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  2. MR CHURCHILL INSPECTS COMMANDO TRAINEES.

    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]

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  3. MAIL FOR PRISONERS HELD BY JAPS Minister Announces Arrangements

    Letters, but not parcels, may now be sent to Australian prisoners of war in Japan or Japanese occupied territory. This was announced by ...

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  4. TOWNS IN NZ ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE Considerable Damage

    WELLINGTON, Thurs: Although it lasted only 2 minutes, a severe earthquake, which affected practically the whole of the southern ...

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  5. LONG SHIFTS ARE TO BE REDUCED War Work Policy

    SYDNEY, Thurs: The statement made yesterday by Mr Bellmore, NSW Deputy Director of Manpower, that longer shifts should be ...

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  6. SHIPPING SUPPLIES INCREASING

    "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 ...

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  7. CHINESE AIR RAID ON HANKOW Jap Warships Sunk

    Chinese aircraft made a heavy bombing attack on Hankow on Tuesday. They blew up military establishments, sank a Japanese warship ...

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  8. ROMMEL CHANGED DIRECTION Moved Forces Southward

    Rommel's armoured cars, tanks, and infantry that had been advancing along the Bardia escarpment road toward Sollum were ...

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  9. DAILY DIGEST

    "The American Revolution of 1775, the French Revolution of 1792, the Latin-American revolutions of the Bolivarlan era, the German ...

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  10. HOW WAR CAME TO AMERICA

    It was disclosed today that first news of the Japanese war did not reach Col Knox officially, but through a Navy alert as follows: ...

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  11. 8-HOUR SHIFTS WILL STOP ABSENTEEISM, SAYS MINISTER

    Long hours were the fundamental cause of absenteeism by employees of munition factories, said Mr Holloway, Assistant Minister for ...

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  12. ALLIED FLIERS OVER CELEBES

    Although GHQ South-west Pacific reported only reconnaissance activities on all fronts for the 4th successive day, yesterday's communique ...

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  13. MEMBER OF AMERICAN ACE FIGHTER SQUADRON.

    This is "Ace" Pilot James B. Morehead, of Oklahoma, with "Kitty the Kite." Several of the pilots of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  14. CARRIER'S WOUNDED RESCUED BY CORRESPONDENT

    How Stanley Johnston, Australianborn Chicago Tribune correspondent, saved the lives of wounded men on the ill-fated US aircraft-carrier ...

    Article : 140 words
  15. SUB ATTACK ON SOVIET FREIGHTER

    SYDNEY,Thurs: Members of the crew of a Russian freighter believe that they sank an enemy submarine off the eastern coast of Australia ...

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  16. SETTLING HOLIDAY PAYMENT CLAIMS

    CANBERRA, Thura: Amendments have been made to National Security Regulations governing work done on public holidays. Mr Ward, Labour ...

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  17. "FATIGUE CHIEF CAUSE"

    ADELAIDE, Thurs: There were many causes of absenteeism in munitions industries, the chief one being industrial fatigue, said Mr ...

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  18. PROBLEMS IN DAIRYING INDUSTRY

    BRISBANE, Thurs: Greatest problems facing the dairying industry were manpower and price, Mr J. Purcell, chairman of the ...

    Article : 182 words
  19. APPLICATIONS FOR LOAN REACH 175,000

    An 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 words
  20. MacARTHUR'S MESSAGE TO AUCHINLECK

    In a message of encouragement sent by Gen Douglas MacArthur, C-in-C, South-west Pacific, yesterday, to Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck, ...

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  21. MASSACRE OF 700,000 POLISH JEWS

    More than 700,000 Polish Jews have been slaughtered by the Germans in the greatest massacre in history, states a report of an active group ...

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  22. FIREWOOD SUPPLIES

    Explaining yesterday that, had the Government not interested itself in the firewood problem, there would undoubtedly have been an acute ...

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  23. MARRIED MEN WITH FAMILIES LAST IN US CALL UP

    WASHINGTON, Thursday, AAP Draft Headquarters announced that married men with children would be the last to be called into service, ...

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  24. PRIORITY BOOKINGS FOR INTERSTATE RAIL TRAVEL

    From July 1, when rail passengers must obtain a "priority permit to travel" before making a reservation for an interstate journey, persons ...

