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  • MR. BAVIN'S REPLY. [?]

    Mr. Bavin said that he, with a very large percentage of the people of the State, did not think much of the present Government, but he had not thought they would introduce such a ...
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  • WHARF WORK. PRODUCERS APPEAL TO SENATE AGAINST PREFERENCE.

    At a meeting of the Producers' Associations' Central Council held on Monday the following resolution, to be brought under the notice of Senators, was adopted.—"Producers' ... [Article] (95 words)
  • LABOUR CONFERENCE. Mr. Scullin a Victorian Delegate. MELBOURNE, Tuesday.

    The Victorian delegates to the special conference of the Australian Labour party in Sydney on March 27 will be the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin), Mr. McNamara, M.L.C., the ... [Article] (76 words)
  • MYSTERIOUS SHOT. Fired at Refreshment Room.

    Mrs. Ada Howe, of the refreshment rooms, Yarra Bay, was seated on the glassed-in verandah of her premises late on Monday night, when she heard a shot fired. Some time later ... [Article] (87 words)
  • FEDERAL AWARDS. Strike Threat.

    Mass meetings of employees in the railway service will be held on Friday to discuss proposals for a general strike as a protest against the 10 per cent, reduction in the Federal ... [Article] (136 words)
  • MAURITIUS HURRICANE. Severe Damage Reported. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, March 9.

    A telegram from the Governor of Mauritius to the Secretary for the Colonies (Lord Passfield) says that a preliminary inspection shows the hurricane damage to have been ... [Article] (133 words)
  • MOSCOW TRIAL. Sentences of Imprisonment. LONDON, March 9.

    A message from Moscow states that Croman, Sher, Petunin, Sukhanoff, Ginsburg, Yakubovich, and Finnenotsovsky have been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment each. The ... [Article] (81 words)
  • BRITISH SPORTSMEN. Proposed Australian Tour. LONDON, March 9.

    The Agent-General for Tasmania (Mr. Addison) states that he is disappointed to have to announce that the proposed tour of British sportsmen is being held in abeyance ... [Article] (94 words)
  • CHARLES CHAPLIN'S TOUR. CORDIAL WELCOME IN BERLIN. LONDON, March 9.

    On arrival at Berlin Charles Chaplin was reported to have said that he refused an offer of several thousands for a three-minute telephone conversation with Australia for fear that it ... [Article] (166 words)
  • TASMANIA'S AGENCY-GENERAL. LONDON, March 9.

    The Premier of Tasmania (Mr. Mcphee) has cabled the Agent-General (Mr. D'Arcy Addison) extending his term for three months from March 31, when it was previously ... [Article] (70 words)
  • TRADE DISPUTES ACT. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, March 9.

    In the House of Commons the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) said that he did not at present propose to introduce any further proposals relating to the repeal ... [Article] (45 words)
  • DEBTS TO THE SOVIET. LONDON, March 9.

    In the House of Commons several questions were put as to the progress of the Anglo-Soviet Debts and Claims Committee. Dr. Dalton (the Under-Secretory for Foreign Affairs) ... [Article] (62 words)
  • GENERAL CABLE NEWS. LONDON, March 10.

    Boat race history will be made on March 21, when British air liners, equipped with special receivers on the front of the machines, will pick up and transmit to the British ... [Article] (330 words)
  • PARKES FARMERS Obtain Food Relief. PARKES, Tuesday.

    Some local farmers, who have reached the end of their resources, have obtained food orders at the local police station. They are receiving orders for a month's supply instead ... [Article] (85 words)
  • WOMAN FATALLY INJURED.

    Nellie Tack, aged about 45, of Searl-street, Leichhardt, was fatally injured lost evening when she was knocked down by a car in Parramatta-road, Leichhardt. She was taken ... [Article] (57 words)
  • G.O.C. NEW ZEALAND FORCES. WELLINGTON, Tuesday.

    Brigadier-General W. L. H. Sinclair-Burgess, Chief of the General Staff, will succeed Major-General R. Young as General Officer Commanding the Defence forces, ... [Article] (35 words)
  • WIRELESS SERVICE. Direct to Papua. FIRST MESSAGE SENT.

    With the inauguration yesterday of a new high-speed direct wireless telegraph service to Port Moresby by Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., a further link was completed in ... [Article] (377 words)
  • UNEMPLOYMENT. DEMAND FOR FUNDS. YASS, Tuesday.

    At last night's council meeting the following motion was unanimously carried:—"That this council enters a strong protest to the State Parliament against delay in providing ... [Article] (482 words)
  • CARGO FOR NAPIER.

    Shipping traffic to Napier, which has been suspended since the recent earthquake disaster, has now been resumed. Both the Union steam Shin Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., and ... [Article] (82 words)
  • PROPOSED AVENUE.

    The Australian Forest League informed the Pararmatta Council at its last meeting that it proposed to plant an avenue of Australian trees between Sydney and Newcastle, to be ... [Article] (79 words)
  • FAMOUS BURMESE TEMPLE DAMAGED BY FIRE.

    Part of the platform with its many small pagodas from which the famous Shwe Dagon, reported in yesterday's cables to be badly damaged, arises. ... [ILLUSTRATED] [Article] (30 words)
  • ADVERTISING. Convention Continued.

    The convention of the Advertising Association of Australia was continued at Farmer's Blaxland Galleries yesterday. The morning session was devoted to official business. ... [Article] (1181 words)
  • VICTORIAN MINISTRY. Labour Executive's Demand FOR GREATER RELIEF. MELBOURNE, Tuesday.

