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  2. ALMOST CERTAIN P.M. WILL GO TO LONDON SOON

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Although opposition of certain Labour members to the proposal that the Prime Minister should leave immediately for London was sustained at the meeting to-day of the Advisory War ...

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  3. "OPEN TO ALL" SCHOOL FOR OFFICERS

    Working class leds can now train to be officers in one of the crack corps of the British Army. A private income is not necessary and an elementary school lad has as much chance as an Etonian. The unit is the Royal Armoured Corps which includes the Old Tank ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 125 words
  4. COUNCILLORS AT ROSS DONATE £385

    When the Warden of Ross (Mr. F. Dowling) suggested at the Ross Council meeting this week that the district should ...

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  5. NO REAL ATTEMPT TO TAX EXCESS PROFITS: CONSIDERED UNNECESSARY

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Evidence by Professor L. F. Giblin, one of the Commonwealth's economic advisers, before the Parliamentary War-Time Profits Committee to-day suggested that there was no real attempt to tax excess ...

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  6. GROWING IN WEIGHT: R.A.F. RAIDS

    The growing offensive power of the Royal Air Force is further illustrated by the Air Ministry's announcement ...

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  7. SAVING LOWER INCOMES FROM TAXATION

    CANBERRA, Thursday—His opinion on how incomes under 400 could be saved from further taxation was sought from Professor L. F. Giblin, an ...

    Article : 194 words
  8. NOT FREEING INTERNEES

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Despite representations by the A.C.T.U., the two N.S.W. former hunger-strikers, Ratliff and ...

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  9. ENGLISH OFFICER AND TWO AUSTRALIANS KILL, WOUND 27 ENEMY

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A story of the coolness and courage of an English officer and two Australians who killed or wounded the whole of an attacking force of 27 at an observation post near Tobruk is told in a despatch sent ...

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  10. NATION'S BEST

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. — The Tasmanian area schools system is the best in Australia so far as the ...

    Article : 251 words
  11. Petrol Cuts May Not be Intensified

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Because of improvement in essential storages there is ,now some prospect that the ...

    Article : 164 words
  12. World's Smallest Baby Weighs 10oz.

    LONDON, Wednesday. — A baby of 10oz., born in Liverpool, is probably the smallest in the world. ...

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  13. CLOSE BONDS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday — Broad— casting to-night to the people of the Netherlands East Indies on the eve of the departure of the Australian press ...

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  14. ENEMY SALIENT REDUCED

    TOBRUK, Wednesday. — The action round the salient in the Medauuar sector established by the German ...

    Article : 532 words
  15. New Pyrotechnics Factory Will Employe 1500

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A new factory for the manufacture of pyrotechnics is being built at Maribyrnong at an ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. MAKING ARMS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Country garages and engineering plant are to be used by the Department of ...

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  17. BIG W.A.A.A.F. SCHOOL AT WANGARATTA

    MELBOURNE,. Thursday.—Extensive training headquarters costing about £30,000 are to be established at Wangaratta for the W.A.A.A.Fs. It will ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. ENGINEDRIVERS' STRIKE

    SYDNEY, Thursday—Leaders of the striking engine-drivers on the South Maitland coalfields have promised to recommend proposals for a settlement ...

    Article : 140 words
  19. PRICE UP 1d

    CANBERRA, Thursday— From to- tomorrow petrol will he 1d a gallon dearer, making the price 2/6 a gallon. Pre-war prices of petrol were 1/9 and ...

    Article : 178 words
  20. A.I.F. IN NEED OF EVERY ELIGIBLE MAN

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A grave warning that Australia was facing the grimmest hour of her history was given to-day by Major N. F. Whitfleld, ...

    Article : 191 words
  21. SEVERE STORM CREATES HAVOC IN CHILE

    SANTIAGO (Chile), Wednesday.—A severe storm which raged in Central Chile for seven clays killed 40 persons and ...

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  22. NEW AIR RAID SIRENS TESTED IN CITY

    Launceston had its first taste of high-powered air raid sirens yesterday when the four new sirens recently installed in the city were ...

    Article : 372 words
  23. NORWAY'S BIG MERCHANT FLEET

    The Norwegian merchant marine is playing an indispensable part in the Battle of the Atlantic: in fact, in the Battle of All the Seas. In ...

    Article : 487 words
  24. STOPPAGE OF POTTERIES

    Because the bell to start and stop work was not rung exactly to time on Wednesday, and was not rung at all yesterday morning, 12 men in the ...

    Article : 111 words
  25. CITY COUNCIL AND PETROL SAVING

    Drastic action to economise in the use of petrol by the Launceston City Council's 40 motor vehicles has resulted in a saving of 25 per cent. This ...

    Article : 173 words
  26. Boxing TASMANIA—N.S.W. MATCH

    SYDNEY, Thursday-Severely punished by his opponent, Tommy O'Toole (N.S.W\V.) was carried, exhausted, to his dressing-room after having fought ). ...

    Article : 116 words
  27. Manpower Priority

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sir Carl Jess, chairman of the Commonwealth Manpower Committee, is likely to become all-services representative on the Man- power Priority Board to be ...

    Article : 119 words
  28. INDOOR GAMES

    After playing in the Northern Tasmanian Indoor Games Association roster for more than three years, Kallway Institute won its first game on ...

    Article : 423 words
  29. LIBRARIES FOR CAMPS

    MELBOURNE, Thursday—A complete library service in military camps is being arranged by the army education service authorities in co-operation with ...

    Article : 130 words
  30. ACCIDENT FATAL FOR M.P.'s BROTHER

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mr. Stan Beasley, youngest brother of Mr. J. Beasley, M.P., died in the Royal Melbourne Hospital late to-night from ...

    Article : 75 words
  31. TO-DAY'S SUMMARY

    FORECAST—Fine. HIGH TIDE—6.38 a.m. 7 p.m. LIGHTS ON VEHICLES—5.24 p.m. to 7.5 a.m. ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. INDIANS FLOCK TO ARMS

    SIMLA, Wednesday.—"Nearly 750,000 Indians are under arms and recruits are flowing in as fast as we can provide for them," said the ...

    Article : 151 words
  33. RAID DEATHS IN BRITAIN

    LONDON, Wednesday. — It is announced that 501 persons were killed and 447 injured in air raids on the United Kingdom during July. ...

    Article : 122 words
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  35. American Defence Programme Peak in Sight

    NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The national defence programme would pass the half-way mark in January, 1942, and reach its peak in July, the ...

    Article : 55 words
  36. Conscientious Objectors to be Registered

    MELBOURNE. Thursday—Registration of conscientious objectors is provided for in new national security regulations, which are expected to be ...

    Article : 97 words
  37. ULVERSTONE

    GLUCOSE FACTORY — At a special meeting of the Ulverstone branch of the T.L.P. a committee was formed to go into the establishment of a glucose ...

    Article : 121 words
  38. "The Examiner" Overseas News

    Overseas news in this issue is from the Australian Associated Press, of which "The Examiner' is a member. and is transmitted to Australia by ...

    Article : 54 words
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