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  2. FLOATING DOCK FOR FAR EAST

    ON ITS WAY to the Far East for service with the British Navy, this huge concrete fronting dock is being towed down the River Mersey, England, by powerful tugs on the first part of its journey. The dirck took only three months to build.—Beam Wireless Picturcgram. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. JAPS STUNNED BY TERRIFIC BARRAGE

    GREEN BEACH, BALIKPAPAN, Monday.—Green beach is the scene of almost inconceivable destruction. It is not surprising that the Japs, offered little resistance. They were stunned by the preliminary barrage. The invasion fleet is the biggest used in the Pacific war since ...

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  4. EARLY IMPROVEMENT IN HOUSING POSITION EXPECTED

    CANBERRA, Monday.—The administrative technical machinery for the Federal Government's programme for the construction of upwards of 50,000 houses in 1946-47 has been completed, and the Government is confident that a substantial improvement in the housing ...

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  5. PEACE DEPENDS UPON CONTINUANCE OF UNITY

    CANBERRA, Monday.—In the maintenance of future world peace everything depended on continuance of unity, particularly among those known as the Big Five of the United Nations, the deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said in a broadcast to-night on the results of the U.N.C.I.O. at San Francisco. ...

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  6. KOALA BEARS FOR TASMANIA

    MELBOURNE, Mon. — The Lord Mayor (Cr. Sir Thomas Nettlefold) is going to ask the State Government to let him ...

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  7. CRICKET DRAWN GAME AT OXFORD

    LONDON, Monday.—A big crowd welcomed the first Australian cricket team to visit Oxford since 1938 when Australian Services, ...

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  8. Royal Humane Society Awards

    HOBART, Monday. — Awards announced by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia include the names of 20 Tasmanians, who receive two ...

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  9. Final Advance on No. 4 Pool Wheat

    CANBERRA, Monday. — Federal Cabinet to-day approved of the final advance of the 1 1-8d per bushel bagged and l-4d. per bushel bulk for wheat in ...

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  10. AGREEMENT ON MIGRATION

    CANBERRA, Monday. — With the exception of minor details which have yet to be finalised, almost complete understanding has ...

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  11. BORNEO INTERLUDE

    Along the dusty road between Brooketon and Brunei plods a mixed group of natives. Javanese, they comprise an entire family — ...

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  12. INCREASED SALARIES FOR DOCTORS

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Resident medical officers in the Sydney and Newcastle hospitals received substantial increases in a new salary scale ...

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  13. 1961 Australian P's.O.W. in Borneo

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—According. to official figures supplied by the Australian Red Cross Society, there are 1981 Australian prisoners of war in Borneo. ...

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  14. Leaving For Operational Service

    PERTH (W.A.), Monday. — Two service leaders are leaving W.A. commands for operational service. Commodore J. A. Collins, R.A.N"., left Perth ...

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  15. HOBART DIVORCE COURT

    HOBART, Monday. — Decrees nisi were granted in six undefended divorce suits heard by the Chief Justice (Sir John Morris) in the Divorce Court ...

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  16. ALLEGED MURDER OF FELLOW-PRISONER

    LONDON, Monday. — The trial of eight German prisoners of war, all young non-commissioned officers, who are accused of the murder of a fellow ...

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  17. Clothing Needed For Destitute Europeans

    MELBOURNE, Monday. — The Commonwealth Salvage Commission has authorised an Australiawide appeal for clothing for ...

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  18. Blown Out of Volcano Crater

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday. — A violent eruption last niglit blew a geologist and his companion out of the Mt. Ruapehu ...

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  19. APPLICATION FOR WAR LOADING

    HOBART, Monday.—The Transport Workers' Union applied to the Arbitration Court to-day for variation of the award to provide a war loading ...

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  20. BIG OIL REFINERY FOR AUSTRALIA

    SYDNEY, Monday.—A big oil refinery in Australia to produce lubricating oils and bitumen is contemplated by the ...

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  21. TRAILER CRASHES OVER EMBANKMENT

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Seven menhers of a travelling rodeo show were injured when a frailer crashed over an embankment near Newcastle to-day ...

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  22. Navy as Important Defence Medium

    CANBERRA, Monday. — Increased importance would be attached to the Navy as one of the effective defence mediums to ...

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  23. SIX MONTHS' GAOL FOR THEFT

    LAUNCESTON, Monday. — A warning that if the appeared in court again he might be recommended for an indeterminate sentence was given to ...

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  24. UNION SEEKS ORDER OF PREFERENCE

    HOBART, Monday—The Transport Workers' Union applied to the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. G. A. Mooney) at a sitting of the Arbitration ...

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  25. COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF ADULT EDUCATION RECOMMENDED

    HOBART, Monday.—The establishment of an Adult Education Council, constituted by Statute and [?]onsisting of seven members, is recommended in the report of a Board of Inquiry into Adult Education. The board comprised— he Chief Justice (Sir John Morris), Professors A. B. Taylor and J. R. ...

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  26. PERTH HOTELS TO REMAIN OPEN TILL 7 P.M.

    PEHTH (W.A.), Monday. — Hotels in Perth will remain open until 7 p.m. after July 16. The State Government decided to-day to amend the war time ...

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  27. VERDICTS OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH

    HOBART, Monday. — A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Colonel J. P. Clark) at the conclusion of an inquest at Hobart to-day on Mabel ...

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  28. Sugar Coupons Will Terminate Three Times Yearly

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—In future the currency of sugar coupons will be terminated three times in the ration year instead of ...

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  29. TO RAISE UNIFORM TAX QUESTION

    HOBART, Monday. — The question of uniform taxation is to be raised at the coming Premiers' Conference by the Premier of Victoria (Mr. Dunstan). ...

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  30. ENGINEMEN'S DEMAND

    LAUNCESTON, Monday. — Enginemen may cease work unless repairs are made to the floor at the Launceston railway round house within 14 days. ...

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  31. LATE NEWS

    MANILA, Monday.—Tokio Radio says that the Allies, besides landing at Balikpapan, also landed at Kulla Samboja, 31 miles to the ...

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  32. Alleged British Attack on Slovenes

    LONDON, Monday.—The Yugoslav New[?]gency says British soldiers attacked a group of villagers, who declared themselves to be Slovenes, at ...

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  33. PUBLIC LIBRARY AS CULTURAL CENTRE

    LAUNCESTON, Monday. — Displays of documentary and educational films and recitals of recorded music are amone the activities likely to be ...

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  34. NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT TELEVISION

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Television was costly and did not possess entertain ment value, while ordinary broadcasting would provide good home enter, ...

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  35. Hospital Domestic Staff Goes On Strike

    BRISBANE, Monday. — The Cairns Hospital domestic staff early to-day implemented an ultimatum to strike if the shortage of slaff was not made ...

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