Fight to the Death in Darwin Police Clash on Nemarluck Camp
The Darwin raid on Nemarluck’s camp at Delissaville Island ends with Constable Smiler and Nemarluck locked in a brutal 15 minute struggle. Smiler shoots Nemarluck, both combatants sustain severe injuries and disappear into mangroves. The fate of Nemarluck remains unknown.
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Darwin
Northern Territory
Don
Smiler
Nemar
Delissavile Islandery
Nemarluck
Dwn
Nemarik
Fred
Smiter
Amite
Determineyen
Ex Detective details police bribery in cocaine traffic case
Melbourne inquiry into police bribery hears former Detective Coffey recounts arrest of Patrick for cocaine possession and promise to provide information on cocaine traffic. Bolger allegedly sought to shield Schiffman, plan to charge under alias John King at South Yarra Court, Essendon bench and Russell Street details cited.
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Melbourne
Coffey
Patrick
Ng Bolger
Schiffman
Bolger
Sydney
John King
South Yarra
Brunswick
Essendon
Cere
Russell Street
Lacey
Able MacCahery
Salenged
Dunn
German Escapee Dash to Frontier Trailed by Police
A disjointed report states Herr Egperstedttt, a Socialist and police official, was shot on the Dutch frontier while attempting to enter Holland. The text implies an escape attempt and a failed manhunt with unclear details and garbled names.
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Berlin
Herr Egperstedtt
Holland
Eggerstedt
Ulm delays at Calcutta on flight to Australia
Ulm and party faced engine repair and wet airfield delays at Calcutta delaying takeoff for Akyab. He moved to Alor Star after persisting drizzle and engine checks. Reports compare his progress with Kingsford Smith as newspapers hype the England to Australia attempt.
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C. T. P. Ulm
Calcutta
Akyab
Alor
Mr. Ulm
Charles Kingsford Smith
London
England
Australia
Price of Gold Fixed at Royal Mint for October Period
Melbourne reports under Commonwealth Bank the price of gold including old jewellery lodged at the Royal Mint from October 1 to 13 fixed at £8 1/8, up from £8 42 for the previous period.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank
Royal Mint
Strike Talk Fails as Maryborough Workers Return to Jobs
In Maryborough on October 17, relief laborers for a 30-spot pipeline partially returned to work with two gangs forming. While 2 of 23 men began work, strikers urged continued stoppage but failed. Quarry workers resumed, railway yard stance unchanged as the Australian Railway Union prepared a protest telegram to the Premier over free laborers and council policies.
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Marysborough
Council
Baddow
Australian Railway Union
Labour City Council
Large stock of radium dispatched to England for repacking
A large portion of Australia's radium stock is shipped from Melbourne aboard the Ormonde to England for repacking in modern containers of monel metal platinum and gold. Secrecy surrounds the package and storage while extraordinary precautions guard the valuable and dangerous consign ment. The move follows the Commonwealth Cancer Conference's recommendation that old containers be replaced to improve safety and accessibility.
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Canber
Commonwealth
Ormonde
England
Mierl
Commonwealth Cancer Conference
Australia
Commonwealth Radium Laboratory
Melbourne University
Darwin prisoner escapes again during transfer
Joseph M'Grrath, the young New Zealander, who had escaped from Fanny Bay Gaol on September 24 and was recaptured at Pine Creek, broke away again today while being escorted to Darwin by Constables Koop and M'Nab. The escape occurred when the police car broke down and the officers attended to repairs.
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Darwin
Joseph M'Grrath
Fanny Bay
Pine Creek
Koop
M'Nab
M’grath
Queensland Cricket Chief Seeks Clear MCC Statement
At a delegates meeting last night J Hutcheon president of the Queensland Cricket Association urged the MCC to provide a definite, plain statement on its intentions. He cited a confidential August 7 1993 letter from Dr Macdonald and criticized limited knowledge guiding board decisions. Hutcheon hoped for unanimity and an amicable settlement.
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M.C.C
Board of Control
B. Hartigan
J.&. Hutcheon
Queensland Cricket Association
Hutcheon
Macdonald
Brisbane electricity price cuts expected in January
Vice Lord Mayor Alderman R E Nixon Smith predicted another tariff reduction for Greater Brisbane electricity in January. He noted a 49 percent drop since 1823 and cited July August revenue of 58,008 pounds versus 49,019 last year as justification for further cuts. Outer suburbs Bald Hills Ballsbury Sunnybank to join city rate July 1. Toombul and Taringa to be taken over by end of year.
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Sma
Brisbane
R. E. Nixon-Smith
Greater Brisbane
Bald Hills
Ballsbury
Sunnybank
Toombul
Taringa
Cor
Victorians Sign Requisition For Board Meeting
Melbourne October 17 Mr W L Kelly of the Cricket Board of Control reports a requisition from Queensland seeking a meeting of the board to discuss the body line cable messages Three Victorian signatures are attached and the requisition is forwarded to secretary W H Jeans at Adelaide
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Melbourne
W. L. Kelly
Cricket, Board of Control
Queensland
Board of Control
Board ,of Control
W. H. Jeanss
Adelaide
High Interest Loans Conversion Elsewhere
Canberra reports the High Commissioner in London stating Australia will convert high interest loans at 32 percent rate the lowest long term rate in London in 20 years. Details show optional stock by state with sums for New South Wales Victoria South Australia and Tasmania and annual savings of £1.6 million with more savings projected from upcoming conversions.
