27 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1938
Page
1
In the clipping a fragment notes price dates 8/11 9/11 and 10/6 as part of market listings. The text remains unreadable in full context but indicates upcoming price schedule references without broader details or outcomes.
Five members of a fishing party are drowned after a monoplane wing struck bystanders at Yumbs beach. Three people were seriously injured including Briggs who suffered a ruptured spleen and broken ribs. Pilot Jack Mecham of Sydney and crew escaped injury as the craft nose-dived and the crowd scattered.
A Bilenghcal correspondent reports Wang Chinwei, ex Premier of Ne Wonalat Ching, is due to meet Wang Keng in Hanoi to discuss peace terms with Japan. Sources say Wang seeks conditions tied to General Cholang al-Gbes. Chinese Foreign Office reportedly rejected Japan's Prime Minister Prince Koyas peace terms as insincere.
London reports a terrible Romanian railway disaster with hundreds injured and a large death toll. Terrible snow storms hampered rescue efforts near Olly as authorities seek full casualty figures and cause.
Ambiguous dispatch reports Loyalists losing a village to Italian forces amid fighting near Begra and Burgos. The fragmentary text mentions Loyalists, Italian units, and disrupted communications with unclear place names and dates.
A dramatic sea rescue unfolds as the freighter Kehodack sinks near Ni jwegen fortpfvier fimaragd. Crew led by Captain and two women, aided by Atlantis and Smaragd, manage to abandon ship with 360 barrels recovered to enable a successful rescue.
Fire across Goondi Windi District causes extensive damage to grasslands and dog yards. Local authorities report three blaze events at 1104, 186, and 102 with fires tracking toward Wyage base. Emergency crews battle flames as property and livestock face threat.
Melbourne reports a tragic drowning sequence as a father and two sons perish near Chelsea. The chartered boat incident left one man recovered entangled in rigging while another vanished beneath the water. search efforts were ongoing and police extended underwater checks.
A group of 40 young men and women from the Komen Church of Chelat lost all belongings as a bush fire swept their camp about 40 miles from Warenore Fiver. They returned to see a blackened site, smouldering ashes, and only coins and metal objects remaining. Sydney reporters noted strong river patrols preventing further damage to nearby cottages and aiding the stranded campers who borrowed outerwear from nearby camps.
An 18 year old daughter joins her husband at sea amid a fierce storm. The captain and crew faced hunger as the mother urged courage. The women sang Norse tunes and carols to lift spirits while the ship battled high seas.
A timber stack fire at Hobart destroyed about 2,000,000 super feet of seasoned timber owned by B. Jones and Co. Prop. Ltd. The blaze began in the drying shed and stacking yard after winds shifted, with heat preventing access to the tinder and threatening Laeprena mill operations from months earlier. Fire spread under strong wind, but no further details on casualties or precise damages beyond the timber loss.
Sir John Ruskin, director of the world renowned Tedhagestesd Experimental Station in England, praised Gatton College during his visit. He noted progress in pasture improvement and erosion prevention, commending efforts to develop new varieties and dairying practices for Queensland agriculture.
LA HAVRE authorities report two sailors arrested for stowaway activity aboard a ship bound for America. The incident surfaced amid a broader labor dispute and revealed nine stowaways in the refitted quarters. Both sailors deny wrongdoing as authorities investigate the case.
Rain is needed across Queensland and western districts as drought worsens. The Australian Wool Growers' Council bulletin notes rain is required in the Downs South Coast Maranoa and Central Highlands while Queensland towns such as Normanton Hughenden and Thallon are in urgent need of precipitation.
In Jerusalem on Sunday a Russian Jewish woman, Mrs Haya Grossman, and Police Inspector W Thomas were found shot dead in Mrs Grossman s home during her husband and daughter s absence. The scene points to a possible murder suicide or mob crime.
Italian and French tensions rise over M Daladier’s proposed Corsica and Tunisia visit. The Times correspondent notes Paris denounces Italy's 1626 treaty rewrite and France resists Italy’s stance amid broader European rearmament and colonial tensions.
Contemplating that hours and wages vary across the country Lord justice Oats says Parliament may need broader labour powers. He cites safeguarding democracy through democratic guarantees such as free discussion and public meetings, with protections against restrictive repressions.
In Jerusalem on Christmas Day an Arab corporal, a British police inspector, and a woman were shot dead amid violence breaking the Christmas truce. Police surrounded the old city as a small crowd gathered near Manger Square in Bethlehem. More than 20,000 troops were reported amid the tense scene.
Fragmentary OCR describes a holiday toll incident involving a person named Alexander McKinnon and a party returning from a Christmastide event. The account mentions seizure by white arms and a drowning near Dalwallli Rim Paltry while a sulky and wife or companion were involved, with a reference to Winn & MiLOr Thick.
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