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  3. BOMBING RAIDS

    What was all right for Singapore was not all right for Sydney or other vulnerable areas along the coast, stated the Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. ...

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  4. STATE TAXATION

    The Premier (Mr. McKell) replied in vigorous terms to-day to the criticism made yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Mair) that ...

    Article : 178 words
  5. N.Z. SEES THREAT IMMINENT

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) in a statement to Parliament declared that the war situation in the Pacific was the most ...

    Article : 151 words
  6. SINKINGS BY MINES

    STOCKHOLM, Monday. ‑ It has been announced officially that eight Swedish merchantmen, totalling 27,000 tons, were lost in February, ...

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  7. U.S. DEBT LIMIT

    WASHINGTON, Monday. — The Senate Finance Committee to-day unanimously approved of a Bill, increasing the Federal debt limit to ...

    Article : 41 words
  8. DEATH OF MOTOR-BODY PIONEER

    DETROIT, Monday.—The death occurred to-day of Albert Fisher, aged 78, founder of the Fisher Body Company and pioneer motor-car ...

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  9. UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS.

    UNDER the Southern Cross, 88 years ago Australians first took the oath "to stand truly by each other and to fight and defend our liberties." At the time it was taken on the eve of what has gone into history as the Eureka Stockade, it constituted in the ...

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  10. SAFEST TYPE OF SLIT TRENCH

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin), after a study of all reports of air raids in various war zones, believes the best type of protection for ...

    Article : 115 words
  11. SHIPPING MAGAZINE CEASES

    NEW YORK, Monday.—The American Bureau of Shipping has announced suspension of the publication of its monthly magazine, which is one ...

    Article : 50 words
  12. BRITISH FARMERS

    The Secretary for Agriculture (the Duke of Norfolk) in a speech to farmers, declared that the statement that the nation's life may be ...

    Article : 130 words
  13. JAVA PRISONERS

    The Lieutenant Governor-General of the N.E.I. (Dr. van Mook) to-day denied the accuracy of the claim made by Tokyo radio that 50,000 ...

    Article : 96 words
  14. CHILEAN SHIP SUNK

    NEW YORK, Monday—The Chilean steamship Tolten was torpedoed last Friday, 37 miles from New York. She sank within six minutes. It is ...

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  15. CANADA CURTAILS ROAD WORKS

    OTTAWA, Monday.—The Department of Munitions and Supply to-day ordered a sharp curtailment of road construction and maintenance ...

    Article : 58 words
  16. TO MAKE SAND BAGS ROT PROOF

    Bags filled with sand or soil and exposed to the weather are particularly liable to rotting and within a few months may become a source ...

    Article : 371 words
  17. EXPLOSION IN CHEMICAL WORKS

    OTTAWA, Monday.—Two persons were killed and five injured in an explosion at the Welland chemical plant near Niagara Falls. No details are ...

    Article : 35 words
  18. SHALE OIL MINERS

    Nearly 200 miners at the Glen Davis oilfields, who were ordered back to work by the Commonwealth Government yesterday, were granted ...

    Article : 134 words
  19. CEYLON PROFITS BY SINGAPORE

    Ceylon is now [?] defence-minded. There is no comparison between Colombo, which to-day is a city without frivolities, and Singapore and ...

    Article : 96 words
  20. DEATHS IN TORNADOES

    NEW YORK, Tuesday.—Devastating tornadoes swept through six southern and mid-western States on Monday, causing 120 deaths and ...

    Article : 34 words
  21. LACKED FIGHTERS

    If the Dutch had received in Java all the fighter planes they had paid for and gave to Britain, Java would still be in Allied hands, declared Mr. ...

    Article : 119 words
  22. 44-HOUR WEEK FOR MARINE STEWARDS

    Application of the 44-hour week was yesterday extended by an order under the National Security Act to the Federated Marine Stewards and ...

    Article : 33 words
  23. HAND TOOLS RELEASED

    Stocks of new hand tools, frozen since the beginning of the year under a National Security control order, may now be sold. The Minister for ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. SMALL CRAFT IMPRESSED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The defence authorities to-day commenced the collecting of all small craft excepting those engaged on essential ...

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  25. FARM YOUTHS

    The "New York Sun" prominently displays a letter, written to the editor, dealing with criticism of Australia for not having filled its vast ...

    Article : 91 words
  26. A.I.F. MORATORIUM

    The general secretary of the Co-operative Building Societies' Association (Mr. Pooley) to-day claimed that the moratorium regulations to protect ...

    Article : 143 words
  27. WOMEN CONDUCTORS

    Twenty-seven applications have been received in reply to the call for women conductors in the Canberra City Omnibus Service. ...

    Article : 127 words
  28. CAMP HOSPITALS

    Special camp hospitals are to be attached to convalescent depots di[?] ectly associated with base military hospitals in capital cities. ...

    Article : 90 words
  29. HOSPITAL BOARD TO DISCUSS A.R.P. DELAY

    A special meeting of the Canberra Community Hospital Board has been convened for tonight by the chairman of the board (Archdeacon ...

    Article : 74 words
  30. READER'S VIEWS

    Sir: With the acute shortage of labour it seems tragic that we should still have a 100 or more men engaged in the non-essential, ...

    Article : 207 words
  31. AMERICAN OIL

    Official figures, dealing with the shortage of oil on the east coast, show that submarines and ship transfers to other waters have cut ...

    Article : 82 words
  32. "SOMETHING WRONG WITH BRITAIN"

    Viscount Bennett, a former Prime Minister of Canada, in a speech to-day, said, "There is something wrong with Britain. I cannot say what it is, ...

    Article : 74 words
  33. R.A.A.F. PILOT

    Sergeant-Pilot S. G. Welshman (25). R.A.A.F. pilot serving in a R.A.F. squadron in the Middle East has been awarded the D.F.M. for an ...

    Article : 218 words
  34. NO AGREEMENT ON DILUTION

    A long conference yesterday between representatives of engineering unions and Commonwealth Ministers failed to reach areement on the ...

    Article : 82 words
  35. NO PROTECTION

    It is believed that the Government does not intend that men enlisted in The labour corps members are to tection from the moratium ...

    Article : 78 words
  36. MARINE INQUIRY

    A Court of Marine Inquiry to-day inquired into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the Newcastle and Hunter River steamer ...

    Article : 87 words
  37. LIQUID FUEL

    Under National Security Regulations, the Commandant of the First Military District (Major-General Durant) has declared Cairns and the ...

    Article : 145 words
  38. NAVAL POWER OVER UNATTENDED BOATS

    To ensure that vessels will not be available to the enemy, a National Security, Order was issued yesterday enabling naval authorities to ...

    Article : 176 words
  39. WEEK-END REST

    Amplifying his statement that a workless weekend in Australia constituted a danger period the Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) said ...

    Article : 138 words
  40. PERSONAL

    His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie), attended by Brigadier-General A. T. Anderson, inspected various Port Phillip defence zones and ...

    Article : 73 words
  41. AUSTRALIA VITAL TO ALLIED STRATEGY

    While they are keenly aware that the forthcoming battle for Australia will be grim the authorities recognise that the retention of Australia ...

    Article : 80 words
  42. RESTRICTED USE OF PAPER

    The use of paper in the printing or publishing of books, newspaper posters, pamphlets or maps will be permitted in future only on authority. ...

    Article : 74 words
  43. THE WEATHER

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 19 words
  44. CONTROL OF ARMY BADGE SALES

    Steps are being taken to control the sale of rising sun badges and army colour patches. The issue of these articles probably would be confined to ...

    Article : 36 words
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