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  2. BOXING DAY.

    Boxing Day, 1920, dawned and waned amid oppressive atmospheric conditions and grey skies. The weather was in ominous mood. Throughout the day ...

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  3. A VIOLENT WIND STORM.

    BENDIGO, Thursday.--With a startling [?]ddenness a violent tornado swept over the Axe Creek, Axcdale, and Knowsley districts on Christmas night, and did ...

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  4. GALES, HAIL AND RAIN.

    Boisterous gales, hail and rain were the main ingredients of the Christmas weather, though there were occasional bursts of sunshine between the rain ...

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  5. COAL DEADLOCK.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--There has been no picketing activity on the coal fields, and conditions were quiet during the holidays. ...

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  6. A MISSING AIRMAN

    The Soviet Government has despatched an aeroplane to search for Flight Lieut. Eielson, who is missing off the Siberian coast. It has ordered two other planes ...

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  7. HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.

    When a light motor truck on which they were travelling overturned on the Coast-road, about one mile on the Melbourne side of Tooradin at 6.45 a.m. ...

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  8. DIVE INTO SHALLOW WATER.

    ALBURY, Thursday.--While bathing at Norieul Park a young man, Alan Tracy, of the Bank of New South Wales, Denili[?], dived into shallow water and struck ...

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  9. SULTRY WEATHER IN MELBOURNE.

    Though the temperature did not go beyond 85 deg. in the city yesterday, the day was made uncomfortable by the sultry conditions prevailing. Light rain fell at ...

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  10. A RAILWAY MISHAP.

    GEELONG, Thursday.--It was reported at the train running office, Geelong, to-day that when the Geelong [?]ier was passing through Buckley railway station this ...

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  11. TRIAL OF STRENGTH.

    The Commonwealth Attorney-General (Mr. Brennab), who took an active part in the recent coal conferences in Sydney, said on arrival in Melbourne on Tuesday ...

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  12. NORWEGIAN STEAMER SINKS.

    The Norwegian steamer Aslaug sank off the coast of Spain. Twenty-five lives have been lost. Unsuccessful attempts were made to rescue the crew. ...

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  13. FIRE ON LINER.

    Fifty passengers were roused from sleep at 3 a.m. to-day and ordered ashore, an outbreak of fire having being discovered on the round-the-world liner President ...

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  14. CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE.

    Christmas this year was brilliant here, the restaurants being crowded with Parisians who gathered after midnight Mass, and the usual suppers were served ...

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  15. CHILD'S SKULL FRACTURED.

    Travelling with her parents in a motor truck on the Melbourne-road, near Keilor last night, Josephine Fogarty, three years, of Hardiman-street, Kensingtion, was ...

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  16. Thunder Storm at Seymour.

    SEYMOUR, Thursday.--A heavy thunder storm struck this district last night. Up to 100 points of rain fell. At Tallarook trees were uprooted. ...

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  17. FOUR PERSONS INJURED.

    BACCHUS MARSH, Thursday.--When a motor car containing nine person overturned on the Ballarat road, about three miles from Bacchus Marsh, late this ...

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  18. HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Owing to a washaway on the lines between Nackara and Methuen the railway authorities have found it necessary to cancel the ...

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  19. ACCIDENTS NEAR LORNE.

    LORNE, Thursday.--Three serious motor car accidents occurred during the week on the Lorne-Dean's Marsh road. The first happened near Benwerrin at ...

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  20. FORTNIGHT IN SCOTLAND.

    Mr. Ramsay MacDonald arrived at Elgin this morning, and departed immediately for Lossiemouth, where he will spend a fortnight. He was radiant and cheerful ...

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  21. RAILWAY TRAFFIC DROPS.

    Railway traffic during the holidays showed a serious decline compared with the Christmas period last year. This is attributed to various causes--to ...

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  22. HOOVER'S CHRISTMAS.

    President Hoover and his family gathered at a private Christmas tree on the second floor at White House early to-day. They did not allow their ...

