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  2. NEW FRONT IN CENTRAL BURMA British Forces Consolidating

    British forces have been engaged in consolidating a new front in Central Burma. The main Japanese forces are still south of Taikkye on the Prone road, but their patrols are already creeping forward to test our strength. British forces ...

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  3. ALLIED AKMIES.

    The "Dally Express" coresspandend with the Teath Army [?] Iras and British army [?] are using [?] of [?] ...

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  4. CEYLON PREPARING

    Ceylon If now defence-minded. There is no comparison between Colombo, which to-day is a city without frivolities, and Singapore or Hong ...

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  5. NAZI ATROCITIES.

    The "Daily Mail" saya that the revelations ot German atrocities in Norway, which resulted from the benning of 17 Swedish newspapers ...

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  6. JAPANESE DRIVE. BY WAY OF NEW GUINEA.

    "It now seems [?] that the Japances drive [?] Australia is coming by the way of New Guines, to by-[?] and outbank Darwin," ...

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  7. GERMAN DIVISIONS ENCIRCLED Enormous Material Losses

    The correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Stockhoim says that advanced Red Anny units this morning cut the Viazma-Smolensk railway, thus completing the encirclement of Viazma and enclosing between three to five German ...

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  8. R.A.F. OFFENSIVE.

    The R.A.F. offensive in the West— 'premised by the Air Minister, as soon as the almost unprecedented weather conditions have improved— ...

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  9. PACIFIC STRATEGY

    Washington reports that the American administration is actively engaged on tte examination of the new plan of Pacifie strategy ...

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  10. AMERICAN REPORT.

    A communique issued at 9.30 a.m. stated: "No activity in the Philippines. In New Britain on March 13 a single American flying fortress while on a ...

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  11. SUCCESSFUL DIVERSION.

    A New Delhi communique states: "During tue withdrawal from Rangoon our forces in the Toungoo area created a diversion by an attack in Upper ...

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  12. HEAVY PLANE LOSSES.

    A Moscow night. communique says: "Our forces to-day fought offensive battles and captured a number of inhabited points. Seventeen German ...

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  13. EXTRAVAGANT ENEMY CLAIMS.

    The Berlin radio quotes a message from Tokio declaring that Japanese naval forces have arrived in Torres Strait, preparatory to landing on ...

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  14. MERCHANTS FINED.

    Browning, Jones sad Merris Ltd., builders and merchants, were fined a total of £2270, and two directors £600 each at Mendon for ...

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  15. ALLIED RAILWAY.

    The railway from Haifa to tripoli, Limkin Palestine and Syria is nearing completion. British, Australian and South ...

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  16. DUTCHMEN IN HIDING.

    A Tokio radio dispatch frorn-Bandoeng says it is understood that a large number of soldiers belonging to the Netherlands East Indies forces is hiding ...

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  17. DESERT CAMPAIGN.

    A Cairo communique tates: "During engagements on March 14 "with enemy light forces we destroyed at least one tank and two lorries and ...

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  18. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

    A Stockholm message from Moscow states that Russian guards Captured Kogdanova, 35 miles north of the Smolensk-Viazma road, and Serebusje, ...

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  19. GERMAN ISLAND RAIDED.

    The Moscow radio says that the cruiser Krasnikavkaz attacked a German occupied island in the Black Sea and bombarded fortifications, after ...

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  20. NO AIR ACTIVITY.

    A civil defence communique says there wee no sir activity over the past few days in central or upper Burma. ...

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  21. NO REPORTS RECEIVED.

    The Minister for the Army (Mr. F. M. Forde) laid to-day that he had received no reports of any Australian forces in action in New Guinea. He ...

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  22. BERLIN COMMUNIQUE.

    A Berlin communique reports heavy defensive fighting during snowstorms and frost on March 15 on the central sector of the Russian front Favoured ...

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  23. TRAITOROUS BURMESE.

    A Mandalay message says that a traitorous Burmese gave the alarm when the Imperial forces attempted to surprise the Japanese at Shivegyin. ...

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  24. AUSTRALIA'S PERIL.

    The "Daily Mail" in a leader, says: "Australia is in imminent peril, but there is little we can do. Time presses, and we are so far away that our hands ...

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  25. FOOD SHORTAGE.

    Dr. Gilbert Fletcher, of the Brussels University, who arrived from Lisbon to-day, said that the Germans in Belgium and France are counterfeiting ...

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  26. HITLER'S TECHNIQUE.

    The Under-secretary, of State. (MrSumner Welles), in a statement to the Press to-day, said that Hitler's monstrous lie technique has deluded many ...

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  27. FIGHTING IN SUMATRA.

    The Berlin radio quotes a message from Tokio saying that fighting is continuing in central Sumatra, but the Dutch are retreating farther into the ...

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  28. AXIS SURPRISED.

    Reuter's correspondent on a British warship which participated in the combined operation against Rhodes, in the Dodecanese group, says that the attack ...

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  29. JAPANESE CLAIMS DENIED.

