Storm on Increased Rail Fares
Proposals by the Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Clive Evatt) to exclude passenger fares from increased railway charges,…
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"Sun" Readers Say-- Flood Relief
May I express my appreciation to the people of Australia for their generous assistance to those in this country who suffered last…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--A house has been levelled, trees and telegraph poles uprooted, and shipping battered by 70…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--A house has been levelled, trees and telegraph poles uprooted, and shipping battered by 70…
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Gales and heavy seas off the Australian coast yesterday: Buffeted the Bass Strait steamer Nairana, prolonging her Launceston-Melbourne voyage by nine…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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TOKIO, Monday.--Fresh torrential rains have caused additional heavy damage in North-west Japan. A three-days downpour, which…
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MELBOURNE. Tuesday.-- The fiercest gales in history swept Victoria yesterday and last night, smashing buildings,…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.— High winds swept southern Victoria to-day, leaving a trail of damage…
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A 70-mile-an-hour gale in Melbourne yesterday damaged city and suburban buildings and dislocated telephone and shipping services. Headwinds which reached 80 miles an hour…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Only three ships ore berthed at Victoria Dock, which usually holds up to 20 overseas and interstate vessels. Recent gales have…
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Prime Minister Attlee sees the King Attlee seeks sweeping powers over industry, agriculture,…
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Australian subscriptions to the British Flood Relief Appeal, launched by the Australian Red Cross Society, exceeded £422,000…
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HOBART, Tuesday.—For the second time in six weeks, many families were flooded out of their homes to-day when the River…
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