Articles from page 12: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK.

    An armed bandit attempted to bail up a bank teller at Sandringham this afternoon, but he was alarmed wher the teller and the manager fired three ...

    Article : 330 words
  3. POLITICS IN CITY COUNCIL.

    The adoption of the party caucus system by Civic Reform aldermen in the- City Council, the increase of the Lord Mayoral allowance from £1500 ...

    Article : 575 words
  4. LABOUR PAPER DIRECTORS.

    In the Equity Court yesterday Mr. Acting Justice Windeyer suggested that there should be another ballot for the election of four directors of the Labor ...

    Article : 912 words
  5. DANZIG NAZIS.

    The Warsaw correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" says that political police imprisoned 30 leading Nazis in Danzig, and that further ...

    Article : 133 words
  6. HARVESTING PROSPERITY IN FARMING AREAS.

    Prosperity for New South Wales is assured by crops like this one on the farm of Mr. J. Martens, who is bagging his wheat from the header. Mr. Martens's farm is between Grenfell and Young and is highly regarded in the district for the quality of wheat it produces. The average yield this season was 11 bags to the acre. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 65 words
  7. GERMAN DANGER.

    Declaring that a serious view is taken in London of the German situation, tile Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" states that there is reason to ...

    Article : 527 words
  8. VIOLENT ASSAULT.

    A young married woman has reported to the police that she was attacked end criminally assaulted by an unknown man outside her home in Oakleigh early this morning. ...

    Article : 156 words
  9. NEW CAR.

    The United States Patent Office has issued a patent right to Mr. Henry Ford for a new type of motor car which may foreshadow a vast change in the ...

    Article : 170 words
  10. WOMAN STABBED.

    Mrs. Rachel Walker, also known as Rainford. 43, was stabbed in the neck in her shop at North Melbourne this afternoon and she bled to death on the footpath near her ...

    Article : 338 words
  11. MOVE TO UNITE ALL CHINA.

    "The political unification of all China, the calling off of the campaign against Communists, and a vigorous resistance against Japanese ...

    Article : 144 words
  12. COUNCILS' QUEST FOR MAYORS.

    For the third year in succession the Waterloo Council last night failed to elect a Mayor, a deadlock resulting when six votes were cast for each of ...

    Article : 519 words
  13. HAIRDRESSING SALOONS.

    The closing hours for hairdressers in men's saloons during the New Year holidays, under the Factories and Shop[?] Act, are:—Thursday, December 31, 7 p.m.; Friday, January 1, 10.30 ...

    Article : 61 words
  14. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details are published on page 18, column 3. ...

    Article : 20 words
  15. SENATE ELECTIONS.

    The first figures in the pre-selection ballot for the appointment of four Labour candidates to contest the Senate at the next Federal elecions show that ex-Senator J. P. Dunn is ...

    Article : 162 words
  16. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 253 words
  17. CHINESE LEADER.

    General Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Chinese Republic, offered to-day to resign. He asked that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, his former captor, should be pardoned. ...

    Article : 106 words
  18. NAVAL TONNAGE.

    Britain and Japan yesterday formally notified the United States of the invocation of the "escalator" clause of the old London Naval Treaty, which expires on Thursday. ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. SHOOTING DRAMA.

    The "Daily Mail" reveals that Captain Milnes Storey, victim of the Pevensey Bay shooting drama, was the husband of Joan Meynell, the actress, a step-daughter of the ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. WOMAN'S ARREST ORDERED.

    The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark), after an inquiry yesterday into a fire which destroyed a cottage in Third-avenue, Berala, on October 6 last, issued a ...

    Article : 330 words
  21. CASUALTIES.

    George Dixon, 23, labourer, of Third-avenue, Lidcombe, was almost smothered by a fall of wet clay when he was working in a trench in Water-street, Lidcombe, ...

    Article : 406 words
  22. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 290 words
  23. AUSTRALIAN GOLD.

    The importation of gold to the value of 802,000 dollars from Australia for shipment direct to New York instead of to San Francisco is reported by the Federal Reserve ...

    Article : 115 words
  24. FILM INDUSTRY.

    The gross receipts of the motion picture industry in 1936 amounted to approximately 1,000,000,000 dollars, or 25 per cent. in excess of those in 1935, and the best for five years. ...

    Article : 59 words
  25. CLIMBER DEAD.

    The race to the rescue of William Christie. 25, who fell over a 1000-foot precipice near the summit of Buachallle Etive Mhor, in Argyllshire, on Sunday, was of no avail. ...

