Nazi Propaganda Spark Sparks Austrian Tensions
London reports incitement of Austrian revolt through leaflets and talks from German channels. Austria and its government consider intervention, with French Italian ministers advised but no request made. A recent Assembly vote limited Nazi propaganda and German deputies questioned loyalties to the mandate.
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London
Thursda
Austria
Alion
Ag Ag mc
Ee Meral
Jenma
View Challenger For Speed Boat Record
London reports a new steel speed boat named Miss Britain II ready for shipment to America. Hubert Scott Paine plans to race Gar Wood’s Miss America on Lake St Clair next month, targeting the international trophy. Built like Schneider Trophy seaplanes, it reached 100 mph in trials with two inch water clearance and a Napier engine delivering 1435 hp, weighing the lightest ratio to power of its class.
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London
America
Lake St. Clair
Detroit
Hubert Scott Paina
Gar Wood
Belgian Trade Union Leads Broad Boycott in Brussels
A Brussels trade union conference ends unanimously in favor of boycotts, condemning German terror against Jews and trade partners. The congress denounces German actions and pledges solidarity with affected groups.
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Brussels
Tradea Union Conference
Congress
Jam
Tradea Unioniam
Prisons in Berlin Enforce Stricter Rules Under Goring
The Prussian regime tightens prison discipline with ten updated regulations. Prisoners face hard labour, limited comforts, and restricted access to newspapers films and excursions. Violations trigger severe punishments including bread and water and chained confinement. Visitors permitted only quarterly.
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Berlin
Im Gorring
Nasi
Arma
Jazi Influence Manifest in South Cape Town
An unsettled scene in South Cape Town as the assembly contends with a difficult position in West Africa. The Union Government agrees to German officials remaining in mandated territories amid naturalised British subjects abandoning their German ties.
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Cape Town
West Africa
Union
Mandated Territories
Weat
Wild Rioting in Atrasbourg Strikes German City
A general strike in Atrasbourg led to rioting with barricades, street attacks on police, and widespread arrests. Rioters wounded 20 and police fired rifles, wounding 60 as Germans armed with knives and knuckle dusters were rounded up.
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Atrasbourg
Germany
Thurs
Wage cuts debated by railway union official
The general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, W Brieltan, argued that direct taxation and wage cuts have reduced railway workers’ pay below other industries. He urged restoring the accumulated allowances cut by the Public Service Ralary Act.
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Brydney
National Union of Railwaymen
W. Brieltan
Australia Reports Satisfactory Overseas Trade Position
The Prime Minister states 1932-33 overseas trade shows a satisfactory balance between exports and imports. He notes fears over import volumes were unfounded and highlights reserves from the Australian Notes Fund and London reserves as stabilizing factors in credit overseas.
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Mr. Lyons
Australian Notes Fund
H Lanot
London
Trading Department
Commonwealth Bank
Commercial Banka
Grain Chaos in Russia as 700,000 Volunteers Aid Harvest
A Moscow dispatch reports alarming claims about grain collection across Ukraine, North Caucasus, and Odessa. Despite excellent crops, harvests lag. 700,000 volunteers assist courts to secure state grain from reluctant peasants. Pravda notes low Caucasus cropping and dire urban supply, with 300 reaper combines sent to Siberia missing essential parts.
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Moscow
Daily Telegraph
Ukraine
North Caucasus
Odessa
M. Vishinsky
Lower Volga
Pravda
Siberia
Paris tragedy ends in death of Dorothy Wright
In Paris a bullet killed Dorothy Wright, a former Australia resident. Authorities conclude she died by self inflicted gunshot after a brief relationship with Roland Coty, heir to a multimillionaire perfume family. Coty reported finding her in the adjoining room with a revolver. a burial permit has been issued. Mrs Wright traveled to Paris in grief.
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Paris
Dorothy Wright
Australia
Auke Wright
Wright
Gordon Wright
Roland Coty
Francota Coty
Daily Express
Dorothy
Baden Powell Visits Jamboree Girl Guides Day Scene
Lord Baden Powell reviewed a girl guides contingent at the Budapest jamboree. He suffered a fainting spell during a camp inspection and was taken to Regent Horthy's castle to rest before returning to observe the boys' sports.
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Budapest
Baden Powell
Regent Horthy
Boy Scouts
Trusk Drivers Ordeal Near Melbourne Bridge Crash
In Melbourne, a motor lorry driven by Thomas Gordon of Ballarat plunged through the bridge rail at Benshaw Creek to Edmay and Gordon, trapping them in the cabin. Gordon freed himself after a brutal struggle, ending a harrowing incident.
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Trusk
Melbourne
Thomas Gordon
Ballarat
Benshaw Creek
Edmay
Gordon Wes
Gordon
Bridge of Doom Claims Life At Sydney Harbour Bridge
A young man jumped from the centre of Sydney's Harbour Bridge and died. Albert Baker, Harbour Trust employee, recovered the body. Police found no ID and later identified the victim as Eric Clements, 18, Gundagal. Clements traveled with James Murphy from Gundagal to Sydney, attended a picture show, then leapt from the bridge an hour later. Murphy described odd behavior en route but gave no warning of the act.
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Sydney
Harbour Bridge
Albert Baker
Harbour Trust
Eric Clements
Gundagal
Clements
James Murphy
Murphy
Bydmey
Australian population preliminary census total
The preliminary census count shows 6,619,069 people in Australia, higher than the prior estimate of 6,000,000. The figure may be adjusted when detailed returns reach the Commonwealth Supervisor of Census, Mr H C Green.
