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  2. CHARGES AT FORESTRY INQUIRY

    HOBART, Tuesday.—Submissions that the former Minister [?]or Forests (Mr. T. D'Alton) had corruptly received, money from Alstergren and Co. Pty. Ltd., and that he had been guilty of improper conduct with regard to an application by Pugh Bros. for ...

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  3. ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT MINIATURE WORLD OF ITS OWN

    THIS PICTURE shows the road into the tiny village of Seathwaite, which lies at the head of the beautiful valley of Borrowdale, and has the doubtful distinction of being the rainiest place in England. Beyond it, a track leads up to the Sty Head pass, the summit of which is 1586 feet (483 metres) above sea level.—British Official photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. EARLY START WITH BIG DEVONPORT HARBOR IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

    An indication that no time is to be lost in going ahead with the big harbor improvement scheme at Devonport was given by the Master Warden (Mr. S. S. Purves) at Monday's meeting of the Marine Board, when he siad the assembly of the dredge purchased ...

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  5. COAST OF N.S.W. AGAIN LASHED BY STORM

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Heavy seas pounding the N.S.W. coast have flooded out campers and interrupted rail services. The Brisbane express and main North Coast trains have been held up by washaways. Gales and heavy rains have lashed several hundred miles of the N.S. ...

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  6. REPEAL OF MANPOWER CONTROL

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Minister for Labor and National Service (Mr. Holloway) said to-day that the last remaining ...

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  7. LOAN ASSURED OF SUCCESS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—It was Impossible this evening to give even approximate totals for the £70,000,000 Security Loan which closed to-day, ...

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  8. CONTINUANCE OF POTATO MARKETING SYSTEM REQUESTED

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Agricultural Council decided this evening to request the Federal Government to continue the present system of potato marketing over the 1946-47 season to avert any threatened collapse of the industry. All Ministers agreed to exploit in the meantime the possibility of establishing ...

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  9. RELEASE OF TINNED FOODS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Large quantities of canned salmon, sardines, meat and fruit which, are about to be released to the public ...

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  10. RECORD VICTORIAN BIRTHRATE

    MELBOURNE, Tues.—Births in Victoria in 1945 totalled 41,200, a record, according to the State Government ...

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  11. To Die For Murder and Cannibalism

    RABAUL, Tuesday.—The War Crimes Court at Rabaul to-day sentenced 10 Japanese and Formosans to be banged—nine for murder ...

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  12. RABBIT INDUSTRY

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—It would not be economical to set up freezing works to handle rabbits alone, Mr. A. Poulton, works ...

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  13. T.P.O. Sees Need For Continuity of Potato Control

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday—At a meeting of the central council of the T.P.O., the view was expressed that the first need of the potato ...

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  14. TO ESTABLISH RESCUE MISSION IN W.A.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Four men left Melbourne to-day for Jiggalong, in the heart of North-West Australia, 900 miles from Perth, to help establish the ...

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  15. BATTLE FOR BRITAIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

    HOBART, Tuesday,.—An appeal will shortly be launched in Tasmania for funds to assist in the building of a Battle for Britain memorial hospital at ...

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  16. NO ORDERED PARADES ON ANZAC DAY

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. Forde. Acting Prime Minister, said to-day there would be no ordered parades on Anzac Day. The attendance of ...

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  17. Extension of Tourist Season Envisaged

    HOBART, Tuesday.—The State Tourist Department is confident that before long, the tourist season will not be limited to the summer, but will ...

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  18. To Speed Release of Housing Held by Forces

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-day that he would confer with service Ministers in an effort to speed up the release ...

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  19. PRODUCTION OF SOYA BEAN

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A special mission of agricultural experts were appointed to-day by the Agricultural Council to visit America and other ...

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  20. Increased Dairy Shipments to Britain

    MELBOUPNE, Tuesday.—Butter and cheese shipments from Australia to Britain this year are considerably more than for the corresponding ...

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  21. RATIONING OF WOOLLEN GOODS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Only 2½ per cent of Australian manufactured woollen textiles was exported, and oven if this percentage had ...

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  22. Steps to Increase E.B.R. Output

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Steps were being taken which it was hoped would lead to an increase in the amount and type of work it was ...

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  23. CONCESSIONS FOR NEW INDUSTRY

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—The Joint Parliamentary Committee of both Houses appointed to inquire into the provisions of the Tasmania Paper and ...

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  24. CANCELLATION OF APPOINTMENT

    DARWIN, Tuesday.—The Northern Territory Administrator (Mr. C. L. A. Abbott) has received an official letter from the Minister for the Interior (Mr. ...

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  25. MELBOURNE SHEEP AND LAMB SALE

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—All sections of the butchering trade were represented at the Newmarket sheep and lamb sales to-day, and competed ...

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  26. STRENGTH OF DEFENCE FORCES NOT DECIDED

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—It was stated officially this evening that the Government had not yet made a decision about the strength of the ...

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  27. BRITISH BRIDES REACH TASMANIA

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—Two British wives of Tasmanian servicemen arrived in the State yesterday. They were Mrs. E. H. Genders, who ...

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  28. Expansion of Horticultural Industry

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Australian Agricultural Council this evening approved the planting of 28,750 additional acres for the horticultural industry throughout Australia. The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully), said these plantings ...

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  29. LATE NEWS

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Lieutenant Graham Roy Marsh, second-in-command of the submarine Oswald, which was rammed and sunk ...

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  30. Killed in Car Accident

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—An inquest was held before the Coroner (Mr. A. R. Fisher) at Oatlands to-day into the death of Mrs. Mary Elsie Young ...

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