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  2. BRITAIN TO HAVE STRONGER NAVY More Capital Ships

    It is obvious that the naval construction programme for 1937 as partly foreshadowed in the White Paper presented to Parliament to-day, will be the largest carried out in any year since the war. Last year two battle-ships, ...

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  3. BANK BANDIT

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Menacing three officials with a revolver, a bandit stole a bag containing £70 in cash and £80 in cheques from the Brighton branch ...

    Article : 319 words
  4. 12 OF 13 BODIES NOW RECOVERED

    RESCUE WORK AT WONTHAGGI WONTHAGGI, Wednesday.—The bodies of 12 of the 13 men killed in the explosion at the Wonthaggi ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. TERRIFYING SIGHT

    WONTHAGGI, Wednesday.—At the invitation of the industrial officer of the mine (Mr. Falloon) I was taken 700ft. to the bottom of the shaft of the mine early ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. WOOL BOUGHT BY UNITED STATES Increase of 600 p.c.

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—In announcing to-day that wool bought by the United States had increased in value by more than 600 per cent in the last half of ...

    Article : 543 words
  7. LAND AT BEND TO BE SOLD

    Thirty acres of land at Fishermen's Bend will be offered at auction by the State Government as the result of the desire of an important financial group to establish ...

    Article : 306 words
  8. Still Fine and Sultry

    FINE and sultry weather, with some cloud along the coast, will probably continue to-day and tomorrow. Yesterday the maximum ...

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  9. TO VISIT TOWN TO-DAY

    The Acting Premier (Mr. Old) will visit Wonthaggi to-day to convey personally to the relatives of the victims of the disaster the sympathy of the State Ministry. ...

    Article : 212 words
  10. Dangerous Seepage of Gas Fumes

    The difficulties which the men are facing were described by the chief inspector of mines for Victoria (Mr. T. Platt) when he returned to the surface this morning ...

    Article : 688 words
  11. Some Ships Already Over-age

    Referring to the heavy naval expenditure that must be incurred within the next few years to bring the Navy up to the strength necessary for it to perform its ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 608 words
  12. LABOUR BALLOT FOR SENATE SEATS

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The ballot for the selection of four State Labour candidates for the next Senate elections was completed to-day. The successful ...

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  13. CRICKETERS WILL PLANT TREES

    Members of the English and Australian cricket teams and representatives of sporting bodies will plant trees in Yarra Park, outside the members' entrance to ...

    Article : 211 words
  14. Test Match Collection

    Sir,—May I suggest to the ruling authorities of the Victorian Cricket Association and the Melbourne Cricket Club that, to assist the appeal for funds for ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. WORK FOR MEN OF MIDDLE AGE

    An appeal for the inauguration of a movement similar to the youth employment survey, to find employment for men of middle age, has been made to the ...

    Article : 120 words
  16. Warm Praise for Women Workers

    Too much praise cannot be given to the women who remained at the improvised mine canteen for many hours to serve food and hot drinks to the rescuers. The ...

    Article : 308 words
  17. Quality of Australian Labour

    WHILE Mr. H. C. French, managing director of the Ford Motor Company of Australia was giving evidence before the Tariff Board ...

    Article : 117 words
  18. Lord Mayor's Fund

    A committee similar to that established after the disastrous floods in Victoria in 1934 will be appointed to administer the Lord Mayor's Fund. The fund was warmly ...

    Article : 53 words
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    Mr. GEORGE BROOME, a member of the Wonthaggi research laboratories, is playing an important part in the rescue work. In a room not far from the pithead he makes an analysis of samples of air taken from the mine hourly. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  20. To Begin Pearling

    DARWIN, Wednesday.—For the first time this season Darwin luggers will leave to-morrow for the pearling grounds. Many Japanese divers have received ...

    Article : 100 words
  21. Lawson Society's Sympathy

    The Henry Lawson Memorial Society will send a message of sympathy and regret to the miners at Wonghaggi. The society decided last night to contribute ...

    Article : 36 words
  22. Pilot's Forced Landing

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Pilot-officer D. Campbell, who recently joined the Richmond branch of the Royal Australian Air Force with a detachment of airmen from ...

    Article : 69 words
  23. Railway-men's Sympathy

    Expressing the deepest sympathy of the Victorian railway-men with the relatives of the victims the executive of the Railways Union urged that the State ...

    Article : 74 words
  24. "Australian Squadron Ready For Any Competitor"

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—As the Royal Australian Naval Squadron approached Sydney Heads to-day on the completion of its summer cruise to Jervis Bay, the ...

    Article : 150 words
  25. Strike Inconveniences Darwin

    DARWIN, Wednesday.—A strike among casual labourers at the Darwin bond store is likely to delay the departure of the Merkur for Singapore. If the dispute is ...

    Article : 30 words
  26. Fund at Ballarat

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.—A relief fund for the widows and families of the victims has been opened at Ballarat. Contributions to-day amounted to nearly £50. ...

    Article : 57 words
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