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  2. BASIC WAGE.

    Variations in the Federal basic wage, due to cost of living adjustments, will take place on August 1. An unusual feature of the position is that ...

    Article : 207 words
  3. LEG THEORY

    The West Indies' fast bowlers, Constantine and Martindale, bowled leg-theory in the second test match against England yesterday. Critics commented unfavourably on the ...

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  4. S P. BETTING.

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) announced yesterday that he had issued invitations to interested bodies to appoint delegates to a conference on the best means of ...

    Article : 251 words
  5. UPPER HOUSE.

    One of the matters to be decided by the Cabinet before Parliament meets towards the end of next month is the privilege to be retained by members of the present Legislative ...

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  6. FRANCE'S TEAM

    H. Cochet and A. Merlin will be France's singles players against Britain in the challenge round of the Davis Cup. J. Borotra and J. Brugnon will be the doubles players. Rene Lacoste, commenting on Borotra's refusal to play in the singles, ...

    Article : 116 words
  7. HEAVY RAIN ON NORTH COAST

    Torrential rains and gales occurred on parts of the North Coast yesterday, with the result that large areas are under water. Reports from coastal towns indicated that the Hastings River district had been the most severely affected, ten inches of rain having fallen on ...

    Article : 159 words
  8. DIFFICULT CHOICE.

    The selection of the second singles player said Lacoste, had caused him a number of sleepless nights, but Merlin, on his present form, was the best choice. He could not say ...

    Article : 145 words
  9. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The qualifications and prospects of members of the Australian Davis Cup tennis team now in England were discussed by four of the world's leading players in Paris, where H. ...

    Article : 514 words
  10. WORLD CONDITIONS.

    In an address at the University Union Hall yesterday. Mr. W, M. Hughes. M.P., emphasised the dangers of the world economic conditions, and urged the adoption by Australia ...

    Article : 650 words
  11. FEARS OF FLOOD.

    The "Herald" correspondent at Wauchope stated that more than 10 Inches of rain fell on the watershed of the Hastings River, and that all the tributaries were in high flood ...

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  12. THE WORST OVER.

    "It would be over-optimistic to say that prices are definitely on the upward turn, but I don't think it would be too optimistic to say we are definitely over the worst, and that we ...

    Article : 774 words
  13. AMALGAMATION.

    It is suggested in political circles that the Government may decide to amalgamate certain important Government departments, with a view to reducing expenditure, thereby effecting ...

    Article : 163 words
  14. MERLIN'S CHANCES.

    The choice of A. Merlin as the second singles player is surprising. Although Merlin is one of the two rising French players he lacks the necessary skill and experlence ...

    Article : 192 words
  15. COAL TRAIN

    When a coupling gave way while a coal train was climbing a hill on the South Maitland private railway line near Caledonia station to-day, 12 loaded coal trucks and the ...

    Article : 232 words
  16. ENGLISH TEAM'S VISIT.

    The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia has received a notification from the English body, accepting the invitation to send a team of four players to Australia for the coming ...

    Article : 176 words
  17. CLARENCE RIVER.

    Late this afternoon, reports forecasting flood conditions were received, and a check of information from all weather stations covering the watershed of the Clarence and its ...

    Article : 199 words
  18. WINCHESTER TOURNAMENT.

    In the first round of a tournament at Winchester, Crawford defeated, an opponent playing under the pseudonym of "Scorpion," 8-0, 6-0. McGrath defeated Muspratt, 6-3, ...

    Article : 45 words
  19. SPAIN.

    Five hundred persons, including a number of women, have been arrested throughout Spain, following the discovery of a widespread plot against the Government. Intense police ...

    Article : 318 words
  20. EMPIRE TRADE.

    Replying to Mr. P. J. H.. Hannon (Con., Moseley) in the House of Commons, the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. J, H. Thomas) said that no words could adequately ...

    Article : 395 words
  21. FARMERS RUINED.

    According to a letter which has been received by Senator Guthrie from South Africa, farmers and Braziers there are in a desperate position as the result of a drought. ...

    Article : 132 words
  22. LABOUR LEAGUE.

    Rowdy scenes, culminating in the arrival of six policemen, marked a meeting of the Paddington Labour League, in the Paddington Town Hall last night. ...

    Article : 444 words
  23. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN RAIN.

    Beneficial rains, extending southwards from Geraldton and eastwards to Merredin, have resulted in a big improvement in the season's crop prospects. The falls, which, in most ...

    Article : 55 words
  24. HOTEL HOURS.

    The Newcastle branch of the Hotel Employees' Union will consider a proposal that an attempt should be made to have the closing time of hotels put back to 10 p.m. ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. QUEENSLAND BENEFITS.

    Splendid rains have continued in the southwest, the Darling Downs, Maranoa, Brisbane Valley, and immediate north and south coastal belts. Far western arcas, from a line drawn ...

    Article : 90 words
  26. THREE GARS

    Three motor cars were damaged when they collided on the bridge last night. Their drivers had remarkable escapes from serious injury. ...

    Article : 175 words
  27. THE MOLLISONS.

    Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mollison, whose 'plane was wrecked at Bridgeport (Connecticut) on Sunday night, after they had flown across the Atlantic, have arrived in New York. After ...

    Article : 161 words
  28. POISON IN JAM.

    The case was resumed to-day at the Taree Police Court, in which Hannah Webster is charged with having feloniously administered poison with Intent to murder Benjamin ...

    Article : 289 words
  29. REDUCTIONS.

    The Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan), in a report on railway fares and freights, has made a, number of recommendations, which will have the effect of reducing fares and freights ...

    Article : 111 words
  30. MR. ERIC CAMPBELL

    Mr, Eric Campbell, the New Guard leader, reached Fremantle to-day on the way home from a visit abroad, during which he investigated Fascism and the Hitler ...

    Article : 127 words
  31. BRITISH POST OFFICE.

    During the debate in the House of Commons on the Post Office vote, which showed an anticipated surplus on all services of £10,192,000, the Postmaster-General (Sir ...

    Article : 232 words
  32. GERMANY.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that the British Government, through its Charge d'Affaires, has formally complained that Germany's proposed aerial ...

    Article : 168 words
  33. CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

    Thomas Albert Miner, 60, physiologist, was remanded for a week at the Police Court today on a charge that, in Sydney, between January 27 and December 31, 1927, he conspired ...

    Article : 144 words
  34. LEAGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS.

    The list of nations that have defaulted in their payments to the League of Nations is growing. At first there were only three or four nations in arrears with their subscriptions. ...

    Article : 122 words
  35. THE WALLABIES.

    News has been received by Mr. F. H. Cowper that his son, Denis Cowper, one of the three Victorian members of the Australian Rugby Union team now touring South Africa, ...

    Article : 115 words
  36. CROSS-BRED DINGO.

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main) yesterday appointed a committee to investigate the remains, including the bones and the skin of the crossbred dingo, captured in the ...

    Article : 92 words
  37. CHEMIST'S SALESMAN

    A grand jury threw out the manslaughter charge against George Alexander Rowson, the druggist's salesman, who inadvertently weighed out nux vomica instead of slippery elm bark, ...

    Article : 44 words
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