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  2. WHAT WILL JAPAN DO NEXT? Berlin Makes Suggestions

    The Berlin radio asks: What will Japan do next? There are obviously great possibilities toward Australia. Japan will also undoubtedly start a cruiser war against shipping in the Indian Ocean, where there are several useful bases, such as Mauritius, ...

    Article : 230 words
  3. "BLACK" MARKET. New Penalties.

    The Minister for Home Security (Mr. Herbert Morrison) in the House of Commons after announcing the new "black" market penalties said ...

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  4. NAZIS DESPERATE. TO AID SIXTEENTH ARMY.

    The Russians according to "The Times" Stackholm correspondent, have farther distinctly improved their general position in the ...

    Article : 292 words
  5. R.A.A.F.MEN ESCAPE.

    In a bullet-riddled Hudson bomber that had been condemned as unserviceable by the British authorities in Java, six young ...

    Article : 386 words
  6. WINE INDUSTRY.

    Difficulties confronting the wine industry as a result of the virtual closing of export markets will be enormously aggravated by the ...

    Article : 133 words
  7. CRISIS IN INDIA'S AFFAIRS Japanese Advance Hastens

    New conclusions have been reached by Britain for a settlement of the constitutional problem of India, but the terms are being withheld until the Lord Privy Seal (Sir Stafford Cripps) has visited India to satisfy himself on the spot, by personal ...

    Article : 260 words
  8. SUPPLIES OF FOOD.

    For the purpose of organising and controlling all supplies of foodstuffs to the Australian and Allied forces in the Commonwealth, ...

    Article : 264 words
  9. DARWIN WOUNDED.

    While bombs were fallincg on the Darwin Hospital, Surgeon Commander James was performing an operation. He refused to leave the ...

    Article : 325 words
  10. ENEMY'S NAVAL POSITION.

    The reverses in the "Black Week" cannot be minimised. The loss of Java, including Sourabaya, completes the capture of a defensive barrier ...

    Article : 122 words
  11. AIR WAR DEVELOPS.

    The "Red Star" says the air war is developing, with fresh Luftwaffe activity aiming to wear out our aviation before the spring begins. We destroyed ...

    Article : 235 words
  12. MEET OBLIGATIONS.

    The Prime Minister added: "This, of course, was subject to the fulfilment of our obligations for the protection of minorities, including the depressed ...

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  13. DUTCHMAN'S CONFIDENCE.

    The Dutch Minister for Justice in London (Professor Gerbrandy) broadcasting, said: "Our work and our fight is at the moment continuing on new ...

    Article : 184 words
  14. NORWEGIAN TORCES

    The Norwegian Minister for Defence announces that Major Hansteen has been promoted to General and appointed Commander ...

    Article : 69 words
  15. OPPOSITION MOVE.

    Opposition moves to procure a withdrawal or amendment of the National Security Regulations giving the Federal Government unlimited powers to ...

    Article : 206 words
  16. SUBMARINES BAG.

    The submarine Utmost has returned from 15 months' service in the Mediterranean wherein it torpedoed an Italian cruiser, seven ...

    Article : 74 words
  17. REINFORCEMENTS WANTED.

    The British United Press correspondent at Mandalay says that Burma wants reinforcements and unless the demand is soon answered the forces in ...

    Article : 301 words
  18. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES.

    A Moscow special communique says that for the period February 5 to March 8 Russian troops on the Kalinin front killed 49,700 Germans and liberated 161 ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. QUIET IN PHILIPPINES.

    A communique issued at 9.30 a.m. says that the Philippine theatre situation remains unchanged. There has been no ground or air activity in the ...

    Article : 42 words
  20. GERMAN BATTLESHIP

    The big German battleship, Admiral von Tirpitz, was attacked by aerial torpedoes north of Trondheim, Norway, on Monday morning. Announcing ...

    Article : 201 words
  21. VIOLENT ATTACKS LAUNCHED.

    The Vichy radio states that according to a neutral source the Russians in the past 24 hours launched almost simultaneous violent attacks along the ...

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  22. N.S.W. COALFIELDS.

    Following further hold-ups in the New South Wales coalfields the Federal War Cabinet decided to-day that in future the National Security ...

    Article : 211 words
  23. DISARMING OF DUTCH.

    The Tokio radio says that the complete disarmament of the Netherlands East Indies troops in Java pursuant to an order by General Ter Poorten is ...

    Article : 120 words
  24. LABOUR CORPS.

    Acceptance by the Federal Government of requests by trade unions that men enrolled in the compulsory labour corps should be paid award rates ...

    Article : 202 words
  25. GERMAN LINE BREACHED.

