Runciman Attacks Land Rates and Shipping Contracts
Walter Runciman MP spoke in Manchester criticizing contracts with Germany and the land tax system. He cited shipyards paying high local rates after the war and argued for reform of assessment to reflect land value, contrasting wartime and normal rates. He condemned the half million grant to the Wembley Exhibition and urged fiscal caution.
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Walter Runciman
Manchester
Germany
Lawry
Rincimay
Runciman
Wembley
Homes in Solomontown Rent Listings with Varied Rooms
A sequence of Solomontown housing ads lists rentals from £20 to £380 for up to seven rooms. Facilities include enclosed verandahs, back verandahs, baths, tanks, stables, garages, and gas stoves with deposits ranging from £23 to £159 and overall terms described as ready or arranged.
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Solomontown
Gond
Good Street
Four room villas and houses for sale with varied terms
Classified list offers multiple properties with prices from £160 to £800 and deposits from £30 to £50. Descriptions note four to five rooms, verandahs, kitchens, new paint, and possible term arrangements. Also an ad urging readers to inspect a large list of fireproof businesses for sale.
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Neposit
Sehect
Mulcourr Street
Vorms
Easter in Paris Carnival Brings Festive Crowds Abroad
Easter in Paris drew a record foreign turnout as carnival spirit lit the city. The depreciated franc kept goods cheap while boulevards brimmed with English, Americans and other visitors enjoying Montmartre and the Latin Quarter amid jazz, street bands, and festive plazas.
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Paris
Montinartre
Place de Terrre
Montmartre
Bais le Boulogne
Seine
Pune
Stockhal Maaciivs
Powell
Champs Blysess
Crewe
Crime's Heavy Cost Across Britain and U.S. Losses
A passage cites an annual criminal toll in Britain of about twenty million pounds including frauds, bankruptcies, forgeries, thefts, and robberies. It notes railway pilfering and audits by railway police, and compares U.K. costs to the United States where the burden is about six pounds per person yearly, totaling around £600 million.
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Britain
Gnanelal
Ciit Merce
England
Ine Londen
Daily Express
Imam Tarlucers
Agenta
Erse
Stowlly
United States
American Bankers’ Association
Raiimatis Ue
Atrallog
Victorian Parliament Convenes July 6
Melbourne dispatch notes the Victorian state Parliament will assemble on July 6 triggering routine sessions and anticipated political activity. End of report mentions the date and formal assembly plan with no further details.
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Melbourne
Victorian
Weighbridges and the challenge of weighing motor lorries
Historic NSW weighbridges designed for horse vehicles face accuracy issues with long motor lorries. Experts report front and rear axle weighing yields large errors due to axle spacing, ground level, and center of gravity. Studies show significant discrepancies, urging dedicated motor lorry weighbridges for safe commerce.
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New South Wales
Wright
Wu W
Ly Tn Incorporated Society of Inspectors
Liv
Weshler Salforia
Subjervis Mathematica Fy i Ventiguen
Sally Comes to the Screen in Lavish Film Debut
In a lavish screen adaptation of the famed Ziegfeld stage comedy, Sally stars Josie Melville as a radiant leading lady with dazzling wardrobe and dance numbers. Lloyd Hughes Blair Ferquar Leon Errol join the cast, highlighting Australian ties as First National releases the film.
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Sally
Australis
Josie Melville
Vandy
Iwen Mooré
Bowe
Volly
Daner
Toy Muo
Cullen
Lloyd
Hughes Ag
Blair Ferquar
Leon Errol
Boke
Fire destroys Warrnambool produce store in £100000 loss
The Warrnambool railway produce and grain store burned today in Melbourne. The blaze destroyed the building and its contents, with farmers’ stored produce a total loss. Officials estimate the damage at about £100,000.
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Melbourne
Turaday
Warrnambool
The Midnight Express at Alhambra Theatre headlines
Amusements note the Columbia Picture The Midnight Express opening at the Alhambra Theatre with Eling Hausmeister star and Wilson Waines as lead hero. Cast includes Nichols Whitlank Booth Tilton Harmon Grassly Haver Karns. Western photoplay praised for popularity and box office appeal amid industry trends.
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Alhambra
Hight
Eling Hausmeister
Wilsion Waines
George ‘Nichols
Lloyd Whitlank
Edwin Booth
Tilton
Pat Harmon
Bertram Grassly
Phyllis Haver
Roscoe Karns
Hollywood
Tove
Austral Theatre Review Signals Mixed Audience Enjoyment
A fragmented local note describes crowd reactions at the Austral Theatre with hints of comedy and drama. It mentions a program including Mantua and a screening with notable names and places implied, but OCR errors blur specifics while preserving a sense of lively community culture.
The Thief of Bagdad at Crystal Brook and Austral
The Thief of Bagdad is billed as a masterplet of astonishments. Audiences await this immense production with great anticipation and praise its awe inspiring spellhound and remirkuth qualities. The film screens at Crystal Brook West this Saturday and at the Austral Traley next Monday and Tuesday with box plan opening in the morning.
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Bagdad
Pirie
Crystal Brook West
Austral Traley
Playground Benefit Seeks Public Aid For Local Fund Drive
The New Theatre manager and secretary J K All have organized a playground fund drive. The public is asked to contribute liberally to support the playground, a key local project.
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Mails
J. K
Phiy
Nonight
Buff Lodge Anniversary Observed at Voright Hall
Sulumantown Bellate Lad No 38 marks seventy years with a solemn town ceremony at Voright dt stark's Hall. Members and community gather as tribute to the lodge's long service, with reflections on past achievements and future goals.
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Voright
Stark
Solemn
Sulumantown
Bellate Lad No
Catholic Church election narrows to three candidates
In a vote of church workers, Mrs. M. Davis Sally leads with 20 000 votes, Surge Gurney Port has 18 000, and Mrs. K. Smith West trails with 15 000 as the competition to choose the most popular lady worker continues.
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