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  2. Look Out, Mr. Hun!

    "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 words
  3. SINKING OF THE WATERHEN

    A 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 words
  4. Perth Mother's Anxious Time

    A 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 words
  5. Crocodile For Mother

    SIX 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
  6. Fish Preservation

    "Piscator" writes:— "Sir,—I was pleased to read your endorsement of Mr. J. V. Keane's letter on subject of fish ...

    Article : 170 words
  7. Charcoal Supply Scare

    PRODUCTION 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 words
  8. Power Alcohol Project Should Be Pushed Along

    MEMBERS 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 ...

    Article : 305 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 280 words
  10. PERTH MAN'S FATHER STILL DANCES AT 80

    "PETROL rationing has its drawbacks... I've got to walk home from dances now and take a ...

    Article : 229 words
  11. Visitor To Perth Tells—

    For 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 words
  12. He Saved Life

    There has passed on one to whom thousands owe their lives. Charles Thurstan Holland, a pioneer in X-rays. ...

    Article : 87 words
  13. Discovery of a New Magnet

    From the Bell Telephone laboratories comes a new magnetic alloy more powerful than any yet known. ...

    Article : 108 words
  14. Awards for Juvenile Talent

    To encourage and develop musical talent in children under the age of 16 years, Frank R. Tozer, Piccadilly Arcade, is ...

    Article : 52 words
  15. HANDY!

    Handy in traffic jams will be hinged car, invented by Cornelius Murnane, of Melbourne, designed to bend, in the middle, of chassis ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. Gratitude

    Europeans and natives of the French Cameroons have sent a gift of pure gold for a Spitfire to be named Cameroon Francais. ...

    Article : 21 words
  17. Red Cross Needs

    The slogan "A little extra this Year" has been coined by the British Red Cross. It came spontaneously from a member of the ...

    Article : 136 words
  18. RECORD

    A peace—time record of 72 hours for connecting a telephone cable has been reduced in wartime to 48 hours. ...

    Article : 20 words
  19. Sheer Waste of Petrol

    While 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 words
  20. W.A. Recruits Are Urgently Needed

    For the convenience of applicants there are seventy recruiting depots distributed throughout the State, so that men may apply for ...

    Article : 270 words
  21. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 189 words
  22. Weird Variety

    Presented to New York Aquarium by a pet shopkeeper, a golden turtle, variety apparently never seen before. Only a month old, ...

    Article : 81 words
  23. Gas Antidote

    Milk is the best antidote to gas, and is often supplied to men working in bomb craters. ...

    Article : 20 words
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