AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
WINNING THE WAR. Received June 7, 12.20 pan. SYDNEY, June 7. The State Parliamentary Country Party has unanimously decided to support the mobilisation of all the resources of Australia to win the war on lines similar to those adopted in Britain and New Zealand. At Melbourne the War Cabinet decided to spend £2,032 000 on the provision of training aircraft—bombers and recorfnaissahce flying-boats—for Australian defence. The decision in-1 volves a wide extension of Australian production.'. The Cabinet decided to obtain from the United States without delay seven flying-boats for coastal reconnaissance duties. The Federal Cabinet has dec’ded to cancel the King’s Birthday holiday on June 17 lor all Commonwealth employees, including munitions workers. The Government proposes to consult the States with a view to formulating a common policy oil holidays in wartime. ' 1 ' ' ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 161, 7 June 1940, Page 2
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