Brook breaks solo flight records from Australia to England
Brook arrives at Lympne aerodrome beating Melrose’s unofficial record by 13 hours 10 minutes and Morrison’s official record by 1 day 2 hours 33 minutes. Total time seven days 19 hours 50 minutes. Crowd of 200 greets him as he says joy mixed with regret at leaving Australia. He slept five to six hours nightly with a longest hop of 1700 miles from Jodhpur to Basra.
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London
Hull
Brook
Lympne
Melrose
Australia
England
Morrison
Brooks
Merodrome
Jodhpur
Basra
France
Croydon
Belgian currency devaluation fixed at twenty percent
In Brussels on Sunday the Government set the Belga value 20 percent lower and took measures to curb price increases. The move aims to stabilize the currency and prevent inflationary pressure.
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Brussels
Central Australia Missionaries Blamed in Aborigine Report
Professor Elkin of Sydney University comments on a Norwegian journalist’s sweeping indictment of treatment of Aboriginal people in Central Australia. He argues the piece blames missionaries and notes gossip of a woman missionary living with a Black person. He cautions about alleged widespread miscegenation and related disease issues.
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Sydney
Elkin
Sydney University Anthropology Department
Central Australia
Robbery at Balgowish ends with arrest in Seaforth
Reginald Strong woke to an armed intruder who demanded money and valuables then ordered him to lie still. The burglar fled after taking only notes and silver. Detectives later arrested a man in a Seaforth house and charged him with burglary.
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Sydney
Reginald Strong
Balgowish
Seaforth
Escape From Death After Car Skids At Bathurst
Four men Fred Bennett Harry Gunning and Harry Bowers and Charles Bowers escaped death when their car skidded overturned into a dry creek bed two dozen feet below at Bathurst over the weekend. Bennett was trapped under the vehicle with a broken collar bone ribs and internal injuries. The others sustained cuts abrasions and shock.
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Sydney
Bathurst
Fred Bennett
Harry Gunning
Harry Bowers
Charles Bowers
Bennett
Homebush Market Report with Cattle and Sheep Totals
Homebush market reports 2340 head of cattle yarded with bulls at 4 to 10s 10d, cows from 3 to 10s. best beef 30s per 100 pounds, good to medium quality 25s to 18s. 48 150 sheep penned, market unchanged. wethers 9s to 20s, ewes 8s, lambs 10s to 20s.
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Sydney
Homebush
Quarty
Willy Willy Disaster: Five Boats Missing
Perth reports an aerial search found 18 dismasted luggers with their crews aboard at Beagle Bay after a disaster. The Beagle Bay finding confirms multiple vessels weathered the incident and are accounted for.
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Sydney
Perth
Beagle Bay
Salary Cut Restored for Married Men in Bill
Premier introduces a bill in the Legislative Assembly restoring a 20 percent salary cut and removing all cuts for married men earning under 3 a year. The measure marks a shift in public payroll policy and affects lower income state workers.
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Sydney
Legislative Assembly
Sie
Anglo-Russian talks praised as path to collective security
Moscow report quotes an official communique on Eden's talks with Soviet officials. It notes mutual assurances, a pact to promote security without oppressing any state, and welcomes German and Polish adherence. Eden was honored during Russian-British discussions, with plans to name a Moscow railway station after Eden.
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Moscow
Eden
Germany
Poland
Lyons couple visit Shakespeare country and landmarks
Mr and Mrs Lyons tour Shakespeare country during a weekend trip. They visited Anne Hathaway's cottage, Beaconsfield, Diamell's old home, Warwick Castle, Banbury Cross and Dorchester Abbey before returning to London. They also planned a replanting at the Prime Minister's Lodge in Canberra and at Devonport.
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London
Anne Hathaway
Sion Geronion
Avon
Ren
Canberra
Devonport
Stratford
Lyonses
Beaconsfield
Diarnell
Warwick Castle
Banbury Cross
Dorchester Abbey
West Indies cricket tour wounds weigh on Nog captain
London Sunday report from Wyatt captain of the Nog team returning from the West Indies. He bands chin after a ball struck jaw possibly breaking it in three places. He cites fast West Indian bowlers and weak MCC batting and calls for spinners. Constantine plans Lancashire League return and believes WI can beat England’s best.
