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  2. BASIC WAGE.

    No changes in rates of wages in sydney will be effected by the statement issued to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. E. T. McPhee) of retail price index ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The Railway Department is providing an opportunity for residents of the far northwest to have a day's surfing at Newcastle on Anniversary Day. A special cheap train will ...

    Article : 83 words
  4. FRENCH CRISIS.

    M. Herriot and five of his Radical colleagues resigned from the French Cabinet, whereupon M. Laval resigned. Two news agency reports from Paris asserted ...

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  5. FLOUR TAX

    The flour tax will be abolished on Monday, February 24, and a proclamation to this effect will shortly be made. The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Casey), ...

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  6. FIRING ROYAL SALUTE FOR THE NEW MONARCH.

    Centre: The 1st Field Cadre, Royal Australian Artillery, firing a salute of 21 guns in the outer Domain. Flags are shown at halfmast (at left) as a mark of respect to the late King George V., and at full mast (at right) to mark the accession of King Edward VIII. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. CASINO POLICE COURT.

    A police objection to an application for a pistol licence by Archibald Ernest Campbell, school teacher, at Dobie's Bight, was entered at Casino Police Court. Campbell said that ...

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  8. COUNCILS' CONFERENCE.

    Gun[?]urimba Shire Council will be represented at the conference of North Coast municipal and shire councils at Grafton next Friday by the president (Councillor O. H. ...

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  9. POLAR EXPLORER.

    A message sent by Lincoln Ellsworth, Polar explorer, who is now aboard the expedition's base ship, Wyatt Earp, states:— "Since the British, Australian, and New ...

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  10. MAN TRAPPED

    Despite his daughter's plucky attempt at rescue, Alfred Purkiss, 57, was burned to death when he was trapped in his bedroom by a fire which destroyed his home at Clayfield, ...

    Article : 244 words
  11. GRIM SCENES.

    Three people, suffering from wounds Inflicted with a razor or other sharp instrument or bottles, were taken to hospital early this morning from a house in Yarra Bay. Others were ...

    Article : 241 words
  12. SHARK ATTACK.

    A shark attacked and killed a young man, believed to be Ray Bennett, newsagent, of North Adelaide, at West Beach, near Adelaide, this evening. ...

    Article : 212 words
  13. THE ACCESSION.

    In the formal, dignified language that precedent has made customary, the Commonwealth Government to-day acknowledged the accession to the Throne of the new King. ...

    Article : 546 words
  14. HORSES POISONED.

    TWO local residents have recently lost a horse each in their yards, apparently from poisoning. As a number of dogs have been poisoned within the town area, it is thought ...

    Article : 64 words
  15. BYRON BAY CARNIVAL.

    Between 6000 and 7000 people attended a surf carnival conducted by the Byron Bay Surf Life-saving Club. The competing teams represented Ballina, Ballina [?] ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. GOSFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) visited Gosford yesterday, accompanied by Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., and inspected the Gosford High and Primary Schools. A ...

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  17. UNREST IN EGYPT.

    The Prime Minister (Nessim Pasha) has resigned in protest against the British proposals to retain the military forces in Cairo and Alexandria indefinitely, the exclusion of ...

    Article : 98 words
  18. DUBBO POLICE COURT.

    At the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, Arthur Edward Wilkins, 20, Henry Joseph Phillips, 24, and William John Lewis, 25, pleaded guilty to having illegally used a trolley, the property ...

    Article : 148 words
  19. DISMISSAL.

    A special meeting of the North Illawarra Council was held last night to receive the report of Mr. W. R. Wylie, who conducted an Inquiry at the Council Chambers in ...

    Article : 298 words
  20. RAIL MOTOR BURNT.

    Flames leapt more than 100 feet into the air when a rail motor caught alight at Griffith railway station last night. The station building was set on fire, but it ...

    Article : 286 words
  21. RELIEF WORKS.

    The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Dunningham) stated last night that municipal and shire councils, and other employing authorities of relief workers, had been notified ...

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  22. MEMORIAL SERVICES

    The Premier (Mr. Stevens) announced last night that arrangements had been made for special church services, followed by a special open-air memorial service in the Domain, next ...

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  23. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details are published on page 18, columns 5 and 6. ...

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  24. RESTOCKING MACQUARIE RIVER.

    The Dubbo Chamber of Commerce has decided to ask the Fisheries Department to investigate the possibility of restocking the Macquarie River with fish. The absence of edible ...

    Article : 45 words
  25. SEAPLANE DOWN.

    Reports from Paris state that hope has been abandoned for the rescue of a MarseillesTunis seaplane which was forced down 30 miles from Ajacclo (Corsica) in rough seas, ...

