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  2. PERSONAL.

    The Commonwealth Minister for External Affairs (Dr Evatt) lunched on Friday with the British Prime Minister (Mr Churchill) says a ...

    Article : 281 words
  3. UNIFORM TAX.

    CANBERRA, May 24.—Confidence was expressed today in Government quarters that the Uniform Tax Bills will be passed by the House of ...

    Article : 275 words
  4. NAZIS IN NORWAY.

    LONDON, May 24.—The country home of the Bishop of Oslo (Dr Berggravhas) has been transformed into a "private concentration camp," ...

    Article : 369 words
  5. SHIP BOMBED.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, May 24.—A dramatic story of their rescue from a blazing vessel after a Japanese bomber had crashed in ...

    Article : 959 words
  6. ENGLAND'S EFFORT.

    Speaking at the Empire Day Patriotic Gala organised by the Press and publicity sub-committee of the War Loan Committee and held ...

    Article : 428 words
  7. HOPES AND FEARS

    WASHINGTON, May 23.—At his Press conference yesterday President Roosevelt stressed his opinion that the war would be long and ...

    Article : 420 words
  8. The West Australian.

    The strong Japanese offensive now developing in the Chinese east coastal province of Chekiang, coupled with the invasion attempt ...

    Article : 948 words
  9. Advertising

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  10. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Altered train services will operate from Monday next. Timetables are available at all stations. Kindergartens May Reopen. ...

    Article : 685 words
  11. ROAD ACCIDENTS.

    Seven persons were injured, one of them fatally, in road accidents in the metropolitan area during the weekend. ...

    Article : 412 words
  12. WOOL-WORKS FIRES.

    SYDNEY, May 24.—Detectives were called tonight to investigate the cause of 2 fires. One destroyed a packing room at the wool works of ...

    Article : 174 words
  13. AIR TRAINING.

    OTTAWA, May 24.—At the conclusion of the Allied air training conference on Friday it was officially announced that a combined ...

    Article : 343 words
  14. A GRIM PROSPECT.

    WASHINGTON, May 24.—The Department of Agriculture has announced that Europe's food supplies and prospects have been brought to ...

    Article : 73 words
  15. ORDEAL AT SEA.

    LONDON, May 24.—Details of the magnificent way in which the cruiser HMS Penelope fought throughout a protracted ordeal in the ...

    Article : 386 words
  16. AIR OBSERVERS.

    MELBOURNE, May 24.—Trebling of the volunteer air observers' corps, members of whom spend much of their time scanning the sky for ...

    Article : 176 words
  17. AIR SUPREMACY.

    NEW YORK, May 23.—Mr Glenn Martin, well-known aeroplane manufacturer, today predicted that great fleets of 140,000lb flying boats—the ...

    Article : 155 words
  18. LIBERTY LOAN.

    MELBOURNE, May 24.—"With Australia menaced as never before in the century and a half of her history it is the obligation of all ...

    Article : 318 words
  19. HIGHER WOOL PRICE

    LONDON, May 22.—Confirming the announcement from Canberra that beginning with the next clip the price to be paid by the British ...

    Article : 79 words
  20. ANZACS HONOURED.

    NEW YORK, May 22.—The "New York Times" states: "A small blue pool, symbolising the Pacific that stretches between us and Australia ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. ESCAPE FOILED.

    ADELAIDE, May 24.—While internees in a South Australian internment camp were making a tunnel along which they could escape, ...

    Article : 249 words
  22. ORGANISED SPORT.

    CANBERRA, May 24.—Following the statement of the Prime Minister (Mr C[?]rtin) that men in defence industries would not be granted ...

    Article : 162 words
  23. HIGH PRICES FOR LIQUOR.

    LONDON, May 23.—The scarcity of wines in Britain was epitomised by a buyer at Christies who commented during fantastic bidding, ...

    Article : 100 words
  24. PAY INCREASES.

    WASHINGTON, May 23.—At his Press conference yesterday President Roosevelt voiced opposition to the idea of individual companies ...

    Article : 109 words
  25. MERCHANT NAVY.

    CANBERRA, May 24.—Paying a tribute to the Merchant Navy in a broadcast tonight the Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) said that the ...

    Article : 190 words
  26. CONFERENCE PROPOSAL.

    WASHINGTON, May 23.—The Associated Press stated yesterday that a representative of the British Government had conferred secretly with ...

    Article : 250 words
  27. MINERS COMPLAIN.

    LONDON, May 22.—There are nearly 20 disputes on British coalfields at present, according to the "Daily Mail's" industrial ...

