THE A.I.F's chief need is men. ... Can we play our part in stemming the enemy's attack by sending abroad a small band of volunteers?" asked the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Army ...
Article : 638 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.—As a war-time concession to State Governments the Federal Government has decided to withdraw indefinitely the present ...
Article : 219 wordsREALISM was imparted to Brisbane's trial black-out last night by Mr. C. Holland, air raid warden, of Brown Parade, Ashgrove, who built this shelter in his spare time. It is constructed of 220 sand-bags, and slab walls inside and out, and is equipped with facilities to meet all ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 221 wordsAUSTRALIA has received orders from Empire and Allied countries for aircraft and aircraft parts to the value of £9 million. Announcing this yesterday, the ...
Article : 365 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) made a statement in Canberra last night amplifying his reference last week to Queensland's place in the ...
Article : 247 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) saw yesterday his first game of Australian Rules football at Canberra. ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Railway Department and the General Hospital won special praise from the Minister in Charge of Civil Defence (Mr. Hanlon) ...
Article : 788 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday. — Although the Government would make every effort to case petrol rationing from the beginning of next year, it was ...
Article : 176 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.—After a recess of three weeks, arranged to enable the Federal Government to complete Budget details both ...
Article : 521 wordsVOLUNTEER Defence Corps units fought on beaches north of Brisbane yesterday and harassed "enemy landings." They played their part in the military manoeuvres on the North Coast, and the seasoned Home Guard men showed their value as guerilla ...
Article : 44 wordsTOWNSVILLE, Sunday.—Most disappointing mining news in North Queensland for many years is the ending to-day of the most extensive search ...
Article : 196 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Drastic changes in State taxation are expected in the Budget which the Premier and Treasurer (Mr. McKell) will introduce this ...
Article : 75 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday. — The bride's father collapsed and died during a wedding ceremony in Scots Church, city yesterday. ...
Article : 79 wordsBUNDABERG, Saturday.—Constable E. F. P. Duncan, officer in charge of the South Kolan police station, 15 miles from Bundaberg, swallowed poison in ...
Article : 94 wordsMELBOURNE, sunday.—When retrieving a ball from a roof in front of his home yesterday, Leslie Charles McCartney, 13, of ...
Article : 83 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—All the women members of the Chinese Legation—three of whom are University graduates—have experienced bombing ...
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Advertising : 489 wordsTransport difficulties mainly because of petrol rationing were discussed at the conference of 80 A.R.P. first aid post representatives and officials at ...
Article : 101 wordsTwo men and a boy aged 18 months were killed in unusual truck accidents at the week-end. The boy Kevin Eggins, son of Mr. ...
Article : 214 wordsAt the City Hall depot on Saturday, 12 men volunteered for the A.I.P. and five were accepted. This brought the total for the week to 76 compared with ...
Article : 39 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Members of the Gas Employees' Union will consider on October 4 proposals for a general strike if their claim for a weekly war ...
Article : 115 wordsMUMPS IN SYDNEY.—Of 140 cases of mumps now in the Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, 114 are army and air force trainees. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 404 wordsIn its judgment refusing to grant a war loading to the Brisbane Tramways Union, the Pull Bench of the Industrial Court agreed that conductors ...
Article : 382 wordsTwo women were hurt when a car struck a post at Lutwyche Road, Windsor, at noon yesterday. They were:— Vera Ball, 23, Alfred Street, Valley the driver, injuries to face and left leg and shock: Eva Johnston, 21, St. John's Wood, facial injuries and shock. ...
Article : 58 wordsHot, northerly winds, which Weather Bureau officials said last night were developing in the interior, are expected to add to the bush and grass fire risk ...
Article : 64 wordsQueenslanders have subscribed £4,004,136 in 18 months to the war savings campaign. The secretary (Mr. A. V. Porter) said ...
Article : 131 wordsPATROL Leader Errol Noble, 17, of West End Boy Scout Troop, climbed 250ft up a narrow iron ladder, with only the beam of a black-out torch for light, when the City Hall tower lift failed in the black-out last night, and he had to make a report to an A.R.P. ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Mon 15 Sep 1941, Page 3
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