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  2. GOOD PROGRESS BY AUSTRALIANS IN BOUGAINVILLE

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Making wide diversionary sweeps, troops of the 3rd Australian Division have reported further good progress in their drive through the Japanese garden areas in southern Bougainville. Tanks were used in support of two of these ...

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  3. JAP. DESTROYER BATTERED

    Vivid picture of a Mitchell bomber of the famous U.S. "AirApache" bomb unit coming in on a strafing run over a battered Japanese destroyer escort in the South China Sea. Dead and wounded Japs (arrow) lie on the deck.— (U.S. Office of War ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. HOBART MURDER TRIAL ACCUSED SAYS STATEMENT PUT IN BY POLICE UNTRUE

    HOBART, Friday.—A claim that a statement he signed at the detective office on April 28 was untrue and that it was merely a police theory and not an actual statement of his own actions the previous night was made by Harry Cleaver (24), a former Sgt. in the A.I.F., in the Criminal Court to-day. ...

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  5. INCREASING FLOODS IN N.S. WALES

    SYDNEY, Friday. — Heavier rain and gales have begun in Northern New South Wales, and areas already flooded are experiencing still worse floods. Huge seas have smashed through to the Richmond River, below ...

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  6. Direct Air Service To Mainland Demanded

    The protest by Mr. 0. N. Waterworth recently against the change of front by the authorities in regard to the Wynyard acrodrome ...

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  7. STURT'S FLAGS FOR ADELAIDE MUSEUM

    LONDON, Friday.—Captain G. C. N. Sturt, of Stroud (Gloucestershire), grandson of the Australian explorer, Charles Sturt, has ...

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  8. "HUGE STOCKS OF TYRES AND TUBES"

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Huge stocks of tyres and tubes were field in this country and could be distributed to worthy users, ...

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  9. A.C.T.U. CONGRESS PROPOSALS

    SYDNEY, Friday. — Housing post-war reconstruction, pensions, proposed amendments to the Arbitration Act and compulsory ...

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  10. Appeals Against Death Sentences

    SYDNEY, Friday. — The N.S.W State Full Court has called a nursing sister to give evidence in the cases in wliich two men are appealing against their death ...

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  11. ATTEMPTS TO AMEND EMPLOYMENT BILL

    CANBERRA, Friday. — After three of their motions to amend the main preference clause of the Reestablishment and Employment ...

    Article : 150 words
  12. Favors Restricting Sales of Farm Lands

    HOBART, Friday.—The Tasmanian Government is in favor of the Federal Government tightening up restrictions on the sale of country lands to prevent civilians ...

    Article : 129 words
  13. BANK BILL PASSES ALL STAGES

    CANBERRA, Friday. — The Commonwealth Bank Bili passed all stages in the House of Representatives to-day. The highlight of the ...

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  14. VICTORIAN CABINET ATTACKED

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The Dunstan Government of Victoria co-operated with fodder black markets, declared Mr. Lemmon (Lab., W.A.), in the House of Representatives to-day. It has thrust valuable supplies of fodder into the hands of private merchants and refused to co-operate with the Federal ...

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  15. Coast 'Dromes Unsafe For Douglas Planes

    CANBERRA, Friday.—It was a fact that the aerodromes at Wynyard and Smithton, in their present condition, were considered ...

    Article : 159 words
  16. New Classification of Statistical Detail

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The new classification of statistical detail relating to the import and export trade of Australia will roplace the schedules which ...

    Article : 101 words
  17. HOUSING PROGRAMME

    CANBERRA, Friday. — The acting Prime Minister (M r. Chifley) said to--day the Commonwealth Government had not considered the appointment of ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. SENTENCED TO DEATH

    SYDNEY, Friday. — Douglas Ronald Peak (27) was sentenced to deat[?] by the Criminal Court to-day for having raped a 24-year-old woman at New. ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. Continuance of Optical Industry After War

    CANBEERA, Friday. — The Com--monwealth Govennnent has allocated £2500 for the experimental production of ontical prototypes, it was announced ...

    Article : 61 words
  20. PLANS FOR POST-WAR SERVICES

    HOBART, Friday.—Plans for intrastate— air travel after the war have been submitted to the State Government by A.N.A. ...

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  21. MURDERER ON FURTHER CAPITAL CHARGE

    SYDNEY, Friday. — A man now under sentence of death for murder pleaded not guilty in the Central Criminal Court to-day to a further charge ...

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  22. ALARMING REPORTS OF PILLAGING OF GOODS

    LAUNCESTON, Friday. — Alarming reports of pillaging of goods in transit from the mainland or at the Launceston wharves were unfolded in the Police Court to-day, when Roy Herbert John M'Ivor was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of unlawful possession. ...

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  23. OBLIGATIONS TO WAR PRISONERS

    CANBERRA, Friday. — The Government was not carrying out its obligations to prisoners of war held in Australasia, Mr. Guy (Lib., Tas.) said in ...

    Article : 139 words
  24. LOG OF SALARIES FOR TEACHERS?

    HOBART, Friday. — The executive of the Tasmanian Teachers' Federation waited on the Minister for Education (Mr. Cosgrove) to-day and presented ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. POSTAL SERVICE TO DENMARK

    HOBART, Friday.—The following information has been made available by the Superintendent of Mails to the Danish Consul for the information of Danish ...

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  26. LATE NEWS

    CHUNGKING, Friday. — Chinese forces have retaken shan, a Japanese post on the land corridor across south Chilla. It has thus chanced hands ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. SHIPBUILDING YARDS MAY TURN OUT HOUSE FITTINGS

    HOBART, Friday.—There is a possibility that the building and equipment at the yards of the Wooden Shipbuilding Board in Southern Tasmania will be used ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. PROPOSAL TO RECRUIT WOMEN FOR BURMA

    CANBERRA. Friday. — The Com--monwealth, Government is examining a proposal to recruit 400 women for canteen service in Burma. The acting ...

    Article : 63 words
  29. Canadian Army For Pacific

    CANBERRA, Friday. — According to Major-General Hoffeister, who will command the Canadian forces in the Pacific, Canada's Pacific [?]and-fighting ...

    Article : 42 words
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