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  2. WOOL PRICES.

    Although figures for the first Brisbane wool sales have not yet been complied, it is estimated that the average price for greasy wool was /15 a lb, and between £19/10/ and £20 ...

    Article : 322 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS. STONE CARVINGS.

    Stone carving of outstanding merit, the handiwork of Mr. Don Caratti, jun., of Bellingen, is at present being exhibited in a shop at Bellingen. The carvings—a clock stand and ...

    Article : 83 words
  4. TRADE AGREEMENT

    Negotiations have been concluded for the exchange of tariff preferences between Australia and British North Borneo. The Minister for Customs (Mr. White), who made this ...

    Article : 427 words
  5. SEAPLANES To Prevent Poachers.

    It is hoped that when a seaplane service is established shortly in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, the Administration will be able to keep a closer watch on the movements of ...

    Article : 203 words
  6. STATE PARLIAMENT. Control of Charity Collections.

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) yesterday introduced a bill into the Legislative Assembly to regulate collections for charitable institutions, and to provide for the registration of the latter. He said that the object of the bill was to protect the public against imposition and to assist the cause ...

    Article : 137 words
  7. CONVERSION LOAN.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) commenting to-day upon the arrangements for the conversion loan, expressed his gratification at the improvement demonstrated in Australian ...

    Article : 314 words
  8. POLITICAL UNITY.

    The Premier (Mr. stevens), in a speech at a dinner at Manly last night in honour of the first official visit there of the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), made a strong plea for polity ...

    Article : 766 words
  9. MAN'S SUICIDE.

    "The case presents many perplexities. It is hard to understand that, his home life being so happy, deceased had concealed the fact from his wife that he was being pushed for money." ...

    Article : 96 words
  10. NORTH COAST ELECTRICITY.

    At a Macleay Shire Council meeting it was decided to ratify the action of Councillors M. A. Clancy and R. H. Johnston, delegates to the recent conference at Grafton, at which ...

    Article : 69 words
  11. FLYING BOATS FOR NORTH AUSTRALIA.

    To overcome transport difficulties in Northern Australia, officers of the Department of the Interior have recommended that one or two large flying boats, each capable of ...

    Article : 49 words
  12. COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITY

    Mr. Chaffey sought leave to introduce a bill to provide for the regulation of collections for charitable, purposes and for the keeping and audit of accounts relating to such ...

    Article : 1,585 words
  13. DROVING SHEEP AT NIGHT.

    One of the provisions in the new Pastures Protection Act, which is not yet law, but which was discussed by members of the Yass Board at its last meeting, states:—"Any person who, ...

    Article : 161 words
  14. AUSTRALIAN FILMS.

    Beginning in two weeks' time on September 29, the Haymarket Theatre will screen nothing but Australian films. To mark the change from its present policy, ...

    Article : 337 words
  15. SHOT FIRED.

    George Wright, caretaker at the Numestic Laundry in Bayswater-road, Darlinghurst, fired a shot at a thief last night. Wright was on duty when he heard the crash ...

    Article : 124 words
  16. IMPORTED GOODS.

    New regulations announced to-day by the Munster for Customs (Mr. White) require that the country of origin must be marked on a number of imported goods. The goods are ...

    Article : 300 words
  17. MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT DEAD.

    A tragic shooting accident occurred at Ooma, between Forbes and Grenfell, late yesterday afternoon, when Gordon William George Matchett, 22, a member of one of the best-known ...

    Article : 111 words
  18. ONE-WAY TRADE.

    [?] Consul-General for China (Dr. Chen), in an address at the opening yesterday of Eastern Industries (Australasia), Ltd., a new company of importers and exporters trading ...

    Article : 315 words
  19. RAMPS ON ROAD.

    A question of interest to all P.P. boards and shire councils, which is being investigated by the Yass P.P. Board, is whether a shire council can grant permission to an applicant to place ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. BROKEN RAIL.

    Shortly before the Bathurst mail train was due at Tarana yesterday morning, it was found that one of the rails was broken. The train was stopped, and temporary ...

    Article : 61 words
  21. FALSE PRETENCES.

    At the Parkes Police Court this morning, Frank Wigzell was sentenced to six months' hard labour on a charge of false pretences, the sentence to be concurrent with sentences of ...

    Article : 52 words
  22. THE CALL-UP

    A call-up for employment will be made to-day as follows:—Married men and single men with dependents (A66,501 to A92,000, OK28,001 to OK30,200 and B1 to B93,000) and ...

    Article : 145 words
  23. INGLEBURN SAFE BLOWN.

    Ingleburn Council safe was blown open, for the sixth time, on Sunday night. Five pounds was stolen. High explosives were used, and, although the door weighed over 1cwt, it was ...

    Article : 40 words
  24. "FLAGRANT WASTE."

    The opinion that it would be a flagrant waste of public money to stablish in Australia a fuel research station for the production of oil from coal was expressed to-day by the ...

    Article : 437 words
  25. FOWLYARD FREAK.