    Article : 108 words
  28. PRICE OF WHOLE MILK.

    At the annual meeting of the Whole Milk Section of the Primary Producers' Association on Friday it was stated that the Metropolitan ...

    Article : 293 words
  29. FORCED OUT OF WORK.

    SYDNEY, May 24.—Persons who claim a Federal allowance because they have been thrown out of employment by the restriction of ...

    Article : 165 words
  30. UNITED STRATEGY.

    LONDON, May 21.—The "Daily Herald," in a leader says: "There is a contrast between the precise plea of the Australian Minister for ...

    Article : 168 words
  31. AIRBORNE TROOPS.

    LONDON, May 23.—The British Army now has its own "army of the air," a new formation equipped with RAF army co-operation squadrons, ...

    Article : 141 words
  32. MOTOR LORRY CRASHES.

    SYDNEY, May 24.—John Patrick Dale was shot in the head before the motor lorry he was driving swerved off the road and crashed over an ...

    Article : 128 words
  33. WAR DAMAGE INSURANCE.

    Referring to objections raised by the Primary Producers' Association against delayed payments under the Commonwealth war damage ...

    Article : 207 words
  34. LONDON'S MUSIC.

    LONDON, May 23.—Despite the war London's musical life continues. The latest development is the inauguration of a big series of ...

    Article : 131 words
  35. ARMY PLANE MARKINGS.

    NEW YORK, May 23.—The War Department announced today that the red circle wing insignia of American army planes has been changed ...

    Article : 55 words
  36. LIQUOR TRADE.

    SYDNEY, May 24.—By the end of this week many Sydney hotels will be without beer, the president of the NSW branch of the United ...

    Article : 229 words
  37. UNIONS ANNOYED.

    MELBOURNE, May 24.—The Australasian Council of Trade Unions has expressed annoyance at the announcement by the Prime Minister ...

    Article : 228 words
  38. ELDERLY COUPLE'S END.

    SYDNEY, May 24.—The bodies of William Phillip Joseph Dunn (60) and his wife, Margaret Dunn (56) were found by the police last night ...

    Article : 110 words
  39. "HATE TRAINING."

    LONDON, May 23.—Army "hate training" is being stopped by the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Forces (General Sir Bernard Paget). ...

    Article : 147 words
  40. ABC PROGRAMMES.

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

    Article : 223 words
  41. METROPOLITAN PROVINCE.

    The Chief Electoral Officer (Mr C. B. Marshall) said on Saturday that the dates for the by-election for the Metropolitan-Suburban seat ...

    Article : 85 words
  42. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 am, before Mr Justice Wolff. ...

    Article : 11 words
  43. 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 : 214 words
  44. RAZORS FOR TROOPS

    WASHINGTON, May 2.—The War Production Board today prohibited the sale and delivery of all safety razors now in the hands of ...

    Article : 79 words
  45. SOVIET UNION.

    LONDON, May 24.—Professor J. B. S. Haldane has applied for membership of the Communist Party. "I want to see Britain make as much ...

    Article : 48 words
  46. NZ MINISTER'S APPEAL.

    AUCKLAND, May 24.—An appeal for a greater conservation of petrol, tyres and manpower was made yesterday by the Minister for Supply ...

    Article : 67 words
  47. "IN INTERESTS OF HISTORY"

    NEW YORK, May 23.—State Department officials confirmed today that Robert H. Best, one of the American newspaper correspondents ...

    Article : 72 words
  48. HOLIDAY RATES OF PAY.

    MELBOURNE, May 24.—Holiday rates of pay must be paid for the whole of the shift, commencing before 11 pm on April 24 and ...

    Article : 76 words
  49. CHEQUE FOR £100,000.

    LONDON, May 24.—A message from Johannesburg states that the population of Witwaters Rand is giving Field Marshal Smuts a ...

    Article : 53 words
  50. AMERICAN FLOODS.

    NEW YORK, May 23.—A mountain of floodwaters struck central and eastern Pennsylvania, killing 13 persons. Nine others are missing. ...

    Article : 57 words
  51. WHITSUN WEEK-END.

    LONDON, May 23.—Railway officials report that the public generally is conforming to the Government injunction against travelling ...

    Article : 35 words
  52. DENGUE FEVER DYING OUT.

    SYDNEY, May 24.—Dengue fever was dying out in New South Wales, said the Director-General of Public Health (Dr Morris) tonight. It was ...

    Article : 36 words
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