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  3. Lucky Chance Carries Cyclone Into NSW.

    BRISBANE, May 2.—A sudden turn in the cyclone brought off a one in four chance today and saved parts of Queensland from flooding, which might have rivalled the disastrous 1893 deluge. ...

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  4. CHEMISTS COOPERATE IN FEDERAL PLAN

    BRISBANE, May 2.—In a statement issued to-day, the Federal President of the Federated Pharmaceutical Service Guild of Australia (Mr Eric Scott) said that after five years of negotiation ...

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  5. First Diesel Train For Miners

    The first diesel train for taking minera to and from the coal face palling out from the station at Nook Colliery, Astley, near Leigh, Lancashire. Hauled by a 50 h.p. flameproof diesel locomotive it carries 144 men 1900 yards to the coal face. It saves the miners one hour each per shift, with a consequent increase in man-hour production. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. RAIN WELCOME IN THE WEST

    Reports from Central Queensland districts have indicated that the rains have benefited the land to the extent of staving off serious ...

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  7. LIFE OF EASE FOR NINE CATS

    PHILADELPHIA, May 1. —A life of elegance bas been assured nine cats under the will of a 72-year-old spinster, ...

    Article : 178 words
  8. AUSTRALIA 8 FOR 407

    LONDON, May 1.—With 407 on the board for eight wickets, after a cold, dismal, murky, Midland day, the Australians are in a ...

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  9. FREE MEDICINE FROM JUNE 1

    CANBERRA, May 2.—The Minister for Health and Social Services (Senator McKenna) announced in a national broadcast ...

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  10. British Army Ordered To Hold Jaffa At All Costs

    LONDON, May l.—The Jerusalem correspondent of the British United Press says that the British army has been ordered to hold Jaffa at all costs. Strong British forces, using Cromwell tanks and 77 m.m. guns have occupied a line between the ...

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  11. MAY DAY VIOLENCE IN SOUTH KOREA

    SEOUL, May 1. — American military authorities announced that six persons, including two women, were killed in ...

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  12. OFFERS TO FIGHT IN PALESTINE

    SYDNEY, May 2.—The council of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen has appealed to all ex-servicemen to refuse any offers to enlist as ...

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  13. RAW DEAL FOR WAR WIDOWS

    BRISBANE, May 1.—War widows were getting a very raw deal in the post-war world, Mrs E. Haylan, a proxy for the ...

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  14. Greek Minister Assassinated

    LONDON, May 1. — Reuter's Athens correspondent says that the Minister for Justice (M. Christos Ladas) died from injuries ...

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  15. SHANNON WAS UNLUCKY

    SAN MATEO (California), May 1.—Shannon, blocked at vital stages in one of the unluckiest races of his career, finished ...

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  16. ESCAPES DEATH

    LONDON, May 1 (AAP-Reuters).—James Camb, 31, deck steward, who was sentenced to death at Winchester on March 2 ...

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  17. German Reparations

    CANBERRA, May 2.—Specifications and blueprints from Germany have arrived in Canberra from Europe, as part of ...

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  18. Europe Observes May Day In Tense Atmosphere

    LONDON, May 1.—The Associated Press says that the Continent's May Day celebrations produced noise and fury with a few explosions. Berlin, Trieste, Rome, Prague and other continental centres observed the holiday in a tense atmosphere, but security measures prevented serious clashes. ...

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  19. ROWDY MEETING OF POSTAL WORKERS

    BRISBANE May 2.—Fighting and disorder marked a meeting of 240 members of the Amalgamated Postal Workers' Union at the Brisbane Trades Hall this morning. ...

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  20. KASHMIR DISPUTE

    LONDON, May 1. — The New Delhi correspondent of the British United Press says that Pandit Nehru told a Press conference that ...

    Article : 161 words
  21. MAKIN MAKES A SUGGESTION

    BOSTON, May 1.—An appeal for a meeting between Mr Attlee, President Truman and Generalissimo Stalin, in an effort to ease ...

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