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  2. QUEENSLAND SHEEP FLOCKS FELL BY 2,000,000 IN PAST 12 MONTHS

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Queensland's sheep numbers declined steeply last year, according to latest official statistics. These reveal that flocks had been reduced in 12 months by 2,394,647 head to 23,255,584 at March 31. ...

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  3. Commerce Minister Criticises Dunstan

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Premier, Mr. Dunstan, had taken so little interest in the wheat industry that he made no attempt to assist ...

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    BRITISH 8th ARMY TROOPS are on the move in Italy again. This picture shows infantrymen—veterans of the Western Desert, Tunisia, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. Oxygen Regulators Aid Air Transport Fliers

    US Air Transport Command announces the use of an oxygen regulator which supplies oxygen for as many as 15 men, and automatically ...

    Article : 139 words
  6. 2500-Ton Vessels for Australian Coastal Trade

    To relieve heavy transport operations between all States, the construction of several 2,500-ton vessels for the Australian coastal trade has ...

    Article : 67 words
  7. Items of Interest

    AIF CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.— Australian cricketers A. L. Hassett, Victoria, and R. S. Whitington, South Australia, have arrived in England as ...

    Article : 251 words
  8. "Allied Successes Bring Backwash of Bickering"

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—"In the wake of the amazing successes of the United Nations, there is the backwash of bickering which must be ...

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  9. Britain Still Spending £16,000,000 a Day

    The latest British Exchequer and debt return completes the fifth 52-week period since the outbreak of the war. ...

    Article : 148 words
  10. Rudy Vallees' Re-United

    The Associated Press of America says that Rudy Vallee, the band leader, and Bette Jane Greer, film star, have resumed their residence ...

    Article : 79 words
  11. New Fire-Fighting System for US Tanks

    A new fire-detecting and extinguishing system that signals the driver the moment a fire breaks out and then extinguishes the flame, is ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. Delays in Mail Due to Irregular Sailings

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Replying to complaints that mail between the United Kingdom and Australia was being delayed, the Postmaster ...

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  13. 5000 British PW's Held in Switzerland

    The London Times Geneva correspondent estimates that British escaped prisoners, including Australians, awaiting repatriation from ...

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  14. Big Drop in Unemployment

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Since the war began, unemployment figures dropped by 244,500 to 19,510 in March of this year, the ...

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  15. Times Urges More Pay for Tommies in Far East

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The London Times is advocating increased pay for British troops in the Far East. It points out that when Germany is ...

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  16. Professor Florey Tells Story of Wonder Drug

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—"The discovery of penicillin was a sheer stroke, of luck," Professor Sir Howard Florey told members of the Royal ...

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  17. Fingleton Forecasts First Post-war Test Team

    Don Bradman would be in the first Test team after the war, if that date were not too far away, according to Jack Fingleton, a former opening bat and holder of the world's record of four successive Test centuries. writing on cricket for Australian troops. He would suggest O'Reilly as captain. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  18. Tokio says Nazis have New Death Ray

    Tokio official radio said this week that as the result of Japan's successful defence against the giant bombers, advice from Berlin states ...

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  19. RAAF MEN FIGHT WITH JUNGLE CHINDITS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The thrilling story of how five RAAF men in Burma, "tired of doing nothing" while attached to a special force in the heart of the jungle, grabbed carbines and joined the Chindits in offensive patrols, is told in a message received from India by the Department of Air. ...

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  20. Washington Report on US Spy in Britain

    The US State Department in Washington in a 2,000-word statement, has revealed that Tyler Kent, former employee at the American Embassy ...

    Article : 215 words
  21. Kindergarten Scratched From Big Cups

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Cabled advice has been received from New Zealand that Kindergarten has been scratched from the Caulfield and ...

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  22. LADY CLARK DIES AT HOBART HOSPITAL

    HOBART, Tuesday.—Lady Clark wife of the Governor, died at a private hospital in Hobart early yesterday after a short illness. ...

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  23. SERVICE SECTION

    LOST.—Webbing belt, branded VX61136, Pte Ryan, J, in Darwin area, Sunday, September 3. Finder please contact Army News, ...

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  24. Admiral Under Arrest

    Reuter's correspondent at Marseilles says that the French authorities have placed under house arrest Admiral de la Borde, who, as naval C-in-C at ...

    Article : 44 words
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