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  2. BENNETT EXPLAINS SINGAPORE'S FALL

    BATAVIA, Friday.--Shortage of water, continuous heavy bombardment, and the great numerical superiority of the Japanese caused the surrender of Singapore, the A.I.F. ...

    Article : 399 words
  3. 'Must Heed Lessons'

    "Unless each of us subjects himself to the needs of the hour, the chance of keeping Australia is thin," ...

    Article : 346 words
  4. MORE POSITIVE ACTION URGED

    War Council members yesterday urged that Australia should again demand more positive action by the United Nations in the Pacific. ...

    Article : 311 words
  5. WATCHFUL EYE OF U.S. NAVY

    MERCHANT SHIPS off the Atlantic Coast are watched over by the U.S. Navy's air squadron oh its dawn to dusk patrol. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 33 words
  6. "Inertia" At Singapore

    LONDON, Friday.--"Singapore people simply refused to believe that war could come there," said Lady Brooke-Popham, on her ...

    Article : 348 words
  7. Censor Hands In Resignation

    Mr. H. A. Rorke, publicity censor for New South Wales, has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin). ...

    Article : 116 words
  8. ARMY, PLANE HUNT SOLDIER

    LONDON, Friday. -- A 20-year-old Canadian soldier is being hunted by troops, Home Guardsmen and police, assisted by an Army reconnaissance ...

    Article : 301 words
  9. Alleges Shops Looted After N. Guinea Raids

    Shops and dwellings at Port Moresby had been looted after the Japanese air-raids on February 3 and 4, declared Mr. C. Brough, who arrived in Sydney yesterday. ...

    Article : 206 words
  10. NO NEWS OF MISSIONARIES

    Sixty Methodist missionaries may have been captured by the Japanese in New Guinea, Papua, and New Britain. ...

    Article : 137 words
  11. HOLLOW GIFTS TO NAZI TOWN

    LONDON, Friday.--An Australian airman with the R.A.F. dropped 18 empty beer bottles over Wilhelmshaven (north-west Germany). ...

    Article : 120 words
  12. Wavell Slightly Hurt Flying At Singapore

    WASHINGTON, Friday (A.A.P.).-- General Sir Archibald Wavell Allied Supreme Commander in the south-west Pacific, suffered a broken rib during a ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. Mrs. Moses Overjoyed

    "I had a feeling he could not have been a prisoner for long," said Mrs. C. J. A. Moses last night, referring to the escape from Singapore of her husband, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 136 words
  14. DUTCH LACK AIR SUPPORT

    LONDON, Friday.--Garrisons in the outer, Dutch East Indies islands consist of small infantry detachments without artillery or air support, Dutch ...

    Article : 436 words
  15. Fined For Breaking Alien Regulations

    MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.--Fines of £15, and £210 costs each, were imposed on two Italians at Murwillumbah Court today for breaches of the Alien ...

    Article : 154 words
  16. QUEENSLANDERS FEEL NEGLECTED

    TOWNSVILLE, Friday.--Many North Queenslanders believe that the strategic importance of the North is being subordinated to political considerations. ...

    Article : 193 words
  17. "BEER BEFORE GUNS" INQUIRY

    Military officers are seeking details of reports that civil planes leaving Australia for Port Moresby were loaded with beer, while urgently needed ...

    Article : 159 words
  18. FOUR POINTS FOR VICTORY CONGRESS

    Four Sessions of the "Congress of National Unity for an Allied victory" will be held at the Sydney Town Hall today and tomorrow. ...

    Article : 81 words
  19. Copland Reduces A.C.I. Glass Prices

    CANBERRA, Friday.--As a result of a review of prices in the glass industry, prices of glassware produced by the Australian Consolidated Industries, ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. STILL NO OFFICIAL NEWS OF BENNETT

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Three days ago a news reporter revealed that Major-General Gordon Bennett had escaped from Singapore, but the ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. FUNERAL OF CANON JOHN NEEDHAM

    The funeral of Canon John Needham took place yesterday. Canon Needham was born in 1875 and ordained in 1899. ...

    Article : 39 words
  22. £1593 For New Elephant Houses

    MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Despite building restrictions, £1593 is to be spent on houses for two elephants at Melbourne Zoo. ...

    Article : 90 words
  23. BEER "NORMAL PART OF LIFE"

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Most Federal Ministers regarded beer-drinking in hotel bars as a normal part of the average citizen's life, a Federal ...

    Article : 204 words
  24. NEW GOVT. POWER OVER BOATS, SHIPS

    CANBERRA, Friday.--Boats of all descriptions, including steam, motor, sailing, and small craft within Australian territorial waters may he ...

    Article : 90 words
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  26. ARMY CONTROLS DARWIN FOOD

    All foodstuffs in Darwin have been taken over by the Army to ensure proper distribution. Civilians are being given food tickets. ...

    Article : 149 words
  27. Advertising

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    Advertising : 443 words
  28. Y.M.C.A. TO AID PRISONERS

    GENEVA, Friday (A.A.P.).--The Japanese Government has given the Y.M.C.A. World Committee permission to extend its war prisoners aid ...

    Article : 54 words
  29. 14 Casualties In New List

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 133 words
  30. SECRETS IN BLITHERING BLAZES

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Federal U.A.P. Leader (Mr. W. M. Hughes) today used a bundle of secret documents to light a ...

    Article : 152 words
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    Advertising : 30 words
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