Without proper organisation in large buildings, panic would cause more victims than actual bombs in the event of air raids, said the newly appointed district ...
Article : 214 wordsActing the part of an enemy "raider," the destroyer H.M.A.S. Vampire was quickly detected off the Rye pier by each of four Avro-Anson bombers last night ...
Article : 132 wordsWith a persistence born of the continual struggle to feed hungry mouths and to make ends meet, Melbourne housewives are out for ...
Article : 483 wordsPILOTS AND OBSERVERS BOARDING AN AVRO ANSON BOMBER at Laverton last night to take part in a spectacular night reconnaissance flight over Port Phillip Bay. Four machines carried out exercises in co-operation[?] with H.M.A.S. Vampire. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 988 wordsA claim by a woman for the custody of her niece, aged 9 years, was the subject of a judgment in the Banco Court yesterday. ...
Article : 438 wordsMr. T. Flood Plunket, M.L.A., of Queensland, was re-elected chairman at the annual meeting of the Australian Dairy Produce Board, which began yesterday. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 1 Aug 1939, Page 3
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