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  2. LIMIT TO PROFITS.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The proposal to introduce legislation limit-in profits to 4 per cent was formally abandoned at a full Cabinet ...

    Article : 220 words
  3. PERSONAL.

    The Acting-Premier (Mr Wise) will leave this week to attend a meeting of the Loan Council and a Premiers' Conference at Canberra. ...

    Article : 146 words
  4. PAY FOR FORCES.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3—Under a Full Federal Cabinet decision tonight rates of pay to members of the fighting forces—Navy (seagoing), Army and ...

    Article : 543 words
  5. TEA RATION.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—When the next tea rationing period begins next Monday, no change will he made in the ration or the coupon ...

    Article : 379 words
  6. WARTIME INDUSTRY.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—Declaring that interferences with the capitalistic structure in the organisation of Australia for war purposes were as ...

    Article : 308 words
  7. MENACE OF JAPAN.

    BRISBANE, Aug 3.—"If Japan should be victorious the best that Australia could hope would be Japanese advisers in every Government ...

    Article : 213 words
  8. The West Australian.

    Out in the Western Desert of Egypt, on a burning, inhospitable ridge beyond Alamein, a West Australian battalion stood throughout ...

    Article : 556 words
  9. NEWS AND NOTES.

    The Railway Department notifies that the departure time of the Westland express from Perth tomorrow has been altered to 8.10 pm. ...

    Article : 496 words
  10. MILITIA FORCES.

    Draft regulations to permit the discharge of militia personnel had been prepared and would be promulgated as soon as they had been ...

    Article : 304 words
  11. WORK CLOTHES.

    A new scale of coupons for industrial clothing takes effect today. A low rating has been provided for working trousers, coats, flannels, ...

    Article : 559 words
  12. ADVISORY PANEL.

    MELBOURNE, Aug 3.—The Australasian Council of Trade Unions has not yet reached agreement on a proposal by the Prime Minister ...

    Article : 259 words
  13. GIRLS AND DRINK.

    A warning was issued in the Children's Court yesterday by Mr A. Schroeder, Special Magistrate, when a detective told him that in certain ...

    Article : 643 words
  14. LONDON GOSSIP.

    LONDON, Aug 3.—After being nearly 3 months without letters and newspapers from home West Australians were pleased to receive on ...

    Article : 169 words
  15. MINISTER'S STATEMENT.

    CANBERRA, Aug. 3.—The Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr Dedman) in a statement made tonight defied the ...

    Article : 429 words
  16. POSITION IN CANADA.

    OTTAWA, Aug 3.—The rationing of tea and coffee starts in Canada today, each person being allowed either loz of tea or 4oz of coffee ...

    Article : 31 words
  17. FEDERAL REVENUE.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—Customs and excise revenue last month totalled £4,727,880, an increase of £487,309 over the total for July, ...

    Article : 81 words
  18. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) announced today that it was proposed to ask Parliament to assemble on ...

    Article : 115 words
  19. TRAINING OF OFFICERS.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The appointment of American officers to Australian training staffs and conversely the appointment of ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. SYDNEY IN USA EYES.

    NEW YORK, Aug 2.—The New York "Sun" in a leading article on "A Nice Place Down Under" on the occasion of Sydney's hundredth ...

    Article : 112 words
  21. SCRAP RUBBER.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The Minister for Supply Our Beasley) said yesterday that thee were still thousands of tons of scrap rubber ...

    Article : 98 words
  22. COAL STOCKS.

    In accordance with regulation 27 of the National Security (Coal Control) regulations, the West Australian Coal Committee requires all ...

    Article : 196 words
  23. MERCHANT SEAMEN

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The conveyance of merchant seamen, whose ship is lost through sea perils or enemy action after July 15 last, to ...

    Article : 166 words
  24. THE STATE DEFICIT.

    The state deficit for last month was £242,000 compared with £65,000 for July of last year. Because the uniform tax arrangements are not ...

