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  2. Advertising

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  3. Serious Bushfires Sweep South Australia TOWNSHIP ALMOST DEVASTATED; MANY BUILDINGS DESTROYED

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—In one of South Australia's worst bushfire days in recent years a fire which swept down from Balaklava almost devastated the township of Calomba, between Long Plains and Mallala, today. ...

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  4. NEW CIVIL AIRCRAFT TESTED

    The Ambassador, Britain's latest medium-range civil aircraft, on a test flight over Hampshire. In propeller-turbine form the Ambassador will have a maximum cruising speed of nearly 330 miles an hour. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. FIVE-COUNTRY ALLIANCE

    BELGIAN Government officials said that Britain and France had invited Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg to sign a treaty of ...

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  6. COOL CHANGE FOLLOWS PIRIE'S HOTTEST DAY FOR SIX YEARS MAXIMUM SHADE READING 111.3 DBGS.; CENTURY AT 8 A.M.

    After a sweltering night, in which the temperature did not fall below 83.6 degs., the shade reading in Pirie reached 111.3 degs. early yesterday afternoon. The mercury showed 100 shortly after 8 a.m. The maximum was the highest reading here since January 4, 1942, when ...

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  7. 10 ARABS, SEVEN JEWS KILLED

    ARABS who ambushed a Jerusalem-bound convoy four miles from Jaffa killed seven Jewish special police and wounded ...

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  8. VESSEL BREAKS MOORINGS

    It was reported in Pirie last night that during the height of a windstorm yesterday afternoon the vessel Iron Yampi, being completed at the ...

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  9. FIFTH ARCHIBALD PRIZE SUCCESS

    William Dargie, former official war artist, has won the Archibald Prize—Australia's richest art prize—for the third successive year. ...

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  10. Science Bursary For Brilliant Pirie Student

    John H. McNicol, a Port Pirie High School student who gained seven subjects, including two credits, in the 1947 Leaving Examination, has been ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. 94.2 in Melbourne At 9 p.m.

    Victoria, with neighboring States, shared in a sudden burst of hot weather today. The maximum temperature in the city was 104.2 degs. at 5 ...

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  12. Errol Flynn £83,000 For Picture

    A new photograph of Errol Flynn, who has signed a 15-year unbreakable film contract under which he will receive £83,000 for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. Bread Prices Up In Victoria

    Maximum wholesale and retail prices of bread in Victoria will be increased by 1½d. a 4-lb. loaf from tomorrow. Mr. M. E. McCarthy (Prices ...

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  14. MANY OUTBREAKS IN VICTORIA

    More than 60,000. registered volunteer firefighters were on the alert throughout Victoria today, but despite blistering heat only two serious fires ...

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  15. "SPENT MONEY ON RACES AND TOBACCO"

    Admitting that between January 2 and 5 he had fraudulently converted to his own use £1 6/ entrusted to him by Evelyn Guley, of Vassal ...

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  16. WORDY FIREWORKS IN REVELL STREET

    Found guilty of having on December 6 used indecent language within the hearing of Irene. Plakakis and her son, Manuel Plakakis, of Revell ...

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  17. Old Vic Company To Leave In February

    Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, Vivien Leigh, with Old Vic Company, will leave for their Australian tour on February 14. They are due to arrive ...

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  18. Death Of Former Barrier Cabman

    Mr. Edward McAllister (66), who died. at Pirie Hospital, was a wellknown resident of Gladstone. About 30 years ago he was a cabman at ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. No New Evidence On "Mystery" Planes

    No fresh evidence f aircraft landing on disused airstrips in Northern Terriotory had been reported, said Mr. H. V. Johnson (Minister of the ...

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  20. AFRICAN PROJECT TO BE FILMED

    Film experts will leave Britain shortly for work in east and central Africa, where they will photograph what Britain is doing in opening up ...

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  21. U.K. Building Stainless Steel Railway Coaches

    Stainless steel raiway coacnes now being built in Britain may be added to the nation's export list. Features of interior equipment of ...

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  22. HOW SERVICEMEN HELP THEMSELVES

    According to "Change Over," published by the Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction, in less than twelve months ExServicemen's Taxi Service in Brisbane ...

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  23. Malta's First Prime Minister

    Dr. Paul Boffa, who has become the first Prime Minister of Malta. Educated at Royal Malta University, where he became a doctor of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  24. GOODS EXPOSED FOR SALE AFTER HOURS

    For having had non-exempt goods exposed for sale after specified trading hours five shopkeepers were fined by Mr. W. C. Gillespie, S.M., in ...

