BRISBANE, Sunday.--Extra sugar for jam and cake [?] to patriotic funds will be made available, said Mr S.[?] Cochran, Deputy-Director of Rationing, on Saturday, This decision was made because a substantial portion of the [?] ...
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Family Notices : 26 wordsThe flight of Mackay cadets in the RAAF Air Training Corps which competed against Rockhampton's. senior flight in efficiency tests during the ...
Article : 86 wordsReviewing the Pacific war [?]iron in the 'Red Star,' Colonel Tol- chenov, Red Army military observer, believes that the struggle ...
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Advertising : 263 wordsWhat is probably a more or less common but highly significant adjustment in popular thinking about the whole war situation is illustrated ...
Article : 466 wordsTHE stormy debate which occurred in the House of Representatives on Thursday on the question of compulsory unionism illustrates the growing public apprehension of a gradually applied policy of socialisation in this country. Emergency war measures are being ...
Article : 659 wordsAn unoccupied house in Wellington- street, owned by Mr. C. Bora, was badly damaged by fire at an early hour on Saturday morning. The fire brigade ...
Article : 65 wordsSarina last week apparently was without tobacco or cigarettes. Councillors from the country who were attending the shire meeting combed ...
Article : 79 wordsFrom Mr. H. A. Webster it is learned that the seeds of Para rubber trees sent to him by Mr. Shaw, secretary of Cattle Creel: mill, recently, ...
Article : 72 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.--"Thank God for some free air," said Professor Woodruff, of Melbourne University, at the Wesley Church ...
Article : 151 wordsKANSAS CITY, Septate . --The Navy Minister (Colenel K Knox), addressing the annual [?] vention of the American [?] ...
Article : 229 wordsIn the Police Court recently a police witness gave details of a somewhat exciting chase of a defendant who was stated to have wrenched himself free ...
Article : 133 wordsThe importance of guerilla warfare to Australia was emphasised in his weekly letter to the troops by Major-General J. M. A. Durrant. ...
Article : 341 wordsMany old residents of Mackay will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Henry James Hatfield, popularly known as Harry, who passed away ...
Article : 214 wordsLONDON, September 20. -- The midday Russian communique records the recapture of several more streets in Stalingrad and successful ...
Article : 186 wordsThe management and staff of the Railway Refreshment Rooms at Mackay seem to be doing a fine job of work in catering for the travelling ...
Article : 90 wordsOTTAWA. September 19.--The Canadian Press says in the loss of the corvette, Charlottetown, the patrol vessel, Raccoon, and the sinking of ...
Article : 101 wordsWhatever may be the view of the Federal Government's proposal to establish a Commonwealth Mortgage Bank there can be no question as to ...
Article : 473 wordsOfficial advice has been received by the district inspector of schools (Mr. C. H. Jones) to the effect that normal school attendance conditions are now ...
Article : 72 wordsMr. W. Farrington, canecutter on Mr. W. J. Edwards' farm at Mirani West, writes to challenge the statements in the 'Mercury' some time ago ...
Article : 66 wordsNEW YORK, September 20.--[?] than 15,000 shipyard workers are because a free ferry has been dis[?] tined and a 5 per cent, fare impo[?] ...
Article : 148 wordsNEW YORK, September 19.Colonel Harold Shannon, commander of the marines in the Midway Island battle, on his return to New York, told ...
Article : 111 wordsMembers of the Mackay sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and Service men on leave attended the funeral on Saturday afternoon of the ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Englishman has the reputation of being a born improvisor and master of compromise, particularly in war and in diplomacy. Now he is improvising and ...
Article : 159 wordsLONDON, September 20.--Munich was attacked By RAF bombers which were out in strength over Southern and Western Germany last night. In ...
Article : 77 wordsEarly yesterday morning a flock of strange looking birds, probably some variety of hawk, caused a lively commotion among pigeons belonging to a ...
Article : 120 wordsNEW YORK, September 17.-- The 'Herald-Tribune' states that fear is mounting in official circles to-night that the Japanese are ...
Article : 196 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.--Catholic men engaged in national war work who took part in strikes or in any slackening of work which might interfere ...
Article : 122 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Eight Australian soldiers, under arrest for being AWL, escaped yesterday afternoon from the military provost corps ...
Article : 134 wordsPrivate G. Wilkinson, who is on home leave, after an absence on service for about nine months, renewed acquaintance with many old club ...
Article : 65 wordsLONDON. September 17.--Charles Vallin. a deputy for Paris and vice- president of the French Social party, which the French Right Wing party ...
Article : 129 wordsLONDON, September 19.--[?] 'Exchange Telegraph's Calcutta [?] respondent, in a message [?]da September 9, which was delay ...
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Advertising : 210 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.--Aircraftsman S. M. Falstein, MP, has lodged an appeal against the 28 days detention Imposed by the air force court-martial for ...
Article : 123 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.--Regulations restricting horse and dog racing will be amended to close the loophole discovered by the Victorian Premier (Mr. ...
Article : 102 wordsNEW YORK, September 19.--The North American Newspaper Alliance correspondent (Mr. Ward Morehouse),in Northern Ireland; states that an actual second front invasion is impossible now, but such a move may be possible next ...
Article : 252 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday. -- White collar workers in the country and urban districts may be used on a part-time basis as the form of an ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Naval communique from the Far East states that United States submarines have reported the following results of operations against the ...
Article : 83 wordsDetroit News: A picture weekly gives us a layout of a picnic held in the garden of a New York penthouse. One can only feel that it is a ...
Article : 104 wordsWARWICK, Sunday.--Eleven were admitted to hospital, one in a. dangerous and three in a serious condition following the capsize of a truck on the ...
Article : 112 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.--When he introduced the Superannuation Bill of 1942 in the House of Representatives to-day. the Treasurer (Mr. J. B. ...
Article : 92 wordsRussia is young. More than 45 per cent. of its near 200,000,000 people are under 19 years of age. This condition permeates all of the 50 or more ...
Article : 105 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.--The broadcasting of all racing matter was banned under the new raring regulations. The regulations apply to ...
Article : 50 wordsBy special arrangement Reuter's world service. in addition to other special sources of information, is, used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence published in ...
Article : 84 wordsWASHINGTON, September 19.--A Navy communique states that flying fortresses bombed a Japanese battle fleet in the Solomons, and possibly hit ...
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