A former English command colonel said on his arrival to-day from New Zealand, that he had received little encouragement to come ...
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Article : 157 wordsThe State president of the R.S.L. (Mr. K. Bolton) to-day replied to an attack made on him by the Jewish Rabbi (L. A. Falk) on Saturday ...
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Article : 147 wordsLabour, Liberal and Country parties are confident that they will be returned to power at the elections on Saturday. ...
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Article : 111 wordsArthur Havelock Hirst, 51, town clerk of Kuring-gai, appeared before the Hornsby Court to-day chargea with the theft of council property ano ...
Article : 86 wordsEdrlch Isselhrd, former commander of the Nazi Security Police in Southwest Germany, who escaped on April 12, was recaptured near Essen. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe steamer Marella will not sail for Singapore until the 80 Chinese members of the crew are assured the Collector of Customs will not ...
Article : 103 wordsMrs. Bolton, of Australia, favourite for the title, took only 29.minutes to defeat Miss S. Grubb in her first match for the women's singles ...
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Article : 61 wordsIt was better to burn unwanted meat and butter coupons than to send them to organisations like the Lord Mayor's Food for Britain ...
Article : 91 wordsAt St. Paul's Church Hall, Manuka, last night, about 150 persons attended a farewell to Canon L. K. McKeown, who had accepted a call to Cooma. ...
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Article : 111 wordsFifty-five ratings of the cruiser Bellona are on strike. Those who are dissatisfied with conditions aboard the ship, have set ...
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Article : 39 wordsThe late Archbishop of Perth (H. F. Le Fanu), Anglican Primate of Australia at the time of his death last September, left gross estate ...
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Article : 107 wordsThe funeral of the late Mr. Roland Green will leave for Northern SubUrbs Crematorium at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow. ...
Article : 89 wordsWith an average of 95.3 words per minute for an hour's typing, with 10 words substracted for each error, Miss M. E. Booth, of Sydney, won the ...
Article : 79 wordsA large furniture van, which overturned in North Sydney this afternoon, caught fire and trapped Owen King, of Lane Cove, and Thomas ...
Article : 82 wordsA new agreement between the Friendly Societies and the B.M.A. will provide for increased lodge fees and a higher salary limit, which is raised ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Williams) explained it was estimated that 4 million sheep, or 25 per cent, of the total in England, had died ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tue 29 Apr 1947, Page 2
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