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  2. COMMONWEALTH CONTROL OF RAILWAYS

    CANBERRA, Sunday. — It is probable that a conference will be called within the next month of State and federal railways and ...

    Article : 138 words
  3. HURRIED MEETING OF CABINET CALLED

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—In Adelaide to-day the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced the cancellation of the remainder of his visit to South Australia and West Australia to attend a full Cabinet meeting in Melbourne at noon to-morrow, ...

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  4. FATHER AND SON DEAD IN GAS-FILLED CAR

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Huddled together in the front sent of a gas-filled car. Ratcliff Lawson (51), of Essendon, and his son, Peter Frederick ...

    Article : 90 words
  5. LOAN COUNCIL £20,000,000 FOR CIVIL WORKS

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—A distribution of £20,000,000 has been provided by the Loan Council for the civil works programmes of the Commonwealth and States for 1941-42. All the States, with the exception of Tasmania and West ...

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    Some of the Diggers who fought in Syria, with mascots they adopted there. —Department of Information. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. POLISH STOWAWAY ON KASIMA MARU

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—After having dodged, ship's officers for 34 days on the trip and customs officers at two ports of call, Hersch Rosenberg ...

    Article : 311 words
  8. TWO MORE TANKERS COMING HERE

    ADELAIDE, Sunday. — Two additional tankers have been diverted to Australia and New Zealand by the Caltex Company of California. ...

    Article : 217 words
  9. Australians Played Big Part In Syrian Campaign

    LONDON, Saturday.—It can now be revealed that Australian troops participating in the Syrian campaign were the 21st and 25th Brigades, 7th Division, the 2/33rd Infantry Battalion, and the 1st Australian Corps Headquarters. The initial advance was made in three columns, operating ...

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  10. Modification of Rationing "In Less Than Year"

    SYDNEY, Sunday. — When the G[?]ppsland oil plant and shale oil and power alcohol plants were in full production Australia would depend ...

    Article : 106 words
  11. OUR ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Australia's anti-aircraft defences today had an effective ceiling higher than Mt. Everest, the Minister for ...

    Article : 145 words
  12. £1,000,000 FOR AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—Air raid precautions to cost £1,000,000 will be carried out in Australia as the result of ...

    Article : 363 words
  13. NATIONAL MEDICAL SCHEME ADVOCATED

    HOBABT, Sunday.—An all-embracing national health scheme, controlled by full-time, adequately trained medical men, offered many advamtages ...

    Article : 507 words
  14. THREAT TO BASIC CONCEPT OF LIFE

    HOBART, Sunday.—An appeal for a united Christian front in Australia similar to that launched in Britain to assist in securing a just ...

    Article : 289 words
  15. CASUALTY LISTS FOR FIVE STATES

    The names of five killed in action are included in casualty lists published to-day for Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and ...

    Article : 648 words
  16. STOP-WORK MEETING TO BE HELD

    HOBART, Sunday.—"I have nothing to say about it. We will wait and see," said the General Superintendent, of the Electrolytic Zinc ...

    Article : 333 words
  17. GERMAN OCCUPATION OF ITALY

    NEW YORK, Friday.—The Herald-Tribune's" Washington, correspondent says the Germans are building barracks in Italy to billet ...

    Article : 115 words
  18. GENERAL DENTZ INTERNED

    LONDON, Sunday.—The Vichy Government has demanded the release of the former Syrian High Commissioner (General Dentz), ...

    Article : 129 words
  19. Petrol Rationing May Cause Milk Shortage in Hobart

    HOBART, Friday.—Unless milk vendors can obtain an increased petrol ration, there may be a milk shortage in Hobart within the next few weeks. ...

    Article : 166 words
  20. R.A.A.F. TRAINEE DROWNED

    ADELAIDE, Sunday. — When he dived into the River Torrens in an attempt to rescue a girl friend last night, Aircraftman Lionel Valdo[?]k ...

    Article : 35 words
  21. DAMAGED SHIP NOT CARRYING TROOPS

    LONDON, Friday. — The Cunard White Star liner Georgie (27,759 tons), which was recently damaged by ...

    Article : 55 words
  22. AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH RUSSIA

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Inquiries in London indicated that the Soviet was interested in supplies of wool, tallow, certain ores, and, possibly, meat, ...

    Article : 122 words
  23. CYCLING

    LATROBE CLUB.—Eighteen riders competed in the 10-mile race under the auspices of the Riding Section of the Latrobe Bicycle Race Club on Saturday ...

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  24. LOCALLY- DESIGNED BOMBER

    MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Australia's first locally designed and built bombing 'plane would be ready for flight tests early in ...

    Article : 131 words
  25. Australian-Trained Air Observer Decorated

    MELBOURNE, Sunday—The first D.F.M. awarded an R.A.A.F. air observer trained under the Empire scheme has gone to Sergeant Reginald Daly ...

    Article : 140 words
  26. Finnish Barque Seized by N.Z. Government

    WELLINGTON, Sunday.—For the first time in 17 years, the Finnish barque Pamir sailed into Wellington Harbor. The Government ...

    Article : 144 words
  27. BRITISH EX-SERVICE LEGION

    HOBART, Sunday.—There was a large attendance at the annual reunion of the British Ex-Service Legion at the R.S.L. clubrooms last night. Major ...

    Article : 44 words
  28. TWO BROTHERS KILLED

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—Two brothers were killed when their motor cycle and a small car collided at Long Jetty early to-day. They were John (21) and ...

    Article : 34 words
  29. Federal Control of Health Services Recommended

    SYDNEY, Sunday. — Federal control of all health services is recommended by the National Health and Medical Research ...

    Article : 178 words
  30. 600,000 AUSTRALIANS ARE UNDER ARMS

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Allocation of Australian manpower between the fighting services, war industry, and essential civil services will be determined in the light of figures issued by the Department of Information, which show that about 600,000 Australians are already under arms or ready for immediate ...

    Article : 241 words
  31. WHEAT CONTROL PLAN

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—The "Journal of Commerce," in an editorial today on the world wheat control plan, says the treaty as drafted would set ...

    Article : 110 words
  32. Diplomatic Relations With Finland

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—There appears to be some misunderstanding over, the severance of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Finland," ...

    Article : 83 words
  33. GIRL'S BODY IN PARK

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—After a search in which 200 police and 2000 civilians co-operated, the body of Jeanette Trene Walsh (4) was found in Moore ...

    Article : 72 words
  34. ll Names in R.A.A.F. List

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  35. ACTIVITY AT TOBRUK

    LONDON, Sunday.—To-day's Middle East, communique says that in Libya our patrols outside Tobruk and in the frontier area yesterday continued ...

    Article : 38 words
  36. Tanker's Survivors Rescued

    LONDON, Sunday.—Twelve survivors from a British tanker that was sunk on July 27 have been rescued after being adr[?] for ten days ...

    Article : 37 words
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