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  2. FIRES BURN FIERCELY

    WOODEND, Tuesday.--The fires in the Macedon-Woodend district burnt fiercely again to-day. At Woodend the position was comparatively safe to-night. The chief danger would be a change of wind, and every precaution is ...

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  3. MOTOR CAR HANGS OVER CLIFF

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Screams of a woman and the continued tooting of a motor horn attracted police to the cliffs at Maroubra early this morning. They found an hysterical woman in a motor car, and she told them that her male ...

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  4. When the Ships of the Desert Go Down to the Sea

    Not a scene from the Sahara Desert or Central Australia, but A holiday picture from the beach at Inverloch, where these two camels provided many small children with a fairy-tale touch of adventure, as well as a thrilling ride oh the sands. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. FOREST BLAZING

    WANGARATTA, Tuesday.--The fire that has been burning in the Toombullup district since December 22 has assumed large proportions in the last two ...

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  6. TAWONGA SOUTH DANGER

    WODONGA, Tuesday.--Despite the efforts of a large body of fighters at the fires burning in and around Tawonga South, considerable progress was made ...

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  7. THREE ESCAPE DEATH

    When one of two motor cars involved in a spectacular smash on Sydney-road, Merlynston, early yesterday, was almost cut in half, the three occupants had ...

    Article : 173 words
  8. TWO DEATHS

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--William Weir, 29 years, and Kenneth Mack, 30 years, meat inspectors, were killed when the motor car in which they were ...

    Article : 76 words
  9. WASHED FROM CLIFF

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Aubrey Kenneth Biddle, 28 years, general carrier, of Dundee, near Glen Innes, and his wife, Phyllis Marjoric Biddle, 25 years, were ...

    Article : 101 words
  10. BUILDING MORE SUBMARINES

    According to Admiral Raeder, admiral in command of the German navy, the German decision to seek submarine parity with Britain was necessitated by ...

    Article : 340 words
  11. EARLY DECISION SOUGHT

    According to a message from Barcelona, the Spanish Ministry of Defence describes the present conflict as the hardest battle of the war. It is added that the Government forces ...

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  12. FALL FROM TRAIN

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Tuesday.--Andrew Wilson, 17 years, was critically injured to-day when he missed his grip while getting into a train at New ...

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  13. RAIN PROSPECTS

    With everyone in the bush fire areas praying for rain, there is bound to be disappointment at the latest Weather Bureau report, that little rain is likely ...

    Article : 195 words
  14. Girl Drowned

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The body of June Matheson, 12 years, of Mile End, was recovered from a dam on the property of Mr. E. Mattner, at Balhannah, ...

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  15. Road Accidents Lower in N.S.W.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Road accidents in New South Wales for the eleven months of 1938 to November 30 decreased by 524 compared with a ...

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  16. TWO INJURED AT CROSSING

    PERTH, Tuesday.--A utility truck was struck by a train at Guildford level crossing to-day, and its two occupants were seriously injured. ...

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  17. WAGGA FEARS

    WAGGA, Tuesday.--The maximum temperatures in the shade at Wagga to-day was 104 deg. For the last twenty days there has been record heat, and the ...

    Article : 77 words
  18. Another Fatality on Warragul-road

    DROUIN, Tuesday.--Still another accident occurred on the Warragul-road, two miles from Drouln township, at 9.30 p.m. Monday, when Frederick ...

    Article : 114 words
  19. PRINCES HIGHWAY COLLISION

    GEELONG, Tuesday.--Following, investigations by Senior Detective James of Geelong C.I.B., and Werribee police concerning a collision in which two motor ...

    Article : 155 words
  20. ALPS ABLAZE

    WALWA, Tuesday.--Fierce fires are burning at many points in the Alps, and dense clouds of smoke overhang the district, making the already extremely ...

