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  2. BLACKOUT IS STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH

    People should not be content with merely drawing their window blinds at night but should prepare their homes for a complete blackout, ...

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  3. USA's NAVY LOSSES AT HAWAII

    USA's naval losses at Hawaii on December 7 were one battleship, 3 destroyers (2 of which visited Australia in March), a minelayer, and a training ship; other vessels were damaged severely, including a ...

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  4. WAR POLICY FOR LABOUR

    A wartime policy for the guidance of industrial unions was adopted by the full executive committee of the ACTU in Melbourne yesterday. ...

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  5. ENEMY OUTFOUGHT IN LIBYA

    "The enemy has been outmanocuvred and outfought at all points, and driven back more than 60 miles," Gen. Sir Claude ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. THE ISLAND OF HONG KONG,

    to which British forces have withdrawn from Kowloon. The Hong Kong garrison is now being subjected to severe Japanese attacks. The island itself is little more than an irregular range of hills rising sharply from the sea. On ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. DEMAND FOR AIR RAID SHELTERS

    A suggestion that an early revision of priority provisions might be made by the Commonwealth in regard to air raid shelters was made ...

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  8. DAILY DIGEST

    An analysis of national debt increases for 5 major nations during 1930-40, published today by the U-S Federation of Tax Administrators, ...

    Article : 372 words
  9. A I F STRIPPED FOR ACTION IN MALAYA

    I have Just returned from a second trip to the Australian defences on the east coast, and there found what a few weeks ago was a ...

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  10. PEACE AVOWALS AFTER RAIDS

    Three hours 40 minutes after the Japanese attack on the Hawalian Islands had begun on December 7, Mr. Grew, U-S Ambassador In Tokio, ...

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  11. DIMMING TRAINS AND TRAMS

    Railways, tramways, and electricity departments have plans well In hand to play their part in blackouts. ...

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  12. R A A F RECRUITING RUSH

    CANBERRA, Tuesday,— Applications from all parts of Australia for enlistment in the RAAF have increased 6 times since outbreak of the ...

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  13. SERVICE OF SECRETARY

    Members of the Plumbers and Gas Fitters' Union endorsed last night a recommendation by the executive committee, that the services of Mr. ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. RAIL SABOTEURS KILLED BY OWN BOMB

    Premature explosion of a bomb killed 2 would-be saboteurs who intended to cut the JohannesburgLourenco Marques railway on ...

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  15. EAGLE PILOTS ASK FOR MOVE TO PACIFIC WAR

    A number of ex-American pilots from 3 Eagle squadrons operating with the RAF Fighter Command has applied for return to America. They ...

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  16. PREVENTION OF DISPUTES IN INDUSTRY

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Aimed at "streamlining" arbitration, National Security Regulations have been gazetted requiring notification to ...

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  17. OBITUARY

    Mr. William Cust, whose death occurred in private hospital at Brighton on Monday, was one of the oldest of Victorian colonists. Born ...

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  18. SCHOOL EVACUATION PLAN

    In the event of air raids, Essendon Grammar School will, if possible, evacuate as a complete unit to Hamilton, and under its own staff, ...

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  19. 150,000 TON INCREASE IN US NAVY

    Authorisation for expansion of the U-S Navy was approved quickly to-day by the House Naval Affairs Committee. At the Navy's request the ...

    Article : 145 words
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  21. 36-PASSENGER 243 M P H PLANE IN BRITAIN

    A Curtiss-Wright 20, largest 2engined londplane, has arrived in Britain for the British Oversea Airways in the Lisbon-England service. ...

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  22. RAIDS ON "HEEL" OF ITALY

    Today's Italian communique reports raids by British aircraft on places in the "heel" of Italy, on the east coast of Sicily, and on ...

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  23. "HIGH COURAGE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND"

    The Times says in a leader that Australia and New Zealand are facing the new danger confronting them with high courage and cheerful ...

    Article : 133 words
  24. BE PREPARED!

    An Australian spitire pilot preparing to made a forced landing at Dagenham (Essex) circled a few feet over the town's fire and ...

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  26. FRENCH PRISONERS FREED BY ITALY

    Vichy says that Italy has agreed to free all French war prisoners. The first batch has arrived at Grenoble. A Washington message says that ...

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  27. U S BILL TO DRAFT MEN 21 TO 44

    The House of Representatives Military Affairs Committee today approved a bill permitting the War Department to conscript men aged ...

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  28. CONDOR AIRLINE BLOCKED

    Another service of the Germancontrolled Condor airline—that operating across Uruguay and Argentina to Santiago—was suspended today. ...

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  29. BIG SPEED-UP IN LEND-LEASE AID

    Lend-Lease aid approved for the Allies totalled $1,202,000,000 to November 30, but actual Lend-Lease exports to December 1 amounted to ...

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  30. AIR BATTLE OVER CHANNEL

    An Air Ministry communique states:—"One of our fighters is missing from a patrol over the English Channel today, after engaging an ...

    Article : 63 words
  31. PROHIBITED AREAS EXTENDED

    The whole of the Victorian coastline and some inland districts were now prohibited areas, and enemy aliens were now forbidden to travel ...

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  32. W A A F MECHANICS NOW AT WORK IN R A F

    First WAAF flight mechanics are now working at a big RAF training station in the South of England. In a recent examination WAAF ...

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  34. NAZIS CLAIM CRUISER SUNK

    Berlin Radio says that U-boats attacked a squadron of British cruisers oft Alexandria. It is claimed that one cruiser was hit and broke ...

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  35. WOMEN SOLVING MANPOWER PROBLEM

    It was revealed today by Mr. G. H. Ince, Director-General of Manpower, that 12,000 women are entering industry and war services ...

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  36. PUBLIC MAY VISIT SEASIDE AREAS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—"It is not my intention at this stage to prevent people for purely military reasons from holidaying at the seaside at ...

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  37. BRITISH SUBMARINE PRESUMED LOST

    It is officially announced that submarine Tetrarch is overdue, and must be considered lost. She normally carried a complement of 53. ...

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  38. PMG's EMERGENCY PLANS COMPLETE

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Senator Ashley, PMG, said today that Cabinet yesterday authorised immediate expenditure of £50,000 for provision ...

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  39. FUEL SHORTAGE IN FRANCE

    The Vichy Government has ordered the majority of factories to close down for 2 weeks from December 21 because of the shortage of ...

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  40. OSTEND AND BREST BOMBED BY R A F

    British bombers last night attacked the docks at Ostend and Brest and laid mines in enemy waters. Fighters attacked an enemy ...

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  41. USA's ANTI-SABOTAGE BILL

    The House of Representatives to-day passed and sent to the Senate legislation providing the death penalty for sabotage. ...

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  42. DOVER AREA BOMBARDED

    Heaviest bombardment by German cross-Channel guns was experienced by Dover area today. Shelling continued for 3 hours. ...

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  43. NO LAND SALES TO ALIENS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Sale of land to former subjects of Finland, Hungary, Rumania, and Japan who are now naturalised British subjects ...

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  44. PARIS CAFE DYNAMITED

    Dynamite was today thrown into a requisitioned Paris restaurant. Serious damage was caused, but there were no casualties. Another attack ...

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