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  2. UNIFORM TAX BILL THIS SESSION.

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Federal Government intends to introduce this session its legislation to provide for uniform taxation. ...

    Article : 193 words
  3. 11 JAPANESE 'PLANES DESTROYED IN N. GUINEA AREA

    GENERAL HEAQUARTERS.S.W. PACIFIC, Sunday.—Allied war communiques issued at the week-end disclose that two unidentified military 'planes, believed to be Japanese reconnaissance machines, flew high over Townsville on Friday morning. ...

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  4. ESSENTIAL FOODS LIKELY TO BE RATIONED

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—The rationing of certain kinds of essential foodstuffs in order to conserve available supplies for an equitable distribution was hinted at by the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) in a national broadcast to-night. ...

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    A typical A.I.F. nurse. Sister Ratcliff, of Launceston, who has returned to Australia after two years' war service in the Middle East. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. Old-Age Pensions Show Increase

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—At the end of April thore were 270,015 old-age pensions and 60,632 invalid pensions in force in Australia. Two years ago ...

    Article : 131 words
  7. NURSES' EPIC COURAGE AND ENDURANCE

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Epic courage and endurance lie behind the quietly-told stories of two A.I.F. nurses who were sent away from Singapore with others four days before the surrender, The stories could be duplicated many times by other Australian ...

    Article : 454 words
  8. INDIA WANTS FULL FREEDOM

    LONDON, Sunday.—A demand that British authority in India cease altogether was made at the convention at Allahabad of the ...

    Article : 117 words
  9. U.S. Senator Accused Of Spy Connection

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—Sensational allegntions that a U.S. Senator frequented n house of ill-fame in Brooklyn, which Nazi spies ...

    Article : 193 words
  10. Sunday Entertainment For the Troops

    HOBART, Sunday. — The Bishop of Tasmania (Dr. R. S. Hay) is opposed to the opening of picture theatres and the holding of organised sports ...

    Article : 369 words
  11. TROTTING CHAMPION STAKES AT ELWICK

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  12. Request That Employers Be Prosecuted

    MELBOURNE, Sunday. —The Federal Attorney-General would be asked to prosecute 86 metropolitan firms for non-payment of penalty rates to ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. INDIAN CONGRESS ADOPTS NON-VIOLENCE PLAN

    ALLAHABAD, Sunday.— The Indian Congress has adopted a draft resolution by Mahatma Gandhi, a ...

    Article : 33 words
  14. Minor Battles in Libya

    LONDON, Sunday.—The latest new from the Middle East mentions fighting of only minor importance in Libya. ...

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  15. MINERS TO WORK TO-DAY

    SYDNEY, Sunday. — For the first time in mauy years' miners will work on May Day (to-day), and their contribution to the national effort by ...

    Article : 136 words
  16. WOMAN FOUND MURDERED

    MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Battered and naked, the body of a red-haired woman was found at 6.45 a.m. to-day in the doorway of a ...

    Article : 222 words
  17. HOBART AIR RAID REHEARSAL

    HOBART, Sundas. — Although he regarded the 40-minute daylight rehearsal at Hobart on Saturday as particularly good, the Director of Civil ...

    Article : 385 words
  18. French Civilians Clash With Nazis

    LONDON, Sunday.—A Vichy report says civilian, casualties occurred during a clash between German troops and French civilians during a May Day ...

    Article : 82 words
  19. Bankrupt After Heavy Fines

    LONDON, Saturday.—W. H. Johnstone and H. M. Levin, former directors of Woodlands Chemists Ltd., Woking, who were fined £1500 and £2000 ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. Found £300,000 Worth of Diamonds

    BROOME, Sunday.—The discovery by a beach, comber of £300,000 worth of diamonds on a remote north-western beach has been ...

    Article : 245 words
  21. £75,000 To Help War Victims

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Pope has allocated £75,000 for distribution among the war victims of 12 countries, according to ...

    Article : 69 words
  22. HUGE FOREST FIRES IN U.S.

    BOSTON, Saturday.—Three Rhode Island towns were placed wider martial law yesterday ns serious New England forest fires raged over 50 square ...

    Article : 102 words
  23. Milk Deliveries To Continue

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Commonwealth Government has not considered eliminating milk deliveries, an officer of the Department ...

    Article : 68 words
  24. Customs and Excise Buoyant

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—Customs and excise revenue remains buoyant. Latest Treasury figures show that actual returns from this source for the ...

    Article : 50 words
  25. ALISES URGED TO INVADE FRANCE

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—The "New York Times" says General Adolphe Sice, High Commissioner for Free French Africa, appealed ...

    Article : 252 words
  26. CALL-UP OF BUSINESS MEN

    HOBART, Sunday.—The Federal Government does not intend to provide compensation to a person carrying on a one-man business, whose business is ...

    Article : 75 words
  27. GAR PLUNGES INTO YARRA

    MELBOURNE, Sunday. — When a car containing six members of the Volunteer Defence Corps plunged into 15ft. of water in the Yarra at the Williamstown ferry ...

    Article : 91 words
  28. SENTENCES ON FILM MAGNATE SUSPENDED

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—The Federal Court yesterday suspended the three years' sentence against Joseph Sehende, former chairman of Twentieth ...

    Article : 78 words
  29. CYCLING

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  30. Servicemen Unable To Get Beds Or Food

    MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Hundreds of sailors, soldiers and airmen wandered Melbourne streets during the week-end enable to get beds or ...

    Article : 166 words
  31. GOLF

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 words
  32. Housing Schemes Held Up

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—Because of the shortage of manpower and materials, the Government had been forced to suspend its proposed housing ...

    Article : 84 words
  33. Danish Premier Dead

    LONDON, Sunday.—The death occurred in Copenhagen to-day of Mr. Stauning, the Danish Premien. ...

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  34. WOMEN'S LAND ARMY CONFERENCE

    HOBART, Sunday.— The proposal from Tasmania for a Commonwealth conference of executives of the Women's Land Army has the approval and strong support of ...

    Article : 122 words
  35. Brownout Saves Electric Current

    HOBART, Sunday. — Statistics for March show that there was a falling off in the consumption of electric power due to the brownout and daylight saving. ...

    Article : 120 words
  36. Drowned From Flying Fox

    ALBURY, Sunday.—Adolph Ernest Beever, a farmer, of Walla, lost his life when attempting to eross Billabong Creek in a flying fox. The ...

    Article : 85 words
  37. LAUNCESTON FIRE

    LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—Shortly after midnight the Launceston Eire Brigade was summoned to a fire in a wooden house, situated on the West ...

    Article : 50 words
  38. FIRST AERIAL COMBAT OVER ICELAND

    REYKJAVIK (Iceland), Saturday.— Army headquarters announced to-day that a, German long-range bomber was damaged and driven off by a Norwegian ...

    Article : 37 words
  39. FOOTBALL

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 words
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