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  2. SEVENTY YEARS MARRIED.

    Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Page, both aged 91 years, of Manly, who will celebrate the 70th anniversary of their wedding to-morrow. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 26 words
  3. GOVERNOR-GENERAL

    Suggestions that the Duke of Kent may be appointed Governor-General of Australia on the retirement of Sir Isaac Isaacs are regarded in Canberra as having no authentic ...

    Article : 231 words
  4. SHIPPING SUBSIDY.

    Compared with the orgy of competitive subsidies abroad the scheme of Governmental assistance for British tramp shipping, agreed to by Parliament this week, may appear quite ...

    Article : 1,156 words
  5. STATE LOTTERY.

    The first, four prizes in the 241st State lottery were drawn yesterday by Mr. William Patterson, of Sydney. First prize went to "New Year's Gift" ...

    Article : 110 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., has received from the Minister for Local Government a reply to the protest, by the Wodonga taxi-drivers against the necessity to register their motor vehicles ...

    Article : 82 words
  7. VACUUM OIL COMPANY.

    Mr. D. S. Aarons has been appointed general manager of the Vacuum Oil Company Pty., Ltd., for New South Wales. He has had 32 years' service in the company, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 135 words
  8. SCOUTING.

    Lord Baden-Powell, in characteristic, terse phrases, tells in this article specially Written at Frankston (Victoria) how he sees the Boy Scout movement ...

    Article : 834 words
  9. LONG BICYCLE RIDE.

    Geoffrey Heintz Sturdy, a 10-year-old Sydney boy, left Sydney on New Year's Day to cycle to Melbourne. Riding 27 miles this morning, he reached Albury at 10 a.m., leaving ...

    Article : 50 words
  10. MARRIED 70 YEARS.

    Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Page, both 91 years of age, sat in a wooden cottage at Manly yesterday, and talked of their happy 70 years of married life. They will celebrate the 70th ...

    Article : 330 words
  11. GOLDEN WEDDING.

    Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Girdham, of Templar-street, Forbes, celebrated their golden wedding on December 30. They were married at Forbes by the Rev. Ephriam Dunstan. Mr. Girdham, ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. MAN'S BODY FOUND IN DRAIN.

    The body of a man, aged from 45 to 50, was fouud yesterday evening by the police in a drain leading into the Government tank at Ganmain. The man, who has not yet been ...

    Article : 99 words
  13. CHESS.

    The ninth round of the Australian chess championship was played to-day. Results:—Watson (Vic.) and Coultas (Vic.), drew, Goldstein (Vic.) beat Condon (S.A.), ...

    Article : 348 words
  14. CHILD'S CURIOUS ACCIDENT.

    John Cogle, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Cogle, of Prince-street, Grafton, last night swallowed a half-inch nickel bolt from a dismantled wireless set. The child was ...

    Article : 78 words
  15. JAPAN'S MANDATES.

    The Mandates Commission's report to the League Council regarding Japan's Mandated islands in the Pacific refers to the statement of the Japanese delegate. Mr. Ito, that the ...

    Article : 89 words
  16. AERODROME FOR GRAFTON.

    South Grafton Council has received advice from the Lands Department and the Department of Labour and Industry that approval has been given for the establishment of an ...

    Article : 92 words
  17. "COMPOSITE" AIRCRAFT

    So rapid is the progress of aviation that few new developments, even the most revolutionary, arouse more than fleeting interest in the lay mind. There is, however, at ...

    Article : 719 words
  18. BRITISH MONARCHY.

    "He smiled on his people like their father, as he is. The English are lucky to have someone to love." In these words the correspondent of a famous Parisian newspaper, sent ...

    Article : 769 words
  19. BROTHERS DROWNED.

    Two children, Robert Henry Rowley, 9, and his younger brother, David Alexander Rowley, sons of Mr. Robert, Rowley, living in the unemployed camp, wore drowned in the main ...

    Article : 137 words
  20. FIRE IN WHEAT FIELD.

    An unusual cause of fire is suspected in an outbread on Mr. E. A. Draper's property, Harris Park, Alectown, when 20 acres of wheat, stripping nine bags to the acre, were ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. AVIATION.

    Owing to the illness of Captain A. B. H. Youell, following vaccination, the departure of the D.H.86 'plane, which was to have left to-day, has been postponed for some days. ...

    Article : 174 words
  22. THE CALL-UP

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details are published on page 26, column 4. ...

    Article : 20 words
  23. ASHBURNHAM SEAT.

