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  3. BULLDOZER IN WATER WORK

    Ploughing through water Several feet deep, this bulldozer of a R.A.A.F. airfield construction squadron hauled machinery ashore at Balikpapan for work th begin on repairing the captured Seppinggar airstrip. At least one R.A.A.F. man came ashore with day feet, he rode on top of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. FIRST OBJECTIVES REACHED

    BERLIN (A.A.P.).—Important Primary objective appear to have been achieved by the "Big Three." ...

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  5. MORE REPORTS OF "BIG EVENTS" IN WAR WITH JAPAN

    While the biggest force of Super Fortresses which has yet operated dropped 4000 tons of hight explosives and fire bombs on four Japanese cities yesterday ...

    Article : 530 words
  6. REPAIRING AIR STRIPS

    Group Capt. D.J. Rooney O.B.E., of Melbourne (right), discussing at Balikpapan details of the repairing of the Seppinggar airstrip. The culnination of his work and of the R.A.A.F. airfield construction squadrons under his command came last week-end when the first R.A.A.F. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. "Evil Shadow Over Britain"

    MOSCOW (A.A.P.).—"The prospect of mass unemployment lies upon the whole social life of Britain like an evil shadow," ...

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  8. Artillery Exchanges on Bougainville

    For every shell the Japs. have landed recently among advanced troops of the Third Australian Division in Southern Bougainville, 100 of our own shells have been fired in exchange, according to an official Army statement issued yesterday. ...

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  9. Rich Sambodja Oil Centre Taken

    BALIKPAPAN (A.A.P.).—When Australians entered the rich Sambodja oil centre afternoon on Wednesday they found only two Japs. who were promptly killed. Other Australians fighting along the inland highway toward Samarinda, a second major oil centre, 36 miles farther ...

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  10. FAR EAST AND NEAR EAST

    PARIS (A.A.P.).—The Russian language newspaper, "Russian News," which interprets the official Russian viewpoint, states that the Kremlin at ...

    Article : 146 words
  11. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

    BOUGAINVILLE.—When Private Robert Minchin, Hobart, walked into front line H.Q. in Southern Bougainville yesterday ...

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  12. N.S.W. Rail Hold-Up Threat

    SYDNEY.—Another dislocation of railway services is threatened as a result of a decision by 1500 permanent way ...

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  13. COMMUNISM IN U.S. ARMY

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P).—Representative Rankin (Democrat) urged in the House of Representatives yesterday that the Secretary of War (Mr. ...

    Article : 107 words
  14. WINDSOR TO SEE KING SOON

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—The Duke of Windsor yesterday lunched with a group of Senators and high Government officials at the Statler Hotel. ...

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  15. SOCIALISATION OF BANKING

    CANBERRA.—Both the late Pope Pius H. and the present Anglican Primate Australia (Archbishop Le Fanu) had supported the principles of ...

    Article : 138 words
  16. BLITZ OF SHANGHAI

    MANILA.—Shanghai, the largest Jap. held city and shipping centre in China, received its first full-scale air attack yesterday, ...

    Article : 109 words
  17. Leopold's Surrender Not Pre-arranged

    SALZBURG (A A.P.).—"I am human and have made mistakes, but they are mistakes of method, not principle," said King Leopold in an interview ...

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  18. HUGE POISON GAS DUMP PROVIDES PROBLEM

    LONDON (B.O.W.).—Thousands of tons of poison gas buried underground in the German chemical warfare experimental station at Raubkammer, 12 miles from Belsen, have created a problem for the British authorities. ...

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  19. Vatican Disapproves of Soviet

    ROME (A.A.P.)—The Vatican paper, "Osservatore Romano," in a leading article, declared that the Church could not approve of the Soviet Union ...

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  20. 4000 Japs. Surrender

    G.H.Q., MANILA—The dropping of 16 million surrender leaflets on the Japs, on Luzon and Mindanao Islands in the Philippines during June ...

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  21. ELECTION OF P.M.

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—"In my experience the Australian authorities have always been careful to observe the correct procedure in matters of ...

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  22. New "Safe" Petrol

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—A new non-inflammable high octane aviation petrol has been demonstrated by Standard Oil Co. engineers. A lighted match ...

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  23. War Damage Claims For £150 Million

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—War damage claims for the last year of the raids on Britain are likely to be the heaviest of the war. ...

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  24. CO-ORDINATING PLANS FOR PACIFIC

    MANILA (A.A.P.).—The Supreme Commander, S.E. Asia (Lord Louis Mountbatten) held a three-day conference with Gen. MacArthur, Pacific Supreme Commander, "to arrange complete co-ordination between the respective commands." ...

    Article : 320 words
  25. Chinese, Given Arms, Could Beat Japs.

    CHUNGKING (A.A.P).—President Chiang Kai-shek, interviewed by "Yank" magazine correspondent. Sergeant Walter Peters, said that an ...

    Article : 57 words
  26. Holding Up Strikes Till War Over

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.)—Mr R. J. Thomas, president of the C.I.O. United Automobile Workers Union, declared yesterday that victory over Japan would be the signal for him to start ...

    Article : 81 words
  27. RESTORING SPAIN TO MONARCHY

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Spanish Pretender, Don Juan, is not impressed by Gen. France's declaration favouring the restoration of the Spanish ...

    Article : 84 words
  28. Sales of Surplus Goods

    CANBERRA—The procedure of selling by the Disposals Commission may he altered to ensure a better deal for small traders. Mr. Beasley, representing the ...

    Article : 90 words
  29. ONLY GAS VICTIMS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The only known British casualties from poison gas in this war occurred in a Luftwaffe raid on Bari (Italy) in December, 1943, from ...

    Article : 58 words
  30. Much Ado About "Secret" Papers

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.)—The strange story of a woman mental patient, Anna Hutchinson, former employee at the Office of Strategic Services, ...

    Article : 221 words
  31. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    IN some countries including Australia the readjustment of agricultural production programmes after the war will be difficult, But ...

    Article : 156 words
  32. JEWISH LEADER ARRESTED

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Russians have arrested the President of the Vienna Jewish Community (Dr. Richard Loewenherz) for collaboration with ...

    Article : 64 words
  33. BLAST DANGER OVER

    HALIFAX (A.A.P.).—As the danger of explosions at the navy arsenal waned 80,000 evacuees streamed back home. The Canadian Navy announces that ...

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  34. STILL 10,000 JAPS ON CONQUERED OKINAWA

    OKINAWA (A.A.P.).—The Army estimates that 10,000 Japanese troops are still hiding in the North Okinawa mountains. Americans are killing an ...

    Article : 56 words
  35. TRAPPED JAPS. IN BURMA MAY TRY ESCAPE SOON

    COLOMBO (A.A.P.).—Between 6000 and 8000 Japanese isolated in the Pegu Yomas area may take advantage of the present temporary lull in the monsoon and attempt to break out east towards and across the Sittang River. ...

    Article : 254 words
  36. Suffering For Soldiers' Offences

    CANBERRA.—Innocent wives and children of soldiers suddenly found their allowances and allotments cut off, and were often left without any ...

    Article : 102 words
  37. ALLIED PLANS TO SMASH BERLIN BLACK MARKET

    BERLIN (A.A.P.).—The four Allied commanders in Berlin have decided to take joint action to eliminate the black market, which is described as a menace ...

    Article : 139 words
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