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  2. AMERICAN VJ DAY MARKS SURRENDER OF JAPAN

    President Traman proclaimed to-day as VJ-day. In making the proclamation in a world-wide broadcast, which coincided with the signing of the surrender document in Tokyo Bay, the President said: "It is not yet a day for the formal proclamation of the ...

    Article : 362 words
  3. MANY AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE

    Several amendments to the Canberra Community Hospital Board Ordinance have been gazetted to facilitate the administration of the ...

    Article : 340 words
  4. Japan Signs Final Surrender Terms

    Japan surrendered formally and unconditionally to the Allies to-day, thus restoring peace to a war-ravaged world. The solemn ceremony, marking the first defeat in Japan's 2,600 year-old semilegendary history, occurred aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri and only a few ...

    Article : 1,783 words
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  6. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 67 words
  7. TO-DAY'S WAR SECRET NAVAL "FROG-MEN" CLEARED ATLANTIC WALL OBSTACLES

    British naval swimmers, wearing skin-tight diving suits with frog-like attachments to the feet, blew up 3,000 under-water obstacles lining ...

    Article : 98 words
  8. NEWS IN BRIEF

    NEW YORK, Saturday.— It was stated by the Secretary of the National Woolgrowers' Association that the British wool control regulations limit, ...

    Article : 144 words
  9. DISTRIBUTION OF AUSTRALIAN WAR PRISONERS

    Figures released at S.E.A.C. headquarters reveal the distribution of Australian prisoners as follows: S.E.A.C. 6,650, Siam 4,656, French ...

    Article : 249 words
  10. "For the cause that lacks assistance, 'Gainst the wrongs that need resistance 'For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do." The Canberra Times

    SIX year's ago, Australia heard the solemn voice of the late Neville Chamberlain in announcement of the existence of a state of war between Great Britain and Germany. It marked the end of uneasy years of peace and the beginning of long, hard years of war. The years ...

    Article : 547 words
  11. UNITED NATIONS MAY CONTROL ATOMIC BOMBS

    The question of placing the secret of the atomic bomb in the bands of the United Nations is under discussion, ...

    Article : 75 words
  12. RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL AS BENEFITS IN WOOL PLAN

    The Empire post-war wool realisation plan imposed responsibilities on the Australian Government as well as conferring benefits, said the ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. Canberra Treat By Leading Artists For Comforts Fund

    Two of Australia's leading artists, Mr. Harold Williams and Miss Strella Wilson, led a company of well known radio personalities in a concert at the ...

    Article : 426 words
  14. SURRENDER OF OUTLYING JAPANESE BASES

    Aboard the U.S. destroyer Bagley, Rear-Admiral Whiting accepted the surrender of Marcus Island from Rear-Admiral Matsubara. ...

    Article : 93 words
  15. SCIENTISTS' THREAT TO STUDY COLOUR OF BUTTERFLIES

    Scientists who helped in the discovery of the atomic bomb and are still engaged on the production of atomic goods for peacetime use, ...

    Article : 122 words
  16. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN RELEASED FROM JAP PRISON CAMP

    General MacArthur's motor convoy, roaring through Totsuka [?]n route to Yokohama on Thursday, was the first indication that 18 ...

    Article : 276 words
  17. CONSUL-GENERAL AT NEW YORK NAMED

    Appointment of Mr. C. V. Kellway as Consul-General for Australia in New York was announced yesterday by the Minister for External Affairs ...

    Article : 184 words
  18. Plans For Jap Surrender In Northern Islands

    The next step towards the surrender of the Jap forces in New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland and the Solomons will be taken within the next ...

    Article : 364 words
  19. AMERICAN AID SECURED BY DE GAULLE

    The visit of General de Gaulle to America is believed to have resulted in his obtaining, a long-term credit of £250,000,000, a monthly shipment ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. FEMALE WAGES DECLARED IN VITAL INDUSTRIES

    Under an amended National Security Regulation issued yesterday, females employed in vital industries will receive a minimum of 75 per ...

    Article : 231 words
  21. REPORT WITHHELD ON JAP WAR CRIMES

    (Mr. Justice Webb's report on Japanese atrocities will not be made public until all Australian prisoners of war have been recovered by the ...

    Article : 71 words
  22. Jap Conscripts Advocated For Development Works

    Low paid Jap conscript labour should be used for national developmental and constructional work in Australia's outback, said the President ...

    Article : 94 words
  23. SYDNEY HAS COLD SNAP

    Sydney's minimum temperature this morning—40.8 degrees—was the second lowest recorded for September, the previous lowest being 40.4 ...

    Article : 113 words
  24. COMMONWEALTH AV. BRIDGE CLOSED

    Canberra motorists are reminded that, as from to-day, all traffic over the Commonwealth Avenue bridge will be stopped, while repairs to the ...

    Article : 97 words
  25. LISBON SURPRISED AT AUSTRALIA'S PLAN FOR TIMOR

    A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed the surprise with which the Portuguese Government read of Mr. Chifley's announcement that ...

    Article : 97 words
  26. STORM LOCATER USED BY BRITAIN TO AVOID MISHAPS

    With the invention by British scientists of a thunderstorm locater, air mishaps caused by aircraft flying through storms will soon be a thing ...

    Article : 141 words
  27. DR. EVATT LEAVING TO-MORROW FOR LONDON

    A welcome home from the UNCIO conference had been arranged by his Barton electorate managers for the Minister for External Affairs (Dr. ...

    Article : 102 words
  28. PRISONERS OF WAR CENTRES IN BRITAIN

    Nine "readjustment" centres for British prisoners of war are operating in England, states the High Commissioner for the United ...

    Article : 100 words
  29. TWO GERMAN GENERALS CAPTURED

    Field-Marshal von Brauchi[?], former Commander-in-Chief during Germany's period of conquests, and Field-Marshal von Manstein, have ...

    Article : 77 words
  30. FORECASTS

    South-eastern Districts and Tablelands: Cloudy to overcast; cold gusty north winds, showers and western changes at night; seas rising to ...

    Article : 69 words
  31. RECORD FLIGHT ACROSS AUSTRALIA

    A record flight across Australia, 8 hrs. 40 mins., was established by the Qantas Lancastrian to-day. It flew from Exmouth Gulf (W.A.) to ...

    Article : 53 words
  32. AIR SERVICE TO FAR EAST

    LONDON, Saturday.—About 400 British and American planes will be soon carrying troops on a shuttle service between Britain and the [?] East. ...

    Article : 24 words
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