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  2. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT

    MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Sales of wheat in the last fortnight amounted to 1,888,000 bushels, the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Mr. ...

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  3. WEEKLY WAR SUMMARY

    From the point of view of naval, military and air activities the war with Germany during the last week has been quiet, but that is not to say that ...

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  4. NAZI BLACKMAIL

    LONDON, Saturday. -- After declaring that In his opinion the Labour Party's manifesto on war and peace would live in history as an objective ...

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  5. POST WAR TRADE

    LONDON, Saturday.-- Official circles are inclined to resent inquiries about preparations for the immediate postwar period which many believe will ...

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  6. DESTROYER'S FEAT

    LONDON, Saturday.-- A British destroyer sank two German submarines in one operation with depth charges when they threatened a convoy ...

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  7. GERMAN MURDER RAIDS

    LONDON, Saturday.-- The Admiralty announces that as a result of attacks by enemy aircraft the trawlers H. Robert Bowen and Port Royal were ...

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  8. BRITISH RESOLUTION

    LONDON, Saturday.-- Speaking at Bristol on the course of the war, the Minister for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood, said, "Never in any great conflict in ...

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  9. MEAT INDUSTRY

    BRISBANE, Sunday.-- Of major Importance to Queensland cattle producers is the suggestion of the Chairman of the Meat Industry Board, Mr. E. P. ...

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  10. SEVEN INSPECTORS

    CANBERRA, Saturday. -- Seven inspectors to police Federal awards will be appointed shortly. One of these will be stationed at Brisbane, three in New ...

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  11. AMERICAN MISSION

    NEW YORK, Saturday. -- President Roosevelt is sending Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, to Europe to explore peace possibilities. ...

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  12. GRIPPED IN ICE

    LONDON, Saturday.-- Many parts of northern Europe ore gripped in ice, and the seas are so frozen that people can pass from land to land. ...

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  13. GALLANT FINNS

    HELSINKI, Saturday.-- A war communique states: "The Soviet maintained its offensive for the ninth successive day without success. The Finns ...

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  14. TRUCKS DERAILED

    SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Jumping the points on toe main northern line at Korangi station, seven miles from Coff's Harbour. 13 trucks of a mixed ...

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  15. NEXT PEACE PACT

    SYDNEY, Sunday.-- Lord Willingdon, former Viceroy of India, and representative of the British Government at the New Zealand centennial ...

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  16. SURPLUS MUNITIONS

    NEW YORK, Saturday.-- The correspondent of the "New York Times" to Washington says that the disposal of surplus guns and other supplies in the ...

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  17. GUILTY OF CONTEMPT

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- A warrant for the committal of Major Walter Tasman Conder was issued in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday. Mr. ...

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  18. PRESENCE OF MIND

    STANTHORPE, Sunday. -- Norman MacLeod, who was preparing to attend the funeral of his father, was saved from electrocution by the presence of ...

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  19. BRITISH FREEDOM

    LONDON, Saturday. -- Newspapers approve of the terms of the reply which toe Minister for Home Security (Sir John Anderson) gave to a ...

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  20. AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE

    DARWIN, Sunday.-- On loan from the Royal Air Force to direct the Royal Australian Air Force in the Empire war scheme, Air Chief Marshal ...

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  21. ST. MARK'S, WARWICK

    WARWICK, Sunday.-- The historic St. Mark's Church of England, enlarged, renovated, and refurnished at a cost of £10,000, was reopened to-day ...

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  22. FRENCH PARLIAMENT

    PARIS, Saturday.-- The Chamber of Deputies adjourned after a four hours session which was held consequent on the declaration of the Prime Minister ...

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  23. MINING DISPUTE

    SYDNEY, Saturday.-- Mining unions' executives are considering finance and tactics for the nation-wide strike which has been threatened for March ...

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  24. SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE

    HOBART, Sunday.-- The Queensland Minister for Public Instruction, Mr. H. A. Bruce, addressing the Australian, Educational Council on Saturday, said ...

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  25. H.M.A.S. WARREGO

    SYDNEY, Sunday. -- H.M.A.S. Warrego, an escort ship, was launched by Mrs. Menzies at Cockatoo Island on Saturday, and the keels of two other ...

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  26. TAX ON GOLD

    PERTH, Saturday.-- The record price of £10133 a fine ounce for gold would mean that the Commonwealth Government would obtain at least £1,000,000 ...

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  27. WINNING THE WAR

    NAMBOUR, Saturday. -- "We are facing the gravest crisis the Empire has ever known, and we need enthusiasm-- every ounce that man, woman, or ...

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  28. COMPULSORY LENDING

    SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Compulsory lending on lines suggested in Britain by Mr, J. M. Keynes, the noted economist will not be introduced in the ...

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  29. REDS IN SWEDEN

    STOCKHOLM, Saturday. -- The police arrested 200 leading Communists in a series of raids in Stockholm, Boden, Gotenburg, Malmo, and other ...

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  30. FOOD AT CRACOW

    CRACOW, Saturday.-- Stores here have rationed the small supply of butter, potatoes, and onions, which arrived on Friday after six days on the ...

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  31. VALUABLE RAINS

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—The value of Australia's primary production in 1939- 40s expected to be about £170,000,000. This estimate is based on recent ...

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  32. MUSICAL AWARDS

    BRISBANE, Sunday.-- Two Queensland girls have won Australia's two highest musical scholarship awards. Sybil Willey (17), of New Farm, has ...

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  33. BITTEN BY SNAKE

    SYDNEY, Sunday.-- S. Crandell (43, labourer), of Woronora Dam, has been bitten 20 times by snakes. This has given him such a contempt for snakes ...

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  34. HELIGOLAND BIGHT

    BERLIN, Saturday. -- The High Command has announced that British planes on February 9 tried to penetrate the Heligoland Bight area but ...

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  35. GRASS AND SCRUB FIRES

    SYDNEY, Sunday.-- Fierce grass and scrub fires which in many places set trees blazing to a height of 00 feet and menaced many homesteads and ...

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  36. ALIEN MIGRANTS

    CANBERRA, Sunday.-- Figures released by toe Commonwealth Statistician show that the war interrupted the biggest boom in alien migration ...

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  37. NORTHERN FLOODS

    TOWNSVILLE, Sunday.-- The Burdekin River continues to dislocate railway traffic between Brisbane and Townsviile by the coast route. The ...

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  38. CHILD KILLED

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- While her father and mother were standing near. Maxine Anderson, 5, of Mildura, was struck and fatally injured by the ...

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  39. B.B.C. BROADCAST

    LONDON, Saturday.-- "Australia will be there" is the title of a B.B.C. broadcast dramatising the birth of the nation ...

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  40. HOME OF COMPASSION

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- Archbishop Duhig to-day announced the establishment in Brisbane next year of a Home of Compassion for incurable ...

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  41. THIRTEEN DAYS LATE!

    DARWIN, Sunday. -- A record for lateness was created by the flying boat which reached Darwin from England to-night. 13 days behind schedule. ...

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  42. LORD TWEEDSMUIR

    MONTREAL, Saturday.-- It is officially reported that the condition of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, has slightly improved. He ...

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  43. Japanese Whalers

    SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Two Japanese whaling vessels arrived in Sydney late to-night from the Antarctic. They are the transporter Tiayo Maru and the ...

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