His Excellency the Lieutenant- Governor will hold a private investiture at Government House this morning, at 10.45 o'clock, when the ...
Article : 33 wordsAnswering the statement made by the president of the Local Government Association (Mr. J. Black) that, at the conference held in the ...
Article : 351 wordsLONDON, Feb. 24.—It is understood that the War Cabinet is reviewing the whole Indian situation in an attempt to resolve the ...
Article : 379 wordsOut of China, where he was covering the Chinese-Japanese war, a week before the war broke out in the South-West Pacific, and out of ...
Article : 653 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 24.—Regulations gazetted today are, it is believed, intended for use by the Government in dealing with any further ...
Article : 270 wordsThe protection given by the State Increase of Rent (War Restrictions) Act and certain Commonwealth National Security (Control of Rent) ...
Article : 728 wordsThat a different method of acquiring trucks required for army purposes should be adopted was urged at a meeting of the Bunbury ...
Article : 392 wordsMr. H. J. Rodda of the University of Adelaide, has been awarded the Masson memorial scholarship founded by the Australian Chemical ...
Article : 264 wordsPresident Roosevelt has made his radio "fireside chats" the medium of some of the most momentous pronouncements of policy and executive ...
Article : 513 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 24.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) warned, the Northern Miners' president (Mr. H. Scanlon) that the Cabinet had ...
Article : 106 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 24.—Private chattels up to a value of £10,000 belonging to any one person will get full cover under the National ...
Article : 721 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 24.—In what was a sleepy Australian township before the war, thousands of men are now building naval vessels and large ...
Article : 150 wordsDetails of several precautionary measures designed to minimise casualties in the event of an air raid and assist wardens in their duties ...
Article : 208 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 24.—Monday and Tuesday created records for the number of applications received for the £35,000000 Liberty War Loan ...
Article : 202 wordsCALCUTTA, Feb. 24.—A New Delhi message states that a secret session of the Indian Central Legislative Assembly will be held on ...
Article : 60 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—Dr. D. K. Henderson, the British nerve and mental specialist, announces a new system of electro-therapy and is ...
Article : 164 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 24.—The Melbourne Grammar School, Wesley College, Melbourne Boys' High School and the McPherson ...
Article : 247 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—Because he disagrees with the continuance of party politics, Commander S. King- Hall, member of the House of ...
Article : 94 wordsThe chairman of the evacuation committee of the Civil Defence Council (Mr. F. J. Huelin) made the following statement yesterday: "The ...
Article : 131 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 24.—Australia's Mr defences against enemy attack will be speeded up and improved by contracts let and expenditure ...
Article : 133 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—The King held a Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace today, when Ministers affected by the recent ...
Article : 115 wordsIn connection with the Liberty Loan, quotas have been fixed for the following country towns in Western Australia as the minimum amount ...
Article : 444 words"The story of Singapore is one of muddle and red tape; of complacency and inefficiency; and of over-confidence and ...
Article : 686 words"Better a few extra shelters nearly empty than a whole lot of over-crowded hospitals. More shelters mean less casualties," said the ...
Article : 232 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 24.—Army authorities said today that a whispering campaign had been launched against high military officers. It was fifth ...
Article : 141 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 24.—Army training had become more vigorous and realistic since the adoption of suggestions made by experienced ...
Article : 293 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 : 235 words(Every request for information must the accompanied by the name address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...
Article : 252 wordsOne effect of the fall of Singapore has been a very marked acceleration of air raid precautions work in and around Perth. With ...
Article : 409 wordsThe main features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows:— ...
Article : 233 wordsTo assist business people who are protecting their shop windows, Mr. H. E. Hewitt, of the Civil Defence Council, will visit Claremont on ...
Article : 48 wordsIN BANKRUPTCY.—At 10.30 a.m., before the Registrar. ...
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Advertising : 426 wordsSir.—Eighteen months ago I participated in trial air raid exercises in Japan. There, the blackout continued for a week, not one night as ...
Article : 277 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—One method of raising funds for the rebuilding of the bombed St. Thomas's Hospital, London, will be an exhibition of ...
Article : 105 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 24.—The Chief Fire Marshal, Mr. Thomas Brophy, has Issued a report concerning the burning of the former French luxury ...
Article : 67 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 24.—There is little hope of any early improvement in the tobacco supply position. Announcing the gazettal of National ...
Article : 120 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 24.—National Security Regulations under which the present daylight saving plan was begun on January 1, provides for a ...
Article : 100 wordsCANBERRA; Feb. 24.—Matters affecting Australian defence were discussed today at a meeting of the Advisory War Council which was ...
Article : 140 wordsWASHINGTON. Feb. 23.—President Roosevelt and the Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. Peter Fraser) exchanged messages at the ...
Article : 112 wordsAt its meeting on Monday, the Perth City Council adopted various civil defence proposals. It was reported in yesterday's issue that the ...
Article : 96 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 24.—When the War Cabinet met this morning plans for wheat stabilisation were discussed, but no decision was reached. ...
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