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  23. ARCHBISHOP HEAD

    Through the official publication of the Diocese of Melbourne, the "Church of England Messenger," Archbishop Head conveys his first message to his people. ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND COLLIERY EMPLOYES' UNION.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Mr. A. E. Phillips, secretary of the Queensland Colliery Employes' union, has returned to Ipswich. In a interview he said that ...

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  25. THE SOVIET REBUFF.

    Sensational stories in the French Nationalist press that the French Ambassador, M. Herbettc, has broken off relations with M. Litvinoff, and is returning to ...

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  26. TRAM AND MOTOR BUS COLLIDE.

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  27. PRISON SPORTS.

    Pentridge was a scene of unusual activity yesterday, when discipline was relaxed and the prisoners competed in various sporting events, held as part of their ...

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  28. A TRAGIC OUTING.

    SEASPRAY, Thursday.--Members of the Ford Motor Club camped at Seaspray yesterday received word soon after their arrival that a member of the party ...

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  29. BRITISH LIBERAL PARTY.

    Mr. John Hardie, M.B.E., late Assistant Superintending Engineer of the G.P.O. in the western district of Scotland, arrived by the steamer Marella Yesterday on a ...

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  30. CAR OVER EMBANKMENT.

    BALLARAT, Thursday.--When descending Woodman's Hill to-day to visit friends at Ballarat, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Isaacs, of Sydney-road, Brunswick, met ...

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  31. POISONED LIQUOR.

    The New York police removed 39 persons to the hospitals from the streets to-day. they were suffering from the effects of drinking poisoned liquor. Twelve cases ...

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  32. RAIN IN BROKEN HILL.

    BROKEN HILL, Thursday.--There was a heavy dust storm on Christmas day. The night was frightfully hot. Light rain fell to-day, and continued intermittently ...

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  33. TWO FRACTURED SKULLS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 76 words
  34. CAULFIELD HOSPITAL PATIENTS ENTERTAINED.

    The patients' of Caulfield Convalescent Hospital on Wednesday evening greatly appreciated the annual concert given by messrs. Green and Whitehill's Astoria ...

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  35. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    The Royal family spent Christmas at Sandringham House. The Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Mary, th ...

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  36. WINTRY WEATHER IN THE WEST.

    PERTH, Thursday.--Wintry weather, which characterised Christmas eve and yesterday, continued to-day, making it the coldest Christmas on record, to-day's ...

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  37. FOUR DEATHS FROM DROWNING.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--Mervyn Howard, 17 years, was bathing with his brother at Apsley Falls, Walcha, yesterday when the brother got into difficulties. Mervyn ...

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  38. FATAL ACCIDENT AT WOLLONGONG.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--When a car skidded and overturned several times near Wollongong, Alwin Hardey, of Dapto, was seriously injured. He died to-day in ...

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  39. JAPANESE PARLIAMENT.

    To-day the Emperor of Japan, attired as generalissimo, escorted by cavalry, proceeded to the House of Peers and personally read a rescript opening Parliament. ...

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  40. A GLASS EYE FRACTURED.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--John Broadbent, 27 years, of Adamstown, visited the local hospital to-day and stated that a flash of lightning had split his glass eye. ...

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  41. Record Crowd at Ballarat.

    BALLARAT, Thursday.--With the cool change to-day, the Boxing day celebration was made enjoyable in spite of the light clearing showers that occasionally fell. ...

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  42. A BOOKMAKER KILLED.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--Crashing into a tree five miles from Coonamble to-night, Victor Rowe, 47 years, of Coonamble, was killed instantly. Rowe was a bookmaker ...

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  43. Sporting Fixtures Spoilt by Rain

    BENDIGO, Thursday.--The weather at Bendigo for the Boxing day holiday was disagreeable. The atmosphere this morning was extremely enervating. Steady ...

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  44. HEAT IN COUNTRY.

    KILMORE, Thursday.--A dense Mallee dust storm swept over the town on Christmas day, followed by a thunder storm at night. On Boxing day the dust storm was renewed. Rain ...

