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  2. EDUCATION.

    The annual conference of the Federated State School Teachers' Association of Australia to-day, although sympathetically disposed to the idea of the Commonwealth assisting the ...

    Article : 478 words
  3. OBITUARY.

    Mr. Henry A. Browne, who died at Willoughby yesterday, aged 81 years, had been a director of the Royal North Shore Hospital for 28 years. For the lost six years, he was a vice-president ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 154 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS.

    L. King, Jua, of Alstonville, was injured at Meerschaum Vale. He was driving a steel wedge into lengths of wood, when a piece of steel flew off the wedge and entered his arm ...

    Article : 90 words
  5. CHESS.

    The final round of the Australian chess championship was played to-day. Purdy (N.S.W.), who was already assured of first prize, defeated Watson (Vic.). ...

    Article : 320 words
  6. DISTURBED WEATHER.

    A cyclonic depression, after advancing rapidly across the State during the day, reached Sydney last night, causing rain and thunder. Following the rain, which ...

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  7. CARE OF CHILDREN.

    The third interstate conference of organisations interested in the welfare of children was held at the Education Department's building last night. Delegates were present ...

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  8. NEW BLOCK.

    Plans for extensive additions to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital have been prepared, providing for an intermediate block capable of accommodating 150 patients. Tenders for ...

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  9. NEW PACT.

    It is officially announced that, under the new pact between France and Italy, the latter country receives 43,000 square miles of country in Libya, also a tract of the coast along ...

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  10. CASINO COUNCIL.

    In his report to the Casino Municipal Council, the health officer staled that during ther past five years cases of notifiable infectious diseases had gradually diminished. No cases ...

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  11. BLUEBOTTLE

    The Government medical officer (Dr. A. R. Townsend) to-day expressed the opinion that heart failure arising from shock from a Portuguese man-o'-war (or bluebottle) caused the ...

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  12. MAN'S EYE INJURED.

    Mr. J. Malone was driving a nail in a fence at his home, when the nail flew into his left eye, necessitating his removal to hospital. It is expected that the sight will be lost. ...

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  13. WELL-KNOWN STATION SOLD.

    Keytah Station, a well-known grazing property about 20 miles west of Moree, and consisting of 15,100 acres of secured land, has been" sold by Comet fold, Cramsie, Ltd., stock ...

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  14. "THE VALKYRIE."

    The second performance of "The Valkyrie" this season at the Tivoli Theatre last night provided a further proof of the popularity of Wagner's great work. The large audience ...

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  15. RELIEF WORKER'S COMPLAINT.

    Alderman W. J. Keast, a former M.L.A., for Ashburnham, at a meeting of the Parkes Council, alleged unfair treatment of emergency relief workers. He said that if a man ...

    Article : 121 words
  16. MR. TOM R. JOHNSON.

    Cabled advice was received in Sydney by the Bank of Australasia yesterday of the death in England of Mr. Tom Richard Johnson, a former Chief Commissioner for Railways ...

    Article : 239 words
  17. THE NEW CHAMPION.

    Mr. Cecil J. S. Purdy, the new Australian chess champion, is the sun of Dr. J. S. Purdy, City Health Officer. He was born in Port Said 28 years ago, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 169 words
  18. BRITISH BANKS.

    The last, of the big British banks announced their results to-day. All of the "big five" show increased earnings for 1934, and the dividends are in every case maintained. Of the three ...

    Article : 89 words
  19. ARTERY SEVERED.

    When splitting posts 11 miles from Dubbo, George Archer, farmer had an artery in his left leg severed by a piece of steel which flew off a wedge Tying a bootlace above the ...

    Article : 71 words
  20. THE SUBURBS.

    The Randwick Council, at its last meeting, decided on a. combined late of /5 in the £. This is made up of /3½ on the unimproved capital value and a loan rate of /l½. The ...

    Article : 301 words
  21. VETERANS' ASSOCIATION.

    At the annual meeting of the Navy ond Army Imperial Veterans' Association, the following office-bearers were elected for 1935:— President, Mr. W. A. Matthews; ...

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  22. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.

    At the last meeting of the Bowral Council, a new clement was introduced into the problem of the town's electricity supply. When the council was dealing with a letter from Mr. ...

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  23. ITALY IN AFRICA.

    Since Signor Mussolini and the Fascists obtained political control in Italy 12 years ago the Italian Government has pursued a vigorous colonial policy hi Africa. Signor ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  24. SOVIET WORKERS.

    Literary conditions in Russia were described by the Australian authoress, Katherine Sussanah Prichard, in an address to the members of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, ...

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  25. FLYING TUITION.

    The Air League of Empire has devised a scheme to enable suitable youths, who are unable to find the £ 35 which is now necessary to leam to fly, to obtain tuition at half fees, ...

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  26. BEQUEST TO SOLDIERS.

    The Bathurst sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League received a bequest of £350 under the will of the late Mr. Patrick Kenna, who died a year ago. The bequest will be used ...

    Article : 48 words
  27. MR. J. E. OTTEY.

    Mr. Joseph Edwin Ottey, who died in Sydney recently, spent his early life as a mining engineer in Western Australia. In 1904 he joined the Navy, subsequently retiring as a ...

    Article : 96 words
  28. SWARMS OF GRASSHOPPERS.

    There are many swarms of young grasshoppers in and about Wagga. They have not yet leached the flying stage. The insects are swarming on the sands of ...

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  29. "SPRINGDALE TIGER."

