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  2. COMMANDER AND EQUIPMENT IN BRITISH DESERT ADVANCE

    Top left: Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Cunningham, who is commanding the British forces now advancing into Libya. Top right: British tanks, many of which are among the strong armoured force in the offensive. Lower: American-built Tomahawk fighter planes like this one are supporting bombers in assaults on the enemy. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. ARMED SHIPS IN PACIFIC U.S. Decision

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The United States intends to arm all its merchant ships in the Pacific, as well as the Atlantic. ...

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  4. SALES TAX CHANGES

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Government was defeated for the first time in the Senate to-day when the Sales Tax ...

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  5. NO BIG CHANGES ON EAST FRONT FRESH MOSCOW DRIVE

    LONDON, November 20.—Operations over the whole of the Russian front do not reveal any important territorial alterations, or any new trends in strategy, except for the further development of the Black Sea ...

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  6. "OLD FIRM" IN ACTION

    LONDON, Nov. 20.—The "Old Firm" is in business again—the old firm of Cunningham and Cunningham. Now they have ...

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  7. COUNTER-OFFENSIVE IN SPRING

    LONDON, Nov. 20.—The Russian plans appear to be directed towards continuous defence with counter-attacks, rather than ...

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  8. PENSIONERS BILL

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Invalid and Old Age Pensioners Bill which will increase pensions from 21/6 to 23/6 a week, was ...

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  9. COALMINES DISPUTE

    After leaders of the Miners' Federation had refused to attend a conference with employers in Sydney to-day, the Minister for ...

    Article : 302 words
  10. POSITION IN ITALY Currency Being Inflated

    NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Italy is in the grip of swift inflation, with the Government spending 80 per cent. of the national ...

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  11. PLAN TO END US. STRIKE Roosevelt's Two Proposals

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).—In an effort to end the paralysing coal strike, which now seriously threatens United ...

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  12. ANGLO-AMERICAN GOODWILL

    LONDON, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).—With the object of promoting goodwill and intercourse between the British Parliament and the American Congress, ...

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  13. GERMAN THRUST AGAINST TULA

    LONDON, Nov. 20. (A.A.P.).— The Moscow newspaper "Izvestia" said yesterday that violent fighting was going on at Tula. ...

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  14. WAR POTENTIAL OF U.S.A.

    LONDON, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).— "What I saw and heard in the United States warmed and encouraged me. I am sure that ...

    Article : 372 words
  15. ITALIAN PORTS RAIDED

    LONDON, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).— An R.A.F. communique issued at Cairo states that the Italian ports of Naples and Brindisi were ...

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  16. TIGHTENING-UP OF B.B.C. CONTROL

    LONDON, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).—A number of changes have been made in the B.B.C. organisation as a result of the sending of ...

    Article : 44 words
  17. RUSSIA'S RESOLUTION

    OTTAWA, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).—The British Ambassador to Washington, Lord Halifax, in a speech yesterday, said that it was not easy to find ...

    Article : 62 words
  18. TELEPHONE CHANGES

    The Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs, Mr. R. W. Hamilton, said yesterday that many important telephone changes are to take effect at ...

    Article : 112 words
  19. CANBERRA CENSORSHIP

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Changes made in the censorship of Press reports of Federal Parliamentary debates were criticised by the former ...

    Article : 105 words
  20. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

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  21. HIGH COMMAND ORDERS EVACUATION

    LONDON, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).—A Moscow communique issued at noon to-day said that the evacuation of Kerch had been made at ...

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  22. TRAIN COLLISION

    TOKYO, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).—Twenty persons were killed and many were injured in a train collision at the Arakawa River, near Tokyo. ...

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  23. LIQUOR CHARGE FAILS

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—A charge alleging a liquor breach, laid by Mr. J. F. Barnes, member of the State Parliament, against Joseph Ward ...

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  24. U.S.A. AND MEXICO END DISPUTES

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. (A.A.P.).— The United States and Mexico have signed a six-point agreement settling the long-standing dispute over oil and ...

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  25. LIBRARIES FOR R.A.N. CORVETTES

    A library of 101 books being presented to the Commander of the corvette Deloraine yesterday. The gift was the first made under a plan to provide libraries for Royal Australian Naval corvettes, with money raised and donated by the ball ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  26. BLACKOUT SUCCESS CLAIMED

    The blackout at Lismore last night was an outstanding success, the Minister for National Emergency Services, Mr. Heffron, said after receiving ...

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  27. MORE A.I.F. NOW AT SINGAPORE

    SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).— Further Australian reinforcements, officially described as "substantial," have arrived at Singapore. The men ...

    Article : 35 words
  28. RAILWAY TRUCKS DERAILED

    A goods train struck the rear portion of a stationary train at Coalcliff at 5.50 last night. Four trucks and a brake van were derailed. No ...

    Article : 62 words
  29. COAST DEFENCES TO BE STRONGER

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, to-night foreshadowed the strengthening of Australia's defences all along the ...

    Article : 43 words
  30. ALLOWANCES FOR R.A.A.F.

    LONDON, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).—The Air Board has been quick to respond to the revelations of money difficulties encountered by R.A.A.F. personnel in ...

    Article : 80 words
  31. EMBARKATION SCENES

    The reinforcements comprised men from various units in different States. They were in fine fettle and cheerful as they boarded the transports which ...

    Article : 102 words
  32. TROUBLE OVER "TIPS"

    A section of employees at Romano's Restaurant threatened to strike because they demanded a more equal distribution of "tips" among the staff. ...

    Article : 77 words
  33. DEMPSEY OFFERS TO JOIN ARMY

    NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (A.A.P.).— Jack Dempsey, the former world's heavyweight boxing champion, has offered his services to the Government ...

    Article : 41 words
  34. THE CALL-UP

    Details of a call-up for employment appear under "Positions and Situations Vacant." ...

    Article : 15 words
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