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  2. HOW PERTH WENT DOWN OFF JAVA

    AT SEA OFF JAPAN, Thursday.—After 3 1/2 years' silence, news of H.M.A.S. Perth, sunk off the Java coast on March 1, 1942, has been obtained from a. British officer just recovered from a Japanese prisoncr-of-war camp in southern Honshu. ...

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  3. ALL OUT OF JAPAN WITHIN TWO DAYS

    CANBERRA. Thursday. — The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said to-day that he ex-. pccted all prisoners of war would ...

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  4. CONFERENCE DELEGATES AT VARIANCE

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Bitter exchanges between members of the Australian delegation to the San Francisco conference and charges of anti-British activity, levelled against the Minister for External Affairs (Dr. Evatt), marked the resumed debate in the House of Representatives to-day on the bill to ratify ...

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    FIRST ARMY WEDDING ON BOUGAINVILLE was celebrated on V-P Day when Chaplain R. H. Dean, of Essendon, officiated at the marriage of Cpl. James Rickard, of St. Arnaud, and Ptc. Eleanor Townsend, A.A.M.W.S., of Tasmania. Here is the scene during the ceremony in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. Dr. Gaha Wants to Send Food to Japs

    CANBERRA, Thursday, — The consignment of surplus Australian food to Japan was suggested In the House of Representatives this ...

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  7. STRANGE MASS DISMISSAL

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Nearly 2000 women and girls to-day sang, cheered, and joined hands with their departmental bosses at the ...

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  8. THREAT OF FAMINE IN BENGAL

    LONDON, Thursday.—Immediate measures were necessary to avert another lamino in Bengal, said Dr Pramathanath Banerjea, leader of the ...

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  9. Determined To Hunt Down the Criminals

    YOKOHAMA, Thurs. — American Army leaders are determined to hunt clown and bring to trial the Japanese responsible (or the brutalities In the ...

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  10. TWO MORE V.C'S. FOR AUSTRALIANS

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Two more Victoria Crosses have been awarded to members of the Australian Military Forces. The V.C. has been awarded posthumously to Lieut. Albert Chowne, M.M., of Rose Bay, N.S.W., for most conspicuous bravery, brilliant leadership and ...

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  11. BOOTS AND SHOES MAY BE COUPON FREE IN NOVEMBER

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Boots and shoes probably will be coupon free when the next rationing period begins in November. ...

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  12. NOT FIT TO RANK WITH CIVILISED NATIONS

    YOKOHAMA, Thursday. — More Allied war prisoners liberated today told of fiendish torturings which brand the Japanese as unfit ...

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  13. "JAPAN PUT BACK 50 YEARS"

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—"Japan has been put back 50 years, and the occupying. Powers will not let her forget it," said the A.M.F. C.-in-C. ...

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  14. Convention of Primary Producers

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — As soon as Parliament has finished its business, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) will discuss with the ...

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  15. COMMUNITY CENTRES FOR COUNTRY WOMEN

    HOBAKT, Thursday. — Communily centres for women living in remote country districts were advocated at the S[?]h annual Conference of the ...

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  16. Essential U.S. Bases in Pacific

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The Assistant Secretary to the Navy (Mr Hensel) told his press conference that the navy intended recommending to ...

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  17. American Tennis Teams Not to Go Abroad This Year

    NEW YORK. Thursday—Tlie U.[?] Lawn Tennis Association has oceded against sending American teams abroad in 1945. ...

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  18. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TO REMAIN

    CANBERRA Thursday. — Dissolulion of the Department of Information was suggested in thr House of Representatives to-day by Mr. Ryan ...

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  19. SOMETHING WRONG WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF POTSDAM DECISIONS

    LONDON, Thursday. — "Something is going very wrong with the carrying out of the Potsdam decisions about the administration of ...

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  20. CORRUPT SALVAGE DEALINGS ALLEGED

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Scnsational allegations of corrupt Salvage Commission dealings were made in the House of Representatives to-night by ...

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  21. Cousens' Tokio Broadcasts to Be Probed

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The circumnstanees in which Major Charles Consens, former Sydney radio uimouune. er, broadcast from Tokio Radio will be ...

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  22. FEDERAL BUDGET TO-DAY

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Prime Minister and Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) will present the 1945-46 budget statement in the House of ...

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  23. PEPPER'S BRILLIANT BATTING DISPLAY

    LONDON Thursday.—In their match against Leveson Gower's Eleven the Australian Services, team this mornig increased its ...

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  24. British Cars May Be Flown to Australia

    LONDON, Thursday. — The prospect of British motor ears being flown to Australia has been opened up by the announcement of the Avro Company, ...

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  25. FIRST BATTLESHIP TO ENTER CAPSIZED

    LONDON, Thursday.—Among longwithheld stories which may now be told is that of a floating dry dock capsizing at Trincomalee, the main ...

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  26. Uniform Taxation

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Federal Government had not yet made any decision on the future of uniform taxation, but a review had been made ...

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  27. Greatest Days in Their Lives

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A message to the people of Australia was broadcast from the commander of the Australians in Singapore (Lieut.-Colonel Gallegan) by ...

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  28. 14,000 ARMY BLANKETS DESTROYED

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — About 20,000 Army blankets deteriorated in storage at Atherton, Queensland, during the is months ended June this year, ...

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  29. 231 8th DIVISION PRISONERS REACH YOKOHAMA

    YOKOHAMA, Thursday. — Two hundred and thirty one Australian soldiers of the 2/18 and 2/20 Battalions, 8th Division, arrived in Yokohama last night from camps scattered all over the Japanese islands. They are being cared, for here ...

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  30. Some Jap Submarines Still on High Seas

    CANBERRA, Thursday— Some Japanese submarines have not reported, and are still on the high seas, the Minister for the Navy (Mr. Makin) ...

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  31. NO EARLY REVIEW OF FOOD RATIONING

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—There would bo no early review of the present rationing of meat, butter, tea and sugar, the Minister for Trade and Customs ...

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  32. Surrender Signed at Rabaul

    The only resistance to surrender of her Islands to Australia that Japan made to-day was an earthquake tremor from one of her many active voleanos. The tremor shook the aircraft carrier Glory on her way to receive LicutGencral Iniainnra's surrender at Rabaul. ...

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  33. LATE NEWS

    MANILA. Thurs.—Australians and New Zealanders are among liberated Hong Kong prisoners aboard the Oxfordshire. British Naval Sub. ...

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  34. RELEASE FROM SERVICES

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Government does not intend giving release iniorities to members of the force who have jobs awaiting them, the ...

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