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  2. GERMAN RAIDER SURVIVORS TELL OF ACTION IN WHICH THEIR SHIP WAS SUNK

    "Flying the Norwegian flag, we approached within half a mile of the Australian warship, and silenced the big guns with the first salvo. Although in a sinking condition, the Australian ship replied with a broadside, and set us ablaze." ...

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  3. EMPIRE NEEDS GREATER SACRIFICE

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) told the House of Commons that the Government had to call upon the nation for a further degree of sacrifice and exertion. The year 1941 had seen the major problem of creating war ...

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  4. THREE-COURSE MEAL IN A BISCUIT.

    —Army ration biscuit evolved by Mr. H. E. West, principal of the William Angliss Food Trades School, West Melbourne contains mear, cereal, vegetable as illustrated. It is said to keep well in semi-tropical conditions, be good eating when dry, and excellent for thickening soup when crushed. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. THE EASTERN FLEET IS BORN

    SINGAPORE, Tuesday.—With that uncanny brilliance in timing that one has come to associate automatically with the Royal Navy, the new battleship Prince of Wales and other units of the Fleet have arrived in Singapore. Coinciding with the most critical hours the Pacific has ever known, the ...

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  6. Tasmanian Fund Opened

    HOBART, Wednesday. — The Lord Mayor (Mr. J. Soundy) announced to-day that he had acceded to the request of the Lord ...

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  7. Intensive Search

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — More than 10 surface vessels and a large number of aircraft have taken part in the wide search for ...

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  8. Petrol Ration Tickets Not Available From

    CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Petrol ration tickets will not be available at post offices from December 17-January 5 inclusive. The reason for tho ...

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  9. Woman Charged With Murder

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mrs. Constance Olga Davidson (24) appeared at Lismore Court to-day charged with having feloniously and maliciously ...

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  10. Miners' President Withdraws Resignation

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) to-day withdrew his resignation, which the tendered last ...

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  11. Mr. Wendell Willkie May Visit Australia

    CANBERRA, Wednesday. — It was learned in Canberra to-day that it is probable that Mr. Wendell Willkie, who opposed Mr. ...

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  12. SYMPATHY EXPRESSED

    HOBART, Wednesday. — Sympathy was expressed by the Lieut.-Governor (Sir John Evans) to relatives of the personnel of the Sydney and ...

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  13. Axis Ships Bombed Off Norway

    LONDON, Wednesday. — German shipping off the Norwegian coast was attacked again yesterday by planes of the Coastal Command, and at night ...

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  14. Militia Training Period

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—It is expected that the, tension in the Pacific will prevent the Government from pursuing the proposal ...

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  15. R.A.A.F. Men Sentenced For Petrol Thefts

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Sentences imposed by the District Court Martial at Point Cook on R.A.A.F. men who were convicted of petrol thefts ...

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  16. Wool and Basil Workers Go On Strike

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Members of the Wool and Basil Workers' Federation, Victorian branch, went on strike to-day over a holidays dispute. ...

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  17. N.Z. Casualties in Libya

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. —Official New Zealand casualties in the Libyan campaign are 70 killed, 131 wounded, and 18 missing. Announcing ...

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    Scenes at the departure of the Australian troops from Tobruk. Top: Polish officers, who took over the defence of Tobruk from the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCES IMPROVING EVERY DAY

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—"The presence of an enemy raider in Australian coastal waters, as disclosed by the fact that one was sunk by the Sydney, gives rise to no apprehension as to Australia's coastal safety," the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said to-day. ...

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  20. Australian Cargo Vessel Was Victim of Raider

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Australian cargo vessel Mareeba, with a crew of 44, was a victim of the German raider Kormoran, since sunk by ...

    Article : 262 words
  21. Encouraging Sign

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to-day expressed satisfaction that units of the British Fleet, ...

    Article : 76 words
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