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Canberra
London
M. Br
Australia
Lsst
Commonwealth
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Tasmania
Bruce
Perth Tax Appeal Dismissed Over Hidden Gold Claim
The Commissioner’s assessment and penalties stood after Mr Justice Dwyer dismissed the mine owner Theodore Hoepner’s appeal in Kalgoorlie Supreme Court. Hoepner claimed 25 years of hidden £100 notes worth up to £16,000, and sought deductions to reduce income and loss. Detectives stated Hoepner employed few workers and previously faced charges for illicit gold dealings. No costs awarded.
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Jusiles Dwyer
Perth
Benne ‘Theodore Hoepner
Supreme Court Today
Kalgoorlie
Hoepner
Commissioner of Taxation
Manning
Justice Dwyer
Tramway Post Knocked Off Alignment After Car Crash
A tramway post at Hamilton was knocked out of alignment when a car collided with it yesterday despite the solid concrete foundation. The incident disrupted service as crews addressed the damaged post and assessed nearby infrastructure.
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Hamilton
Gold shares fall on Adelaide Stock Exchange
Sharp declines in principal gold mining shares dragged prices to multi week lows. Turnover reached about 24 000 shares as Western Australian issues led the retreat with Lake View and Star Great Boulder Bons of Gwalia and others slipping. Dealers noted uncertainty from European events and lower London gold prices.
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Adelaide
Adelaide Stock Exchange
London
Lake View
Star
Great Boulder
Bons
Gwalia
Boulder
Ares
Melbourne
Stock Exchange
Australian Gold Development and
Granites Gold
Murder Charge Staged in Ipswich Court
Annie Belanger aged 49 on remand appeared before Mr Co R M Cleland in the Police Court on a charge of wilful murder of Ane Watkins. A further remand until October 24 was granted to allow proceedings. Senior-Sergeant Laughren stated the case would proceed on that date.
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Ipswich
Annie Belanger
Co. R. M. Clejland
Ane’ Watkins
W. Ughten
Cass
Laughren
Germany proposes fresh talks on disarmament
Rome date October 17 reports Germany has informed Italy of readiness to continue disarmament discussions outside Geneva. The move follows Hitler's veiled overture to M Daladier and suggests continuation of previous conversations. Further matter on Germany's Geneva withdrawal is noted on the next page.
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Rome
Germany
Herr Hitler
M. Daladier
France
Italy
Geneva
New Anaesthetic Highlighted at London Exhibition
The Daily Telegraph reports a new intravenous anaesthetic at the Manufacturing Chemists Exhibition in London. It induces full surgical anaesthesia in about two minutes, lasts 14 to 20 minutes, and allows fractures and minor operations to proceed without patient awareness. The preparation, a barbiturate, also relaxes the abdominal wall enabling appendectomy under its action.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Reward withdrawn in Townsville bank robbery case
The National Bank of Australasia Ltd withdrew the reward offered for information leading to the conviction of those involved in the Townsville bank robbery on May 2 1930. About £4100 in notes were stolen and the case remains unresolved after three years with similarities noted to the Cloncurry heist. Police remain baffled and the bank may reissue the reward later.
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National Bank of Australasia Ltd
Townsville
Flinders Birect
Cloncurry
Treasury
Brisbane
Britain considers flight to Melbourne in two and a half days
An air expert notes three British factories could build a 600 hp two seater plane reaching Melbourne in about four days, while a single engined 100 hp craft could cost around £5000. Plans discussed include a 12 seat American Douglas and an Air Ministry mail carrier, with potential eclipsing of the Centenary race.
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England
Australia
London
MacPherson Robertson
Charles Kingsford Smith
Courier-Mini
Melboune
Melbourne
Nnd
E. W. Percival
Bir MacPherson Robertson
Britain
Evening News
Air Ministry
Melbourne meeting ends amid pandemonium for Defence League branch
At Melbourne Town Hall last night Mr W M Hughes and Mr W Watt spoke as militants aimed to form a Defence League of Australia branch. Hughes was twice counted out amid hostile cries, Watt faced similar treatment, and the motion to form a branch carried despite uproar and indistinguishable voting.
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W. M. Hughes
Melbourne
Defence League of Australia
Mr. W. Watt
Hughes
Watt
Siamese Revolt Rumors Shake Bangkok and Trade
Australian press reports indicate Siam rebels may gain public support as discontent rises over trade decline. Rumors claim the King is sympathetic to the revolt while Luang Pradit returns to head the Interior Ministry. Rebel planes hover over Bangkok awaiting a chance to strike.