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  25. USE OF US TANKS IN DESERT

    Evidence that US tanks used by the British in Libya were not armoured or equipped as well as the present models and were already obsolete, ...

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  26. PROMISE OF FULL AID BY UNIONS

    Facing a barrage of questions from British, American, and Australian war correspondents. Mr Monk, ACTU president, gave an assurance ...

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  27. N Z PILOT BAGS 2 ENEMY PLANES IN ONE NIGHT

    Two 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, ...

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  28. WITHHOLDING WOOL

    Central 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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  30. SOLDIERS FROM S A CAMP ASK MINISTER FOR LEAVE

    ADELAIDE, Thurs: Between 70 and 80 members of the AIF stationed at a camp near Adelaide marched to the Adelaide railway station today to ...

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  31. QUEEN WILHELMINA

    Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess Juliana and her 2 children, have arrived at Lee (Mass) from Ottawa, and will spend an ...

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  32. MORE CZECHS EXECUTED

    A Vichy report says 30 more Czechs were shot on Tuesday for "approving of the attack on Heydrich." German authorities in Paris on ...

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  33. SPECIAL PERMITS

    SYDNEY, Thurs: Provided they could prove they were dealing with matters of national importance, and could obtain official approval, ...

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  35. ANGLO-SOVIET TREATY RATIFIED

    The King last night signed an instrument of ratification of the Anglo-Soviet treaty. The treaty already has been ...

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  36. SUSPENSION OF RACING IN SOUTH AFRICA

    It was announced today that horse racing would cease in South Africa for the duration of the war after the Durban July Handicap, South ...

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  37. "MERCY KILLING" OF INSANE BROTHER

    Edith Horn Reichert, petite and prim granddaughter of a Baptist minister, was sent for trial today at Rivcrhead, New York State, for ...

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  38. NEW STANDARDISED CLOTH PRAISED BY MINISTER

    Holding 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
  39. CLERGYMAN'S LOVE A RELIGIOUS KIND

    "I think it was a religious kind of love," said the English butler, William Chalkley, when asked, during the White Plains will case, what ...

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  40. ONE-THIRD CUT IN BEER STILL GOVERNMENT'S AIM

    CANBERRA, Thurs: Declaring that the decision last March to restrict beer production by one-third would be adhered to, Mr Curtin said today ...

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  41. NAVAL WORK HELD UP BY ENGINEERS' STRIKE

    SYDNEY, Thurs: Important naval work has been held up by the decision of 700 engineers employed at a large Sydney establishment today ...

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  42. GERMANY SHORT OF FOODSTUFFS

    Gen Juan Azcarate, former Ambassador to Germany, on lils return from Berlin, said the Third Reich greatly needed foodstuffs. Hitler's ...

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  43. KANGAROOS IN BAIRNSDALE

    BAIRNSDALE, Thurs: Cr D. M. Cameron, replying to Mr F. Lewis, chief inspector of Fisheries and Game, who in THE ARGUS on ...

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  44. REPORTS FOR MINISTER

    Restrictions on production and sale of beer and sale of wines and spirits were continually under review, said Senator Keane, Customs Minister, ...

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  45. EXAMINATION OF "UNFIT" MEN

    CANBERRA, Thurs: An amendment to National Security Regulations gazetted today provides that persons called up for compulsory ...

    Article : 68 words
  46. FINUCANE WING-CDR AT 21

    Sqd-Ldr Brendan ("Paddy") Finucane, at 21, has been promoted to the rank of Acting Wing-Cdr, says the BUP aviation correspondent. ...

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  47. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES

    Capt John Ian MacDonald Agar, AAMC, who has been mentioned in despatches, is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  48. VICTORIAN BUTTER FACTORIES

    Loss of production in the butter and cheese industry through the drain on manpower from dairy farms was referred to by Mr R. N. ...

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  49. INTERNATIONAL DECORATIONS

    Most Australians have been curious about the appearance and origin of the Purple Heart, which has, in recent weeks, been awarded to many ...

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  50. TRADE UNION CONFERENCE

    Plans for a conference with representatives of Dominions trade unions to unify views on wartime problems, also to evolve machinery ...

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  51. OBITUARY

    Warrant-Officer John Meggs, who died at Heathcote Junction on Wednesday, aged 81, was superintendent at the now disused Elwood rifle ...

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