GUNNERY PRACTICE keeps the men of the mine-sweepers engaged off the Australian coast in fighting trim for any emergency. Seamen are at rifle shooting practice. If mines were discovered they would be exploded by rifle fire. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 39 words"One of our most deficate problems," said Brig.-General Lloyd, Director-General of Recruiting, to-day, "is the depletion of ...
Article : 410 wordsMillions of pounds are about to be spent by the Commonwealth Government in establishing a munitions factory near Adelaide. It will be a replica of the Government factory at Maribyrnong. ...
Article : 272 wordsThe Attorney—General (Mr, E. J. Ogilvie) announced to-night that the Government had decided to proceed with the first unit of the Hagley farm school scheme. This would embrace the erection of a cottage at a coif of £1500 to accommodate a matron and about 12 permanently transferred ...
Article : 1,028 wordsLAUNCESTON, Wednesday. — The Trades Hall Council decided to-night to write to the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), as Minister for Industry, pressing ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Tokio "Nichi Nichi" says general nara, japanese minister for War, is to recommend to the Premier (Admiral Yonai) the strengthening of the Japano-ltalo-German axis through abandonment of Japan's policy of non-involvement in the ...
Article : 653 wordsHOBART, Wednesday. — While ultimately it is almost certain that munitions will be manufactured at the railway workshops at Launceston, some ...
Article : 72 wordsThe 1000 mark was reached at Hobart to-day in enlistments for the 7th and 8th Divisions of the A.I.F. Recruiting for these divisions began on ...
Article : 138 wordsThe Commonwealth Government has no intention of resorting to a system of compulsory loans to raise funds for its war programme. ...
Article : 70 wordsAt least five planes are believed to have been shot down in to-day's biggest air battle, which was fought over south-east ...
Article : 67 wordsTo meet a possible shortage of rural workers during the harvest, State Governments may ask universify students to assist in this ...
Article : 118 wordsBALLARAT, Wednesday. — Alfred James Woodmason (39), of Rainbow, and William Day (21), of Windsor, died in the Ballarat Hospital to-night of ...
Article : 69 wordsHundreds of bombs have been dropped on Mnltn since the outbreak of Mussolini's war. Civilian casualties amount to 82 killed ...
Article : 175 wordsA total of 238 enlistment papers was sent to Hobart to-night by the Launceston sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. on behalf of returned ...
Article : 213 wordsWell-known officers of the defence services are included in the Commonwealth honors announced to-night by the ...
Article : 191 wordsIt is expected that men up to 25 years of age will be called up as part of the Commonwealth plan to increase Australia's home defence forces to 250,000. Already 30,000 men of the 20 and 21 years classes have ...
Article : 105 wordsHOBART, Wednesday. — It was decided to-day to open a depot at Launceston for the receipt of prismatic compasses and binoculars, which are ...
Article : 144 wordsEarly advice regarding the arrival of the first contingent of British child evacuees in Australia is expected by the Minister for the ...
Article : 110 wordsA basic petrol ration permitting private motorists without special claims to drive 40 miles a week may be announced by the ...
Article : 158 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—At one of the most unusual luncheons in Sydney for many years, the Kmploycrs' Federation to-day entertained trade union ...
Article : 72 wordsReviewing the port former service men were playing in Australia's war effort, the Federal president of the R.S.L. (Sir Gilbert ...
Article : 289 wordsMELBOURNE Wednesday.—Reports received bv the Minister for the Army (Mr. Street) show that his appeal for binoculars resulted in 653 pairs being ...
Article : 46 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday.— There has been an alarming number ot destructive fires; in industrial plants and stores in New Zealand during the ...
Article : 62 wordsCAIRO, Wednesday,—An R.A.F. communique states that an enemy threeengined bomber, supported and guarded by two formations of fighters ...
Article : 48 wordsThe powers of the Fair Rents Committees in the States were extended to-day by an amendment to the ...
Article : 42 wordsLONDON, Tuesday.—The Minister for War (Mr. Eden) told the House of Commons that the Government had ordered a full investigation of ...
Article : 81 wordsRegulations covering the collection and administration of patriotic funds in Australia were promulgated to-day. The central authority Invested in the Repatriation Commission, under whose supervision there will be State boards, which may in tum delegate powers to local committees. ...
Article : 184 wordsTwin boys were found an hour after their birth beside the body of their mother to-day in a room at a house in Bondi. ...
Article : 88 wordsLAUNCESTON, Wednesday. — "Sheer stupidity" and "a disgrace to a civilised community" were among the statements made at to-night's ...
Article : 121 wordsThreequartors of the tobacce used in Australia, other than in manufactured cigarettes, is used by smokers to "roll their own," ...
Article : 91 wordsOnly 371 men axe receiving sustenance from the Social Services Department, compared with 1208 at the same period last year. ...
Article : 96 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday.— The Government will form mounted rifle units for operations in hilly country, confining enlistments to married ...
Article : 52 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Seeing smoke coming from a bedroom in the Exchange Hotel last night, two men entered to find the bed alight and the ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Thu 11 Jul 1940, Page 5
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