The Roman Catholic Bishop of Galloway (the Right Rev J. W. McCarthy), one of Britain's oldest bishops, died on Saturday, aged 90. ...
Article : 213 wordsIn the metropolitan area Christmas Day was spent quietly and the usual celebrations associated with the festive season were marred by the ...
Article : 659 wordsLONDON, Dec 26.—The King has approved of the appointment of Mr B G. Casey, former Australian Cabinet Minister and at present British ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 334 wordsFormed in November, 1939, the original 70 odd West Australian engineers—No 8 Section—entrained for New South Wales to take their ...
Article : 934 wordsWest Australian troops in the Darwin area have unanimously voted this Christmas the "best ever" in their experience of the Army. During ...
Article : 940 wordsSYDNEY. Dec 26.—For the first time in Sydney a special Christmas message has been issued jointly by the. heads of the Church of ...
Article : 495 wordsToday the office of "The West Australian" will be closed all day. Advertisements may be left at the night watchman's office in ...
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Advertising : 114 wordsTime will reveal whether the Federal Government has taken any notice of the arguments submitted to the Rationing Commission last ...
Article : 911 wordsSYDNEY, Dec 26.—Officers of the manpower directorate visited a luxury house at a seaside suburb on Wednesday and discovered a number of ...
Article : 228 wordsFailure by the Tramway Employees' Union and the Tramway Department to reach agreement on the working conditions for Christmas ...
Article : 418 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 26.—No further sugar will be made available to Victoria for the production of "wet" alcohol, according to advice received ...
Article : 149 wordsLONDON, Dec 26.—A bulletin issue from No 10 Downing-street last night stated that the British Prime Minister (Mr Churchill) was ...
Article : 114 wordsBOMBAY, Dec 26.—Although Mr R. G. Casey's appointment as Governor of Bengal is generally welcomed, exception is taken by ...
Article : 177 wordsOne of the many amateur Father Christmases entertaining troops in the Ramu Valley of New Guinea set a problem for himself when he told ...
Article : 226 wordsSYDNEY, Dec 26.—Because a large number of employees did not report for duty on Christmas Day and today many trams and buses ...
Article : 317 wordsLONDON, Dec 26.—The Agent- General (Mr Troy) has received a letter from a prisoner of war in Japan, Driver Arthur Clarke, who ...
Article : 279 wordsBOURNE, Dec 26.—Although the main food supply problem of Townsville has been relieved the aspect of diversion of some supplies for ...
Article : 227 wordsNEW YORK, Dec 25.—The Cairo correspondent of the "New York Times," Cyrus Sulzberger, writes: "Hitler has concentrated 18 ...
Article : 364 wordsSYDNEY, Dec 26.—The Minister for Transport (Mr O'Sullivan) announced details today of the freight reductions which will benefit ...
Article : 175 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec 25.—President Roosevelt's secretary (Mr Stephen Early) told a Press conference yesterday that the President ...
Article : 132 wordsBRISBANE, Dec 26.—On Friday the Townsville City Council sold fruit and vegetables in competition with local shops. stalls conducted in ...
Article : 67 wordsThe State Arbitration Court on Friday delivered reserved Judgment on applications advanced on behalf of workers employed on road ...
Article : 243 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 26.—There were nine deaths and many injured in the devastating bushfire which raged near Wangaratta on Wednesday and ...
Article : 270 wordsCANBERRA, Dec 26.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) spent Christmas Day with his sister at Brunswick and will leave there tomorrow ...
Article : 137 wordsIt has been decided by the State Arbitration Court as announced by Mr President Dwyer on Friday, that a Particular ward of the Perth ...
Article : 290 wordsAt an army farm in the Darwin area which has attracted attention throughout Australia because, of its remarkable results and the ...
Article : 250 wordsSYDNEY, Dec 26.—It is estimated that more than 100,000 people surfed on the beaches near Sydney today. Blue-bottles, shark scares ...
Article : 52 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 26.—Many ships affected by the recent strike of seamen are still In a Victorian port. Only three ships have sailed ...
Article : 178 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 26.—Mr John Henry, journalist and judge for the VRC and VATO and other metropolitan and country racecourses, who ...
Article : 73 wordsNEW YORK. Dec 25.—Forty thousand Congress of Industrial Organisations steel workers halted work at Ohio plants today, possibly ...
Article : 144 wordsLONDON, Dec 26.—In 126 great towns in England and Wales, including London and covering a population of about 20,000,000 the number ...
Article : 103 wordsLONDON, Dec 26.—Authoritative circles in London state that Britain's position regarding the Yugoslav situation is that while recognising ...
Article : 50 wordsCLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth GPO: Registered articles must be posted one hour before ordinary letters, but not earlier ...
Article : 232 wordsCANBERRA, Dec 26.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) said on Friday that potato plantings this season exceeded the official target ...
Article : 122 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 26.—The Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) today said that full-time duty members of the Volunteer Defence Corps were on ...
Article : 122 wordsFour women prisoners escaped from the Fremantle Gaol about 7.40 pm on Friday and have not yet been recaptured. They are Grace ...
Article : 62 wordsHOLLYWOOD, Dec 25.—The film actress Betty Grable headed the "Motion Picture Herald" poll of best box office draws, those next in order ...
Article : 46 wordsLONDON, Dec 26.—The British United Press correspondent at Beirut states that General Catroux on behalf of the French National ...
Article : 60 wordsWASHINGTON. Dec 25.—The Navy Department today announced that the submarine Grayling was overdue and must be Presumed lost. ...
Article : 50 wordsLONDON, Dec 26.—The continuous fire of rocket shells repelled an attack by several formations of British motor torpedo boats ...
Article : 62 wordsSYDNEY, Dec 26.—Charged with having sold bottled beer at above the fixed maximum price Edna Violet Reimer, formerly licensee of the Rose ...
Article : 42 words"Inquirer" (Busselton).—Upon referring your inquiry to the Prices Branch we were informed that contracts made by you some months ago for the sale of ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 27 Dec 1943, Page 2
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