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  2. Mother, 6 Children Burned

    AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday.—Trapped in their blazing house at Paumangi today Mrs. Rona Gasson, 26, and her six children were all burned to death. The children were Phiona Rea ...

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  3. MOTOR VEHICLES PLUNGE INTO RIVER

    NEW YORK, Monday (AAP). —Half a dozen motor vehicles with drivers and passengers plunged into water 70 feet deep near ...

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  4. WINGED EROS COMES FROM HIDING

    The famous London statue of the winged Eros, which was hidden away during the war to protect it from air raids, is being taken from its bed of mattresses in a hiding place at Cooper's Hill, Surrey, ready for removal to County Hall, Westminster. This is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. States Agree To Standard Rail Gauge

    CANBERRA, Monday.—The final draft agreement for the modernisation and standardisation of railways in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be signed by the Federal Minister for Transport ...

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  6. BANANA GROWERS SUPPORT MOVE FOR SHORT CUT TO S.A

    SYDNEY, Monday.—North Coast Banana Growers supported growers of other fruits in the Murrumbidgee irrigation in a deputation to the ...

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  7. WOOL PULLED OVER EYES BY AGENTS

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Officials of the State Marketing Bureau who issued price lists each day for fruit and vegetable markets had the wool ...

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  8. COAL BILL BEFORE HOUSE TO-DAY

    CANBERRA, Monday. — The second reading debate, on the Coal Bill is expected to commence in the House of ...

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  9. MOTOR TRUCK CONTROL TO END ON AUG. 5

    CANBERRA, Monday. — From August 5 next no permit will be required by persons wishing to buy new motor trucks of 21 cwt. ...

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  10. FAVOURABLE BALANCE IN OVERSEAS TRADE

    CANBERRA, Monday.—Preliminary figures issued by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Wilson) to-night show that in the financial ...

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  11. ENCOURAGED SUICIDE: TO STAND TRIAL

    NEWCASTLE, Monday.—At the Conclusion of an inquiry into the death of Beryl May Newburn, 18, to-day the Coroner found she ...

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  12. SUGAR INDUSTRY IN SOUTHERN QLD. DISASTROUS SEASON

    BRISBANE, Monday.—The sugar industry in southern Queensland is facing one of the most disastrous seasons in its history. As a result of the drought and ...

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  13. AUST. DOCTORS MAY EXAMINE IMMIGRANTS

    CANBERRA, Monday. — The Government may appoint Australian doctors to Great Britain to medically examine prospective ...

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  14. TO DISCUSS BLAIR ATHOL COAL FIELD WITH P.M.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—It might take £2 million to £3 million to develop the Blair Athol coal field in Central Queensland sufficiently to ...

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  15. Flood Waters Receding

    ALBURY, Monday.—The danger of further floods in the district is believed to have passed. Flood waters in the Albury and ...

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  16. BRITAIN TO BUY DANISH EGGS

    AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday.—The extension of bulk purchase contract under which Britain buys the whole of the exportable surplus ...

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  17. NOT SEEKING POSITION AS GOVERNOR GENERAL

    CANBERRA, Monday.—Mr. Scullin, M.H.R., former Labour Prime Minister, said to-day that there was no foundation for reports that he might ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 107 words
  18. War Crimes In Philippines

    WASHINGTON, Monday (AAP). —Incomplete reports show that at least 142,875 Americans and Filipinos were killed us the result of ...

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  19. PETROL RATIONING UNDER REVIEW

    CANBERRA, Monday—Petrol rationing will be reviewed by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and the Minister for Supply ...

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  20. POLICE NOT TO SELL ART UNION TICKETS

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Instructions forbidding police in future to sell art union tickets were issued to-day by the Deputy Commissioner for Police (Mr. J. F. Scott). The order will apply to all men on duty whether in ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. FATHER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF DAUGHTER

    AUKLAND, Monday. — A father was arrested and charged with murdering his 30-year-old daughter. He was Geoffrey James Stone. He was ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. U.S. LYNCH GANG STILL FREE

    MONROE (Georgia), Sunday (AAP).—The State police chief said a man had been arrested who fitted the description of the leader of ...

    Article : 76 words
  23. INTRUDER ESCAPES PISTOL SHOTS

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Four shots were fired at a thief this morning. The shots missed, however, and the intruder made good his ...

    Article : 64 words
  24. Jap. Officers in Sydney To Answer For Bougainville Atrocities

    MELBOURNE, Monday.— An army spokesman said to-day that a Japanese admiral now held in Sydney with 11 other Japanese officers would be ...

    Article : 77 words
  25. GIANT ROCKETS TO EXPLORE UPPER ATMOSPHERES

    WASHINGTON, Monday (AAP). —Several score giant rockets including some designs for a bomb substantially higher than the ...

    Article : 130 words
  26. BRITAIN-N.Z. EXTEND TRADE CONTRACT

    COPE[?]HAGEN, Monday (AAP) —Denmark has accepted the British price offered for a long term contract for Danish butter, bacon ...

    Article : 65 words
  27. RAIL-ROAD TRANSPORT PLAN TO OVERCOME RAILWAY CUTS

    SYDNEY, Monday. — A coordinated rail and road transport system for the whole of New South Wales to overcome the present ...

    Article : 202 words
  28. 7 Coal Mines Idle

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Seven New South Wales mines were idle or partly idle today for the loss of 6640 tons of coal. A big stoppage ...

    Article : 126 words
  29. No Mans Land in China

    PEIPING, Monday (AAP).—The Government and Communist representatives at the truce headquarters at Changchun have ...

    Article : 79 words
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  32. Atom Powered War Boats In Five Years

    OFF BIKINI, Monday (AAP).—Warships may be powered with atomic energy within five years, according to Admiral Edward Cochrane, construction chief of the United States Navy Bureau of Ships. ...

    Article : 361 words
  33. "Direct Action" Planned For Indian Leader

    BOMBAY, Monday (AAP).—The All India Moslem League Council unanimously passed resolutions firstly withdrawing the League's ...

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  34. MR. CAHILL TO VISIT GRAFTON

    GRAFTON, Monday. — State members of the Electrical Authority of New South Wales and of the Irrigation Commission will ...

    Article : 98 words
  35. Big Loss by Melbourne Punter

    MELBOURNE, Monday. — The leviathan punter, Michael Pitt, lost heavily in a disastrous day for the public at Moonee Valley last ...

    Article : 37 words
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