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  25. NOT FOSSILISED FERN

    On Monday morning there appeared a paragraph in "Busy Street and Quiet Corner" about certain markings on a piece of rock picked up in a local ...

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  26. PERSONAL

    Capt. R. E. Cowell, R.D., R.N.R., has been appointed staff commander of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's liner Stratheden, ...

    Article : 195 words
  27. Britain Quadruples Footwear Exports

    Because of its rapidly increasing export importance leather will replace textiles as the highlight of the British Industries Fair in May. Footwear is ...

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  28. Maureen O'Sullivan's Sixth Child

    Actress Maureen O'Sullivan, wife of Sydney-born film director John Farrow, has given birth to her sixth child —a 9-lb. girl. ...

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  29. Japanese Admiral Hanged

    Rear-Adml. Maomasi Sakonju was hanged yesterday for having ordered execution of 65- British prisoners of war, including Australians, on the ...

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  30. MARK O'TOOLE LOVED THE OPENAIR

    Pirie lost a good patriot through the death in Whyalla of Mr. Mark John O'Toole. In his sixty-first year, he had spent most of his life in this ...

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  31. WEDDING DAY ACCORDION PLAYED AT FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY

    An accordion which the bridegroom had played at his wedding festivities 40 years ago again produced joyous strains when Det.-Insp. H. G. Henderson, of South Australian Railways, and Mrs. Henderson celebrated their ruby wedding anniversary. ...

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  32. Soviet Will Not Enforce Oil Price Order

    The Soviet authorities have announced that they will not enforce an order doubling prices for Austrian oil, effective from today, as ...

    Article : 38 words
  33. THINGS EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW

    Lighting-up times—This evening: 8. Sun rises 5.25, sets 7.30. Tomorrow: 7.59; sun rises 5.26; sets 7.29. Sunday: 7.59; sun rises 5.27; sets 7.29. ...

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  34. TENNIS IN THREE CENTRES Whyalla Defeats Pirie In Men's Match

    A men's team representing Whyalla Tennis Association defeated a combined team of Pirie men by 13 sets to seven in a match played at ...

    Article : 162 words
  35. Crystal Brook Women Do Well In Inter-Town Croquet

    Crystal Brook croquet players defeated Gulnare by 4 games 104 pts. to 49 pts., but lost to Snowtown by a narrow margin (2—90 to 2—81); ...

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  36. Racing Selections For For Tomorrow

    "David" (Adelaide) and "Matthew" (Melbourne) have made the following selections for tomorrow's races:—MORPHETTVILLE ...

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  37. S.A.R. 10-Day Fortnight "In Principle"

    An order by Mr. Conciliation Commissioner Murray Stewart in the Arbitration Court today stated that the South Australian Railways ...

    Article : 96 words
  38. MOONEE VALLEY

    12.40 (S.A. time)—Niddrie Handicap (first div.): Sc[?]twyn, Head Mistress, Rembrandt. 1.10—Niddrie Handicap (second ...

    Article : 166 words
  39. WEEK-END SPORT Cricket

    District cricket matches will be resumed at Memorial Oval tomorrow at the following stages:—Colts (281) v. North (to bat); South (193) v. East (4 ...

    Article : 216 words
  40. IT HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO

    Officers elected at the annual meeting of Pirie branch of Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League were:—Messrs. H. Hill, president; H. ...

    Article : 151 words
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  42. Pirie Railwaymen Win At Wallaroo

    Pirie Railwaymen's Pennant Tennis Association defeated Wallaroo Club, 13 sets 147 games to 11—130, in a match at Wallaroo. Thirty ...

    Article : 210 words
  43. P. & O. VESSELS FOR MIGRANT TRAFFIC

    Particular interest attaches to work now in progress toward restoration of a number of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's liners ...

    Article : 288 words
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  45. Seven Men From Scratch

    Forty-one riders have been handicapped for tomorrow's six-mile road race to be conducted by Pirie Cycle Club. Seven men will ride from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 166 words
  46. Women's Pennant Matches At Crystal Brook

    In women's pennant tennis matches at Crystal Brook Red and Catholic teams won all six sets against Blue and Methodist respectively. Scores ...

    Article : 87 words
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