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  2. DAMAGES CLAIM.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 5.—Before Mr. Acting-Justice Barton and a jury in the Supreme Court today the hearing began of a case in which Garry Bray Raymond Kidd ...

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  3. KILLED WIFE AND SON.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 5.—John William Davis (39), accountant, was found guilty in the Bendigo Supreme Court today of having murdered his wife and ...

    Article : 108 words
  4. PRIMATE RETURNING.

    KALGOORLIE, Dec. 5.—Returning from a conference of the Anglican bishops of Australia, the Primate (Dr. Le Fanu), passed through Kalgoorlie by the ...

    Article : 285 words
  5. NEWSPRINT SUPPLIES.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—The Assistant-Minister for Commerce (Senator McBride) said in the Senate today that because of the shortage of shipping space ...

    Article : 117 words
  6. AIRWAY SERVICES.

    KIMBERLEY, from Darwin. 2.50 p.m. Yesterday. MacRobertson, Miller Aviation Co. BUNGANA. from Melbourne. 6.25 p.m. yesterday. Orient Line. ...

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  7. SPARK CAUSES FIRE.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 5.—A fire which did damage estimated at £7,000 today in the workshop of the Mechanical Rubber Company, Arncliffe, apparently was caused by ...

    Article : 97 words
  8. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    In the report of the Lands Department for the year ended on June 30 last, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday, it was stated that land settlement had ...

    Article : 357 words
  9. DISABLED DUTCH AIRLINER.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 5.—A relief Lockheed airliner has left Bandoeng, Java, for Brunette Downs station, Northern Territory, where the K.N.I.L.M. Java air ...

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  10. DEPARTURE.

    MURCHISON, for Wiluna and Kalgoorlie, 9.30 a.m. yesterday. Airlines. Ltd. ...

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  11. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

    MURCHISON, from Kalgoorlie and Wiluna. 1 p.m., tomorrow, Airlines, Ltd. BUNGANA, from Melbourne, 6.25 p.m. tomorrow. Orient Line. ...

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  12. SPECTACULAR BLAZE.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 5.—Surrounded by flames and huge clouds of smoke, firemen on extension ladders fought a spectacular blaze early today on the top ...

    Article : 132 words
  13. DEVELOPMENT OF DARWIN.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—Employment of a town planning expert to advise on the future development of Darwin is recommended in a report by the Federal ...

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  14. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

    BUNGANA. for Melbourne. 6.45 a.m., today. Orient Line. CANBERRA. for Darwin. 7 a.m. today. MacRobertson. Miller Aviation Co. ...

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  15. CANADA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—The Minister for External Affairs (Sir Henry Gullett) announced today that the first Canadian High Commissioner to Australia (Mr. ...

    Article : 82 words
  16. MAIL PLANE PASSENGERS.

    The following have booked to travel by the mail plane Canberra. which is due to leave Maylands today:—Perth to Wyndham: Capt. C. M. Clayton and Mr. J. A. Johnston. Perth ...

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  17. A.B.C. NEWS BROADCASTS.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—The viewpoint of the Australian Broadcasting Commission on the broadcasting of overseas news as expressed by the chairman of the ...

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  18. WEATHER REPORTS.

    NOTES ON CHART.—Tuesday's chart showed that barometric pressure was still fairly high in the southern districts of Western Australia, a large anti-cyclone centred off the south-west coast extending northwards to beyond Geraldton and north-eastwards over the Coolgardie Goldfields and most of South Australia. In the Western Australian tropics ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. BROADCAST PROGRAMMES.

    10 a.m.: Schools' broadcast. 10.15: Music. 10.20: Service. 10.30: Music. 10.40: "The Watchman," 10.55: News. 11.0: Music. 11.30: News. 11.35: Music. 1.40: Schools' broadcast. ...

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  20. GALE IN N.S.W.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 5—A westerly gale swept most of New South Wales today. The wind reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour at Sydney. A church steeple ...

