Emergency powers have been taken by the Commonwealth Government to acquire compulsorily any goods required for defence purposes. A defence impressment order published in a special ...
Article : 255 wordsMILITIAMEN of an artillery battery ram home a shell into the breech of a big howitxer.—A scene at an Australian military camp. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsThe sinking of two more British ships was announced to-day. They were the London steamer Sea Venture, of 1375 tons, which was sunk ...
Article : 587 wordsAmsterdam newspapers report that Herr Hitler demanded blind confidence in himself and Providence from the Nazi leaders. He reported on his consultations with military leaders and assured his hearers that the coming week would be ...
Article : 151 wordsThe special war correspondent of the British United Press says that as one travels through the British area it becomes increasingly obvious that the ...
Article : 505 wordsThe Commonwealth Government adhered to its election promise not to conscript men for military service overseas, said ...
Article : 244 wordsA series of attacks on Government policy by the leader of the Federal Country Party (Mr. Cameron) has provoked discussion on ...
Article : 109 wordsLabor's opposition to the reintroduction, of compulsory training is certain to cause a sharp clash when Parliamept re-assembles next ...
Article : 230 wordsThe Zurich correspondent of "Le Journal" reports that a number of high German army officers have been removed from their commands ...
Article : 99 wordsImportant conferences were held during the week-end, aiming at the early establishment of a new Chinese Central Government ...
Article : 298 wordsNew Zealanders may soon be unable to buy any flag but the Union Jack under the new list of banned imports for the first six months ...
Article : 224 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday. — Losing his balance in a heavy sea when steering his father's motor boat towards Mordialloc after a fishing trip ...
Article : 70 wordsFor the time being there is no danger of a shortage of British motor car chasses and precision tools. ...
Article : 135 wordsM. Munters, Latvian foreign Minister, in a speech, said: "Neither our talks at Moscow nor the tenor of our pact with Russia revealed any ...
Article : 129 wordsThe "Financial News" economic correspondent states that the financial clauses of the agreement concluded on Sunday week for the ...
Article : 157 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday. The full executive of the Australasian, Council of Trade Unions and the Federal Labor Advisory Committee will meet as soon ...
Article : 51 wordsBritish motorists were slightly more law-abiding last year than in 1937, according to the annual Home O[?]ice return of "offences ...
Article : 260 wordsProposals for merging Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd. and the two holding companies—Australian Paper and Pulp and Cumberland ...
Article : 135 wordsOn October 24, 1914—25 years ago to-day- the Germans launched a violent attack at La Bassee, and for the first time Indian troops went into action in Europe. The enemy assault on Arras reached its climax. ...
Article : 88 wordsThe British United Press correspondent at Moscow reports that 10,000 Polish unemployed from the region of Lwow have begun a ...
Article : 126 wordsLONDON, Monday. — As a result of the decision of the Wool Control Council, rationing will operate from November 1, under which the users of wool ...
Article : 55 wordsA conductor was attacked and injured, another treated at hospital, and a woman taken to hospital after hoodlums had boarded ...
Article : 76 wordsStrict supervision of the movements of enemy aliens has been ordered by the Commonwealth Government. ...
Article : 145 wordsIn spite of the outbreak of war there was only a small increase last month in the price of food and groceries in 30 representative ...
Article : 136 wordslt would be impossible to carry out the suggestion of Mr. Blackburn, M.H.R., for the Federal Parliament to sit continuously during ...
Article : 141 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The price to be paid by the Imperial Government for Australian beef and mutton during the war is expected to be based on average ...
Article : 74 wordsDUBLIN, Monday.—Using gelignite, believed to have been smuggled in to them concealed in cakes, half a dozen prisoners, at exercise time, attempted ...
Article : 59 wordsQUEBEC, Sunday.—The election campaign, the feature of which is Premier Duplessis' anti-war platform, reached a climax during the week-end, ...
Article : 79 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—Victorian enlistments for the second A.I.F. totalled 2929 up to Saturday, night, comprising almost exclusively men ...
Article : 76 wordsMiss Edwards, of Dorking, Surrey, called at the Portsmouth Swimming Club, hired a costume and towel, and said she was going to swim to the ...
Article : 224 wordsPARIS, Monday.—All Polish diplomatic representatives abroad have protested to the Governments to which they are accredited against plebiscites ...
Article : 49 wordsWASHINGTON, Saturday. The Post Office henceforward will send United States mail for Germany through Italy, to avoid international ...
Article : 28 wordsLONDON, Sunday.—On the recommendation of the British Government, the King of Egypt has, in view of the exceptional circumstances prevailing, ...
Article : 107 wordsSenator W. E. Aylett, has received a message from the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Canberra, protesting against "the attitude of the ...
Article : 139 wordsCANBERRA, Monday. — On Thursday Canberra will have at the moment the unusual experience of receiving a Federal Minister. No member of ...
Article : 107 wordsCANBERRA, Monday. — Although expenditure will have to be eurtailed drastically in the interests of defence, the welfare of ...
Article : 284 wordsCANBERRA, Monday. Intending claimants for the Commonwealth bounty on tractors and wire netting must notify their intentions promptly to the ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Tue 24 Oct 1939, Page 7
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