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  2. DAILY DIGEST OF WORLD NEWS AND VIEWS

    As far as Britain and France are concerned, this is a people's war. It is not capitalism, not socialism, not any of the old bogies. It is the brutal, ...

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  3. Letters to the Editor

    Sir,—Here is the answer to the pertinent question raised in "The Argus" of May 21: Let His Excellency the Governor-General assume the real leadership ...

    Article : 105 words
  4. JUDGE CRITICAL OF COURT "Game of Chance"

    Criticising the High Court's attitude in appeals in accident cases, Mr. Justice Starke, a member of the Court, said yesterday that ...

    Article : 318 words
  5. MOTOR SHOW OPENS.

    —Mr. E. A. Bell [?] president of Chamber of Automotive Industries, escorted the Governor on a tour of the Motor Show at the Exhibition yesterday. His Excellency is shown inspecting an anti-aircraft searchlight in the exhibit arranged by the Southern ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. 100,000 MEN IN A.I.F. Planned by Sept.

    Nearly 100,000 men are likely to be in the A.I.F., either serving abroad or training in camps, by September, according to military ...

    Article : 390 words
  7. MAIN ARMIES INTACT Allies Bide Time

    Only four of France's many completely equipped and highly mechanised armies have yet made contact with the enemy, and the ...

    Article : 225 words
  8. POSITION STILL CRITICAL Review of War

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Too much importance should not be attached at present to the reported reoccupation of Arras, said Mr. ...

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  9. TO THE END!

    Sir,—What are Mr. Menzies and colleagues thinking about? Australia has the man-power, and the youth of our young nation are anxious to help; but ...

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  10. "RESERVED" LIST

    Sir,—Factors which restrain enlistment are dislike of the voluntary system, under which best types make all sacrifices, and the absurd "reserved occupations" list. ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. Notes on the Cables ALLIES HIT BACK

    BEST news from the West Front is that the Allies are hitting back. It will be better still when we know that they are hitting hard. Nevertheless, Weygand ...

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  12. "THIS MONSTER HITLER" Mr. Mair's Prayer

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—"I believe that if by any mischance this monster Hitler should prevail, England may still be England, but ...

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  13. SOLDIERS FORM "SIXTH COLUMN"

    WAGGA (N.S.W.), Thursday.—Officials of Wagga branch of the R.S.L. announced to-night that an organisation, to be known as the sixth column, had been ...

    Article : 66 words
  14. GREEK CONSUL'S APPEAL

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Consul-General for Greece (M. E. C. Vrisakis), in a broadcast from station 2FC to-night, appealed to Australians to consider every ...

    Article : 101 words
  15. SPORT IN WARTIME

    Sir,—It may seem callous to some people that we are still carrying on horse racing, football. &c. but why not use the sports to help war-time charities? Add an extra ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. SUNDAY GOLF FOR RED CROSS

    Malvern Council would discuss at its next meeting a proposal to open Malvern golf links on Sundays and give the proceeds to the Red Cross Society Councillor ...

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  17. PROTECTING DARWIN

    DARWIN, Thursday. — Protection of Darwin's civilians in war emergency will be organised soon. This was announced to-night by Mr. C. L. A. Abbott, ...

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  18. A SPARTAN MOTHER

    Sir, — Are the youths of Australia so devoid of love for flag and country that such means as recruiting drives, speeches, &c., should be necessary to show them ...

    Article : 164 words
  19. COMFORTS FUND

    Donations are urgently needed by the Australian Comforts Fund so that it can continue its work for Australian forces. Comforts are being sent to troops in ...

    Article : 179 words
  20. MISSING PLANE CLUE FALSE

    Through R.A.A.F. searches of Mt. Skene, where a pilot saw what he thought night be a Very light, have disclosed no trace of the missing Avro-Anson bomber ...

