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  3. WE EXTEND HEARTELT WISHES FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS

    While Americans went on the wildest dollar spree on record in a last-minute Christmas rush, Britons were finding seasonal food expensive and hard to get. ...

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  4. TOURIST TRAFFIC TO CANBERRA IS HEAVY FOR HOLIDAYS

    Tourist traffic to Canberra is the heaviest for some years. All hotels and guest houses are booked out, while arrangements were made for temporary beds at the drill hall for visitors who cannot obtain ...

    Article : 435 words
  5. BAHAMA WANTS REAL TALKS TO TAKE PLACE

    The Republican Premier (Amir Sjarlfuddin), dissatisfied with the progress of negotiations with the Dutch, ...

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  6. LAST CHRISTMAS IN PALESTINE FOR BRITONS

    This Christmas will be the last year that British troops in Palestine will come to worship at Christ's birthplace. ...

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  7. DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED

    The United States Government postponed' deportation proceedings against two foreign newspapermen ...

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  8. MAJOR BATTLE EXPECTED IN CHINA

    A major battle is expected to begin for the Sinmin railway depot on the Peiping-Mukden line, 30 miles north-west of ...

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  9. INDIA MAY MOVE MILITARILY ON KASHMIR

    The Settlement of the Kashmir imbroglio was still as far off as ever after yesterday's twohour meeting in Delhi between ...

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  10. POULTRY STORE DESTROYED BY FIRE

    A fire destroyed a large poultry feed store in George Street. West Concord, early this morning and will cause a serious ...

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  11. FORECAST ON PERCIVAL'S REPORT ON SINGAPORE

    Forecast of what Lieut.-General A. E. Percival, British Commander of Singapore when it fell, will say in his report on the surrender, is made by the "Daily Express" military correspondent. ...

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  12. Under-Secretary Appointed To Premier

    Mr. P. P. H. Roper was appointed Under-secretary to the Premier (Mr. McGirr) in succession to Mr. J. W. Ferguson, ...

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  13. NAVY MAN FOR HIGH POST IN AUSTRALIA

    Captain C. T. M. Pizey, who led the attack on the German pocket battleship Scharnhorst, will be chief of the United ...

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  14. WORLD FORCE TO PARTITION PALESTINE

    American military [?] are drafting plans for the formation of an international army to enforce the Palestine ...

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  15. CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT ABANDONED

    A last minute weather survey, which promised intermittent showers in the evening, was responsible for the abandonment of ...

    Article : 74 words
  16. COMMUNIST PAPERS FORBIDDEN IN FRENCH BARRACKS

    The distribution and reading in army barracks of the Communist dally, "La" Hunianite," and two Communist weeklies have been ...

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  17. U.S. SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINING

    The Colorado School of Mines, in the United States, is awarding a scholarship annually to an Australian student. ...

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  18. NUFFIELD TO AID BRITAIN TO PROSPERITY

    Lord Nuffield has deemed to spend £1,000,000 in promoting overseas sales of his cars. He told Reuters that he was ...

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  19. NO REDUCTION IN BRITISH SHIPBUILDING

    Observers say that the Government has no intention of reducing the output of British shipbuilding yards. ...

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  20. Soviet Plans to Transform Eastern Germany

    Closer observers of the German scene are more than ever convinced that the Russians are making thorough plans to ...

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  21. BUSY SHOPPING WEEK IN CANBERRA

    Last minute shopping for Christmas yesterday was brisk, but not as busy as on Friday or Monday. ...

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  22. N.Z. MOTORISTS STRANDED FOR PETROL

    Amazing scenes, bordering [?] panic, were witnessed to-day when petrol stations were beseigcd by stranded motorists ...

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  23. KASHMIR RAIDERS KILLED

    In a dispatch from Jammu, Reuters correspondent says that about 100 raiders have been killed and 300 wounded by Indian troops ...

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  24. AMERICAN TROOPS TO EVACUATE PANAMA

    American troops will be evacuated from the 14 defence bases which Panama has refused to lease to the United States. The troops will be withdrawn as soon as possible. ...

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  25. DARTMOOR PRISON RESENTS POTATO RATION

    One hundred and fifty Dartmoor convicts had to be got back to their cells and locked up after a mass demonstration yesterday ...

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  26. EXPORT QUOTAS WILL AID EARNING OF DOLLARS

    The greatest encouragement which could be given to manufacturers to assist Australia's dollar earning capacity, would be an ...

    Article : 93 words
  27. OWNER DROWNED WHEN PLANE DIVED INTO CHANNEL

    A few seconds before his threeseater plunged into the sea yesterday, as he was returning from France to spend Christmas with ...

    Article : 114 words
  28. LONE AMERICAN SAILS PACIFIC IN 26ft. CUTTER

    "Where the heck do I tie up?" asked William Weld, 34 of Maine U.S.A., after he sailed into Auckland Harbour tooday in a 26-ft. ...

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  29. MAN SURVIVES BURIAL IN SHAFT

    "Thanks, Chums," said Charles O'Brien, 34, of Liverpool, after he was hauled to the surface from the bottom of a 24-foot ...

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  30. WANTS CHALLENGE FROM AUSTRALIA FOR DAVIS CUP

    "What would be the use of playing Davis Cup tennis if nations only challenged when they had good teams," Jim Brink, ...

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  31. HIGH COMMISSIONER NARROWLY MISSED ARAB AMBUSH

    The High Commissioner (Sir Alan cunningham) missed by 30 minutes an Arab ambush. Gunmen from the Mount of ...

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  32. EX-PERSIAN LEADER NOT TO LEAVE

    Ghavam Ds Sultaneh, who recently resigned the Premiership, will not be allowed to leave Persia "for the time being." ...

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  33. N.Z. TENNIS ITINERARY

    WELLINGTON, wednesday.— The N.Z. Lawn Tennis Associatior announced it has prepared a tentative itinerary for the visit of ...

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  34. FRENCHMEN TO PURCHASE BONDS OR PAY TAXATION

    By 323 Votes to 280 the National Assembly approved of the Government's anti-inflation bill, which provides that Frenchmen ...

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  35. INTERIM AID BILL SIGNED

    President Truman yesterday signed the bill appropriating 540 million dollars emergency aid to France, Italy Austria and China. ...

    Article : 45 words
  36. NAZI COMMANDER GAOLED

    General Alexander Andre, German commander in Crete after the invasion, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for mass ...

    Article : 49 words
  37. NO ISSUE ON BOXING DAY

    "The Canberra Times" will not be published on Friday (Boxing Day). The office of "The Canberra Times" will be closed on Christmas Day, but will open for business from 3 p.m. ...

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  38. AFRICAN COMMO'S. TO FACE SEDITION

    JOHANNTSBURG, Wednesday. —Ten South African Communists, including, seven executive members, were yesterday committed ...

    Article : 36 words
  39. COMET "VISIBLE"

    The new comet was "just visible" near the horizon last evening, according to reports from Wisconsin. ...

    Article : 46 words
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