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  2. CHILD ENDOWMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 20.—Salient features already decided in the Commonwealth's child endowment scheme were announced tonight by the Minister for ...

    Article : 709 words
  3. PERSONAL.

    Lieut.-Col. Gordon Bennett, who for some years was District Finance Officer of the Military Forces in this State, will leave today for Melbourne to take over ...

    Article : 309 words
  4. STATE'S WAR EFFORT.

    Before his return to Melbourne by the Westland express yesterday the Postmaster-General, Minister for Repatriation and Vice-president of the Executive ...

    Article : 549 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 475 words
  6. STRATEGIC WORKS.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 20.—Vital works of defence value in New South Wales will be expedited as a result of arrangements made through the Loan Council Under ...

    Article : 382 words
  7. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Cloudy but fine weather, with moderate temperatures, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. The maximum shade temperature at the Perth ...

    Article : 507 words
  8. COLD STORAGE.

    In seven months from now the export lamb killing season will be at its height, but no one is in a position to say what overseas shipping will be ...

    Article : 706 words
  9. POST-WAR WORK.

    The Minister for Industrial Development (Mr. A. R. G. Hawke) said yesterday that consideration was being given to the setting-up of an organisation to ...

    Article : 614 words
  10. AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 20.—Free migration, the establishment of an Australian- American Customs union and military co-operation between the two countries were ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. The West Australian.

    The hiatus in official information from General Wavell's headquarter on the development of the Libyan offensive since the Bengazi victory and the ...

    Article : 1,010 words
  12. UNIVERSAL TRAINEES.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 20.—Universal trainees will spend half their time in military camps until the international situation improves. That will be the ...

    Article : 511 words
  13. MOTOR CHASSIS IMPORTS.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 20.—Motor transport requirements of the enlarged army programme may lead to liberalisation of the Commonwealth's policy on the ...

    Article : 129 words
  14. A COOL CHANGE.

    A cool day in Perth yesterday compensated for the heat (100.1deg.) of Wednesday. Yesterday's maximum was 75.9 deg., recorded at 12.45 p.m. From ...

    Article : 153 words
  15. RETAIL MEAT PRICES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 278 words
  16. MAIL TIMETABLES.

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

    Article : 320 words
  17. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

    AUCKLAND, Feb. 20.—A new offer to the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) for the formation of a National Government was made today by the Leader of the ...

    Article : 92 words
  18. SOLDIERS' FARES.

    The Premier (Mr. J. C. Willcock) said yesterday that the Government had reached a decision concerning reduced railway fares for members of the fighting ...

    Article : 521 words
  19. GRAND OPERA.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 20.—The managing director of Australian and New Zealand Theatres. Ltd., Mr. E. J. Tait, said today that a request by his company for an ...

    Article : 188 words
  20. ARMY COMMANDS.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 20.—With the disposition of Australian troops to various centres, a number of changes in Australian commands are notified in the ...

    Article : 107 words
  21. INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 20.—A complete stoppage of work took place at the factory of G. E. Crane and Co., Ply., Ltd., Forest Lodge, today when about 300 employees, ...

    Article : 216 words
  22. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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

    Article : 320 words
  23. TARIFF ABOLITION ADVOCATED.

    ^NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Mr. Russell Davenport, editor and personal representative of Mr. Wendell Willkle (the Republican candidate in the ...

    Article : 83 words
  24. MEDICAL EXAMINATION.

    The examination of universal service personnel called upon to enrol for home defence is proceeding satisfactorily. Only a very small percentage of those called ...

    Article : 216 words
  25. UNOFFICIAL DISPATCHES.

    Providing intimate glimpses of the war on all fronts—the kind of news not contained in cable messages—a new feature called ...

    Article : 115 words
  26. MR. FADDEN IN BRISBANE.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 20.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) arrived in Brisbane by airliner tonight. He will keep in close touch with world affairs ...

    Article : 340 words
  27. MINISTERIAL AIR TRAVELLING

    CANBERRA, Feb. 19.—The Acting- Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) flew from Melbourne to Sydney by airliner today. There were also aboard the plane the ...

    Article : 204 words
  28. HOTEL BUILDING.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 20.-An amendment of the National Security (Building Control) Regulations, gazetted today, reduces from £5,000 to £1,000 the limit which may ...

    Article : 115 words
  29. TIMBER WORKERS RESTLESS.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 20.—The committee of management of the Timber Workers' Union has decided that unless the union's claims for a new award are heard within ...

    Article : 160 words
  30. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 241 words
  31. SHORTAGE OF NURSES.

    Sir,—The shortage of nurses here as elsewhere is regional rather than general. There are plenty of nurses for the city, south-western and coastal hospitals; it is ...

    Article : 203 words
  32. PRIVATE BANK NOTES.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 20.—Banking statistics issued today reveal that 166,838 worth of bank notes issued by private banks in Australia are still unredeemed. ...

    Article : 123 words
  33. LADY BLAMEY.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 20.—Although Lady Blarney had been given hospital visiting work to do by Colonel H. E. Cohen, M.L.A, the Red Cross ...

    Article : 107 words
  34. OVERTIME BAN LIFTED.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 20.—The Queensland branch of the Boilermakers' Society, one of the key unions in the overtime ban, tonight decided, by a big majority, to lift ...

    Article : 91 words
  35. U.S. COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS

    NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—The American Society of Composers. Authors and Publishers has accepted by consent a decres prepared by the Department of Justice. ...

    Article : 54 words
  36. NORTH AUSTRALIAN NATIVES.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 20.—By proclamation published today in the Commonwealth Gazette, the whole of Melville Island, together with Buchanan Island and all ...

    Article : 48 words
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