Rail strike spreads from Victoria to South Australia
A eight day old Victorian railway strike prompts New South Wales and South Australia actions. In Sydney a mass meeting backed a union wide stoppage next Monday if the Victorian issue remains unsettled. Melbourne unions show no settlement path, while Sydney records heavy traffic disruption and substantial additional costs.
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Melbourne
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Qjulbum
Tamecarths
Raumarng
Newmatie
Jarden Cittyow
Weeria
Chen
Hall
Austin
Raiwaymen
Aatinlde
ALU
State Council
Flooded Towns Struggle as Floodwaters Rage Across Regions
Descriptions of widespread inundation across towns including Forbes and Mungindi, with thousands of homes under water and levees tested. Rivers such as Lachlan Barwon and Murrumbidgee surge, forcing evacuations, damaged farms, and preparedness measures as authorities deploy troops and supplies.
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Forbes Palfce
Barwon
Slater
Warren
North Wagen
Air Force Reserve Drive By RAAF at Fairbairn
Air Force Reserve recruitment details outline joining the active Air Force with the RAAF at Fairbairn. Reserve members will be paid and wear uniforms, with flexible attendances and camp arrangements. Enquiries for enlistment continue from Canberra and surrounding areas.
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RAAF
Borce
Fairbairn
Rewerve
Ypaterday
Lane
Parae
Prirhairn
Australians in Bitter Fighting Across Korean Front
Telegraph dispatches from Tokyo report Australian and Commonwealth troops locked in fierce combat near Pyongyang and along the 34th Parallel as Communist forces press. Casualties rise with hundreds killed or captured while allied units probe enemy positions and defend supply routes in strenuous engagement.
Police raid Communist offices in Australia seize documents
Melbourne and Sydney security police swept the citys Communist Party and related offices pooling trucks and confiscating documents and literature. Raids targeted Elisabeth Street in Melbourne and North Australian Workers Union premises in Barwin Darwin, with searches of cabinets and homes and the seizure of papers, pamphlets, and other materials.
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Carboaia
Australion
Hause Elisabeth
Hale Toa
Donent
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Toma
Iy Communist Peety
Communist Party
Politient Rights
Ickn
Arewern
Suarches
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Commanywasith Security
Netiers
Samrabad
North Australian Workers’ Union
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Wlao
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PiAithouh
Walwee
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Hobart
Commonwealth Security
Elizabethtreet
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King George V Memorial Nears Completion at Parliament House
Report notes the King George V memorial at Parliament House progressing this year with hopes to be finished by the Jubilee Celebrations next year. Interior Department funding is allocated, with 5000 for sculpture and bronze plaques in Sydney and stages for casting.
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Parliament House
Miny
Interior
Sydney
Lois
Soviet Plan for Germany Draws Western Skepticism
Western diplomats doubt the Soviet declaration to create a German armed force within the Atlantic Pact framework signals real parity. They warn of propaganda aims and foresee tense moves in Tangt Germany, with French and British officials weighing German disarmament and European unity against a unified German state.
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Lena
Mwaia
Germany
Ruse Lesan
Tie
Battu Onl
Dania
Wesl
Gonimi
Konrad Adenauer
Treedona
Tours
M. Mollet
Socialist Party
Battalion Trek To Cootamundra Ends With Vehicle Rally
Third Battalion based in Canberra held a three night maintenance course attended by 38 members. Climax occurred near Yass on Sunday with 12 vehicles and a sedan taking part under the direction of Warrant Danver Sohnaum from Sydney.
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AL Guying
Canberra
Sanperrstad Guranbeyen
Mt New
Tnree’ Wealeana
Danver Sohnaum
Mobile
Sydney
Cootannindis
Yass
Torres
Enel
Ayatern
Jimmy
Mambare
Rowce
Army of Air Arvin
French Plan to Meet Red Advance in Indo China
Fragmented dispatch reports French withdrawal from Lac Bonh and the seventh frontier port area within a month as new attacks begin. General Juin plans defenses and a retreat to form a new line north of the Tonkin plain, with Allied high command projecting strategic shifts in Indo China.
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Indo-China
Lac Bonh
Port Tort
Mountainan
Regina
Fonkin
Dette
Etreata General
Alphonee
Juin Femteniy
Aston Vanguitd
Avoope
Trmntler Pawl
Langsin
Juin
Brance
Tonkin
Flynn's Marriage Ties Northes French Minister Report
A fragmented notice reports the marriage of Patrice Wymore to a named party with references to John Le Tourneau as French minister and Indo-China issues. The text mentions Tonkin, Monta Caro, and Frederick MacAvoy, with unclear details about participants and dates.
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Yeaphet Aefoly
Patrice Wymore
United Nations Peace Push At Canberra Rotary Meeting
Canberra Rotary heard Mr P Jarman urge prompt action against North Irmean aggression to uphold United Nations prestige. He warned that Russia may spark a world peace crisis and that a world police force could deter atomic threats if nations cooperate.
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Russia
Kong
Almont
Jueman
Korma Wee Wall
Ruane
Jarman
Thalay
United Nations Day appeal and fundraising drive
Readers learn of United Nations Day plans and a 1250 strong donation drive led by ACT and LAM divisions, urging support for hungry children overseas. The article notes past donations, local clubs backing the appeal, and involvement of schools in Canberra as an international aid push unfolds.
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Anks
LAM
Canberra
Sea
Orton
Geveral
Rupe
United Nations
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