    Mr. Ticehurst, the selected Labour candidate for Ashburnham, having retired from the contest, a meeting of the Ashburnham Electoral Council decided to hold another ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. EDUCATION SERVICE.

    Inspector D. J. Hayes, of the Education Department, has entered upon long service leave before retirement after 49½ years' public service. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 139 words
  25. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 364 words
  26. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

    A series of accidents occurred at Temora, W. Keating, while riding on a load of wood, fell, and broke a thigh. He was admitted to hospital. Mrs. Wills, sen., fell down a flight ...

    Article : 89 words
  27. GERMAN WOOL IMPORTS.

    The wool intelligence department of the Imperial Economic Committee says: "Despite the restrictions imposed on Germany's raw wool purchases, her imports in the first 11 ...

    Article : 47 words
  28. KIAMA'S OLYMPIC BATHS.

    Useful work has been accomplished by the Kiama Council under the emergency relief scheme, in the constructing of Olympic baths, 110 yards long, and 40 yards wide. So far ...

    Article : 79 words
  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £7/2/1 an ounce fine, which is a record price. The price yesterday was £7/l/6½, which was within a halfpenny of the previous record price ...

    Article : 445 words
  30. HOUSE DESTROYED.

    The house occupied by Mr. Abernethy, a school-teacher at Tuggerah, was destroyed by fire carly yesterday morning, with the greater part of its contents. ...

    Article : 28 words
  31. CASUALTIES.

    When John Sharp, 14, of Balgowlah-street. Manly, was spearing fish in the lagoon near the Manly golf links yesterday afternoon, he ran several barbs into the calf of a leg. ...

    Article : 530 words
  32. TROUT FISHING.

    Local trout fishermen are having a poor season, owing to the rainy conditions. The Lithgow Trout Fishermen's Association is cooperating with the Australian Museum ...

    Article : 110 words
  33. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 292 words
  34. NEWCASTLE.

    The Newcastle District Coroner (Mr. A. G Chiplin) returned an open finding to-day regarding the death of Malcolm Stewart Johnston, 31, an agent, of Burwood, who died soon ...

    Article : 346 words
  35. PLUMBERS' DEATHS.

    A verdict of accidental death while at work was returned by the Bathurst Deputy Coroner (Mr. A. B. Burgess) at an inquiry into the deaths on December 18 of Leslie Wiburd, 36, ...

    Article : 93 words
  36. SKELETON FOUND.

    Part of the skeleton of a man, which had evidently been buried for many years, was found by workmen who were digging a trench in Noble-street, Mona Vale, about noon ...

    Article : 94 words
  37. WINDSOR TENNIS COURTS.

    Windsor Municipal Council is laying down two tennis courts in McQuade Park, Windsor, at a cost of £252. Windsor Tennis Club is contributing £100 towards the cost, and, in ...

    Article : 93 words
  38. HAYSTACKS DESTROYED.

    Fire destroyed a haystack and shed on the property of Edward Hankins, at Marrangaroo, doing damage estimated at £150. ...

    Article : 26 words
  39. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 247 words
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  41. ROCKET SEEN.

    It was reported to the South Head signal station late last night that a launch was in distress off Palm Beach. It was learned that two members of the Narrabeen Surf Club ...

    Article : 109 words
  42. TIMBER CUTTER INJURED.

    Arthur Hines, a timber cutter, was struck by a falling limb. He suffered fractured ribs, shoulder, and internal injuries. He was taken to Berry Hospital from Milton by ...

    Article : 36 words
  43. LATE MRS. H. WYNTER FLETT.

    Mrs. Clara lett, of Taree House, Taree, who died recently, in her 82nd year, was the wife of Mr. Henry Wynter Flett, the oldest surviving descendant of the original family ...

    Article : 125 words
  44. THE UNIONS.

    The annual ballot for the election of officers of the Seamen's Union is likely to result in the return of the sitting officials. A progress report on the count issued ...

    Article : 165 words
  45. GIRL'S DEATH.

    After a post-mortem examination yesterday on Doris Coleman, 19, who died suddenly at Strathfield on Thursday, police decided that there were no suspicious circumstances. ...

    Article : 80 words
  46. MILITARY FORCES.

    "Ex-A.I.F. Officer," in a letter to the Editor of the "Herald," says that an Australian should be appointed to the position of chief of the general military staff. Since the war, ...

    Article : 72 words
  47. NEW ZEALAND DEFENCES.

    The Defence Minister (Mr. Cobbe) announces that the term of Sir William Sinclair-Burgess, as General Officer Commanding the Military Forces, has been extended for two ...

    Article : 57 words
  48. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 17 words
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