Western Australia in strong position against Queensland
Western Australia reached 304 for four at stumps chasing Queensland's first innings total of 308. Murray Vernon top scored with 80, supported by four other half centuries, as Ken Meuleman and Rigg led the fight amid a shoulder injury to Meuleman and a leg slip injury to John Freeman who was hospitalised for X-rays but kept from bowling.
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Perth
Western Australia
Queensland
Murray Vernon
Vernon
Ken Meuleman
Meuleman
Rigg
John Freeman
Randwick jackpot eyes £15000 as key races chosen
Sydney officials select races 1 2 4 6 and 7 for the Randwick meeting on Thursday. Juvenile Maiden Mersey Stakes Chisholm Handicap and First and Second Divisions of the Cabarita Handicap form the jackpot races with over £5000 carried over and about £15000 expected. Aqua Boy definite starter. Lord Cortauld ridden by J O Sullivan on 7.2. Mighty Kingdom given 10lb penalty to 9.1 in the December Stakes.
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Sydney
AJC
Randwick
Caranna
Mar Fancy
Lord Cortauld
Aqua Boy
H. Paton
Ioday
Aqua’ Boy
G. Podmore
Jackey
Podmore
Squire
Paton
Gallant Lee
F. Allsop
Dalstar
Aluinn
J. O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Mighty Kingdom
Coal Seam Found In Antarctic For Open Cut Mining
Two New Zealand geologists report a two mile long seam of black coal of 6 to 10 feet thickness in the Ross Sea dependency. The outcrop lies along the south bank of the Upper Mawson Glacier about 6 000 feet above sea level and 100 miles north of Scott Base. Sighted from the air on December 1, a ground check confirmed the discovery though commercial value awaits analysis.
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Antarctic
Wellington
Bleak Christmas in Rural Japan Reflects Economic Crisis
In postwar Japan millions in cities prepare for a costly Christmas while rural areas face hardship from strict monetary controls. Farmers and small businesses shed temporary workers as year end bonuses go toward survival, threatening widespread poverty into the new year.
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Tokyo
T.ac. Reuter
Japan
Bus Crash Kills Twenty Near Santiago
Twenty people died and 30 were injured when two buses collided on a road to the seashore about 50 miles west of Santiago. Both buses were en route to Cartagena, a seaside resort.
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Santiago
Mon
A.A. P.reuter
Cartagena
Close-Down of Immigration Sought in New Zealand
New Zealand's Federation of Labour urged the government to halt all assisted migration until a full review of the system. Federation president Fintan Patrick Walsh warned the country could not sustain current immigration rates without worsening financial strains. He said housing hospitals and social amenities could not be funded and that assisted migration is costly with no immediate return.
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Wellingtoun
Naty
A.p.reuter
Plane wreck found near Lake Taupo in New Zealand
An air search located the Auster aircraft wreckage in hill country around Lake Taupo. All four occupants are feared dead, though a doctor joined search parties at the scene today to assess the situation.
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Wellington
N. Z
Bronday
P-Reuter
Lake Taupo
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