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  2. WOOL AUCTIONS IN AUSTRALIA TO BE RETAINED

    CANBERRA, Wed.—Australia has decided to maintain the auction system of wool sales. ...

    Article : 264 words
  3. SEAS POUND SHIP AGROUND ON REEF

    All 17 of the crew of the 967-ton British hopper barge J. P. Webb, bound from Glasgow to Melbourne, were rescued safely yesterday after a strong westerly gale had driven their vessel hard ...

    Article : 1,004 words
  4. SEA STARTS WRECKER'S WORK ON ABANDONED VESSEL

    Abandoned by her crew, the hopper barge J. P. Webb, which ran aground on reefs south of Lancelin Island was struck amidships by a powerful breaker that mounted bridge-high as this picture was taken from the air yesterday. The master of the vessel (Capt. G. A. Thexton), right, has the weary look and stubbly chin of a man who had little time to think of bed or razor. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 76 words
  5. No Shortage Of Butter Expected In N.S.W.

    New South Wales did not expect any shortage of butter if four other States adhered to their decision to increase the price of butter by 11½d. per lb., the New South Wales Minister for Prices (Mr. Finnan) ...

    Article : 417 words
  6. Three Days At End Of Rope

    BERGAMO, Wed.—Mountain guides today recovered the body of one of two young Italians who slipped while ...

    Article : 106 words
  7. Air Record By Jet Bomber

    SYDNEY, Wed.—The Melbourne-Sydney air record was reduced to 47 minutes by the R.A.A.F. ...

    Article : 98 words
  8. Hurricane Off Rich Oil Port

    TAMPICO, Wed.—The hurricane which killed 150 people on Jamaica bore down on this rich oil port on the Gulf of ...

    Article : 106 words
  9. British Ultimatum On Oil To Persians

    TEHERAN, Wed.—The British Minister for Raw Materials (Mr. Stokes) today gave the Persians three extra hours to answer his ultimatum calling for a decision on the latest British proposals for an oil ...

    Article : 367 words
  10. "TOUCH WOOD"

    "Touch wood," said a member of the staff of the casualty ward of the Royal Perth Hospital in reporting ...

    Article : 86 words
  11. Opposition In Victoria To Handling Japanese Toys

    MELBOURNE, Wed.—It is unlikely that any Victorian wholesale house or chain store will handle Japanese toys if they are imported into Australia. The deputy chairman of the ...

    Article : 339 words
  12. Air Fares And Freights To Rise By About 15 Per Cent

    CANBERRA, Wed.—Air fares and air freight charges will increase, by about 15 per cent in a few weeks. The Minister for Civil Aviation (Mr. Anthony) has ...

    Article : 214 words
  13. Gas Explosion In New Ship

    LONDON, Wed.—Firemen wearing gas masks rescued 100 men trapped in the fume-filled engine-room of the Ciudad de ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. First Atom-Powered Submarine Ordered By United States

    WASHINGTON, Wed.—The United States Navy has awarded a contract for the first atomic-powered submarine to ...

    Article : 179 words
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