Record Heat Wave Hits Canberra and NSW Towns
Canberra reached 106.4 degrees amid a broad heat wave across New South Wales. Record highs were logged in Canberra and Bourke with 119 degrees, while Ivanhoe reported 142 degrees in the shade. Farmers and residents faced heat related illness as a cooler spell remained days away.
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Acton
Canberra
Wednemiber
Leeton
Frederick Tasker
Sydney
Newman
Bourke
Wentworth
Hay
Broken HU
Albury
Ivanhoe
Rourke
New South Wales
Syney
National fitness course urged at universities in Sydney
The National Co-ordination Council for Physical Fitness advocates establishing a lectureship on physical fitness at all universities. It calls on local authorities to provide expanded playing grounds and sports facilities. Senator Fott, Federal Health Minister, hopes for nationwide cooperation among state education and health departments to develop a countrywide fitness scheme for school attendees.
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Sydney
National Co-ordination Council For Physical Fitness
Tt Fulls
Fott
Australia
Heavy Heat and Floods Across Cities Record Highs
Reports from Melbourne, Adelaide and inland towns describe extreme heat with Melbourne hitting 112.5 degrees and Adelaide at 116.4 degrees. Rain followed in hours bringing smoke from bushfires in mountain areas. Densely packed lines mention Whiteclifa and other towns with residents sheltering in open spaces as heavy rain and heat waves persisted.
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Melbourne
Bourke Street
Weather Bureau
Hill
Sydney
Murray
Adelaide
Death of farmer prompts murder charge for wife and man
In Taree a coroner's inquest into William Henry Edwards's kooraingbal death cites poison given feloniously by his wife Maida Edwards and Harold Percy Smith. The coroner found Edwards murdered and referred the case for trial at the Denial Criminal Court with bail refused.
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Taree
Wiliam Henry Edwards
Kooraingbal
Edwards
Maida Edwards
Harold Percy Smith
Smith
Hawards
Dental Criminal Court
Minister Insists on Public Company to Take Over Station 2KY
The Labour Council of New South Wales plans a public company to control Radio Station 2KY under postmaster general orders. The minister demands restoration of the station’s licence and gives the council 12 months to form the company amid union opposition and concerns over political control.
Survey Ordered of Church Possessions in Austria
London dispatch reports Governor Seuss Inquart orders a comprehensive survey of Catholic church art in Austria. Officials aim to record all works before January 31 to prevent sale abroad, describing it as a general cataloging of the country’s artistic and sacred objects.
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London
Vienna
Daily Mail
Seuss Inquart
Austria
Tate
Canberra Socials as Science Congress Guests Arrive
Visitors for the Science Congress gather at Ac Hotel Canberra making it their headquarters. Notables include Prof W J Young and Mrs Young of Melbourne Dr W Noble of Sydney and many others from Ballarat Geelong Kew Ballarat and Bondi. Reunion occurs as Bee D M Stone meets sister Mrs J L Fawcett. birthday party for Betty Gourgand at Dinett with guests from Melbourne and Sydney.
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Melbourne
W. & Noble
Sydney
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Ballarat
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Geelong
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Kew
W. R. Maguire
Ethel Lakeman
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J. 8. Purguson
H. J. Hynes
F. P. Brooks
Cambridge
England
RC. Park
Brisbane
AD. Olle
Robert D. Watt
C. E. Andrews
Bondi
Bee
D. M. Stone
J. L. Fawcett
Gorranderk Street
Reid
Betty
Gourgand
P. A. Gourgand
Dinett
Eilleen Achnolder
Bettie Savate
Mary Fairhall
Elva Lucas
Elsa Cree
Jane
Connie Young
Messrs
Edgar
Blazer
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Sem Dee
Tom Kear
Edgar Fulton
Max Joggers
Morrie Culsane
Randy Sutherland
Oo Eee
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Swinton
My. Newmar
Hme Corbett
Law
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Townsville
Suuter
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Lane
Kurrajang Pile
Trembyin
Northcote
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Werribee
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Powrak
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Ronebury
Tasmania
H. Morris
Rosebery
H. Edmunda
Roueville
G. ‘Thomson
Auckland
Sedgrave
D. H. Hill
Wrinbane
Pike
Adelaide
Mrs. Atrong
W.oker
Cocktail party frocks fashion in London style
A fashion notes piece describes modern cocktail party attire in London. Designers present ground length gowns with high necks and fitted sleeves, draped chiffon, lace cummerbunds in blue red and gold, plus silk scarves and bold accessories. The text praises versatility for dining and theatre outings and notes color trends and white accents against dark frocks.
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London
Spa
Paria
Countess Stroganoff Claims £200,000 Against Soviet Berlin
A Berlin court opened Tuesday over a claim by Countess Stroganoff seeking £200,000. She alleges the Soviet Megally sold part of the Stroganoff collection, including Rembrandts and Van Dycks, to buyers in Berlin. The action mirrors earlier Soviet defense by the Russian Commissariat Roslin in 1931.
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Berlin
Stroganoff
Berlin Yesterny
van Peld Ty Buyera
Rembrandts
van Dycks
I Roslin
Air Force to Reconnoiter Sea Lanes in Cooperation
Air Force plans a year of reconnaissance flights at sea in cooperation with the Navy and Australian merchant shipping. Bases Laverton Pearce Darwin will host flights to warn authorities of enemy approaches.
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Melbourne
Tuesay. RA
Navy
Australie
Rames Laverton
Vic
Ditchmend
Pearce
Darwin
Urlikjor
Died of thirst in desert near Kalgoorlie
William Osborn, 8 year old prospector, left Kalgoorlie last week to seek gold and died of thirst in the desert. Searchers spent three days traversing barren country before locating his body.
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Kalgoorlie
William Osborn
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