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  2. THE POSTAL UNION.

    When the sender of a letter from Australia to an oversea country drops it into a letterbox, does the thought cross his mind of the intricate machinery which enables his small ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,283 words
  3. BROADCASTING.

    The Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson), who, speaking from Canberra to the studio of 2FC, last night opened the national broadcasting service of Australia, promised much better ...

    Article : 1,065 words
  4. WHEAT POOL.

    A poll on the proposed wheat pool is to be taken on September 13. Voting is to be compulsory. The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) ...

    Article : 247 words
  5. COAL PROFITS.

    After an exhaustive confidential investigation of the finances of certain colliery companies, the Coal Commission held a further sitting in public yesterday. ...

    Article : 995 words
  6. NATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE.

    Scene in the studio of 2FC last night, when the new service was officially inaugurated by the Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson), whose speech was relayed from Canberra. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 30 words
  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Stanley Wilson Brown was fined £2 at the Wagga Police Court for the theft of fowls from the yard of the Criterion Hotel. Turkeys and fowls, the licensee said, had been taken ...

    Article : 85 words
  8. FATAL CAR ACCIDENT.

    About 10.30 a.m. to-day a car overturned on the Armidale-road, five miles from Guyra. Mr. H. E. Rees was killed, and the driver Mr. A. V. Cassidy, was taken to a private hospital ...

    Article : 54 words
  9. LEAGUE OF NATIONS BRANCH FORMFD.

    At a largely attended public meeting it was decided to form a Wagga branch of the League of Nations Union. Those elected were: The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman E. E. Collins)[?] ...

    Article : 51 words
  10. SHEEP ON RESERVES.

    The Wagga Pastures Protection Board prosecuted H. Dunshea for failing to travel sheep six miles in 24 hours. Dunshea had 1700 sheep, said the stock inspector, who ...

    Article : 151 words
  11. ANZAC MEMORIAL.

    Conditions of the architectural competition for the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park were made available yesterday. It was announced that the assessors would ...

    Article : 141 words
  12. METHODIST BROTHERHOOD.

    At the second annual meeting of the Goulburn Methodist Men's Brotherhood, it was stated that membership had grown from an average of 40 to 64. In one Sydney suburb, ...

    Article : 69 words
  13. AMBRYM ERUPTION.

    A vivid account of the eruption on Ambrym, in the New Hebrides, is contained in a letter from Pastor W. A. Taylor, missionary in charge of the Seventh Day Adventist station ...

    Article : 237 words
  14. CAPTAIN H. P. CAYLEY

    Captain H. P. Cayley, captain-superintendent at Garden Island since October, 1927, has been appointed to succeed Captain H. J. Feakes as naval representative on the staff of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 232 words
  15. HOSPITAL FINANCE.

    Though several delegates expressed strong disapproval of the Hospitals Act, the hospitals' conference, representing 100 institutions in New South Wales, yesterday rejected ...

    Article : 441 words
  16. TOWN CLERK RESIGNS.

    Mr. T. N. Ayling, town clerk at Katoomba, resigned his position at a special meeting of the council last night. The resignation followed consideration of a report by Messrs. ...

    Article : 40 words
  17. SUBURBAN TRANSPORT.

    Ryde has fallen into line with other suburban municipalities, which view with alarm the possibility of bus traffic being suppressed Last night's meeting of the municipal ...

    Article : 196 words
  18. DIPHTHERIA AT NARROMINE.

    Diphtheria is very prevalent here. About eight children are ill with it, and several others are just getting over the trouble. It is understood that the matter has been ...

    Article : 58 words
  19. SUCCESSFUL RABBIT POISONING.

    By poisoning rabbits by inserting strychnine in the roots of the thistles in the ground, but using no decoy, Messrs. Leslie and W. Elliott have broken all local records by averaging ...

    Article : 44 words
  20. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RESIGNS.

    Mr. H. L. Alfred, electrical engineer and manager of the Casino municipal electrical undertaking, leaves at the end of the month. Mr. Alfred informed the aldermen that he ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. TARONGA PARK.

    "We can teach you nothing" said Dr. Horniday, director of the famous Bronx Park Zoological Gardens in New York, to Colonel Spain, chairman of the Taronga Park Trust, ...

    Article : 439 words
  22. HOUSE SHORTAGE AT CASINO.

    With the coming of the railway to Casino there is a shortage of houses, and the town council has decided to obtain particulars of the Federal and State housing schemes, with ...

    Article : 59 words
  23. KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAIN.

