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  3. JOCKEY'S 4TH DERBY

    Sydney jockey Darby Munro rode his fourth Victotia Derby winner on Saturday when he took Beau Gem into first place in the classic. He was congratulated (upper) by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley), who was present at Flemington, Lower. A few minutes before, Munro had been fighting out a hard finish with Harold Badger on Chanak, The colts were pictured under the whip at the distance. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. HOBART EXPRESS LEAVES RAILS, CAPSIZES

    Passengers and crew of the Hobart-bound express from Launceston had a miraculous escape from injury when the engine left the rails and capsized near Campania about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, The cause ...

    Article : 307 words
  5. TREMENDOUS SWING TO RIGHT IN ENGLAND

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The dramatic swing to the Right shown in Saturday's municipal elections has been followed by a demand by the Conservative Party for a ...

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  6. LOCOMOTIVE DERAILED

    Derailed near Campania on Saturday evening, the locomotive of the Hobart express from Launceston rolled on its side and ploughed up the permanent way for about 50 yards. Top picture shows the engine and tender as they came to rest beside the tracks, Lower left: ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. FALSE ALARM ON MURDER

    MELBOURNE.—Two separate reports of a murder in Collingwood set homicide wireless patrol police ...

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  8. Skyscraper Explosion

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—An explosion, followed by a series of lesser blasts lasting 25 minutes rocked the ...

    Article : 141 words
  9. Oak Casket for Man o' War

    LEXINGTON, Kentucky (A.A.P.)—Man o' War, one of the world's best known thoroughbreds, died on ...

    Article : 91 words
  10. Invaders Gain In Kashmir

    KARACHI (A.A.P.).—The "Free Kashmir Government" on Saturday claimed that "liberation forces have penetrated into the streets of the capital, Srinagar." ...

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  11. PLANS TO CURB U.S. INFLATION

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.) —The return to some wartime controls and the continuation of high taxes are among measures to check inflation recommended to President Truman by his Council of Economic Advisers. ...

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  12. MELBOURNE IN GRIP OF CUP FEVER

    MELBOURNE.—Melbourne has been captured by "Cup fever," and for the next two days it appears as thought bank nationalisation and elections will be forgotten. The main question is now: "What will win the ...

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  13. PRELATE ON DIVORCE

    MELBOURNE.—Divorces were being granted on the most frivolous grounds, Archbishop Mannix said ...

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  14. S.W. AFRICA IN DISPUTE

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.). —After a day of tense and sometimes bitter debate, U.N. General Assembly on ...

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  15. GIANT PLANE LAUNCHED

    SAN PEDRO, Calif (A.A.P.)—The biggest aircraft in the world—Howard Hughes' 177-ton flying boat, ...

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  16. BANKING BILL OPPOSED OVERSEAS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—In fighting the banking bill, the Australian banks and their supporters. would have the good wishes of all those. in England and elsewhere who [?] not forgotten what free enterprise and unrestricted ...

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  17. NEW U.N. MOVE TO END FIGHTING IN JAVA

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—The Security Council on Saturday called on the Governments of the Netherlands and Indonesia to enter into negotiations to end fighting in Java and to observe the cease-fire order. ...

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  18. Second Hold-up in Boston

    BOSTON, (A.A.P.).—Four gunmen held up the American Sugar Refinery Co. paymaster on Friday and escaped with 29,000 dollars. ...

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  19. DROWNING TRAGEDY AT REGATTA

    MARYBOROUGH (Q'land)—While 3500 people were watching Henley-onriver events on Saturday a 26ft. launch, on which at least 22 spectators had crowded, cap- sized, and a woman and two children were drowned. ...

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  20. Brawls Rage in Sydney

    SYDNEY—Police throughout Saturday were called to 15 brawls in the city and suburbs. In one city brawl ...

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  21. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    WHEN the Federal president of the R.S.L. ruled out of order, on the grounds of party politics, a motion ...

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  22. QUARANTINE JUSTIFIED

    SYDNEY.—Eighteen flying boat passengers, who were quarantined at Darwin as cholera suspects, said on arrival in Sydney on Saturday ...

    Article : 89 words
  23. POLISH LEADER IN ENGLAND

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.)—The Communists' paper, "Daily Worker," says informed diplomats at U.N. assert that the Polish Peasant ...

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  24. U.S. PLAN FOR PALESTINE

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—U.S. has suggested that Britain should be responsible for law and order until the new Jewish and Arab states ...

    Article : 147 words
  25. Radar Employed in Quest for Moon Echoes

    SYDNEY.—Three scientist officers of the C.S.J.R. radiophysies laboratory at 2.30 a.m. on Thursday will send radar signals to the moon, hoping for lunar echoes. THE three officers will send signals from the C.S.I.R. ...

    Article : 187 words
  26. U.N. DAY, OCT. 24

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—United Nations' General Assembly on Saturday voted unanimously to designate October 24 each year as ...

    Article : 67 words
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