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  2. PERSONAL.

    Sir John Longstaff, doyen of Australian artists, died in a private hospital in Melbourne yesterday in his 80th year. He had been in ill-health ...

    Article : 224 words
  3. STATE FINANCES.

    The accumulated deficit of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the three months ended September 30. 1941, was £213,319, compared with ...

    Article : 332 words
  4. RURAL INDUSTRIES.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—A conference of Federal and State advisers to work out means of relieving the manpower shortage in rural ...

    Article : 146 words
  5. AIR FORCE CAMP.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—The Minister for Air (Mr. McEwen) disclosed tonight that a number of N.C.O.'s and men stationed at the R.A.A.F. ...

    Article : 218 words
  6. WAVE OF SPENDING.

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Reports from all cities indicate that there is an unprecedented wave of retail buying far in excess of the ...

    Article : 318 words
  7. FEDERAL REVENUE.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—Post Office revenue and Customs and Excise revenue for the three months ended September 30 exceeded the Budget ...

    Article : 97 words
  8. The West Australian.

    Emphasising "the complete unity of the Australian people, and of this Parliament, to prosecute the war to a successful conclusion," the Leader of ...

    Article : 1,177 words
  9. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Cloudy weather, with some rain, mild temperatures and strong northerly winds, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. The maximum ...

    Article : 443 words
  10. Advertising

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    Advertising : 60 words
  11. SECRET FUND.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—The possibility of additional newspapers being named in the terms of reference for the secret fund Royal Commission ...

    Article : 215 words
  12. DEFENCE ORDERS.

    Details of arrangements inane recently with local firms for supplies and services to the defence forces disclose that an order worth £53,500 ...

    Article : 796 words
  13. WHEAT POSITION.

    "It was reported recently that the meetings of we International Wheat Committee in America were to be discontinued, the question of quotas ...

    Article : 654 words
  14. PITH OF PARLIAMENT.

    Both Houses of the State Parliament met at 4.30 pm. yesterday. In the Legislative Council the Municipal Corporations Act ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. ARMOURED FORCE.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) announced today that Major-General J. Northcott, General Officer ...

    Article : 140 words
  16. MILITIA SERVICE.

    Headquarters Western Command stated yesterday that as from October 1 the officers and non-commissioned officers, down to and including ...

    Article : 256 words
  17. UNION LEADERS.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—"Wholly unwarranted and unfair" was the description applied today by the Minister for Information (Senator Foll) ...

    Article : 170 words
  18. FREE RAIL TRAVEL.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—Before the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Curtin) made his attack on the Government in the House of ...

    Article : 117 words
  19. MR. W. B. HARDWICK DEAD

    Mr. W. B. Hardwick, a former Principal Government Architect and former chairman of the Workers' Homes Board, died at his home in ...

    Article : 272 words
  20. STATE'S ATTRACTIONS.

    Fifty-six men and women are talking about Western Australia today. They are from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales and ...

    Article : 313 words
  21. GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) announced tonight that the King, on the recommendation of the Federal ...

    Article : 91 words
  22. THE OWEN GUN.

    CANBERRA, Oct 1.—The Owen sub-machine gun is now undergoing exhaustive continuous firing tests at a New South Wales range and, ...

    Article : 201 words
  23. FEDERAL GRANTS.

    Sir,—My answer to the questions put by Sir Hal Colebatch in his letter in Wednesdays issue are:— (1) Having heard the evidence ...

    Article : 872 words
  24. ARMY EDUCATION.

    "There is a conviction that the Army Education Service has a really big job ahead of it, both during the war and after the war. I believe ...

    Article : 601 words
  25. W.A. TAXATION.

    In reply to a question by Mr. McDonald (Nat., West Perth) in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Treasurer (Mr. Willcock) said that ...

    Article : 112 words
  26. N.S.W. BRICKMAKERS

    SYDNEY, Oct 1.—There was an extension of the brickmakers' strike today when about 120 brick carters, who are members of the Brick ...

    Article : 391 words
  27. STATE UNDER CLOUD.

    Nearly the whole of Western Australia was covered by cloud at 3 p.m. yesterday. The maximum shade temperature in Perth today was 70.3 ...

    Article : 191 words
  28. SIR HERBERT GEPP.

    WINNIPEG, Sept. 30.—Sir Herbert Gepp, Consultant on Development to the Australian Government, arrived here today en route for Hamilton ...

    Article : 65 words
  29. CHILDREN FROM MALAYA.

    SINGAPORE. Oct. 1.—The Malayan Government has lifted the ban on the return for Christmas holidays of children over 10 years ...

    Article : 143 words
  30. CHILD ENDOWMENT.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—When applications for child endowment closed yesterday the number in band was slightly less than 480,000 the ...

    Article : 53 words
  31. AUSTRALIAN PILOTS.

    MELBOURNE. Oct. 1.—For bravery in action Squadron-Leader W. R. Bungey, leader of the R.A.A.F. Spitfire fighter squadron in England ...

    Article : 273 words
  32. BEAUTY AND BUSINESS.

    Hamlet's philosophical forget-me-not, "To Be or Not to Be," was no poser for Perth's retail traders. For Hamlet the question was one of life ...

    Article : 445 words
  33. HELP FOR FARMERS.

    Mr. Boyle (C.P., Avon), moving the second reading of the Agricultural Bank Act Amendment Bill in the Legislative Assembly last night, ...

    Article : 239 words
  34. 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 ...

    Article : 442 words
  35. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

    (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 : 364 words
  36. VERMICULITE.

    Approximately 70 tons of heat-insulating material is required for the new munition factory in. this State. The latest report of the Council for ...

    Article : 187 words
  37. A.B.C. PROGRAMMES.

    The main features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows:— Station 6FW: 6.45, 9 a.m., 2.15, 4 ...

    Article : 175 words
  38. DARWIN DISTURBANCES.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 1.—If the Federal Government survives the Labour censure motion on the Budget the Army Minister (Mr. Spender) ...

    Article : 165 words
  39. WAR WOUNDED.

    CANBERRA, Oct 1.—Although no official advice has been received, it is expected that some Australians will be included in wounded British ...

    Article : 86 words
  40. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer. ...

    Article : 10 words
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