    Article : 52 words
  26. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 282 words
  27. CATTLE STEALING ALLEGED.

    A letter was received by Singleton Pastures Protection Board from a resident of Howe's Valley, drawing attention to reported cases cf cattle stealing in the district recently, and ...

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  28. TEMORA MUNICIPAL RATES.

    A special meeting of the municipal council fixed the general rate at /9 in the pound on the unimproved capital value. The water rate was fixed at /6. It was reported that the ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Gold was quoted to-day at £7/[?]/91 an ounce fine, compared with £7/[?]/11 on January 17. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. ...

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  30. MESSAGES

    The Governor (Lord Gowrie) has received innumerable letters of condolence and sympathy with his Majesty the King and the Royal Family in the sad loss which they have ...

    Article : 207 words
  31. TENTERFIELD SHOW.

    At the weekly meeting of the committee of the Tenterfield Show Society, it was reported that Mr. James Donnelly had offered a fat beast for a Judging competition at the ...

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  32. TWO MINERS KILLED

    Two men were crushed to death in a fall of stone at the Southern Cross colliery near Ipswich to-day. A third miner narrowly escaped a similar fate. ...

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  33. PRISON ESCAPEE

    Robert Clive Stewart, who escaped from Fanny Bay gaol last Friday, was captured after an exciting chase by police early this morning. ...

    Article : 210 words
  34. DANZIG TROUBLE.

    The British Foreign Secretary (Mr. Anthony Eden), at a meeting of the League of Nations Council, sternly criticised the Nazi Government of Danzig, declaring that, if he seemed to stress ...

    Article : 256 words
  35. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 278 words
  36. MESSAGE TO KING

    A message from the Parliament of the Commonwealth was sent to his Majesty King Edward to-day. The words of the message are: "To the King's most excellent ...

    Article : 307 words
  37. BEGGAR SENT TO GAOL.

    For begging a[?]ms in the street, John Patrick Brady, 59, was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Messrs. D. J. Toovey and W. J. Gilchrist, Js.P. It was stated that Brady ...

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  38. SEAMEN'S BALLOT.

    Latest returns in the ballot for the election of officials of the Seamen's Union show that the leader of the strike committee, Mr. J. Keenan is leading Mr. J. Johnson for the ...

    Article : 98 words
  39. SYDNEY CEREMONY.

    A large crowd assembled outside Parliament House yesterday afternoon to witness the ceremony of the State Government's proclamation of Edward VIII. as King. On the balcony of ...

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  40. NYNGAN TRAGEDY.

    William Kennedy, 26, for whom the police had been searching for the killing of Miss Nancy Day, 20, at Nyngan, on Tuesday night, was found dead yesterday. He had evidently ...

    Article : 159 words
  41. GRANT OF £100,000

    The Federal Cabinet has decided to make available £100,000 for the assistance of apple and pear growers. The money will be allocated as follows:— ...

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  42. CASUALTIES.

    In response to an urgent message, police visited a house in Gladstone-street, Marrickville, early yesterday morning, and breaking open the bathroom door, they found the body ...

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  43. ELECTRICITY.

    Representatives of various municipal electricity supply authorities and other bodies discussed yesterday the [?]uestion whether councils should be permitted to engage in the sale ...

    Article : 224 words
  44. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 237 words
  45. TENSION IN THE EAST.

    The Chancelleries of Europe are watching with increasing anxiety events in the Far East, following the frontier incidents between Manchukuo and the new Mongolian republic, ...

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  46. MEMORIAL

    It is understood that the Federal Cabinet will consider the provision of a national memorial at Canberra. The Federal Cabinet discussed the proposal ...

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  47. DON BRADMAN

    Mr. Don Bradman has signed a contract with National Productions, Ltd., to appear in the new film "The Flying Doctor." He will take part in some scenes dealing ...

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  48. FEDERAL CABINET.

    Members of the Federal Cabinet were formally sworn in to-day at the Commonwealth Offices. The Governor-General (Sir Isaac Isaacs) administered the oaths. ...

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  49. STORM IN QUEENSLAND.

    Buildings were unroofed, trees uprooted, and windmills wrecked when a fierce storm struck the Allora district this evening. In 15 minutes, 73 points of rain fell. ...

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  50. WAR IN ABYSSINIA.

    A message from Addis Ababa states tnat the mobilisation order is estimated to involve 300,000 men. A Dessye message states that the ...

    Article : 41 words
  51. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of Suburban Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertisement Columns. ...

    Article : 19 words
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