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  2. PEACE HOPES FROM ROME TALKS GERMAN OFFICIALS IN ITAL ARE SATISFIED

    British circles in Rome say that German officials there of the opinion that a long period of peace is assur[?] as a result of the talks between the British Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) and Signor Mussolini ...

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    ALMOST BLINDED AND SUFFOCATED BY SMOKE, these volunteer fire-fighters carried a hoseline across the Yarra at Warburton to where the fire was raging in thick timbered country. The fire later leapt across the river at several places. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. MISUSE OF SCIENCE CONDEMNED "SHOULD BENEFIT, NOT DESTROY, MANKIND"

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The need for greater co-operation among scientists to apply science for the benefit and not the destruction of mankind were features of an open discussion at the Science Congress to-day on ...

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  5. THREAT BY UNIONS

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Key metal trade unions at a conference to-day decided to serve an ultimatum on the Federal Government that unless an early ...

    Article : 524 words
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    GUESTS FROM THE VARIOUS HOUSES and Warburton residents who sought refuge in the river anxiously watching the progress of the fire yesterday. Cocky was not forgotten when one family abandoned their home. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. EMERGENCY STEPS

    As the Nationalist advance creeps toward Tarragona, the Republicans have been compelled to conscribe more troops—seven ...

    Article : 616 words
  8. NO FURTHER COMMITMENTS

    A statement from an official British quarter last night said that the British and Italian Ministers had completed their survey of the European situation, and each ...

    Article : 537 words
  9. Obituary MISS EDITH WAUGH

    Miss Edith Olivia Waugh died on Wednesday at her Hawthorn home. She was the younger daughter of the late Dr. James Swanton Waugh, the first president ...

    Article : 60 words
  10. Agriculture

    An Empire-wide survey of its soil resources, to ascertain what cultivable land was available, was urged by Sir John Russell, director of the Rothamstead ...

    Article : 777 words
  11. SOUTH AFRICAN MONOPOLY

    The "Cape Times" says that Germany is rapidly gaining a strangle-hold on the South African wool industry as a result of the barter agreements. ...

    Article : 80 words
  12. DEFENDING U.S.A.

    President Roosevelt has sent a message to Congress asking for a special appropriation of £A138,000,000 with the greatest ...

    Article : 387 words
  13. FRANCE SPURNS THREATS

    In his inaugural speech following his re[?] election as President of the Chamber of Deputies, M. Heriot said:—"France will not give way to threats. A free people will ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. MR. ALBERT MORRIS

    Mr. Albert Morris, the chief assayer of the Central Mine at Broken Hill, who died on Monday, was a botanist of world fame. At one time he presented to the Broken ...

    Article : 86 words
  15. LONDON'S A.R.P. SYSTEM.

    The Lord Privy Seal (Sir John Anderson), who is responsible for the civil defence of Great Britain, is partly satisfied with the progress of air raid precautions. ...

    Article : 162 words
  16. MR. C. DOD

    The death occurred yesterday at his home in Belmont, Geelong, of Mr. Charles Dod, in his 85th year. Born at Queenscliff in 1864, Mr. Dod claimed to be the ...

    Article : 81 words
  17. £250,000 FOR A HORSE

    All offer of £250,000 by the film magnate, Mr. Louis Mayer for the world-famous racehorse Man o War, was flatly rejected by the owner (Mr.Samuel ...

    Article : 204 words
  18. BAN IMPOSED BY FRANCO

    An agent of General France is reported to have visited the British Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) at the Villa Madama, where he is staying in Rome, ...

    Article : 128 words
  19. MR. A. E. TEMPLETON

    Mr. Albert E. Templeton, proprietor of the Albert Coffee Palace, Geelong, died yesterday. A native of Bendigo, Mr. Templeton, who was in his 62nd year, went ...

    Article : 58 words
  20. MR. R. G. GARDINER

    The death occurred at Yannathan of Mr. Robert G. Gardiner, aged 82 years. He had lived in the Yannathan district for 63 years. Mr. Gardiner was one of ...

    Article : 52 words
  21. SHOOTING INCIDENTS

    The Dutch Government has expressed to the German Minister its regret for the shooting incidents at the residence of a German Consulate official in ...

