NEW YORK.—In a despatch datelined "With the Dutch fighting forces in the Indian Ocean," Associated Press gives details of the rescue of the Australian-Dutch "lost battalion" from Timor over a year ago. ...
Article : 278 wordsMELBOURNE. — Evidence was concluded yesterday at the inquest being held by the City Coroner (Mr. Tingate) into the ...
Article : 357 wordsWhen Australians out on patrol through the Dutch New Guinea swamps come to a river they employ the local Kaya-Kaya natives to ferry them across in their native "prooes" (prows of canoes). They also transport "jeeps" on two or three of these canoes lashed together. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 59 wordsSYDNEY. — The hearing of a case concerning the amount of the compensation which should be paid by the Commonwealth Government for the ...
Article : 165 wordsThe log that the A.W.U. has drawn up to cover rural workers who are not already covered by logs will be welcomed by the farming community, not because it is either reasonable or just but because, including all rural producers, it will force us to ...
Article : 1,229 wordsThe loading of two overseas vessels at an Australian port was completely held up yesterday, and only one hold on a third ship was worked, because of a ...
Article : 307 wordsSYDNEY—In the High Court yesterday the Chief Justice (Sir John Latham) refused an application for the transfer front the Federal Court of ...
Article : 290 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.).—P. and O. have declared a preferred stock dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum les tax for the half-year ended March 31, and a ...
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Advertising : 844 wordsCANBERRA.—Major-General H. C. H. Robertson, D.S.O., will temporarily take over the command to be vacated by Lieut.-General H. G. Bennett, who ...
Article : 172 wordsSAN FRANCISCO (A.A.P.)—Mr. L. R. MacGregor, Australian Trade Commissioner in North America, has returned from Australia with this ...
Article : 97 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.) — It was announced at a meeting of the General Council of the T.U.C. that full approval had been given to the new ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsWASHINGTON (A.A.P.)—The Eire Prime Minister (Mr. de Valera) has refused to accept President Roosevelt's communication placing responsibility ...
Article : 104 wordsMELBOURNE—Delivery of letters and postcards for Australian prisoners of war in Japanese hands was expected to be accelerated by the adoption of new ...
Article : 221 wordsWASHINGTON (A.A.P.)—Sen. Johnson, acting Chairman of the Senate Military Committee, described as "nonsensical" Major-General Patton's ...
Article : 135 wordsWASHINGTON (A.A.P.)—The Navy Department has instructed public relations officers all over the world to read newspaper and radio despatches ...
Article : 141 wordsMELBOURNE—"Whatever I do with my clothing coupons is my own business. and if I choose to give them away the public can rest assured that it will be ...
Article : 116 wordsEnunciating his policy as a candidate for the Macquarie sent in the Legislative Council, Mr. Compton Archer said yesterday— ...
Article : 196 wordsA verdict of accidental death was returned at each of three inquests by the Coroner (Col. J. P. Clark) at Hobart yesterday. The inquests were on: ...
Article : 175 wordsNEW YORK (A.A.P.)—The "Herald- Tribune" says the navy has halted all reconstruction work on the former liner Normandie because it would be ...
Article : 118 wordsADELAIDE.—The Minister for Munitions and the Navy (Mr. Makin) said yesterday that the Federal Government had decided to build a cruiser ...
Article : 85 wordsSYDNEY.—Ship charter rates were insufficient to meet heavily increased expenditure, said the chairman (Mr. A. Howard Smith) at the annual meeting ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 119 wordsLONDON (A.A.P.)—French circles in London learn that the Colonial Administrator (M. Edouard Jean Louvea) has reached Algiers after escaping ...
Article : 62 wordsOTTAWA (A.A.P.)—Defence headquarters has announced that the totals of Canadian casualties to February 29 were—Killed, 14,999; injured, ...
Article : 35 wordsHeights of Tasmanian Rivers above summer level at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, with the letters F., R., or S., to indicate whether falling, rising or stationary, are: ...
Article : 72 wordsADELAIDE—Harold James Box was hanged at the Adelaide Gaol yesterday morning for the murder of Lance Brown, company director, who was ...
Article : 34 wordsThe figures credited to Launceston's loan quota un to and including April 15 were: Amount. £176.910; subscribers, 302. Launceston's quota is £550,000, and ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Thu 27 Apr 1944, Page 5
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