    Benjamin Hayman, a farmer, biought into Temora what is believed by some people to be the skull of the "Springdale tiger," an animal which caused a scare in the district two years ...

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  30. THE CALL-UP

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

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  31. MR. C. SHEATHER.

    Mr. Charles Sheather, who died at North Sydney on Tuesday, aged 88 years, was the eldest son of Mr. James Sheather, and was bom at Camden Park. His father arrived in ...

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  32. COUNCIL ELECTION.

    An unsuccessful nominee in the Lismore Municipal Council election, held on December 1, is obtaining legal advice about lils belief that he has grounds for instituting ...

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  33. KOSHNITSKY-WATSON MATCH.

    Following upon his loss to Purdy in the tenth round of the Australian chess championship tournament, Koshnltsky, the holder of the title, was defeated by Watson, who was ...

    Article : 246 words
  34. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 231 words
  35. CASUALTIES.

    William Hunter, 67, of Short-street, Helensburgh, was taken from the water in Kyle Bay. Hurstville, yesterday. Ambulance men from St. George station unsuccessfully applied ...

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  36. DEATHS OF SPORTSMEN.

    The death occuired suddenly at Mis A. H. Olivers Yuma Station Coonamble of Mr. William Monohan Keogh, an old resident of the district. He was boin at Quatta Station, ...

    Article : 229 words
  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £7/1/11 an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day ...

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  38. MR. J. N. D. DAY.

    Mr. John Nodes Dickinson Day, who died on Monday, at a private hospital at Lindfield, aged 84 years, was a native of East Maitland, and the last surviving member of ...

    Article : 239 words
  39. AUTOGYRO.

    The Society of British Aircraft constructors has issued a statement concerning the feat of the British test pilot, Mr. R. A. Brie, in landing and taking off a British-built autogyro ...

    Article : 189 words
  40. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 225 words
  41. MR. WEAVER'S VISIT TO ORANGE.

    The Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) visited Oiange on Tuesday and to-day and inspected the proposed aerodrome site. He was impressed with the necessity of a ...

    Article : 101 words
  42. WOMAN GOLFER.

    Miss Jessie Reid, a prominent golfer, died from injuries received when a motor car which she was driving plunged 25 feet over a bank at Takapuna. It is assumed that she ...

    Article : 106 words
  43. MR. A. POYNTON.

    Mr. Alexander Poynton, one of the last surviving members of the first Commonwealth Parliament, died at his home at Toorak Gardens to-night. He entered State politics in ...

    Article : 158 words
  44. SAPEBLOWERS.

    Safeblowers obtained £6 after blowing open a safe at the Shell Company's depot last night. An entry was also forced to the office of the Goulburn butter factory, but the thieves, ...

    Article : 63 words
  45. INVERLOCH CRIME.

    The members of the Criminal Investigation Branch squad investigating the murder of Ethel Belshaw, 12, at Inverloch, on January 1, began Inquiries to-day, which they expect ...

    Article : 115 words
  46. FALL FROM BUILDING.

    Foiling 25 feet from the top kof a building under construction on a heap of bricks, Gordon Grant, a carpenter, had a remarkable escape from serious injury. When other ...

    Article : 71 words
  47. ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD'S VIOLIN.

    The Stradivarius violin owned by the late Archbishop Redwood was bequeathed to St. Patrick's College, Wellington. Archbishop Redwood had had the violin for more than ...

    Article : 53 words
  48. TO-DAY.

    Tivoli Theatre: "Die Fledermaus," 8. Theatre Royal: "Viktoria and Her Hussar," 8. Mayfair Theatre: "Bitter Sweet." "Trouble," 11, 2, 5, 8. ...

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  49. WOOD PULP

    The Parliamentary committee appointed to examine the Wood Pulp Agreement Bill, held over from lost session because of doubts regarding the effect of some of its provisions, ...

    Article : 119 words
  50. FATAL FALL FROM BRIDGE.

    The death occurred at Windsor District Hospital of Geoffrey Mortley, aged 7, the son of Mr. Keith Mortley, electrical engineer to the Windsor Municipal Council. He was ...

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  51. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

    The Director of Education in Queensland (Mr. B. J. McKenna), speaking at the opening of the 15th annual conference of Australian school teachers, said that reference ...

    Article : 76 words
  52. RUSSIAN DISASTER.

    Twenty-three persons were killed, 56 seriously injured, and 23 slightly injured when the sleeping-car express from Leningrad to Toflis crashed into the rear of the ...

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  53. LATE SPORTING.

    The Inter-university match between Melbourne and Sydney wits returned to-day, Melbourne resumed with one down for 81, but after indifferent batting were dismissed for 207. sydney thus ...

    Article : 237 words
  54. MISSING YACHT.

    No news has yet been received of the missing yacht, Pastime, and her crew of. five, who left Rottnest Island on Christmas Day with the intention of proceeding to Geraldton. ...

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  55. ACTIVITY IN MINING SHARES

    There has been much activity in Western Australian mining shares, particularly in the Commonwealth, where, the Australian Press Association learns, 500,000 shares were dealt ...

    Article : 61 words
  56. TROUT FISHING.

    While fishing for trout in the Molong Creek a few miles from Orange, R. Ball, the 14-year-old son of Mr. R. A. Ball, manager of the Commonwealth Bank, landed sis fish ...

    Article : 68 words
  57. BISHOP'S GIFT.

    The Bishop of Bathurst (Dr. Norton) has made a gift to the parish of Orange of two properties valued at £1040, comprising a house and land adjacent to the Roman ...

    Article : 52 words
  58. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 19 words
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