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  2. RAISING £720,000

    Mr R. J. Webster, managing director of Bradford Cotton Mills Ltd. and chairman of Burlington Mills (Aust.) Ltd., who is raising ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. PROMISE, IF GIVEN, OF 40-HOUR WEEK SHOULD WEIGH WITH COURT

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—If the Prime Minister of Australia had promised the people a 40-hour week six months after the end of the war, it was a matter which should weigh heavily with the court, Judge Kelly sard in the Full Arbitration Court when ...

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  4. FRENCH CATHOLICS LEAD

    PARIS, Monday.—The final results in French metropolitan elections were announced to-day. The M.R.P. (Catholic Progressives) headed the poll with 160 seats. The Communist Party came next with 146 seats. Other results were:—Socialists, ...

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  5. Tobruk Plaque-To Be Placed in Museum

    HOBART, Monday.—The plaque from the original war memorial in Tobruk, erected by the "Rats," is to be returned to ...

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  6. DIED DAY BEFORE CEREMONY

    PERTH, (W.A.), Monday.— Eighty-seven-year-old Benjamin John, one of Fremantle's oldest residents, who had been selected to ...

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  7. RECEPTION OF NOTABLE PEOPLE

    HOBART, Monday.—Wardens M. A. Whitford (Burnie), W. Cutts (Latrobe) and J. F. Wright (Ulverstone), representatives of the North-western ...

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  8. BETTER DEAL FOR SOLDIER SETTLERS

    CANBERRA, Monday.—Soldier settlers would get a much better deal than did the settlers after the first world war, said the ...

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  9. COPPER AT NATONE

    Reports by officers of the Mines Department prepared in 1941, which were before the North-Western Regional Committee at its meeting in ...

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  10. R.S.L. MEMBERSHIP

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—Interesting discussions at the 31st annual congress of the R.S.L. in Launceston on Friday and ...

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  11. BUDGET MAY BE DELAYED FOR NEW PARLIAMENT

    CANBERRA, Monday.—Federal Cabinet may be asked to-morrow to decide whether the Commonwealth Government should present the Budget to Parliament in the approaching pre-election session or leave it for the incoming Government after the elections. ...

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  12. May Ease Electricity Restrictions

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—A conference on the electricity restrictions between the Government and the State Electricity Commission ...

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  13. Reduced Coupon Rates For Woollen Goods

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Men's shirts and pyjamas, women's frocks and pyjamas, girls' frocks and nightdresses, and boys' shirts and ...

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  14. CLOTH EXPORTED UNSUITABLE FOR LOCAL USE

    CANBERRA, Monday.—The Minister for Customs (Mr. Dedman) to-day denied that the clothing shortage was being accentuated by ...

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  15. LONDON LOAN TO BE CONVERTED

    CANBERRA, Monday—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day the Commonwealth's London loan of £16,074,597 due on July 1 would be ...

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  16. WASHINGTON LEGATION NEEDS MORE ROOM

    CANBERRA, Monday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day additional accommodation would have to be made available ...

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  17. 5 Killed in Bomb Explosion

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Three Australian soldiers and two Italian prisoners were killed to-day when a mortar bomb exploded among them ...

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  18. SEEKS R.A.A.F. CAMP FOR HOMES PROJECT

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—When the Northern Housing Committee meets the Minister for Agriculture. (Mr. Madden) next Friday, it will ask that the ...

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  19. DEFENCE COUNSEL ALLEGES TRIAL UNFAIR TO JAPS

    TOKIO, Monday.—When the trial of Japan's 26 top wartime leaders began to-day, the court summarily refused a motion to dismiss the indictment against all of the accused. The court reserved its decision on a defence application for a fortnight's postponement to enable the newly-arrived American ...

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  20. Footwear Makers Named by Prices Commission

    CANBERRA, Monday.—In future, Gifford Bros. Pty. Ltd., boot and shoe manufacturers, of Abbotsford, Victoria, must apply to the Prices ...