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London
NOG
West Indies
Wyatt
Martingale
Constan One
Alton
Wichetn Wi
MCC
Landin
al Varous
Micime
Constantine
Lancashire Leagur
England
Weather Forecast for Sydney Monday
Daily weather summary for Sydney issued at 9 am covers 24 hours. Expect warm, cloudy, and gusty conditions overall, mostly fine near the coast and ranges, with morning mist and fog, unsettled spells, and light to moderate sea breezes spreading from the west, mainly northeast.
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Sytney
Inquiry into standard of living adjourned to April 29
The Full Court Bench of the Industrial Commission opens that the inquiry into the standard of living and the living wage will proceed with adult females standards first, followed by adult males. The matter adjourned until April 29 for continued hearings and tests of the standards.
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Sydney
Industrial Commission
Child wounded by stray bullet near Peter Street allotment
Miss Tuth Filmer, four, was struck in the chest while walking across a vacant allotment off Peter Street Toombool on Saturday night. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition. Police say the area is a favoured shooting ground for boys with air rifles.
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Brisbane
Deaths and funerals in Inverell district obituaries
In a brief notice, the paper records the deaths of Mrs Corrie Leigh Miller Brown of Moree and Mrs Myra Millie Keeling, wife of Rev A J Keeling, with detailed funeral arrangements. Mrs Brown, 34, passed at Boston Street residence with no immediate family nearby. burial took place in Moree Cemetery Anglican section. Mrs Keeling, 39, died at Innishowen Private Hospital leaving two daughters and a newborn. An elaborate cortège and broad community tribute followed. The service was led by Rev W H Farr and attended by many church and civic members from Inverell and surrounding areas.
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Corrieleigh Miller Brown
John Thomas Brown
Moree
H. G. Thomas
Inverell
Boston Street
Bundarra
Moree District Hospital
Church of Ingland
Moree Cemetery
H. E. West
MUTO
Lodge
Myra Millie Keeling
A. J. Keeling
Innishowen
J. Isles
Cessnock
Maitland
Keeling
Wilcannia
Mullumbimby
Coffs Harbor
Casino
A. Morris Yates
Armidale
W G_ cllhome
Trade talk flare as Ottawa pact tense grows
The Daily Herald forecasts a coming clash of trade interests from Monday as England and Australia resume meat talks. British industrialists accuse Australia of not honoring article ten of the Ottawa Agreement, signaling a protracted dispute ahead.
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London
Daily Herald
Australia
Ottawa
Prices at Sussex Street Market Report
Sussex Street Market prices today show wheat bulk 3/4 per bushel and bagged 3/5, Tasmanian potatoes 8 to 10 shillings, new laid eggs 1/6 per dozen, butter 142/6 per cwt, cheese 84d to 9d per pound, honey 2d to 4d per pound, maize 3/4 to 3/3 per bushel, oats 2/2 to 2/8 per bushel, onions 9 to 9/6 per cwt, millet 20 to 25 7d per cwt, chaff wheaten 3/9 to 4/9 per cwt, eaten 3/6 to 4/8, lucerne 3/8 to 5/9, hay eaten 2/8 to 7 per ew, lucerne 9 to 6/3, wheat 32 to 3/5.
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Bydney
Sussex Street
Tennis in Egypt Championship Finals Result
In Cairo on Sunday Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Dearman 2 6 0. Legeay and Miss Dearman defeated Mire Ingram and Hournu 6 4, 6 9.
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Cairo
Egypt
Miss Jacobs
Miss Dearman
Legeay
Mire Ingram
Hournu
Shark attack mauls diver off Great Barrier Reef
A Thursday Island boy diving for trochus near the Great Barrier Reef was attacked by a shark. The shark bit his buttocks, he surfaced with lacerations, then was admitted to hospital in non critical condition.
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Brisbane
Great Barrier Reef
Thursday Island
Tin price quoted at 40 4 per unit today
The market reports tin at 40 4 per unit with buyers watching for shifts in supply and demand. Traders note limited stock and potential regional influences on price movements.
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Sydney
Church accepts lottery funds for distress relief
In a Pitt Street Congregational Church sermon Rev. T. EB. Ruth defended accepting money won in a lottery to aid distressed people. He said there was no difficulty for a church to use such funds and that no better use could be found.
