Australians Show Moderate Form in Olympic Trials at Berlin
In Berlin on Sunday the Australian team posted a mixed showing as athletes contested high jump and wrestling events. Gerald Backhouse led the sprint trio with a strong 200 metres performance, while Dick Garrard and Owen battled through heats. The crowd of about 80,000 witnessed tense wrestling rounds and a controversial judging shift favoring European grapplers, amid German governance and Olympic pageantry.
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Olympic FC records highlight dramatic 100 meter heats
Results show Olympic competition with multiple heats and records. Notable finishers include A. Aakole Finland and V. Tao Hollo Finland, edging rivals for medals as time totals reach 30 minutes with fast splits and world record pacing.
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Japan
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Great Britain
Olympic javelin mark tops world list at Berlin
Olympic record 108 feet 3 inches highlighted by Mohas Fidlechar and Beri Kru as Germany places claim on javelin distances. The meet also notes 800 meters tension, with Hans Strandberg and M. Osendeary driving early heats, while authorities debate protest and judging terms amid American suspicions of bias.
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Holland
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Paul Hannni
Bwiteerland
Emma
A.W. Penoingt
World Athletics Records Reported by I A A
The International Athletic Association confirms several world records: Matoaifa of Australia in long jump at 11 ft 2 in. Owens of UBA in 220 yards 9.10. Janamwane 220 yards 3-6. Govec of Hungary in 400 yards. Kabata of Argentina 200 kilometres in 88 min 18 sec. M Panel of Wales 20 miles in 128 min 10 sec. Keith Brown of America pole vault at national height.
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Heavy rain threatens floods across eastern river systems
A forecast from the Weather Bureau notes unsettled conditions with heavy falls in coastal and inland areas. Rain is expected to persist for at least 24 hours, concentrating over watersheds including the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan, renewing flood risks and prompting precautionary measures. Also, the Holyman airship Bunyan departed Hobart for Melbourne but was forced to return due to bad weather.
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Football melee during Blayney match sparks police intervention
During a Hudson Cup football match at Blayney a group of men caused disorder with ants used against several players. Women joined the fracas and scratching occurred. As a special train to Orange departed an Orange supporter was struck and injured by a blow from a carriage window.
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Air lines set record with 7 hour 30 minute flight
Sydney reports the Airlines of Aus flight from Townaville to Sydney covering 4 200 miles in seven hours thirty minutes, establishing a new record for air liner travel today.
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Loyalists hold on in Spain amid water shortages and raids
In Spain a stalemate persists as loyalist forces tighten around Maragoss while a rebel attack on Palmairas fails. British Royal Navy Rear Admiral Horton guards eastern waters with ships Repulse and London as refugees flee Barcelona and Palma, with reports of scarcity, casualties, and mixed loyalties among passengers and locals.
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Iran
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Brain trust forms to shape policy amid trade drive
A foreign trade push foreshadows a brain trust style group forming in the United States to craft trade policy amid rising protectionist pressures. Reports describe unrest and violence in several towns tied to broader political conflict, with references to displaced workers and attacks fueling fears of instability.
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Insurance spread in Britain sparks debate in Melbourne
A British Health Ministry official reports no evidence of a wider spread in recent Spain-related unrest. The interview notes Spain’s conditions improving, with government schemes addressing unemployment and demographic concerns drawing support from conservatives and Catholics.
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Walter Kinnear
Ministry For ‘Health
Yenday
Spain
Britain
Spread of Fascism in Spain and Barcelona Massacres
Fragmented text observes fascism spreading in Spain with street massacres in Barcelona. It mentions German Nazi aims in Jerusalem and references a fatal incident tied to a person named Medonda, possibly a misread.
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Thrilling Gallant Rescue Of Collier Near Shore
A gale blew as the Wallarah with a 12 man crew loaded cargo and dragged anchor near Gathering Hill Bay. The collier narrowly escaped wreck after touch and then drift toward shore, with a tug later towing her to safety in rough seas.
Freighter in trouble near Sydney harbor rocks
A British freighter named City of Pittsburg dragged its anchors toward rocks in Sydney Harbour during a gale. Tugs guided the vessel to safety while the ship carried a coal hulk and a resting coal elevator. The alarmed crew issued a siren and three tug boats responded as the vessel came within a short distance of danger.
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Wheat Rising Market Under Overseas Influence in Sydney
The Sydney wheat market showed firming tendencies under overseas demand. Prices drifted with country grain quoted around 1, silo February basis at 4/13, buyers at 4/7, and local sellers at 4/11 to 6/1 in Alexandria as bullish factors and broader demand push values higher since 1920.
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Lindley Iker Wheat Company
Rise in Melbourne Wheat Prices Boosts Market
In Melbourne on Monday, wheat prices rose with an advance of 1 to 2 pence. Quotations for city parcels were at YO, while the market for other deliveries showed slight improvements in value per bushel.
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Trade treaty talks stalled between Dominionwealth and Cascho Slovakia
Negotiations for a trade treaty between the Dominionwealth and Cascho Slovakia were halted when Cascho-to-Vania’s Consul-General Ur. V. Evslon visited Canberra to confer with Minister in Charge of Trade Treaties Bir Henry Guilett.
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Henry Guilett
Lost Skier Missing After Nighttime Alpine Trek Near Canberra
A Canberra Alpine Club party of 16, led by Mr Legge, searched all night for a missing member. Mr Legge, later found safe at Brindabella, was one of several hikers delayed by flood and fog. Police and homesteads aided as the party regrouped and returned to Campbell.
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Steel Dispute Threatens Port Kembla
Port Kembla sees fresh tensions as the Drivers' Union warns of a seven day notice to cease work unless displaced workers are reinstated. The union claims men faced weeks of delay before reapplication for employment, signaling further disruption at the Australian Lion and Brest reworks.
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