Vast Area Flooded In Two States
Heavy rain and gale force winds lash southern New South Wales and Victoria after weekend floods. Thousands homeless across central regions. fresh flood warnings issued. Ship disruptions, road and rail closures, and River Canberra isolation reported as weather and storms batter eastern Australia.
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Gipps
Ny 5
Sale
Maffra
Bairnsdale
Orbost
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Birregurr
Dean's Merah
Sway
Douglas Bigson
Bendock
Rockslide at Lake Arrowhead sends boy down steep slide
A 10 year old fell about 1800 feet in a rockslide near Lake Arrowhead California. He slid to the foot without breaking bones and was aided by bystanders and emergency responders in a low key rescue.
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Lake Arrowhead
California
Lana
Menzies London Conferences Near End
British sources say prime minister Menzies will conclude talks with the British Cabinet today. The discussions cover Australian trade, ports, and defense matters as part of the ongoing London conferences.
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Menzies
London
E.G. Meazies
Thorneycreft
Truits
Mi Effaira
British and Canadian troops praised for quelled Rose Island POW rebellion
Field Marshal Earl Lord Alexander and General Ven Fleet led a high level party to KDI Island to inspect the Rose Island prisoners of war situation. A 100-man honour guard greeted them as the new Korea commander Brigadier Haydon Boater briefed on confinement. Extra guards expanded barbed wire enclosures around 88 000 Korean and Chinese POWs.
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Kdi Island
Earl
Lon Alexander
Rose Island
Lord Alexander
James Ven Fleet
Eighth Army
Pusan
Korea
Haydon Boater
Australian textile mills idle as unemployment feared
In Brisbane a conference of woollen and worsted manufacturers led by Mr A Wilkinson outlines expected unemployment of 12 000 across states. He notes mills are largely idle while retaining permanent staff, driven by over importation of British goods and weak demand for high priced ready made clothing. Government contracts help little in scale.
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Gollen
Australa
A. Wilkinson
Brisbane
Wilkinson
Globe Worsted — Mills
Liquor Inquiry Echoes From Former CIB Chief Testimony
Testimony at the liquor inquiry features former Central Intelligence Branch chief James James discussing police influence over liquor access at night clubs including Ziegfeld. Justice Maxwell presses whether police and breweries knew of large liquor movements, with Gordon Wallace questioning the regime and legality, while Dovey seeks vindication on inaction as the commission adjourns.
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Mr. Wallace
James
Justice Maxwell
J. F. Sweeney
Sweeney
Cena
CAEB
Dovey
Dame
Vice Squad
Commission
Justice Maxwells
Pallde Service
Public whipping allowed in Delaware and Maryland
Deta Barbieret, 4, was sentenced to 30 lashes in public for attacking a 59 year old woman. Public whipping remains a rare colonial-era punishment, currently held over in two states.
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Wu Gton
Barbieret
Delaware
Maryland
No Proof of U.S. Germ Warfare in Korea
Dr John Burton, returning from a conference in Peking, said it was impossible to prove from Communist evidence that the Americans used germ warfare in Korea. He argued that items found on the ground could not be proven to originate from American aircraft.
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U.S
Korea
Sydney
John Burton
Burton
Qantas Skymaster
Hong Kong
Peking
Dr. Burton
Two Women Shot Dead In Tasmanian Town
LAUNCESTON Tasmania Sunday saw the shooting of two young wives, Maude Cameron of Hobart and Mrs Ity O Toole of Lawn, as they sat in their homes. The killer, riding a motorcycle, fired from a .22 automatic rifle at close range in separate houses more than a mile apart, at least one victim dying before hospital treatment. The suspect, reported to be under police guard, was later admitted to hospital after a crash while fleeing the scene.
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Launceston
Nora Watae
Pally
Boa
Maude Cameron
Hobart
Ity ‘Ofoole
Lawn
Hove
Idren
Dennis
Painie
Union Seeks Government Support for Home Building Plan
A state council proposes government sponsorship to aid home building and address rising unemployment in Victoria. The union warns the situation could worsen without state intervention.
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State Council
Tralia Unem
Victoria
Extensive damage to the Kanimbla in Brisbane repair dock
Shipping officials said the Roled Kanimbla will leave the dock on Thursday after temporary repairs. The vessel struck a sandbank, sustaining extensive damage to the rudder post, bow gear, holes in hull, and buckled plates. Three holes in hull and multiple panels were reported while repairs will keep the dock booked for three months, delaying other vessels.
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Brisbane
Becaus
Big U S Ammunition Dump Blows Up in Korea
A large U S ammunition dump at Haeundo north of Pusan was shattered by explosions and fire. Reports say 20,000 to 30,000 South Koreans evacuated nearby. casualties include a Korean civilian hurt and several Americans unaccounted for as the blast area was partly levelled. Early dispatches cite smoke plumes visible from Pusan and further army notes on reserves.
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United States
Korea
Haeundo
Pusan
American
Associated Press
I Lord Alexander
Fom Kojeaaland
Sant Fue
Eighth Army
Victoria Backs Butter Price Rise Agreement
Victoria agrees to raise butter prices and align with Commonwealth and states to ensure dairy farmers benefit from the new Commonwealth dairy proposals from July. The cabinet decides on immediate cooperation with federal and state bodies to implement the price rise and support the dairy industry nationwide.
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Victoria
Commonwealth
Swedish Catalina Attacked by MIG Fighters Over Baltic
Swedish Cabinet met to discuss an attack claim by Russian MIG fighters on a Catalina aircraft over the Baltic Sea. The Catalina, missing with crew, reported being strafed and attempted to reach base as divers found wreckage near Rogøker Tland southeast of Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Tage Erlander
Baltic Sea
Baltic
Catalina
Rogekaer Tland
Anglican Head Attacks Evils of Today
Archbishop Halse denounces modern evils at a Church of England synod meeting, linking natural morality to social decay. He warns that drink and sexual license breed hardship, and calls for moral reform amid debates over family stability and divorce.
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Halse
Church of of Synod
Ciempla
Reds Thrown Back in Savage Fighting Near Chorwon
Allied infantry repelled a savage assault east of Chorwon as Communist forces opened with artillery mortar and rocket fire. US divisions and ground troops fought back after a ferocious engagement yesterday, with heavy fighting reported on the peninsula.
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Tokio
Chorwon
Former Polish Countess Suspected Secret Agent Ties
A fragmented clipping describes a former Polish countess linked to wartime espionage, hinting at British and Palestinian connections. It notes she was among the most persistent figures of the era, suspected of aiding German interests and facing death at wartime's end.
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Conia Coe Shaneck
Iliver
Sai
Tiene
Warma
Eich
Disused migrant camp in Adelaide uncovered
A fragmented report notes a derelict migrant camp near Adelaide city limits. Details are partial with unclear location and dates, but the mention points to a vacant settlement long unused. Local authorities have yet to release a formal statement or plan for the site.
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Adelaide
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