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  2. HEAVY FIGHTING

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" at Rangoon says that the Japanese to-night were nearing Sittang River. Heavy fighting ...

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  3. STRIKING MINERS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Government Has given the miners on strike in New South Wales 24 hours to resume work without incurring penalties for breach of the National Security Act regulations forbidding ...

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  4. MAN POWER

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- Indications that the Opposition will seek important amendments to the economic organisation of the man power regulations ...

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  5. DESTROYED OR DAMAGED

    LONDON, Monday.--A Netherlands East Indies War Department communique states: "It can be assumed that, as the result of strong action by Allied naval forces, the greater part of the fleet from which ...

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  6. UNUSUAL COMBINATION

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The unusual combination of battleships and cavalry was seen in action near Leningrad. The "Izvestia" describes how the big guns of the Soviet battleships shelled the German lilies while ...

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  7. ENEMY TROOPS

    LONDON, Tuesday.--In Libya there has been considerable movement of enemy troops to the front. It is thought that heavier fighting may be ...

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  8. DEFENCE FACTORIES

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) said he had signed an order under the National Security Act (Man Power) ...

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  9. PACIFIC DEFENCE

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- So important ore the discussions now taking place with the New Zealand delegation that when Parliament meets ...

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  10. FRENCH HOSTAGES

    LONDON, Monday.--The representative of the British United Press on the French frontier' says that the latest Issue of the underground newspaper. ...

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  11. TOBACCO SUPPLY

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- There was no hope of any improvement in the tobacco supply position in the immediate future, said the Minister for Trade ...

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  12. RAIDS ON MALTA

    LONDON, Monday.--The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Malta says: "Except for a brief iunch-time break on Sunday, Malta has ...

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  13. NON-ESSENTIAL GOODS

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Seventy three classes of goods declared by the production executive of the Federal Cabinet to be non-essential will be ...

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  14. MILITARY SERVICE

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Applications tor exemption from military service on the ground of hardship to the persons concerned, parents or dependents, will be ...

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  15. SPORTING BODIES

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--After an expression of opinion by representatives of Queensland sporting bodies at a meeting convened by Mr. J. S. ...

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  16. NEWSPRINT RATIONING

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The rationing of newsprint among Australian papers for the current quarter will be on the same basis as in tile last ...

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  17. ENEMY SUBMARINE

    LONDON, Tuesday.-- While President Roosevelt was delivering his world broadcast an enemy submarine appeared oft the coast of ...

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  18. RAID BY BOMBERS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Harbours near Port Moresby were raided by an enemy force of medium bombers shortly after noon to-day. The ...

    Article : 121 words
  19. INVASION OF KOEPANG

    BANDOENG, Monday.--It was announced officially that the Japanese had invaded Koepang (Dutch Timor). The communigue adds that the attack ...

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  20. BRITISH SHIPPING

    LONDON, Tuesday.-- It is stated authoritatively that the increases in British shipping losses in the lost two months have been serious. A special ...

    Article : 57 words
  21. State Hotel Hours

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Cabinet has decided the present hotel hours, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., shall continue. It is expected that the existing times will ...

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  22. U.S. DEFENCE LINE

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.-- President Roosevelt's speech is the first intimation that the United States is prepared to stand on a defensive line ...

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  23. STOUT HEARTS

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--"We must have stout hearts and cool heads," said the General Officer Commanding the Home Forces (Lieutenant-General Sir Iven ...

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  24. Martinique as Base?

    WASHINGTON, Monday.-- Official sources discount the report from London of an enlarged submarine fleet Using the Vichy-controlled Martihiaue ...

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  25. BRITAIN AND U.S.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The conclusion of a new Lease and Lend Act agreement between Britain and the United States was announced simultaneously in London and Washington to-day. Under this agreement the two ...

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  26. GERMAN ORDER

    LONDON, Monday.--The Norwegian news agency says that the Germans have ordered half a million pairs of skis from Norway for the next winter's ...

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  27. STOP PRESS

    LONDON, Tuesday.--"I am sure we have achieved a more tensely braced and compact administration to meet the new dangers and ...

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  28. PANAMA TANKER

    NEW YORK, Monday.--The Panama tanker Thalia (8329 tons) has been torpedoed near Moncos Islands, about 100 miles from Aruba (Dutch West Indies). ...

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  29. MUNITION FACTORIES

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Commonwealth will soon have 36 Government munition factories working at full pressure on War equipment. Most of ...

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  30. STATE ROAD WORKS

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Road building and improvement, involving an expenditure of £589,539 by the Main Roads Commission, in many parts of ...

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  31. U.S. COASTGUARD BOAT

    WASHINGTON, Monday.--The navy has announced that the coastguard cutter Alexander Hamilton was torpedoed off Iceland. While being towed ...

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  32. TRANSFER APPROVED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- The Slate Executive Council to-day approved of the transfer of the administration of police art from the Chief secretary ...

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  33. AIR DEFENCES

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.--In the three weeks ended January 31 the Government let contracts and permitted expenditure aggregating £1,000,000 to ...

    Article : 63 words
  34. FOURTEEN KILLED

    VICHY, Tuesday.--Fourteen people were killed and 30 were injured in a gas explosion at Marseilles which wrecked buildings in the centre of the ...

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  35. U.S. CARGO SHIP

    HAVANA (Cuba), Tuesday.--The Navy has announced that a cargo snip of 7000 tons has boon torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea, 60 miles ...

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