Resembling the exploits of Brigadier Orde Charles Wingate and his secret British force in the jungle of Burma were the activities of a handful of Australians who, forced a way up from the Burma Road into Chinese territory beyond the provinces north of Kiyang. ...
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Article : 74 wordsEmpire Day will be celebrated throughout the British Empire to day. The Governor (Sir Ernest Clark) has ...
Article : 558 wordsMr, WURTH, Director-General of Manpower, with Mr. P. Roper, of the Manpower Directorate, will leave Ho bart for Melbourne to-day ...
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Family Notices : 541 wordsGuest: "Well, good-bye, old chap; you've really go nice little place here." Host: yes, but it's rather bare just ...
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Article : 115 wordsLAUNCESTON, Sunday. — Six U.A.P. Senate candidates for the forthcoming Federal election-were endorsed at a conference of the ...
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Article : 739 wordsQuestion: What would be the tax deduction on a fortnightly pay of £18/6/4 for a man with five dependents? Answer: £1/16/. ...
Article : 83 wordsBALLARAT. Sunday.—Mrs. Mary Budge, of Trevor street. Ballarat, and one of Victoria's oldest pioneers, cele bruted her 102nd birthday yesterday. ...
Article : 72 wordsAFTER losing upwards of a million men in North Africa the Axis will be given little time to lick its wounds. That this is a fact is shown by the information that the latest bag of 114 planes was secured in two days to Italy and her islands, for the loss of one British machine Mr. Churchill's es ...
Article : 352 wordsMr. George Basden Allmond King, whose death oecurred at the Launceston General Hospital on May 17, was the son of the late Mr. William Essington ...
Article : 320 wordsOutward-Mainland States: Daily. King island: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Flinders Island: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ...
Article : 430 wordsHOBART, Sunday—The use of aliens for cuting pulpwood for A.P.P.M. Ltd., Burnie, is to be axamined by the Manpower Director (Mr. Wurth). ...
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Article : 302 wordsLAUNCESTON", Sunday.—Astonishment that half-castes on Flinders Island were apparently not com pelled to work under the manpower ...
Article : 181 wordsMr. Alice House, widow of the late Mr..John Stagg House, died at South Forest on Thursday morning at the I ago of 7S. Her husband predeceased ...
Article : 144 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.—Shopkeepers may exhibit "Quota sold" signs outside their shops without incurring the risk of prosecation. ...
Article : 199 wordsLONDON, Sunday.—British administration in Tripolitania is described in London as highly satisfactory. The Italian population is contented and ...
Article : 66 wordsNEW YORK, Saturday. — Bob Montgomery (9.S) won the world lightweight boxing championship by outpointing Beau Jack (9.9) in 15 rounds at Madison ...
Article : 70 wordsDEVONPORT. — A football match between Don and Air Training Corpwas played at the Oval on Saturday, the former wining S.7 to 6.7. Best players ...
Article : 89 wordsHOBART. Sunday. — At a meeting of the Tasmanian Board of Directors of the Australian Natives Association yesterday the following motion was passed: "The ...
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Article : 327 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday. — An impertant advance in the Commonwealth-wide campaign against venereal disease is expected to follow a conference of the ...
Article : 100 wordsLONDON. Saturday.—The Ministry of Food says consignments of dehydrated butter from N. Zealand will not mean an increased butter ration. How ...
Article : 74 wordsBURNIE CLUB. — Taking advan tage of the fine afternoon, 24 players of the Burnie Club met on Saturday with the following results: ...
Article : 132 wordsHOBART. Sunday. — A 3O-year-oId mental patient, who had been missing from Lachlan park Hospital, New Nor-; folk, since late on Tuesday night, was ...
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Article : 103 wordsSoul and Body was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Christian Science churches yesterday. The Golden test was from ll Corinthians 3:18-"Wo all, withs ...
Article : 253 wordsHOBART. Sunday. — John Patrick Maloney (S3), waterside worker, was found dead in his bed at 332 Main Road, Glenorchy, at 8 a.m. to-day. The matter ...
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Advertising : 110 wordsLAUNCESTON, Sunday.—The North ern Tasmanian Associated Public Schools' annual sports meeting was held at the Cricket Ground yesterday ...
Article : 62 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.—Two dis tributions of prunes are to be made in Australia this year-one almost immediately. ...
Article : 57 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.—The 24 per cent, reduction in the price of" for wear showed how rationalisation, benefited the consumer, said the Minister ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 80 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.—Up to the end of 1042 the Defence Canteen Services distributed £1,162.672 to the amenities fund from canteen profits. ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Mon 24 May 1943, Page 2
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