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Commonwealth
H. C. Green
Empire Marketing Board Faces Funding Shift in Dominions
London reports a decision to close parts of the Empire Marketing Board and shift costs to other means. It is understood that portions of its work and grants will continue, including a grant to the Quarantine Station for export of pedigree stock.
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Empire Marketing Board
London
Thureda
Dominions
Tension in Europe German threat fuels doubt over WWII victory
The Times recalls Britain's 1919 decision and questions if the 1933 German regime threatens to revive war. It argues Germany remains the main driver of European conflict and challenges whether Britain’s earlier victory truly stands.
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London
the Times
Britain
Baya
Germany
Remission of Taxation Rumors Touched by Prime Minister Lyons
Prime Minister Lyons stated there is no prospect of removing the Federal Land Tax in the approaching Budget and any remission will cover the whole field. He addressed rumors about Treasury preparing a scheme to remit 4 percent of salary losses for public servants under the Financial Emergency Act.
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Mr. Lyons
Elso
Treasury Department
Ordered to Quit Vickers Employee Deported From Turkey
Constantinople Thursday. Mr. T E Lander of Vickers Armstrong Company has been deported for unknown reasons. Lander says he will inform Britain of surprising events in the last 24 hours since he was warned to quit. He has represented Vickers interests in Turkey since the war.
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Constantinople
T. E. Lander
Vickers Armstrong Company
Lander
Britain
Vickers
Turkey
Campaign Debate Over Land Tax Removal
A campaign to remove the land tax is opposed by a speaker who argues it would be obviously unfair to abolish the tax entirely while leaving emergency legislation in force aimed at achieving budget equilibrium.
Miners' Federation Pushes Unity in Labour Party
Sydney reports Broken Hill unionists have won backing from the Central Council of the Miners Federation for Labour unity. The federation approved resolutions regretting failed unity negotiations and urged the A.C.T.U. to develop a clear basis for unity to avoid political maneuvering concerns.
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Sydney
Broken Hill
Labour Party
Minera’ Federation
Federation
A.C.T.U
Phelps R For Match With Quebec Friday
Ted Phelps the world champion sculler arrived to defend his title against Bobby Pearce former Australian champion. Phelps expects a close race with Pearce and notes the expected morning heat will test both boats and crews.
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Quebec
Ted Phelps
Bobby Pearce
Phelps
Pearce
United States To Build 37 Naval Vessels In Major Program
The Roosevelt administration approved a vast naval expansion awarding contracts for two ships to be built in private yards and allocating sixteen more to Navy yards. The construction value is about 130 million dollars, covering hulls and machinery but excluding armament fittings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mrs Edols Statement of Affairs is Adjourned to August 18
The Registrar in Bankruptcy adjourned the cross examination of Mrs Edols to August 18 after she filed a belated statement of affairs. He warned that due to prior experience and the creditors involved the court must scrutinize the five year accounts and her claimed use of money fraudulently obtained for gambling and extravagant personal expenditure.
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Sydney
Robbery Raid at Marrickville Wireless Shop Ends in Fight
In Marrickville a wireless shop raid escalated when the owner, tea in the back, battled an intruder who rifled the till. He called his brother Henry Adama for help as three attackers forced entry, overpowered the brothers, and fled in a taxi with police unaware of the crime.
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Rydney
Marrickville
Henry Adama
Henry
Adame Brothers
Spurious Florins Man Charged In Melbourne
Francia Nelson Woods, a labourer, was remanded at the Central Court today on a charge of making counterfeit florins at 81 Kilda Melbourne. Police stated detectives found moulds and other apparatus for calming purposes in the defendant's room.
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Bydney
Francia Nelson Woods
Central Court
Kilda
Melbourne
Crooked Deals in Australian Mortgages Case Shown in Court
In the Central Court the police sought an extradition order linked to Australian Mortgages Ltd. Detective Sergeant Lawrence described interviews with Joseph Patrick McNamara and Bolger who alleged King and McNamara siphoned funds and misrepresented lands. Bolger claimed secret commissions and bogus profits. King reportedly fled abroad after profiting. The hearing adjourned to Tuesday.
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Sydney
Australian Mortgages Ltd
Central Court
Bageeeas
Beagenet Bry Br
Lawrence
Joseph Patrick McNamara
Australian Trguges Ltd
McNamara
Pt At
Miller
King
Bolger
Keown
Denver Flood Causes Dam Burst and Mass Evacuations
Torrential rain unleashed millions of gallons of water that burst Castlewood Dam near Denver on Thursday. The flood forced about 6,000 residents to flee their homes and left extensive crop and infrastructure damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Denver
Cal
Castlewood
Last Post Fund Patronage Acknowledged by Governor General
In a letter to the Returned Soldiers League Sir Isaac Isaacs accepts a patronage of the Last Post fund. He calls the fund a credit to its originators and a source of honour for all supporters.
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Bydney
Sir Isaac Isaacs
Returned Soldiers' League
New Treaty with Russia Trade Talks Resume at Board of Trade
Anglo-Soviet negotiations over a new commercial treaty resume at the Board of Trade tomorrow. A sub committee continues to study the possible form and framework of the agreement during deliberations.
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Russia
London
Board of Trade
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