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  2. ROAD TOLL

    Boxing Day was marred by numerous accidents, several of them of a serious character. A woman passenger was killed when ...

    Article : 84 words
  3. FRANCE MOURNS

    Christmas in France was overshadowed by the horror of the Lagny disaster, which plunged 10,000 homes in mourning. A number of the bodies were so badly ...

    Article : 248 words
  4. CHRISTMAS

    The King's speech was the central event for most Christmas parties in Britain. His Majesty's words of encouragement, and quiet confidence in the future, were ...

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  5. BOXING DAY

    Newcastle and the North enjoyed a typical Boxing Day. It was a day of brilliant sunshine, with pleasure-seeking crowds thronging the beaches. Thousands came to the city from Maitland and the ...

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  6. BODY IN BAG

    The decomposed body of an unidentified man was found in the Murrumbidgee River yesterday. As the remains were in a chaff bag, the ...

    Article : 197 words
  7. PILOTLESS 'PLANE

    With the propeller whirling at considerable speed, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Percival Gull, in which he recently flew from England to Australia on his ...

    Article : 423 words
  8. EASY VICTORY

    The Kangaroos defeated Hull by 19 points to 5, after leading by 13 points to nil at half-time. The teams were— ...

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  9. WOMAN KILLED

    A woman was killed and four other people were injured when a motor-car left the road and plunged over an embankment, 20 miles from Gosford yesterday ...

    Article : 218 words
  10. SCARE AT BEACH

    With the crowd at Newcastle Beach yesterday the setting was complete in every detail for the production of the first big thrill of the season, which incidentally ...

    Article : 331 words
  11. STILL FOG-BOUND

    On Christmas Eve the Jacob Rupert was still fog-bound a mile off the main Antarctic puck. The noon position of the vessel is 66.15 south by 143 east. ...

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  12. HEAD-ON SMASH

    With an artery in his neck severed, and suffering from a wound over the left eye, abrasions to the nose, and shock, Arthur Osmonde, 25, of Dowling-street, ...

    Article : 301 words
  13. MELBOURNE FLOODS

    Thousands of pounds' worth of damage has been caused by the flooding of Kensington and Macauley, two low-lying suburbs of Melbourne and many residents ...

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  14. HOLIDAYS SPOILT

    A tropical disturbance, which has resulted in rain since Sunday night, pratically washed out Christmas from a holiday point of view, for thousands of ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. TENNIS TEST

    The English tennis players will continue with the pairing of Perry and Lee and Hughes and Wilde, despite the loss of the first two Tests. ...

    Article : 209 words
  16. SHARK INTRUDES

    The intrusion of a shark at the Collaroy-South Narrabeen surf carnival to-day made matters more than usually lively. At the finish of the third heat of the senior boat ...

    Article : 136 words
  17. HOLIDAY IN SYDNEY

    Perfect summer weather prevailed for the holiday in Sydney to-day. The various seaside resorts were crowded from an early hour, and thousands spent the ...

    Article : 93 words
  18. HALF-CASTE SHOT

    A Christmas night disturbance among the blacks and half-castes in Barynlgil, about 60 miles from Grafton, has a sequel when a half-caste named Norman Daley, ...

    Article : 132 words
  19. VICTORIAN VICTIMS

    Gordon Waterson, of Westgarth, Victoria, was killed at Gerringong to-day when a car which he was driving somersaulted in an endeavour to avoid a ...

    Article : 107 words
  20. WITH BROKEN BONE

    At the conclusion of the game against Queensland to-day it was revealed that the South Australian left-hand batsman. H. C. Nitschke, had played in the last ...

    Article : 140 words
  21. TWO GIRLS KILLED

    Two girls, Frances Mason, and Molly Camptling, both under 12 years of age, were caught by an express train on a small bridge near Wanganui, while ...

    Article : 89 words
  22. BY EIGHT WICKETS

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  23. CATALAN PRESIDENT

    The death occurred to-day of Colonel Maci[?], President of Catalonia, following an operation for appendicitis, at the age of 74. His body lies in state in the palace, ...

    Article : 79 words
  24. LOVELOCK'S MILE

    A nation-wide poll of sports editors by the United Press Association voted a record mile run by Lovelock, the New Zealander, at Princeton, last summer, the ...

    Article : 118 words
  25. CAR HITS TREE

    Mrs. Mary Stockdale had her left thigh fractured her scalp torn, and suffered shock; Mr. Mary Gooch received probable fracture of the skull, scalp wounds, and ...

    Article : 84 words
  26. ARRIVAL IN LONDON

    The Codex Sinaiticus, which was purchased from the Soviet Government on behalf of the British Museum for £100,000, arrived in London yesterday by special ...

    Article : 68 words
  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    Rome, December 26.—The Indian airman, Mohan Singh, disappeared while flying to Brindisi from Reading on December 23, on the first stage of an attempt to ...

    Article : 54 words
  28. MAN KILLED

    A shocking fatality, supposed to have been caused by a hit-and-run motorist, occurred at Coff's Harbour, where Alexander Stevens McIntosh, 65, employed as ...

    Article : 147 words
  29. CHILD DROWNED

    When a boat capsized while crossing a creek yesterday, Ralph Barden, 3½, was drowned. Other children who had been in the boat were saved. ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. ACCIDENTS IN SYDNEY

    Horace Stephan, 16, of Waverley, suffered concussion, abrasions, and shock when the bicycle which he was riding at Waverley to-day came into collision with ...

    Article : 70 words
  31. Japanese Imperial Heir

    Tokio, December 26.—Numerous organisations which marched to the front of the Palace to offer congratulations on the birth of the Imperial heir, included 100 ...

    Article : 45 words
  32. CRACKER IN FIREWORKS

    Much excitement was caused in Christchurch when a party of small boys threw a lighted cracker among parcels of fireworks in a Chinese stall. There was ...

    Article : 88 words
  33. OBEYED THE TALMUD

    A sentence of two months' imprisonment was imposed on a Wieshaden Jewish butcher accused of killing animals after the Jewish custom. The Court declared ...

    Article : 60 words
  34. BOY'S DEATH

    Robert Piddledon, 9, of Merrylands, lost his life following an accident in the bathing pool at Parramatta Park this afternoon. The boy was seen to be in ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. Viceroy's Cup Race

    Calcutta, December 26.—In the presence of the Viceroy (Lord Willingdon), and Lady Willingdon, and the Governor of Bengal (Sir John Anderson), Sir Victor ...

    Article : 62 words
  36. GOOD DEED MEANT DEATH

    To bring joy to the hearts of children at Woollabra yesterday morning. Sophie Betts, 36, purchased some toys, and dressed as Santa Claus, walked over to a ...

    Article : 53 words
  37. BOWLER'S FINE FIGURES

    Playing for South Sydney against Centennial Park, in a cricket match to-day, R. McFarlane secured six wickets for five runs, off five overs, including one maiden. ...

    Article : 27 words
  38. QUEENSLAND GIRL KILLED

    In a collision between a motor-lorry and a motor-car on the road near Yanpoon to-day, Bertha Legue, 19, was killed. Three other persons were injured, and were ...

    Article : 39 words
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