An appliance which converts the dirtiest river water into clear bacterium-free drinking water in 10 minutes is being ...

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  28. Enemy Supply Ships Left Sinking

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Admiralty reports that light forces including a unit of the Polish Navy, intercepted two heavily-laden supply ...

    Article : 47 words
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  31. CAMERAS FOR R.A.A.F.

    MELBOURNE. Thursday.—Another appeal for miniature cameras to be used in R.A.A.F. operational work was issued by the Department ...

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  32. SAVING OF RUBBER

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Sweeping additional restrictions on the use of rubber are embodied in a rubber conservation ...

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  33. Artistic Merit Of Baldwin's Gates

    SCRAP metal inspectors from the Ministry of Works, after having examined the iron gates of Earl ...

    Article : 89 words
  34. MEN GIVE NOTICE

    The Melrose limestone quarries may close next week. The men have given notice, which will terminate next Tuesday, ...

    Article : 295 words
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  36. Victorian Growers Protest Against Acquisition Scheme

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Representatives of fruitgrowers from many parts of Victoria attended a meeting tonight to discuss the ...

    Article : 146 words
  37. War Casualties Estimated

    NEW YORK. Thursday. — The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.'s statisticians, who have estimated the total war dead of all belligerent ...

    Article : 64 words
  38. U.S. Consulate At Darwin

    THE United States consular staff from Singapore has arrived at Batavia on their way to Australia. A new ...

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  39. U.S. Casualties In Pacific War

    WASHINGTON. Thursday. — A Navy Department spokesman told the Senate Naval Committee that 1,292 officers and men of the Navy ...

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