Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. AUSTRALIANS FORCE RIVER CROSSINGS ON BOUGAINVILLE

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Against fairly stiff opposition, troops of the 3rd Australian Division, supported by two heavy air strikes and artillery barrages, have forced two crossings of the Peperu river, in southern Bougainville. ...

    Article : 458 words
  3. No title

    THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR RIDING IN THIS TAXI—a car captured from th Japs by Australian infantry at Tarakan. It is used to rush troops and ammunition from point to point.—(Australian Official.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 34 words
  4. R.S.L. STATE CONGRESS OPENS ABSOLUTE PREFERENCE TO EX-SERVICEMEN IN HOUSING SCHEME URGED

    HOBART, Friday.—Absolute preference to ex-servicemen when homes under the Federal Government's housing scheme were allotted was urged at the 30th annual congress of the State branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A., which opened at Hobart to-day. ...

    Article : 1,636 words
  5. OCCUPATION ZONES RUSSIA ABIDING BY AGREEMENT

    LONDON, Friday — A Russian commentator, broadcasting in English over Moscow Radio, declared that the Red Army in Germany was acting in ...

    Article : 291 words
  6. ASKS THAT PRISONERS BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER FOR HOMES

    CANBERRA, Friday. — In the Senate to-day, Senator Brund (Lib., Vic.) asked that prisoners of war who had not yet returned home be given, the ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. SAYS MINISTER SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE BANKING BILL

    CANBERRA, Friday. — A suggestion that the assistant Treasurer (Mr. Lazzarini) be "taken off" the Banking Bill and the legislation given to another Minister to handle was made by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Harrison) in the House of Representatives to-day. ...

    Article : 838 words
  8. Ordered to Pursue Policy of Murder

    LONDON, Friday.—Lieut.-General Guenther Funcke, former German police chief in Denmark, asserts that Hitler ordered him to pursue a policy of murder as a ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. DUTY of GOVERNMENT TO CO-OPERATE WITH R.S.L.

    HOBART, Friday.—An assurance that the State Government would co-operate to the best of its ability with the R.S.L. was given by the ...

    Article : 576 words
  10. SOVIET ATTACK ON COLONIAL SYSTEM

    MOSCOW, Friday.—Events in Lebanon and Syria are the latest illustration of economic and political rivalries among the great ...

    Article : 182 words
  11. NO SHORTAGE OF EQUIPMENT IN N. GUINEA

    CANBERRA, Friday.—"I know of no shortage of equipment in New Guinea," the acting Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) declared in the ...

    Article : 328 words
  12. MASS OF SURPLUS GOODS FOR DISPOSAL

    CANBERRA, Friday. — The establishment of a disposals organisation within Government departments is advocated by the Disposals ...

    Article : 223 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN BID FOR TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA

    NEW YOKK, Friday. — The "Christian Science Monitor's" Buenos Aires correspondent, commenting on Mr. M'Gregor's ...

    Article : 279 words
  14. New Method of Fixing Basic Wage Demanded

    SYDNEY, Friday. — Immediate increases and new method of fixing the basic wage were demanded to-day by the national conference of ...

    Article : 150 words
  15. Claims to Have Invented "Wall of Fire"

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Loslie Ault, a Wollongong garage, man, to-day claimed that he invented the "wall of' fire" with which it was planned to ...

    Article : 213 words
  16. Preference Debate in Senate

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Resuming the second reading debate on the Re-establishment and Employment Bill in the Senate to-day. Senator ...

    Article : 261 words
  17. WHAT HAPPENED TO MOTOR TRUCKS

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Information on the whereabouts of 2500 motor trucks reported to have been sent from Britain to assist in the ...

    Article : 100 words
  18. REVIEW OF TAXATION PROMISED

    CANBERRA, Friday. —Present rates of taxation will be reviewed towards the end of the year, and if any adjustments could be made legislation would ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. GERMAN HIGH COURT OPENED

    S.U.A.E.F. Friday.—The first German high court established since the Allied occupation has been opened at Coblenz under the supervision of the Allied ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. A.C.T.U. CONGRESS AGENDA

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—The agenda of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions Congress, which opens in Sydney on Monday, will include industrial ...

    Article : 100 words
  21. Inter-State Police Conference

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — Amalgamation of State criminal codes to facilitate extradition of criminals and unification of police ...

    Article : 104 words
  22. DEVASTATION.

    A lone soldier walks through the ruinsof Heilbronn, road and rail centre in Germany. It was blasted by Allied planes in the closing stages of the war. (U.S. O.W. photo) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  23. Reduced Coupon Ratings For Underwear

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Reductions in the coupon ratings of underwear have been decided upon by the Rationing Commission. The new ratings will come into operation immediately. The chairman of the Rationing ...

    Article : 344 words
  24. Synthetic Rubber Now Being Used in Australia

    SYDNEY, Friday. — Automobile tyres, rubber parts, football bladders, gumboots and tennis balls are now being made in Australia from ...

    Article : 84 words
  25. Commonwealth Associated With Control of Germany

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The Australian Government had been consulted on the terms imposed upon Germany under the surrender declaration and thereby was associated with the general arrangements prescribed for the control of Germany in defeat, the acting Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Makin) said ...

    Article : 237 words
  26. Lifting of Restrictions on Household Deliveries

    CANBERRA, Friday. — An assurance that the review of manpower and redistribution would lake into account the urgent ...

    Article : 126 words
  27. CURTAILMENT OF A.C.F. FACILITIES

    MELBOURNE, Friday. — The proposed curtailment of Australian Comforts Fund facilities and gifts to troops was necessary because the expenses had ...

    Article : 119 words
  28. LATE NEWS

    S.H.A.E.F., Friday.—R.A.F. officials seeking the body of Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory examined 12 skeletons with ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. REPORT ON PILLAGING

    CANBERRA, Friday.— The Cabinet sub-committee on pillaging had comploted its recommendations and would submit them to Cabinet at an early ...

    Article : 163 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$