Falling into line with the rest of Melbourne, most city buildings occupied by Commonwealth departments were blacked out last night. The ...
Article : 258 wordsThe "Evacuation Order," which is designed to protect the civilian population in event of emergency, was issued by Mr. Dunstan, Premier, ...
Article : 295 words"The Liberty Loan of £35,000,000 has opened at the gravest moment in our history," declared Mr. Chifley, Federal Treasurer, in a national ...
Article : 514 wordsSingapore was long considered a pivot-point of Allied strategy. This "impregnable" fortress controlled the passage from ocean to ocean, and ...
Article : 1,218 words"Give Australian pilots modern fighters and they will knock the Japs out of the air," Mr. Eric Howard, of Rabaul, who has arrived ...
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Family Notices : 1,439 wordsThe large attendance at the funeral of Mr. Murphy, MLA for Port Melbourne, which took place yesterday at Melbourne ...
Article : 191 wordsAbout 50 additional sirens arc expected to be installed in the metropolitan area to eliminate weaknesses noted in the blackout test last week. ...
Article : 82 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday. — Mr. Scully, Commerce Minister, has asked the veterinary section of his department to make an immediate report on ...
Article : 100 wordsExperiments are being made to reduce the volume of light from traffic lights. Mr. H. S. Wootton, town clerk, said yesterday that expert ...
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Article : 45 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday. —Blackingout of the many windows at Parliament House has been begun. Painters and others were at work ...
Article : 54 wordsThe American Consulate will be closed on Monday in commemoration of the birthday of George Washington, first President of the USA. ...
Article : 53 wordsAbout 500 speakers have been appointed to assist the "whirlwind" campaign which is being conducted throughout Australia to increase ...
Article : 146 wordsMr. E. A. Croll, assistant engineer of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Melbourne, has been made available temporarily to ...
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Article : 5 wordsFour ARP committees will hold a special conference today to consider arrangements for a daylight air raid test in Victoria. Main discussion ...
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Article : 84 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday. — In an order gazetted today Professor Copland, Prices Commissioner, imposes more conditions upon which the ...
Article : 155 wordsDuring last night Port Melbourne ARP officers patrolled the whole municipality and found 100% observance of brownout except in three ...
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Article : 91 words"No man can serve 2 masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot ...
Article : 40 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday. — Allegations that notwithstanding the brownout shops were still brilliantly lighted in Townsville had been ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 20 Feb 1942, Page 2
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