When Britain's Prime Minister spent a day among the troops in the Southern Command recently he was particularly interested in their exercise on Commando lines. He is seen here examining the knife ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 63 wordsLetters, but not parcels, may now be sent to Australian prisoners of war in Japan or Japanese occupied territory. This was announced by ...
Article : 265 wordsWELLINGTON, Thurs: Although it lasted only 2 minutes, a severe earthquake, which affected practically the whole of the southern ...
Article : 263 wordsSYDNEY, Thurs: The statement made yesterday by Mr Bellmore, NSW Deputy Director of Manpower, that longer shifts should be ...
Article : 197 words"I am sure we are going to catch up rapidly on our shipping losses, but I cannot prophesy that we will get all the shipping adequate for all ...
Article : 146 wordsChinese aircraft made a heavy bombing attack on Hankow on Tuesday. They blew up military establishments, sank a Japanese warship ...
Article : 208 wordsRommel's armoured cars, tanks, and infantry that had been advancing along the Bardia escarpment road toward Sollum were ...
Article : 706 words"The American Revolution of 1775, the French Revolution of 1792, the Latin-American revolutions of the Bolivarlan era, the German ...
Article : 440 wordsIt was disclosed today that first news of the Japanese war did not reach Col Knox officially, but through a Navy alert as follows: ...
Article : 306 wordsLong hours were the fundamental cause of absenteeism by employees of munition factories, said Mr Holloway, Assistant Minister for ...
Article : 83 wordsAlthough GHQ South-west Pacific reported only reconnaissance activities on all fronts for the 4th successive day, yesterday's communique ...
Article : 212 wordsThis is "Ace" Pilot James B. Morehead, of Oklahoma, with "Kitty the Kite." Several of the pilots of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 45 wordsHow Stanley Johnston, Australianborn Chicago Tribune correspondent, saved the lives of wounded men on the ill-fated US aircraft-carrier ...
Article : 140 wordsSYDNEY,Thurs: Members of the crew of a Russian freighter believe that they sank an enemy submarine off the eastern coast of Australia ...
Article : 267 wordsCANBERRA, Thura: Amendments have been made to National Security Regulations governing work done on public holidays. Mr Ward, Labour ...
Article : 161 wordsADELAIDE, Thurs: There were many causes of absenteeism in munitions industries, the chief one being industrial fatigue, said Mr ...
Article : 45 wordsBRISBANE, Thurs: Greatest problems facing the dairying industry were manpower and price, Mr J. Purcell, chairman of the ...
Article : 182 wordsAn all-time record for loan subscriptions in one day was made for the 2nd Liberty Loan on Wednesday. Carry-over from the closing day on ...
Article : 238 wordsIn a message of encouragement sent by Gen Douglas MacArthur, C-in-C, South-west Pacific, yesterday, to Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck, ...
Article : 82 wordsMore than 700,000 Polish Jews have been slaughtered by the Germans in the greatest massacre in history, states a report of an active group ...
Article : 200 wordsExplaining yesterday that, had the Government not interested itself in the firewood problem, there would undoubtedly have been an acute ...
Article : 136 wordsWASHINGTON, Thursday, AAP Draft Headquarters announced that married men with children would be the last to be called into service, ...
Article : 40 wordsFrom July 1, when rail passengers must obtain a "priority permit to travel" before making a reservation for an interstate journey, persons ...
Article : 237 wordsEvidence that US tanks used by the British in Libya were not armoured or equipped as well as the present models and were already obsolete, ...
Article : 190 wordsFacing a barrage of questions from British, American, and Australian war correspondents. Mr Monk, ACTU president, gave an assurance ...
Article : 363 wordsTwo of 5 enemy raiders destroyed over Britain last night were sent blazing into the sea by Wing-Cdr I. S. Smith, DFC, Of Auckland, NZ, ...
Article : 188 wordsCentral Wool Committee announced yesterday the general policy to be followed in dealing with applications to withhold wool so that it may be ...
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Advertising : 40 wordsADELAIDE, Thurs: Between 70 and 80 members of the AIF stationed at a camp near Adelaide marched to the Adelaide railway station today to ...
Article : 198 wordsQueen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess Juliana and her 2 children, have arrived at Lee (Mass) from Ottawa, and will spend an ...
Article : 46 wordsA Vichy report says 30 more Czechs were shot on Tuesday for "approving of the attack on Heydrich." German authorities in Paris on ...
Article : 66 wordsSYDNEY, Thurs: Provided they could prove they were dealing with matters of national importance, and could obtain official approval, ...
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Advertising : 140 wordsThe King last night signed an instrument of ratification of the Anglo-Soviet treaty. The treaty already has been ...
Article : 62 wordsIt was announced today that horse racing would cease in South Africa for the duration of the war after the Durban July Handicap, South ...
Article : 52 wordsEdith Horn Reichert, petite and prim granddaughter of a Baptist minister, was sent for trial today at Rivcrhead, New York State, for ...
Article : 97 wordsHolding up a piece of cloth, Mr Dedman, Minister for War Organisation of Industry, last night told representatives of the Press that it ...
Article : 172 words"I think it was a religious kind of love," said the English butler, William Chalkley, when asked, during the White Plains will case, what ...
Article : 158 wordsCANBERRA, Thurs: Declaring that the decision last March to restrict beer production by one-third would be adhered to, Mr Curtin said today ...
Article : 120 wordsSYDNEY, Thurs: Important naval work has been held up by the decision of 700 engineers employed at a large Sydney establishment today ...
Article : 155 wordsGen Juan Azcarate, former Ambassador to Germany, on lils return from Berlin, said the Third Reich greatly needed foodstuffs. Hitler's ...
Article : 101 wordsBAIRNSDALE, Thurs: Cr D. M. Cameron, replying to Mr F. Lewis, chief inspector of Fisheries and Game, who in THE ARGUS on ...
Article : 274 wordsRestrictions on production and sale of beer and sale of wines and spirits were continually under review, said Senator Keane, Customs Minister, ...
Article : 67 wordsCANBERRA, Thurs: An amendment to National Security Regulations gazetted today provides that persons called up for compulsory ...
Article : 68 wordsSqd-Ldr Brendan ("Paddy") Finucane, at 21, has been promoted to the rank of Acting Wing-Cdr, says the BUP aviation correspondent. ...
Article : 76 wordsCapt John Ian MacDonald Agar, AAMC, who has been mentioned in despatches, is ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 80 wordsLoss of production in the butter and cheese industry through the drain on manpower from dairy farms was referred to by Mr R. N. ...
Article : 71 wordsMost Australians have been curious about the appearance and origin of the Purple Heart, which has, in recent weeks, been awarded to many ...
Article : 112 wordsPlans for a conference with representatives of Dominions trade unions to unify views on wartime problems, also to evolve machinery ...
Article : 58 wordsWarrant-Officer John Meggs, who died at Heathcote Junction on Wednesday, aged 81, was superintendent at the now disused Elwood rifle ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 26 Jun 1942, Page 3
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