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  21. FRUIT PRESERVE WORKERS.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 5.—An agreement granting a general rise of 3/ in the fruit Preserving industry was approved by Judge O'Mara in the Arbitration Court ...

    Article : 123 words
  22. AMMUNITION FOR RIFLE CLUBS

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—The question of supplying ammunition to rifle clubs will be considered by the Federal Government as soon as practicable. Making this ...

    Article : 110 words
  23. SYDNEY G.P.O. INQUIRY.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—Details of the claims for payment of expenses arising out of the royal commission on the signing of the contract for the erection of ...

    Article : 181 words
  24. MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 5.—"I don't know what makes me do it, but I always like to pretend I am somebody that I am not." said Maxwell Vernon Gifford (28), ...

    Article : 331 words
  25. BUILDING 10,000 HOUSES.

    AUCKLAND, Dec. 5.—The Minister for Housing (Mr. Armstrong), reviewing the State housing scheme today, stated that to date the Government had called ...

    Article : 52 words
  26. LAST YEAR'S VINTAGE.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—Australia exported 3,719,000 gallons of wine from last season's vintage, according to the annual report of the Australian Wine ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. BRISBANE COUNCIL RATE.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 5.—A special rate of 3¾d. in the £1 levied by the Brisbane City Council at a meeting today, means an increase of 40 per cent and brings ...

    Article : 124 words
  28. STATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE.

    The following appointments or reappointments to the State committee of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research have been approved by the ...

    Article : 169 words
  29. RATES AT FREMANTLE.

    On Monday night the Fremantle City Council fixed the annual rating at 2/8, the same as last year. There is an increase in the loan rate from 7¾d. to ...

    Article : 181 words
  30. LOCAL BUREAU'S REPORT.

    Except for very light showers at two isolated places, dry weather conditions prevailed throughout Western Australia during the 24 hours ended at 9 am. ...

    Article : 256 words
  31. ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL

    SYDNEY, Dec. 5.—William Ernest Calway (40). senior examiner In the Munitions Branch of the Defence Department, was acquitted in the Central ...

    Article : 111 words
  32. THE ORIENTAL PEACH MOTH

    CANBERRA, Dec. 5.—Efforts to control the Oriental peach moth in Australia have so far failed. A report presented to the Federal Parliament today ...

    Article : 123 words
  33. SWEDISH AID FOR REFUGEES.

    HELSINKI, Dec. 4.—The official news-agency announced today that Finland was receiving a large sum from Sweden for the relief of refugees from the ...

    Article : 68 words
  34. Advertising

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  35. FORECASTS FOR OTHER STATES.

    South Australia.—Some further showers to the south and south-east; otherwise improving to fine. Queensland.—Local thunderstorms between ...

    Article : 120 words
  36. TEMPERATURES AT CAPITAL CITIES.

    Yesterday.—Perth, max. 85.9deg., min. (during previous night). 59.4; Adelaide. 68. 50; Melbourne. 63. 48: Sydney. 79. 64; Brisbane. 89. 71; Hobart. 54. 43. ...

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  37. ASTRONOMICAL DATA.

    Today.—Sun rises at 5.4. sets at 7.11: moon rises at 1.35 a.m., sets at 2.30 p.m. Tomorrow.—Sun rises at 5.4. sets at 7.11: moon rises at 2.14 a.m., sets at 3.33 p.m. ...

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  38. THE BAROMETER.

    The above diagram represents the barometric curve for the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday when the barometer read 30.15 inches. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  39. AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL.

    EAST GASCOYNE.—Mundiwindi 5 points. CENTIRAL SOUTH.—Broomehill. PERTH RAINFALL. Points. ...

    Article : 139 words
  40. CHRISTMAS AT HOSPITAL

    Sir,—Owing to the difficult times at present existing and the necessity for the strictest economy, the Children's Hospital Board has reluctantly decided that ...

    Article : 149 words
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