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Bydney
T. EB. Ruth
Pitt Street Congregational Church
Two Men Drown in Northern River Near Dargavale
In Auckland on Monday Reginald Owes Burrow and Thomas Henry Mowney drowned while bathing in the Northern River near Dargavale. Their wives witnessed the tragedy but could not assist.
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Auckland
Reginald Owes Burrow
Thomas Henry Mowney
Dargavale
Narrow Escapes At Level Crossing South Of Gosford
Three young men escaped serious injury after a motor lorry collided with a goods train at a level crossing about 14 miles south of Gosford. One man was entrapped and dragged 165 yards in front of the locomotive, another tossed 3 yards then into a paddock, and the third was thrown about ten yards. One man sustained a broken left elbow.
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Sydney
Gosford
Forty Four Hours Trouble in Railway Service
Sydney reports unrest in the railway service over the new 44 hour week starting last Monday. Workers claim the roster should use eleven eight hour shifts rather than twelve seven hour twenty minute shifts, with a central carriage cleaning sheds period. A meeting voted a resolution protesting the department's rostering approach and loss of 44 hour week benefits.
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Sydney
Tt Ds
Dunstan to Form Ministry After Labour Support
In Melbourne it is believed the Governor will commission Mr Dufistan, leader of the Country Party, to form a Ministry tomorrow following assurance from the State Labour Party that it will support the Country Party.
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Melbourne
Labour Party
Labour
Country Party
Dufistan
Two killed in Toowoomba car collision
A 44 year old man Matt Haarmann and an 8 year old boy William died in a crash near Toowoomba when a four seat car collided with a single seater after departing a funeral. Three others were injured, two seriously, as they were returning home.
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Brisbane
Matt Haarmann
William
Toowoomba
Bing
Price of Flour Government Threatens Action
Sydney reports the State Government plans action against flour millers who refuse to supply bakers willing to sell bread below set prices. Mr Stevens notes the government cannot fix flour prices under the constitution but would lease its own mill if needed to ensure essential supplies reach bakers and the public.
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Sydney
Stevens
Land Sale Brae Street Allotments Auction Result
A good crowd gathered at Pye Park to view allotments facing Brae Street near the old Grammar school grounds on Saturday. Bids were spirited but the reserve was not reached and the land was later sold privately by Harry Kent and Co to Mrs. John Swan and Mr. W. Miller of Andrew Street.
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Pye
Brae Street
Messrs
Harry Kent
Blind Songster at The Capitol Tonight
Roy Kendrick, a blind entertainer who lost sight after a football injury in 1927, performs at The Capitol Monday Wednesday and Saturday between film programs. He tours the northwest, wowed audiences with a tenor voice and piano banjo ukulele, offers musical compositions including Fate. Kendrick, a cheerful believer in overcoming adversity, studies Braille and learned from Allan Kippax’s brother.
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Roy Kendrick
Canterbury
Capitol
Kendrick
North-West
Mr. Kendrick
Allan Kippax
Echeloeter
Collision injures two drivers in Willoughby tram clash
A motor car and a Willoughby tram collided with terrific force last night. Both drivers, William Cadwallader and Edwin James Macgann, were seriously injured and admitted to hospital. the car was wrecked and the tram front damaged.
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Sydney
Mondray
Willoughby
William Cadwallader
Edwin Jamca Macgann
Birthrate figures show steady rise in 1934 Canberra data
Statistics released in Canberra today show the 1934 birthrate with natural increase of 7.1 per 100. Population growth from births and immigration totaled 49 526 for the year, an annual rise of about.74 per cent. The death rate fell less rapidly than the birth rate.
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Bydney
Canberra
Australia
Bush Fire at Narrabri Destroys 700 Acres Saturday
A bush fire at Mollee Station Narrabri area destroyed about 700 acres of country on Saturday afternoon. More than thirty men battled the blaze and halted spread toward a roadway. The quick response prevented wider damage and stock were moved to safety.
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Mollee Station
Man Found Shot at Salvation Army Hostel in Surry Hills
An unknown man, possibly Thomas Baker, was found shot at the Memorial Salvation Army Hostel in Surry Hills. A pen rifle was in the room. The explosion was heard minutes earlier. He died after admission to hospital. Detectives recovered a will and a letter and seek his relatives.
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Sydney
Thomas Baker
Memorial Salvation Army
Surry Hills
Tospital
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