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  2. SOIL EROSION.

    SYDNEY, Dec 18.—The State Government had decided on legislation incorporating its plans to combat soil erosion, said the ...

    Article : 229 words
  3. SHIPPING HOLD-UP.

    The only development yesterday in connection with the hold-up on the waterfront at Fremantle over the introduction of the new roster system for waterside work was that union officials announced that a meeting of members of the Fremantle Lumpers' Union would be held in Fremantle ...

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  4. LOOKING BACKWARD.

    There are few people today who have waded across the mouth of the Swan River but Henry Louis Charles Langoulant, who will ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 756 words
  5. PERSONAL.

    Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes will leave Sydney for New Zealand this morning. He has been in Australia for nearly three months. ...

    Article : 366 words
  6. WHEAT OUTLOOK

    CANBERRA, Dec 18.—The Deputy-Leader of the Australian Country Party (Mr McEwen) said today that, unless there was an early ...

    Article : 263 words
  7. The West Australian.

    Any attempt to settle the future of Poland on purely historical grounds can only lead to an impasse in which the problem would remain ...

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  8. NEWS AND NOTES.

    The library of the University will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holiday period from 1 pm on Friday and will reopen on Tuesday. ...

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  9. FESTIVE SEASON.

    Holidays for the approaching Christmas and New Year festive seasons have been gazetted as a result of which shop, factory and office ...

    Article : 662 words
  10. "MISCONCEPTIONS."

    MELBOURNE, Dec 18.—The WA representative on the Australian Wheat Board (Mr John S. Teasdale), in a letter to the "Argus" tonight, ...

    Article : 498 words
  11. FLOATING FARMS.

    ALBANY, Dec 17.—"Federal members for two days were given an example of Australia's greatest internal menace—soil erosion—at ...

    Article : 288 words
  12. STRANGE SUMMER.

    "Perhaps we'll have a white Christmas," said the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr A. G. Akeroyd) jocularly yesterday in alluding to ...

    Article : 167 words
  13. DIVORCE RECORD.

    LONDON, Dec 18.—The Divorce Court in London today Is making absolute 545 decrees nisi thus ending more than 12,250 marriages in ...

    Article : 60 words
  14. COMMISSION URGED

    CANBERRA, Dec 18.—So erosion deeply interested both the Commonwealth and State Governments and the Premiers' Conference could not ...

    Article : 105 words
  15. CHRISTMAS TRAMS.

    ADELAIDE, Dec 18.—The normal Christmas Day services would be run on Christmas Day, said the general manager of the Municipal Tramways ...

    Article : 132 words
  16. BRITISH FLEET.

    MELBOURNE, Dec 18.—The British Pacific Fleet's only regret was that the high quality of Australian labour was not available in ...

    Article : 211 words
  17. STATE ACTION.

    The attitude of the State Government towards the lumpers' dispute at Fremantle was explained to a deputation yesterday by the ...

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  18. INTESTATE ESTATE.

    MELBOURNE, Dec 18.—In the Practice Court today Mr Justice Macfarlan decided that the widow of a man who has died Intestate ...

    Article : 157 words
  19. BUSHFIRE LOSSES.

    MELBOURNE, Dec 18.—A 70-year-old Methodist Church was destroyed on Saturday in a bushfire at Italian Gully. The fire spread ...

    Article : 121 words
  20. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth GPO. Registered articles must be posted an hour before ordinary letters, but not earlier than 9 ...

    Article : 287 words
  21. NEEDS OF N.S.W.

    SYDNEY, Dec 18.—With the object of having available ample supplies of wheat throughout, the year for local consumption, the State ...

    Article : 161 words
  22. SYDNEY DELAYS.

    SYDNEY, Dec 18.-Ships were held up in Sydney today because Insufficient wharf labour was available. Sydney needed 800 more men. ...

    Article : 116 words
  23. RULES RELAXED.

    WASHINGTON, Dec 18.—The Secretary for the Navy (Mr James Forrestall), who was a naval rating during the last war, has ruled that ...

    Article : 79 words
  24. PUBLIC WORKS.

    CANBERRA, Dec 18.—A small number of architects and engineers will be released to assist authorities to obtain skilled staffs for the ...

    Article : 182 words
  25. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS,—At 10.30 am, before the Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 am, before Mr Justice Dwyer: Jessie S. Plunkett v the ...

    Article : 119 words
  26. DUCK SHOOTING.

    Due to the unfavourable nesting season for ducks this year the opening of the shooting season has been delayed to Monday, January 22, ...

    Article : 136 words
  27. WALKABOUT.

    LONDON, Dec 18.—Private Fred Wheeler, a repatriated prisoner of war who was awaiting court martial for a breach ...

    Article : 89 words
  28. NEW D.F.C. WINNER.

    Mr and Mrs J. Osmond, of Mt Magnet, have just received news of the award of the DFC to their son F/Lt J. J. Osmond, for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 92 words
  29. PRESS TO POLITICS.

    OTTAWA, Dec 18.—The Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery at a dinner to the Prime Minister of Canada (Mr Mackenzie King) on the ...

    Article : 134 words
  30. Advertising

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  31. ANNUAL JEWISH APPEAL.

    Proceeds of the annual appeal made by the Jewish community of Perth for funds to assist local patriotic organisations were distributed ...

    Article : 139 words
  32. DOWN AT SEA.

    Northern outposts of the Volunteer Air Observers' Corps were recently responsible for the rescue of six airmen whose Ventura made a ...

    Article : 189 words
  33. LORD-ST SCHOOL.

    After hearing reports and correspondence relating to the closing of the Lord-street school the Metropolitan Council of the Australian Labour ...

    Article : 189 words
  34. JAPANESE LEADER.

    NEW YORK. Dec 18.—Tokio radio reports the death at the age of 77 of Baron Kitokuro Ikki, former president of the Japanese Privy Council ...

    Article : 39 words
  35. NATIONAL SAVINGS.

    AUCKLAND, Dec 18.—Investments totalling £19,500,000 have been made through 449,000 national savings accounts since the inception ...

    Article : 85 words
  36. GARDENIAS IN ICE.

    LONDON, Dec 18.—Gardenias I frozen in ice, sent to the Queen from Australia as a present from the Commonwealth Government, ...

    Article : 71 words
  37. R.A.A.F. SUCCESS.

    MELBOURNE, Dec 18.—Operating from Morotai, RAAF Kittyhawks, Beaufighters and Bostons are strafing enemy barges and small ships ...

    Article : 53 words
  38. SUGAR COUPONS.

    CANBERRA, Dec 18.—Coupons marked "F" may now be used as sugar coupons. One coupon will be worth 61b of sugar. This rationing ...

    Article : 37 words
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