On Thursday the West Australian division of the Australian Red Cross Society appealed to citizens to provide an ambulance for immediate use ...
Article : 687 wordsNEW YORK, May 20.—Behind the preparations already made or contemplated for President Roosevelt's vast defence programme the questions of aid ...
Article : 601 wordsCANBERRA, May 20.—Australia's determination to back Great Britain in her fight against the Nazi onslaught was expressed in statements delivered today by ...
Article : 665 wordsGAZA, May 20.—Victorians with tie second contingent of the A.I.F. who are under canvas for the first time—they lived in huts at Puckapunyal—are busy ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 467 wordsBRISBANE, May 20.—In an appeal to Queenslanders to put their utmost into the work of winning the war, the Premier Mr. Forgan Smith) said today that ...
Article : 194 wordsDeep gratitude is expressed in a letter which the Citizens' Reception Council for the entertainment of troops on leave in Perth and Fremantle has received from ...
Article : 186 wordsSYDNEY, May 20.—As a lead to others who can afford financial sacrifices for the war needs of the nation, the Premier (Mr. Mair) has lent the Commonwealth, ...
Article : 77 wordsMany of Perth's leading concert artists, several bands and the Commercial Travellers' concert party and orchestra will assist In an Empire night ...
Article : 106 wordsCANBERRA, May 20.—Intense speeding up of Australia's war effort is likely to follow a meeting of the War Cabinet to be held in Canberra tomorrow ...
Article : 471 wordsWhen a motor car carrying seven members of the Royal Australia Air Force towards Pearce collided with another motor car traveling towards Perth ...
Article : 205 wordsWASHINGTON, May 19.—The Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Morgenthau) said today that the United States was capable of producing two and a half ...
Article : 74 wordsSYDNEY, May 20.—Tonight the Premier (Mr. Mair) announced the terms of the inquiry to be held by Mr. Justice De Ban into the costs of distributing ...
Article : 88 wordsLONDON, May 20.—The protection of Government buildings by military guards as a precaution against attempts at seizure by enemy parachute troops was ...
Article : 239 wordsAmong the latest list of staff contributions and donations to the Lady Gowrie Red Cross Appeal are amounts from the staff and scholars of some of the leading ...
Article : 898 wordsTwo pairs of boots protruding from beneath its crushed canopy indicated that two men had been trapped aft r the lorry in which they had been ...
Article : 180 wordsTOKIO, May 20.—The Foreign Office spokesman (Mr. Suma), referring today to the recent declaration by Japan insisting that the status quo in the Dutch ...
Article : 92 wordsMELBOURNE, May 20.—A record number of 700 men, of whom nearly 300 applied to enlist, provided officers at the central depot today with the busiest day ...
Article : 167 words"Lord Hee Haw," the regimental mascot of one of the field regiments of the A.I.F. in Palestine. He is quite at home in the orderly room with captain L. Henry and Bombardier A. Morowey. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsLONDON, May 20.—An angry crowd broke up a by-election meeting at Middleton (Lancashire) today when the leader of the British Fascists (Sir Oswald ...
Article : 119 wordsGAZA, May 20.—Full air raid precautions are in force throughout A.I.F. camps in Palestine. Air raid trenches and pits have been dug, and on an alarm ...
Article : 141 wordsBRISBANE, May 20.—Flynn of the Inland is now Dr. John Flynn, the University of Toronto having conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity ...
Article : 64 wordsBOMBAY, May 20.—The leader of the Socialist Wing of the Indian National Congress (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru) declared today that the launching of a ...
Article : 51 wordsSYDNEY, May 20.—The Textile Working Union, representing 40,000 employees, has served a log of claims upon manufacturers throughout Australia seeking ...
Article : 84 wordsLONDON, May 20.—It is estimated that Britain's steel production in 1940' will be aver 1,000,000 tons greater than in 1939. constituting a record. ...
Article : 120 wordsSYDNEY, May 20.—The view, that Australia was not doing nearly enough to help the Empire's war effort was expressed by the Premier (Mr. Mair) ...
Article : 306 wordsALEXANDRIA, May 20.—The British and Egyptian authorities have assigned special police squads to watch all persons suspected of espionage. ...
Article : 23 wordsSir,—Would you kindly give space to the following letter which I have just received. My reason for making it public is that perhaps many other persons have ...
Article : 282 wordsPARIS, May 20.—All Paris papers will Consist of a single sheet from tomorrow. ...
Article : 15 wordsADELAIDE, May 20.—Animated scenes marked the official opening of the Adelaide recruiting depot yesterday for the South Australian quota of 2,200 men for ...
Article : 118 wordsSYDNEY, May 20.—Australia's output of small arms ammunition about the end of this year will be 20 times as great as it was before the war began. ...
Article : 113 wordsCANBERRA, May 20.—The Minister for Defence Co-ordination (Mr. Menzies) announced tonight that he had approved the formation of a medical services ...
Article : 173 wordsWork which has been carried out by the Salvation Army for men in camp is described in a review of the activities of the Red Shield hut issued yesterday. ...
Article : 224 wordsSYDNEY, May 20.—A deputation from the Tramway Union today asked the Commissioner for Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) to assist in the formation of a ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 21 May 1940, Page 14
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