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  21. Only Four Collieries Idle Yesterday

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Only four collieries were Idle in N.S. Wafes to-day for a loss of 4000 tons of coal. Another 200,000 tons will probably be ...

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  22. FILM INDUSTRY MAY BE ESTABLISHED

    CANBERRA, Monday—The establishment of a film industry in Australia by the British magnate, Mr. J. Arthur Rank was the ...

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  23. Public Opinion Poll On T.B.

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—Apexians traversed all actons of Launceston this evening to conduct a public opinion poll on T.B. They ...

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  24. EVATT MAY GO TO JAPAN

    CANBERRA, Monday.—Although no decision has been reached, it is possible the Australian Minister for External Affairs (Dr. ...

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  25. TRAPPED IN RIP KERMANDIE RESCUED BY TUG

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Battling gamely against a five-knot ebb tide in squalls and dankness in the Rip early to-day, the ...

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  26. LEAPED FROM BALCONY OF BLAZING HOTEL

    GYMPIE (N.S.W.), Monday.—Four men and a woman jumped from a balcony to escape from a hotel fire here early this morning. The woman, who ...

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  27. EXTRA CLOTHING COUPONS FOR O.S. CHILDREN

    HOBART, Monday.—Special issues of clothing coupons for outsized children would be made this year by the Rationing Commission. ...

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  28. Priority for Building Materials

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—Mr. W. Robinson, M.L.C.. Tasmanian representative on the Shipping Control Board, announced to-day that ...

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  29. Private Detectives Taken to Task

    HOBART, Monday.—Strong disapproval of the action of private detectives in using violence in entering houses to obtain evidence for divorce ...

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  30. BROADCASTING OF DEBATES

    CANBERRA, Monday.—When it meets to-morrow, Federal Cabinet will probably consider recommendations by a sub-committee for the ...

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  31. SUBSTANTIAL SHIPMENT OF ROOFING IRON

    HOBART, Monday.—Between 600 and 800 tons of galvanised iron and other building material will arrive in Launceston shortly. ...

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  32. FACTS AWAITED ON DEATH OF BABIES

    CANBERRA, Monday.—The Acting Director-General of Health (Dr. Metcalfe) said to-day he had cabled the authorities in New Zealand ...

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  33. Game Plentiful in North

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—Launceston sportsmen who were fortunate enough to have cartridges secured good bags of kangaroo and wallaby at ...

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  34. 81 APPLICATIONS FOR LABOR ENDORSEMENT

    HOBART, Monday.—A record number of applications for endorsement at the State elections has been received by the Labor Party. ...

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  35. Suggests "Brick Day" To Help Housing

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—Mr. Max Robinson suggested that a "brick day" be organised when he addressed the Fifty Thousand League to-day on ...

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  36. WOMAN SENT TO GAOL FOR PERJURY

    MELBOUENE, Monday.—Carmen Muriel M'Leod (24), of Sydney, who went through the form of marriage with Maxwell ...

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  37. Divorce Proceedings in Supreme Court

    HOBART, Monday.—Twelve decrees nisi were granted by the Chief Justice (Sir John Morris) in the Supreme Court to-day. He ...

    Article : 254 words
  38. Strike Paralyses Srinagar

    SRINAGAR, Monday.—A one-day general strike paralysed Srinagar in response to Pandit Nehru's call for a protest against the recent incidents in ...

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  39. A.L.P. FEDERAL EXECUTIVE

    PICTURE taken at the meeting of the Federal Executive of the Australian Labor Party recently. Around table (from left): Mr J. Cook (W.A.); Mr J. Stewart. M.L.C. (N.S.W.); Mr A. S. McAlpine (N.S.W.); Federal President of the A.L.P. (Mr F.J. Walsh, M.H.A S.A.); Mr S.J. Bryan (Qld.); Mr D.E. Dicker (Tas.): the Minister for Lands, Works and Post-War Reconstruction (Mr E. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 112 words
  40. REPRESENTATION AT TRADE TALKS

    CANBERRA, Monday.—The Government had not yet decided whether representatives of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures ...

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