DAMP. DISMAL HOLIDAY.
MELBOURNE'S IXL-lATCK. (Received 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. For the third successive year Boxing Day fixtures had to be postponed. Races at Caulfield proceeded, while a email crowd watc'ued the events from under umbrellas. Up to lunch 179 points of rain had fallen.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. FATALITIES IN VICTORIA. (Received 10 a.m.) jrBLBOURNE, this day. A grievous list of serious accidents, the number of which was almost a record, marred the CTirlstmas holidays in Melbourne. Altogether four persons were, killed, and many others morn or less seriously injured. The large proportion of the accidents were connected with motor vehicles, the most serious being at Melvern.'where two men were killed.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 307, 27 December 1924, Page 7
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