NSW Divorces Climb as Suit Backlog Surges
More than 1100 divorce suits await health in New South Wales with 376 defended cases. A petition was lodged four years ago and petitions are being judged at about 100 weekly.
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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
13
More than 1100 divorce suits await health in New South Wales with 376 defended cases. A petition was lodged four years ago and petitions are being judged at about 100 weekly.
In Newport Rhode Island a historic old colony house clock stopped when the clock hands collided and a somnolent starling perched inside the mechanism. The bird settled amid the gears, halting the timepiece until it was freed by a cautious observer.
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William Dower, a fisherman near Whiteville Tennessee, reports a sudden attack by a large bass. The fish leaped from the water, struck his temple, gashed him with a fin, and then disappeared back into the river.
Young girls greet spring in two piece wool suits with basques and circular skirts. Bolero jackets rise in popularity for figure balancing, with waistlength lines and close buttoned fronts. Skirts stay knee to mid-calf with dirnd fashion, while collars narrow to dainty shapes and lingerie touches appear on jackets.
Walter W Brown of Onawa Iowa lopped off five toes with a lawnmower. He found four and had a doctor sew them back on. The event underscores the dangers of lawn equipment and the skill of his medical team in reattachment.
Prepare a baked pasta dish using one cup cooked macaroni with celery, cheese, onions, breadcrumbs, salt, cayenne and tomato puree. Fold in eggs and milk, bake in a water bath until set, unmold onto a hot serving dish and garnish with tomato halves and parsley.
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