    After having held five meetings to investigate charges made against the State Ministry by different unions of having failed to observe the decisions of the September Labour ... [Article] (217 words)
  • ALL FOR AUSTRALIA. Meeting at Manly.

    A sensation was caused at a well-attended public meeting of the All for Australia League at Manly last night, when Mr. S. E. Wilson, referring to Trades Hall tyranny, read a letter ... [Article] (301 words)
  • HOSPITAL LOTTERY. Victorian Premier's Statement. MELBOURNE, Tuesday.

    Proposals for the nationalisation of hospital services and the establishment of a State lottery to raise money for the maintenance of charitable institutions were made to the Pre ... [Article] (82 words)
  • LATE MR. CHANTER. Prime Minister's Tribute. CANBERRA, Tuesday.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-day sent a telegram of sympathy to Miss Chanter, daughter of the late Mr. J. M. Chanter, formerly the member of Riverina in the House of ... [Article] (60 words)
  • LONG TOW.

    When the Shell oil tanker Trivia reached Sydney yesterday from Singapore, with a cargo of fuel oil. she had in tow the 305-ton oil barge Shell II. The barge had been towed all ... [Article] (82 words)
  • POLICE INQUIRY.

    A police departmental inquiry into matters arising out of the case of Constable H. Roche, who was recently acquitted of a charge of having assaulted a retired grazier, Joseph Lillie, ... [Article] (83 words)
  • ARTILLERY PRACTICE.

    The military authorities announce that artillery practice will take place in the Holdsworthy and Liverpool areas to-morrow and on Friday. Traffic will be prohibited between 9 ... [Article] (85 words)
  • BODY FOUND IN HARBOUR.

    The body of John Christian Smith, 51, a watchman, of Macquarie Terrace, Balmain, was found floating in Waterview Bay yesterday. ... [Article] (26 words)
  • COUNTRY MOVE. Convention Proposed at Young. YOUNG, Tuesday.

    For some weeks a committee of public men has been inquiring into the various Government reform movements, and a policy has now been laid down. It aims at the ... [Article] (859 words)
  • NATIVE RACES. PROTECTIVE MEASURES. ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING.

    The report which the hon. secretary (Mr. W. Morley) read at yesterday's annual meeting of the Association for the Protection of Native Races stated that in Papua, under the ... [Article] (576 words)
  • REHABILITATION. N.Z. EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS. WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.

    Outlining the Government's proposals for financing earthquake rehabilitation,[?] the Premier (Mr. Forbes) said that £1,250,000 would be made available to give assistance to ... [Article] (222 words)
  • VAGRANCY CHARGE. MAN WITH £840 IN NOTES SEWN IN COAT LINING. WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.

    Robert Cresley, a middle-aged man, was charged at Gisborne with having insufficient lawful means of support. About three months ago he appeared on a similar charge, and ... [Article] (176 words)
  • CLARENCE. By-election Returns.

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  • VICTORIAN WHEAT. Yield Expected to Exceed Estimate. MELBOURNE, Tuesday.

    Deliveries of wheat to railway sidings in Victoria suggest that the yield of the present wheat season will he considerably larger than was estimated earlier. About 40,000,000 ... [Article] (68 words)
  • THE CALL-UP FOR EMPLOYMENT.

    A call-up for employment will be made to-day as follows:— Plpelayers, manhole builders, powder monkeys, and tool sharpeners.—Those married men ... [Article] (107 words)
  • INDEX. NEWS.

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  • ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  • TO-DAY.

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  • COUNTRY NEWS. NYMBOIDA ELECTRIC SCHEME. GRAFTON, Tuesday.

    A delegation from the Lismore Municipal Council conferred with the Clarence County Council, [?]which: controls the Nymboida hydro-electric scheme, regarding the supply of ... [Article] (82 words)
  • MASONIC INSTALLATION. TULLAMORE, Tuesday.

    ... [Detailed lists, results, guides] (104 words)
  • NONAGENARIAN'S DEATH. TEMORA, Tuesday.

    Mrs. Geale, 97, died this morning, after a brief illness Last Wednesday she won an award on the "Back to Temora Week" procession as the oldest resident of Temora. She ... [Article] (77 words)
  • THIEVES BUSY AT GUYRA. GUYRA, Tuesday.

    Early this morning thieves entered the shire council chambers and the offices of Mackenzie and Biddulph, solicitors, and of T. E. Sole. auctioneer without securing a ... [Article] (72 words)
  • PROPOSED BATHS. FORBES, Tuesday.

    It is probable that Forbes Municipal Council, instead of rebuilding the dressing sheds, which were recently destroyed by fire at the weir, will construct concrete baths near the ... [Article] (85 words)
  • GENEROUS, GIFT. GUNNING, Tuesday.

    At a meeting of the Gunning Amateur Swimming Club the president (Mr. T. D. Roche), who had made a loan of £200 to the committee towards the cost of crecting a ... [Article] (73 words)
  • ILLEGAL BETTING. ARMIDALE, Tuesday.

    On a charge of being the owner of premises used for illegal betting on horseracing, John Meise, a tobacconist, of Armidale, was fined £20, with £3/5/ costs. Harold Meise pleaded ... [Article] (66 words)
  • MYSTERIOUS FIRE. WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.

    An open verdict was returned by the Maitland District Court yesterday afternoon at an inquiry into a fire which occurred on premises in Trevor-street. Telarah, early on the ... [Article] (1020 words)
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