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  2. SAILOR DROWNED Fell Out of Launch

    SALE, Monday.—A fatality occurred of Letts Beach, 22 miles from Sale, about 1 a.m. to-day. John Elliott, a sailor, of Richmond, accompanied by Reginald S[?] ...

    Article : 175 words
  3. ANTARCTIC MYSTERY

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—The following wireless message has been received from the expedition led by RearAdmiral R. C. Byrd, of the United States ...

    Article : 452 words
  4. MANY ACCIDENTS.

    Mr. John Keegan, aged 60 years, of Bath street. Abbotsford, was struck by a motor-car in Hoddle street. Collingwood, last night. He was admitted to the ...

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  5. FIERCE STORM FLOODS CITY

    Sultry and oppressive weather was broken yesterday afternoon in the city and inner suburbs when a storm swept over Melbourne and caused extensive damage. Water, in some places 20 feet deep, flooded the low-lying parts of ...

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  6. GROWTH OF POPULATION

    Between the census of 1921 and the census of this year the population of Australia increased by 1.195,667 persons. Statistics prepared by the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 335 words
  7. BRITAIN'S RECOVERY

    BRISBANE, Saturday—Representatives of Great Britain retrieved themselves considerably as a result of the concluding day of the second tennis Tests at ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. SILVER PLAN Stimulative Effect in U.S.A.

    The silver markets of the world seem to have received President Roosevelt's ratification of the silver agreement, which was negotiated at the London Economic ...

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  9. HOLIDAY SEASON WHERE THE WEEK-END WAS SPENT

    Railway traffic to country and seaside resorts yesterday was considerably below expectations. The details were not available last night, but the revenue from the ...

    Article : 445 words
  10. TRAGEDY AT CREEK

    While he was swimming with a party of youths in Kororoit Creek Sunshine, yesterday afternoon, a youth whose name is not known yet, was drowned. He joined ...

    Article : 113 words
  11. Surf Bathers Rescued

    BRISBANE, Monday.—Hundreds of surf bathers at Burleigh Heads fled to the shore when the life-saving patrol gave the alarm to-day that two sharks, 10ft. ...

    Article : 121 words
  12. WHO IS MARIE LOUISE?

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that the name of "Marie Louise" has figured recently in several espionage cases, including the case of ...

    Article : 211 words
  13. SOVIET STEEL CENTRE

    According to the Moscow correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph." the "disgraceful and chaotic situation in the iron and steel centre of Magnetogorsk, in the Ural ...

    Article : 93 words
  14. WOMAN ATTACKED

    Viciously attacked by an intruder who entered her bedroom at 2.55 a.m. yesterday. Mrs. Lillian Murchee, licensee of the Clare Castle Hotel. Ross street, Port ...

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  15. CHRISTMAS BELLS

    Christmas bells rang out early yesterday morning calling people to worship in cathedrals and churches. The first celebrations of Holy Communion began at 6 ...

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  16. American Taxes on Liquor

    The Ways and Means Committees of the House of Representatives virtually completed to-day the draft of a liquor tax bill, which will impose levics of two ...

    Article : 148 words
  17. Noel Coward's Uncle

    The "Sunday Express" publishes a story of the death of Mr. Percy Coward, uncle of Mr. Noel Coward, the playwright, in poverty in Australia. It says that ...

    Article : 154 words
  18. Honouring Italian Mothers

    The Prime Minister (Signor Mussolini) will receive 92 mothers who have been chosen from 92 provinces in Italy, each of whom has the largest family in the ...

    Article : 94 words
  19. WAGES IN THE WEST

    PERTH, Monday—As a result of the failure of the managers to come to an agreement on the Financial Emergency Act, the bill will lapse on December 31. ...

    Article : 79 words
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  21. Two Fires Within An Hour

    Two fires occurred in Melbourne within an hour last night. At 7 p.m. the grandstand of the Fairfield Cricket Club, in Yarra Glen road, Alphington, caught fire. ...

    Article : 109 words
  22. FRANCE AND GERMANY

    Trade negotiations between France and Germany, which have been proceeding since early in November, have broken down, and the German representatives ...

    Article : 141 words
  23. Charge Against Ford Company

    Alleging that the Ford Motor Company had violated the National Recovery Administrations collective bargaining mandate, the president of the American ...

    Article : 115 words
  24. Lord Inverclyde's Divorce

    In granting Lord Inverclyde a divorce in the Scottish Court from June, the actress and dancer, on the ground of her misconduct with Matthew Paanakker, ...

    Article : 202 words
  25. BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

    Suffering from gunshot wounds in the stomach and the right arm, Arthur Burton, aged 16 years, Stawell street, Richmond, was admitted to the Alfred ...

    Article : 95 words
  26. HEIR TO THRONE

    A son was born to the Empress of Japan this morning. The event aroused great excitement throughout the country, as this is the first son born to the ...

    Article : 139 words
  27. UNITED STATES NAVY

    Rear-Admiral King, chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics, in his annual report to the Secretary for the Navy, which was published to-day, declares that with three ...

    Article : 209 words
  28. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL

    Beginning from 6 a.m. masses were celebrated even half-hour in St. Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas Day, and at 11 o'clock solemn Pontifical Mass was sung ...

    Article : 111 words
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  30. Congregational Mission's Dinner

    One hundred and eighty-five men enjoyed the annual Christmas dinner which was provided by the Congregational Metropolitan Mission on Saturday. Among ...

    Article : 93 words
  31. PASSENGERS BY ORONSAY

    The following saloon passengers booked in Melbourne will leave for London to-day by the Orient liner Oronsay:—Lieut.-Commander R. Harris. Lieut.-Commander I. M. N. Mudie. ...

    Article : 108 words
  32. IN THE HOSPITALS

    Visits by Father Christmas, poultry for dinner, presents for patients, and carol singing were features of the Christmas celebrations in the metropolitan ...

    Article : 253 words
  33. Fast Mail Flights

    Commenting upon the feat accomplished by the regular Dutch airliner, which replaced the fast Pander mail plane that broke down 10 days ago, in ...

    Article : 137 words
  34. Family Notices

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  35. The Pope Recites Three Masses

    With simple ceremony the Pope commemorated the birth of Christ to-night by reciting the traditional three Masses in his private chapel. Only his three ...

    Article : 116 words
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