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  2. FIRST ALL-WELDED FLOATING DOCK TESTED

    A ship in a dry dock which was itself in dock was the unusual sight when the first all-welded dock to be built in Australia was tested in the Captain Cook dry dock yesterday. (Story on page 2.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. COAL STRIKE PLAN ABANDONED

    The central council of the Miners' Federation decided yesterday not to call a general coal strike throughout Australia. The council was informed the Prime Minister, ...

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  4. War-Time Civil Servants Face Dismissal

    All the temporary clerks in the Commonwealth Public Service would be dismissed within the next two months, it was stated ...

    Article : 575 words
  5. Settlement In Soft Coal Strike In U.S.

    NEW YORK, May 30 (A.A.P.). —After lasting more than eight weeks and causing the loss of almost 90 million tons of coal, the ...

    Article : 394 words
  6. SHROPSHIRE IN PORTSMOUTH

    PORTSMOUTH, May 30.— With bands playing and flags flying, H.M.A.S. Shropshire arrived at Portsmouth sharp on time at 12.30 ...

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  7. VAIN APPEAL TO SEAMEN

    Two union representatives who boarded the Dutch ship Tasman yesterday afternoon and asked the Australian members of the crew ...

    Article : 218 words
  8. MAN DISARMED IN CHURCH

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—A man who marched his wife and eight children at the point of a rifle into the Roman Catholic Church at ...

    Article : 282 words
  9. Evatt Supports Soviet Move On Hirohito

    WASHINGTON, May 30.—A Soviet proposal for an inquiry into possible propagandist motives of Emperor Hirohito's frequent travels throughout Japan received strong support from the Australian Minister ...

    Article : 411 words
  10. "ALL CLERKS NOT AFFECTED"

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner, Mr. F. G. Thorpe, said to-night that he did not know ...

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  11. CABINET DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Government has not yet considered any specific legislation for control of the coal industry, it was stated ...

    Article : 103 words
  12. EXPORTS RISE IN BRITAIN

    LONDON, May 30.—"Remarkable," "enormous," and "incredible" were adjectives used by the Secretary for Overseas Trade, Mr. ...

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  13. VIRUS DISEASE KILLED BABIES

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (A.A.P.). —The deaths of eight babies who travelled with their mothers on the transport Zebulon Vance to America ...

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  14. SUMMARY OF TO-DAY'S NEWS

    NO STRIKE.—Miners' leaders decided against a general coal strike following talks with the Prime Minister. ...

    Article : 353 words
  15. Shirt Lost: Miners Stop

    A missing shirt, a protest by pittop hands against "unnecessary pittop meetings," and a dispute between permanent and spare ...

    Article : 169 words
  16. MALAYA SULTANS WISH TO SEE KING

    SINGAPORE, May 29 (A.A.P.).— The eight Sultans of Malaya have made a second request to Sir Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. HINDU RIOTS IN BOMBAY

    BOMBAY, May 30 (A.A.P.).— After clashes between caste Hindus and Untouchables in the Worli mill area of the city, police twice ...

    Article : 102 words
  18. Talcum Powder Blamed For Tetanus Deaths

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.—Talcum dusting powder infected with tetanus spores is believed to have caused the deaths of two new-born ...

    Article : 82 words
  19. COMMERCIAL RADIO IN SOUTH AFRICA

    CAPETOWN, May 30 (A.A.P.).— The South African Broadcasting Corporation is establishing a chain of commercial stations. The ...

    Article : 36 words
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