ANNIVERSARIES
JANUARY 4 1688—Captain William Dampier landed on east coast of Australia. 1936—-England defeated All Blacks by 13-0. 1940—French radio announces that patrols on the Western Front penetrated two. miles info Germany. 1943 —state of siege, as well as a general mobilisation, ordered in Bulgaria. 1944_-Russians cross 1939 Polish fron- ' tier. 1947—Record hailstorm in Ashburton county; stones as large as tennis balls and golf balls. 1949—Biggest battle in Palestine campaign raged at Negev.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 70, 4 January 1950, Page 2
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