    A freak was discovered at Mr. Warlter's poultry farm at Chipping Norton. It consisted of two eggs, each of normal size and yoke, joined by a short tube. It was taken ...

    Article : 42 words
  26. CITY RESIDUES.

    The disposal of residue lands in the new Martin-place and the widened areas of Elizabeth-street, valued at £600,000, and in George-street West, was the subject of a long and, at ...

    Article : 314 words
  27. WIRE NETTING.

    Claiming that Australian manufacturers were now able to withstand competition from overseas, the Minister for Customs (Mr. White) said to-day that it had been, decided to ...

    Article : 312 words
  28. OLD BET HONOURED.

    George Gaggin, of Lismore, invested £1 on Volsloane, when the horse won the Epsom about 20 years ago, at 10 to 1. The ticket was mislaid, but, this week, it was turned ...

    Article : 63 words
  29. AERIAL MISSIONS.

    An important proposal for merging the medical work of the Australian Inland Mission with that of a still wider organisation of a national character was discussed at the ...

    Article : 404 words
  30. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 313 words
  31. LISMORE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

    Further results at the Lismore Musical Festival are:— Baritone solo: V, Lamberton (Lismore), 83; T. Jamieson (Lismore), 76; S. J. Virtue (Bexhill), 73, ...

    Article : 72 words
  32. MACHINE-GUN OUTPUT.

    The manufacture of machine-guns and other equipment is proceeding at the Small Arms Factory, and the staccato bursts of firing from the guns being tested on the rifle range ...

    Article : 75 words
  33. LISMORE FESTIVAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 396 words
  34. SHEEP STEALING.

    At the Moree Quarter Sessions yesterday, George Allen Byron, 63, a grazier, was found guilty on a charge of stealing sheep from the New Zealand and Australian Land Co.'s ...

    Article : 282 words
  35. ABORIGINES.

    The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Perkins) yesterday said that information received from the Administrator of the Northern Territory (Colonel Weddell) indicated that it was ...

    Article : 202 words
  36. RADIO TELEPHONE.

    A new application of ultra-short wave telephony was demonstrated yesterday by Mr. Don B. Knock at the offices of the "Australian Radio News." Mr. Knock and several ...

    Article : 310 words
  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 242 words
  38. STABBING AFFRAY.

    Detectives are investigating a stabbing affray which occurred in Paddington on Tuesday night, and which has some mysterious features. ...

    Article : 131 words
  39. HARBOUR BRIDGE SUICIDES.

    The Main Roads Department is considering the practicability of erecting some device on the Sydney Harbour Bridge to prevent suicides. ...

    Article : 100 words
  40. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    The tour of the West Indies has been completed. The leading averages of the team for the tour are:— Batting: G. Headley, 2320 runs, an average ...

    Article : 102 words
  41. COAL-GAS PROPULSION

    The Lithgow branch of the A.L.P. has decided to investigate the possibilities of coalgas as a motive power for cars and lorries. The co-operation of the local gasworks ...

    Article : 114 words
  42. WOMAN'S DEATH

    After having returned home from an evening at a neighbour's house, Ruth Beatrice Moor. 55, was taken suddenly ill at Manildra on Tuesday night. She awakened in bed at her ...

    Article : 91 words
  43. VICTORIAN MINISTRY.

    A statement that, unless speedy consideration were given to measures considered to be vital to primary industries. Country party members of the State Cabinet might be directed ...

    Article : 59 words
  44. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 words
  45. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    Recently the State Country party appointed a committee to draw up a closer settlement scheme for submission to the Cabinet. Several meetings of the committee have ...

    Article : 102 words
  46. BLEEDING HAND.

    Blood flowing from a cut in a man's hand caused his arrest at North Sydney last night. Detective Ryan was in Mount-street, when he saw a passer-by carrying a suitcase. The man's ...

    Article : 119 words
  47. PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales, who has been spending a holiday privately at Biarritz, left Paris on his return to London this afternoon. Unfavourable weather conditions necessitated ...

    Article : 95 words
  48. SOLDIER'S DEATH.

    An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Rupert Neville Braim, 41, a returned soldier, whose body was found near Pevensey homestead yesterday afternoon by Charles ...

    Article : 79 words
  49. CRUISE IN CUTTER.

    It was stated yesterday that the cutter Gullmarn, which left Australia about 12 months ago for a world cruise, had not been sold, and that the cruise had not been abandoned. ...

    Article : 87 words
  50. EVELEIGH WORKSHOPS.

    Mr. W. Barnes has been reinstated manager of the Eveleigh railway workshops. Early in the year. Mr. Barnes, according to an official statement, was regressed from the ...

    Article : 62 words
  51. CASTLE HILL SHOOTING.

    Following upon the shooting of Wallace Edgar Kentwell at Castle Hill on Wednesday night, Phillip Bruce Benn, 27, orchardist, appeared before Mr. Mead, Chamber Magistrate, ...

    Article : 81 words
  52. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 18 words
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