WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Americans have been warned by a number of their leaders in the past week concerning the critical war situation ...
Article : 662 wordsLONDON, Feb. 15.—The past week's unfavourable war news, especially the situation at Singapore, has led to criticism in London of ...
Article : 670 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 15.—Aggregate meetings of coalminers on toe northern and southern fields yesterday passed resolutions recognising ...
Article : 485 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 15.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said yesterday that he had received official advice from London that the King ...
Article : 426 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 15.—People who evaded their responsibilities by "going to the pictures, going to bed or merely switching out all lights ...
Article : 406 wordsThe Bishop of Bendigo (the Right Rev. C. L. Riley), who is senior chaplain with the A.I.F. overseas, and is now in Australia on leave, ...
Article : 226 wordsTwo developments of the greatest importance have been reported at the week-end to the southward of Singapore, where the situation is ...
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Advertising : 69 wordsPersons in possession of captured German artillery dial sights which they are prepared to sell or give are asked to communicate promptly ...
Article : 673 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 15.—After the coastal steamer Gwydir (1,929 tons) had lost her rudder and one propeller in a collision with another ...
Article : 318 wordsThe Bishop of Bendigo (the Right Rev. C. L. Ri[?]y), preaching at a harvest thanksgiving at St. Georges Cathedral, Perth, last night, severely ...
Article : 470 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 15.—Goldmining in Australia may soon be severely curtailed so that men and machines may be transferred to more essential ...
Article : 145 wordsSpeaking in support of the Liberty Loan, which will be launched tomorrow, the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Nairn) said ...
Article : 275 wordsTo clarify the position of civil defence bodies situated outside the metropolitan area and to discuss civil defence generally, Mr. R. S. ...
Article : 303 wordsMother Stork's aerial pay-load must have been severely taxed in the early hours of Sunday morning when she deposited at the South ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 301 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 15.—Distilleries to be built in the main wheatgrowing States for the production of power alcohol from surplus wheat can be ...
Article : 143 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—President Roosevelt will broadcast an important speech lasting 30 minutes at 11 a.m. (Perth time) on Tuesday, ...
Article : 26 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—For Canterbury's warships week, starting today, the Agent-General for Western Australia (Mr. Troy) has sent a ...
Article : 212 wordsLONDON, Feb. 15.—Sir Earle Page, Australia's special envoy to Britain, in a speech at Bradford yesterday, said:—"Our lack of ...
Article : 179 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The Secretary of the Navy (Colonel Knox) has convened a naval court of inquiry into the cause of the fire ...
Article : 213 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 14.—The short-wave broadcast from Sydney by Mr. Cecil Brown (war correspondent of the Columbia ...
Article : 553 wordsBOMBAY, Feb. 15.—Writing in a Bombay newspaper, Mr. Gandhi, former leader of the Congress Party, says: "If the Nazis come to India ...
Article : 160 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 15.—Trenches are to be dug in various parts of Canberra, and the lawns around Parliament House will probably be ...
Article : 101 wordsBRISBANE, Feb. 14.—A concerted drive on aliens, particularly in North Queensland, was made by the authorities tonight. This is the ...
Article : 206 wordsAll senior wardens of the Fremantle district are resquested to attend a special meeting at the head warden's post. Fremantle Town Hall, at 8 o'clock ...
Article : 150 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The Secretary of War (Mr. H. L. Stimson) said at his Press conference today that the American military ...
Article : 141 wordsCasualty lists for New South Wales and Victoria, issued by Army Headquarters, Melbourne, on Thursday, contained the names of 139 ...
Article : 169 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—The death of the Earl of Midleton at the age of 86 years is announced. The earl was the eldest son of ...
Article : 164 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 14—Admiral Muselier has appointed M. Lalam Savary, a Free French diplomat who is now In Canada, as Administrator ...
Article : 212 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 15.—Two conferences of great importance in the Commonwealth Government's war scheme are to be held at Sydney ...
Article : 222 wordsThough the initiative came from the Opposition executive the Government is to be commended on its prompt response to the request to ...
Article : 287 wordsLONDON, Feb. 13.—The recently predicted newsprint cut will come into force on March 15 and will be on the basis of a 10 per cent ...
Article : 77 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 15.—Action by the Commonwealth authorities quickly followed the Ministry of Supply's order reserving all ...
Article : 289 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 15.—A protest against suggestions by the Federal trade union conference which met in Melbourne last week that the ...
Article : 175 wordsThe main features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are given below:— ...
Article : 198 wordsCLOSING 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 : 234 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 15.—The evacuation of stock from the coastal areas of Queensland and New South Wales, which will be discussed at a special ...
Article : 181 wordsBOGOTA (Colombia), Feb. 14.— The Colombian Government has started a large programme of rubber cultivation, with technical aid from ...
Article : 80 wordsLONDON, Feb. 13.—After an inquest today concerning the death from a rifle bullet at Peacehaven last Wednesday of Mr. Felix Powell, ...
Article : 64 wordsLONDON. Feb. 15.—It has been officially revealed that the company commander of a British regiment in Iceland and also seven of his men ...
Article : 43 wordsRIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 13.—A fire broke out early this morning on the Italian freighter Aequitas (5,335 tons). which was recently taken over ...
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