Severe floods threaten NSW towns with rising Murrumbidgee river
Reports indicate a continuous rise in the Murrumbidgee with main roads impassable and car diversions halted. At Wagga Wagga the river reached 29 feet 3 inches and was still rising while Bathurst’s Macquarie River also ran high. Residents in low-lying areas evacuated as rain was confined to southern slopes.
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Bydney
Murrumbidgee
Wagga
Macquarie River
Bathurst
Narrandera
Australians Defeated as Berlin Wrestling Trials Stir Controversy
At the Olympic games in Berlin Australia faced elimination in welterweight wrestling. O'Hara lost in round three to Andersen, Scarfe and Prokop's bout drew protests, and Garrard's defeat sparked mystery. Owens set records in sprint and long jump as American Black athletes led a four-event sweep.
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Australia
O'Hara
Samec
Czechoslovakia
Andersen
Sweden
Eddie Scarfe
Prokop
Siebert
Germany
Gerald Backhouse
J. F. Metcalfe
B.C. Dickenson
Jeff Owens
Owens
Scarfe
Hecht
Alderson
Garrard
Pauls
Europe
Clyne Plads
Edwards
Woodruff
Closer Settlement Cabinet Favors Small Farms
SYDNEY Wednesday State Cabinet backs a closer settlement plan placing farmers on small blocks in regional rainfall districts. Ministers believe blocks of several hundred acres will suit many practical men who can farm alone or with family or a boy employee.
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Sydney
German Warship at Ceuta Amid Franco Dialogue
German destroyer observed off Ceuta under the Loyalist fleet as the battleship Deutschland entered the port. Rebel Admiral Met at Tetuan with General Franco who toasted victory for the Nationalists. Loyalists claim gains on the Guadarrama front but mostly hold positions. Badajoz reportedly clear of insurgents. Madrid says foreign intervention could forge a Fascist regime or a Liberal Republic if the revolt fails.
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London
Ceuta
Deutschland
Tangier
Times
Tetuan
Franco
Guadarrame
Poseuion
Badajoz
Inuurgenta
Madrid
Countries Gaols Too Many Warders
The Minister for Justice Mr. Martin, back in Sydney after tours of police stations and gaols in the northern part of the State, said conditions were unsatisfactory. He noted one warder for every two and a half prisoners and that warders cost the Government about £300 a year, prompting plans for changes.
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Sydney
Martin
Tin price reports from Sydney market
In Sydney on Wednesday the tin market shows a unit price of 40 shillings and 3 pence per unit. The quoted level reflects current supply and demand dynamics at the time.
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Sydney
Three Killed in Mine Crane Crash at McGaggier
In a storm last night a crane at Electrolytic Mine Company’s McGaggier site collapsed, killing Leslie Alexander age 96 electrical engineer Robert Morris age 67 laborer and Thomas Rutter age 35 electrical engineer. Two others were injured Tyson Garrett 45 camo driver with fractured ribs and head injuries and Reginald Clerk 34 bacon factory overseer with a fractured thigh and abrasions. Alexander and Rutter were buried under wreckage while Morris was crushed beneath tons of ironwork.
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Burnie
Tasmania
McGaggier
Leslie Alexander
Robert Morris
Thomas Rutter
Tyson Garrett
Reginald Clerk
Bacon Factory
Alexander
Rutter
Morris
Papua Gold Restraint on Explorers
The Papua Legislative Council declared the valley targeted by Jack Hides expedition an uncontrolled area, allowing him to enter. The venture is financed by a Sydney syndicate named Investors Limited.
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Sydney
Legislative Council of Papua
Jack Hides
Hides
Investors Limitted
Wheat Market Strong Tone Reflects Sharp Winnipeg Advance
The Herald reports a strong wheat market on North American positions with Winnipeg options rising. Forenoon selling was scarce with bids around 4/6 and 4/8 for February silo basis, few sales at 4/8, and storage paid to date. Afternoon trading showed firmer bids but sellers remained scarce, keeping turnover light and prices firm. Bagged wheat quoted at 5, shippers’ prices near 4/2 at railway sidings, farmers reluctant to sell on rising prices as London markets closed.
