Drug Ring Threatens Australia Police Alarmed Across Nation
Police across Australia report a large drug ring with Sydney links smuggling cocaine heroin benzedrine and marijuana from Europe and America. Victorian officials warn of rising perversion and fear drug traffic may erode morale and spark gang violence. officers call for more manpower to halt the menace.
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Australia
Sydney
Europe
America
H. Hore
Brotherhood of St. Laurence
Melbourne
Full Moon Crisis Reports Highlight NSW Cliff Rescue Team
NSW police cliff rescue squad led by Sgt Harry Ware cites a rise in personal crisis reports during full moons. The unit, formed in 1942, averages 14 rescues yearly along the Sydney coast from The Gap to Watsons Bay, with 23 calls and three saves so far this year.
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NSW Police
Harry Ware
Ware
Set
Wares
Sydney
Watson's Bay
Sct
Govett's
Sleepwalker's 40ft fall sparks rescue near Shoreditch
An ex Naval Commando in London slept and woke to discover he had crawled or fallen to a point 40 feet below his bedroom window above Shoreditch High Street. Firefighters rescued him. In Sussex a fete balloon rose and was later found in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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Shoreditch
London
Shoreditch Highstreet
Rabbit interrupts off duty golf round at Cowes beach
Police Constable Alan Fisher, off duty near Cowes on Isle of Wight, encountered a rabbit that darted across the course about 20 yards away. The encounter ended abruptly as the animal diverted attention and concluded with a humorous outcome.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Alan Fisher
Thief steals cash-box from Tunbridge Wells house
At Tunbridge Wells Kent a man who stole a cash-box from a house took loose silver from it then threw away the box with £10 in notes still inside the money was recovered and the suspect is under investigation by police.
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Tunbridge Wells
Kent
Emu Eggs Tasted in Long Running Flavor Study
Dr Hugh B Cott of aelwye College Cambridge led a three year project tasting emu eggs and other birds to find the tastiest eggs. Tasters sampled eggs from 134 species across the country and identified 70 distinct flavors using steam bath tests and a palatability scoring, with all team members trying each kind.
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Hugh B. Cott
Aelwye College
Cambridge
Cottey
Newae
Wise Guy Teacher: Smith Minor Exchange
A terse classroom exchange shows a student named Smith minor feigning insanity toward a teacher, answering questions with evasive phrases. The dialogue hints at a prank or willingness to comply under pressure, reflecting a tense pupil–teacher dynamic.
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Smith Minor
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