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  2. PERSONAL.

    Capt, D. Margesson, who was raised to the peerage on vacating the position of Secretary for War in the British Cabinet recently has ...

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  3. NATIONAL SAVING.

    "It was not until the last war had been in progress for a year that the Commonwealth Government raised its first local war loan of about ...

    Article : 458 words
  4. DICTATORS' MEETING.

    LONDON, May 3.—Giving details of the meeting of Hitler and Mussolini at Salzburg on Wednesday and Thursday last the Berlin radio said ...

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  5. GEARED FOR WAR.

    WASHINGTON, May 3.—The House Ways and Means Committee on Friday agreed on a flat 94 per cent excess profits tax rate for ...

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  6. MINERS' RESOLVE.

    LONDON, May 3.—A special miners' international conference held in London on Friday was attended by 44. Continental delegates, ...

    Article : 210 words
  7. FOOD FRONT.

    CANBERRA, May 3.—In a broadcast talk on food control tonight the Minister for Supply (Mr Beasley) warned that the Government would ...

    Article : 391 words
  8. The West Australian.

    Australia will certainly have sunk in the estimation of the United Nations as a result of the vote cast in the House of Representatives on ...

    Article : 1,181 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 110 words
  10. NEWS AND NOTES.

    The trustees of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery an-anounced yesterday that the Art Gallery would be closed for the next ...

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  11. REALITIES OF WAR.

    MELBOURNE, May 3.—The stern realities of the war position confronting the Commonwealth were told to members of the Melbourne ...

    Article : 325 words
  12. SERVICE RATION.

    MELBOURNE, May 2.—Concentrated food sufficient to keep a man fighting fit for a day is packed into the 10oz tins which are being issued ...

    Article : 204 words
  13. OVERSEAS SERVICE.

    MELBOURNE, May 3.—It was mystifying why the Federal Opposition raised the question of conscription for overseas service at a time ...

    Article : 211 words
  14. U-BOAT CAPTURED.

    SYDNEY, May 3.—One of the highlights in the record of RAAF Sunderland squadron in the Battle of the Atlantic was the capture of ...

    Article : 137 words
  15. CABIN COTTAGES.

    ADELAIDE, May 2.—The Premier (Mr. Playford) said that he viewed with the greatest apprehension the proposal of the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 348 words
  16. WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  17. LONDON GOSSIP.

    LONDON, May 3.—Mr S. J. McGibbon, of Perth, finance representative of Australia in the Middle East, has practically completed his ...

    Article : 271 words
  18. ATTACK POLICY.

    SYDNEY, May 3.—Because there were physical evidences of US aid to Australia there was a feeling that England had let us down, said the ...

    Article : 158 words
  19. DANISH STATESMAN

    LONDON, May 3.—According to the Berlin radio the Danish Prime Minister (M. T. Stauning) died in hospital at Copenhagen after ...

    Article : 292 words
  20. FARM WORKERS.

    SYDNEY, May 3.—More discretion must be shown in calling up farm workers for the army, an executive officer of one primary ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. BEAUFORT BOMBER.

    MELBOURNE, May 3.—A record non-stop flight from Perth to Melbourne was made in 8 hours yesterday by Capt T. R. Young, chief test ...

    Article : 195 words
  22. SCIENTIFIC WORKERS.

    LONDON, May 2.—Mr R. A. W. Watt, the radio location expert, in a presidential address to members of the Association or Scientific ...

    Article : 69 words
  23. HOLIDAY CLAIMS.

    BRISBANE, May 3.—No approach bas been made by either side to settle the strike of 350 employees, mostly girls, which began at the ...

    Article : 126 words
  24. TORNADO HAVOC.

    NEW YORK, May 3.—Tornadoes wrecked the residential section of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and battered the rural areas of north-eastern ...

    Article : 43 words
  25. TEMPORARY HOMES ONLY.

    CANBERRA, May 3.—A Government spokesman yesterday answered criticism by the S Australian Premier (Mr. Playford) of the ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. "MORTALLY AFRAID."

