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  2. HORNETS' NEST IN N.E.I. FOR JAPANESE

    NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The "New York Times" correspondent in Washington says the Japanese are encountering a hornets' nest ...

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  3. FATE OF TAX BILLS, MAY DEPEND ON SENATE

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The debate on the uniform taxation proposals was continued in the House of Representatives to-day: The Government does not expect to meet any difficulty in this Chamber, and hopes to dispose of the measure ...

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  4. 188,000 Persons To Be Withdrawn From Industry For War Production

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Approximately 188,000 persons already employed must be withdrawn from their present occupations for war production. It is intended to prohibit the manufacture of a further ...

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  5. Appeals to Support Loan

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — More than 250,000 Australians will receive personal letters next week from the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) urging ...

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  6. Non-Essential Travel to be Eliminated

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The extensive demand for travel by members of the services and other bodies directly ...

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  7. Night Attacks by Japs.

    G.H.Q., S.W. PACIFIC AREA, Wednesday.— Two successive night attacks by the Japanese on Port Moresby, using ...

    Article : 337 words
  8. 49,000 Women Needed by December

    CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Amplifying the War Cabinet's decision last night to employ an additional 318,000 men and women for the munitions, shipbuilding and ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. TO RELIEVE CONGESTION

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The question of utilising unused deepwater ports in Tasmania and other parts of the Commonwealth as ports to relieve any ...

    Article : 101 words
  10. "BEWILDERING" POLICY ON HOLIDAYS

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Describing Commonwealth policy on public holidays as a jig-saw puzzle, the Premier (Mr. Dunstan) said to-day that ...

    Article : 92 words
  11. 2000 COALMINERS ON STRIKE

    SYDNEY, Wednesday — More than 2000 mine workers were on strike at seven mines in the north, south and west to-day, with a loss of 6400 tons ...

    Article : 268 words
  12. MORE PETROL FOR WOOD CARTERS

    HOBART, Wednesday.—Additional petrol is to be made available to woodcarters, to enable them to carry on their business, ...

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  13. U.S. OFFENDERS AGAINST AUSTRALIAN LAWS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Members of the U.S. Forces in Australia arrested or detained for alleged offences against Federal or State laws may now be handed over to the U.S. authorities and dealt with by naval or military courts constituted under American law. ...

    Article : 423 words
  14. Vindictiveness of Malta Raiders

    LONDON, Wednesday. — With his left leg in plaster, Sergeant Pilot C. A. White, of Burbury, who narrowly escaped death when the Luftwaffe ...

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  15. W.A.A.F. Radio-Location Operators

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Because of the highly-secret nature of the work, only women of unquestionable integrity will he accepted as W.A.A.F. ...

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  16. NO RELIEF FROM STREET LIGHTING CHARGES

    HOBART, Wednesday.—Cabinet to-day refused a request from the Municipal Association that the Government provide financial ...

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  17. Rood Rate May be Reserved For Post-war Work

    HOBART, Wednesday.—Cabinet to-day agreed to permit municipal councils with accumulated road rate funds to put the money into ...

    Article : 243 words
  18. ANOTHER U-BOAT SUNK OFF BRAZIL

    FORT ALEXA (Brazil), Tuesday.— Another enemy submarine was sunk off Pernambueo to-day by au American bomber. This second known sinking ...

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  19. Difficult to Retake Philippines

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Faith in the ability of the Americans to retake the Philippines was expressed to-day by Mr. Peter ...

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  20. LIQUOR PROFITS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Details of the profits made on the sale of beer and spirits in Victoria were given in the House of Representatives to-day on ...

    Article : 84 words
  21. Surplus Tasmanian Apples

    CANBERRA, Wednesday. — In the Senate to-day, the Assistant Minister for the Army (Senator Fraser) refused to take action to ensure that the large ...

    Article : 163 words
  22. KILLED BY LORRY WHICH DID NOT STOP

    HOBART, Wednesday. — Mr. Alfred Brock Bryan (74), former chief accountant of the Mines Department, was killed when he was knocked down by ...

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  23. SUPPORT FOR BELIEF THAT ALIJES PREPARING TO OPEN A SECOND FRONT

    NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The "Herald-Tribune's" Washington correspondent says President Roosevelt, in the way he sometimes has of lending support to repotted plans of action by neither confirming nor denying talk about them, indicated yesterday that there ...

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  24. R.A.A.F. Men Still Going to Britain

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A certain number of R.A.A.F. personnel, including gunners, is still being sent from Australia to Great Britain, the Minister for ...

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  25. R.A.A.F. in Iceland Receive Comforts

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Mr. C. R. M'Kerihan, honorary general secretary of the: Australian Comforts Fund, has received the following cable from the ...

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  26. SEAMAN DECORATED FOR BRAVERY

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Ordinary Seaman Patrick Joseph Brady, R.A.N.V.R. of Sydney, has been awarded the D.S.M. for his work during the recent raid on ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. TRIED TO SEND LETTER TO ITALY

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — For having sent, to America a letter which she had written to her mother for forwarding to Italy, an Italian woman, ...

    Article : 83 words
  28. N.Z. IN DANGER, BUT WELL PREPARED

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The New Zealand Minister to Washington (Mr. Nash), speaking to the Women's National Press Club, asserted that New ...

    Article : 88 words
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