A visit to the scene of disaster this morning showed that the line had been restored to a condition approximating to its original state, and traffic is almost normal. ...
Article : 532 wordsAs a result of a further meeting yesterday of the Labour caucus, Mr. Lang will retain the leadership of the state Labour party, and incidentally the Premiership. Mr. ...
Article : 1,723 wordsAll the victims in the appalling railway disaster which occurred near Blandford at a late hour on Monday night have now been identified. The total list of killed is officially stated at 26, and that of the injured at 42. ...
Article : 168 wordsThe general election granted by the Governor-General to Mr. A. Meighen on assuming office after the defeat of the Administration of Mr. W. Mackenzie King, took place ...
Article : 461 wordsMr. Alan Cobham arrived here at 1.15 p.m. to-day from Victoria Point. Mr. Cobham, whose arrival was greeted with loud cheering, related how he landed on ...
Article : 128 wordsThe trial was concluded to-day of William Coulter and Phillip Treffene, who wore charged with having on April 28, at an illicit gold treatment plant south of Boulder, ...
Article : 779 wordsThe correspondent of the Australian Press Association at Geneva says: After all the League's care in reorganising the Council in order to secure the admission of Germany, ...
Article : 974 wordsThe Westminster Bank's "Review" estimate that the coal dispute had cost the country £200,000,000 to August 31. The lobbyist of the "Daily Telegraph" says: ...
Article : 258 wordsTwo victims of the railway disaster lying at Murrurundi Hospital told graphic stories to a "Herald" representative this afternoon, of their sufferings when caught in the ...
Article : 859 wordsUncertainty regarding the identity of some of the victims of the disaster near Blandford on Monday night was cleared up yesterday. It was definitely established that among the ...
Article : 455 wordsMr. W. J. Morris, Secretary to the Railway Commissioners, said yesterday that the railway line at Murulla, the scene of the collision, was clear of the debris, and fit for the ...
Article : 129 wordsThe match between the Australians and the North of England—the last official fixture of the tour—ended in a draw. In their second innings the Australians had scored 201 for ...
Article : 263 wordsThe Admiralty has sent a message to the Commander-in-Chief in China, saying: We deeply regret the loss of valuable lives and the casualties at Wanhsien. We note that the ...
Article : 136 wordsA pathetic aftermath of the railway disaster is the number of funerals of victims in different parts of the country. Whenever possible, relatives are arranging for burial ...
Article : 581 wordsIt was announced yesterday by the manager of the State Insurance Office that, acting under instructions from the Premier, he was arranging for a general reduction of one-third ...
Article : 162 wordsIt now appears clear that the goods train responsible for the disaster was standing on the main line for some time before the accident. Although the train was at the time ...
Article : 307 wordsThe following cablegram was received today from Shanghai:—"China Inland Mission, London Missionary Society, and others here report that the inland missionaries are safe ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. James M. Cox, a former Governor of Ohio, who was Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1920, speaking on his return from a visit abroad, attacked the United States ...
Article : 85 wordsA court-martial has found Lieutenant Wovell, who was second in command of the Submarine H29, which sank at Devonport on August 10, guilty of negligence. He has been ...
Article : 137 wordsChanges in the crew of the De Havilland 50A seaplane, in which Captain Williams will shortly begin an aerial survey of the Pacific Islands, were announced by the secretary of ...
Article : 147 wordsDr. Stresemann, German Minister for Foreign Affairs, interviewed at Geneva, described the "Iron Pact" for the regulation of steel and Iron production, entered into ...
Article : 139 wordsThe independent Wireless Telegraph Company oh Tuesday received an "S.O.S." Signal from the British cargo steamer Loyal Citizen, from an area near Bermuda, which was raked ...
Article : 89 wordsHis Excellency the Governor last evening received the following telegram from his Excellency the Governor-General, from Pemberton, Western Australia, in reference to the ...
Article : 69 wordsThe organisation of the reacue work on the part of the railway staffs was excellent, and did much to alleviate the suffering of passengers and the anxiety of relatives. The efforts ...
Article : 245 wordsGeneral Lincoln C. Andrews, head of the United States organisation for the enforcement of prohibition, has announced that a new agreement to combat smuggling will be ...
Article : 134 wordsThe "Imperial Wizard" of the Ku Klux Kian (Mr. Hiram Evans) in an address to members of that organisation said: "I have heard it said that the League or Nations ...
Article : 97 words"Out of Australia's imports of wireless goods during the last three years and nine months, amounting to £6,000,000, Britain's share amounted to only £700,000," said Mr. ...
Article : 364 wordsThe report of the Ministry of Labour for 1925 gives some particulars of the condition under which allens are permitted to enter Great Britain to take up employment. In granting ...
Article : 288 wordsHis Excellency the Governor (Sir Dudley d[?] Chair) has sent the following message expressing sympathy with the victims of the accident, to Mr. James Fraser. Chief Commissioner ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Tamworth mail brought to Sydney last night three bodies—those of Arthur Edgar Adams, Darling Point-road, Darling Point; Waller Kenneth McMillan, Liewellyn-street, ...
Article : 118 wordsA message from Paris says that the French Lawn Tennis Federation's committee has forbidden affiliated clubs to conduct professional exhibitions, including a benefit on behalf of ...
Article : 206 wordsA telegram from Madrid States that the ringleader of the recent revolt, the colonel commanding the artillery school at the Segovia Academy was sentenced to death, but ...
Article : 89 wordsGeneral Booth line cabled from the Salvation Army London headquarters, expressing sympathy with the bereaved and suffering, resulting from the railway accident near ...
Article : 63 wordsA description of how various centres were acquainted of the Mur[?] disaster was given by Mr. J. D. Reld, Southern Area Commissioner, who was a passenger on the ill-fated ...
Article : 145 wordsMr. W[?]. Charlton, driver of the North-west Mail, interviewed at Murrurundi Station before leaving for his home in Hamilton to-day, said that he really knew very little of the ...
Article : 104 wordsMr. F. 0. Faraker, commercial officer at Aus tralia House, has returned from a world power conference at Basle, where he represented the Commonwealth, conjointly with Sir ...
Article : 89 wordsThe name of MISS Nancy Seccombe, a schoolgirl, was included in a telegram received at the Railway Commissioners' office on Tuesday as being among the dead whose identity was ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 16 Sep 1926, Page 11
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