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  2. EXECUTIVE WAR CABINET

    Agreement with a suggestion in a leading article in THE ARGUS yesterday that establishment of an Executive War Cabinet with full control of the war ...

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  3. CASUALTY LIST

    Forty-six Victorians are mentioned in a casualty list issued yesterday. Of these 22 are missing. Names of men from Tasmania and NSW are included. ...

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  4. LETTERS

    Sir,—If the war position is as serious as our leaders advise, why not make the age l8 to 40, as in the last war. Without making any stupid comparisons ...

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  5. A I F CASUALTIES

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. ALL LABOUR'S RESOURCES

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The mere political formula of a National Government would not add one scrap to our war effort, said Mr. Curtin, Opposition ...

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  7. NAVAL POLICY TRIUMPH

    Naval experts in Melbourne said last night that the sinking of Bismarck was a triumph for the policy adopted years ago by the British Admiralty. ...

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  8. DAILY DIGEST

    We are resolved as a nation upon [?] necessity of ending for all time the effort of totalitarianism to rule the world. Under the threat of such rule neither the ...

    Article : 667 words
  9. HOUSES MEET TODAY

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Federal Parliament will meet on only 3 days this week, and will then adjourn for 2 weeks, Mr. Menzics, Prime Minister, announced ...

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  10. FOR THE NATION

    Sir,—Mr. Medley and others have told us lately that we Australians, while ready to make any sacrifice, are still walting to be directed what to do. It ...

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  11. A WASTING ASSET

    Sir,—We are told that iron 'in any shape or form is becoming of increasing value. Why, then, is the St. Kilda Council permitting an everincreasing ...

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  12. ENGAGEMENT BROKEN

    Claim for return of 5 £1 war savings certificates and household articles, or, alternatively, a sum of £23/6/8, following a broken engagement, was heard by Mr. ...

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  13. FAIRY GODMOTHERS, NOTE!

    Sir,—One of our sappers an accomplished violinist, is anxious to procure a violin to entertain troops aboard ship. We are establishing our own recreational ...

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  14. BRITISH-ISRAEL MOVEMENT

    Sir,—In reply to a recent letter from the chairman and secretary of the Legion of Christian Youth in Victoria criticising some of my statements, we do not ...

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  15. MILK PRICE STANDS

    After a review of conditions in the industry yesterday, State Cabinet decided that there should be no reduction in the price paid to milk producers supplying ...

    Article : 120 words
  16. BANKRUPT'S BONDS

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Theodore Charles Trautwein, bankrupt hotelkeeper, and former MLC, told the registrar in bankruptcy today that so far as he knew ...

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  17. PETROL DRUMS WANTED

    Sir,—The authorities are appealing for 44-gallon petrol drums required to lay down supplies of fuel at strategic points. A certain number of drums are ...

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  18. RECRUITING LAG

    Failure of mobile units to enlist the numbers ot AIF recruits expected from the country was attributed by military officials yesterday to complacency in most ...

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  19. SOLDIERS LIKE THE "SALVOS"

    A telephone message received by Major J. W. Dent, Commissioner for Red Shield War Services, yesterday from the mother of a soldier oversea, said that in a letter ...

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  20. TO SAVE PETROL

    Sir,—Mr. Lee (26/5/41) thinks my suggestions for petrol-saving are harsh. I contend that the metropolitan area is so well served by trains, trams, and buses ...

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  21. PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT AIF CASUALTIES

    LIEUT. J. CHESTER GUEST (reported prisoner of war) was reported missing on April 30. Since then the Red Cross Society has been trying to trace him, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  22. BOOTHBY POLL DECLARED

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—At the declaration of Boothby poll at Unley today Mr. Lawton, defeated Labour candidate, said the figures proved a strong feeling in ...

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  23. PARADOX

    Sir,—Last week on entering a suburban ironmongery establishment I noticed a large placard stating that "owing to increased shortage of labour deliveries ...

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  24. POTATO PRICES

    Sir,—I recently had a trip embracing a good many country towns and some of the Melbourne suburbs. Everywhere potatoes were being retailed at 1d. per ...

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  25. Advertising

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  26. PENAL TAX ON THRIFT

    Sir,—It is gratifying to read in the daily papers that property owners in Victoria are at last organising to protect their interests. They have been the ...

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  27. POLITICAL UNITY

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Most union leaders today declined to comment publicly on Mr. Menzies" speech, but some expressed approval. ...

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  28. WHOLEMEAL BREAD

    Sir, — Many wno Know the [?] value of wholemeal bread will agree with J. Fenton (27/5/41). I know of 2 bakehouses where genuine wholemeal is used ...

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  29. LAMB CHEAPER IN SYDNEY

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Retail butchers in Sydney have been instructed by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner that the price of lamb is to be adjusted to ...

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  30. GIFTS TO FUNDS

    COMFORTS FUND.—Previously acknowledged, £4/299/0/2; Mrs. E. M. Barry, £5; Ranuby Patriotic Club (Korumburra Shire), £4; Mrs. W. B. Grey Smith, £3; Mrs. S. Gray, 5/; H.V.G., 5/. ...

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  31. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

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  32. Y W C A SERVICES APPEAL

    Australian as well as British nurses benefit from services which the YWCA has established in the Middle East. These services mean that nurses when off duty ...

    Article : 164 words
  33. RAAF AGE LIMIT MAY BE RAISED

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The upper age for RAAF recruits may be raised shortly. Mr. McEwen, Air Minister, said he had ordered a review of the age and height ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. 50,000 CIGARETTES MISSING

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Detectives are investigating disappearance of 50,000 cigarettes from McIlwraith, McEacham wharf at Darling Harbour. The cigarettes were ...

    Article : 47 words
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