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  2. PERSONAL.

    Senator H. B. Collett will leave by train tomorrow for Canberra to attend further sittings of the Federal Joint Parliamentary Committee ...

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  3. FEDERAL CENSORSHIP.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 17.—The Federal UAP Leader (Mr Hughes) said to-night that he had telegraphed to-day to the Prime Minister (Mr ...

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  4. JULY IN THE AIR.

    LONDON, Aug 17.—Despite unexpectedly bad weather the RAF took every opportunity during July to continue its bombing offensive. The ...

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  5. EQUAL PAY FOR SEXES.

    SYDNEY, Aug 17.—Judge O'Mara said in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court today that the demand for equal pay for the sexes would ...

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  6. LOAN COUNCIL.

    So far as Western Australia was concerned, the decisions reached at the meeting of the Loan Council which he attended could be ...

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  7. COAL RATIONING.

    ADELAIDE, Aug 17.—The Premier (Mr Playford) on Saturday submitted a plan to the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) for the rationing of coal in ...

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  8. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Broadcast listeners' licences in force in Western Australia at the end of June numbered 91,945, an increase of 58 over the previous ...

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  9. The West Australian.

    Sir Earle Page on his return to Australia at the weekend was able to report the accomplishment of a highly important mission the results ...

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  10. BEEF AND MUTTON.

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—The high prices being asked for beef and mutton are not thought justified in many cases by Federal authorities. ...

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  11. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

    MELBOURNE, Aug 17.—Consideration is now being given by the Department of War Organisation of Industry to the question of ...

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  12. GALLUP POLL.

    "Change the law so that the militia can fight anywhere overseas, the same as the AIF," is the attitude of 5 out of 9 people in Australia who ...

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  13. BINDER TWINE.

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—The price of binder twine for the coming harvest will be 9¾d a lb compared with Bid last season and 8 7-8d in ...

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  14. POTATO STOCKS.

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—The Potato Controller (Mr A. C. Foster) met officers of the Department of Commerce in Canberra today, when the ...

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  15. MR CURTIN'S COMMENT.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 17.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin), who is in Brisbane, said tonight that there had not been any political ...

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  16. POST-WAR CREDITS.

    SYDNEY, Aug 17.—A system of post-war credits was urgently needed because of the evident signs of inflation and the high spending power ...

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  17. ZULULAND RUBBER SEARCH.

    LONDON, Aug 17.—Goverment surveyors are at present in Zululand investigating the possibility of obtaining rubber. ...

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  18. MR FAIRFAX RESIGNS.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 17.—Mr Warwick Fairfax, managing-director of John Fairfax and Sons, Pty, Ltd, announced tonight that he had advised ...

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  19. 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.) ...

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  20. PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT ENDS

    LONDON, Aug. 17.—Mr W. J. Brown, Capt A. S. Cunningham-Reid and Mr E. Granville, Independent members of the House of ...

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  21. VICTORY SUITS.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 17.—An undertaking that requests for the restoration of the waistcoat to the new men's wartime Victory suits would ...

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  22. MR DEDMAN'S DUTIES.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 17.—The Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr Dedman) said in Sydney today that he was not ...

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  23. NEW LONDON SHELTERS.

    LONDON, Aug 17.—The "Daily Express" says that 9 new deep shelters in London with a capacity for 70,000 people have now been ...

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  24. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth GPO. Registered articles must be posted 1 hour before closing times for letters, and between ...

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  25. NEW AWARD POSTPONED.

    SYDNEY, Aug 17.—Judge O'Mara postponed the operation of a new award for women employees in the metal trades industry because he ...

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  26. TRAMS AND BUSES.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 17.—The general manager and chief engineer of the Tramways Trust (Sir William Goodman) stated today that owing ...

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  27. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE.

    ADELAIDE, Aug 17.—The refusal of about 40 workmen to handle coal supplies during the weekend meant the loss of 4 hours to this State when ...

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  28. FORCED UNIONISM.

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) was charged in a statement issued by the director of the Associated Chambers of ...

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  29. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 am, before the Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 am, before Mr Justice Dwyer: The Federal Commissioner ...

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  30. DAY BAKING WANTED.

    SYDNEY, Aug 17.—Mr Justice Webb today convened a compulsory conference to discuss the threat of the Bakers' Union that after August ...

    Article : 178 words
  31. SHEARING RATES.

    Many instances of prices higher than the award rates or customary prices being offered or demanded for shearing had came under notice, ...

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  32. ENTERTAINMENT TAX.

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) has sent air mail letters to State Premiers asking them to vacate the ...

    Article : 117 words
  33. KILN-DRIED CHICORY.

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—By gazettal today Professor Copland, Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, fixed the maximum price for kiln-dried ...

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  34. Advertising

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  35. STOCKS IN WA.

    The West Australian Coal Committee, which has been appointed to control the distribution of all coal within the State, at a meeting ...

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  36. LIVING STANDARD.

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—An appeal for a more austere standard of living is expected to be made by the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) when ...

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  37. OFFICIAL WAR ARTISTS

    CANBERRA, Aug 17.—The Minister for the Interior (Senator Collings) announced today that, acting on the recommendation of the War ...

    Article : 121 words
  38. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION

    The Deputy Director-General of Manpower (Mr H. T. Stitfold) drew attention yesterday to the restrictions imposed by the National ...

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  39. ADMITTANCE TO CANTEENS

    BRISBANE, Aug 17.—With an unannounced reversal of policy Australians were allowed into American canteens on Saturday and ...

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  40. USA SOLDIERS.

    LONDON, Aug 17.—American soldiers in Britain may now marry. Their wives will be paid the full allowance, which is £8/15/ a month ...

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  41. DARWIN TROOPS' TOBACCO

    SYDNEY, Aug 17.—The Australian Comforts Fund no longer sends tobacco to troops in Darwin because the Customs Department demands ...

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  42. CORK TYRES.

    LONDON, Aug 17.—The German radio states that a Portuguese invention of cork tyres was given a 200 mile test at Lisbon. The tyres showed ...

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  43. WAR TROPHIES.

    NEW YORK, Aug 17.—The Army has requested mayors of all cities to contribute trophies of the 1914-18 war, such as captured cannon and ...

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  44. BEER OUTPUT.

    MELBOURNE, Aug 17.—The Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) told a deputation from the Local Option Alliance, a temperance body. ...

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  45. BANK BRANCHES.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 17.—Trading banks have been asked by the Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr Dedman) to prepare a ...

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  46. "ONE-ARMED SUTTON."

    LONDON, Aug 17.—The "Daily Mail's" correspondent in Bombay states that Major-General Sutton, known as "One-armed Sutton," was ...

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  47. USA CANINE CORPS.

    NEW YORK, Aug 17.—The US War Department has announced an intensive training programme for dogs in the new canine corps now ...

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  48. AFRICAN GOLDMINES.

    LONDON. Aug 17.—The Johannesburg Gold Producers' Committee and the Transvaal Chamber of Mines have announced that S ...

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  49. FLOODS IN INDIA.

    NEW DELHI, Aug 16.—Hundreds of people have been rendered homeless by the flooding of the River Jumna, which has destroyed ...

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  50. FIGHTING FRENCH.

    LONDON, Aug 17.—It is announced that Fighting French passports are now recognised by all Governments of the British Empire, ...

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  51. LORD STONEHAVEN'S WILL.

    LONDON, Aug. 17.—The will of the late Viscount Stonehaven which has been lodged for probate shows that he left personal estate valued ...

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