    Article : 91 words
  21. Motor Cyclists Injured

    Two men were injured when a motor cycle on which they were riding came into collision with a motor truck on the Warburton-road, at Seville, yesterday. ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. FIRE ENGINE TO THE RESCUE

    The village fire brigade at Torrlosa initiated its new fire engine by succoring an expectant mother isolated in a farm house, in attempts to reach which ...

    Article : 90 words
  23. TRAWALLA SCARE

    BEAUFORT, Tuesday.--Fire broke out on Langi Kal Kal Estate, Trawalla, near Mr. E. Vowles's farm, and swept an area of 500 acres. The fire created ...

    Article : 65 words
  24. MANY SUICIDES IN UNITED STATES

    The police have announced that there were 24 suicides during the holidays the highest total ever recorded for the three-day period in the history of New ...

    Article : 67 words
  25. Welcome Rain

    About 10.45 p.m. yesterday overcast conditions which had prevailed in the city all night culminated in a sharp shower of rain the first for many weeks. The ...

    Article : 46 words
  26. LATE NEWS

    CAPETOWN, -- South Africa at lunch, 045, Mitchell 19, Vanderbyl 21. Sundries 5. ACCIDENT AT SEYMOUR. ...

    Article : 60 words
  27. Fatal Fall Over Peg

    From injuries received when she fell over an iron tent peg at Frankston on Monday night. Valma Hargrenves, 11 years, Weeroona-road, Murrumbeena, ...

    Article : 33 words
  28. AT CALLIGNEE

    TRARALGON, Tuesday.--A fire which broke out in the hill country at Callignee swept through an extensive area. At one stage the homestead of Mr. A. ...

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  29. Family Escapes From Flames

    KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--Shortly before 3 a.m. to-day the Boulder and Kalgoorlie fire brigade, assisted by volunteers from the North Kalgoorlie ...

    Article : 144 words
  30. Child Struck By Truck

    When he was struck by a motor truck near his home yesterday, Neville Stanley, 8 years, Lynch-street, Footscray, received an injury to the leg, with which he ...

    Article : 38 words
  31. Relieving Czech Refugees

    A full meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee, on Refugees, comprising representatives of 32 nations, will be held in London towards the end of the ...

    Article : 94 words
  32. Lorry Hits Car

    George Bremner, 67 years, Canterbury-road, Ringwood, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday suffering from a possible fracture of the skull ...

    Article : 49 words
  33. Boycott of French Goods

    A message from Djibouti indicates that an Italian boycott has begun against French goods in Somaliland. Forwarding agents have received instructions ...

    Article : 51 words
  34. Toddler Killed

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Gordon Miles Lane, seven years, was fatally injured when he was run over by a motor lorry at Carrington to-day. ...

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  35. Yarrawonga Swelters

    YARRAWONGA, Tuesday.--For the fourth successive day the district sweltered in terrific heat, the temperature being again over the century. The ...

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  36. "MISS INVERLOCH" AND HER SISTERS

    Miss Floris Thompson (centre), chosen as "Miss Inverloch 1939," with her two sisters Linda and Edie, on the beach. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  37. Austrian Currency Disappears

    All paper notes of the old Austrian schilling currency became worthless today and silver coins are now worth only their Intrinsic value, which is about ...

    Article : 79 words
  38. Waving to the Waves--And Four Winds

    Happy as the day are long--although the days are all too short when it is holiday time. Seven beach girls on the cliffs at Mornington. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  39. Conscription for German Girls

    Every German girl must in future "serve the people" for a year. Hitherto only those engaged in certain occupations were liable for labor service. Now ...

    Article : 84 words
  40. GRASSHOPPERS HATCH OUT

    WALWA, Tuesday.--Farmers in the district report trouble with thousands of grasshoppers hatched from eggs deposited last year, when the district was visited by ...

    Article : 123 words
  41. Advertising

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  42. Italian Wins South African Grand Prix

    The Italian, Luigi Villoresi, driving a Maserati, won the South African motoring Grand Prix in 1 h. 59 min, 26 sec., his speed averaging 99.667 miles per ...

    Article : 60 words
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