    LONDON, May 3.—Mr P. J. Noel-Baker, MP (Labour), said in a speech today: "The collapse of Hitler and Mussolini and the Japanese ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. SHORTAGE OF ZINC.

    WASHINGTON, May 3.—Mr Allen Dobey, special assistant to the Attorney-General, told the Senate Patents Committee on Friday that the New ...

    Article : 92 words
  28. SUNDAY SHOWS.

    SYDNEY, May 3.—It was necessary to open certain cinemas and theatres on Sundays under conditions which existed in Australia's big ...

    Article : 90 words
  29. THE PRICE OF WOOL.

    Referring to a Press report from Canberra that the price of wool sold to the British Government under the wool purchase agreement was ...

    Article : 246 words
  30. FEDERAL REVENUE.

    CANBERRA, May 3.—Returns of Customs and Excise revenue for 10 months of the financial year exceeded the Budget estimate. There ...

    Article : 51 words
  31. MEN ON LEAVE.

    MELBOURNE, May 3.—Accommodation was found for nearly 3,000 servicemen in Melbourne last night, but only 1,757 could be provided with ...

    Article : 129 words
  32. MOTOR VEHICLES.

    The rapid expansion of the Army means that more transport vehicles are required immediately. There are many owners who have taken ...

    Article : 220 words
  33. WATER SUPPLY WORK.

    SYDNEY, May 3.—Announcing that the construction of the Warragamba pipeline to supplement Sydney's water supply would begin ...

    Article : 192 words
  34. GALLANT OFFICER.

    ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, May 3.—Brig-General Harold H. George, US Air Corps, who with Mr Melville Jacoby, military correspondent of ...

    Article : 141 words
  35. GIFTS TO NATION.

    WASHINGTON, May 3.—At a Press conference on Friday President Roosevelt showed reporters a money order for 107 dollars 50 cents ...

    Article : 135 words
  36. WOMEN IN ARMY.

    LONDON, May 3.—As a result of Army psychologists' tests Britain will have more mixed anti-aircraft batteries and women will soon be ...

    Article : 196 words
  37. WAGE INCREASE.

    SYDNEY, May 3.—At a meeting of the Council of the Teachers' Federation yesterday the president of the federation (Mr S. ...

    Article : 65 words
  38. WORKERS' CONVENTION.

    BRISBANE, May 3.—Cheers greeted a telegram from the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South-West Pacific (General ...

    Article : 145 words
  39. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

    (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 : 423 words
  40. CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

    The annual meetings of the Congregational Union which will be confined to 2 days this year will begin with the Ministers' Fraternal ...

    Article : 242 words
  41. PRESIDENT'S OPINION.

    WASHINGTON, May 3.—Mrs Roosevelt expressed doubts yesterday whether the United States needed any more flag-waving or martial ...

    Article : 116 words
  42. A MOCK ATTACK.

    LONDON, May 3.—Londoners woke up today startled on the assumption that an air raid or invasion was going on when the civil ...

    Article : 110 words
  43. ABC PROGRAMMES.

    Features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows: Station 6WF: 6.40, 7.45 and 9 am, ...

    Article : 204 words
  44. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

    IN CAMBERS.—At 10.30 am, before the, Chief Justice. ...

    Article : 11 words
  45. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES.—Closing times here under are for the Perth GPO. Registered articles must be posted 1 hour before closing time for letters, but between 9 ...

    Article : 210 words
  46. COMMITTEE HITCH.

    CANBERRA, May 3.—Following the Government's invitation to Senator Spicer (UAP. Vic) to join a committee which will plan ...

    Article : 110 words
  47. COLLIE MINERS' UNION.

    COLLIE, May 1.—By an absolute majority of 273 votes Mr G. L. Vernon was elected president of the Collie Miners' Union this week. He ...

    Article : 109 words
  48. STRIKING MINERS.

    LONDON, May 2.—The 1,500 miners at the Gresford colliery, North Wales, who went on strike on Thursday because steel props had ...

    Article : 94 words
  49. FEDERAL SESSION.

    CANBERRA, May 3.—Indications are that the session of the Federal Parliament will last about another 5 weeks. The Treasurer (Mr Chifley) ...

    Article : 83 words
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