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  2. WIDOWS' PENSIONS.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—When Mr Prowse (Chairman) refused to accept amendments proposed by Mr Calwell (Lab, Vie) and Mr Clark ...

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  3. LIBERTY LOAN.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The second Liberty Loan of £35,000,000 will be open for public subscription on June 2. It will be issued at par ...

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  4. COAL STOPPAGES.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—It was the duty of coal owners to prevent Irritations which caused stoppage of work in coalmines, and it was the ...

    Article : 269 words
  5. The West Australian.

    During the weekend the people of Britain heard almost simultaneous appeals from Dr Evatt for swift aid to Australia to turn the scale ...

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  6. RATIONING PLANS.

    MELBOURNE, May 19.—The Rationing Commission has not yet decided whether secondhand clothes will be included in the clothes ...

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  7. UNIFORM TAX.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—Declaring that the Uniform Tax Bills were vital Government measures the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) this evening ...

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  8. VICEREGAL.

    The Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) received at Government House, Canberra, yesterday Sir Owen Dixon on his appointment as Envoy ...

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  9. NEWS AND NOTES.

    The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) has written to the Western Australian Historical Society stating that he will make a recording of an ...

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  10. PERSONAL.

    Sir Joseph Larmor, an authority on mathematics, has died in England according to a London cable message. Sir Joseph Larmor, who was an MA ...

    Article : 305 words
  11. GALLUP POLL.

    Half of an Australia-wide cross- section recently interviewed for the Gallup Poll had heard at least one of the "Know the Jap" radio ...

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  12. WHEAT SCHEME.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The new wheat proposals announced by the Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) were described yesterday by Mr ...

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  13. CANBERRA CONFERENCE.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—Allegations that some of the recent NSW coal stoppages had been due to provocative action by the managements for ...

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  14. CLOTHING RUSH.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr Dedman) was the target for many questions on clothes ...

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  15. LIGHTING RULES.

    It is expected that new lighting restrictions for civil and military defence purposes will be gazetted within a few days The Minister for ...

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  16. POSITION OF WA GROWERS.

    Discussing the proposed new wheat payments as outlined by the Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully), the general secretary of the PPA (Mr H. .J. ...

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  17. FINUCANE AND TRUSCOTT.

    LONDON, May 19.—It is now stated that Dominions personnel are not pound by King's Regulations. Paragraph No 1083, section 4, under ...

    Article : 103 words
  18. GERMAN ESCAPEES.

    MELBOURNE, May 10.—The last 2 of the 6 German war prisoners who escaped from a Goulburn Valley internment camp were captured at ...

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  19. FOUR FRESH STRIKES.

    SYDNEY, May 19.—Another 2,500 tons of coal were lost today when 4 fresh strikes occurred at collieries in the north, south and west. Miners ...

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  20. WOMEN ON SHIFT WORK.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—Employers who have placed women on shift work involving their employment beyond. the hours allowed under the ...

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  21. ENGAGING IN WAR.

    LONDON, May 19.—The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr W. Temple) addressing the Convocation Synod at Canterbury yesterday said ...

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  22. AIR TRAINING.

    OTTAWA, May 18.—The preliminary session of the United Nations air training conference today was attended by representatives of 14 ...

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  23. COMMODITY DELIVERY.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—Retailers generally are observing the terms of the order restricting commodity deliveries. The Transport Minister (Mr ...

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  24. GALLANTRY AT TOBRUK.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—Lt-Col F. A. Burrows, AIF, has been awarded the DSO and Sgt J. E. Searle, AIF, the DCM for gallantry in action ...

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  25. RADIO AND SECURITY.

    The announcement by the Minister for Information (Senator Ashley) this morning that in certain circum- stances it will, and as a ...

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  26. 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 ...

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  27. NZ OVERSEAS TRADE.

    AUCKLAND, May 19.—Evidence of the maintenance of shipping between New Zealand and overseas in wartime is provided by the fact that ...

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  28. SMALLPOX PRECAUTIONS.

    On the advice of their respective medical officers of health, several local governing authorities have recently decided to open clinics for ...

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  29. 300,000 BICYCLES.

    LONDON, May 19.—To meet the war requirements of the British Empire, the Board of Trade has sanctioned the manufacture in Britain ...

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  30. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 16 words
  31. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

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

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  32. VDC IN FACTORIES.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The establishment of Volunteer Defence Corps branches in factories is not encouraged except in factories regarded as ...

    Article : 167 words
  33. MILITIA TO AIF.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—On instructions to commanding officers of military units detailed procedure in arranging for the transfer of ...

    Article : 193 words
  34. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS

    Expressions of opinion on the necessity or otherwise of retaining commercial representatives during the war organisation of industry ...

    Article : 403 words
  35. GAS PRODUCER PARTS.

    The secretary of the Perth Chamber of Commerce (Mr E. S. Saw) said yesterday that when approached recently by the Federal secretary of ...

    Article : 181 words
  36. INTEREST RATES.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The Federal Treasurer (Mr Chifley) told Mr Falstein (Lab, NSW) in the House of Representatives today that the ...

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  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 289 words
  38. THE HOME GUARD.

    The number and the vehemence of complaints received in this office from once enthusiastic members of the Volunteer Defence Corps ...

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  39. ALLEGED OVERCHARGING.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The Minister for supply (Mr .Beasley) said in the House of Representatives today that the Customs Department was ...

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  40. 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, ...

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  41. TRANSPORT DRIVERS.

    MELBOURNE, May 19.—An urgent appeal for men between 20 and 40 years old for training as motor transport drivers was made by ...

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  42. HOLIDAY WORK.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—In the House of Representatives today the Minister for Labour (Mr Ward) told Mr Calwell (Lab, Vic) that because ...

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  43. NSW FINANCE.

    SYDNEY, May 19.—State revenue continues to mount. The increase for the 10 months of the financial year to the end of April was £4,010,000 ...

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  44. NORTH PROVINCE.

    Mr Joseph Charles, a Perth auctioneer for 31 years, has nominated for the North Province seat in the Legislative Council made vacant by ...

    Article : 134 words
  45. INTERNED PERSONS.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The total number of Australian-born persons now in Australian internment camps is 167 exclusive of children who have ...

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  46. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—The Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) agreed in the House of Representatives to-day to give consideration to a ...

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  47. WATER RESTRICTIONS.

    The Minister for Water Supply (Mr Millington) announced yesterday that the restrictions now operating on the services supplied from ...

    Article : 65 words
  48. DEXTROSE SUPPLIES.

    CANBERRA, May 19.—Dextrose supplies manufactured on and after May 6 are frozen by an order under new regulations gazetted today. Sale. ...

    Article : 57 words
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