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  2. FLARE IN DESERT FIGHTING

    LONDON, August 12.—Early renewal of large-scale fighting in Egypt is expected. War correspondents, predicting this, point out that both the Allies and the Axis forces have been heavily ...

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  3. FEDERAL SHOW TAX PROBABLE

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—It is practically certain that the Commonwealth will take over the entertainments tax. ...

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  4. RETURNED A.I.F. KEEN TO JOIN AIR FORCE

    Back from active service in the Middle East, these A.I.F. men were examined yesterday for entry into the R.A.A.F. They ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. TOKIO VOICE MAY BE AUSTRALIAN AT PISTOL POINT

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—It is assumed that broadcasts over the Tokio radio by the mystery English voice, believed to be that of Captain Charles Cousens, a former 2GB announcer from Sydney, ...

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  6. Pupils Harvest On Holidays

    PUPILS of Biloela Slate School, Callide Valley, are spending their vacation helping to overcome the shortage ...

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  7. Jackaroo—and "Jillaroo"

    "JILLAROO" is a new name coined for a member of the Women's Land Army who will take her place in pastoral ...

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  8. Review Of Censorship Likely Soon

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Following War Council discussion of criticism of censorship by Mr. Hughes, M.H.B., the ...

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  9. UNION PANEL FOR WAR JOBS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Final arrangements for the creation of a trades union industrial panel to co-operate with the ...

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  10. TIGHTER CONTROL OF WAR PRISONERS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Definite instructions had been issued to all commanding officers that there must be a tightening up of control of prisoner of war camps, said the Army Minister (Mr. Forde) to-day. ...

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  11. More Clothes Unlikely

    PERTH, Thursday.—"I can see little prospect of any relaxation in the scale of clothes rationing for some months at least," ...

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  12. Dispensation To Catholics

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—A dispensation to Roman Catholics in Australia for the duration of the war from the law of abstinence ...

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  13. Little Bright In Dark War

    NEW YORK, August 13.—"I wish I could tell you that the war is going well, but we are still on the defensive," ...

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  14. Bank Warns On Inflation

    Warning against inflation was given by the chairman of directors of the Queensland National Bank (Mr. W. H. Hart) at the ...

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  15. TROOPS IN SCUFFLE OUTSIDE CANTEEN

    Australian troops assembled in force outside the American canteen last night and sought to enter the building. American ...

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  16. 60 Italians Still Strike

    Forty Italians and 10 Finns, who have been on strike at an alien labour camp, have returned to work, but 60 Italians remain ...

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  17. LEAP FROM 7th FLOOR

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. — While bring questioned by a detective at a city guesthouse at East Melbourne yesterday Jean ...

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  18. COAL RECORD EXPECTED

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Commissioner (Mr. N. Mighell) said to-night that he expected a record coal production of 255,000 ...

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  19. Many To Aid Servicemen

    Hundreds of householders in Brisbane already have offered service men hospitality in their homes through the Army Canteen ...

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  20. ENTRIES MADE BY ANOTHER IN TAX FORM

    PERTH, Thursday.—Statements about pencilled entries by another hand than his own on his income tax returns after he ...

    Article : 299 words
  21. Advertising

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  22. MALT & WHEAT REPLACE COFFEE

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Government is encouraging the making of coffee substitutes because of the shortage ...

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  23. 70 Tons a Day, If Cities Raided

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australian cities could expect up to 70 tons of bombs in any one day of enemy air raids, unless Japan ...

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  24. BURNING FIRE BOMBS FLUNG OUT OF PLANE

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—When incendiary bombs exploded in a British bomber over the target area Sergeant Hugh ...

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  25. MILITIA MUST NOT BE COERCED

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—There is no basis for reports that members of Militia units who decline to transfer to the A.I.F. will be ...

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  26. GIRLS WANTED FOR ACK-ACK STATIONS

    Hundreds of girls are required in Queensland by the Australian Women's Army Service, to serve as instrument operators and ...

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  27. FELL 100FT. TO DEATH

    John Waller Wheeling, 46, of Chermside Road. East Ipswich, crashed 100ft. to his death from the top of the Shell Building, in ...

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  28. AIR ALERT CAUSE NOT CONFIRMED

    Melbourne had an air raid alert date on Wednesday night. No enemy planes were sighted, and it was officially stated at ...

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  29. UNIONS WANT SAY ON GOVT. POSITIONS

    SYDNEY. Thursday.—The New South Wales Trades and Labour Council agreed to a motion to-night that in future all ...

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  30. 850 SOUGHT FOR URGENT WAR JOBS

    Officials of the civil constructional corps of the Allied Works Council made an appeal yesterday for 850 volunteers of various trades ...

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  31. UNIFORM WAGE LOADINGS SOUGHT

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Application for prosperity and war loadings now operating in some States or industries was made by ...

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  32. BRISBANE PILOT IN FAMOUS SQUADRON

    Pilot-Officer Alan Petherick, 29, new gunnery officer in the Australian Sunderland Squadron in Britain, is the third son of Mr. ...

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  33. SECRECY NEED IN V.D. TREATMENT

    Secrecy in the treatment of cases of venereal disease was the key to the success that had been achieved in Queensland in dealing with this ...

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  34. COSMETICS BAN TO BE RELAXED

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Federal Government may soon relieve the shortage of some cosmetics resulting from the ban ...

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  35. BIG WELCOME GIVEN TO RETURNED A.I.F.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—With a band playing rousing airs and with hundreds of friends and relatives surging over the platform, another contingent of A.I.F. men, returned from the Middle East after nearly three years' service, was ...

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  36. DEPLETED STAFF A CIVIC PROBLEM

    One of the biggest tasks of the City Council, said the Vice-Mayor (Aid. Tait) yesterday, was to carry on the various activities smoothly ...

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  37. SESSION OPENING

    A proclamation was Issued by the Governor (Sir Leslie Wilson) yesterday, summoning members to the opening of the next session of ...

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  38. MINISTERS ON WAY HOME FROM SOUTH

    The Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith) and the Treasurer (Mr. Cooper will reach Brisbane from the South to-day Mr. Smith will arrive by ...

    Article : 71 words
  39. FIRE IN SHIP'S HOLD

    Crews of two fire engines quickly brought under control a fire which broke out in the hold of a coastal steamer In an Australian ...

    Article : 51 words
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