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  2. AMY JOHNSON'S CRASH.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—The Admiralty announces that Lieutenant-Commander W. E. Fletcher, commanding officer of His Majesty's trawler Haslemere, lost his life ...

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  3. WORLD CHIEF SCOUT

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—The World Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell), died today at 6.10 am. at Nyeri, about 50 miles north of Nairobi, Kenya Colony. On ...

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  4. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—A communique issued in Berlin today stated that German planes bombed London yesterday and shot down seven balloons. Others ...

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  6. FAR EASTERN ISSUES

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—It is now generally recognised both in British and American diplomatic circles that the Far Eastern situation has reached a point ...

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  7. PETROL RATIONING.

    The secretary of the Pastoralists' Association (Mr. H. R. C. Adkins) said yesterday that following the recent report that a stringent revision of the petrol ...

    Article : 647 words
  8. INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—The Minister for Munitions (Senator McBride) said tonight that he felt that the recurring reports of sectional strikes in ...

    Article : 134 words
  9. BRITAIN'S WARPLANES.

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—It is revealed that one of Britain's latest warplanes—the Blackburn Botha I—can be used for three purposes, as a reconnaissance plane and ...

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  10. HAPPY ENDING.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—Few airmen have concentrated so many adventures into a few months as Flight-Lieutenant W. W. Campbell, D.F.C., the skipper of a ...

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  11. UNION LEADERS ATTACKED.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—"There is evidence of a determination on the part of some union leaders to exploit the present industrial situation, not only at the expense ...

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  12. MYSTERIOUS PASSENGER.

    LONDON. Jan. 8.—The Admiralty's statement disclosing Lieutenant-Comander Fletcher's self-sacriflce does not clear up the mystery of the identity of Miss ...

    Article : 449 words
  13. DAMAGED BOMBERS.

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—In its news service, the Air Ministry states that a number of R.A.F. bombers damaged in attacks on Germany and successfully flown home ...

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  14. HOLDING UP WAR WORK.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) tonight denounced the move by some unionists to ban overtime unless the Federal ...

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  15. ITALIAN FINANCES.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—It Is reported from Rome that the Council of Ministers has approved the Budget for 1941-42. It totals £500,000,000, exclusive of money needed ...

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  16. A PAUSE FOR INVESTIGATION.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—A special stop-work meeting of the Sydney branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation today decided to postpone consideration of a ...

    Article : 278 words
  17. ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—The Italian budget figures for the past financial year and appropriations for 1941-42 do not give a true picture of the economic ...

    Article : 391 words
  18. NEW MOVE IN SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY Jan. 8.—A surprise announcement by the Liquid Fuel Control Board that it intends to withdraw retailers licences from owners of industrial ...

    Article : 284 words
  19. THE BERMUDA INCIDENT.

    TOKIO. Jan. 7.—It was officially announced tonight that the Japanese Government is protesting to Britain against the alleged action of the British ...

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  20. HEROISM AT SEA.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—The tragedy of the sinking of the liner City of Benares in September with a number of children aboard is recalled today by the ...

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  21. A JUDGE'S DECISION.

    ADELAIDE, Jan. 8.—In Whya[?] today there s marked appreciation of the decision made last night by 276 members to 15 of the Ironworkers' Union to ...

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  22. AUSTRALIANS' FEAT.

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8—His Royal Highness the Duke at Kent, In a message to the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) expresses delight at "the magnificent ...

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  23. INDIES AND JAPAN.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—The Singapore correspondent of "The Times" says that negotiations between Netherlands East Indies officials and the new Japanese ...

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  24. DRIED FRUITS.

    A meeting of the consultative committee of dried fruits boards in the various States was held in Melbourne recently, when a number of matters of ...

    Article : 230 words
  25. SOVIET OIL.

    MOSCOW. Jan. 7.—"Izvestia," the official organ of the Soviet, Government, states that the Soviet o production In 1940 exceeded that of 1939 but did not ...

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  26. STRIKE LASTS ONE DAY.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—The first strike on the overtime question took place today when 30 men in the lead and collapsible section of the works of G. and E. Crane ...

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  27. HEAVY INDUSTRIES IN DANGER.

    SYDNEY. Jan. 8.—A general meeting of the Ironworkers' Union unanimously decided tonight to support the boiler makers in imposing a ban on overtime ...

    Article : 297 words
  28. "FACING LEAN PERIOD."

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—Confusion and difficulties resulting from new regulations requiring motorists to have licences with them when they are served with petrol ...

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  29. THE BLOCKADE.

    NEW YORE, Jan. 7.—The Washington correspondent of the Associated Press says it is reliably reported that the British Government has agreed to relax ...

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  30. EASTERN FLOODS.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—After four inches of rain had fallen in a little more than 24 hours today a creek near Quirinal broke its banks, swept away the central ...

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  31. LOSSES AT SEA.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—The Manila correspondent of the Berlin newsagency reported today that a British ship of 6,492 tons, which had left Rabaul for Manila, ...

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  32. BELGIAN CONGO.

    NAIROBI. Jan. 7.—The Belgian Minister for the Colonies (M. Vieeschauwer), on his arrival here, stated that a complete Anglo-Belgian economic agreement ...

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  33. THAILAND CLASHES.

    TOKIO, Jan. 8.—According to a semi- official Japanese report from Bangkok the border clashes between French Indo-China and Thai forces assumed the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  34. LAST MESSAGE TO LONDON.

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—Lord Baden-Powell's last message to Boy Scout headquarters in London was a Christmas card, received last week. The illustrations on ...

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  35. DARWIN GRIEVANCES.

    DARWIN, Jan. 8.—A beer strike and a one-day stoppage of work, as a protest against the new Federal taxes, are contemplated by leading Darwin unionists. ...

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  36. ABROAD WITH A.I.F.

    The Bishop of Bendigo (Dr. C. L. Riley), now Deputy Chaplain-General (Church of England) with the A.I.F. in the Middle East. The photograph ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  37. PRISONERS' PARCELS.

    LONDON, Jan 7.—The British Red Cross has been advised that a special ship carrying 20,000 parcels for prisoners of war in Germany has arrived at ...

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  38. ORDERED BACK TO WORK.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—The parties having failed to reach an agreement, Mr. Justice O'Mara in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court today directed that there ...

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  39. "NOTABLE FIGURE OF OLD ARMY"

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—General Sir Ian Hamilton, one of the closest friends of Lord Baden-Powell, paid a tribute today to his originality, quickness and skill ...

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  40. TANGIER TRADE.

    LONDON, Jan, 7.—A dispatch from the Tangier correspondent of "The Times" states that a delegation of business men has returned there from a visit to Spain ...

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  41. RETURNED SOLDIERS' SORROW.

    The State president of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. A. Yeates) was advised of the death of the World Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) during a ...

    Article : 77 words
  42. HOME CHARITIES FUND.

    The following donations to the fund of the Combined Charities Council have been received:— Previously acknowledged, £6,979/15/8: ...

    Article : 57 words
  43. BRITONS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE.

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—The "'Daily Tele- graph" states that there are still 1.000 Britons on the Riviera. ...

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