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  2. OCEAN YACHT RACE

    The trans-Tasman yacht race, which it was proposed to start on January 23, is now likely to be abandoned. Following the withdrawal of three Sydney yachts mentioned as ...

    Article : 260 words
  3. BUSHFIRES.

    Reports last night from all centres in the west and south, in which serious bushfires had been raging, were definitely reassuring. The Cobar correspondent of the "Herald" ...

    Article : 648 words
  4. COMPENSATION.

    Important and far-reaching amendments to the Workers' Compensation Act are to be embodied in a bill to be brought down in the State Parliament when it resumes next month, ...

    Article : 357 words
  5. COAL FREIGHTS.

    News reached Newcastle to-day that the Government had decided to discontinue after March 31 the subsidy which has been paid to the Railway Department since June, 1930, ...

    Article : 344 words
  6. IMPEACHMENT Resolution in U.S. Congress.

    A resolution seeking to impeach the Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew W. Mellon) was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Wright ...

    Article : 216 words
  7. ASSASSINATION

    Plans for wholesale assassination of Europeans were revealed at a judicial inquiry at Patna, in Bihar and Orissa, into the case of 11 Indians suspected ...

    Article : 376 words
  8. FEDERAL CABINET. Important Decisions.

    Severa] important decisions were made by the Federal Cabinet at its meeting to-day, which lasted from 10 o'clock this morning until 10 o'clock to-night, with intervals for meals. These decisions related to wharf regulations, reparations conference, ...

    Article : 595 words
  9. GAS WORKS.

    The board of the North Shore Gas Company has decided to close down the Neutral Bay works of the company during the summer months. ...

    Article : 184 words
  10. OPPOSITION MOVE

    It was suggested in Canberra to-day that when Parliament assembles on February 17 a motion for the adjournment of the House may be moved from the Opposition, to direct ...

    Article : 153 words
  11. BORDER TRAFFIC.

    There appears to be a move afoot in Victoria to boycott New South Wales tourist resorts, as a reprisal against the provisions of the Transport (Co-ordination) Act, which ...

    Article : 359 words
  12. SEVERE GALE

    The first of a series of storms, which according to the forecasts, are approaching from the Atlantic swept southern England to-day. ...

    Article : 218 words
  13. FIRE AT TULLAMORE.

    A fire which broke out at 2.30 a.m. in the main business section of the town destroyed four premises, and caused damage estimated at £6000, before the fine work of a bucket ...

    Article : 433 words
  14. REPARATIONS.

    The Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states: "At the moment, neither London, Paris, nor Berlin has definitely made up its mind as to the details of its ...

    Article : 347 words
  15. COUNTRY PARTY.

    Speaking at the declaration of the Gwydir poll, Mr. C. L. A. Abbott, the successful United Country party candidate, said that Mr. Lyons had a heavy burden to carry, and would require ...

    Article : 130 words
  16. TRADE BALANCE.

    The credit balance in London of Australian overseas trade as the result of five months' operations ended November 30, is £11,722,000, an increase of £4,540,000 on the balance at ...

    Article : 120 words
  17. THEFT OF LEATHER.

    Not for many years had such interest been taken in a police court case at Windsor as that in which Walter Stanley Hitchcock, 31, police constable was charged before Mr. Wood, S.M. ...

    Article : 682 words
  18. BROADCASTING.

    The Listeners' League of New South Wales proposes making an early appeal to the Federal Government to appoint a commission for the control of broadcasting in Australia, ...

    Article : 749 words
  19. SAVINGS BANK.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) said to-day that he was exceedingly gratified to learn of the decision of the Commonwealth [?]ank Board that the whole of the funds of the old ...

    Article : 224 words
  20. GOLD STANDARD.

    [?] Numbers of farmers' meetings have declared against the decision of the Government to adhere to the gold standard, and the movement culminated in a largely-attended meeting ...

    Article : 345 words
  21. CRIME.

    yesterday the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) conferred with the heads of the Police Department concerning crime in the metropolis, and alleged discontent in the police ...

    Article : 374 words
  22. FORGED TICKETS.

    "It would be strange indeed," said the Chief Commissioner of Police (Major-General Blamey) to-day, "if persons who sought to break the law wanted the protection of the ...

    Article : 258 words
  23. PERILOUS JOURNEY

    Nine men from the Batavia goldfields experienced adventures and privations while making a journey from the goldfields to the coast to join the steamer Kallatina. With ...

    Article : 396 words
  24. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Speaking to representatives of the foreign Press in London to-day, the Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) said that the very stringent action which the Government had had to ...

    Article : 407 words
  25. SPEED RECORD.

    According to a statement made to-day, Mr. Norman Smith will take the speed car, the F. H. Stewart Enterprise, from the garage for the first run in the coming week if the ...

    Article : 178 words
  26. AVIATION.

    Fifteen Moth training aeroplanes, recently ordered by Brazil, will be the first British machines placed by a contractor in the Brazilian army air service. The order was ...

    Article : 176 words
  27. INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

    Only four cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the Department of Public Health yesterday, representing a considerable decrease on Wednesday (12) and Tuesday (13). The ...

    Article : 364 words
  28. CHILD KILLED.

    Keith Kelly, aged 6 years, of Wallabadah, was fatally injured when he fell down the shaft of a mine in which his father was fossicking for gold near Trundle to-day. ...

    Article : 123 words
  29. RAIL MOTOR LINE

    The rail motor train which runs between Parramatta and Rogan s Hill is to be replaced in March by a Drivite motor omnibus service. ...

    Article : 241 words
  30. TENNIS.

    Jiro Satoh, the Japanese tennis player, gave his first exhibition match in Australia at Launceston to-day. He defeated H. Hopman, 2-6. 6-4, 6-2. ...

    Article : 165 words
  31. STRUCK BY TRAIN.

    Edward Lloyd, 60, a railway inspector, of Concord, was killed instantly yesterday morning, when he was struck by a fast train at Ourimbah, near Gosford. ...

    Article : 134 words
  32. SOUTHERN STAR

    Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith in the air mail liner Southern Stir, left Hamble at 8 o'clock this morning calling at Le Bourget to inquire about the weather. If it is favourable ...

    Article : 127 words
  33. COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    The number of votes secured by candidates in the Middle Ward, Municipality of Paddington, has been reduced following the discovery this week that votes in one box were ...

    Article : 93 words
  34. GRAF ZEPPELIN.

    A message from Berlin states that Captain Lehmann, navigator of the Graf Zeppelin, denies there is any intention to fly the giant airship to Sydney for the opening of ...

    Article : 39 words
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