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  2. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 395 words
  3. EMPIRE RELATIONS.

    LONDON, July 8.—In a letter to "The Times" Lord Astor announces that an anonymous benefactor is contributing 10,000 as a nucleus of a fund of £50,000, ...

    Article : 224 words
  4. THE WHEAT HARVEST

    CANBERRA, July 8.—Early estimates indicate that Australia's sowings of wheat for the 1938-39 crop will not be less than 13,700,000 acres-the area harvested ...

    Article : 153 words
  5. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Pine weather generally, except for a few showers in the far south-west and south, is forecast for today. Change of Street Name. ...

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  6. PLANE BUILDING.

    MELBOURNE, July 8.—Production has been speeded up at the factory of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fishermen's Bend, and it is expected that ...

    Article : 178 words
  7. VICEREGAL.

    His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor and Lady Mitchell will attend the presentation of four plays at the Repertory Club this evening. ...

    Article : 23 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    The Primate of Australia (Dr. Le Fanu) will leave for Wickepin today and will return to Perth on Monday. The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. F. ...

    Article : 263 words
  9. RADIO "PIRATES."

    A return issued yesterday by the senior radio inspector in this State (Mr. G. A. Scott) showed that for the month ended on June 30, 1,117 people had failed ...

    Article : 250 words
  10. SAFETY IN THE AIR.

    MELBOURNE, July 8.—Commenting on the expansion of the Commonwealth meteorological services. officials of the Melbourne Weather Bureau said today ...

    Article : 117 words
  11. ANTARCTIC WEALTH.

    ADELAIDE, July 8.—Provided that reasonably rich mineral deposits were discovered in the Antarctic there was nothing to stop them from being profitably worked. ...

    Article : 251 words
  12. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    RATES OF POSTAGE.—Letters within the Commonwealth and to places in the British Empire. 2d. per ounce; U.S.A. Java and all other places first ounce 3d.; each succeeding ...

    Article : 89 words
  13. The West Australian.

    Diplomatists may come, and diplomatists may go; but politicians (alas!) go on for ever. The question has been asked, and the answer is not far to ...

    Article : 1,329 words
  14. OFFICIAL SECRETS.

    LONDON. July 7.—Sitting for three and a half hours today the Select Committee of the House of Commons which is inquiring into the substance of recent ...

    Article : 376 words
  15. PERTH.

    UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, EGYPT, ADEN. ASIA. MALTA and INDIA.—Waiwera, July 12; letters. 8 am. (late fee. 9 a.m.) newspapers and packets 7 a m.; registered ...

    Article : 261 words
  16. BUTTER PRODUCTION.

    KALGOORLIE, July 8.—"The dairying industry in Victoria has had rather a bad time owing to the prolonged absence of rain and butter production in Eastern ...

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  17. NEED IN THE NORTH.

    "With faster aerial services called for in Australia's internal system of airlines, up-to-the-minute weather reports are essential to the efficient operation of ...

    Article : 476 words
  18. NATIONALISATION OF COAL.

    COLLIE, July 8.—Commenting today on a statement made at a meeting of the South Bunbury Progress Association on Tuesday night that the nationalisation ...

    Article : 285 words
  19. N.Z. GOVERNMENT.

    LONDON, July 8.—The New Zealand Government's policy was referred to today at the annual meeting of the National Bank of New Zealand, which was presided ...

    Article : 297 words
  20. FREMANTLE.

    UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE, ASIA, SINGAPORE, JAVA and INDIA.—Waiwera, July 12, at 9 am. a. m. fee. 10 a. m.). EASTERN STATES.—Tuesday and Thursday, ...

    Article : 59 words
  21. AIR SERVICES.

    PERTH-ADELAIDE.—Outward mails for the Eastern States close at the G.P.O., Perth. at 5.30 a.m. on Monday. Wednesday and Friday, arriving in Adelaide at 5.15 p.m. on the same ...

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  22. CANADIAN CONSERVATIVES.

    OTTAWA, July 7.—Dr. R. J. Manion, a war veteran and medical man, was chosen today at the Conservative Party Convention to succeed Mr. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 130 words
  23. AIR FORCE PILOTS.

    LONDON, July 7.—The Labour Opposition leader (Mr. C. R. Attlee) asked the Air Minister (Sir Kingsley Wood) in the House of Commons today whether his ...

