LONDON, Aug. 17.—Of 117 men working in the William pit of the Whitehaven colliery (Cumberland) only 13 have so far come out alive following a terrific explosion on Friday evening. Fifty-four bodies have ...
Article : 735 wordsGENEVA, Aug. 17.—Twenty two of the tariff talks between nations attending the International Trade Organisation conference have ...
Article : 392 wordsATHENS, Aug. 17.—Greek guerillas broadcast yesterday that General Markos, in a proclamation dated August 10, had assumed all ...
Article : 262 wordsJERUSALEM, Aug. 17.—In pamphlets in Hebrew and Arabic, distributed late last night in Tel Aviv and Jaffa, Irgun Zvai Leumi ...
Article : 279 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—As a result of further exchanges between the United States and Republican Governments, it now seems likely that the U.S. offer of its good offices in the settlement of the Indonesian ...
Article : 1,258 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 17.—Legislation by the Commonwealth Government to nationalise all private trading banks in Australia will probably be brought down during the next session of Parliament. In a 42-word statement ...
Article : 708 wordsReady to sail for her station in the North Atlantic, this ship is one of Britain's contributions to the chain of vessels which will provide weather observations on this stormy ocean. The ship's meteorologists are seen testing hyrogen-filled balloons which will carry radio equipment into the upper air. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 51 wordsMELBOURNE. Aug. 17.—Commenting today on the Federal Government's decision to nationalise the trading banks, the West Australian ...
Article : 196 wordsDETROIT. Aug. 17.—Blaming increased labour and material costs, the Chrysler Corporation today announced price increases averaging ...
Article : 190 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 17.—The Premier of South Australia (Mr. Playford), who is in Canberra for the Premiers' Conference, said that ...
Article : 45 wordsBATAVIA, Aug. 17.—The Federal Council of East Borneo, which was formed to promote social, economic and political interests of five ...
Article : 131 wordsNEW YORK, Aug. 17.—Rabbi Baruch Korff (co-chairman of the Political Action Committee for Palestine) said yesterday that various ...
Article : 171 wordsADELAIDE, Aug. 17.—Acute concern over the Federal Cabinet decision to move for the nationalisation of privately-owned banks was ...
Article : 241 wordsEgypt is asking U.N.O. to order abrogation of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of alliance of 1936, immediate and unconditional evacuation of British troops from Egyptian territory and termination of the treaty regime in the Sudan, which is based on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 49 wordsPRETORIA, Aug. 17.— The Prime Minister of South Africa (Field Marshal Smuts) said in an interview yesterday that the veto ...
Article : 116 wordsAUCKLAND, Aug. 17.— When their home was struck by lightning for the second time this year a family at ...
Article : 116 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The State Department announced yesterday that it had ordered the United States Minister in Budapest to seek ...
Article : 317 wordsPARIS, Aug. 17.—The formation of a Customs union was the only solution of Europe's economic problems, declared the chief of the ...
Article : 357 wordsPETROPOLIS (Brazil), Aug 17.—President Dutra, welcoming representatives on Friday to what has been described as an historic ...
Article : 213 wordsWASHINGTON. Aug. 17.—The United States has rejected the Russian demand that preliminary discussions on the Japanese peace treaty ...
Article : 233 wordsBUENOS AIRES (Argentina), Aug. 17.—Paraguayan rebel sources reported attacks yesterday to cut power and railway lines serving the ...
Article : 73 words"The Government has now declared itself openly against free enterprise and the liberty of the individual: no other interpretation can ...
Article : 281 wordsLISBON, Aug. 17.—Sixteen persons are reported to have been killed and 63 injured when a train travelling between Lisbon and ...
Article : 51 wordsFORT WORTH (Texas), Aug. 17.—Radio-activity acquired during employment in the atom bomb plant at Oak ...
Article : 87 wordsBATAVIA, Aug. 17.—In a radio message last night, the Chinese Consul-General in Batavia (Mr. Chiang) appealed to the Republican Government at Jokjakarta to allow Chinese communities in Republican territories to form self-protection units the same as the Chinese were ...
Article : 279 wordsPARIS, Aug. 17.—Mr. Lewis Nekrug, Director-General of the Hebrew International Aid Society, yesterday accused Australia of blocking the entry of certified displaced persons because of "petty politics," the British United Press reports. He said that Australia was now ...
Article : 207 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—A Federal Court jury has found Gerhart Eisler guilty of a charge of having falsified his passport ...
Article : 69 wordsSTOCKHOLM. Aug. 17.—Prince Eugen. of Sweden. who was the fourth son of the late King Oscar II of Sweden, and a brother ...
Article : 39 wordsExcept where otherwise designated, the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 18 Aug 1947, Page 9
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