An Oslo message says a German war 'plane bombed and sank the British trawler Trinity, which was fishing close to Norwegian ...
Article : 448 wordsAn invalid woman was saved from a fire that destroyed part of M'Killie's Hotel, Malvern, this afternoon. Damage was estimated at ...
Article : 120 wordsLONDON, Tuesday. — An official communique issued from No. 10 Dowling Street states: "A meeting of the Supreme War Council was held in ...
Article : 197 wordsFurther details of the air battle over Heligoland yesterday reveal that the Germans made 40 attacks on the British bombers, one of which shot down five Messer-Schmidts. It is now believed the German losses exceed twelve, of which at least six were of the new ...
Article : 960 wordsRegulations under the National Security Act gazetted to-night protect members of the fighting forces against loss of their civil employment at the termination of their war service. Under them employers must reinstate men in the jobs they left ...
Article : 377 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday. — Two men were killed when a motor truck overturned at Yatala Bridge early to-day. They were Thomas O'Toolo (47), ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Boston agents of the Australian buying [?]kers to-day passed a resolu[?] expressing sincere appreciation [?] the courtesy ...
Article : 203 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Fred Rebell, who has made daring ocean voyages around the world alone in his yawl, was allowed to land to-day from his ...
Article : 84 words—Trade unionists are seeking from the Government assurances that the conscription issue will be put to a referendum, but official Government replies ...
Article : 98 wordsThe clement of luck which frequently influenced results under the single "sudden death" external examination, and led to apparent ...
Article : 231 wordsTests began to-day on 160 tons of shale taken from the Baerami (N.S.W.) deposits for the extraction of crude oil for the Standard ...
Article : 533 wordsThe King to-day decorated five men in recognition of their great courage and skill in rendering enemy mines safe at great risk to ...
Article : 161 wordsRegulations gazetted to-night under the National Security Act give the Government power to prevent the calling up for militia service of persons in key positions who are not included in the list of reserve occupations already ...
Article : 105 wordsRegulatlons to ensure an adequate supply of medical equipment for the naval, military and air forces and civil population of ...
Article : 259 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—The official report of evidence given by a select committee on the estimates reveals that the Under-secretary to the Treasury ...
Article : 104 wordsThe meeting of the War Cabinet to-morrow will deal with the position created by Air Vice-Marshal Goble's request to be relieved of ...
Article : 230 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr Neville Chamberlain), in a broadcast to-day, testified to the enjoyment of his visit to France. He ...
Article : 100 wordsAfter having wounded his wife and mother-in-law with a revolver at Camperdown to-night, Leslie Austin Small shot himself dead. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe question of preserving the identity of the Australian Air Force overseas had never been in dispute with Britain, the Brime ...
Article : 273 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday. — The High Court has confirmed the decision that "foreign" lotteries are illegal in New South Wales. ...
Article : 117 wordsHOBART, Wednesday — Annie Maud Harrison (63), married, of 27A Gormanston Road, Moonah, who was injured when she was knocked down by a train ...
Article : 73 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—The police have found no suggestion that the fire in the liner at Hamilton wharf last week, when a quantity of wool was ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. P. Fraser) said to-day that while in Europe he found the British and French Labor leaders solid in their support of the Allies' effort to defeat Nazism. ...
Article : 208 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Less than an hour after he had been taken to Pentridge gaol, Coburg, yesterday to serve a three months' sentence for ...
Article : 134 wordsHOBART, Wednesday.—Breach of a condition of a bond under which he was recently released led to the imprisonment for three months of John ...
Article : 127 wordsA proclamation issued to-night prohibits the exportation, of copper, lend, tin and zine without the consent of the Minister for Customs ...
Article : 107 wordsLONDON, Tuesday. — The New York "Times" Chunking correspondent says that, continuing the offensive whereby they hope soon to deliver Nanning, the ...
Article : 94 wordsHOBART, Wednesday. — Although members of the Second A.I.F. now camped on the mainland have only three days' leave at Christmas, many ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Thu 21 Dec 1939, Page 7
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