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    Australian 155 mm guns mounted as long toms proved very effective during the Australian assault on Japanese positions in the Wewak Peninsula.—(Australian Official photo.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. 14 DEATHS IN N.S. WALES STORMS

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The deathroll as the result of the terrific cyclone which has swept the N.S.W. Coast from the Queensland border to Sydney for three days had reached 14 to-night, but fears are held that several other lives may have been lost. ...

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  4. PROTEST AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL POLICY

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A strong protest against the Government's continued failure to consult Parliament on matters affecting finance was voiced by Mr. Spender (Ind., N.S.W.), when the committee stages of the banking legislation were resumed in the House of Representatives to-day. ...

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  5. TAX REVIEW TOWARDS END OF YEAR

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said this evening outside thc House that taxation ...

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  6. MAY FRATERNISE WITH GERMAN CHILDREN

    LONDON, Tuesday — General Eisenhower told correspondents that the American non-fraternisation policy in Germany no longer applied to very ...

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  7. REVENUE MAY BE £20,000,000 ABOVE ESTIMATE

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Federal revenue for the current financial year is expected to exceed the budget estimate by £15,000,000 to £20,000,000. Whatever the excess is, the amount will be used to meet war expenditure, thus taking a corresponding load off the funds allocated from loans for this purpose. ...

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  8. DAIRYMEN SEEK STATE SUBSIDY

    HOBART, Tuesday. — The Southern Tasmanian Dairymen's Association at a meeting to-night decided to accept under protest the Federal Government's ...

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  9. New Landlord and Tenant Regulations

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The revised National Security (Landlord, and Tenant) Regulations, to become operative on July 2, were ...

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  10. HOBART MURDER TRIAL OPENS

    HOBART, Tuesday.—The trial was begun before the Chief Justice (Sir John Morris) in the Hobart Criminal Court to-day of Harry Cleaver (24) ...

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  11. RAYON GOODS ARE NOT COUPON FREE

    CANBEBRA, Tuesday. — A denial that rayon goads were available coupon free while coupons still had to be surrendered for woollen goods was given ...

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  12. ENTHUSIASM FOR EMPIRE PREFERENCE COOLING OFF

    LONDON, Tuesday. — A cooling off of the old enthusiasm for the Ottawa system of imperial preference was perceptible, and sometimes marked in the ...

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  13. LABOR CRITICISM OF MR. CHURCHILL

    LONDON, Tuesday. — "After Mr. Churchill's criticisms of the Conservative Party from 1936 till 193S, he would be well advised to ...

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  14. Heroic Part Played by Merchant Ship

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — For the first time, it was revealed to-day that when the liner Queen Mary began her war duties as a troop carrier in 1940 ...

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  15. INCREASE IN PENSIONS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — A bill to give effect to the Government's decision to increase the old-age and invalid pensions by 5/ per week from July 1 will ...

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  16. A.C.T.U. TO AFFILIATE" WITH WORLD CONGRESS

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Following a heated debate, the A.C.T.U. Congress decided to-day to affiliate with the World Trade union Congress and send ...

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  17. Mother of Twins Gives Birth to Triplets

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Already the mother of twins. Mrs. Mabel Reckes (30), of Toongabbie, gave birth to triplets (two boys and a girl) in the ...

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  18. PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS ACT

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Despite earlier intentions to put into effect the Pharmaceutical Benefits Act on July 1, its operation would ...

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  19. DETERIORATION OF POTATO CROPS ALLEGED

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully), in the House of Representatives to-daypromised Mr. Guy (Lib., Tas.) that he ...

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  20. LAUNCESTON ROBBERY

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—Thieves broke into a clothing factory at Launceston to-night, and, with other articles of clothing, removed about 40 suit ...

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  21. TAXATION IN DROUGHT STRICKEN AREAS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. Fadden, C.P. Leader, in the House of Representatives to-day, ashed that a review be made of the "pay-as-you-earn" ...

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  22. SUDDEN DEATH OF COMMONER

    LONDON, Tuesday. — Whether Mr. David Owen Evans, 69-year-old member of the House of Commons, who received a knighthood in the dissolution honors, ...

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  23. Homicidal Maniac Kills 14 Persons

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Paris Radio says that a homicidal maniac who has been running amok in Rouen since Sunday, has killed 14 persons, including two ...

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  24. FINES FOR "BORDER HOPPING"

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Mr. Guy (Lib., Tas.) asked in the House of Representatives to-day whether it was true that the fines imposed for ...

    Article : 108 words
  25. Extra Beer and Cigarettes For Union Delegates

    SYDNEY, Monday. — One of the busiest shops in Sydney to-day was the tobacconist opposite the Trades Hall. Delegates to the Trade Union ...

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  26. Recognition for V.D.C.'s Services Urged

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The forgotten men of the war, the Volunteer Defonce Corps, should he recognised for their services by the ...

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  27. U.S. ARMY DESERTER HANGED

    ROME, Tuesday. — Werner Schmiedel, the United States Army deserter who last autumn and winter led a band of American and Canadian deserters in ...

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  28. More Belgian Traitors Executed

    BRUSSELS, Tuesday.—Three more traitors have been executed in Belgium. One was Victor Bommaert, who worked for the Gestapo at Malines and became ...

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  29. Marshal Stalin Thanks U.S. For Aid

    LONDON, Tuesday. — Moscow Radio says Marshal Stalin sent a message to President Truman on the third anniversary of the signing of the lend-lease agreement ...

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  30. SAYS A.C.F. TOBACCO ISSUE NOT STOPPED

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Allocation of tobacco supplies to the Australian Comforts Fund has never been stopped, the acting-Minister for the Army ...

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  31. Quaint Way of Winning the War

    MELBOURNE, Monday. — "It is a quaint way of winning the war, even supposing the liquor is to be used to drink the health of the Government," ...

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  32. SAYS THE QUEEN MARY CUT CRUISER IN HALVES

    LONDON, Tuesday. — A tragedy in which 25 officers and 313 ratings left their lives when the liner Queen Mary collided and cut in halves the cruiser Curacoa in ...

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  33. Norwegian Government Resigns

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Norwegian Government, which has held office since before the German invasion in 1940, has resigned. ...

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  34. Suppiy Bill For £55,557,000

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—In the House of Representatives to-day, the Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) introduced a bill to provide supply to carry on the normal services of the Government for the first three months of next year. ...

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  35. LATE NEWS

    LONDON, Tuesday. — Twelfth Army Group headquarters revealed that the Nazis still have a radio operating in the Weissen, ...

    Article : 113 words
  36. GUNS NOT RECOVERED FROM UNDERWORLD

    CANBERRA, Monday. — In the House of Representatives to-day, the Minister for Munitions (Mr. Makin) denied that 24 machine-guns whose ...

    Article : 101 words
  37. MOTOR VEHICLES TO REPLACE HORSES

    MELBOURNE, Monday. — To save fodder, horses engaged in transport are to be replaced where possible with motor vehicles in the metropolitan area ...

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  38. Fined £100 for Illegally Acquiring Wine

    SYDNEY, Monday. — For illegally acquiring 232 bottles of unlabelled wine and refusing to say where he got it, Ernest Raymond Toshack, of Stanmore, ...

    Article : 76 words
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