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Manila, February 7.—Escolta, the business district of Manila, including the banking area is in flames. Trapped Japanese put a torch to it on Monday. The Fire Department is epdeavouring to check the flames from spreading, but lack of water is rendering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY. —Much which was now secret would be embodied in post-war television transmitters and receivers. said Mr. O. J. Nilsen in his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Since last Friday the war position in every sphere has improved for the Allies. On the Western front U.S.-British forces have made progress, and are in German…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AUCKLAND (N.Z.).—Speaking at Wellington Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser said that the war in the Pacific was going better than expected. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE.—Adoption of British orphans by hundreds of Australians who are anxious to take them into their homes, instead of bringing out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY.—"The world famous Broken Hill field" produced the greater part of products of the metalliferous mining industry of New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London, February 8—It is officially announced that Messrs. Roosevelt and Churchill and Marshal Stalin, who are meeting at a Black Sea port, have reached complete agreement On joint military operations for winding up the war against Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne, February 8—Charged in the City Court today with having murdered Jack Edward Lloyd of Halcombe on or About February 8, Norman Ralph Brook…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA. — Developments of Opposition in the Labor Party to its proposals on preference to returned soldiers are being watched by senior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE.—On a charge of having murdered Pte. Jack Edward Lloyd at Balcombe on or about February 5 Norman Ralph Brook. 23,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chungking, February 9.—"Kunming American states that nine days after the completion of an American airfield at Sin[?]heng in Ki[?] Province, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW YORK, February 8.—The Asuncion correspondent of United Press says that Paraguay has dedared war against the Axis and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New York, February 8.—The North American Newspaper Alliance correspondent, Colonel Frederick Palmer, sees the final death grip of Japan at the end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne, February 9. — Continuos employment for 5,000 men in the first two years after the war will be provided under the railways initial post-war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NOW that the Germans appear to be very close to the point of collapse, some news commentators and army leaders are up to their favorite pastime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lismore, February 9.—At a meeting of the Lismore sub-branch of the Retu[?]ed Soldiers' League it was alleged that an Italian prisoner of war had been seen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New York, February 8.—A great man hunt is proe[?]ding for nearly 5,000 Canadian [?]cripts who have been absent without leave since the enactment of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An official casualty list released today contains the following:IN AUSTRALIA, Drowned Accidentally: Pte E. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The European war on [?] Eastern and Western Fronts has reached a stage when something at any time now may happen to signalise the collapse of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New York, February 11.—The New York "Times" editorial says that MacArthur has matched his famous "I shall return" with another motto, "On to Tokio."…
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