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Herald
Sydney
Winnipeg
London
Liverpool
Sussex Street Market Report Prices at Sussex Street today
Prices ruled for multiple commodities including potatoes from Tasmania with 6/6 to 8 per cwt, new laid eggs 1 2 per case, butter 142.6 per cwt, cheese 10d per tb, honey 3d to 4d per tb, maize 4/7 to 4/8 per bus, outs 2/ to 28 per bus, onions 117 6 per cwt, millet to 55 per ton, chaff wheaten 4 to 4/6 per cwt, gatean 9/9 to 49, lucerne 49 to 6, hay eaten 46 to & per cwt, lucerne 46 to 59.
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Sydney
Sussex Street
Tasmania
Lucerne
City Wheat Market Prices on Wednesday
Sydney reports Alexandria today quotes wheat at 4/2 bua.
Weather forecast for Sydney amid showers and frost
The latest forecast for the next twenty four hours in Sydney calls for isolated clearing showers about the Murray and south-east, otherwise mostly fine with mild day temperatures and cold nights with many frosts. Some fog is noted, especially in eastern areas, and winds will be chiefly north west to west, fresh and squally in the south east.
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Sydney
Murray
Gilgandra Tragedy Inquest Finds Double Death
In Gilgandra a District Coroner ruled after an inquest that Roy Cox shot Ronald Fechner and then killed himself. Fechner was seated near the fire in a hut after a quarrel over a girl.
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Gilgandra
Roy Cox
Ronald Fechner
Cox
Fechner
Kensington Races Today Results and betting notes
Kensington racing meets produced results with multiple events and scratches. Double Dutch led betting at 6 to 1, West Hock 1 to 1, Firecello 7 to 1, while Digland headed the 14.1 Handicap with 4 to 1, Magic Flight 7 to 2, Valoria 2 to 1. Flying Welter first division saw Prince Peter and Diatter dead heat with Raleigh at 6 to 1. Second division winners Wise Boy and Havvaspot among others with Brown Betty at 3 to 1.
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Sydney
Kensington
West Hock
Firecello
Tortom
Allygo
Digland
Magic
Flight
Valoria
Magic Flight
Prince Peter
Diatter
Raleigh
Wise Boy
Havaspot
Brown Betty
Lancelot and
Kaylah
Havvaspot
Girl Guides Enrol Brownies in Local Ceremony
Enthusiastic enrollment of seventeen Brownies by Mrs G. Howard as commissioner and Mrs Myra Kennedy acting Brown Owl. After the ceremony parents and friends were invited to afternoon tea hosted by Association members.
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G. Howard
Myra Kennedy
Wheat Jumps Higher Today in Sydney Market
Sydney wheat market firmed with a half penny rise per bushel as buyers stayed quiet. Price in Sydney reached 4/8 per bushel, country quotes at 4/2 and bagged grain 5 to 5.5 per bushel. Cable reports show London traders largely sidelined amid profit taking and halted activity.
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Sydney
Religion in Schools Simple Teaching
The Council of Churches will ask the Government to include religious education in public school curricula. Church authorities will cooperate to prepare a simple service form, with Minister of Education D H Drummond agreeing to the plan if a universally acceptable service is drawn up.
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Sydney
Council of Churches
D H Drummond
Labor Disunity In Inquiry Committee Dispute
The secretary of the Labor Council forwards an invitation for the State Labor Party to appoint two representatives to the proposed new committee of inquiry. The ALP calls the recent conference bogus and the likelihood of State Labor Party participation is unlikely while Federal Labor party support remains uncertain.
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Sydney
Labor Council
BR. King
MLLC
State Labor Party
ALP
Federal Labor Party
Tonight's Ball draws Inverell social set with Caledonian flair
A grand Combined Caledonian and Pipe Band Ball lights up the Town Hall tonight. A Foursome dance and a Haggis meal debut, Harding's and Nash's orchestras ready for nonstop dancing, Pipe Band with new numbers and ideas. Dancers pay 5 shillings for gentlemen and 6 pence for ladies, with gallery viewing available.
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Inverel
Harding
Nash
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