Council debates poll on Wagga loan for filtration plant
The Wagga council weighs whether a ratepayer poll is needed to approve a Crown-financed filtration plant project. The majority favors proceeding without a plebiscite, with options to limit voting to ratepayers or include others. In Sydney, a Moth plane piloted by Squadron Leader T W White landed safely after a dramatic storm.
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Car Smash on Hume Highway Wrecks Vehicle and Injures Two
Shortly after midday a car on the Hume Highway six miles beyond Tarcutta swerved to avoid a dog, rolled four times and finished on its side. Passengers W Butcher of Saint Leontius Avenue Saint Kilda and J Kean of Muses suffered rib fractures head cuts and shock while Moore escaped with concussion. Both men were taken to Welwyn Private Hospital in Wagga.
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Irish swindler gang details fraud scheme in France
An Irish accomplice of an international swindler ring says they netted at least £250000 since its start, with £45000 in Australia that year. Their tactic involved losing a wallet with £100 and forged documents to lure victims, then recovery by the finder leads to a lucrative tracing deal.
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Daily Mail
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Meat Quots Set For Dominion Export Talks
London reports the Secretary of State for the Dominions Mr. Thomas has convened a February 11 meeting between British and Dominion representatives to conclude a short term meat export quota for April to June 30.
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Railways expect small deficit near 1 million pounds
The railway finances show improving results with an estimated deficit for the current year just over £1,000,000, the lowest since 1929, signaling a move toward financial steadiness.
Cabinet splits after minister Backs absents from meeting
A cabinet controversy deepens as a minister involved did not attend today’s special session. The cabinet met for hours with no public statement issued and no press access, sparking speculation over the minister’s stance and the dispute’s impact on the government.
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First Woman Sentenced to Death Under 1994 Special Procedure
In Vienna on Saturday Hilde Goees Nazi, 14, and Mas Wild, 22, were sentenced to death for attempting to murder frontier patrolman Anton Strele by placing a bomb under his bed. A third associate Newbarth fled. Prosecution links the crime to vengeance for a frontier incident in November. Protests and security alerts followed as Nazi reprisals feared.
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Sultence Found Police Recover Suspect’s Purloined Clothing
A seized suitcase found along Edward Street contained clothing belonging to an unnamed owner. Police held the items for ten days before the owner retrieved them after providing sufficient identification.
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Meir
Edward Street
Labor Unity Conference in New South Wales
A labor unity meeting in New South Wales aimed to break deadlock by seeking a conference between federal and state Labour parties on Monday. The Australian Labour Party conference opened at Dubbo with many prominent Labour figures, including federal and state leaders, and discussed land policy and Crown lands write‑downs.
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Subscriber praises Express value despite delays
A reader in the country paid four dollars in advance for a year of the Express and urged more subscribers to remit promptly. The subscriber said the paper is fine reading value and enjoys the Express even when delivered a couple of days late.
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Express
Barraba Man Survives After Lorry Overturns In Near Drowning
Frederick Saunders aged 43 was pinned under a submerged lorry for twelve minutes at Barraba. He regained consciousness after half an hour of resuscitation but remains in critical condition with a fractured skull and several ribs. About sixty spectators helped lift the vehicle.
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Frederick Saunders
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King’s Jubilee Plans Hailed With Five Month Festivities
London reports outline royal preparations for the Salyer Jubilee celebration with a five month jubilee season. May 6 features salutes from the Tower of London to Woolwich and ships on the Thames. The King will host Cabinet ministers and diplomats, the Queen will attend a St Paul’s thanksgiving, and a Empire broadcast precedes a state ball. Youth processions and guards bands are planned for the floodlit palace forecourt.
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Paris Influenza Toll Prompts Government Action
Reports from Paris indicate 32 soldiers died in the week from influenza with hundreds more ill in garrison towns. The epidemic has grown so grave that the government is enacting measures to curb its spread.
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Paris
Smash and Grab Robbery Strikes Brunswick Jewelry Shop
Thieves smashed a window at Messrs Snell and McDonald jewellery shop in Brunswick at 6.30 p m yesterday and stole rings valued at £200. They escaped in a car not yet traced. A driver pried open the window with a heavy wood, grabbed a tray of rings, jumped in as others aided from the back. Witnesses described the car and gave police the number.
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McDonald's
Brunswick
Hospital Wedding Sealed Amid Wardbed Union
In Grafton District Hospital a ceremony joined Ernest Fox, legless after a meatworks accident, and Irene Iloprood. Only close family, nurses, and the minister attended the bedside wedding as Fox signed the register while still seriously ill. Mrs Fox expressed pride and happiness, focusing on the moment over the future.
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