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  2. MAJOR VICTORY

    LONDON, Jan 20.—"The Russian took divisions which smashed through the 12-mile German defence belt on the Guff of Finland have broken out into open country and now racing forwards the great lateral railway linking Leaingrad with the Estonian town of Norva, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. AXIS AND ARGENTINA.

    NEW YORK, Jan 19.—In a front-page story the New York "World- Telegram" states: "From behind the wall of censorship which for months ...

    Article : 317 words
  4. HEAVY RABAUL BLOW.

    WITH GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HQ IN NEW GUINEA, Jan 20.—In another smashing raid on Simpson Harbour at Rabaui, three Japanese ...

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  5. RIVER CROSSING.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—The British are not only holding their gains north of the Garigliano River but are fanning out and pushing on in a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. AUSTRALIA AND N.Z.

    AUCKLAND. Jan 20.—New Zealand welcomes the steps taken at the Canberra conference to bring Australia and New Zealand closer ...

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  7. NATIONAL SERVICE.

    WASHINGTON, Jan 19.—Testifying before the Senate Military Affairs Committee on the National Service Bill, the Secretary of War (Mr H. L. ...

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  8. PLANE PRODUCTION.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—Ranked highest among the world's single-seater fighters for combined speed and fire- power the Hawker Typhoon, which ...

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  9. TRAIN HITS BUS.

    SYDNEY. Jan 20.—Fifteen persons were killed and at least four others are in a critical condition in hospital following a collision between ...

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  10. CENTRAL PACIFIC.

    WASHINGTON, Jan 19.—A Pacific fleet communique states: "Navy search planes attacked Kusaie Island, a Japanese air base ...

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  11. BOLIVIAN COUP.

    NEW YORK, Jan 20.—The Monte- video (Uruguay) correspondent of the Associated Press stated today that it was said In authoritative ...

    Article : 140 words
  12. "BUILD OR DIE."

    LONDON, Jan 20.—"We didn't always hold the mastery of the air." said Lord Beaverbrook (Lord Privy Seal), speaking yesterday in the ...

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  13. "THE EARTH BOILED"

    LONDON, Jan 20.—Following Marshal Stalin's order-of-the-day announcing the new offensive in the Pulkova area and south of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  14. BRITISH CALL-UP.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—The King today held a Privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace at which he approved of an Order-in-Council ...

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  15. FROM NAZI PLANE.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—The "Daily Mail" says: "It Is learnt that John O'Reilly (28) and Patrick Kenny (35)—two Irishmen who were ...

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  16. CIVIL AVIATION.

    LONDON. Jan 20.—The Government was making progress in producing types of planes for civil aviation, declared Lord Beaverbrook ...

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  17. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    LONDON, Jan 19.—Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday concerning the repatriation of war prisoners who have been ...

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  18. INVASION.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—The German newsagency reports that Dr Goebbels, writing In "Das Reich" states "It would be the utmost recklessness ...

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  19. THE WAR EFFORT.

    CANBERRA, Jan 20.—The nature, extent and balance of the war efforts of Australia and New Zealand were discussed in relation to the ...

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  20. BREAK-THROUGHS

    LONDON. Jan 20.—An order-of- the-day issued yesterday by Marsha Stalin and addressed to Marshal Govorov states: "Troops of the ...

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  21. CHANNEL DUEL.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—For three hours this morning south coast artillery shelled enemy shipping In the Straits of Dover and fired ...

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  22. SKI DETACHMENTS.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—In the area of Sokolniki all German attempts to restore the situation have failed, Soviet troops repelling ...

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  23. NEXT WAR.

    NEW YORE, Jan 19.—The Vice- president of the War Production Board (Mr Charles Wilson), addressing the Army Ordnance Association, ...

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  24. RAID ON ROME.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—Rome radio states: "Liberators attacked Rome, Viterbo and other places yesterday and destroyed the Rome waterworks ...

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  25. "FRONT STRAIGHTENED."

    LONDON, Jan 20.—Today's German High Command communique was as follows: "Heavy offensive battles are going on north of Lake ...

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  26. SAILOR'S DEATH.

    BRISBANE, Jan 20.—Fontaine B. Williams (26), US soldier. was to-day ordered to be handed over to the American authorities for trial on ...

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  27. RED ARMY THANKED

    LONDON, Jan 20.—The people of Leningrad, after months of intermittent shelling from German long-range guns, have broadcast thanks ...

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  28. WAR IN CHINA.

    NEW YORK, Jan 19.—Chungking radio today stated that the Chinese launched counter-attacks on the Japanese forces penetrating ...

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  29. OFFICIAL REPORT.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—Today's Algiers HQ communique was as follows: "British troops of the Fifth; Army, despite stubborn resistance ...

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  30. 100,000 PLANES.

    WASHINGTON. Jan 19.—Mr Charles E. Wilson, chairman of the Aircraft Production Board, announced today that the United ...

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  31. NORWEGIAN POLICE

    LONDON, Jan 20.—The German- controlled Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau states that 190 Norwegian policemen were arrested last August ...

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  32. FINNISH FRONT.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—The German Newsagency gives the following Finnish communique today: Hard fighting occurred In the central ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN

    MELBOURNE, Jan 20—So keen were the young RAAF pilots of No 451 Squadron in the Middle East to engage high-flying German ...

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  34. "REAL FIGHTING WEAPON"

    WASHINGTON, Jan 19.—Charles Haslet, of the Associated Press, describes the bulldozer earth-moving machine as as real fighting weapon ...

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  35. PEACE PROPOSALS.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—David Anderson, National Broadcasting Corporation (American) reporter in Stockholm, said that Stockholm ...

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  36. DUTCH DEAD.

    MELBOURNE, Jan 20.—The last number of the Netherlands secret paper, "Het Parool," which has just reached England, estimates that at ...

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  37. LANCASTER WINS.

    LONDON. Jan 20.—The. first recorded fight between four-engined bombers occurred during the RAP raid on Brunswick on the night of ...

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  38. BENGAL'S FOOD.

    LONDON, Jan 20.—As a result of the relief measures, also the excellent winter rice crop, there is now no general shortage of food in ...

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  39. SEAPLANE BASE.

    LONDON. Jan 20.—The Air Ministry states that RAP Mosquitos, in a day offensive over the Norwegian coast yesterday, attacked several ...

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  40. AID TO RUSSIA.

    CAIRO. Jan 19.—Capt R. M. Robins, former traffic superintendent on the Persian State Railways, said in a broadcast that 200,000 tons, ...

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  41. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

    Except where otherwise designated. the overseas intelligence published in The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...

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