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    SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER South-East Asia, Lord Louis Mountbatten (left), talks tactics with his Generals, Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Land Forces, south-East Asia (centre), and General Sir W. Slim, 14th Army Commander. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. ROAD TRANSPORT

    Items from the policy of the Transport Commission with regard to the development of road transport services after the war were quoted by Mr. Neil ...

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  4. CLOSING IN FOR THE KILL ON TARAKAN

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Australian forces on Tarakan had herded the remnants of Japanese resistance into a small area and were closing in for the kill, the Army Department stated to-day. The enemy's last main position was on the eastern end of Essi Ridge, toward the east coast of the island, ...

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  5. BRUTAL TREATMENT IN GERMAN PRISON CAMPS

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Stories of hardship and brutal treatment during nearly five years in German prison camps were told by 288 repatriated Victorian A.I.F. men on arrival here to-day. There were emotional scenes at Royal Park when they were ...

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  6. PRUSSIAN RULERS' BODIES FOUND

    LONDON, Monday—The bodies of Frederic the Great, Frederic Wilhelm the First of Prussia and President von Hindenburg have ...

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  7. FEDERAL SCHEME OF RURAL TRAINING

    CANBERRA; Monday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day the Commonwealth had arrangements in hand for developing the rural training scheme to provide supplementary rural training for men receiving assistance to settle on the land. ...

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  8. ADVOCATES PRESS ADVERTISING OF CHRISTIANITY

    LONDON, Monday.- A nationwide press advertising campaign "for the conversion of England to the Christian faith" is ...

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  9. RECORD RAINFALL IN PERTH

    PERTH (W.A.), Monday.—Till 9 a.m. to-day, Perth had 1231 pts. of rain, making the wettest 18 days of June on record. At the ...

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  10. SYRIAN CROWD KILLS TWO FRENCH OFFICERS

    BEIRUT, Sunday. — A Syrian crowd at Idlib yesterday killed two French officers. Including the French commmandant at Aleppo. ...

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  11. Release of Men from the Services

    CANBERRA, Monday. — War Cabinet to-day further considered the Government's proposals for future releases from the armed ...

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  12. ANOTHER PAPER BORN IN N. BRITAIN

    Another newspaper has been born in Now Brittain. Editor and publisher of the latest paper —a fortnightly known as "Coconuts and Callipers" ...

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  13. Federal Organisation of Liberal Party

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Plans for the Commonwealth organisation of the Liberal Party of Australia and for a Federal secretariat staffed by experts ...

    Article : 117 words
  14. Prosperity and Safety Are Dependent on Empire Unity

    LAUNCESTON. Monday.-"As a final message let me urge you to remember that the age of small nations is past, that your ...

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  15. ACUTE HOUSING PROBLEM

    The shortage of skilled tradesmen is one of several factors in Australia's acute housing problem, and its solution will be aided by ...

    Article : 517 words
  16. BRITISH VESSEL ON SANDBANK

    PERTH (W.A.), Monday.—A British oversea vessel of. 5953 tons was blown on to a sand bank outside an Australian harbor last night during a ...

    Article : 54 words
  17. PRESBYTERIAN FELLOWSHIP

    LAUNCESTON, Monday. — Delegates from all parts of the State attended the annual conference of the State Presbyterian Fellowship of Australia in Tasmania ...

    Article : 198 words
  18. Coalfields Deputies Resume Work

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The strike of deputies on the South Maitland field ended to-day. The Federal Government has taken over ...

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  19. New President of Eire

    LONDON, Monday. — Air. O'Kelly has not received an overall majority against his opponents in the Eire Presidential election. ...

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  20. Workers' Delegate to I.L.O. Conference

    SYDNEY, Monday. — The A.C.T.U. is preparing to select its panel of nominees from which the Commonwealth Government will choose an Australian ...

    Article : 72 words
  21. EXPANDING OPERATIONS OF U.N.R.R.A.

    U.N.R.R.A.'s operations in Europe are steadily expanding. It is anticipated that by June 30 nearly 1,000,000 tons of supplies financed by U.N.R. ...

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  22. Ten Arrests Follow Disappearance of Ammunition

    SYDNEY, Monday. —Investigations by service and civilian police and railway detectives into the disappearance of four cases of ammunition have ...

    Article : 70 words
  23. SECURITY TALKS FEARS WIDE POWERS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    SAN FRANCISCO, Monday.—The leader of the Russian delegation to the Security Conference (Mr. Gromyko), at a special meeting of the combined Executive and Steering committees, asked for the recommittal of the Australian amendment on the powers of the ...

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  24. CORPORAL'S BRAVE FEAT

    Racing forward without a weapon and without covering fire to within 20 yards of an enemy light machine gun post, a Footscray section leader ...

    Article : 296 words
  25. Glowing Tribute to Chinese Forces

    When the Chinese and the British forces in Burma divided, the Supreme Commander in S.E. Asia (Lord Louis Mountbatten) sent a ...

    Article : 308 words
  26. NO ACTION TO STOP RACING IN VICTORIA

    MELBOURNE, Monday. — No action to stop racing in Victoria because of the fodder shortage is likely unless the position deteriorates still further. The ...

    Article : 84 words
  27. WORNOUT TOOLS TO BE REPLACED

    CANBERRA. Monday. — A recent survey of State technical schools revealed that machine tools worth —250,000 had been worn out by ...

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  28. GERMAN ROCKET INVENTOR'S STORY

    LONDON, Monday. —Dr. Werner von Braun (34), in an interview at Garmisch Partenkirchen, told a "Daily Express" ...

    Article : 347 words
  29. INTERNATIONAL WEEK

    LAUNCESTON. Monday. — The Tasmanian League of Nations Union, leading branch of the organisation in Australia, intends to ...

    Article : 257 words
  30. Thousands of R.A.A.F. Air Crew and Trainees to Be Released

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) announced to-day that releases would be granted to a large number of air crew returning from overseas and to Empire air scheme trainees who were in Australia when the European war ended. ...

    Article : 272 words
  31. LATE NEWS

    LONDON, Monday. — The Attorney-General (Sir Walter Monckton) and other members other British War Crimes Executive have ...

    Article : 135 words
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