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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Fine weather, with lower temperatures on the South-West coast, is forecast for today. The maximum shade temperature at the Perth Observatory yesterday was ...

    Article : 638 words
  3. TRAFFIC BRIDGE.

    Terminating 250 yards of bumpy and noisy travelling for thousands of persons who go to and from Fremantle by road daily, the Premier (Mr. J. C. Willcock) ...

    Article : 757 words
  4. VICEREGAL.

    His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor and Lady Mitchell will attend the annual Christmas party to be given by the Perth Legacy Club in the Government House ...

    Article : 100 words
  5. ORDERS FOR BOOTS.

    SYDNEY. Dec. 15.—Boot manufacturers, at a conference today, agreed without demur to supply the Government with 200,000 pairs of boots for the ...

    Article : 334 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 807 words
  7. IMPORT CONTROL.

    CANBERRA. Dec. 15.—Although no indication of future plans has yet been given by the Federal Ministry, a tightening of the restrictions on imports from ...

    Article : 239 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    The Leader of the State Opposition (Mr. C. G. Latham) will leave by the Westland express this evening for Sydney, from where he will voyage to New ...

    Article : 381 words
  9. PRODUCER GAS.

    Recent development of producer gas as a substitute for petrol in road vehicles has pushed into the background the fact that producer gas has been used ...

    Article : 713 words
  10. TRANSPORT SERVICES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 352 words
  11. The West Australian.

    In any intimate examination of the Art Epistolary, the acute observer must needs be struck by the frequency of application—more especially as adduced ...

    Article : 1,383 words
  12. RHODES SCHOLARS FOR 1940.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 15.—Mr. G. L. Wilson, who has been chosen as Queensland's Rhodes Scholar for 1940, passed his junior and senior public examinations from the ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. CANNED FOODS.

    A survey of the tin content of a series of canned foods marketed in Australia was sponsored by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and ...

    Article : 400 words
  14. Tasmanian Selection.

    HOBART, Dec. 15.—Mr. Edward David Tudor has been selected as Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar for 1940. He attended the Hutchins School before entering the ...

    Article : 29 words
  15. MASS PRODUCTION WORKERS.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 15.—The war did not justify granting annual leave to workers in jobbing and repair establishments, but employees in mass production plants ...

    Article : 138 words
  16. NATIVES OF FAR NORTH.

    ADELAIDE, Dec. 15.—On the second last stage of their natural history journey round Australia, Mr. Charles Barrett, the Victorian naturalist and author, and his ...

    Article : 156 words
  17. EXPENDITURE IN CANBERRA.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 15.—Notwithstanding heavy war expenditure, the Commonwealth Government intends to spend £981,000 on ordinary developmental ...

    Article : 103 words
  18. WAR IN CHINA.

    NEW YORK, Dec. 15—The Chung- king correspondent of the United Press states that the Chinese claim the recapture of four strategic towns, thus ...

    Article : 49 words
  19. TRADING WITH ENEMY ACT.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 15.—It was stated officially daily today that the appointment of a controller under the Trading with the Enemy Act, 1939, in respect of eight ...

    Article : 158 words
  20. PUBLIC LOAN ANNOUNCED.

    SYDNEY. Dec. 15.—The Premier of Queensland (Mr. Forgan Smith) announced in Sydney today that, as a result of negotiations which he had been ...

    Article : 296 words
  21. KING GEORGE'S BIRTHDAY.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 15.—His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) has received the following message from His Majesty the King:—"I warmly thank ...

    Article : 48 words
  22. WOOL CONTROL MEASURES.

    LONDON, Dec. 14.—Pleading for fuller co-operation in wool control measures from all sections of the trade so that urgent and important problems ...

    Article : 143 words
  23. FAMILY OF SEA ROVERS.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 15.—A family of sea rovers from the Channel island of Guernsey arrived in Sydney harbour to-day in an old weather-beaten yawl, Reine ...

    Article : 151 words
  24. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

    (Every request for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...

    Article : 61 words
  25. PASTURE RESEARCH.

    Financed by grants from the Pastoral Research Trust, investigations of drought pastures in this State have been carried out by the Institute of Agriculture of the ...

    Article : 432 words
  26. UNWELCOME CHRISTMAS BOX.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 15.—Dispatch of Federal income tax assessments has been accelerated this year and a big proportion of taxpayers will receive their ...

    Article : 200 words
  27. COALMINERS' CLAIMS.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 15.—A meeting of the combined mining unions today agreed to allow miners engaged on repair work during the Christmas holidays to remain ...

    Article : 280 words
  28. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    MAIL CLOSING TIMES.—The closing times hereunder are for the Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted at the G.P.O. one hour before the closing time for letters, but ...

    Article : 62 words
  29. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    AMBASSADORS: "The Gorilla" and "Secret Enemy"; 10.45 a.m. 2 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. GRAND: "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and ...

    Article : 129 words
  30. PIER-STREET KINDERGARTEN.

    Sir,—The news that the Pier-street kindergarten is to be closed is a great shock to many. As your readers are aware. the Pier-street centre was opened ...

    Article : 365 words
  31. PERTH.

    EASTERN STATES.—Westland express Tuesday and Thursday; letters, 3.30 p.m. (late fee. 4.20 p.m.); newspapers and packets. 2.30 p.m.: parcels. 1.30 p.m. Saturday; ...

    Article : 124 words
  32. WRAPPING OF BREAD.

    The question of wrapping bread for delivery was referred to by the Commissioner of Public Health (Dr. Everitt Atkinson) in a letter received at a ...

    Article : 254 words
  33. Suburban Theatres.

    BEACON (South Fremantle): "Nazi Spy" and "The Three Musketeers." BAYSWATER: "Love Finds Andy Hardy" and "Yellow Jack." ...

    Article : 230 words
  34. FREMANTLE.

    EASTERN STATES.—Tuesday and Thursday, at 2.30 p.m. (late fee. 3 p.m.): Saturday. at 12.30 p.m. (late fee, 3 p.m.). MARBLE BAR (via Meekatharra). ...

    Article : 62 words
  35. SURVEY OF MIGRATION.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 15.—As a preliminary to the post-war economic planning which will be one of the main tasks of the Economic Cabinet, a comprehensive ...

    Article : 186 words
  36. AIR SERVICES.

    PERTH-EASTERN STATE.—Outward mails for the Eastern States close at the G.P.O. Perth. at 5.30 am. (late fee, 5.45 am.) on Sunday. Wednesday and Friday. Inward mails ...

    Article : 227 words
  37. POSTS IN U.S. AND CANADA.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 15.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) expects to announce next week the appointment of a Minister to Washington and a High Commissioner ...

    Article : 125 words
  38. SHEEPSKIN AND PELT EXPORTS

    CANBERRA. Dec. 15.—Exporters of sheepskins and sheep and lamb pelts were today given permission by the Federal Ministry to export consignments ...

    Article : 39 words
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