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  2. PRISONER ESCAPES BY 'PLANE

    The cunning and ingenuity of an Elusive Pimpernel were displayed by a youthful prisoner, Arthur Charles Watson (21), who escaped from Boggo Road Gaol yesterday afternoon. Eluding the guard, he made his get-away in stolen clothes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. ANXIETY FOR STEAMER

    Shipping both to and from Melbourne is still seriously disorganised as a result of the week-end storm, and some anxiety is felt for the Union ...

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  4. CONSTABLE SWIMS TEN MILES In Shark-Infested Water

    Constable Langdon, who is searching for Minemara, an escaped aboriginal murderer, traced his quarry to Grose Island ...

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  5. MORE FLOODS IN VICTORIA

    Floods resulting from the heavy rain at the week-end have inundated large areas of river flats in Gippsland and the western district. ...

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  6. MAROONED BY GALE

    A party of six Brisbane men is marooned on Moreton Island, near Cowan Cowan lighthouse, held captive for the time being by the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. SMALL BOY SAVES BABY SISTER

    The courage and presence of mind of a child of tender years were revealed in a letter which has reached the Primary ...

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  8. CRISIS LOOMS AT DANZIG

    Relations between Poland and Danzig are rapidly approaching a crisis demanding immediate action by the League of Nations. ...

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  9. GALE DAMAGE AT LITHGOW

    The cyclonic disturbance that resulted in bitterly cold weather, severe snowstorms, and duststorms, and raging gales in the eastern part of Australia ...

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  10. ZEALANDIA STILL HELD UP

    A further call will be made tomorrow for a crew for the Huddart, Parker passenger steamer, Zealandla, which has been held up since ...

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  11. DOGMAN CRASHES THROUGH ROOF

    John summers (38), of Chapman Street. Panamia, was injured to-day, when the crane upon which he was working as dogman at a Manly ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. OLD TOWN HALL LEASE

    Although the Lord Mayor (Alderman Jones) has stated that he has no intention of reopening the decision to lease the old Town Hall in Queen ...

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  13. YOUTH DIES OF BULLET WOUNDS

    Cletus Halloran (19), son of Mr. Edward Halloran, of Tumut Plains, died in the Tumut Hospital at 10 o'clock last night, where he had been ...

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  14. MOTORISTS LOST IN SNOW

    Travellers from the west Coast to Hobart had a trying experience when they ran into heavy snow on Mt. Arrowsmith on Sunday. Seven motor ...

    Article : 125 words
  15. TOLL OF BANK HOLIDAY

    The "Daily Express" states that 40 persons were killed and 51 seriously injured in the first two days of the August bank holiday week-end. It is ...

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  16. "MELBOURNE MOST UNMUSICAL"

    Madame Muriel BrunsKill the English contralto, who is disappointed at her indifferent reception at the hands of Melbourne music lovers, to-day ...

    Article : 151 words
  17. VICTORIAN RAILWAY CHIEF

    Mr. H. Clapp, chairman of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, whose term of appointment will expire at the end of this month, has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  18. MARTIAL LAW AT CRETE

    Martial law has been declared in Crete as the result of disturbances following a strike of wine workers, who sacked the administrative offices at ...

    Article : 59 words
  19. MR. VOIGT SAFE

    It is now stated that the report published in the "Dally Herald" that nothing had been heard of Mr. Emil Volgt, general manager of the Sydney ...

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  20. SKELETON FOUND AT CLONTARF

    Workmen engaged on road construction at Clontarf this morning unearthed a human skeleton lying about three feet below the surface. The ...

    Article : 243 words
  21. HAVENS FOR FISHING CRAFT

    Because the outlay would be vastly greater than originally expected, the proposal of the Parliamentary Secretary for Re-employment (Sir Frederick ...

    Article : 147 words
  22. SNOW IN STREETS

    Children played with snowballs in the streets of Wallangarra yesterday for the first time for many years, and there is a good coating of snow ...

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  23. MODERN SWAGMAN SPEEDS UP

    Even the life of the modern swagman has been speeded up—speeded up to such an extent that he will not take pot luck with ...

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  24. ST. PATRICK'S DAY HOLIDAY

    Members of Irish associations waited on the Minister for Labour and Industry yesterday to press their request for the restoration of St. Patrick's Day ...

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  25. SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN EDUCATION

    Mr. B. J. McKenna, Queensland Director of Education, is leaving for Germany in September to study the development of educational methods ...

    Article : 135 words
  26. LOST ALL NIGHT IN BUSH

    After being lost in the mountainous country surrounding Mt. Kaputar since yesterday afternoon Reginald Baker, of Narrabri found his way to a farm ...

    Article : 191 words
  27. RAKI RAKI GOLD FIELD

    Rumours having been current in Melbourne regarding the Raki Raki field, the Fiji management of the Nasivi (Fiji) Gold Syndicate, N.L., ...

    Article : 168 words
  28. MEATWORKS STRIKE

    The strike in the calf slaughtering section at the Queensport works of T. Borthwick and Sons (Australia) Ltd., which resulted in 13 men ...

    Article : 137 words
  29. AMERICAN MAGAZINE CONFISCATED

    The correspondent of "The Times" at Tokio says that the police have confiscated copies of the American magazine. "Vanity Fair," for having ...

    Article : 195 words
  30. STRANGE DISEASE AMONG SHEEP

    A mysterious sickness has broken out among the sheep on a station on the Warrego River. The symptoms are that they run ...

    Article : 155 words
  31. WIND MODERATING

    The Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Richards) said yesterday that the afternoon reports indicated that the yesterday winds were moderating, and ...

    Article : 151 words
  32. LENIENCE NOT APPRECIATED

    Peter John Jackson, who, at the April sittings, was liberated on his own bond on six indictments, appeared this afternoon before Mr. ...

    Article : 129 words
  33. BRITISH DOCTORS ON WAY TO AUSTRALIA

    Fifty-five eminent British physicians and surgeons have arrived here en route to Australia to attend the annual meeting of the British Medical ...

    Article : 114 words
  34. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

    One person was killed, one injured, and 10 received minor injuries in traffic accidents in Brisbane last week. The weekly return issued yesterday by ...

    Article : 118 words
  35. SKIPPING TO SYDNEY

    A crowd of several hundred saw [?]. Morris, champion skipper and swimming instructor, leave the G.P.O. today on an attempt to skip his way to ...

    Article : 65 words
  36. COMMISSION ON SALES OF CONSOLS

    A denial was given in official circles to-day to a published statement that the decision of the Melbourne Stock ...

    Article : 74 words
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