    Article : 92 words
  22. LABOUR VIEW OF NAZIS

    The "Evening Standard" states that British Labour and Trade Union leaders have been sending messages through secret channels to agents in Germany ...

    Article : 87 words
  23. SWEPT OUT BY UNDERTOW

    Bro. T. O'Reilly, a young student for the Redemptorist Fathers, at the Redemptorist College, at Ballarat, was drowned at Airey's Inlet yesterday morning. ...

    Article : 116 words
  24. LOSSES AT BALLARAT

    BALLARAT, Friday.—At the Gong Gong reservoir a fire broke out in the timbered areas there, and, spreading rapidly, soon burnt the timber mills belonging to ...

    Article : 194 words
  25. MR. H. H. PEARCE

    Mr. Henry H. Pearce, retired farmer, died at his home at Tallangatta, aged 83 years. He was the oldest member of the Tallangatta Agricultural Society, and was ...

    Article : 52 words
  26. ANOTHER PLEA FOR PARDON

    An applicaion for the pardon of Warren K Billings,who was sentenced with Tom Mooney for the "Preparedness Day" bombings in 1916, has been filed with ...

    Article : 175 words
  27. CHINESE AIR LEGION

    The Chinese Government is recruting a new air squadron of 500 foreigners, offering "adequate" pay. It is understood that already 300 ...

    Article : 48 words
  28. UNION DEMANDS DUG-OUTS

    Describing holes dug in the ground as entirely inadequate, the secretary of the Timber-workers' Union (Mr. W. Scanlon) complained yesterday that many ...

    Article : 217 words
  29. READING FOR THE WEEK-END

    FEATURES of "The Argus" Weekend Magazine are:— Brave New World for Youth. Modern Woman a Venus? ...

    Article : 95 words
  30. "ROASTING"" OF CONVICTS

    Deputy Warden Frank Craven was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of a convict at the Holmesburg prison, where four insubordinate ...

    Article : 98 words
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    THE BEAUTIFUL ACHERON WAY is no longer lined by tall trees. It has been laid bare by the forest fires. Trees which have fallen across the road every few chains have made it almost impassable. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  32. BIG INSURANCE LOSSES

    "The last few days have seen the heaviest Insurance claims from bush fires in my experience," said the manager for Australia of the Royal Insurance Co. ...

    Article : 260 words
  33. FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM

    The Hungarian Foreign Minister (Count Csaky) has announced that Hungary is willing to join the Anti-Comintern Pact if invited. ...

    Article : 84 words
  34. BY TAXI FROM SYDNEY

    When she learned of the death of her husband in Melbourne on Thursday, a Sydney woman hired a taxi in a Sydney street and was driven to Melbourne with ...

    Article : 108 words
  35. FATHER KILLS SON

    A grief-stricken father confessed to the police yesterday that he killed his imbecile son because he "could not stand by and see the boy suffer any more." ...

    Article : 96 words
  36. AIR CRASH INQUEST

    BRISBANE, Friday. — The possibility of putting high-tension electric cables under the Logan River instead of over it was mentioned to-day by the coroner (Mr. J. J. ...

    Article : 62 words
  37. HOURS IN COALMINES

    SYDNEY, Friday.—John Thomas Philpot, manager of the Lithgow Valley colliery, giving evidence this morning in the Arbitration Court, before Judge ...

    Article : 90 words
  38. ECONOMIC WAR REPORT SCOUTED

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Friday.—Declaring that he had heard nothing about a cabled report that Britain and America would probably make economic war against ...

    Article : 75 words
  39. KING WILL KEEP IN TOUCH FROM CANADA

    The "Daily Express" says that while the King is in Canada in May he will probably keep in touch with his Ministers by the new radio telephone service ...

    Article : 62 words
  40. Advertising

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  41. SOVIET DEFENCE PLANS

    M.Stalin has issued a decree for a complete reorganisation of the Commissariat for Defence Industries to cope with the vast expansion of Soviet defences. ...

    Article : 49 words
  42. FALL FROM TREE FATAL

    Frank Stewart aged 13 years, a ward of the State, who is also known as North, died in the Children's Hospital yesterday from internal injuries suffered on ...

    Article : 43 words
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