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  45. THE POPE VOICES THREE COMPLAINTS.

    Pope Pius XI., during a visit of cardinals with Christmas greetings, took occasion to express three complaints against the civil Government's interpretation of ...

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  46. CAR AND TAXI COLLIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A bad crash between a motor car and a taxi in South Terrace, Adelaide, last night resulted in the death of Miss Verna Magdelene ...

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  47. The Day at Geelong.

    GEELONG, Thursday.--Boxing day in Geelong was a quiet holiday. The beaches were well patronised by children and their guardians, but it was apparent that ...

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  48. MOTH PLANE CRASHES.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--A Gipsy Moth plane met with a mishap on Urunga golf links to-day. G. L. Menzies, the pilot, had with him as a passenger C. M. ...

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  49. RAIN IN COUNTRY.

    ALBURY, Wednesday.--Christmas and Boxing day were two of the most trying days this season. The air was filled with thick red dust and conditions were most sultry. Light showers ...

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  50. YOUNG MAN DROWNED.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--John Fox, 23 years, set out to swim the Logan River near Beaudesert. He got into difficulties. A youth named Stanley Paseoe swam out ...

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  51. BOROTRA PAYS FOR TILDEN'S DINNER.

    As the result of a wager on a tennis match Borotra was compelled to play host to Tilden for Christmas dinner at one of the most expensive restaurants ...

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  52. Thrown from Motor Cycle

    GEELONG, Thursday.--While riding a motor cycle along Queenscliff-road to-night Walter Patterson 22 years, son of Sergeant Patterson of Geelong West ...

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  53. 2000 Tourists at Lorne.

    LORNE, Thursday.--During the last two days there has been a tremendous influx of visitors, eclipsing all records. There are more than 2000 tourists and campers. ...

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  54. Depressing Christmas for Pastoralists.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--The majority of western pastoralists spent a depressing Christmas. The country is extremely dry, and has been so in some places for several ...

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  55. YOUNG WOMAN RESCUED.

    DAYLESFORD, Thursday.--A double fatality was narrowly avoided to-day in the new lake. A young girl named Roberts was bathing and catching hold of the ...

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  56. Two Cars Collide.

    SWAN HILL, Thursday.--On Christmas eve, on the back Nyah-road, cars driven by Mr. R. T. O'Brien, of Woorinen, and Mr. A. Rosewall, of Murrawee, came into ...

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  57. RUSSO-TURKISH TREATY RENEWED

    Despite Turkish national antipathy M. Karachan, the Soviet deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, has renewed the Russo-Turkish treaty, guaranteeing a loan of ...

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  58. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GRANT.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--Mr. R. J. Love, formerly Inspector of Charities in Victorin and now of Sydney, said to-day he did not desire to enter into a controversy with ...

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  59. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Application has been made by the National Trustees Company for probate of the will of Miss Mary Ann Corrigan, late of Centennial-avenue, Brunswick, who died on 16th November, leaving ...

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  60. SCHOOL CHILDREN HELP HOSPITAL.

    The head teacher of the Doncaster East State school, Mr. F. S. Jutson, has handed to the Children's Hospital a cheque for £30 for the maintenance of the cot which ...

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  61. RAILWAY STATION ROBBED.

    KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--When the station master at Parkeston opened the office this morning he found the safe had been blown open and £27 in cash stolen. ...

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  62. A Demijohn Bursts

    ALBURY, Thursday.--John Wright, eight years, was admitted to Albury hospital suffering from a lacerated wound under the left knee. The boy was ...

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  63. Advertising

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  64. A LAKES TRAGEDY.

    LAKES ENTRANCE, Thursday.--While the steamer Gippsland was proceeding from Bairnsdalc to Lakes Entrance on an excursion Robert Dean, 15 years, of ...

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  65. Fall from Bicycle.

    ALBURY, Thursday.--Richard Livermore, 30 years, of Lavington received [?] fracture of the right leg when he fall from a bicycle descending a hill near ...

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  66. Advertising

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