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  2. TRUCK OVERTURNS.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 23.—One man was killed and 13 other passengers were injured, two seriously, when a motor truck overturned on the Prince's-highway, near ...

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  3. PARLIAMENT RISES.

    Sixty-five Bills were placed before the State Parliament in the session which concluded on Saturday, and of them 46 passed to the Statute books. The ...

    Article : 824 words
  4. CHRISTMASTIDE.

    With every prospect of fine weather, thousands of people throughout the State are looking forward to the Christmas holidays, which will start tomorrow. Large ...

    Article : 371 words
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  6. LAND TRANSACTIONS.

    In the early hours of Saturday morning the Legislative Council passed the Purchasers Protection Act Amendment Bill, a private measure received from the ...

    Article : 269 words
  7. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

    The following programmes will be shown at the various city picture theatres during the Christmas holidays:— Capitol Theatre.—"Morning Glory" ...

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    The following special weather forecast for tomorrow and Boxing day was issued yesterday by the Weather Bureau:— ...

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  9. A BABY'S DEATH.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 23.—Investigations by detectives following the discovery of the body of a male child, aged about 12 months, floating in the River Yarra near ...

    Article : 116 words
  10. HEAVY RAINFALL.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—About 14 inches of rain fell in a storm in parts of the Bli Bli district on the north coast on Saturday night. The disturbance was ...

    Article : 137 words
  11. A PRISONER'S HOPES.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 23.—Raiding a cell in "B" division at the Pentridge Gaol on Friday night, warders found a cunningly concealed and ingeniously prepared ...

    Article : 216 words
  12. A BRAVE WIFE.

    CALCUTTA, Dec. 21.—The bravery of Mrs. Alexander, wife of Captain A. G. S. Alexander, Assistant Military Adviser to the Rajputana State forces, probably ...

    Article : 180 words
  13. TRAIN STRIKES A COW.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 23.—A special excursion train from Melbourne to Bright was passing through Avenel at 1.55 p.m. today when it ran into a cow causing ...

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  14. IN THE CHURCHES.

    Special Christmas services will be held in a number of city and suburban churches tomorrow, in some instances commencing at midnight' tonight. The ...

    Article : 426 words
  15. PLANE HITS HOUSE.

    LONDON, Dec. 22.—A French three engined aeroplane which was descending at Croydon, without passengers aboard, overshot the aerodrome and crashed ...

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  16. BURNING STABLES.

    MELBOURNE, Dec 23.—With great difficulty 11 horses were rescued, by firemen and a wharf labourer from the stables of D. P. Kelly, Pty., Ltd., cartage ...

    Article : 354 words
  17. WOMAN FOUND DEAD.

    With a partly-filled bottle of poison lying nearby, the body of Norma Macdonald (42), a domestic, was found in the scrub in a remote part of the ...

    Article : 116 words
  18. FLIGHT TO THE CONGO.

    LONDON, Dec. 23.-Flying the De Havilland Comet plane which he used in the Melbourne centenary air race, Mr. Kenneth Waller, accompanied by a ...

    Article : 139 words
  19. FATHER MARTINDALE.

    The Rev. Father C. C. Martindale, S.J., well known as a writer and preacher, who attended the Eucharistic Congress in Melbourne, will reach Perth by train ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 305 words
  20. TRADE IMPROVEMENT.

    LONDON, Dec. 22.—In a speech in the House of Commons yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain), referring to the increased ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. SOUTH AFRICAN BUTTER.

    CAPE TOWN, Dec. 21.—The Dairy Control Board is about to authorise the exportation of 1,000,0001b. of butter, in addition to a similar amount remaining ...

    Article : 87 words
  22. TRANSPORT STRIKE.

    KARACHI, Dec. 21.—Transport here was paralysed yesterday through a lightning strike of lorry drivers, who allege that they have been harassed by the ...

    Article : 76 words
  23. FOG IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Dec. 22.—There was widespread fog in the central and eastern parts of England yesterday, and in the southeastern counties it persisted today. ...

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  24. YUGOSLAV MINISTRY.

    BELGRADE, Dec. 21.—M. Yevtitch (former Foreign Minister) has formed a composite Ministry on a national basis, comprising nine Serbs, three Croats, one ...

    Article : 39 words
  25. CLOSURE OF STREETS.

    The following streets in the city blocks of Perth and Fremantle will be closed to vehicular traffic between 7 and 11 o'clock this eveninor:—Perth: Hay-street from ...

    Article : 70 words
  26. PRISON DISORDER.

    LONDON, Dec. 22.—The "News of the World" states that 40 prisoners working in the stone-yard at Barlinnie gaol, Glasgow. downed tools and dashed to a shed ...

    Article : 140 words
  27. Conciliation of the Croats.

    BELORADE, Dec. 22.—Dr. Vladimir Matchek, a Croat leader, who was sentenced last year to three years ...

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  28. TRANSPORT SERVICES.

    Special arrangements have been made by the Railway Department and Tramway Department to transport people during the Christmas and New-year ...

    Article : 265 words
  29. CAR PLUNGES INTO RIVER.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 23.—When a single seater motor car driven by Mr. George Ager, of Bullhead, and carrying also his wife and children, Pamela (6) and ...

    Article : 185 words
  30. AUDACIOUS STOWAWAY.

    LONDON, Dec. 22.—Possibly the world's coolest stowaway is a Lancashire man who, after three years' unemployment in Australia, reached Plymouth ...

    Article : 116 words
  31. ON THROUGH THE NIGHT.

    The work of the State Parliament was far from evenly divided in the marathon sitting of Friday and Saturday last. While mom here of the Legislative Council ...

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  32. THE INSULL CHARGES.

    CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Martin J. Insull, brother of Samuel Insull, the Chicago financier who sought refuge abroad after the failure of his vast utility corporations ...

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  33. ADVERSE WINDS.

    CINCINNATI, Dec. 22.—Strong cross winds prevented Sir Charles Kingsford Smith from completing his attempted record flight from Burbank (California) to ...

    Article : 86 words
  34. EARLY ROTTNEST.

    Sir.—In connexion with the article under the heading of "Early Rottnest—Glimpses of History," which appeared in "The West Australian" last Friday, I was ...

    Article : 181 words
  35. BOY SHOT DEAD.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—Robert James Hancox (10), of Carrington-road, Too woomba, was killed instantly tonight when a pea rifle he was carrying ...

    Article : 60 words
  36. HANGING OF WOMEN.

    LONDON, Dec. 21.—The Home Secretary (Sir John Gilmour), replying to a question in the House of Commons today, refused to introduce legislation to ...

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  37. SPORTING FIXTURES.

    The following are the principal sporting fixtures in the metropolitan area for Boxing day (Wednesday). Racing.—Opening day of West ...

    Article : 92 words
  38. SEQUEL TO MURDER TRIAL.

    LONDON, Dec. 22.—Jack Notyre, alias Mancini, described as a dancing instructor, who was acquitted at he Lewes Assizes recently on a charge of having ...

    Article : 56 words
  39. ESCAPE FROM PRISON CAMP.

    ADELAIDE, Dec. 23.—With the escape of Keith Nas (19), from the Kyreema afforestation prison camp last night there have now been two disappearances of ...

    Article : 61 words
  40. FRENCH BUDGET.

    PARIS, Dec. 21.—The Budget, which has been passed, shows a deficit of £10,340,000. Expenditure is estimated at £636,900,000. ...

    Article : 22 words
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