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  2. DAILY DIGEST OF WORLD NEWS AND VIEWS

    An old lady once asked Blondin how he performed his feats. Was he a teetotaller or a vegetarian? Did he smoke? Blondin replied that he drank and ate ...

    Article : 638 words
  3. JEWELLER ON TRIAL 23 Charges

    On 23 charges of housebreaking and stealing, and 23 alternative charges of receiving, Frank Roy Occleshaw, of Dickens st., St. Kilda, ...

    Article : 180 words
  4. Notes on the Cables MILITARY WEAKNESS OF HOLLAND Warning Ignored

    Hollands tragic fate recalls Mr.Winton Churchill's warning to small neutral countries last February—that their only prospect of safety lay in joining the ...

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  5. MRS. ROSS THINKS 101 YEARS NOT LONG TIME

    Looking as fresh as the spray of early daphne she wore, Mrs. Mary Ross, on her 101st birthday yesterday, returned greetings waved by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 217 words
  6. MORE SEEK TO ENLIST Long Lines at Depot

    Developments in Holland and Belgium and the raising of the age limit from 35 to 40 have given a great stimulus to enlistment in the ...

    Article : 260 words
  7. NEW WAR WEAPON.

    —Huge boulders were trifling obstocles to this new Bren gun carrier, tested yesterday at a munitions factory in Victoria. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. INTENTIONS OF ITALY Events Reviewed

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—"It would amount to a refusal to face facts if we were to ignore the possibilities of Italian intervention in ...

    Article : 409 words
  9. WHAT IS MONEY? "No Static Meaning"

    What is the meaning of the word money"? Two Supreme Court judges expressed the view yesterday that it is impossible to give ...

    Article : 346 words
  10. FIRM STAND ON WONTHAGGI "Men Must Resume"

    Determination of the State Government to insist that miners at Wonthaggi return to work before any grievances were discussed was ...

    Article : 146 words
  11. MINISTER NOT SATISFIED

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Sir Frederick Stewart, Supply Minister, told the House of Representatives to-day that he was not satisfied ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. ELIGIBLE BY 40 AGE LIMIT

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Cheers greeted Mr. Hutchinson (U.A.P., V.) in the House of Representatives to-day when he said that he would enlist in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 126 words
  13. TOWED CAR IN ACCIDENT Court Problem

    When one car is towing another which driver, if either, is responsible if the towed car is involved in an accident? ...

    Article : 296 words
  14. Obituary MR. KEANE, M.L.A.

    Mr. F. P. Keane, Labour M.L.A. for Coburg, died yesterday after a long illness. He had been a member of the State Parliament for 16 years, and was ...

    Article : 128 words
  15. GAS RATIONED TO-DAY

    Announcing gas restrictions to apply to-day, Mr. R. C. Evans, secretary of the Metropolitan Gas Company, said that the company, ...

    Article : 196 words
  16. INDIES NEED NO HELP

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.— nothing had developed recently to provide any strong reason for apprehension that there would be any ...

    Article : 156 words
  17. PRICE OF SUGAR

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Question whether the price of sugar in capital cities should be increased from 4d. to 4½d. per lb. is being ...

    Article : 165 words
  18. TRAINING OFFICERS

    Officers and non-commissioned officers from all States who have been selected for appointment to infantry signals artillery and engineers units have been formed ...

    Article : 140 words
  19. REV. JOHN CORCORAN

    Rev. John Corcoran, S.J., master of novices at the Loyola Novitiate, Watsonia, died on Tuesday. He was aged 66. Solemn Office and Requiem Mass for ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. MADAME DEJARDIN

    Madame Sophie Dejardin, widow of a former Consul-General for France in Australia, died at her home in Walsh st., South Yarra, yesterday. She was 84. ...

    Article : 66 words
  21. TOBACCO FOR TROOPS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 words
  22. GAS MEN DISMISSED

    Should the strike lact until the end of this week, many more Victorian unionists. will lose employment. Notices of dismissal, to take effect on Saturday, have been ...

    Article : 45 words
  23. BOMB TO BOMB BROADCAST FROM WAR ZONE

    Australians unexpectedly lound themselves in the var zone yesterday afternoon, when, during the B.B.C. war news, the announcer, ...

    Article : 201 words
  24. TRAINING TOOLMAKERS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—To help, to meet the shortage of tool makers £125,000 has been allotted to purchase machine tools, and other training ...

    Article : 77 words
  25. LOANS FROM UNIONS

    Because of the unsatisfactory response by Victorian unions to the strike fund, the Miners' Federation is now seeking loans from the largest unions. ...

    Article : 78 words
  26. DRAUGHT HORSE, £101

    When a five-year-old Wimmera-bred Clydesdale stallion brought an Austiallan record price of £101 at Tattersall Horse Bazaar, South Melbourne, yesterday, ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. PROSPECTOR FOUND

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Having gone without food since Friday, John Wilson, 70 years old, prospector, was found suffering greatly from exposure in ...

    Article : 89 words
  28. TESTAMENTS APPEAL

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 words
  29. RUSH IN N.S.W.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There were 484 applications for enlistment in the A.I.F. in New South Wales in the 24 hours ended noon to-day. Military authorities, ...

    Article : 41 words
  30. STRIKERS DEFENDED

    HOBART, Wednesday.—There were two sides to the coal strike, said Mr. McDonald Honorary Minister in the Legislative Council to-day. It will take ...

    Article : 94 words
  31. P.T.F. FUND CLOSED

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 words
  32. OUR OWN PARACHUTES

    Parachutcs almost entirely Australian in material and manufacture are being made in Sydney for the R.A.A.F. Output is increasing an it is expected that the ...

    Article : 79 words
  33. FRACTURED NECK

    WAGGA (N.S.W.), Wednesday.—Injured in a motor accident several days ago, John Robert Gale, 42, of Tarcutta, to-day consulted a doctor. He was ...

    Article : 40 words
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  35. MOTORIST CHARGED

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—David James Hamilton, 22, labourer, was committed for trial on a charge. of manslaughter after the coroner's inquest ...

    Article : 114 words
  36. Advertising

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  37. SOIL EROSION

    Legislation to establish a soil erosion committee to control reciamation operations throughout Victoria probably will be submitted this year to State ...

    Article : 77 words
  38. SALEYARDS REMOVAL

    A group of western councils has decided to ask the Melbourne City Council to co-operate in a new effort to have the saleyards removed from Newmarket. ...

    Article : 231 words
  39. BOY WOUNDED

    WAGGA (N.S.W.) Wednesday.— A small calibre lifle was accidentally discharged to-day while being carried by John Thomas, 14, of Wagga, and the ...

    Article : 60 words
  40. GEELONG ART PRIZES

    Entries of oils and water-colours for the J. H. McPhillamy prize of £75 and the. F. E. Richardson prize of £25 respectively are invited from Australian ...

    Article : 75 words
  41. ROPER RIVER MISSION

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 words
  42. BELGIAN FUND PLAN

    The Lord Mayor has approved plans for opening a Belgian branch of the Australian Comforts Fund. A meeting of Belgians will be held at the Alliance ...

    Article : 46 words
  43. COAL FROM LITHGOW.

    —The staff at the State coalmine at Lithgow (N.S.W.) emptying skips containing tons of coal won before the strike begon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 23 words
  44. Advertising

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    Advertising : 43 words
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