"Blister" gun turret on the American-built Catalina flying-boats, which are being ferried from U.S.A. to Singapore for use by the R.A.F. Turrets are built on both sides of the fuselage. Each has space for its own air-gunner, and provides protection against attack from the side or rear. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 64 wordsA graphic story of the sinking of H.M.A.S. Waterhen by German dive-bombers in the Mediterranean is described in a letter from Able-Seaman Jack Coyle, of Kalgoorlie, to ...
Article : 385 wordsA Perth mother who prepared for her soldier son's homecoming and then received official advice that he was a prisoner of war interned in a Greek hospital, received some compensation for her disappointment during the week. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 295 wordsSIX MONTHS' GUESSING ended for Mrs. Irene Rowe, of Bellevue-road, Bellevue Hill, when she received a souvenir from her son, Sapper Edward Rowe, 21, who is in Darwin. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 183 words"Piscator" writes:— "Sir,—I was pleased to read your endorsement of Mr. J. V. Keane's letter on subject of fish ...
Article : 170 wordsPRODUCTION of charcoal in W.A. will hove to be considerably pepped up to meet the shortage, contend Perth vendors, and the question of price needs thorough investigation. It is pointed out that the ...
Article : 225 wordsMEMBERS of the State legislature appear to be fully alive to the potentialities of power alcohol from wheat, but State finances will apparently not stand the strain of establishing a plant in Western Australia. However the decision to ...
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Advertising : 280 words"PETROL rationing has its drawbacks... I've got to walk home from dances now and take a ...
Article : 229 wordsFor countless centuries Tibet has held its secrets from the prying eyes of the outside world, and early explorers who entered this forbidden land were either killed or tortured. This is why Dr. Murdo ...
Article : 621 wordsThere has passed on one to whom thousands owe their lives. Charles Thurstan Holland, a pioneer in X-rays. ...
Article : 87 wordsFrom the Bell Telephone laboratories comes a new magnetic alloy more powerful than any yet known. ...
Article : 108 wordsTo encourage and develop musical talent in children under the age of 16 years, Frank R. Tozer, Piccadilly Arcade, is ...
Article : 52 wordsHandy in traffic jams will be hinged car, invented by Cornelius Murnane, of Melbourne, designed to bend, in the middle, of chassis ...
Article : 46 wordsEuropeans and natives of the French Cameroons have sent a gift of pure gold for a Spitfire to be named Cameroon Francais. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe slogan "A little extra this Year" has been coined by the British Red Cross. It came spontaneously from a member of the ...
Article : 136 wordsA peace—time record of 72 hours for connecting a telephone cable has been reduced in wartime to 48 hours. ...
Article : 20 wordsWhile motorists of the State and the travelling public are being hampered by petrol restrictions, vast quantities of motor spirit are being consumed to convey Air Force trainees from Pearce to Perth and back again, when railway facilities are ...
Article : 296 wordsFor the convenience of applicants there are seventy recruiting depots distributed throughout the State, so that men may apply for ...
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Family Notices : 189 wordsPresented to New York Aquarium by a pet shopkeeper, a golden turtle, variety apparently never seen before. Only a month old, ...
Article : 81 wordsMilk is the best antidote to gas, and is often supplied to men working in bomb craters. ...
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Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sun 31 Aug 1941, Page 3
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