    Article : 317 words
  25. WOMEN'S ARMY.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 3.—The Australian Women's Army Service will be extended to at least twice its present numbers, it is hoped, by an ...

    Article : 124 words
  26. MAIL TIMETABLES.

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

    Article : 217 words
  27. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 am, before the Chief Justice NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 a.m. before Mr Justice Dwyer: (1) Fixing dates. (2) ...

    Article : 188 words
  28. APPEAL TO WORKERS.

    The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) appeals to everyone to help the Government in its plan to save clothing. "I appeal ...

    Article : 125 words
  29. MOVE FOR UNITY.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 3.—The president of the Congress of Industrial Organisations (Mr Philip Murray) has written to the president of ...

    Article : 131 words
  30. BRITISH EXPLORER.

    LONDON, Aug 3.—The death is announced of Sir Francis Young-husband, the noted British explorer and political worker. He carried ...

    Article : 278 words
  31. TIN OUTPUT.

    LONDON, Aug 3.—It is estimated that the Belgian Congo's tin output this year will be 100 per cent greater than the production in 1939. ...

    Article : 30 words
  32. QUESTION 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 : 48 words
  33. NAVAL VOLUNTEERS.

    The Naval Selection Board which consists of the Captain superintendent of Naval Training in Australia, the Inspector of Naval Recruiting ...

    Article : 285 words
  34. BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 words
  35. DAYLIGHT SAVING.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—Australia will have 6 months of daylight saving in 1942-43. The Full Cabinet decided today to institute daylight ...

    Article : 73 words
  36. Advertising

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    Advertising : 40 words
  37. PETROL STOCKS.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) revealed today that Australia's petrol stocks were now twice as great as when his ...

    Article : 113 words
  38. MEAT WORKS TROUBLE.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 3.—About 850 employees at the Riverstone meat works ceased work today in sympathy with 150 girls employed in ...

    Article : 229 words
  39. FEDERAL PENSIONS

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—Notwith-standing an increase in New South Wales, decreases in Victoria and S Australia resulted in a reduction in ...

    Article : 203 words
  40. COAL STOPPAGES.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The stoppage at Pelton colliery (NSW) may result in first prosecutions under the Government's latest coal control ...

    Article : 209 words
  41. CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICE.

    So much of the night life of Perth during recent months has been an offence to decent citizens that there will be very widespread approval of ...

    Article : 245 words
  42. AUSTEN GUNS.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The first issue of Austen guns has been made to Australian troops and these guns will be issued on an increasing scale ...

    Article : 95 words
  43. THE HOME GARDEN.

    The Under Secretary for Agriculture (Mr G. K. Baron-Hay) said yesterday that as a result of a telegraphic report from Canberra ...

    Article : 176 words
  44. S AFRICAN JEWS.

    JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3.—The Jewish Board of Deputies has carried a motion pledging Jewry's full support to the war effort. It has ...

    Article : 41 words
  45. SHORTAGE OF JUTE.

    MELBOURNE, Aug 3.—Because of the serious problems confronting India and the difficulty in obtaining shipments of jute from that ...

    Article : 126 words
  46. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.

    CANBERRA, Aug 3.—The Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) has sent the following message to the Private Secretary to the Queen: ...

    Article : 85 words
  47. SALVAGE OF PAPER.

    SYDNEY, Aug 3.—The burning of secret documents had probably given rise to the rumour that paper that might have been salvaged was ...

    Article : 108 words
  48. GOERING'S POSITION.

    LONDON, Aug 3.—The "Daily Telegraph" states that as a result of a compromise between Goering and Himmler, Hitler's SS ...

    Article : 70 words
  49. IRISH QUINTUPLETS.

    LONDON, Aug 3.—A third member of the quintuplets which were born to Mrs Leydon, of Breaghway, Eire—a boy—died yesterday. He was the ...

    Article : 50 words
  50. "AUSTRALIA" BADGES.

    CANBERRA. Aug 3.—"Australia" shoulder badges are now being issued through normal Army channels to all AIF members in accordance with ...

    Article : 34 words
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