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  2. STRONG GERMAN AIR ATTACK ON BRITAIN

    A strong German air attack took place on Britain today, and repeated efforts to react the metropolis were beaten back by the R.A.F. During ...

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  3. MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES

    Two officers in the Royal Australian Navy, now serving with the Royal Navy, have been mentioned in dispatches for good advice. This was ...

    Article : 164 words
  4. NEW LARGE SCALE EVACUATION SCHEME FOR LONDON AREA

    The Minister for Health (Mr Malcolm MacDonald) announced a new large scale evacuation scheme for the whole of the London area today. ...

    Article : 336 words
  5. WIDESPREAD R.A.F. RAIDS OVER GERMANY

    The Royal Air Force made widespread raids over Germany last night Berlin was bombed for four hours and other targets included railway ...

    Article : 481 words
  6. LARGE GERMAN FORCE ENTERS RUMANIA

    STRONG German forces are reported to have entered Rumania. One report states that they number 30,000 and that they were sent to control the oil output and shipping. The majority of the troops entered ...

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  7. Mechanisation Of Australian Forces

    For further mechanisation of the army and for training the militia the Supply and Development Department is seeking 2000 more motor trucks a and ...

    Article : 278 words
  8. FORM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

    After having almost vanished, hope that an afreement may be reached to form a national government has been revived as a result of developments ...

    Article : 744 words
  9. INCOME TAX POWERS

    In the budget debate in the Legislative Assembly today the Leader of the U.A.P. (Mr Russell) said that the State Governments should be prepared to ...

    Article : 350 words
  10. MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO RESUME

    A general strike bad been called for today, but was modified to a stopwork meeting, which ended in a procession of nearly 1600 men through the streets. ...

    Article : 188 words
  11. FRENCH BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE

    General de Gaulle's headquarters, in a communique, states: "Despite heavy odds many French pilots have gone to Gibraltar, Egypt, and Abyssinia. The ...

    Article : 164 words
  12. TRAINING OF AIR CREWS

    The sites of three new schools for the training of air crews in Queensland and an embarkation depot where the air personnel will be quartered prior to ...

    Article : 226 words
  13. MAINTAINED DEMAND FOR ADVANCE OF 11s.

    Despite the recommendation by Amalgamated Engineering Union officials that the Mt Isa Company's offer of a wage increase of 6s. a week should ...

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  14. POLISH AIRMAN'S FINE LEADERSHIP

    A Polish major wounded in a recent air battle in the defence of London was decorated in a military hospital in south-western England by General ...

    Article : 96 words
  15. SHOT WOMAN IN BREAST AND MAN IN STOMACH

    A special court was held In the General Hospital today, when Frank Byrne, 40, labourer, was charged that on September 28 at Brisbane he attempted ...

    Article : 356 words
  16. SANK TWO SUBMARINES IN TWO DAYS

    Behind the announcement that Acting Flight-Lieutenant W. W. Campbell has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross lies a story of the ...

    Article : 288 words
  17. Earthquake Shakes Towns In N.Z.

    A heavy earthquake shock at Opotiki yesterday swayed buildings so much that people rushed out for safety, but no damage was done. Wellington had ...

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  18. RAILWAYMAN SHOT IN CHEST

    Richard David Ellis, 43, railway employee, of Thirroul, was shot in the cheat by a man armed with a rerolver at the annual presentation of awards ...

    Article : 162 words
  19. COLLINSVILLE MINE DISPUTE

    A conference today between the Collinsville mine manager (Mr J. Conway) and the union representatives failed. The miners subsequently appointed two ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. LONDON AIR RAID DISTRESS FUND

    The Lord Mayor of London's air raid distress fund has reached a total of £1,030,000 as a result of several large contributions from overseas, which ...

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  21. TOOWOOMBA GIVEN ORDER FOR PRIMERS FOR SHELLS

    An order for primers ior shells was given to the Toowoomba Foundry Company today by the State Munitions Board. Within two months the foundry ...

    Article : 54 words
  22. MARANOA ELECTION

    The preferences in Maranoa could not he distributed today because ballot papers from Thargomindah did not reach the returning officer at Dalby. ...

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  23. Brisbane Wool Sales

    Approximately 50,000 bales of wool will be dealt with in Brisbane this week in the 15th series of wool appraisements. These commenced on Monday. ...

    Article : 125 words
  24. DOMINION SECRETARY'S MESSAGE

    On taking office as Secretary of State for the Dominions. Viscount Cranborne has sent the following telegram to the four Dominion Governments: "In as ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. ATTEMPT ON CYCLING RECORD

    Although the secretary of the League of Queensland Wheelmen has announced that the league will not recognise Les. Cecil's attempt on the ...

    Article : 79 words
  26. FOURTH AUCKLAND GAOL ESCAPEE RECAPTURED

    David Fraser Watson, the remaining Auckland gaol escapee at large, was captured by the police today in a ferncamouflaged camp in the Waitakere ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. QUEENSLAND MINERS' CLAIMS

    Seeking a consolidation of the State and Federal awards for the local industry in Queensland and an increase in wages of 6s. a week, the Miners' ...

    Article : 53 words
  28. TRAWLER STRUCK MINE

    The Admiralty announces that the trawler Comet has been sunk by a mine. ...

    Article : 21 words
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