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  2. DETECTIVE SHOT THROUGH HEART

    Sydney, August 11.—Detective Constable Vincent Donald Ahern, 40, was murdered in a police [?] in Anzac Parade this afternoon by one of Sydney's most desperate criminals. It was one of Australia's most ...

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  3. Matrimonial Conciliation

    Sydney, August 11.—The State Cabinet will shortly consider a Bill to establish s family relations bureau or a matrimonial court. Ministers and ...

    Article : 162 words
  4. ITALY SEES NO HOPE IN TREATY

    Paris, August 11.—"The Italian treaty is very harsh. We do not even see a gleam of hope which was given at Versailles. What worries us most is not the text of the treaty but its spirit." Thus declared the Italian Premier, Signor De Gasperi, addressing ...

    Article : 231 words
  5. Rich Stone at Tennant Creek

    Tennant Creek, August 10.—A find of stone showing 7 ounces to the ton at the Whippet gold mine and the return of oldtimers to the field has caused ...

    Article : 98 words
  6. Abandoned Ship Salvaged

    New York, August 11.—Captain Arthur Cronin, whose damaged American Farmer made port under her own power eight days after being abandoned ...

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  7. Phosphates From Nauru

    Sydney, August 11.—The first shipments of phosphates from Nauru and Ocean Islands for more than four years are expected to reach Australia this month ...

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  8. Text Books at Black Market Prices

    Sydney, August 10.—The approaching examinations have produced a flourishing and profitable black market in text books, which are scarce at the Sydney ...

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  9. Impressive March In Sydney

    Sydney, August 11.—The conclusion of the Australian Women's Charter conference today was marked by a gathering of women at the Cenotaph from where they marched to the Domain. Brigadier Barbara Autoa of the Salvation Army ...

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  10. Congress Reaffirms Acceptance of British Plan

    Bombay, August 11.—The working committee of the Congress Party carried a resolution reaffirming the acceptance of the British long term plan for ...

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  11. SHORTAGE MAY DICTATE FASHION

    Sydney, August 10.—High-heeled shoes may soon cease to be a fashion feature because of the present timber shortage. The managing director of the Pioneer ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. More Violent Crimes

    Activities last night of the newly established mobile squad of 50 police was largely responsible for keeping in check a fresh flare up of violent crime. Using cars truck and motor cycles. ...

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  13. N. R. Foot Qualifies

    Adelaide, August 11.—W. A. Edgar former Victorian champion, led at the end of the qualifying rounds of the State amateur golf championship at Kooyonga ...

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  14. THE JAVA BOY IN DARWIN

    Darwin, August 11—The gameness of Bas Wie, the 12-year-old "Koepanger Kid," who flew in the engine nacelle of a Dutch plane from Koepang to ...

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  15. Severe Drought In NSW

    Unless fodder reached the drought stricken areas of NSW within the next two weeks stock worth £l million would be gravely endangered, said Mr. H. Hamilton, MLA, at Naomi last night. ...

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  16. Threat By British Farmers

    London, August 9.—Farmers are suggesting they should withhold all their supplies from markets. This action is the result of the refusal of the Minister ...

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  17. Horse Flesh In Shops

    Sydney, August 11.—There was little or no possibility of horse flesh going to Hamburger shops for human consumption, said Dr. Graham Drew, Metropolitan Medical Officer of Health tonight. ...

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  18. Race Riots And Brutality

    Athens (Alabama), August 11.—A fight between two white ex-soldiers and a negro touched off a race riot in which between 50 and 100 negroes were ...

    Article : 138 words
  19. US Federation Of Labor

    New York, August 11.—The American Federation of Labor, representing seven million trade unionists independent of the World Federation of Trade Unions ...

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  20. Coal Commissioner's Resignation

    The Minister for Supply. Senator Ashley, disclosed last night that the resignation of the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner. Mr. H. L. Williams ...

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  21. Pensioner Burnt To Death

    Newcastle, August 11.—Trapped in a burning cottage in William Street. Smedmore early this morning. Alfred Charles Edwards (74) a pensioner ...

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  22. GAVE U.N.R.R.A. DIRECTOR BEER

    Prague, August 11.-When the Director-General of UNRRA (M. La Guardia) arrived at Prague he was offered as he alighted from the aircraft a glass of ...

    Article : 116 words
  23. Queen Elizabeth Sails in October

    Canberra, August 10.—The Queen Elizabeth will make her first post-war voyage aa a passenger liner on October 16 when the will sail from ...

    Article : 177 words
  24. Women's Wages and Unemployment

    Sydney, August 11.—There was no need for panic over future employment in Australia provided that sufficient coal came forward to keep industry ...

    Article : 135 words
  25. Egyptians Take Over Citadel

    Cairo, August 9.—King Farouk ceremonially hoisted the Egyptian Flag over the Cairo Citadel, which the British evacuated last month after 64 years of ...

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  26. Criticism Of Basic Wage

    Perth, August 11.—A mass meeting of Commonwealth public servants, convened by the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union, carried unanimously ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. Conditions In Germany

    London, August 9.—Britain has accepted the Russian proposal that the Four Power Commission should investigate the effect that an economic union ...

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  28. BRITISH OFFICIALS FINED AND GAOLED

    London, August 11.—A British civilian official of the Control Commission in Germany was fined £100 and sentenced to three months gaol for black ...

    Article : 110 words
  29. New Quake Shocks in Dominican Republic

    Ciudad Trujillo (Dominican Republic). August 11.—Two new shocks of moderate intensity caused fresh anxiety in the northern provinces where false ...

    Article : 63 words
  30. LEGION ANNUAL MEETING

    At the annual meeting of the Broken Hill Sub-branch of the League of Ex-Servicemen and Women held at the club rooms yesterday, the ...

    Article : 366 words
  31. Rail Loco Men Want Coal for Railways

    Sydney, August 11.—A demand for sufficient coal to meet full railway requirements in Australia was made to-day at a meeting of the State Council ...

    Article : 159 words
  32. Opal Rush Collapses

    Adelaide, August 9.—Thd Coober Pedy opal rush, which was recently boomed as promising vast riches equal to those gained in the famous Lightning Ridge ...

    Article : 95 words
  33. W.I.U. OF A.

    A special meeting of the management committee of the WIU of A was held on Saturday, when the following resolutions were carried: ...

    Article : 83 words
  34. Jews From Rumanian Ports

    London, August 11.—Britain is making representations to Russia with a view to stopping the departure from Roumanian ports of ships carrying illegal ...

    Article : 73 words
  35. U.N.R.R.A. Bottleneck In China

    Shanghai, August 11.—The director of UNRRA's China office, Mr. J. Franklin Rav. told a turbulent melon of the UNRRA Far Eastern Council ...

    Article : 89 words
  36. Fire Call

    At 11.50 a.m. yesterday the Fire Brigade received a call from 195 Oxide Street, where a chimney had caught fire. The blaze was extingulshed ...

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