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  2. WILL COMPETE AGAINST PRIVATE BANKS

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—"Competition between the Commonwealth and the private banks is the policy of the Labor Party, and we shall do everything we can to see that it is carried out," said the Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) during the debate on the ...

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    Now that Germany is defeated, the full might of Britain's Royal Navy is being brought to bear on Japan. This photograph shows sailors polishing up the guns on one of Britain's great battleships now serving with the British Pacific Fleet.—(British Official photo.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. FARMERS URGED TO UNITE

    After much discussion, a meeting of farmers arranged By the P. P. U. at Ulverstone on Wednesday evening carried a motion urging that assessment of early-maturing potatoes beyond the quantity required be made immediately. The meeting, which numbered about 200, was attended by mainland ...

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  5. STOLE 2,500,000 CIGARETTES

    LONDON, Thursday.—The biggest cigarette theft so far carried out occurred yesterday at Watford, near London, in the midst of ...

    Article : 58 words
  6. King and Queen Joyously Received in Channel Islands

    LONDON, Thursday.—The King and [?]ueen to-day rose early aboard the cruiser [?]amaica, which transported them to the [?]hannel Islands, in order to catch their ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. Release of 50,000 Men

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Government would brush aside any difficulties that might be placed in the way of the three committees ...

    Article : 117 words
  8. REPEAL OF FEDERAL HOUSING ACT

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Houses to be built by the special housing branch of the proposed new Commonwealth Bank would be provided at the lowest possible rate of interest, said the Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Lazzarini) in the House of Representatives to-day, wh[?] the Commonwealth ...

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  9. HONORED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

    LONDON, Thursday.—The honors list on the occasion of the dissolution of Parliament was published last night. It is given up to distinctions gained ...

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  10. UNDERWORLD GUNS NOT FROM LITHGOW

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Munitions (Mr. Makin) said in the House of Representatives to-day that he was happy ...

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  11. Spanish Courtesy to Mr. Churchill

    LONDON, Thursday.—Advising Spanish newspapers to refrain from mixing in the politics of other Powers, the Falange press directorate, referring to the ...

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  12. BAN ON READING OF SPEECHES

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The possibility of persons outside being able to have their speeches read inside Parliament by proxy was the main reason ...

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  13. WILL NOT RETAIN RANK AFTER WAR

    CANBEBBA, Thursday.—After the war, members of the Permanent Military Forces would not be entitled to retain the rank they held while ...

    Article : 124 words
  14. PEACE DELEGATION SHOULD INCLUDE ALL PARTIES

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Liberals suggested that whatever Government was in power after the election, Britain's delegation to the ...

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  15. MINISTER UNAWARE OF POTATO ACREAGE REDUCTIONS

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said in the House of Representatives to-day that he was not aware that there had been any reduction in the potato-acreage contracts. He said he would check up on a question by Mr. Guy ...

    Article : 93 words
  16. All A. I. F. Officer Prisoners Recovered

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—All A. I. F. officers recorded as prisoners of war in Germany had now been recovered, the acting ...

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  17. MORE STOLEN CARGO RECOVERED

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Another 3000 yards of fawn drill, believed to be part of the cargo that disappeared from an interstate ship between Sydney ...

    Article : 99 words
  18. "Filching Tobacco From Troops on Active Service"

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Federal president of the A. C. F. (Alderman Crick) told the executive meeting to-day that the ...

    Article : 148 words
  19. ELWICK FIELDS WILL BE SMALL

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 180 words
  20. CRICKET PARKIN ROUTS R. A. A. F.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 286 words
  21. TO CONFER ON FOOD POSITION

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Minister for Food (Mr. Llewellin) has issued invitations to the food chiefs of France, Belgium, Holland, ...

    Article : 228 words
  22. Preference Provisions

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Senator Cooper (C. P., Qld.), speaking on the Re-Establishment and Employment Bill in the Senate to-day, said he could ...

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  23. TAXATION HIGHER THAN BEFORE THE WAR

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The original draft of the Commonwealth Government's White Paper on full employment carried the warning that income and company tax would almost certainly remain permanently higher than before the war. ...

    Article : 459 words
  24. Drastic Cuts in Amenities for Troops

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Drastic cuts in amenities for troops, particularly in non-operational areas, were decided on by the Federal ...

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  25. A. BREASLEY & K. SMITH TO RESUME AT VALLEY

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Victoria's leading jockey, A. Breasley, wili be back in the saddle at Moonee Valley on Saturday. One of his mounts wi[?] ...

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  26. TOKIO SAYS—

    NEW YORK, Thursday.—Tokio Radio says the Supreme Commander of the Australian forces in Tarakan was killed in close-quarter fighting on May ...

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  27. LATE NEWS

    MOSCOW, Thursday.—"Izvestia," commenting on the reference made by "The Times" of London to the "muddle" of the ...

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  28. SAPPERS DID FINE JOB AT WEWAK

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Complete occupation of the Boram aerodrome, three miles east of Wewak (New Guinea), was largely a sappers' job, states an Army bulletin issued this evening. Sappers led the infantry and tank advance along the Boram drome. ...

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  29. 10 KILLED IN CRASH

    PARIS, Thursday.—Ten persons were killed and one injured when a British plane crashed near Arras after its wing had broken in mid-air. ...

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  30. BRITISH SOLDIER MAY BE HEADSMAN

    LONDON, Thursday.—Owing to the lack of German volunteers, a British "red cap" may have the task of acting as headsman in the first execution ...

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  31. Believed Mystery of Plane Crash Cleared Up

    LONDON, Thursday.—A Paris message says it is believed that the mystery of the disappearance of Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his wife, ...

    Article : 80 words
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