Hundreds of families homeless in Dunedin floods
Torrential rains flooded Dunedin streets to five feet, forcing hundreds from homes. The Red Cross has allocated 1,500 to aid the homeless, who shelter in hotels and Salvation Army hostels as ships and crews assist rescues. Bridges collapsed and trains derailments disrupted transport amid rising floodwaters across the city and surrounding areas.
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Wollington
N.Z
Red Cross Organisation
Salvation Army
Dunedin
Owide
Washasay
Mingatu
Fréman
Leith
Clyde
Botanic Gardens
Asman
Willi Unem
Clark found guilty of wife poisoning in Sydney case
Alister Jennet Clark was today found guilty in Sydney of murdering his wife by poisoning. He was sentenced to death though he proclaimed his innocence and denied arsenic possession or intent. The trial centered on arsenic use and Clark’s claims of lacking knowledge of the poison.
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Sydney
Jennet Clark
Girk
Mighty Navy Autumn Manoeuvres Engage in Open Sea Battle
A dramatic account of a long naval engagement between the Blue and Red fleets in the Mediterranean. The action spanned hours with searchlights, aircraft, and heavy ship movements, ending in a decisive but contested clash. Australians listed among officers and ships, including Para comb, Showers, Jones, and Hansen, alongside several others entering and exiting the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singhe
Jezuh
Fey
Idle collier ships idle as New South Wales colliers halt
Twenty vessels tied up causing unemployment among seamen and shipyard workers in Newcastle Sydney and Melbourne. The shutdown leaves dozens of unemployed crew and related workers facing loss of wages while suppliers and drivers feel the impact.
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Melbourne
Aragauay
New South
Walsa
Iierstate Colliera
Newcastle- Sydney
Melhdorpes
Ahkabar
Aroonass
Vshridgy
Alfoas Golac
Cara
Dilea
Dickers
Droguana
Dumosa
Junee
Koruing
Kooringa
Kooyans
Nebbunit
Pavol
Macedon
Mejbourng Cos
Laharo
Timber Dispute Sparks Action and Black Timber Standoff
Melbourne council discusses measures as timber workers demand full slave-labor style extraction. Black timber shipment protests stir claims of factory sabotage while builders and carpenters call for restraint. Trades Hall criticizes timber merchants while factories report ongoing demand for labor amid secrecy.
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Melbourne
State Council of
Ackion
Chambes
Manubantuyes
Ulbsey
Svere
British Finance Crisis Warns of Gravest Threat
London reports a dire warning from British and American authorities about an impending spring crisis. The Treasury chair cites the gravest financial danger the world has seen, calling for urgent measures to avert a collapse.
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London
Manchester
Arust
Sir Georen-Altithatelt
Alapmong Psion
Irady
No Help for Pirie Relief as Subsidy Denied
The central secretary responds to two deputations urging a special grant for the Pirie district relief works for the unemployed. He states no distinction can be made in Paspeet and funds cannot be provided, noting that relief rationing will be linked to work performed. The reply is described as a poor response to earnest requests.
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Miler
reducsUnea
Pirie
Nfaror
Paspeet
Tess
Weare
Bosranas
Burglary Report From Tarrensville Office Safe
Thieves last night stole a car to the Dead belweed Henley and Glenele area and forced entry into an office of Julius Cohn, removing a safe that contained only papers. Police are investigating no valuables recovered.
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Julius Cohn
Manutic
Luirer
Tarrensville
Belweed
Henley
Glenele
Heating a City by Wireless Waves Reported
A London correspondent for The Daily Mail describes alleged experiments in Germany where wireless radio waves heat a district. The author claims heating plants in Iron, Germany, using transmitter and receiver posts act as radiators, suggesting a future where an entire city could be warmed from a single station.
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London
Porky
Elscleiensengindsrs
Daily Mail
Baris
Silys-Iffal
Jacques Piller
Ivy Ettirved
Iron
Germany
Mass Meeting at Broken Hill over Compensation Act
A mass ironwork meeting of mine employees in Broken Hill urged Parliament to oppose the Compensation Act Amendment Bill. The protesters planned a procession to the Town Hall as a deputation to the mayor, asking the government to withdraw or modify the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borvier Industrial Giannal
Senututiog
Ferntree Gully Shooting Baffles Melbourne Detectives
Melbourne investigators probe the Sunday shooting at Ferntree Gully that left Percy Goltey, Winister Miriam, and their aunt Ethel Patchett wounded. Detectives have little progress and are at a loss to identify the shooter.
