Passenger Train Marooned Near Kyogle
The report covers ongoing Far East conflict developments. Soviet forces on the Manchukuo frontier are said to have grown with multiple divisions and aircraft, while Britain allegedly aids with submarines and guns. Japanese operations against Chinese guerrillas near Shanghai face heavy rain disruptions and police raids arrest Russo-Chinese terrorists.
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Shanghai
Daily Telegraph
Pootung Jae
Wangpu
International Settlement
The
Times
Hong Kong
Manila
Batavia
Moonlight South Atlantic Crossing Planned by Italian Planes
Rome correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports an upcoming moonlight crossing of the South Atlantic from Dakar to Port Natal by three Italian planes. Bruno Mussolini and Colonel Bisco will pilot two of them. The aim is to set a speed record and secure aircraft orders from South American nations.
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London
Rome
Daily Telegraph
South Atlantic
Dakar
Port Natal
Bruno Mussolini
Bisco
Japan Sets Ambitious Path as Asian Empire Dominance Looms
A Shanghai cable notes growing tension as Britain refuses to cede authority, while Japan pursues an expansive strategy spanning decades. Analysts warn of mounting debts yet point to potential revenues from China and port trade as Japan leverages military and economic power toward regional dominance.
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Japan
China
Britain
Wense
Shanghai
Tientein
Unemployment at Ten Year Low in Australia Says Statistician
Commonwealth Statistician Dr. Wilson reports the last quarter of 1937 shows unemployment at its lowest since 1927, with factory and retail employment well above pre-depression levels. Across states, declines from peak unemployment in 1932 are noted, and totals for 1937 show overall improvement in factory jobs and retail index figures.
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thei$Commonwealth
Wilson
Australian
South Australia
Western Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania
Queensland
Australia
All Australia
Flood Submerges Homes and isolates Kyogle Train
Kyogle to The Risk train marooned after a washaway as floodwaters flood low-lying areas in Lismore and Murwillumbah. Three passengers plus train crew aboard, train limited to the line until permanent-way repairs. Many houses submerged, drowning feared in the district amid cyclonic low pressure in the southwest of the state.
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Sydney
Kyogle
Addi Ment
Brisbane
Commun
Adjourned talks between United Kingdom and Eire in Innisfail
Reports from Innisfail say Italian cane growers will test posta on northern sugar committees. Developments at the South Johnstone Co operative Sugar Mill, controlled by foreign born directors, spur North Queensland soldiers to defend a colleague threatened with dismissal. London adjourns discussions with Mr de Valera pending finance and trade details. Official communique notes progress and next steps.
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Posta
South Johnstone
Queensland
London
United Kingdom
de Valera
Ireland
Valera
Eire
Neville Chamberlain
No. 11
Downing Street
Dublin
Malcolm MacDonald
Herdsman killed by bull at Newington hospital grounds
Harold Victor Purvees, four, a herdsman at Newington State Hospital, was killed when a bull gored him in the chest after he slipped on wet ground while attempting to drive it into an enclosure for inoculation. The bull then jumped on him before others could intervene.
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Sydney
Harold Victor Purvees
Newington State Hospital
Purvees
Waterside Workers Say Japanese Boycott Policy Adopted
Melbourne reports that the Waterside Workers Federation will boycott Japanese imports and exports in line with ACTU policy. The Sydney refusal to load the Melbourne Maru was not federation directed but a spontaneous protest against Japanese militarism in China.
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Melbourne
Waterside Workers’ Federation
J. Healy
A.C.T.U
Sydney
China
Japanese Threat and Chinese Peace Stance Report
A British officer in the British Concession faces Japanese threats of entry, vowing resistance. Hankow reports China seeks peace while denouncing acts under Japanese occupation as void. Tokyo plans a major attack near Lunghai Kaifeng with railway grid movements and troop redeployments across Peiping-Hankow and Mentein-Pukow corridors.
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China
London
Shanghai
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Lunghai
Kaifeng
Keitel
Suchow Larywe
Lroopae
Peiping-Hunkow
Mentein-Pukow
Mirkwang
Penghu
Lown
Goytherm
Flood Service Car Crosses Flooded Streams to Brisbane
Beaud es ert Brisbane service car set out for Brisbane today prepared for flooded streams. It carried a small dinghy on its hood. Six passengers were taken to Henderson's Creek where the dinghy was unshipped and the passengers ferried across. Another car on the other side then took them to Brisbane.
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Beaudesert
Beaudesert-Bribane
Brisbane
Henderson's Creek
Kyogle Flood Strands Kyogle and Rail Route Disrupted
Severe flooding along the Kyngle Ine causes brush with Wallangarra traffic diverted to the old Wallangarra route. Train divisions to Brisbane set for early morning arrivals and a special service runs for Sydney mail passengers. Floods devastate Kyogle with homes flooded and crops destroyed. Eden Creek camp washed away and a cook missing.
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Wallangarra
Sydney
Brisbane
Sydney Mail
W. Forgan Smith
Wallongarra
Kyogle
Kyogle Kyogle
Washouts and floods disrupt NSW rail lines and coast roads
Torrential rains caused major washaways on the Glen reach Dorrigo branch with sections suspended in air and earthslides. The Clarence River rose 35 feet at Tabulum as floods closed main north coast roads and damaged wharves at Grafton. In Casino vast inundation and stock loss feared. Mummulgum house swept away. Stradbroke Island eroded, isolation on Kilcoy and Mary Valley lines persists as trains run only to submerged points. The Wandana steamer is noted among transport disruptions.
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Kyogle
Mt. Lyon
Grafton
Glenreach-Dorrigo
Clarence
Tabulum
Armidale
Glen Innes
Coramba
Glenreach
Casino
Richmond River
Richmond
Mummulgum
Moreton Bay
Stradbroke Island
Kilcoy and Mary Valley
Oymple-Brooloo
Gympie
Kilcoy
Brisbane
Woodford
John Burke
Seven births in a year shock Rhodesia report
London report states a South Rhodesian native woman gave birth seven times in a year. She had triplets first with all dying, followed by quadruplets at a municipal clinic where care was available. One baby died, but two boys and a girl survived.
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London
Salisbury
the Times
Ireland and Ulster politics and Australian air service report
The report notes talks with Mr de Valera and expectations he will lead the Eire delegation to London in February with talks possibly delayed until Ulster election tensions ease. Meanwhile weather and air service updates describe several Australian flights, with some cancellations and arrivals, including Kyilla and Stinson routes and a service overhaul in Brisbane.
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Telegran
de Viltera
Eire Delegatons
London
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