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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. DEATH OF MR. W. D. FRATER.

    The death has occurred of Mr. William Denne Prater, at his property. Deep Creek. Narrabri, at the age of 65 years. He was well-known in the Narrabri and surrounding ...

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  3. SOUTH AFRICA. Relations with Britain.

    General Smuts, having been out-generalied in the Budget debate, countered by moving in committee for the reduction of the Premier's' salary. Referring to the imposition of ...

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  4. OBITUARY. MR. A. BLACKET.

    The death occurred on Sunday of Mr. Arthur Blacket, at his residence in Wyuna-avenue, Harbord, at the age of 81 years. Born in Oxford-street, Sydney, Mr. Blacket ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. POTATOES. Price Reduction.

    Tasmanian shippers of potatoes admitted yesterday that some dealers had placed a reserve price on potatoes which were shipped to Sydney from Tasmania last week, but ...

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  6. SOLDIERS' CONGRESS.

    The annual congress of the Returned Soldiers' League yesterday decided that, when a war service home occupier (provided he was a returned soldier) predeceased his wife, the ...

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  7. STOWAWAYS.

    Numbered among the exploits of one of the nine stowaways who were returned from Colombo on the liner Hobson's Bay, which reached Fremantle to-day, was a form of ...

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  8. PULVERISED COAL.

    The advantages of pulverised over other types of fuel were detailed by Engineer-Rear-Admiral P. J. Shrubsole, D.S.O., R.N. (retired), at last night's meeting of the ...

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  9. DR. J. S. PURDY.

    Dr. J. S. Purdy, was yesterday elected State resident of the Returned Soldiers' League, in succession to Mr. R. Hutchinson. Since 1913 he has held the position of Metropolitan ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. OCTOGENARIAN'S DEATH.

    The death has occurred at Grafton of Mr. Thomas Shore at the age of 83. He was a native of England, who came to Grafton as a boy. He was a so[?] of the late Daniel Shore, ...

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  11. SUSSEX-STREET OPINION.

    Mr. J. V. Mackaness, secretary of the New South Wales Wholesale Produce Merchants' Association, which fixes the price of potatoes, said yesterday that the reduction in price had ...

    Article : 160 words
  12. ENGLISH NEGLECTED.

    The Director of Education (Mr. B. McKenna) has returned to Brisbane from New Guinea, where, on behalf of the Common-wealth Government, he investigated education ...

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  13. MOUNTAIN HOME.

    The chief business at the lost meeting of the Glen Innes branch of the Country Women's Association was the choice of a site for the establishment of a mountain home ...

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  14. LABOURER KILLED.

    An inquiry into the death of David Shearer, 20, of Botany, was held at Camden Court-house by Mr. A. E. Baldock (Coroner). Shearer was employed as a labourer at Nepean Dam ...

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  15. PERSISTENT THIEF.

    Persistent efforts were made on Wednesday night to break into the house of Dr. Gordon Craig at 50 Martin-road, Randwick, but not until three windows had resisted the Iron ...

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  16. GOULBURN LIEDERTAFEL.

    A packed theatre greeted Harold Williams, the famous baritone, who, with Miss Molly Mackay, Melbourne soprano, sang with the Goulburn Liedertafel last evening. The ...

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  17. MERCHANTS SEEK N.Z. QUOTATIONS.

    Although the potato embargo has not been lifted, cabled inquiries have been received in Wellington from Sydney merchants asking for free on board quotations The price for ...

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  18. BIGAMY CHARGE.

    Valentine Henry Kirby, 23, an art student, who wore dark clothes, suggesting semi-clerical attire, was committed for trial from the Campsie Police Court ...

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  19. CYCLIST'S DEATH.

    After bringing his motor cycle to a standstill in time to avoid a collision with a motor car at the intersection of Park-road and Bay-street, Glebe, Herbert Stanley Mascord, aged ...

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  20. PITIFUL STORY.

    The trial of Mary Kane, of Hallam, married woman, on a charge of the manslaughter of Leonard Maxwell Kirkwood, seven months, a ward of the State, was commenced before ...

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  21. SPEED BOAT'S RIVER VOYAGE.

    W. Dennett and C. Bohm, of Albury, have left in an outboatd speed boat en route to Adelaide. Dennett said that he expected to reach Adelaide in three weeks' time. The ...

