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  3. LIVED AT AN ANGLE

    Sailors aboard the 7000-ton Canadian freighter, Seaboard Star, lived at an angle for three days before the vessel, which developed a 15 degree list to port, arrival at Melbourne from Vancouver. The vessel is shown moving into Victoria Dock. The ship lost her even keel ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 56 words
  4. SYDNEY GUNMAN CAPTURED AFTER FIERCE BATTLE

    SYDNEY.—In a wild gun battle in which many shots were exchanged and tommyguns, rifles and revolvers were involved, Antonio, gunman, who ...

    Article : 691 words
  5. PRIZE GOATS PARADE FOR MELBOURNE SHOW JUDGE

    These magnificent white goals caught the eye of the cameraman at the Melbourne Show. They secured the champion, reserve champion and third prize in the section for does. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 42 words
  6. BEVIN URGES BIG FOUR CONFERENCE

    PARIS (A.A.P.).—An early meeting of the Big Four would afford possibly the last opportunity of pulling the Paris Conference together, the British Foreign ...

    Article : 234 words
  7. Bombs Found on Jewish Ship

    JERUSALEM (A.A.P.).—Eighteen sticks of T.N.T. were found concealed in bars of soap when a search was made yesterday of the illegal Jewish immigrant ship, Palmach. Home-made bombs and ...

    Article : 318 words
  8. New British Jets to Make Record Attempts

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—Two new British jet-propelled aircraft are waiting to attack the world airspeed ...

    Article : 135 words
  9. HARRIMAN FILLS CABINET POST

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—President Truman has announced that Mr. William Averell Harriman, U.S. Ambassador to Britain, has been appointed Secretary for Commerce in place of Mr. Henry Wallace, who has ...

    Article : 31 words
  10. Ship Strike Ends

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).— The fortnight's paralysis of the ports of the nation ended yesterday, when the last ...

    Article : 330 words
  11. TRAINS CRASH IN FRANCE

    PARIS (A.A.P.).—Two serious railway accidents occurred in France when passenger and goods trains came into collision. ...

    Article : 69 words
  12. U.K. PAPERS BIGGER

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—As the result of recent increases in the newsprint ration, British dailies were ...

    Article : 153 words
  13. HIGH QUALITY SHEEP

    MELBOURNE.—British bre[?] of sheep and Corriedales, wh[?] were judged at the Royal Sh[?] yesterday, attracted a particula[?] ...

    Article : 42 words
  14. AIRMEN'S GRAVES ARE BEING FOUND

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The search for graves of Allied airmen lost over Norway has so far revealed those of 15 Australians, including F./O. H. J. Fraser and P./O. N. A. Davies, who were pilots of gliders which ...

    Article : 274 words
  15. LONELY SOLDIER NOW SEEKS SOLITUDE

    JERUSALEM (A.A.P.).—A lonely soldier, who found the remedy infinitely more worrying than the disease and retired to relative solitude under an avalanche of messages, has had his story told by the Gaza ...

    Article : 145 words
  16. BRUTAL ATTACK ON JEWELLER

    MELBOURNE. — Two gunmen attacked, bound and gagged an elderly jeweller in Richmond last night and robbed him of goods ...

    Article : 90 words
  17. Sun-Spots Stop Communications

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—Sunspot activity broke down radio and cable communication between the U.S. and Australia for ...

    Article : 84 words
  18. Round-the-Clock Home Building

    LONDON — Floodlights and army searchlights are to be used to enable work to be carried out around the ...

    Article : 94 words
  19. FRANCE HIT BY STRIKES

    PARIS (A.A.P.).—France is facing the threat of a general standstill as a result of spreading strikes. ...

    Article : 69 words
  20. PARLIAMENT CONCLUDING BUSINESS

    Although the Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) hopes to conclude the present session of Parliament by the end ...

    Article : 204 words
  21. MARCHIONESS ACCUSES HER DAUGHTER

    LONDON (A.A.P.)— Lady Elisabeth White (29). the only daughter of the sixth Marquess of Townshend, appeared in a ...

    Article : 89 words
  22. WHEAT FOR INDIA

    This ship, Madras City, carrying grain from Australia was a welcome sight at Bombay when she arrived to unload her precious cargo. The grain will help the country's food situation. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 33 words
  23. PRESIDENT PRESSED TO FREE OBJECTORS

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—In a letter to President Truman, 139 prominent authors have urged the release of 1500 conscientious objectors who are still in prison. THEY have also asked for the ...

    Article : 57 words
  24. No Russian Witness for Trial

    BERLIN (A.A.P.).—The court martial of Captain Harold Cobin and Lieut. George Wyatt, U.S. Army, for unauthorised entry into ...

    Article : 56 words
  25. President Intercedes for Jap.

    MANILA (A.A.P.) — President Roxas has personally appealed to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek for clemency towards a Japanese ...

    Article : 62 words
  26. CLOTHING RACKET

    CANBERRA.—The Prices Commission intends to use all methods at its disposal to expose traders in the ...

    Article : 193 words
  27. Russians Arrest Manager Who Resisted "Grab"

    VIENNA (A.A.P.).—Russian police have arrested Anton Biro, general manager of Wagner and Biro, the leading Austrian steelworks. He had resisted Russian claims for the possession of the works. ...

    Article : 153 words
  28. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    EVER since Federation the Australian people have shown themselves opposed to piecemeal alterations of the ...

    Article : 117 words
  29. REBELS CLASH WITH PERSIAN TROOPS

    TEHERAN (A.A.P.).—Heavy fighting is reported in South Persia between Government forces and strong forces of rebel tribesmen, says the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent. ...

    Article : 214 words
  30. BRITAIN'S NEW EXPORT ROLE

    MELBOURNE—Realising that countries like Australia can now manufacture most of their requirements, British manufacturers are ...

    Article : 127 words
  31. "LEOPARD MEN" PROVED VERY MORTAL

    LAGOS, Nigeria (A.A.P.).— Eighteen "leopard" men, whom the local populace had credited with supernatural powers, were ...

    Article : 97 words
  32. HANGMAN GOES TO AUSTRIA

    VIENNA (A.A.P.).—Albert Pier-repont, the British hangman, has gone to Austria by air to conduct a "school for executioners," says ...

    Article : 88 words
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