No warning was given by the German submarine which sank the liner Athenia—carrying 1,400 passengers—200 miles west of the ...
Article : 562 wordsAn official Note reviewing the Italian peace efforts after the Anglo-French demand for the withdrawal of German troops from ...
Article : 414 wordsA MAP showing the proximity of the strong French Maginot Line and the German Siegfried Line. Kiel and Wilhelmshaven, which were bombed by R.A.F. machines, are also shown. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 29 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. — Great Britain has completed an agreement with Australia to purchase all Australian surpluses of butter, ...
Article : 297 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. — Early action will be taken by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) to create a Cabinet Executive or a war ...
Article : 409 wordsWhen present stocks in Melbourne are cleared, new car prices probably will increase by between 5 per cent. and 10 per cent. New ...
Article : 286 wordsFORMAL advice received by the Federal Government from the British Government states that the appointment of ...
Article : 113 wordsAir raid precautions in Melbourne have been speeded up by the declaration of a state of war. A.R.P. wardens will be appointed at a ...
Article : 271 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—The British Government will purchase the entire Australian wool clip during the war, and a central wool ...
Article : 281 wordsPERTH, Tuesday. — The State executive of the Australian Labour party has received a suggestion from the Australasian Council of Trade Unions in ...
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Advertising : 715 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—The conference of Premiers in Canberra on Saturday, which will discuss co-operative action for national ...
Article : 156 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Federal session will be resumed to-morrow with a full-dress debate on the war and international affairs, ...
Article : 143 wordsAllocation of the following portfolios to British Ministers who will not be in the War Cabinet were announced last night:— ...
Article : 142 wordsNo shortages of household commodities and foodstuffs are expected in Melbourne, and people are asked not to create temporary shortages ...
Article : 251 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain), in a broadcast to the people of Germany, said that nobody in Great Britain put trust any ...
Article : 258 wordsThe Prime Minister (M. Daladier) conferred yesterday with various political leaders, including M. Blum, the Socialist leader, and M. Flandin, leader of the ...
Article : 53 wordsPERTH, Tuesday.—The Government's intention to avoid controversial matters and to co-operate completely with the Commonwealth in any measures designed ...
Article : 149 wordsA general plan of lighting restrictions has been developed by the State Emergency Council for Civil Defence, to be brought into ...
Article : 439 wordsTransactions in wool tops at Bradford have been prohibited temporarily, and no prices are being issued. Eventually private business will be permitted on the ...
Article : 59 wordsAccording to a report in the Zurich "Neve Zeurcher Zeitung," German mines laid in the western Baltic are hampering British Fleet movements. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe German High Command notified the German public to-day that the first casualty list would be published in a few days. It was stated that the list was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 32 wordsAlthough the Supply Department had indicated that there was no real necessity at present for the rationing of petrol in Australia, ...
Article : 301 wordsBy Royal decree a ban has been imposed upon the export from Italy of lemons, almonds, nuts, metals, sulphur, motor-cars and spare parts, aircraft and ...
Article : 42 wordsJapanese political circles welcome the declaration of Japan's neutrality by the Prime Minister (General Abe). They believe that it will enable Japan to ...
Article : 60 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—The roundup of enemy aliens in Sydney and other parts of New South Wales was continued to-day, and more ...
Article : 166 wordsBesides dislocating arrangements for concert tours, the outbreak of war may affect several foreign artists now in Australia. ...
Article : 228 wordsBelgium's declaration of neutrality stipulates that it applies to Belgium and her colonies, mandated territories, territorial waters, and atmospheric space in ...
Article : 99 wordsVice-Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin, first Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board, arrived here from London to-day on his return to Australia. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 333 wordsMany aliens, all German citizens, and including women, were detained by Melbourne police on Monday and early yesterday morning. They have been ...
Article : 120 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.—A loyal demonstration, including the singing of the National Anthem and the giving of cheers for the King occurred in ...
Article : 109 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. — The representatives of Royal Netherlands Airlines (K.L.M.) in Sydney were informed from The Hague to-day that the east-bound ...
Article : 73 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. — When practical jokers threw a lighted "bunger" among men guarding Bargo bridge it was thought that an attempt had been made ...
Article : 109 wordsIn conjunction with the State Emergency Council, the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria has agreed to organise a motor corps of owner-drivers for the ...
Article : 81 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—References to the possibility of despatching an Australian expeditionary force oversea for war service were made at a meeting of ...
Article : 68 wordsBy instruction of the Rhodes Trustees the selection of Rhodes Scholars has for the time being been suspended. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 6 Sep 1939, Page 2
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