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Australian Press Association
Intent Sopere
Ntelligent Rit
Sullat Huahin
Luang Pradit
Paris
Ministry of the Interior
Bangkok
Malaya
Fishing Tragedy Updates From Port Fairy Wharf
Melbourne reports the body of Roy Kearney aged 40 found today as part of the fishing boat disaster. Percy Kearny and W. E. Willson remain missing. search continues. Another body, George Davis, drowned near Hopkins River Warramisol, was recovered today, with his son's body still missing.
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Melbourne
Port Fairy
Roy Kearney
Percy Kearny
W. E. Willson
George Davis
Hopkins River
Warramisol
Irish Outrage Dancers Fired On in Ballingar Dance Hall
In Ballingar County Galway a gun attack struck a Dublin United Ireland dance event with about 100 attendees. Shots broke windows and five people were wounded as the assailants fired for roughly thirty minutes before police searched the area without success.
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Dublin
Ballingar
County Galway
United Ireland
Dollar-Sterling Exchange Quoted in London
London reports the US dollar at 4.52 to 1 pound, down from 4.41 yesterday, reflecting currency market movement.
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Dollar-Sterling Exchange
London
United States
Faithful City Arrives from First World Tour
Leisurely flight report from Karachi notes Mr W P C Greene's Spartan air cruiser Faithful City arriving after a long tour with pilot Kak Lyne aboard. The craft will continue toward Sydney at month end, with Greene due there soon.
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Karachi
W. P. C. Greene
Spartan Air Cruiser
Kak Lyne Aie
Antralis
Greene
Sydney
Treasure Quest by Antarctic Leader Sails for Lost Riches
Mr. Max Stanton, Mawson expedition chief and 1932 Southern Cross commander, sails with 12 old public school boys in a motor yacht to hunt £12,000,000 in alleged treasure buried on Cocos Island off Colombia since 1624. Previous expeditions have chased gold and silver from Lima, Peru.
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London
Max Stanton
Douglas Mawson
Southern Cross
Cocos Island
Columbia
South America
Lima
Peru
Fate's Trick. Discovery of Murder in Police Court
In London on October 14, Ernest Brown a 35 year old groom faced murder charges for killing his employer Frederick Ellison Morton 28 a cattle factor of Towton Yorks Morton had employed Brown four years and Brown allegedly pursued Morton’s wife leading to a September 6 shooting and arson attempt adjourned for further proceedings.
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London
Roberta
Ernest Brown
Frederick Ellison Morton
Towton
York
Roberts
Morton
Brown
Mrs. Morton
Nazi raid nets arrests at Ling garrison plan site
Police at Ling raided a Nazi resort uncovering elaborate plans for seizure of the Ling garrison by storm troops. The arrested men will be charged with high treason.
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Viznna
Ling
Prof A
Federal Court Asked to Restrain State Authority in Waterside Case
The Federal Arbitration Court was petitioned to block Queensland state authorities from handling a Waterside Workers Federation award application. Judge Dethridge eyed the matter as a potential clash with federal awards, noting dual control could upset workers such as shed hands and riggers at wharves.
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Melbourne
Federal Arbitration Court
Stat. Industrial Authority
Queensland
Waterside Workers’ Federation
Dethridge
Commonwealth Steams
Aword
Rybers
Queens
Lewis
Cohen
Ke Land Court
Waterside Workers' Federation Wage Log Filed in Court
The Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association and others filed a wage and conditions log with the Arbitration Court seeking substantial wage reductions. Federation secretary Turley reportedly said the union rejected the log and would serve its own log. A compulsory conference was requested to settle the dispute, with copies served on Perth and Fremantle wharf workers.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association
Arbitration
Waterside Workers' Federation
Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Association
H. M. Adams
Waterside Workers’ Federation
Turley
Adam
Adams
Federation
Perth
Fremantle
Sydney Mystery Bridge Tragedy Identifies Victim
A shattered body found under the Harbour Bridge on September 24 is identified as George Williams a 57 year old married man from Papakura near Auckland. The inquest raises doubt over the identification and asks whether a mistake occurred. A second man William Lehane a retired cane worker from Surry Hills vanished after expressing intent to jump from the bridge and was last seen walking toward the city. A bottle of chlorodine was found in a coat pocket on the bridge. The case remains unresolved with no trace of Lehane.
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George Williams
Leslie Lionel Dunlop
Papakura
Auckland
William Lehane
Surry Is
Lehane
Lehone
Williams
Dunlop
Willams
Emergency union conference aims at unity in Labour movement
The Australasian Council of Trade Unions' emergency committee postponed the inter-State unions conference set for October 30 to Melbourne on November 27 to discuss unity in the Labour movement and respond to the Arbitration Court’s plan to review the basic wage next year. The plan includes aiming for a national Trade Unions Congress in Melbourne to consider strategy for a shorter working week and securing gains.
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Melbourne
Australasian Council of Trade Unions
Melebourne
Arbitration Court
Ibourne
C. Crofts
Uniona
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Nemarjock
Nemarinck
Simiter
ULM
Burma
Rangoon
Alor Btar
Kedah
Massy States
C. T
Maryborough
CITY
MR. Bruce
Adelaide Exchange
Post
Mr. W. M. Hughes
King
MR. Greene
Australian Cable Service
Waterside Award
Harbour Bridge
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