    Article : 89 words
  26. NORTHERN MINERS.

    Mr. T. Hoare has been re-elected northern president of the Miners' Federation by a majority of almost two to one. Figures released to-day by the northern miners' ...

    Article : 172 words
  27. HAIRDRESSING COLLEGES.

    Allegations that the Government had unreasonably delayed the proclamation of the Act to regulate hairdressing colleges were made by the secretary of the Hairdressers' ...

    Article : 127 words
  28. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CENTENARY.

    In the presence of the Premier (Mr. Butler), the World Chief Scout's representative (Sir Percy Everett) took the salute to-day at an impressive march past of the 4000 Scouts from ...

    Article : 111 words
  29. SIR GRAFTON ELLIOT SMITH ILL.

    Sir Grafton Elliot Smith, Professor of Anatomy in the University of London (University College), is seriously ill. He is 65 years of age, and is a native of New South Wales. ...

    Article : 40 words
  30. FLOGGING AS DETERRENT.

    In conformity with the announcement made by the Home Secretary (Sir John Simon) in the House of Commons, it is understood that a committee will shortly be appointed to ...

    Article : 88 words
  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/4 an ounce fine, compared with £7/l/6½ yesterday. MINERS' STRIKE. As the result of a dispute concerning a ...

    Article : 130 words
  32. TO-DAY.

    Theatre Royal: Russian Ballet, 2, 8. Tivoli Theatre: "Mother Goose," 2.15; "Full Speed Ahead." 8. Lyceum Theatre: "Orphan of the Wilderness," ...

    Article : 246 words
  33. 387th LOTTERY.

    Principal prizes in the 387th State lottery were drawn at the Australian Hall yesterday by Mr. M. Carmody, of Kensington. First prize was won by the "Ripping Time" ...

    Article : 120 words
  34. PASSENGER MISSING.

    It is feared that Hugh Quinan, about 70, a passenger from Sydney to Cairns, disappeared overboard from the steamer Canberra last night, between Townsville and Cairns. He was ...

    Article : 112 words
  35. SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S POTENTIALITIES.

    "South Australia, which warmly remembers the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1927, will appreciate the King's centenary greetings," says the "Daily Mail." ...

    Article : 85 words
  36. ENGINEERING UNION.

    A campaign for a restoration of wages in the metal trade industry has been launched by the Amalgamated Engineering Union, and a series of mass meetings has been ...

    Article : 129 words
  37. CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC.

    Christmas traffic in England both through the Post Office and on the railways, exceeded even the expectations of officials, who were prepared for large increases on last year's ...

    Article : 65 words
  38. VIOLENT STORM.

    A cyclonic storm struck Gisborne to-day, and in five minutes did hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Preceded and followed by a dead calm, its path through the town was ...

    Article : 86 words
  39. MISSING MAN

    W. W. Campbell, of Springfield-street, Guildford, who was camping with his wife at Stanwell Park, and was reported missing yesterday, was found to-day in an unconscious ...

    Article : 92 words
  40. BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL.

    In search of loan money for the Brisbane City Council, the Lord Mayor (Alderman A. J. Jones) will leave by the Manoora for Sydney and Melbourne. He expects to return ...

    Article : 40 words
  41. PRESBYTERIAN FELLOWSHIP.

    At the Presbyterian Fellowship camp at Thornleigh yesterday the theme of the study circles was "Loyalty to Truth." The Rev. James McLeod, of St. Stephen's ...

    Article : 95 words
  42. MOTHER OF FOURTEEN

    Lettie McTaggart, 55, a mother of 14 children, appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen articles valued at 17/9 from McCathie's, Ltd. ...

    Article : 69 words
  43. ROPE BREAKS DURING EXECUTION.

    During the execution of a Sikh murderer in the foreign gaol this morning, the rope broke and the man fell to the ground. He struck his head in falling, and suffered concussion. ...

    Article : 57 words
  44. THE CENSORSHIP.

    The censorship will be the principal subject of discussion at a dinner which the Writers' League has arranged at the Dungowan on Saturday, January 9. The guests of honour ...

    Article : 48 words
  45. MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

    JUNEE.—Alderman C. J. O'Sullivan, for third successive term. MASCOT.—Mayor, Alderman J. E. Galloway: deputy mayor, Alderman C. J. Dransfield. ...

    Article : 27 words
  46. SUBURBAN AND COUNTRY PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of Suburban an Country Picture Theatres will be lound in the Amusement Advertisement Columns. ...

    Article : 28 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$