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  2. VICEREGAL.

    His Excellency the Lieutenant- Governor, accompanied by Lady Mitchell, will be present at the Children's Christmas Party, ...

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  3. MILITARY CALL-UP.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—An extension of the military call-up to men between 35 and 45 who are single or widowers without children is now ...

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  4. NEW BEER PRICES.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 10.—New beer prices for country towns in conformity with the Budget Excise increase were announced tonight by ...

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  5. NAZI TERROR.

    LONDON. Dec. 10.—It was announced from Vichy yesterday that Admiral Darlan, the Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister, has decreed ...

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  6. MEN FOR FORCES.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 10.—The Director- General of Recruiting (Lieut.-Colonel Whitfield) said today that thousands of eligible men had deliberately ...

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  7. INDUSTRIAL FRONT.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—The addition to the War Cabinet of the Minister for War Organisation of Industry who now is also an ...

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  8. The West Australian.

    The loss of the British battleship Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser Repulse off the east coast of Malaya is a naval disaster gravely ...

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  9. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Fine weather, with gradually rising temperatures and south-east to south-west winds, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. The ...

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  10. Advertising

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  11. DROUGHT RELIEF.

    Motions for the disallowance of Regulation 8 under the Industries Assistance Act, which was tabled in Parliament recently, were discussed ...

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  12. PERSONAL.

    Mr. W, M. Nairn (Federal Speaker) and Mr. J. H. Prowse (chairman of Committees in the House of Representatives), who arrived in Perth ...

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  13. EQUIPMENT OF TRAINEES.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—"Australia's entire munitions industry is concentrating now on the equipment of Australian forces," said the Minister ...

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  14. STEADY STREAM IN PERTH.

    Headquarters Western Command stated last night that recruiting for the A.I.F. had been brisk all day, the inquiries being quite as ...

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  15. MUNITIONS DRIVE.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—Aiming at greater production in the munitions department, the Minister (Mr. Makin) has ordered a revision of the ...

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  16. PITH OF PARLIAMENT.

    Both Houses of the State Parliament met at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. In the Legislative Council a motion for the disallowance of ...

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  17. PACIFIC WAR.

    Special articles on Japan's territorial ambitions; the inclusion of Australia in the Eastern co-prosperity sphere; the estimated strength of ...

    Article : 264 words
  18. ENLISTMENT BAN ON MILITIA

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—Army headquarters announced today that militiamen and universal trainees will not be accepted for the A.I.F. ...

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  19. NEW COAL OBJECTIVE.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 10.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) has asked coalminers to increase coal production next year to 12,000,000 tons. ...

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  20. INSTRUCTORS WANTED.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—To make the Royal Australian Air Force education section more attractive to men with the necessary ...

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  21. SPECIAL PICTURES.

    Two illustrations, each of half a page. of H.M.S.'s Prince of Wales and Repulse will appear in the issue of "The ...

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  22. CONCILIATION MEASURES.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—Means of establishing industrial peace for the duration of the war will be canvassed at an all-Australia ...

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  23. NEW SYDNEY FUND

    Donations received in Perth yesterday increased the Lord Mayor's New Sydney Fund by £1,386/11/6 to £3,725/18/5. Contributions were as ...

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  24. AIR FORCE RUSH AT SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 10.—The rush of recruits for the Air Force continued in Sydney today, when 228 men volunteered, for air crew and 158 ...

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  25. PAYROLL TAX.

    Replying to a motion of the Federated Chambers of Commerce of Western Australia that the payroll tax should be abolished, the ...

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  26. WIDESPREAD RAIN.

    Widespread rains in the south- western districts on Tuesday night were followed by finer conditions generally throughout the ...

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  27. CEMENT DISPUTE ENDS.

    ADELAIDE, Dec. 10.—There will be a full resumption of work tomorrow morning of all employees in the cement industry following ...

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  28. BRISBANE RECORDS BROKEN.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 10.—Recruiting figures were again broken in Brisbane today. At the Air Force recruiting centre 100 women applied ...

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  29. WAR AND PROFITS.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 10.—Heavy wartime taxation may cause companies deliberately to curtail production and so affect the war effort, Mr. J. A. L. ...

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  30. DEFENCE COSTS.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 10.—Common wealth war expenditure for the five months ended November 30 was £97,305,000. of which £22,107,000 ...

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  31. APPLES AND PEARS.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. J. H. Smith (Nat., Nelson) asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Wise) what amounts ...

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  32. "ONLY HALF IN IT."

    "Australia has been only half in the war so far." said the Federal Speaker (Mr. W. M. Nairn) yesterday on his arrival in Perth from ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

    CAIRO. Dec. 9.—The Deputy-Officer in Charge of the R.A.F. group in the Middle East (Air Marshal R. M. Drummond) today praised the ...

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  34. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES.—Closing times here under are for the Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters. but ...

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  35. MANPOWER BILL.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—"We really cannot afford a single frontline man in sedentary or static work," declared the Minister of Labour and National ...

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  36. ALLEGED UNDERWEIGHT.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 10.—Jacob Lander Raith, manager of Abbco Bread Co., Pty., Ltd., was proceeded against by the Commonwealth at the Central ...

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  37. FATEFUL MEETING.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—The Home Office announces that a German secret service agent, Karel Richard Richter, a Sudeten German, born at ...

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  38. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

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

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  39. STATE FORESTS.

    Both Houses of the State Parliament yesterday agreed to a proposal for the partial revocation of a number of State forests. The matter was ...

    Article : 225 words
  40. STATE ELECTIONS.

    There has been considerable speculation during the past couple of days as to whether action will be taken to postpone the forthcoming ...

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  41. HOUSING PROBLEM.

    Resuming the debate on a motion by Mr. Hughes (Ind., East Perth) for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into and report on ...

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  42. A.B.C. PROGRAMMES.

    The main features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows:— Station 6WF: 6.30. 7.55 and 9 a.m. ...

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  43. SOCIAL SECURITY.

    The Social Security Committee of the Federal Parliament, which was due to conduct an investigation in Perth on December 15, has postponed ...

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  44. MAIN ROADS.

    The receipts from petrol money (Customs dues and excise) paid by the Commonwealth under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement for 1940-41 ...

    Article : 109 words
  45. KING'S ACCESSION.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—The Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) has sent the following message to His Majesty the King :— ...

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  46. TRADE MARK ACTION FAILS.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 10.—In a reserved judgment in the Supreme Court today Mr. Justice Macrossan decided that Carreras. Ltd., tobacco ...

    Article : 107 words
  47. CONTROL OF PRICES.

    Owing to a transport delay. Mr. Arthur Hislop, of Melbourne. who is an adviser in the Commonwealth Prices Branch and who was to have ...

    Article : 101 words
  48. WEATHER NEWS RADIO BAN.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—The broadcasting of weather reports has been discontinued, but publication of this information in Australia will not ...

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  49. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m.. before the Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer: In divorce: Spencer ...

    Article : 36 words
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