    The Lieut-Governor of the Netherlands East Indies (Dr. van Mook) to day denied the Tokio official radio's claim that 50,000 prisoners, including ...

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  30. U.S. REALISES POSITION.

    The united States are keenly aware that the forthcoming battle for Australia will be grim, but the authorities recognise that the retention of ...

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  31. DOCKERS WEEK.

    "DocKers' week in the north-west area has been an unqualified success," said Mr, J. Gibson Jarvie, north-west regional port director to-day. The ...

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  32. MILITARY UNIFORMS

    The prosecution of firms which have sold military uniforms and insignia without checking the purchasers' authority, will be considered ...

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  33. DAYLIGHT ALERT.

    For the first time for many months London had a daylight alert this morning. A large number of aircraft were heard on the outskirts of London when ...

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  34. TAKE OFFENSIVE.

    The Australian Minister (Mr. R. G. Casey), in a nation-wide radio address, declared: "The United Nations roust now take the offensive against the ...

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  35. SAVED EQUIPMENT.

    In saving £50,000 of important equipment in a sortie in southern Sumatra which, because of the approach of the Japanese, could be ...

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  36. AUSTRALIAN ARMY.

    A complete reorganisation of the Australian army to increase its striking power is being Considered by the Minster for the Army (Mr. F. M. Forde). ...

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  37. AIR-RAID SHELTERS.

    The Berlin radio says that tens of thousands of foreign workers are building gigantic air raid shelters for German warships along the Atlantic coast ...

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  38. SLASH RED TAPE.

    The reform advocated by Major. General Gordon Bennett that the Australian army commanders be givan a free hand to slash red tape will be ...

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  39. RAILROAD STRIKES.

    white House has announced that President, Roosevelt, in a latter to the president of the strike-bound Toledo. Peoria and Western Railroad, is ...

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  40. OIL SHORTAGE.

    Official figures on the East Coast oil shortage show that submarining and shipping transfers to other waters have cut tanker shipments more than 415,000 ...

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  41. TOW BOAT SINKS.

    Twelve persons are missing from a tow boat which struck a railroad bridge pier and sank in the middle of the Ohio River. ...

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  42. DETENTION ORDERS.

    The number of persons detained under regulation 18b at January 31 was 603. Detention orders during January were made against four persons, all ...

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  43. NO AGREEMENT.

    The Tokio official radio spokesman (Mr. Hori) said to the Press that protracted negotiations for the annual extension of the Russian-Japanese ...

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  44. BRITISH TROOPS IN TOBRUK

    Thousands of British troops in and around Tobruk took to living in the cavas below the ground, where viral work was carried out free from [?] by the enemy's shelling and bombing. This photograph shows Australians at the entrance of these, caves, where ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  45. WAR DAMAGE LOSSES.

    The War Damage Commission announced to-day that property owners who suffered losses in the Northern Territory and New Guinea would be ...

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  46. NEWSPRINT CUT.

    The 10 per cent. cut in newsprint, operative from to-day, resulted in the non-appearance of early sporting editions of the evening newspapers. ...

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  47. UNOFFICIAL BANKING.

    White House has announced that Mr. Louis Johnson, who is heading the mission to India, will be the "personal representative of President Roosevelt ...

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  48. MR. A. W. FADDEN

    Mr. A. W. Fadden will not attend the War Advisory Council meeting at Canberra to-morrow. The-Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) stated to-day that Mr. ...

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  49. RAIL-MOTOR WRECKED.

    The Heathcote-Wallan rail-motor was wrecked near Pyalons to-day and 16 people were injured. Three were taken to hospital. Douglas Manton, with a ...

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  50. IMPORT WINE.

    The "Daily Mail" ban en wine importation is being lifted to enable the entry of 110.000 gallons each: from Australia, Portugal and South Africa. ...

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  51. PASSENGERS PROTECTION.

    The State Roads Transport Department intends to replace all the glass in Sydney buses with sheet iron for passengers protection. Trams also will ...

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  52. Arrival of American Troops in Australia

    The first official anneaneement of the arrival in Australia of American troops was made by the Vatted States Secretary for War (Mr. H. [?]. Sttawea) in washington to-day. He said that the units included air and ground treeps in considerable numbers. ...

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  53. NEAR NORTH ACTION.

    A communique issued at 4 p.m. says: "Australia, March 14: Nine United States fighter planes P40 encountered a large flight of enemy bombers, escorted by ...

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  54. COASTAL COLLISION.

    The Commonwealth. Court of Marine Inquiry found to-day that John Stewart, second officer of the steamer Gwydir, had failed in his duty in the control and ...

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  55. RUMOUR DENIED.

    The Minister for the Army (Mr. T. M. Forde) described as ridiculous and entirely without foundation the rumours from. Townsville that Cairns had been ...

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  56. CHANGE SEEN IN BRITAIN.

    Viscount Bennett, in a speech, said: "There is something wrong in Britain. I cannot say what it is, but I have been a change occur, I do not know whether ...

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