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Melbourne
Belvetives
Percy Goltey
Winister Miriam
Ethel Patchett
Ferntree, Gully
Inquest Concludes After North Sydney Murder Suicide
An inquest into the death of Elizabeth Seleby, shot at North Sydney by Albert McNaughton, returns a verdict that McNaughton killed the woman and then took his own life. The coroner states no further names will be read from the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Elizabeth Seleby
North Sydney
Albert McNaughto
Alpert
Willian McNaughton
Utd
Mystery of head wound clears as boy confesses
In Melbourne on January 28 Arber Howard aged 15 was found unconscious near Panton Hills after a pea rifle discharge. He later told detectives he accidentally shot himself, while Hugie remains in Melbourne Hospital with paralysis in one hand. The incident was clarified following ray examination and police inquiry.
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Melbourne
Arber “Howard
Panton Hills
Hugie
Howard
Richmond shooting case under investigation by Pip Melduth
A chaotic docket lists multiple charges surrounding a Richmond shooting case. Investigators name suspects including Maly, Davidson, and Muran, with potential additional charges against Mare as the case unfolds in local court.
Berlin Reichstag adops Geneva protocol on poison gas
Berlin today as the Reichstag committee adopted a bill approving the Geneva protocol prohibiting chemical warfare. Government spokesman Schubert said the protocol is the best means of halting war gas beliefs, countering claims Germany was idle about chemical warfare.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Geneva
Hern Schubert
Germany
Rhineland Scandals Waris and the Cold Wave Crisis
Fragmented report recalls General de Partouneaux organizing balls in Meuse sector as troops endure a brutal cold wave with temperatures near zero. Wars and epidemics loom while officers allegedly disobey orders and mismanage garrison duties amid tsunamic weather and confusion.
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Waris
Getteral de Partouneaux
Mreves
Garrison
Anc Cotone
Marniluja
Victorian Labor Pre-Selection Ballot Sparks Party Rift
The Victorian Labor split widens over the preselection ballot with the Mathways Union opposing the party leadership. The union aims to block 42 Labor members from pre selection and to back former Premier Hed. Magan and four ministers, signaling a major divide with Hogan’s government over Railways administration and wage reductions.
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Melbourne
Victorian Mathways Union
Juabor
Tale Labor Party
Hed. Magan
Tha Sintec Labor Ministry
Hogan
Union
Flight from London reaches Rome on staged air route
Flying Officer Moir and pilot Owen arrived in Rome on the third stage of their flight from London and will depart for Malta after refuelling. The pair resumed their journey this morning at 945, aiming for Australia in the ongoing mission.
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Womis
Moir
Ofier Owen
Rome
Malta
Owen
Domestic Quarrel Ends in Stabbing at Carlton Home
Melbourne police report a domestic quarrel in Carlton where Whit John Mulder, 42, was stabbed in the groin with a table knife after an altercation with his wife Mary, 34. The wound is not serious and Mary Mulder is charged with serious bodily harm.
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Melbourne
John Mulder
Carlton
Mary
Mulder
Stihker
Mary Mulder
Troubled Farmers at Ware Convention Demand Prices
An Australian farmers convention in Ware heard protest that high costs and poor arbitration hurt growers. Speakers, including Mr J Beilwell of the Royal Agricultural Society, blamed the Arbitration Court for low wage and price rulings. Action proposed to press government for reforms to stabilize the wheat industry in Victoria.
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Melboleny
Ware
Ragul
M.ourien
Benuti
Victora
Tari
Artiratsin
Farmark
Vietorli
Failed Dismally at Vietnam Peace Conference
Melbourne report from a provincial anniversary conference notes a political setback as a peace promotion effort fails to improve master and mate relations. The discussion mentions attention to industry analysis and a wage carry proposal, with a motion passed by arbitration officials in a government tower.
