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  2. A.I.F. CALLS TO YOUTH Leader's Appeal.

    Every young man should now consider whether the time had arrived for him to begin his training for war, Lieut-General Sir Thomas ...

    Article : 482 words
  3. DEBUTANTES PRESENTED TO MR. MICHAELIS, M.L.A.,

    and Mrs. Michaelis at the St. Kilda Christian Brothers' Old Collegians' ball at Eorl's Court, St. Kilda, last night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 25 words
  4. CHILDREN FROM BRITAM Scouts Set Example

    Many thousands of children orphaned by the war, including at least 1,000 Boy Scouts, may be brought to Australia if the British ...

    Article : 211 words
  5. BAND PLAYS AT DEPOT 540 More Recruits

    With the Malve[?] Tramways Band, under Captain H. Shugg, playing patriotic selections on the portico, the Town Hall recruiting bureau last night handled ...

    Article : 154 words
  6. DAILY DIGEST OF WORLD NEWS AND VIEWS

    Meantime, at the very moment when German tall-talking was at its height, and when Little Caesar down in Rome was threatening to stop talking and shoot, ...

    Article : 704 words
  7. INFORMATION PASSED ON Six Months' Gaol

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—For having attempted to communicate officlal information as an employee of the Government Printing Office to ...

    Article : 465 words
  8. FOOTBALLERS ENLIST

    Max Carpenter, one of the leading Rugby players in Australia, and Stan. Bisset, a former captain of Power House, have enlisted. Carpenter and Bisset were ...

    Article : 219 words
  9. NO DISLOCATION IN INDUSTRY Enlistment Effect

    Serious dislocation has not yet been caused in business and industry by the recent increase in the number of enlistments. ...

    Article : 196 words
  10. "MUST USE ALL OUR WEIGHT" Brighton Rally

    National honour was being subjugated to political expediency, said Cr. A. W. Coles, Lord Mayor, addressing a "win the war" rally at Brighton last night. The ...

    Article : 306 words
  11. ARMY WAYS IN RECRUITING HIGHLIGHTS

    Highlights of recruiting at the Town Hall depot yesterday included:— A grinning applicant who tipped the scales at 331lb. (23 stone 9lb., if you're ...

    Article : 265 words
  12. "AT LEAST 50,000"

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Alderman Crick, Lord Mayor, proposes to call a public meeting to consider plans for adoption of at least 50.000 war orphans by the people ...

    Article : 67 words
  13. OFFER BY JEWESS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Among latest offers to adopt children from Allied countries is one from a Jewess living in Sydney, who was herself a victim of ...

    Article : 97 words
  14. 350 AT ROYAL PARK

    Last night 350 men of the A.I.F. slept in the new huts at the Royal Park Camp depot. Moving-in day arrangements worked smoothly. ...

    Article : 106 words
  15. "MAXIMUM EFFORT"

    "We are engaged in a maximum war effort. That is our objective," said Mr. Menzies yesterday when asked to comment on the resolution of the Melbourne ...

    Article : 38 words
  16. PAY TO BE MADE UP

    Officers and employees of Williamstown Council who enlist will have their positions kept open for them, and the council will make up the difference ...

    Article : 36 words
  17. APPRENTICES AND WAR

    Regulations designed to prevent any hardship to apprentices who join defence services will be drafted by Mr. Fairbairn, Air Minister following a ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. MEN NEEDED FOR ENGINEERS

    Qualified men in the following trades are needed urgently for tho 2/8 and 2/9 Field Companies, Royal Australian Engineers, A.I.F.:—bLACKSMITHS, carpenters, ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. TRAWLER'S BATTLE WITH GERMAN PLANES

    A thrilling story of a trawler's battle with German aircraft was told by an eye-witness who recently visited Melbourne as a sailor on a British cargo ...

    Article : 286 words
  20. COUNTRY TRAINS

    Most country rail services will have been restored to normal when curtailments are lifted on June l8. In addition to restorations already announced, four ...

    Article : 104 words
  21. PRESERVE HEALTH

    Because of the war and need to preserve national resources, greater attention than ever should be paid to health and child welfare, according to Dr. John Dale, ...

    Article : 159 words
  22. BIG ANONYMOUS AMOUNTS

    Anonymous subscriptions of £500,000, £250,000, £200,000, and £100,000 were among the War Loan contributions received yesterday. ...

    Article : 209 words
  23. 35,000 MEN IN 3 WEEKS

    Within three weeks, since recruiting for the Seventh Division began, more than 35,000 men have applied for enlistment throughout the Commonwealth. Latest ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. "FUSS ABOUT NOTHING"

    Uproar in London about nudism on the stage was a lot of fuss about nothing— in a double sense—accoidlng to Mr. Percy King, leader of a troup of English artists ...

    Article : 110 words
  25. RAILWAY-MEN'S HOURS

    Victorian Railways Commissioners have decided to restore the guaranteed 88-hour fortnight section of the award, suspended during the coal strike, as from midnight ...

    Article : 71 words
  26. £10 FINE FOR ALIEN

    It was necessary that a strict check be kept on the movements of all allens. Mr Williams, P.M., said at Richmond Court yesterday, when, on a charge of ...

    Article : 58 words
  27. UNIVERSITY MEN GO

    Although the number would not be known until second term rolls were complete, miny students and staff members were known to have enlisted, Mr. J. F. ...

    Article : 107 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 159 words
  29. LOW EXPENSES

    Publicity and organisation costs of Royal Melbourne Hospital's Building Appeal, which is expected to reach £150,000, will not exceed 1.3 per cent. of that ...

    Article : 277 words
  30. £108,000 IN GIFTS

    CANBERRA. Tuesday.—Gifts and con'ributions towards the interest-free loan to-day amounted to more than £77,000. Amounts received to date are loans ...

    Article : 31 words
  31. QUIST REJECTED

    To his intense disappointment, Adrian Quist, Australian tennis champion, has been rejected for active service. He has been suffering from intermittent asthma ...

    Article : 48 words
  32. SKATING NIGHT FOR COMFORTS

    A night at the Glaciarlum for the Australian Comforts Fund, organised by the Australian Women's Ski Club, will be held on Wednesday, June 19. The ...

    Article : 153 words
  33. UNION INVESTS £3,000

    Victorian trade unions having funds available are expected to contribute liberally to war funds. The lead has been set by the Boot Trade Employees' Union, ...

    Article : 77 words
  34. BROTHERS' RECORD OF SERVICE

    BENDIGO, Tuesday.—The toss of a coin decided which of two brothers— Bendigo boys—should offer his services for home defence und which should ...

    Article : 97 words
  35. CLUB LENDS £500

    Essendon Football Club, after deciding not to visit Western Australia this year as arranged, transferred to the reserve account £150 that had been provided ...

    Article : 58 words
  36. Advertising

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    Advertising : 90 words
  37. MYSTERY OF CHARRED BONES

    Charred bones found in ashes of a ournt log near Hamilton on Monday norning are believed by police to be those of an animal, probably a kangaroo. ...

    Article : 118 words
  38. INTEREST-FREE LOANS

    Tho Commonwealth Bank announced interest-free loans from Victorians yesterday amounting to £33,325. Principal amounts were:— ...

    Article : 124 words
  39. TWO MEN IN A TANK.

    These young Australien-soldiers did their part to encourage the public to support the war loan at a lunch-hour rally in Martin Place, Sydney. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 31 words
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