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  • HARD WORK IN HOT SUN

    A SQUAD of New Australians, bronzed from constant work in the sun, toiled unceasingly yesterday in a 22ft. shaft which will carry part of the plant of the filtration machinery for the new Olympic pool at Parkes. The men have to hew ... [ILLUSTRATED] [Article] (58 words)
  • Southern Myth Takes Lead In Yacht Race SYDNEY, Thursday.

    A dramatic change came over the leading positions in the Sydncy-Hobart yacht race to-night an the front runners raced towards the northern tip of Tasmania. ... [Article] (430 words)
  • "Breadless" Periods Criticised SYDNEY, Thursday.

    The N.S.W. bread position was a "disgrace" and needed urgent Government[?] attention, the secretary of the N.S.W, Housewives ... [Article] (68 words)
  • England Names 12 For Test To-day

    England's eleven for the third Test commencing here to-morrow will be selected from 12 players named to-night. Wilson has been named as ... [Article] (281 words)
  • HEAVY DEMAND FOR PHONE CALLS TO AUSTRALIA

    LONDON, Thursday. — So many people are waiting to make New Year radio-telephone calls to Australia that bookings have ... [Article] (45 words)
  • DELAY COULD BE FATAL FOR FRENCH MINISTRY PARIS, Thursday.

    The French Premier, M. Mendes-France, risks losing the final vote of confidence on German rearmament in tne National Assembly to-day because of an unforeseen technical hitch which postponed the vote early to-day. ... [Article] (1023 words)
  • British Company Interested In Australian Oil NEW YORK, Thursday.

    Sir William Fraser, chairman of the British Petroleum Company, announced yesterday that the company now is searching for ... [Article] (93 words)
  • Overseas Ships Much Cheaper, Says Senator McLeay GLASGOW, Thursday.

    The Australian Minister for Shipping Senator George McLeay, said in Port Glasgow yesterday thai ships were now being ... [Article] (187 words)
  • LAST CIGARETTE WAS FATAL SYDNEY, Thursday.

    A man had died because of his habit of having a last cigarette in bed, the City Coroner, Mr. F. L. McNamara, said to-day. ... [Article] (133 words)
  • NINE DIE IN PLANE WRECKED IN UNITED STATES STORM NEW YORK, Thursday.

    An Air Force carrier plane was torn open by a "terrific disturbance" while flying through bad weather yesterday and crashed into a mountain top near New Hope, Alabama, with a loss of nine ... [Article] (286 words)
  • CHANGING SKYLINE AT CIVIC CENTRE

    BUILDING construction totalling more than £500,000 is proceeding in the new Brisbane and Newcastle shopping blocks at Civic Centre. This photo, taken yesterday[?] shows the scope of the undertaking. It is expected the majority of buildings will be completed within the next five months. Among leading stores to open premises will be Prouds, Woolworths, Coles[?] ... [ILLUSTRATED] [Article] (65 words)
  • Asians Invite 25 To April Conference BOGOR (Indonesia), Thursday.

    India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma mid Indonesia ended two days' talks in this Indonesian hill-side resort yesterday with a collective answer to the recent Western-sponsored South-East Asian Treaty Organisation. In an official communique the five Colombo Powers invited 25 ... [Article] (824 words)
  • NO PLANS FOR MARGARET TO VISIT CANADA

    OTTAWA, Thursday.—Canadian authorities have been informed there are no present plans for Princess Margaret to visit ... [Article] (49 words)
  • Missing Canoeists Safely Home SYDNEY, Thursday.

    Two young canoeists, given up for dead since Christmas Eve, are safe. One of the Canoeists rang his ... [Article] (189 words)
  • N.Z. Would Back Australia In "Trouble" In N.G. LONDON, Thursday.

    New Zealand would support Australia in any "trouble" over West New Guinea, Mr. Cli[?]ton Webb, the newly-arrived New ... [Article] (168 words)

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