Battles for Donets crossings reshape South Russia
War brief outlines repeated German tank and infantry assaults on Donets river crossings. Pravda claims Russian forces repulsed attacks and gained ground. Central front reports progress toward Smolensk with a town 30 miles northeast of Smolensk captured.
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Match Economy Saves Woman in Wagga Fire
Mrs. L. A. Seymour of Wagga lit a fire under the copper and then the kitchen gas, keeping the match alight to light both fires. The copper exploded, the laundry roof and door were torn away, and the kitchen window was smashed. She escaped with minor cuts from flying glass. The previous day she had cleared her late husband’s workshop and found six unopened packets, suspected explosives.
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Abolition of State Parliaments Sought in Assembly
Mr R L Fitzgerald moved for a referendum on abolishing State Parliaments, arguing state work has been handed to the Commonwealth and asking inclusion with any constitutional alteration proposal. Mr Torge disagreed, urging more States and a one-house system, while criticizing the Federal Senate as undemocratic. debate adjourned.
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No Senate Crisis Over Welfare Bill Declines
The threatened Senate crisis over the National Welfare Bill did not develop as discussions adjourned. The Opposition’s move to amend a vital clause is seen as doomed, and the third reading is expected to pass.
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