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  2. Power Cuts to be More Drastic

    Victoria will experience more stringent electricity restrictions from March to help conserve fuel for the ...

    Article : 191 words
  3. Senior Job for S.E.C. Engineer

    Mr. N. T. Jewell has been appointed head of the State Electricity Commission electrical ...

    Article : 125 words
  4. REBEL ALLIANCE RUMORED

    BANDOENG, Jan. 25 (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Darul Islam posters proclaiming an Orthodox Islamic State have appeared on the walls in this city which was entered earlier this week by Captain (Turko) Westerling's forces which later suddenly withdrew ...

    Article : 415 words
  5. Sagacity of a Polar Bear

    THIS POLAR BEAR at the Zoo yesterday essayed to create a "wave." He is seen splashing away at the water's edge to cause an object (arrow) to float within his reach without the necessity of going in after it. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 44 words
  6. Vandals on the River

    INTRUDERS on the river vessel Mississippi, while it lay moored during the night at Princes Bridge, damaged electric fittings and smashed the piano. Insufficient lighting at the mooring stage is said to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 42 words
  7. C.P. Conference

    Revaluation of the Australian pound will provide one of the major items for discussion at the Victorian Country party ...

    Article : 174 words
  8. Pies and Toast in Schoolroom

    Too many teachers had to make toast or heat a pie over the schoolroom fire in winter--in summer they could not ...

    Article : 208 words
  9. Plan to Win More Coal

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Joint Coal Board will conduct an experiment at Bellbird Colliery which, if successful, could ...

    Article : 179 words
  10. Boys Drown In Canoe Mishap

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Two boys, aged 14 and 18 were drowned this evening in Duck Creek, Granville. ...

    Article : 168 words
  11. ROAD SAFETY DRIVE

    The president of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (Mr. V. R. McBride) yesterday appealed for caution in increased police action to reduce road ...

    Article : 368 words
  12. 56 Poisoned at Gas Picnic

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Three hours after they had eaten a picnic lunch at Newcastle gas employes' picnic ...

    Article : 175 words
  13. Govt. Working Out New Price Subsidy Policy

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced today his Government was evolving a "precision policy" on subsidies. He was referring to ...

    Article : 369 words
  14. Taxis Seek 2 Flag-fall

    A minimum taxi fare of 2--an increase of 8d. on the first flag-fall--is being sought by the Victorian Road Transport ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. Firemen and 40-Hour Week

    Postponement of the date for the introduction of the 40-hour week for firemen is to be sought by the Fire Brigades ...

    Article : 183 words
  16. Chimney Sweep Mystery 'Solved'

    GEELONG, Wednesday.--Geelong detectives now consider the mysterious disappearance of a Geelong chimney-sweep, George Henry, late in 1947 has been solved. ...

    Article : 260 words
  17. Navy Planes Over Geelong

    Twenty planes from H.M.A.S. Sydney will fly over Geelong this morning. They will take off at 8.30 ...

    Article : 128 words
  18. First Film in Technicolor

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Production of the first full length film in technicolor in Australia will begin in July. ...

    Article : 120 words
  19. Child Swallowed Laxative Pills

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Stephen Laws, 3 12, of Weyland-avenue, Lidcombe, was admitted to Auburn Hospital ...

    Article : 63 words
  20. Clothing Price Rise Confirmed

    The Prices Decontrol Commissioner (Mr. J. F. Waldron) has officially confirmed a statement in "The Age" that ...

    Article : 91 words
  21. Two Cyclists Seriously Hurt

    Two cyclists were seriously injured in road accidents last night. Robert Hooper, 22, of ...

    Article : 68 words
  22. Theft Was an Inside Job

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Detectives investigating the disappearance of jewellery valued at £2000, found it ...

    Article : 120 words
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  24. "Deposits Paid, But No Houses"

    Four witnesses told the Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr. R. G. Little) yesterday they had paid deposits to a builder but, except in one case where the stumps were ...

    Article : 373 words
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    DRAMATIC AND MOVING scenes were witnessed during the rescue work of the men hurt in the explosion on H.M.A.S. Tarakan. This picture shows a badly injured rating being attended by a Naval first-aid man, while sympathetic dockyard workers--many of whom assisted in the rescues--look on. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  26. Endowment Not Till July

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.--Payment of child endowment for the first child is expected to start on July 1. ...

    Article : 99 words
  27. Mr. Menzies in Melbourne

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) came to Melbourne last night to spend the holiday week end at his home in ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. Child Saved from Drowning

    A woman's keen eyesight and a 50-yard swim by a man at Black Rock saved the life of five-year-old Robert Hugo ...

    Article : 123 words
  29. Flying Club Plane Wrecked

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Truscott Flying Club's plane Robin was wrecked when it made a forced landing in a ...

    Article : 107 words
  30. £750 Stamp Find May Buy House

    A United States stamp worth £750 was discovered by Mr. F. H. Feibes, a Swanston-street stamp dealer, when looking through a collection owned by a Kew ...

    Article : 187 words
  31. Rabbit Pest

    The Minister for Lands (Mr. Guthrie) has ordered a departmental investigation into allegations that Crown lands are ...

    Article : 150 words
  32. Lasso Death in Cowboy Game

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--An 11-year-old boy, Greville Robert Lawson, lost his life at Charters Towers last night ...

    Article : 100 words
  33. Bad Drainage in Gippsland

    Unless the Bunyip South drain was cleaned out immediately, Bunyip and Kooweerup residents health would be ...

    Article : 104 words
  34. Drowned After Saving Boy

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Reginald James Hodges, 45, of Foster-street, Leichhardt, disappeared in deep water off ...

    Article : 81 words
  35. Fatal Fall

    John Harold Banfit, 26 years, Ryan-street, Coburg, was fatally injured when he fell 20-feet from a ledge at the ...

    Article : 43 words
  36. Retired Teachers Return to School

    Children who return to State schools on Tuesday may find among the teaching staff some old friends whom they ...

    Article : 59 words
  37. Chief Wants to Meet Scouts

    World Scout Camp Chief (Mr. John Thurman) wishes to meet as many of Victoria's Scout leaders as he can. ...

    Article : 46 words
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