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  2. BRITAIN'S LARGEST AIRPORT

    The airport at Heath Row, Staines, taken over by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, will become the main trans-oceanic commercial airport in Great Britain. Picture shows taxi-ways leading to the runway, which is 9000ft. long and 300ft. wide. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. USE NATIVES TO MOVE JAPS IN JAVA

    BATAVIA, January 9.—Talks have been occurring on an unofficial level between Indonesian and British representatives on the use of the Indonesian military police to evacuate civilian ...

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  4. Heavy Industry Resumptions Proceed Smoothly

    Except for the refusal of 13 boilermakers to attend for work at Lysaght's, resumption of employees in the heavy industries is proceeding smoothly in Newcastle. At the B.H.P. Steel Works nearly 3500 employees had ...

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  5. "Flighty" Wants to Go on Cooking

    LONDON, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Britain's oldest W.A.A.F., "Flighty the Cook," who is 72, and has three ...

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  6. 2 KILLED, 7 HURT IN TRUCK SMASH

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two soldiers were killed and seven others injured near Liverpool Military Camp when a military truck skidded and ...

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  7. Most U.S. Soldiers Prefer British

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—American soldiers favour friendly relations with Russia, but prefer British to other peoples, according to official War ...

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  8. Trial on Charge of Attempt To Murder Son

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man has been committed for trial at Parramatta Court on a charge of having attempted to murder his ...

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  9. LIE DETECTOR TESTS FOR SUSPECTS IN CHICAGO MURDER

    CHICAGO, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Two janitors have been detained by police in connection with the murder of six-year-old Suzanne Degnan, ...

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  10. Teachers Want Finance For World Talks

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—He was entirely in sympathy with the proposal that the Australian Teachers' Federation should be represented at ...

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  11. U.S. MAY SLIP AS POWER

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The indiscipline of "homesick" soldiers at Manila and elsewhere has made official Washington acutely conscious ...

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  12. No Aluminium Houses Here

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—No attempt will be made by the Commonwealth housing authorities to use prefabricated aluminium houses to ...

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  13. Crushed to Death by Timber

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When a cable supporting a heavy timber, sling snapped 25 feet above the deck of a ship moored at Pyrmont to-day ...

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  14. Strike Isolates New York By Telegraph

    NEW YORK, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Telegraphic isolation from the rest of the nation and partial cable isolation from the world ...

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  15. Hamilton Boy Ties for First in Arts

    A Newcastle boy, David Stove, of Hamilton, was one of the winners of two special prizes awarded for English Language and Literature in ...

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  16. Boy Found Man and Wife Shot

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Harold Silas Warr, 24, and his wife, Maisie, 22, were killed in a shooting affray at Muckadilla (far south-west ...

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  17. WIDEN THROSBY CREEK BRIDGE

    Greater Newcastle Works Committee last night agreed to a proposal of the Department of Main Roads that the carriageway of Throsby ...

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  18. GOOD JOB BY RUSSIA IN GERMANY

    LONDON, Jan. 9.—In some respects the Russians seemed to have done a better job in their occupation zone in ...

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  19. Admiral Fraser Honoured

    LONDON, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—The King received Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser at Buckingham Palace an invested him with the insignia of ...

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  20. Professor Ashby Back from Russia

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Passengers on a Lancastrian plane which arrived at Mascot to-day included Professor Eric Ashby, former ...

    Article : 193 words
  21. New Station Will Open Large Area

    In addition to filling a long-felt need of Waratah and Mayfield West residents, the proposed new railway station at Hanbury Junction, near ...

    Article : 97 words
  22. Seek Legal View on Nobbys Wreck

    Investigations revealed that no effort was being made to complete the removal of the Mainbar wreck from Nobbys Beach, the Chief ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. May Seek Passports for 15 Girls

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The American authorities will probably seek passports for the 15 Australian girls due back from Manila ...

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  24. Death Sentence for 11 Terrorists

    BERLIN, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—A Red Army Court sentenced to death 11 members of a gang which terrorised the neighbourhood of Eberswalde. ...

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  25. Weather Likely to Become Hotter

    Mr. Cyril Griffiths's forecast for to-day is: Fine and warmer along the coast, with north to north-easterly winds. Becoming very hot again ...

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  26. Singapore Men Will Not Lose Promotion

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Soldiers who were promoted in Singapore before its fall, and whose promotions were unrecognised, need have no fear ...

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  27. CITY HALL LIFT ALTERATION

    Greater Newcastle Council's Works Committee decided last night to recommend reversion to the "floating floor" operation of the City Hall lift, ...

    Article : 145 words
  28. Australians' Ashes Found in Japan

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Urns containing the ashes of prisoners of war who died in captivity are not likely to be returned to Australia. ...

    Article : 85 words
  29. Investigate Report Officers Cruel

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Allegations by Eighth Division men that their own officers had ill-treated them while in Japanese prison camps in ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. Auditions for New Symphony Orchestra

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Auditions are being held this week for the new permanent full-time Sydney symphony orchestra of 80 players, which ...

    Article : 97 words
  31. Dock Dismissals Bring Protest

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A mass meeting of employees at Cockatoo Dock this afternoon protested against the dismissal of about 40 workers, ...

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  32. GERMAN INTERNEES HAD "GESTAPO"

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Giving evidence to-day before Mr. Justice W. B. Simpson, who is investigating whether German internees ...

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  33. Fewer "Scalers" on Sydney Trams

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The "blitz" on tram and bus "scalers" was paying handsome dividends, said the Premier (Mr. McKell). ...

    Article : 66 words
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  35. Five Poles Killed in Air Crash

    LONDON, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Five Polish members of the crew were killed and two injured when a plane crashed early yesterday on Normanby ...

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  36. BASKETBALL ON TENNIS COURTS, CLUB'S PROTEST

    Stockton Tennis Club has protested against action by Greater Newcastle Council to make basketball sites out of the club's No. 3 and 4 courts. ...

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  37. Angry Housewives Raid Butchers

    JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Housewives at Cape Rand have begun raiding butchers' shops and waylaying lorries in their quest for meat. ...

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  38. 27,000 DILUTEES AT ODD JOBS

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Director of Postwar Re-establishment (Mr. R. F. Archer) said that the problem of dilutees was not serious. Of 48,000 ...

    Article : 53 words
  39. PLANE CAN CLIMB 6000FT. A MINUTE

    LONDON, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Details have been revealed of the Rolls Royce Griffon engine which enables a plane to climb 6000 feet a minute. ...

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  40. MR. CHURCHILL INVESTED WITH ORDER OF MERIT

    LONDON, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—The Kin, received Mr. Churchill at Buckingham Palace yesterday and invested him with the insignia of ...

    Article : 30 words
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