Heavy May Rain Totals Record Floods in Burnt Creek Area
The month brought frequent thunderstorms with 27 points of rain last Friday and two inch falls further south. Burnt Crest flooded to its highest level since records began, while the Dingley Dell weir stayed steady. A Monday storm added 65 points, lifting May rainfall to 18 points, compared with 70 points a year ago, and total rainfall to 87 points versus 41 points last year.
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Burnt Creek
Wes
Dingley Dell
Record Rainfall Sets District April Peak
Heavy rains in late April and early May push total rainfall to Volts points, with 62 points in April. The prior record was 41 points in April, set during a previous surge. Due to altered mail routes, Balmoral and Plerstian residents will receive mail every two weeks on a set schedule.
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Balmoral
Plerstian
Unclear historic note on rainfall event and personnel
Fragmentary OCR depicts a rain registration at Mendar Was Tt pedut with references to throwers and several garbled names. The text mentions progress, a disruption, and a test TS without clear dates, places, or outcomes.
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Mendar
Amd
Peeters
Victoria State Savings Bank Praised For Safety
In a Legislative Assembly statement on Wet erlhy Premier touted the State Savings Bank as safe and solid. He noted full interest payments on loans, timely loan repayments, 90 years of profits and large reserves. Monthly deposits reportedly exceed £1,000,000, with government guarantees and state assets backing the bank.
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Weterlhy
Bond
Labor
Victoria
State Savings Bank
Guarintes
Hogan
New South Wales
Australia
Victorian Savings Bank
Peole
Theft surge prompts talk on age limits and closures
A report cites rising burglaries across homes, shops and warehouses while Moe South uses notices to erase the school and exams for older scholars. Sir Ko Stawell spoke in Melbourne noting authorities expect one person over 40 to attend a vent at a miniature golf site in Ceelong costing £400 with clubs and kiosks valued at £16.
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Moe South
Sir Ko Stawell
Legacy Club
Melbourne
Stati
Ceelong
Andes
Smd
Methodist Church Baptism Anniversary and Services Planned
The Pimpisio Christian Endeavour anniversary is set for Sunday with Rev H F Allen to speak in the morning and Rev F Woolhouse to preach in the evening. Horsham Ladies Auxiliary will hold a drawing room afternoon on a Thursday. Church services are advertised, citing baptismal beliefs and quotations about burial with Christ and new life from Romans and Ephesians.
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Paul
Jesus Christ
Christ
Sydney
Jeans
Iangehow
Presbyterian Assembly in Melbourne Condemns Inflation and Political Corruption
The State General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Melbourne debated policy amid criticism of government actions. It condemned inflation, urged unity for the public good, and backed no party while calling for integrity in public life. The motion by Ren Fo Hagenauer passed after lively debate.
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Presbyterian Church
Melbourne
Ren Fo Hagenauer
W. Gry
Presbyterian Lashes” College
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Scullin
D. Cameron
Queensland
Rayal Commission
Mungana
Australia
P. J. Murdoch
Assembly
New South Wales
Hagenaar
Peace and Its Possibilities as Seen by Col Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh
The piece reports Col Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh of Nepal addressing Mysore University readers on world unity and humanism. He argues for a universal brotherhood, the oneness of humanity, and the need to replace sectarianism with humanism, urging scholars and philanthropists to join in non governmental efforts toward global conciliation.
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Mysore
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Von
Famonne
Bradman Ankle Injury Worse Than First Thought
The report on Wednesday states Don Bradman sustained a more serious ankle injury than initially believed. Abe Was discharged from the Sydney hospital after a stay of several days and ordered to rest through winter, avoiding golf and tennis like in prior years.
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Manchester Guardian
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Australian cricketer Howe scores in four hours at Leicester
London report says South Australian F W Howe, now with Oxford University, followed his century last Saturday with a four hour innings against Leicestershire, continuing his high scoring form.
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F W. Howe
Oxmond University
Leicestershire
Head of the River Races heats in Melbourne
Melbourne heats in the Head of the River saw Melbourne Grammar win the Melbourne Grammar School heat by three lengths, time 5.22, Wesley College by Geelong Grammar by half a length, 5.221, Navier over Geelong College by a length and a quarter, 5.00. Final to start at 3 this afternoon with crews Xavier north station Wesley centre station Melbourne Grammar south station. Melbourne Grammar School favorites to win, first south bank crew to claim the honor since 1908.
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Ceotee
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Melbourne Grammar School
Warning to badge wearers about false Returned Soldiers
A circular from the Returned Soldiers' League headquarters warns all branches about itinerant hawkers misrepresenting themselves as returned soldiers. It notes hundreds wear badges with only wartime news knowledge and urges householders to give via Anzac House to refer callers to the local league branch.
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Returned Soldiers’ League
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Anzac House
Healthy living aims widen life span for a stronger race
Mir Arbuthnot Lane argues longevity depends on individual health and era. He cites centenarians often frail and urges practical health measures from diet to water intake, with focus on youth education and heredity as limits to perfecting a healthy population.
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Nobaly
Persem
Ivan
Ito
Tilo
Fossil finds reveal ancient megafauna across continents
An expedition uncovers tuskless mastodon relatives and early rhinoceroses in Mongolia and Central Asia. Finds include chalicotheres and hyracotheres with jaws, skulls, and skeletons preserved by ancient deposits, supporting mammal evolution and a potential link to forerunners of Peking Man.
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American Museum of Natural History
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Ohuke
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Peking
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Europe
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Rehon
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Jane
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