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  2. AIR WAR OVER RABAUL UNDIMINISHED IN FURY

    GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Tuesday — The air war over Rabaul continues with undiminished fury. To-day's official communique states that during raids on Lakunai and Tobera aerodromes on Saturday morning 24 Japanese planes were shot down ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. Escapade In "Borrowed" Car

    The story of an amazing escapade in a "borrowed" car, with a policeman clinging to the running board while the car careered along at 40 miles an hour, culminating in the car getting out of control and crashing on the Brickport road near Cooee, was unfolded in the Burnie Police Court yesterday, ...

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  4. INVESTIGATION OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO TAX PROPOSAL

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Soon after Parliament meets next week the Government will bring down resolutious in both Houses formally ...

    Article : 387 words
  5. SALMON FISHERIES COMMISSION

    HOBART, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the Salmon and fresh Water fisheries Commission at Miena, Mr. H. W. Cramp, of Hobart, was re-eleeted ...

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  6. LANDINGS ON MARSHALLS INDICATED

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday — The furious American air and naval onslaught against the Marshall Islands is being pressed home under circumstances indicating that landing forces are now battling with the Japanese for control of these stategic island bases, says the ...

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  7. Year of Crisis OE Food Front

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday—This year might prove to be a year of crisis on the food front, the leader of the United Kingdom Food ...

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  8. SIX N.S.W. COAL MINES IDLE

    SYDNEY, Tuesday — Six coal mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day, for a total loss of 5850 tons of coal and involving 1867 men. ...

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  9. Already Planning For Demobilisation

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A special committee, is sitting continuously in Melbourne working out plans for the eventual demobilisation of the Army ...

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  10. MR. ROOSEVELT'S PICTURE OF POST-WAR TRADE

    (By Leo Cherne, Executive Secretary of the Research Institute of America). NEW YORK, Tuesday.—In his lend-lease report to the U.S. ...

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  11. U.S. Private Out To Avenge Brothers

    SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINES, Tuesday.— Determined to avenge his three brothers killed in fighting the Japanese, Pte. Charles M. Stewart, of ...

    Article : 116 words
  12. Bismarck Seed Growers impressed With Coast

    "We have been greatly impressed with the districts we have visited and the Brownell and Bismarck crops we have seen, many of which ...

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  13. CONSERVE POTATO SEED

    Although the actual target acreage for 1944-45 had not yet been determined, it was certain a considerable increase on this year's ...

    Article : 172 words
  14. WAR PENSION APPEALS

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday — After hearing a number of appeals, the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal completed a session at Launceston ...

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  15. GAY LIFE WRECKING MANY HOMES

    HOBART, Tuesday. — "This gay life seems to be meeking half the homes," declared Mr. Justice Clark in the Supreme Court to-day during the ...

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  16. SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Social security costing £98,000,000 a year is envisaged in a scheme recommended by a social security committee appointed in ...

    Article : 110 words
  17. FINED £5 FOR ABSENCE FROM JOB

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—For having, between November 6 and 12, being an employe of Patons and Baldwins, absented herself from her place of ...

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  18. NEW ZEALAND RATIFIES PACIFIC PACT

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Advice was received by the Minister for Extenal Affairs (Dr. Evatt) to-day that the N.Z. Government this morning ratified ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. WAR CRIMES INQUIRY

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) made it clear to-day that the appointment of the Chief Jistice of Queensland (Sir ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. Clothes Pegs From Tasmanian Sassafras

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Tasmanian sassafras had proved satisfactory for the manufacture of clothes pegs, which are now being ...

    Article : 161 words
  21. MIRACLE DRUG

    Mr. Churchill's personal statement, following his recovery in Egypt, explains perhaps better than any other event the real and immense benefit to ...

    Article : 329 words
  22. ONLY LIMITED RELEASES FROM ARMY POSSIBLE

    CANBERRA Tuesday — Answering demands by both unions and other interests for the release of men from the Army, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said to-day that the accumulative effect of meeting all such demands would be that Australia would not have an adequate Army. ...

    Article : 750 words
  23. TOKIO'S GHOST STORIES

    NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The "New York Times" Washington correspondent says the Japanese are holstering home morale by ...

    Article : 221 words
  24. HEARING OF CASES AGAINST TRANSPORT STRIKERS POSTPONED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The hearing of the cases against Sydney train and 'bus employes summoned as a result of last week's transport hold-up has been ...

    Article : 169 words
  25. WANTS BEER QUOTAS REVIEWED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Urging an immediate review of beer quotas to hotels, especially in N.S.W., Mr. J. Beale, M.L.A., said to-day that a number of ...

    Article : 69 words
  26. RABBITSKIN PRICES

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday—There were 27½ tons of rabbitskins offered at the Melbourne sales to-day. Opening sales were weak, being Sd to 18d lower, but ...

    Article : 81 words
  27. BUSH FIRE DEATHROLL INCREASED TO 25

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Three more victims of the bush fires of January 14 have died, bringing the deathroll to 25. ...

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  28. RAILWAYMAN KILLED ON CROSSING

    BRISBANE, Tuesday. — Norman James Burton (54), railway employe, of Spring Hill, who was walking beside a locomotive carrying a red flag and ...

    Article : 64 words
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