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  22. MOTOR LAUNCH.

    A motor launch, which has been constructed specially for service in the Antarctic, with Sir Douglas Mawson's expedilon, will be taken to Capetown by the White Star Aberdeen line ...

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  23. MRS. C. E. SPEAR.

    Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Spear, who died at her home in Wallis-street, Woollahra, on Sunday, at the age of 86 years, had resided in that suburb for 43 years. Her husband ...

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  24. HUNGRY SCOUTS.

    The special correspondent of the Australian Press Association at Arrowe Park says that most,contingents to-day visited Port Sunlight and saw Lord Leverhulme's model town. ...

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  25. ATTACKED BY COW.

    Edward Miller, 16, was attacked by a cow yesterday while going through a field. Mr. Hickey, the owner, was nearby in his car, and speeded up in an attempt to get between ...

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  26. MR. BAVIN'S WELCOME.

    The Labour Council last night agreed to a proposal of the Newcastle Labour Council that no Labour member or official should be allowed to participate in the welcome to be ...

    Article : 69 words
  27. FALL FROM CLIFF.

    Swept from a ledge on the face of a cliff near Merewether Beach by a fall of earth this afternoon, Philip Goman, 65, and Jack Blacket, 7, of Ridge-street, Merewether, had ...

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  28. MRS. MARY ROPER.

    Mrs. Mary Roper, who died recently at the age of 78 years, was for many years a contributor to the "Herald" of verses, mostly for juvenile readers. From the cheerfulness of ...

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  29. DEATH FROM EXPOSURE.

    Frederick Carmen, who met with an accident on the Delegate-road last week through his horse running away with the vehicle he was driving, and who lay on the roadside all night, ...

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  30. PROMOTION OF TRAVEL.

    Plans for increasing co-operation between the tourist bureaus of the States, and for the encouragement of travel generally, were made at a conference between the ...

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  31. SCHOONER ASHORE.

    During a gale last night the Northern Company's auxiliary schooner Paroto, 64 tons, which was anchored off White Island, broke its cables and was driven ashore. ...

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  32. THE FORESHORES.

    During the past five years the ratepayers of Warringah Shire have paid £50,790 of the £68,956 authorised for the purchase of foreshores and reserves. ...

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  33. MILK BILL.

    Requests were made by producing and distributing interests in the milk industry to the Acting Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) and the Minister for Health (Dr. Arthur) yesterday ...

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  34. VETERAN PILOT PASSES.

    Captain Henry Hinde, pilot at the Clarence River entrance, died at the Maclean District Hospital from heart trouble, aged 60 years. He had been connected with the Navigation ...

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  35. HOSPITAL CARNIVAL.

    Professional showmen have been banned from the hospital carnival at Gulgong on September 21. A recommendation by the games and ground sub-committee that professionals ...

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  36. MR. JUSTICE BURNSIDE.

    Mr. Justice Robert Bruce Burnside, who had been [?] Judge of the Supreme Court since 1902, died this morning after several weeks' illness. The son of Sir Robert Bruce ...

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  37. MINERAL WEALTH.

    Discussing the possibilities of the mining industry in Central Australia, the Government Resident Officer (Mr. C. A. Wood) said:—"I know the eyes of other States are turned to ...

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  38. EARLY SETTLER'S DEATH.

    The death occuried at Jugiong to day of the oldest native of the Gundagai district, Mrs. Ann Sheehan who was born 99 years ago at Gobarralong. Her father Mr. Sam Luff, was ...

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  39. UNION SECRETARY.

    The secretary of the Port Adelaide branch of the Seamen's Union of Australia (Peter McKernan) was sued in the Port Adelaide Court to-day by Leon Fraser and John ...

    Article : 135 words
  40. ARBITRATION CONTROL.

    The "Daily Telegraph" publishes a special interview from its Melbourne correspondent with the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) on the subject of Australian arbitration. Mr. Bruce, ...

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  41. VAUCLUSE VALUATIONS.

    At the last meeting of the Vaucluse Council it was resolved to protest to the Valuer-General against the increase of 40 per cent. in Vaucluse valuations. ...

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  42. MOTORIST ACQUITTED

    A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquiry concerning the death of Leslie Michael Bourke, 19, who was killed when a cor driven by Frederick Sperry Coventry ...

