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  2. RELEASE OF 50,000 MEN THIS YEAR

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The special release of at least 50,000 men from the Army and Air Force by the end of the year was announced by the acting Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to-day. They would include men urgently required in civil economy; men ...

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    SCENE AT THE GARDEN PARTY at Buckingham Palace at which the King and Queen were host and hostess to 1800 repatriated prisoners of war.. Here the King and Queen with the Princesses are seen moving among their ests. An Australian soldier is seen left foreground.—British ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. Suspension of Civil Control in Papua

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Mr. J. V. Barry, K.C., Commissioner appointed nuder the National Security Regulations to inquire into the circumstances relating to the suspension of the Civil Administration of the Territory of Papua in February, 1942, found that the Administrator (Mr. L. Murray), and members ...

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  5. INCREASED MEAT PRICES

    HOBART, Friday. — The Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. L. C. Johnson) announced to-day increases in the maximum wholesale and retail prices ...

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  6. ALLEGEDLY BEAT FLIER TO DEATH

    LONDON, Friday. — Three Germans are being tried for their lives in the first trial of civilians for war crimes in Germany, ...

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  7. SOLDIERS' PRIMITIVE EQUIPMENT

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Photographs were exhibited in the House of Representatives to-day by the leader of the Country Party (Mr. Fadden) depicting natives and diggers working bushmade graders, comprised of logs pulled by natives, in the ...

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  8. Wants New Zealand Meat Sent to America

    NEW YORK, Friday. — Mr. Alfred Benjamin, president of the Anglo-American Trading Corporation, told the New York "Sun" that millions bf pounds of lamb, ...

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  9. JUNGLE GENIUS

    Jungle genius, according to Allan Dawes, well-known war correspondent, in his recently published book, "Soldier Superb," is an infinite capacity for ...

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  10. FIREMEN RUSHED TO BURNING SHIP

    BRISBANE, Friday. — Brisbane firemen who were rushed by an American motor torpedo bout to a burning Allied ship outside Moreton Bay yesterday ...

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  11. Removal of Guards Against Inflation

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The confidence of people who had contributed to war loans would be undermined by removal of the guards ...

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  12. Free Medicine and Hospital Scheme

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Misunder, standing regarding the beginning of the Government's free medicine and free hospitnl scheme was cleared up in ...

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  13. FIELD COURT-MARTIAL

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — R.A.A.F. headquarters to-day declined to give any indication of the reasons for the field general court-martial agninst Wing ...

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  14. SEVERE COAL RATIONING MAY BE NECESSARY

    SYDNEY, Friday. — Severe coal rationing in all States will be inevitable in the next three months unless there is maximum ...

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  15. BARRACKS MUTINY

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Although Mr. Justice Reed, in a final report on his inquiry into the mutiny at the Grovelly detention barracks in ...

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  16. Detective's Smart Arrest

    After they had been dealt with in the Launceston Police Court on Wednesday, two men went to the charge room, and, giving the names of two other accused, ...

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  17. FARMER FINED FOR SELLING PETROL

    LAUNCESTON, Friday. — "Defendant apparently involved himself in this charge by being good natured and helping his friends, but nevertheless he did it with ...

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  18. New Air Mail Service to England Begins To-day

    CANBERRA, Friday. — On the first scheduled flight in the new fast airmail service between Australia and England, a Lancaster ...

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  19. New England-Australia Air Service Begun

    LONDON, Friday. — A British Overseas Airways Corporation Lancastrian plane Which left the corporation's land base at Hurn, ...

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  20. Could Still Trade in Notes

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Although the Government had decided to withdraw notes of more than £10 in value on August 31, the fact ...

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  21. QUERIES ANSWERED RECONSTRUCTION TRAINING

    Further queries from servicemen regarding their entitlements on discharge under the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme are answered in ...

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  22. "SALVO" MAN IS JUNGLE SANTA CLAUS

    A familiar ligure on the tracks which traverse the jungle in the Balif-Maprik area of northern New Guinea, linking the ...

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  23. SUBSIDIES FOR WHEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully), on the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-day, told Sir Earle Pape (C.P., ...

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  24. Detention Barracks Disturbance

    CANBERRA, Friday. — A preliminary report on the disturbance at the Tamworth detention barracks indiceted that most of the complaints ...

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  25. LATE NEWS

    PARIS, Friday.— The Cabinet, after a long meeting, in which the Foroign Minister (M. Bidault) reported fully on the Syrian ...

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  26. Grapes £4/4/ a Pound in London

    LONDON, Friday. — The first Muscat grapes to arrive in London are selling easily at four guineas a pound, says the "Daily ...

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  27. APPEAL DISMISSED

    HOBART, Friday. — An appeal by Jack Edward (43), bookmaker's clerk, against a sentence of two years' imprisonment, was dismissed to-day by ...

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  28. MORE THAN HALF OF TRAIN DERAILED

    SYDNEY, Friday. — More than half the Albury mail train was derailed near Goulburn, about 2.30 a.m. to-day. and held up all traffic on the main ...

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  29. SEEKS RESTORATION OF HELP TO INSTALL COUNTRY TELEPHONES

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Sir Earle Page (C.P., N.S.W.), on the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-day, made a plea for restoration of ...

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  30. NO MORE PETROL OR RUBBER AT PRESENT

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Australia had made representations to Britain for extra tanker tonnage, Mr. Beasley, representing the Minister for Supply (Sen. Ashley) told Mr. Chambers (Lab., S.A.) in the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Beasley said that at the moment there was no possibility of an ...

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  31. RETURNED SERVICEMEN'S PROTEST

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — Returned sailors, soldiors and airmen, members of the Ex-Servicemen's Protest Club, marched in the city streets to-day with ...

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  32. U.S. Supporting Demand for Extradition of Laval

    WASHINGTON, Friday. — The Assistant Secretary of State (Mr. Joseph Grew) told a press conference that the United States supported France's request to Spain ...

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