    A middle-aged woman was found lying at the side of the railway line near Hamilton station late this evening. She was taken to Newcastle Hospital by the Newcastle ...

    Article : 65 words
  24. VISITORS TO MOREE.

    The Consul-General for Greece (Dr. L. Chrysanthopulos) is visiting Moree. He bathed in artesian waters for the first time this morning at the bore baths. He will later ...

    Article : 99 words
  25. DROVE PAST STATIONARY TRAM

    For failing to stop at a stationary tram Reginald Randolph Wood, a bricklayer, was fined £10 at the Burwood Police Court yesterday. The evidence showed that the ...

    Article : 52 words
  26. NEW BRIDGE.

    The proposals of the Main Roads Board to construct a bridge over the Parramatta River to replace the existing ferry were submitted to the Ryde Municipal Council last night. ...

    Article : 170 words
  27. INDUSTRIAL OFFENCES.

    In the Industrial Court, at Murwillumbah, Israel Imenon, butcher, of Uki, pleaded guilty to charges of having employed a boy without entering the hours worked by the boy in a ...

    Article : 80 words
  28. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 words
  29. GUYRA-DORRIGO RAILWAY.

    Construction of the Guyra-Dorrigo railway is now in the preparatory stage. A resident engineer and staff have arrived at Guyra, and secured an office in business premises. ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. GUYRA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE.

    At the annual meeting of the Guyra Memorial Institute, Lieut.-Colonel H. F. White was elected president; Messrs. L. P. Dutton and A. A. Brown, vice-presidents; Mr. B. J. ...

    Article : 473 words
  31. FORGED TELEGRAMS.

    It would have been unfortunate for the owner (Mr. W. M. Donnellan) and the trainer (S. Murphy) of the Spearhead gelding Smoke Bomb had the forged telegram ...

    Article : 119 words
  32. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 words
  33. COUNTRY PARTY.

    Federal and State party alliances will be discussed at the annual conference of the Primary Producers' Association, commencing on August 13. Motions from branches ...

    Article : 117 words
  34. MAN FOUND DEAD.

    The manner in which an unknown man met his death at Pyrmont last evening is puzzling the police. It is thought, however, that he was knocked down by a motorist. ...

    Article : 295 words
  35. COAL CONFERENCE.

    The coal conference convened by the chairman of the Royal Commission (Mr. Justice Davidson) will resume to-day for discussion of further proposals for a settlement of the ...

    Article : 62 words
  36. THE VAGABONDS.

    A long record of performance for the assistance of philanthropic effort stands to the credit of the Vagabonds; and last night this active amateur dramatic society began a ...

    Article : 315 words
  37. CONSTABLE'S PLUCKY ACTION.

    When an aeroplane, piloted by Captain Young, was landing after a flight with passengers, some children fell down in the path of the machine, including a small boy and a girl, ...

    Article : 83 words
  38. SMALLPOX PATIENTS.

    The smallpox patients at the quarantine station are making satisfactory progress. One of the boys has practically recovered, and it is probable that he will be released next week. ...

    Article : 50 words
  39. MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

    When a motor car in which he was riding overturned yesterday at Newport, James McDonald, 84, of Avalon Beach, was flung head-first over a culvert. He was taken by ...

    Article : 104 words
  40. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 words
  41. WAR CLOUDS IN CHINA.

    Manchurian soldiers operating a mountain gun in the recent civil war. The Chinese armies now have the most modern equipment. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 24 words
  42. A.W.U. FEARS.

    At the annual meeting of the Australian Workers' Union to-day the proposal of the Federal Ministry to repeal arbitration legislation was criticised. ...

    Article : 120 words
  43. DREADFUL DEATH.

    The dreadfully mutilated body of Robert Maxwell Law, 49, of Crown-street, Concord, was discovered on the railway track between Homebush and Flemington stations ...

    Article : 143 words
  44. THRILLING TRIP.

    The overland car service between Nelson and Westport was resumed yesterday for the first time since the big earthquake. The journey was an adventurous one, occupying ...

    Article : 100 words
  45. ROBBERIES IN SUBURBS.

    Jewellery and clothing valued at £15 were stolen from the home of Benjamin Deverall, in Cooper-street, Maroubra. Breaking a bathroom window, thieves ...

    Article : 91 words
  46. STUDENTS FINED.

    Two students for the Presbyterian ministry, named Richards and Miller, who were recently fine for failing to render military service, and whose case has been discussed in Parliament, ...

    Article : 37 words
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