    The Moscow radio states that the Russians have breached the strongly fortified line on the Kalinin front, which the Germans called the Strauss Line, ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. DEFENCE OF SOUTH AFRICA.

    Speaking in Parliament General Smuts said that If the Japanese carry the war into the Indian Ocean and attack South Africa, the natives would ...

    Article : 51 words
  27. RELATIVES PERTURBED JAPANESE ATROCITIES.

    Torn by anxiety by the news of Japanese atrocities, relatives of British men and women left in Hong Kong besieged the Colonial Office seeking ...

    Article : 76 words
  28. PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT

    The Government is taking further measures to control public entertainment to avoid interference with the war effort. Racing will be further restricted. Dog ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. NO SEPARATE PEACE.

    The Tokio official radio to-day said that the Cabinet spokesman was at a Press conference at which foreign correspondents inquired whether Japan ...

    Article : 62 words
  30. R.A.A.F. SUCCESSES.

    Evening papers to-day splashed across the front pages the R.A.A.F. successful attack on Japanese invasion ships, and the principal radio stations ...

    Article : 234 words
  31. WHITE BREAD.

    The Minister for Food (Lord Woolton), in the House of Lords,, announcing the abolition of white bread from April 6, said the measure was ...

    Article : 193 words
  32. WOODEN SHIPS.

    Wooden ships corresponding in type to those which Tasmania is building for the Commonwealth Government would be built in Brisbane by a local shipbuilder, ...

    Article : 80 words
  33. 12,000 GERMANS KILLED.

    The Moscow radio announced the capture of 11 places in Staraya Russa, and added that 12,000 Germans were killed there in the last few days. A ...

    Article : 54 words
  34. TOKIO COMMENT.

    The Tokio officiai radio quoted competent sources commenting on the British atrocities charges in Hong Kong. It stated: "The Japanese ...

    Article : 83 words
  35. CHRISTMAS ISLAND SHELLED.

    A Vichy radio message from Tokio says the Javanese navy shelled Christmas Island to the south of Java and military installations were greatly ...

    Article : 33 words
  36. YOUNGER OFFICERS.

    The Minister for the Army, (Mr. F. M. Forde) said to-day that much younger officers are being placed in the field to lead the front line of the ...

    Article : 179 words
  37. AIR SUPPORT.

    "We have to wake up. If we do not, then God help us, as we have got a poor chance of holding the Japanese if they invade Darwin unless we get ...

    Article : 181 words
  38. ITALIAN HOPES.

    A Rome message says that Italian newspapers commenting On the Australian situation, declare that Australia does not possess sufficient means of ...

    Article : 94 words
  39. NAVAL AIRCRAFT.

    Sir Roger Keyes, in the House of Commons during the debate the navy estimates, said the Admiralty and Air Ministry should co-operate to ...

    Article : 241 words
  40. THE POLISH PREMIER VISITS GIBRALTAR

    General Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Fighting Forces, recently visited Gibraltar on his way to the Middle East and Russia to inspect Polish fighting forces. He visited Tobruk, where Polish units had distinguished ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 89 words
  41. THREAT TO AUSTRALIA.

    The Tokio spokesman of the Japanese Information Board, according to the Domei news agency, warned that Australia will suffer the same fate as ...

    Article : 130 words
  42. U.S. BOMBERS PARTICIPATE.

    The official radio stated that United States heavy bombers had participated with Australian planes against the Japanese in New Guinea. Eight ...

    Article : 59 words
  43. OWEN MACHINE-GUN.

    The Minister for the Army (Mr. F. M. Forde) stated to-day that largescale production of the Owen sub-machine-gun will be undertaken. All ...

    Article : 39 words
  44. LONDON NEWSPAPERS.

    AS a result of the agreed reduction of 10 percent, in the consumption of newsprint, "The Times" and the "Daily Telegraph," which are the only ...

    Article : 76 words
  45. GERMAN REPRISAL.

    "The Times" states that an 8 p.m. curfew has been imposed in Amsterdam as a reprisar for the bomb attacks on German occupied houses. Several University ...

    Article : 63 words
  46. LIBYAN CAMPAIGN.

    A Cairo communique says "Our patrols went into action in a series of engagements. Despite the strength of the enemy patrols, consisting of ...

    Article : 52 words
  47. RACE BROADCASTS.

    Broadcasting of races may cease after Saturday at Rosehill. It was stated today that a conference between radio stations and the Postmaster-General ...

    Article : 74 words
  48. KNIGHTHOOD CONFERRED.

    A knighthood has been conferred on Major D. P. Maxwell Fyfe after his appointment at Solicitor-General. ...

    Article : 28 words
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