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  2. UPPER HOUSE.

    At the conclusion of last night's scrutiny of votes cast in the ballot for the fourth panel of 15 members of the Legislative Council only two candidates ...

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  3. TRANSPORT ACT

    The Full Court of the High Court, by a majority of four to two, held to-day that the New South Wales Transport Co-ordination Act does not infringe section 92 of the ...

    Article : 888 words
  4. BYRD EXPEDITION.

    The Jacob Ruppert is making full speed on a south-easterly course, and the 24 hours' run to noon was 240 miles. The days are growing perceptibly longer and colder. It will ...

    Article : 351 words
  5. THE "GULL"

    Captain Neale flew the Percival Gull 250 mile to-day under a low bank of cloud which covers all the territory from Darwin to D[?]y Water[?] The "Herald" expedition left ...

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  6. CHIEF JUSTICE.

    Mr. Frederick Richard Jordan, K.C., has been appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales in succession to Sir Philip Street, and he will take up his new ...

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  7. THREE VESSELS

    A coasting steamer, a barque, and a lightship were wrecked in fierce gales in the English Channel and the North Sea. Twenty-five lives were lost. ...

    Article : 247 words
  8. TRADE TREATY.

    The High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. S. M. Bruce) and the Belgian Ambassador (Baron de Marchienne) have exchanged correspondence confirming ...

    Article : 339 words
  9. UNITED STATES.

    The Acting Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Henry Morgenthau, jun.) again denied reports that negotiations for currency stabilisation agreements were proceeding with Britain and ...

    Article : 292 words
  10. BODY-LINE BOWLING.

    Australia's sudden and unexpected decision to accept as final the cablegram from the M.C.C. without further ado, was received with great satisfaction in London, where the ...

    Article : 692 words
  11. BOY'S DEATH.

    William Henry Baye, superintendent of the Newhaven Boys' Home, was to-day committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter, following an inquiry into the death of Rex Simpson, ...

    Article : 732 words
  12. GERMANY.

    At the Reichstag fire trial to-day, the Director of Prosecutions (Herr Werner) demanded the death penalty for Ernst Torgler, the German Communist, and the Dutchman, Van der ...

    Article : 105 words
  13. R.A.F. BOMBERS.

    The military correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says:—"Lurid stories have recently been appearing that Aircraftsman Shaw, otherwise Colonel T. E. Lawrence, has been playing ...

    Article : 246 words
  14. TRAIN FATALITIES.

    At Crescent City (Florida) nine children were killed and about 30 others injured when a fast travelling goods train struck a crowded school omnibus at a level-crossing during a ...

    Article : 168 words
  15. LINER CATHAY

    The P. and O. liner Cathay, which is in the Indian Ocean between Colombo and Fremantle, sent out a radio message yesterday stating that the port propeller had been lost, ...

    Article : 345 words
  16. WAR DEBTS.

    Except in the case of Finland, war debt instalments due to-morrow will either be covered by token payments or the debtor countries will default. The instalments total ...

    Article : 149 words
  17. PHONOGRAPH MUSIC

    Mr. Justice Maugham, in the Chancery Division, gave an interesting judgment in a test action regarding the right to play phonograph records In public without the consent of ...

    Article : 152 words
  18. RELIEF WORK.

    A possibility that the Government will soon consider a proposal to give unemployed relief workers longer hours of work and consequently more pay was suggested by the Minister for ...

    Article : 279 words
  19. EARTH TREMORS

    Following numerous shocks that had been experienced during the past fortnight, a violent earth tremor occurred this morning about nine o'clock. The disturbance lasted about three ...

    Article : 264 words
  20. IRISH FREE STATE.

    General O'Duffy, leader of the Blue Shirts, has announced the dissolution of the Young Ireland Association. He has served a writ on the ...

    Article : 157 words
  21. CHINESE BANDITS

    A large force of bandits, armed with rifles and machine guns, derailed the international trans-Siberian express on the western portion of the Chinese eastern railway near Tsitslhar ...

    Article : 130 words
  22. NEW ORIENT LINER.

    Specifications for the new Orient liner show that the second boiler-room has been eliminated by the introduction of water-tube boilers. This enables the designers to dispense with a ...

    Article : 236 words
  23. BOY SHOT.

    Exciting scenes were witnessed in Chippendale last night. A boy was shot detectives raced to the scene their motor car was stolen, the thieves narrowly escaped death after the ...

    Article : 438 words
  24. STATE LOTTERY.

    The £5000 prize in the 172nd State lottery, drawn at the Australian Hall yesterday morning, was won by the "We Need It" syndicate, care of Mr. T. Wylie, Carrington-street, West ...

    Article : 133 words
  25. HOSTILE INTENT.

    Threats of an attack by Caledon Bay aborigines on the mission station at Groote Eylandt are mentioned in a telegram received by the Minister for the Interior (Mr. ...

    Article : 105 words
  26. MR. C. T. P. ULM.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced to-day that the Federal Ministry had decided to make a grant of £1000 to Mr. C. T. P. Ulm. in recognition of his services to aviation. ...

    Article : 97 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN WINES.

    Lord Hailsham represented the Cabinet at a function at Australia House to-night, at which representatives of the wine trade and others accepted Mr. Bruce's invitation to ...

    Article : 108 words
  28. DEFENCE ESTIMATES.

    The Italian Budget for 1934-5 shows reductions in the Estimates for the army equal to £1,660,000, and for the Navy to £2,900.000. There is an increase of £233,000 in the ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. CITY COUNCIL.

    The Lord Mayor (Alderman Hagon) had arranged to go on vacation next week, and had drafted a minute for presentation to the last meeting of the City Council, seeking the ...

    Article : 178 words
  30. RUSSIA'S TRADE.

    Russian foreign trade returns period January to October, just published in Moscow, show that the Soviet imports for the period amounted to only £31,200,000 at par, and ...

    Article : 72 words
  31. CHRISTMAS BELLS.

    William Deaves a drover of West Gosford stated in the Gosfoid Court to-day that he was earning between £2 and £2/10/ a day picking Christmas bells. ...

    Article : 139 words
  32. TELEGRAMS.

    The Superintendent of Telegrams (Mr. F. R. Bradley) said yesterday that the rush of telegraphic business of a Christmas nature, has necessitated the employment of more than 30 ...

    Article : 116 words
  33. INDIAN TERRORISTS.

    Vigorous measures by troops and police in t[?] Chittagong district h[?]ve resulted in the arrest of 24 persons suspected of terrorist crimes, including the murders of Europeans. A ...

    Article : 125 words
  34. ILLEGAL BETTORS.

    The prosecutor in an illegal betting charge heard in the police court to-day disclosed the operation of an Insurance scheme. A bettor had been fined £20 and was quibbling about ...

    Article : 94 words
  35. THE ARGENTINE.

    An official forecast issued to-day reveals that the Argentine's 1933-34 wheat crop is expected to total 256,000,000 bushels. It may be the highest yield since 1928-29. ...

    Article : 83 words
  36. M.C.C. TEAM IN INDIA.

    A crowd of 30,000 witnessed the opening of the first test between India and the M.C.C. team at Bombay. Nayudu won the toss, and Wazir Ali and Navic opened the batting. The ...

    Article : 87 words
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