    Article : 229 words
  24. SWEPT FROM THE SEAS

    LONDON, July 8.—During a debate in the House of Commons today on the Board of Trade estimates, the shrinkage in British tonnage was referred to. ...

    Article : 119 words
  25. FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE.

    ADELAIDE, July 8.—A message from the Australian goodwill delegation in South Africa states that the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Northern Natal ...

    Article : 156 words
  26. S.A. BETTING SHOPS.

    ADELAIDE, July 8.—A private poll of ratepayers of the Millicent District Council on the question: "Are you in favour of the abolition of betting shops in ...

    Article : 122 words
  27. FOOD AND GROCERY PRICES.

    The Deputy Government Statistician (Mr. W. L. Wilson) has issued the following report on the investigations into the retail prices of food and groceries ...

    Article : 248 words
  28. DUKE AND A CRUISER.

    LONDON, July 7.—The Duke of Kent flew to Rochester this morning and motored to Chatham dockyard, where he was met by Admiral Sir Edward R. G. R. ...

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  29. RAILWAY STRIKE THREAT.

    BRISBANE, July 8.—Regarded in the past as one of the more militant sections of the railway service, enginemen at Woolloongabba administered a rebuff ...

    Article : 188 words
  30. NEW GUINEA'S CAPITAL.

    CANBERRA, July 8.—Preliminary plans for the removal of the capital of the Territory of New Guinea from Rabaul to Salamaua have been drawn up by the ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. POLICE DISMISSALS.

    SYDNEY, July 8.—It was ascertained today that following departmental inquiries, 14 police, including seven probationary constables, had been dismissed ...

    Article : 155 words
  32. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    AMBASSADORS: "City Girl" and "Saturday's Heroes"; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. CAPITOL: "Lancer Spy' and "Blondes at Work": 11 am. 2 and 7.50 p.m. ...

    Article : 155 words
  33. YALLOURN STRIKE.

    MELBOURNE, July 8—By 77 votes to 32 the engineers employed by the State Electricity Commission at Yallourn, who have been. on strike for a fortnight, ...

    Article : 89 words
  34. STATE SURPLUS.

    ADELAIDE, July 8.—The Treasurer (Mr. Butler) said today that it had been discovered that an item of revenue connected with rents received on advances ...

    Article : 68 words
  35. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    F.P. (Wembley).—The income limit at which it is possible to receive the maternity bonus for the birth of a child after January 1. 1938. and when there are no previous ...

    Article : 195 words
  36. OIL FOR THE EMPIRE.

    LONDON, July 8.—The "Daily Mall states that important discoveries on the new Anglo-Iranian oilfields in Iran may double British oil reserves. ...

    Article : 59 words
  37. AIR-RAID PRECAUTIONS.

    LONDON, July 7.—The question of air-raid precautions for the City of London came up at a meeting of the Common Council held at the Guildhall today. ...

    Article : 153 words
  38. Suburban Theatres.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 words
  39. SENATE VACANCY.

    MELBOURNE, July 8.—The executive of the Liberal Country Party decided tonight to nominate Mr. L. H. D. Stale, the honorary general secretary of the ...

    Article : 77 words
  40. N.S.W. POLITICS.

    SYDNEY, July 8.—In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the motion by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) of no confidence in the Government was ...

    Article : 49 words
  41. TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH.

    AUCKLAND, July 8.—Tuberculosis claims fewer victims among English-speaking peoples than other races, according to Dr. O. N. Lindberg, medical director ...

    Article : 128 words
  42. NEW ZEALAND AND WAR.

    WELLINGTON, July 8.—Replying to references to defence in the Address-in-Reply debate in the Legislative Council. the Leader of the Government (Mr. ...

    Article : 114 words
  43. OUR STAPLE PRODUCTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 words
  44. FORTUNE MADE IN AUSTRALIA

    LONDON, July 7.—Though her solicitor doubts whether she will be successful, the Marchioness of Abergavenny is among a hundred claimants to a fortune of ...

    Article : 84 words
  45. WOOL PURCHASES.

    LONDON, July 8.—The International Wool Committee has considered the report of delegates to the Wool Conference who recently toured Italy and Germany. ...

    Article : 68 words
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