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Melbourne
Mags
Wargo
Ysis
Oholilon
Arbitration Garr
Important Judgment on Copyright Music for Broadcasters
Victorian court rules phonograph records and pianola rolls are copyrights. Broadcasters may perform them only with the consent of the copyright owning association.
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Melbourd
Ce Lows
Broncasting Companies
Footes Or
Vonsent
Plucky Constable Douses Fire at Flenley Beach Shop
ADELAIDE Wellhesiiny reports a constable aided by locals extinguished a fire in a dress and fancy goods shop at Sen vow Road early today. The blaze, sparked by an unknown cause, caused about £420 in damage to the shoproom kept by Mrs Joan Roberts.
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Adelaide
Wellhesiiny
Flenley Beach
Holp
Roume
Joan’ Roberts
Senvow Road
Fire damages storage shed near Adelatha house
Fire destroyed a large portion of a storage shed and attached motor shed at the rear of Mrs Louisa Rock’s residence on Bolsravg Terrace Gotlese Parkl ris. The incident caused about £250 in losses including gas lighting goods wallpaper and house heating fixtures.
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Adelatha
aTinge
Mra
Louisa Rock
Bolsravg 'Terrace
Gotlese -Parkl Ris
Thofdike
Mey Huilding
Iensiure
Howsehiot
Sud
Aged Folks Party Event in Melbourne Tonight
The Jey Church Central Mission hosts a Melbourne aged folks gathering tonight in the exhibition building. Veterans attend. the event centers on elderly residents with ages up to around ninety. Notable attendee Mr Westbrook, aged well into his nineties, and there were many guests, estimated crowds around two thousand with a large aged demographic.
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Melbourne
Jey Church Central Mission
Jt Westbrook
Ce Heidelhern
Soviet Leader Foresees War Amid Global Tensions
In a United Service interview from Constantinople, Trotsky predicts a British American war within ten years. He states the United States aims to dominate the seas and plans to deprive other powers of naval supremacy. He argues the Kellogg Pact will not prevent war.
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United Service
Constantinople
Weyworld
False Pretences Case in Adelaide Police Court
The Adelaide police court heard a 38 year old man on false pretences charges after a £200 deed of mortgage loan fraud linked to his wife Thelma Hazel Wyeth allegedly obtained £100 through deceit in Sydney He claimed a warrant and misidentified the defendant prompting defence objections Mrs Wyeth and Mr Wyeth were detained during a street stop and a jeweller’s shop incident involved a non identically matched suspect
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Adelaide
Poligy
Wyett
Bat
Thelma Hazel Wyeth
Danny
Faleelg
Wyatt
K. ¥. MéEntee
Sind Mus
West
Runeetreph
Breach of Promise Case In Adelaide Suit
Miss Backhouse sues Jett Edward Gladstone Wheaton of Wakefield for breach of engagement to marry. Judgment awarded compensation of 100 pounds after she testified the defendant offered 100 but promised to marry had failed.
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Anelaude
Adelaide Eisa
Jett John Edward
Gladstone
Wheaton
Wakefield
Jnds
Plantitt
Miss
Bockhouse
Faeildy
The King at Bognor Servies Doors in Bath Walkway
Fragmentary OCR items describe a visit or event at Bognor with references to doors, baths, a short walkway, and a time indicator. Names, places, and exact actions are unclear due to damaged text.
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Stoens
South
Leland
Brent
Auckland
Corydnandal Peninsula
Pullins
Aldermen Island
Usey
Ausiland Sarty
Carvier
Listlenant
Paracomb
Hsia Ant Showers
Laaton Janes
Waller
Rosenthal
Tozer Wik Hansen
Council OF Action
British Finance
Piri
Broken Hill
Ferntree Gully
Prests’ Ltd
Ty Pach
Sesyoh
Prest’s. Ltd
Actim
Richmond
Pip Melduth
Pttray
Teddy
Arfad Ghorke
Mapatt
Marder
Tgapells Diavidson
Boatrias
McGari
Thomas
Morwo
Hutchinson
Figeel
Bhsleil
George
Mare
Ofty
Rhineland
Victorian Labor
United, Service
Country Party
Copyright Music
Plucky
Britain
America
Alg
SivoLven
Dancen
Bognor
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