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  43. MASCOT AERODROME.

    The Chief City Commissioner (Mr. Gar[?]ck) stated last evening that no request had been made to him for the City Council to take control of the Mascot aerodrome, but if a ...

    Article : 115 words
  44. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 180 words
  45. CARE OF HALF-CASTES.

    The responsibility will shortly be assumed by the Department of Home Affairs for the care of a number of half-caste aboriginal children who are camped at the Jay River, ...

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  46. ARBITRATION.

    Speaking at the Adelaide Town Hall this evening, Mr. Scullin said that if the Federal Arbitration Court was abolished there would be the danger that in some States protection ...

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  47. GOLF BY MOONLIGHT.

    Country golf players had a peculiar experience at Rose Bay yesterday, when at least half-a-dozen pairs completed the last few holes by moonlight. They were competitors in ...

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  48. SIR ALEXANDER MATHESON.

    The death has occurred of Sir Alexander (Perceval) Matheson, at the age of 68 years. Sir Alexander Matheson was the third Baronet of Lochalsh, being the son of the ...

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  49. ALLEGED ATTACK.

    Hearing a noise in the bar of the Post Office Hotel last night, the licensee, Hubert Sidebottom, accompanied by the barman, Donald McKinnon, and a man named Childs, ...

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  50. NEW ENGINES.

    The new "S" engines, which have for some weeks been used on the Melbourne-Albury express service, are stated not to have proved successful. On several occasions the train ...

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  51. Advertising

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  52. PICK-UP PLACES.

    In accordance with their decision, members of the Port Phillip Stevedores' Association offered themselves for work to-day at places, which it was claimed, had been appointed ...

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  53. QUALITY OF ENGLISH.

    Referring to recent statements about talking pictures produced in America, that they were an offence to those who spoke good English, the Minister for Customs (Mr. ...

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  54. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. W. L. Miller, of Geelong, was warmly welcomed at the Duke of York's camp of 400 factory and Public school boys at Romney, to which he conveyed greetings from Lord ...

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  55. COTTON DISPUTE DEADLOCK.

    The deadlock in the cotton dispute continues. Neither side is willing to comment on the Prime Minister's letter expressing earnest hopes that the parties will arrive at a basis ...

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  56. FOUND DROWNED.

    Elizabeth Jane Young, 53, of sydney, was found drowned in a pool of water, 4ft deep, at the rear of a house at Mount Waverley this evening. Mrs. Young, who was an invalid, ...

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  57. PRICE OF GAS.

    At a special meeting of the Executive Council this morning a proclamation was issued fixing the price of gas in the Metropolitan area at 9/4 a 1000 cubic feet, as from ...

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  58. ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER.

    Following the arrest of a women in a city store yesterday afternoon, the police found evidence of thefts at three different stores. In her possession was found a varied collection ...

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  59. VAUCLUSE RECREATION AREAS.

    The Mayor (Alderman A. L. Samuel) complained at the meethig of the Vaucluse Council that endeavours to secure additional recreation areas in the municipality had been ...

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  60. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 164 words
  61. METAL TRADES.

    Objection has been taken by the Ironworkers' Assistants' Union to the employment of female workers in certain sections of the metal trades industry. ...

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  62. POLICE INQUIRE INTO DEATH.

    Police from the Regent-street division are inquiring into the sudden death of Mary Davies, 66, of Riley-street, city, which occurred yesterday. ...

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  63. AERIAL SURVEY.

    Bound for Central Australia, two Westland Wapiti aeroplanes of the Royal Australian Air Force left Melbourne at 8.35 o'clock this morning. ...

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  64. BACCHA SAKAO.

    Baccha Sakao, the new ruler of Afghanistan, will encounter dangers similar to those which troubled the ex-King Amanullah, unless he changes his Ideas. He has surprisingly ...

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  65. WOMAN CHARGED WITH BAG-SNATCHING.

    A woman who is alleged to have snatched another woman's handbag in a city store yesterday afternoon was arrested after a short chase by Constable Adams. The woman was ...

    Article : 55 words
  66. SHOOTING TRAGEDY.

    William Henry Brauman, who is alleged to have shot his wife dead at Dunedin on Wednesday, is understood to be a native of Bendigo. ...

    Article : 29 words
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