Bush Fires Rage Across New South Wales Floods and Fire Damage
Firefighters battled multiple bushfires across New South Wales as flames torched thousands of acres in Stan, Penrith, Ulladulla, and nearby regions. One man was badly burned after an accident on the Doreigo Plateau, while others escaped as fires consumed timber, pasture, and homes across coastal and inland districts.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Penrith
Laughton
John Andrew Hayes
Brooklands
Doreigo
Gloucester
Ulladulla
Propertien
Sue
Noth
Dortigo’ District
Hagen
Clarence-Coff
Harbour-Dorrigo
Wyong
New¢f Castle
Addison Road
New Lambton
Southerly Capsizes Boats and Dust Storm Shuts Sydney Streets
A Sydney southerly gust capsized several small craft off Watton's Bay and Cre morne injuring two Melbourne men. A Newy oak from HMAS Austral capsized near harbour, dumping a lieutenant and a woman into the water as dust clouds reduced visibility. Temperatures climbed to around 89 degrees Fahrenheit with gusty winds driving dust over the metropolitan area. Cars used headlights from late afternoon as a heat wave persisted.
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Sydney
Martour
Rosit Gully
Watron’s Bay
Melbourne
Cremorne
Hmas Austral
Watt appointed Australian Commissioner in Singapore
The Minister for External Affairs announced Mr. A S Watt will serve as Australian Commissioner in Singapore with ambassadorial rank while based there. The move reflects heightened focus on South and South East Asia, and Watt will oversee regional issues alongside exports and industry measures.
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Department of External Affairs
A. Watt
Singapore
Casey
Washington
A. Tunge
Witt
Department of Veternnl
Watt
Ava
South- East Union
Én “Watt
Exformal Attairs
Gourvallor
London
Momic Power Will Not Affect Snowy Scheme
Sydney report quotes Senator Spooner saying atomic power would not alter the Snowy Mountains hydro electric project. He notes aviation wireless and radar once faced uncertainty, but energy planners will likely favor hydro stations for base load, whether coal or atomic energy provides the power. He spoke at Pleas fant Sunday Afternoon.
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Sydney
Sunge
Snowy Mountains
Spooner
Allies Reject U N Inquiry on Trieste Riots
Anglo American stance dismisses a United Nations inquiry into Trieste disturbances. Britain backs General Winterton and questions need for external probes as diplomatic sources discuss a five power conference to shape terms.
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U.N
Trieste
Anthony Eden
John ‘Winterton
United States
Jena
Jane Sheath
Lady Slim Cancels Tasmania Visit for Health Reasons
Government House announced Lady Slim will not travel to Tasmania on the official visit. Doctors advised rest after recent health issues and engagement schedules were reduced. Lady Slim had looked forward to the Tasmania visit but will remain in Canberra for recovery.
Driver leaps from car before train pounds it to pieces
Haymond George Jenkins 89 of Palne reel Frankston escaped death at Mordialloc when his stalled car was crushed by an electric train on Station Street. He jumped free just as the train struck the vehicle after seeing a wigwag warning.
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Melbourns
Tual
Mordialloc
Haymond George Jenkins
Palnereel
Frankston
Station Street
Morales
Pravda Urges Foreign Ministers Conference
Pravda calls for a Foreign Ministers conference to ease Cold War tensions. Molotov press comments stress inclusion of Communist China alongside the USSR and Western powers. The paper says the aim is to stabilize international relations and strengthen peace and security in Europe.
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Pravda
London
Russia
Temuen
Molotov
Moscow
China
Rusti
U.S
Britain
France
Europe
Pravds
Soviet Union
Unconscious Boys and Pet Dog in Gas-Filled Drain
Two young cousins Brian Collison and Rex Collison and a family dog were found unconscious in a gas filled drain in Wentworthville after inhaling fumes from a leaking pipe. Rescuers pulled them 40 feet from the pipe. Lawrence King and Cyril Ming crawled into the drain to assist, dragging the boys and dog to safety. King later suffered injuries from gas fumes. Doctors warned that another four minutes could have been fatal for the victims.
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Wentworthville
Brian Collison
Layton Street
Rex Collison
Roger Street
Brian
Dorothy Clark
Oaklandy Street
Rex Donison
Lawrence King
Cyril Ming
Meg
Truman Promises Broadcast on White Case Facts
Former President Harry S Truman said he would air an all-out broadcast about the Harry Dexter White case. He hinted he might have appointed White to a post to aid the FBI and said he would review the record as memory is hazy.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
United States
Harry Dexter White
Arthur Krock
Kamas City
Arthur Rock
Fruman
Truman
House of Representatives UN- American Activities Committee
Trin
Herbert Brownell
White
the Treasury
U.S
International
Monetary
Brownell
FBI
Monetary Fund
New York Times
Pacific ready to welcome royal couple
A lengthy itinerary outlines the Royal tour beginning in Bermuda on November 24 with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, then Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand. Major receptions, pageantry, and a grand farewell feast are planned, with state events across ports and islands. The voyage wraps with a return through the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions.
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Bermuda
Quorn
Duke
Britain
Duke Ofdinburgh
Hamilton
Bermud
Kingston
Jamaica
Bashind
Jamie
West Indies
UGE
Panama City
Panama Canal
Jose Antonio Remon
Repubiic
Panama
Suva
Fiji
Duke of Edinburgh
Nukua- Jofa
Tonga
Auckland
New Zealand
England
Government House
Wellington
Sysney
Fremantle
Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Aden
Upunda
Libyia
Maite
Gibraltar
Three Sentenced To Death For Brewery Director's Murder
Ava Ferguson and her lover Alber Bue, with a third man, were sentenced to life for the murder of Roy Allan Ferguson, a Queensland jury delivering a rare death sentence under local law after a heated trial. The Crown alleged a plotted killing for £2500 and hotel payoffs. Murphy and others defended themselves in court.
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Brisbane
Ava
Sylvia Joyce Ferguson
Roy Allan Ferguson
Queensland
Fermin
Crown
Ferguson
Alber Bue
Ted
Perguson
Withanrest Hamilton
Murphy
J. Amr
Fergvamn
Ruilty
Roy Fergus
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Les Strest
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Iro
Gow
No Pei
Ames
Andel
South Wales
Bud
Oey
Buan
Bt. Mary's
Milton
Forestry Commission
Luke
Bateman's Bay
Neu
Cobargo
Bega Valley
Captain's Flat
Tarco
Manning River Blute
Taree
Bulladelah State Forest
Wauchope
Cors Harbour
A. S. Watt
Unotas
Perap
Lady Slim
Tasmania
Bailey Parker
Ruth Mas
Ali
Pacific
Tunis
Sun
M. Aurig
Les
M. Auriol
Ee Pare Morlan
Canberra
St. John Ambulance
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