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  2. BOMBERS DESTROY GERMAN BARRACKS IN FRANCE

    LONDON, Sunday.—During operations over the French coast this morning, aircraft of the Coastal Command destroyed a German barracks block at the port of Quiberon and scored a direct hit on an enemy escort vessel near ...

    Article : 510 words
  3. FAST BOMBERS OF NEW TYPE DELIVERED

    LONDON, Sunday— The first batch of Liberator bombers, some of the new and improved types ordered' from America, ...

    Article : 102 words
  4. RAPID PROGRESS BEING MADE WITH NEW HOSPITAL WING

    The first of the new wing of the Launceston General Hospital should be ready for occupation early in the spring and the second section by Christmas time. The photograph shows the first section with its fenced-off, flat-topped roof in which patients ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
  5. RETURNED SOLDIERS PRAISE ENGLISH WOMEN

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—High praise for the courage of the women of England was voiced by soldiers who returned to Melbourne recently in a large passenger steamer. ...

    Article : 472 words
  6. EXPECT QUIET SITTING OF FEDERAL HOUSE

    CANBERRA, Monday.— With only one House meeting, private members of the House of Representatives expect a ...

    Article : 316 words
  7. LOST EIGHT OF FAMILY WHEN BOMB HIT

    LONDON, Sunday— The tragic case of May Sharp, aged 11 years, was quoted by Lord Stamp in broadcasting, an ...

    Article : 105 words
  8. NO PARACHUTE FOR PILOT

    SYDNEY, Monday.— The Casino district coroner to-day found that an error of judgment by one of the pilots ...

    Article : 230 words
  9. ITALIANS DIG IN AFTER BIG DEFEATS

    ATHENS, Sunday.—After the failure of their recent attacks, the Italians in Albania are hesitating to launch further counter-attacks against the Greeks ...

    Article : 162 words
  10. No Parochialism in Wartime

    SYDNEY, Monday—"There is no place for parochialism in war," said the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) to-day, ...

    Article : 109 words
  11. Call-Up 20,000 Short of Estimate

    CANBERRA, Monday.—The total registration of men in military age groups up to 34 years falls about 20,000 short ...

    Article : 266 words
  12. EXPERIENCES ON ENEMY RAIDER

    Mr. F. Kingsford, a young Englishman, who was a member of the crew of the Rangitane when the vessel was shelled by enemy raiders some months ...

    Article : 328 words
  13. PRAYERS OF NATION

    LONDON, Sunday.— In every church of every denomination throughout Britain, to-day has been observed as ...

    Article : 513 words
  14. ADVANCES ACT AMENDMENT

    To afford relief to mortgagors who have borrowed money on long term loans an amendment to the State Advances Act which has been gazetted ...

    Article : 272 words
  15. LAST OF FAMOUS TRIO

    LONDON. Monday— Mr. George Wingrave, the last of the characters in Jerome K. Jerome's "Three Men in a Boat." died in London to-day at the ...

    Article : 35 words
  16. Coal Miners' Dispute

    SYDNEY Monday.—A dispute between mine owners and miners over the interpretation of clauses relating the seniority principle in the coal ...

    Article : 170 words
  17. KING GEORGE MEETS LONDON FIRE-FIGHTERS

    King George VI. inspecting some of London's fire-fighters who have done heroic work during recent German boming attacks on Britain's capital. —Department of Information ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 29 words
  18. BOMBS THROWN IN SHANGHAI

    SHANGHAI, Sunday.—In the climax to a week of unprecedented terroristic activity, six Chinese were killed and 70 wounded this afternoon when a ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. CIVIL DEFENCE CONFERENCE

    Important questions affecting civil defence plans will be discussed at a conference called by the Commonwealth Government in Melbourne this ...

    Article : 235 words
  20. FRENCH CONSULATE

    MELBOURNE, Monday—French consulate offices in Melbourne will close at the end of this month. It was learnt to-day that the offices would be ...

    Article : 67 words
  21. LAST OF CRYSTAL PALACE

    LONDON. Sunday.—The Air Ministry announces that the remnants of London's famous Crystal Palace are to be demolished for scrap iron It Is ...

    Article : 40 words
  22. WAR APPEALS

    Acknowledge, 13,126/7/10; Cressy branch—Mr. and Mrs. C. Saltmarsh, 3/- Miss M. Norman 5/-, Mr. H. V. Archer 10/-, Mr. A. Bye 4/-, Mr. E. ...

    Article : 303 words
  23. BURNIE COMMERCE CHAMBER

    The executive committee of the Burnie Chamber of Commerce at a meeting last night received a letter from the Burnie Trades and Labour Council ...

    Article : 190 words
  24. H.M.S. VICTORY STILL AT PORTSMOUTH

    LONDON, Sunday— Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, H.M.S, Victory, still stands firmly in her dock at Portsmouth, ...

    Article : 79 words
  25. BATTLESHIPS AFTER NAZI RAIDERS

    LONDON, Monday.—British battleships are searching out surface raiders harassing shipping in the Atlantic. ...

    Article : 199 words
  26. TO-DAY'S SUMMARY

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  27. BRITAIN'S HOME GUARD AT ANTI-TANK PRACTICE

    Britain's Home Guard, formed of men not eligible for the regular army, has now had nine months' intensive training in modern guerilla warfare it is expected to play a part of the highest importance in repelling any invasion attempt, The picture shows a detachment learning how to use "Molotov Cocktails", bottles of inflammable liquid used as in incendiary bombs against tanks. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 69 words
  28. GENEROUS HOST TO SOLDIERS

    When "Big Bill" Dennis. of the Emperor of India Hotel. Portsmouth, sings "Roll Out The Barrel," it really means something. It means a proper roll-out. ...

    Article : 194 words
  29. Advertising

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    Advertising : 148 words
  30. RECRUITING FOR AIR FORCE

    MELBOURNE, Monday— Chairmen of state R.A.A.F. recruiting drive committees will meet in Melbourne to-morrow to discuss plans for a new ...

    Article : 117 words
  31. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    The following cases of infections diseases were notified to the Department of Public Health during the week ended March 22: ...

    Article : 41 words
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