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  2. Advertising

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  3. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Cloudy at times, but chiefly fine weather, with westerly winds, is the forecast for the metropolitan area today. Federal-State Co-operation. ...

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  4. VICEREGAL.

    His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor will open the second session of the seventeenth Parliament of Western Australia at 3 o'clock this afternoon. ...

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  5. HARVEST FIGURES.

    A total harvest of 40,860,000 bushels and a record average yield of 13.9 bushels per acre are shown in the 1939-40 cropping figures for this State. which were ...

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  6. MAKING MUNITIONS.

    SYDNEY. July 24.—It was agreed in manufacturing and industrial circles to day that to overcome the shortage of skilled labour for munition making, all ...

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  7. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The second session of the seventeenth Parliament of Western Australia will be opened by the Lieutenant-Governor (Sir James Mitchell) at 3 p.m. today. This, ...

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  8. PERSONAL.

    Captain F. L. Parkes, who was associated with the West Australian coast for many years, died yesterday at his home in South Perth. A master mariner. ...

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  9. LABOUR CONFERENCE.

    By the Westland express this afternoon the two West Australian delegates on the federal executive of the Australian Labour Party will leave for Sydney ...

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  10. HELPING WAR FUNDS.

    Speaking during the conference of the Wool Section of the Primary Producers' Association at McNess Hall yesterday, the president of the section (Mr. F. E. ...

    Article : 405 words
  11. The West Australian.

    For Australians the principles of the latest British war budget, and the criticisms made of it, are of closer concern than the actual figures. For there ...

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  12. TRAINING OF NAVAL RATINGS

    The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. J. Curtin) said yesterday that, after inspecting the Fremantle naval establishment, he believed that a training ...

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  13. VEHICLE LICENCES.

    Figures relating to the renewing of licences for motor vehicles and the revenue received during recent weeks, in comparison with the returns for the ...

    Article : 413 words
  14. TRADING WITH ENEMY

    CANBERRA, July 24.—The whole of France and French colonial possessions in the Mediterranean were by proclamation today declared enemy territory under the ...

    Article : 193 words
  15. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

    (Ever reaquest for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the What neeessarily for publication, but as a. guarantee of good faith.) ...

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  16. CANNED FRUIT.

    CANBERRA, July 24.—Australia's canned fruit industry will benefit to the extent of about £700,000 from arrangements made by the Commonwealth Government ...

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  17. LAND DEALING RESTRICTIONS.

    CANBERRA, July 24.—Subjects of nine countries in complete or partial enemy occupation, as well as Germany and Italy, are affected by national security ...

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  18. CLASH IN CABINET.

    Mr. Cameron Threatens to Resign. MELBOURNE, July 24.—A clash developed in the Federal Cabinet today which threatens to lead to an open ...

    Article : 262 words
  19. WORK IN FACTORIES.

    CANBERRA, July 24.—Throughout Australia factory employment was 1.7 per cent higher, and retail employment 1.S per cent higher than in May, 1939. ...

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  20. A MANAGER CRITICAL.

    SYDNEY, July 24.—Mr. I. J. Williams, general manager of the Leeton Co-operative Cannery, who took part in the negotiations, today strongly criticised the ...

    Article : 237 words
  21. THE 7 P.M. NEWS SESSION.

    MELBOURNE, July 24.—The Australian Broadcasting Commission is to resume control of the 1 p.m. news session conducted by the Department of ...

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  22. SPEED ON LAND.

    BONNEVILLE (Utah), July 23.—In a 24-hour endurance run which ended today A. B. Jenkins, the noted American racing motorist, broke 21 world records ...

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  23. ENEMY ALIENS.

    SYDNEY, July 24.—A demand for the immediate internment of all enemy aliens was made by a meeting of 600 ex-servicemen in the Town Hall tonight. The ...

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  24. WARTIME DOCUMENTS.

    CANBERRA, July 24.—Because of the destruction of valuable administrative records of the last war, any campaign for the wholesale collection of waste ...

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  25. WILUNA AIR SERVICE.

    Permission has been granted by the Controller of Aviation to Airlines (W.A.). Ltd., for Norseman to be Included in the itinerary in connection with the new ...

    Article : 172 words
  26. NATIONAL WAR EFFORT

    In the Department of Information all Australia broadcast last night, the Lord Mayor of Perth (Dr. T. W. Meagher) spoke of this State's share in the ...

    Article : 389 words
  27. FEDERAL CABINET.

    CANBERRA, July 24.—The Federal Cabinet will meet in Brisbane towards the end of next week for the first time since the war began. It will be a short ...

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  28. PROPOSED TOKIO EMBASSY.

    MELBOURNE, July 24.—Announcement" of the appointment of an Australian Minister to Tokio is likely to be made in the near future. Informal ...

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  29. More Canberra Meetings Urged.

    CANBERRA, July 24.—Supporting Sydney contentions that Federal Cabinet meetings should be held more frequently in Canberra, Mr. W. G. Woodger, ...

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  30. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth O.P.O. Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters; but between 9 am. and 6 p.m. ...

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  31. NEW MATERIAL FOR SUITS.

    LONDON, July 24.—According to the "Daily Mail," suits consisting of 50 per cent wool and 50 per cent peanut-shell fibre are being produced in Yorkshire ...

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  32. HONG KONG TO AUSTRALIA.

    CANBERRA, July 24.—About 3.000 women and children evacuated from Hong Kong are expected to come to Australia. A cable to this effect was received ...

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  33. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    AMBASSADORS: Invisible Stripes and The Cisco Kid and the Lady. GRAND: Mutiny on the Blackhawk and Alias the Deacon ...

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  34. MAILS FOR A.I.F. ABROAD.

    MELBOURNE, July 24.—Officials of the Department of the Army and of the Poet Office are endeavouring to evolve a scheme to reduce delay in delivery of mail ...

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  35. G.P.O. STAMP COUNTER.

    A complaint by a correspondent of a long wait in a queue at the General Post Office because persons at the stamp counter were buying various ...

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  36. Government Policy Stated.

    An assurance in regard to the control of enemy aliens was received from the Prime Minister's Department last night by the State executive of the Returned ...

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  37. AIR MINISTER AT DARWIN.

    DARWIN, July 24.—Accompanied by an escort of three R.A.A.F. planes, the Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn), piloting a plane belonging to the Civil ...

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  38. Suburban Theatres.

    BEACON: There Goes My Girl and the Lone Wolf Returns. CLAREMONT and SWANBOURNE: Saints in Exile and The Mind of Mr. Reeder. ...

    Article : 158 words
  39. CIVILISATION'S CRISIS.

    ADELAIDE. July 24.—The Council of the University of Adelaide has inaugurated a series of lectures, to begin next Sunday. to present to the community the ...

    Article : 132 words
  40. PRICE OF BLANKETS.

    CANBERRA. July 24.—The Common- wealth Prices Commissioner (Professor Copland) today permitted a maximum In-1 crease of 15 per cent over pre-war levels ...

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  41. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m. before Mr. Justice Wolff: (1) In divorce: H. Plesse v. J. Plesse and Alec Altken. (2) In the matter of the Trustees Act and In the ...

    Article : 69 words
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