Dr H. L. Fowler, head of the department of psychology in the University of Western Australia, has been appointed ...
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Article : 316 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—In a determination made this week, the Director-General of the Allied Works Council (Mr E. G. Theodore) set out ...
Article : 811 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—"The war has imposed upon this nation a tremendous task," said the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) today. In addition ...
Article : 776 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—Interstate railway passenger services will be subject to priority control with restriction of travel to reasonably ...
Article : 465 wordsThe launching of the second Liberty Loan of £35,000,000 next week brings again before the public a duty which is continuous, and for the ...
Article : 519 wordsIn consequence of an influx to the population the Customs Department has permitted a 10 per cent increase until June 30 in the quota of beer, ...
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Advertising : 316 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—Because of representations by women's organisations the Rationing Commission was considering the appointment of ...
Article : 231 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—Strong support for the Second Liberty War Loan of £35,000,000 through the advance subscriptions system ensures ...
Article : 200 wordsLONDON, May 26.—Fifteen out of 18 coal strikes in the North of England, which threatened to gravely reduce the output, have been settled. ...
Article : 53 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—Threats that the Amalgamated Engineering Union might not honour certain clauses of the dilution of labour ...
Article : 295 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—Many bomb disposal units are now at battle stations in Australia and some have already been in action after ...
Article : 145 wordsSYDNEY, May 26.—The executive of the Ironworkers' Union tonight carried a motion recommending a one-day strike in the munitions and ...
Article : 339 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—Employers in wartime industries will be permitted to grant time off to employees who can be spared without adversely ...
Article : 212 wordsWASHINGTON, May 25.—The Supreme Court today refused to review a New York State Court judgment against the Banque de France ...
Article : 188 wordsAn overwhelming majority of Australians would open places of amusement to soldiers and their friends on Sundays, according to an Australian ...
Article : 403 wordsNot since their ill-fated drive on Changsha in September of last year, before the outbreak of the main Pacific struggle, have the ...
Article : 558 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—Sales of pit boots and pit flannels to miners for their own use would be excluded from the recent order restricting ...
Article : 125 wordsSYDNEY, May 26.—Mr R. A. G. Henderson, general-manager of the "Sydney Morning Herald" was unanimously elected president of the ...
Article : 332 words"To clear up any misunderstanding which may have been created" by recent announcements as to action taken in regard to the sales tax ...
Article : 293 wordsSYDNEY, May 26.—The administration of the Federal and State Labour Governments will be reviewed at the annual conference of the ...
Article : 225 wordsLONDON, May 26.—Messages of greeting and congratulations from all parts of the Empire poured in to Queen Mary today to mark the ...
Article : 88 wordsManufacturers of foodstuffs whether for defence or civil needs should move early to prevent key men from being called up for ...
Article : 280 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.— A fine tribute to Commander W. T. A. Moran, who commanded HMAS Vampire when she was sunk in the ...
Article : 408 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—An approved priority list under which petrol allowances to civilian users will be granted, should it become ...
Article : 217 wordsCAIRO, May 26.—The Commander-In-Chief in the Middle East (General Sir Claude Auchinleck), who has no use for red tape, has ...
Article : 146 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—The following West Australian names appear in an RAAF casualty list issued today: ...
Article : 119 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—As amendments to the constitution of the Women's Employment Board had been passed during the weekend, ...
Article : 170 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—Where they are urgently needed to house war workers the Federal Government may build temporary homes ...
Article : 176 wordsFeatures of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows: Station 6WF: 6.40, 7.45 and 9 a.m. ...
Article : 255 wordsThe State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr D. M. Benson) said yesterday that early in the year the league had approached ...
Article : 176 wordsLONDON, May 26.—Acting-Wing- Commander Percy Charles Pickard leader of the planes which carried parachutists to the raid on Bruneval ...
Article : 55 wordsCLOSING 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 : 211 wordsNEW YORK, May 25.—Following a collection for American troops the Salvation Army has remitted 5,000 dollars (£1,250 sterling) to ...
Article : 51 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—When returning from Sydney to Canberra today the Army Minister (Mr Forde) made a personal call upon the ...
Article : 110 wordsNAIROBI, May 26.—Two Italian ships have sailed from Berbera (British Somaliland) for Italy with 5,000 evacuees from Abyssinia. Two ...
Article : 30 wordsAUCKLAND, May 26.—"In proportion to the size of the country, New Zealand is producing munitions every bit as fast as Australia," states ...
Article : 76 words(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 : 96 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—As a sequel to complaints from Muswellbrook (NSW) and other centres which have experienced a wartime influx of ...
Article : 78 wordsLONDON, May 25.—The Berlin radio says that the successor to Walter Darre as Minister of Agriculture (Herbert Backe), who had ...
Article : 67 wordsCANBERRA, May 26.—The removal of portraits of former Prime Ministers and other statesmen from the walls of Parliament House was ...
Article : 78 wordsOTTAWA, May 26.—The House of Commons passed a Bill empowering the Government to conclude agreements under which the Provinces ...
Article : 44 wordsIN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 am. before The Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 am. before Mr Justice Dwyer: Thos Frederick Barrett ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 27 May 1942, Page 2
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