    Article : 119 words
  21. BIBLES FOR TROOPS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 148 words
  22. COUNCILS' FULL SUPPORT

    Mayors of all municipalities in the metropolitan area have promised full co-operation in answer to Mr. Menzies' appeal on ...

    Article : 170 words
  23. M.H.R.'s SALARIES

    Sir, — I disagree with the Federal Parliament's suggestion that members enlisting should be paid their salary of £1,000 a year plus military pay while ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. R.S.L. DEMAND FOR ACTION

    Federal executive of the R.S.L. will consider next week the Victorian executive's telegram calling for conscription, regimentation of ...

    Article : 102 words
  25. Advertising

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    Advertising : 113 words
  26. Advertising

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    Advertising : 199 words
  27. DAY OF PRAYER

    Sir,—I am thankful that the King has proclaimed next Sunday a day of prayer, and I hope it will be widely observed. I fool that our pray ers will be answered, and ...

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  28. MR. MENZIES UNABLE TO ATTEND RALLY

    Mr. Menzies has informed the Lord Mayor that he will be unable to attend the recruiting rally at the Town Hall on Monday night because of a meeting with ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. NERO OUTDONE

    Sir,—The spectacle or a Roman emperor fiddling whilst Rome, a city of about one million inhabitants, was burning, is not half so tragic as the ...

    Article : 118 words
  30. "PERNICIOUS RUBBISH"

    Any contention that Australia could be defended only in Australia was simply pernicious rubbish, declared Dr. C. E. W. Bean, official historian of the last war, ...

    Article : 124 words
  31. "AS SHE IS SPOKE"

    Sir,—To the paragraph "As she is spoke" one might add the pavement is a sidewalk, the station a depot, the underground railway a subway, and the ...

    Article : 104 words
  32. EXTRA RECRUIT DEPOTS

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Following his appeal last night for recruits for the A.I.F., Brigadier Street, Army Minister, announced to-day that recruiting depots ...

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  33. PROBLEMS OF ORCHARDISTS

    MILDURA, Thursday. — At the annual conference of the Orchardists and Fruit Cool Stores Association of Victoria to-day, problems ...

    Article : 169 words
  34. WERRIBEE BEEF

    Sir,—Is any herd in Victoria so free from beef measles as Werribee? Is any herd so free from tubercle? Mrs. Weber objects to Werribee beef because ...

    Article : 108 words
  35. NINE ENLIST FROM THREE FAMILIES

    KOONDROOK, Thursday. — Among local enlistments are nine from three families. These are three sons of Mr. and Mrs. F. Fulton, of Koondrook, in ...

    Article : 66 words
  36. "LAND AND MAN"

    Sir,—I have read the series of notes by the Forest Commission on conservation of our natural resources with great interest. When completed the series ...

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  37. MARGARINE IN BRITAIN

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — By a short-sighted policy the British Government was forcing the sale of margarine to the detriment of ...

    Article : 104 words
  38. "THE ARGUS" CROSSWORD No. 360

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 words
  39. FARMERS' PLIGHT

    Sir,—It is reported that a deputation of wheatgrowers waited on Mr. Cameron, Minister for Commerce, complaining that the advance of 2/3 net was below cost ...

    Article : 102 words
  40. HOSPITAL STAFF HELPS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 340 words
  41. TOWN HALL SITE

    Sir,—The story of the man who sold the site of the Town Hall for a pair of working bullocks is akin to that of the sailor who exchanged the site of the ...

    Article : 125 words
  42. WAR MIGRATION PLAN

    A new war migration scheme, under which Belgian and Dutch refugee children would be brought to Austialia for adoption by Australian families, suggested by ...

    Article : 53 words
  43. DONALD DUCK ON VACATION

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    Article : 12 words
  44. CHANCE FOR GOLFERS

    Sir. — Mr. Frank Devlin's suggestion that Malvern golf links should be opened on Sundays, the proceeds to go to the Red Cross, is a good one. A deputation should ...

    Article : 110 words
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