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  2. A.I.F. TAKES SAMBODJA OILFIELD

    Friday,—Elements of the Seventh Australian Division have secured Sambodja, oilfield centre 28 miles northeast of Balik Papan, in ...

    Article : 325 words
  3. WITH THE BRITISH FLEET

    Fighters of the British Pacific Fleet on an aircraft carrier. The lift is rising, and the flight deck handling party waits until it is flush with the deck to push the Hellcat into position. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  4. CONTRAST

    First Lieutenant Hugh D. Semple (left). Syracuse, N.Y., and Private First Class Clint R. Westmoreland, of Twitty, Texas, who fought on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
  5. 12 Deaths In Royal Naval Plane Crash

    SYDNEY, Friday. — Seven Royal Naval personnel were killed in the RAF transport plane crash at Mascct last night. They included ...

    Article : 232 words
  6. RECORD “FORT” RAID ON JAP. HOMELAND

    GUAM, Friday. — Over 600 Super-Fortresses, the largest number ever sent out against Japan attacked Chochi, Fukui, Okazaki and Hitachi with 4000 tons of bombs this morning. Choshi is the most important fishing harbor and is the primary source of protein for ...

    Article : 271 words
  7. Artillery Slugging Match On Mivo Front In Bougainville

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Using 30 and 40 guns at a time, Australian artillerymen yesterday hammered Jap defences and suspected gun sites east of the Mivo River in South Bougainville, the Army Department stated today. For every shell the Japs have landed ...

    Article : 291 words
  8. Tax Revenue Could Provide Funds For Drought Relief

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Portion of the tax revenue should be allotted for emergency expenditure such as drought relief for wheat farmers, said ...

    Article : 111 words
  9. U.S. Authority To Make Examination Of Our Erosion Problems

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Dr Hugh Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will arrive in ...

    Article : 143 words
  10. DIVORCE REFORM CONTAINED IN NEW LEGISLATION

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Australian wives deserted by American and British subjects domiciled abroad will be able to petition for divorce ...

    Article : 203 words
  11. Delegates To Report Monday On Wool Conference Decisions

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Australian delegates to the recent wool conference will report to a Federal Cabinet sub-committee on Monday. The ...

    Article : 175 words
  12. CHURCHILL AND STALIN HOLD SECRET MEETING

    LONDON, Friday. — It was disclosed in Berlin that Mr Churchill and Generalissimo Stalin alone, except for interpreters, held a secret ...

    Article : 163 words
  13. JOINT FEDERAL-STATE SCHEME FOR SOLDIER SETTLEMENT

    CANBERRA. Friday. — Legislation will be brought down this session to implement a joint Commonwealth-State scheme to settle returned Servicemen on the land the Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (Mr Dedman) announced in the House of Representatives ...

    Article : 270 words
  14. Joint Action To Eliminate Black Market In Berlin

    BERLIN, Friday. — The four Allied commanders in Berlin have decided to take joint action to eliminate the black market. which General Parks ...

    Article : 160 words
  15. Duchess Of Windsor Will Accompany Her Husband To England

    WASHINGTON, Friday—The Duke of Windsor, in an interview said he expects to confer with King George and Mr Churchill in August. The ...

    Article : 88 words
  16. SUGGESTED MEMORIAL TO THE LATE MR CURTIN

    CANBERRA, Friday. — The establishment of “The John Curtin scheme of cottage homes for aged people would enable the ...

    Article : 117 words
  17. MILLING OATS ARRIVE FROM NORTH AMERICA

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Commerce officials announced today that the first parcels of milling outs from North America have arrived in Sydney and ...

    Article : 83 words
  18. THE MARKETS

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — The following report on the Melbourne citrus market has been received from the Melbourne market manager for the ...

    Article : 339 words
  19. Loophole In Land Acquisition Act

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — A loophole in the Land Acquisition Act for soldier settlement is making the acquisition of suitable land difficult, it ...

    Article : 130 words
  20. Increased Child Endowment Will Be Paid On July 24

    CANBERRA Friday—The increased child endowment of 7/6 per week will be paid on July 24 at the usual places. The increase will be ...

    Article : 107 words
  21. Order Of Discharge From Govt. Munitions Factories

    CANBERRA, Friday.— Members of the Forces and persons entitled to preference under the Re-Establishment Act will be the last wartime employees to be dismissed from Government munitions factories. This was announced today by the Minister for Munitions ...

    Article : 37 words
  22. Happier Days Forecast For Smokers

    CANBERRA, Friday. — The lifting of “restrictions”, on tobacco and cigarettes was forecast tonight by the Minister for Customs (Sen. Keane) ...

    Article : 85 words
  23. NEW WAR LOAN WILL BE LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 25

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — When the Commonwealth Government approaches the public towards the end of September for another War Loan ...

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  24. BRITISH WAR DAMAGE COMMISSION HAS PAID OUT OVER £150 MIlLLlONS

    LONDON, Friday. — War damage claims for the last year of raids against Britain are likely to be the heaviest of the war says the ...

    Article : 92 words
  25. Jury Discharged After Juror Accosted

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — A jury was discharged in General Sessions today after it had been alleged that a convicted wharf laborer had ...

    Article : 134 words
  26. Australians Receive Decorations At Buckingham Palace

    LONDON. Friday. — Outstanding feature of today’s investiture at Buckingham Palace was the attendance of six officers and eight other ranks ...

    Article : 96 words
  27. WEATHER FORECAST

    VICTORIA. Further rains, in Gippsland, showers in west coastal and inland districts elsewhere fine with bests severe inlands and patches of ...

    Article : 19 words
  28. NEWLY TRAINED CHINESE READY FOR DUTY

    Newly trained Chinese army drivers and mechanics [?] the [?] Victory [?] 24 week training period at the Ram[?] Bihar Province India. They are about to board a train that will take them to the [?] warning point of the [?] Road [?] . ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  29. FLASHBACK

    LONDON, July 21. 1944. Following an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Hitler, conspirators against Nazi Party are being ruthlessly ...

    Article : 212 words
  30. German Poison Gas Has Set Problem For British Authorities

    LONDON, Friday.—Thousands of tons of poison gas buried underground in the 33-mile-square German chemical warfare experimental station at ...

    Article : 102 words
  31. THREE GENERALS AMONG FINISH ARMY OFFICERS ARRESTED

    HELSINKI, Friday. — It is officially announced that police have arrested a number of Finnish Army officers who have been charged with smuggling and ...

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  32. PERMANENT WAY GANGS OF N.S.W. RAILWAYS MAY GO ON STRIKE

    SYDNEY, Friday. — If permanent way gangs employed by the Railways Department are not conceded their demands for new starting and ...

    Article : 83 words
  33. ONLY ONE DEATH IN HALIFAX EXPLOSIONS

    HALIFAX, Friday. — At the danger of the explosion of the main magazine at the naval [?] yesterday evening [?] ...

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  34. POW’S TO HELP BRING IN BRING IN BRITISH HARVEST

    LONDON. Friday. — The Ministry of Agriculture announces that 150,000 prisoners of war, including nearly 100,000 Germans, will help farmers ...

    Article : 14 words
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