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  2. MELBOURNE WHARF DISASTER

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 7.—Ten men lost their lives in Melbourne's worst waterfront disaster today when the 10,000-ton freighter Mahia caught fire after a series of explosions at Victoria Dock. ...

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  3. ARBITRATION BY U.N.O.

    BATAVIA, Aug. 7.—In an official broadcast over Jokjakarta radio yesterday the Republican Government accepted the American Government's ...

    Article : 736 words
  4. EMPIRE INTO BREACH

    CANBERRA, Aug. 7.—The Commonwealth Government may soon announce import restrictions on certain commodities to help Britain in ...

    Article : 525 words
  5. MURDER IN A FIELD

    HAMBURG, Aug. 7.—Evidence relating to the shooting of Squadron-Leader J. Catanach. D.F.C., of the Royal Australian Air Force, and ...

    Article : 350 words
  6. U.S. AVIATION INQUIRY

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—The Senate War Investigation Committee yesterday further questioned Mr. John Meyer, publicity officer for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 422 words
  7. BRITAIN'S CRISIS PLAN

    LONDON, Aug. 7.—A cut in the basic food ration of Great Britain, especially of meat, is regarded as certain within two months as a result of the announcement in the House of Commons yesterday by the Prime ...

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  8. PALESTINIAN "DACHAU"

    NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—In an editorial headed "Britain's Super-Dachau" the "New York Post" says that Hitler invented the ...

    Article : 247 words
  9. WORLD PRESS OPINION

    NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—"By and large, Mr. Attlee's statement may be summed up by saying that it represented both a sober appraisal of ...

    Article : 367 words
  10. FLOOD HAVOC IN CHINA

    NANKING, Aug. 7.—Floodwaters breaking through the Grand Canal and the Weishanhu dikes have inundated 20 counties of North ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. DISORDERS IN INDIA

    LONDON, Aug. 7.—The Minister for Defence (Mr. Alexander) said in the House of Commons yesterday that after August 15 British troops ...

    Article : 294 words
  12. TELEVISION IN THE VATICAN

    Pape Pius XII inspects a televisions transmitter, 'the first he had seen, while an American engineer explains its mechanism. The set has been erected in the Consistory of the Vatican. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. OCCUPATION OF JAPAN

    TOKIO, Aug; 7.—The American representative on the Allied Control Council (Mr. Atcheson) told the council today that the Supreme ...

    Article : 250 words
  14. BAN ON DUTCH SHIPS

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 7.—Immediate discussion of the 17-union ban on Dutch shipping is imperative in view of its effects on the Government's international relations, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley)has told the Australasian Council of Trade Unions. Mr. Chifley has postponed ...

    Article : 609 words
  15. CANADIAN CONCERN

    OTTAWA, Aug. 7.—It is learnt authoritatively, says the Canadian Press Association, that any relaxation of the Anglo-American loan ...

    Article : 146 words
  16. EMPIRE'S MANPOWER

    LONDON, Aug. 7.—The best possible use was not being made of the manpower and material resources of the British Commonwealth, said the Australian Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) in a speech at the Overseas Empire Correspondents' Association luncheon today. If ...

    Article : 561 words
  17. MR. TRUMAN TO VISIT BRAZIL

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—The White House announced yesterday that President Truman had accepted an invitation for a three-day visit ...

    Article : 73 words
  18. JEWISH CEMETERY DESECRATED

    LONDON, Aug. 7.—The "Daily Telegraph's" Birmingham correspondent reports that gravestones in the Jewish cemetery at Perry Common ...

    Article : 259 words
  19. UNION WANTED

    WINDHOEK, Aug. 7.—The South-West African Nationalist Party congress has unanimously resolved to urge the Government of ...

    Article : 64 words
  20. PROTEST

    SIGNOR V. ORLANDO. Italian Prime Minister after World War 1 and now aged 87, he has resigned all parliamentary rights ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 43 words
  21. RELIEF ON STOCK EXCHANGE

    LONDON, Aug. 5.—The first impression on the London Stock Exchange of the effect of Mr. Attlee's speech was one of relief that fears ...

    Article : 87 words
  22. BIKINI AFTERMATH

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Scientists have taken "King Judah," of Bikini atoll, back to his home island for a short visit for the first time ...

    Article : 75 words
  23. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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

    Article : 33 words
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