SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thurs.—While the Allied land forces complete their preparation for the envelopment of Sanananda, the last Japanese stronghold in Papua, General MacArthur's Headquarters to-day report air attacks on the enemy posi ...
Article : 833 wordsThis battalion, like other V.D.C. units, is trained for the defence of local areas, and is composed mostly of men in reserved occupations and returned soldiers, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 324 wordsLONDON, Thursday.—Yesterday afternoon an enemy aircraft drooped bombs on a place on the East Coast of England. Damage was done and ...
Article : 65 wordsWORKING BEE—On Tuesday evening a band of volunteer workers, organised by Mr. P. J. Fleming, journeyed to "Brooklands," Exton, to assist the Misses New ...
Article : 89 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—The view that Japan was the main enemy of Canada and the U.S. was expressed by the newly appointed ...
Article : 308 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Pigs condemned and destroyed or abont to be destroyed totalled 6686, out of the 30,000 in the county of Cumberland, the Min ...
Article : 46 wordsV.D.C.— Musketry practice will be carried out at the Sheflield rifle range by the V.D.C. to-morrow. A 'bus will leave Roland at 9.30 a.m. ...
Article : 26 wordsPrize-money aggregating more than £120 will be provided at the athletic carnival to be held at Queenstown towards the end of February. The de ...
Article : 217 wordsSWIMMING CARNIVAL—On Wednesday evening a numbei of local residents and visitors formed a committee to carry out a programme of swimming and other ...
Article : 115 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—Supplementary reports received here to-day have continued and expanded messages recoivecl on Tuesday ...
Article : 112 wordsV.D.C.— Members of the V.D.C. are reminded that a parade will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. ...
Article : 21 wordsFLAX PULLING—At a meeting on Tuesday night of all interested in the pullling of flax by voluntary labor, Mr. J. Palmer consented. to take the names of ...
Article : 170 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—The suggestion that the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) should visit Washington and London for talks with ...
Article : 258 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—The decentralisation of industry and development of rural and provincial areas would be among the major ...
Article : 134 wordsNEW DEHLI, Thursday.—A formation of heavy U.S. bombera on Monday attacked a 15,000—ton vessel moving up the Irrawaddy River towards Ran ...
Article : 51 wordsFURNITURE AUCTION SALE.— Woolgrowers' Agency Co. Ltd advise that they will conduct an unreserved sale of household furniture, tools, etc., ...
Article : 55 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The Federal Government should immediately waru Mr. Churchill and President Roosevelt of Australia's imminent ...
Article : 121 wordsAs the result of the matches last week in the Lyell cricket roster, City and Gormanston are now loading, with 16 premiership points each. Mechanics ...
Article : 87 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—For having stolen toothpaste valued at £17 consigned to the forcos abroad, five wharf laborers in the Central Court to-day ...
Article : 47 wordsSalvage will be collected at Wivenhce to-ninht by the Prooress Association and in the Central Burnie area to-morrow by a team ...
Article : 79 wordsSALVAGE WORK—A committee of the Chamber of-Commerce is moving to secure co-operation in the matter of salvage, and the hope is expressed that there will be a ...
Article : 618 wordsMr. Stanley Laffer (69), well-known on the West Coast, was lound dead in his garden at the Five-Mile, near Zechau, yesterday. A postmortem dis ...
Article : 109 wordsHOBART, Thursday.— At a meeting of the State executive of the A.L.P. at Hobart on Monday morning, candidates will be endorsed for the Legislative Coun ...
Article : 59 wordsVOLUNTEERS WANTED—Although good progress has been made with the pulling of flax crops in the Burnie district, a greater effort is required if the 60 ...
Article : 626 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—The names of 500 officers and 120 other ranks of the A.I.F. held prisoners by the Japanese in Malaya ...
Article : 183 wordsCommon peril and pugnacity have forged a bond of true comradeship between Australian commandos and Dutch guerilla fighters in Portuguesa Timor. have fought with the guerilla forccs in Timor, where jungle warfare is beingcarried, on unremittingly. Netherlands officers and soldiers have the highest ...
Article : 1,417 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.— Trading was moderate on the Stock Exehnnce today, and the market was steady. Three rises and one fall were recorded in the in ...
Article : 84 wordsMELBOURN, Thursday.—Members of the Federal Parliament in Melbourne believe that the Federal election duo in September may ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 751 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced to-day that he had transmitted to the Minister for Labor ...
Article : 198 wordsHOBART, Thursday.—The Tasmanian State Council for Mother and Child has requested the Director-General of Public Health (Dr. ...
Article : 255 wordsFLAX PULLING—A ready response to the appeal for volunteers to pull flax is shown by the fact that already approximately 50 have stated their willingness to ...
Article : 580 wordsHOBART, Thursday.— Control of education by the Commonwealth Government, as recommended by the Australian Teachers' Federation confer ...
Article : 216 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Several women are named in a new batch of summonses ready to be served, charging employes with absenteeism on Now ...
Article : 138 wordsBLACKFISH SCARCE—For some years native blackfish of any size have been scarce, and this year is no exception, for there have been no reports of decent ...
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Advertising : 42 wordsOUTSTANDING RATES.— The council clerk (Mr. S. J. Manning) advises elsewhere in this issue that all outstanding rates and charges must be ...
Article : 49 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The Russian people will soon be seeing on the screen aspects of the Australian war effort and the magnificent fight our soldiers ...
Article : 69 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—Run down by a motor truck driven by a Chinese market gardener, A.C.W. Rita May Leonard (27) was killed and Cpl. James ...
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Advertising : 25 wordsKING ISLAND SCHEELITE. N.I.— Week ended January 2: Main mill, 460 tons treated for 3 tons 5 cwts. Scheelite concentrates. ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Fri 8 Jan 1943, Page 3
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