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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. LITTLE GIRL'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    Phyllis Raisbeck, aged 10 years, narrowly escaped being burned in her bed. She was ill in bed, and a candle was lefl by her bedside. Her brother, Harry Raisbeck, aged 13 ...

    Article : 109 words
  3. VETERAN BOWLERS IN THEIR ANNUAL MATCH ON THE CITY GREEN YESTERDAY.

    GREAT INTEREST WAS DISPLAYED BY THE VETERANS IN THE VARIOUS CONTESTS. R. A. ANDERSON, 86 YEARS OF AGE, DELIVERS A BOWL. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 32 words
  4. ISOLATION.

    Addressing a National raily at Croydon last night the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin) declared that the Lang Government had adopted a policy of isolation, which was ...

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  5. FIRE IN HOSPITAL.

    A fire broke out in the laundry and wardsman's quarters of the Portland Hospital, and did much damage before it was extinguished. Smoke was seen issuing from the building, and ...

    Article : 100 words
  6. IRRIGATION DIVERSION WEIR.

    The Water Conservation and irrigation Commission has informed Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., regarding the proposed diversion weir at Yarrawonga to serve Victorian territory, ...

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  7. RED CROSS FETE.

    The Red Cross fote, of which the objective is to raise £100 for Bodington, waa opened by Lady de Chair. Mrs. A. A. Kemp, president of the Katoomba branch, presided. Lady de ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. GOULBURN WATER SUPPLY.

    In a report to a meeting of the Goulburn District Hospital board last night Matron Uhr severely condemned the town water supply. She declared that the sterllising ...

    Article : 114 words
  9. PLAYERS WHO WERE PROMINENT IN THE FINALS OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS YESTERDAY.

    WILLARD. CRAWFORD. M[?]SS COX. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. MURRAY IRRIGATION SCHEME.

    Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A, ex-Minister for Works, who has taken a keen interest in the great water conservation and irrigation scheme for the Murray, to-day paid a visit to the ...

    Article : 137 words
  11. VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.

    In the Albury Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury, the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Company (Aibury branch) sued John Cameron, of Williamstown, ...

    Article : 152 words
  12. TASMANIA APPROVES.

    The House of Assembly to-day agreed unanimously to Tasmania's participation in the Imperial migration scheme. The Premier (Mr. J. A. Lyons), who introduced a bill to ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. A PIONEER.

    Molong and Manildra district descendants of Mrs. A. Giflin, sen., relict of the late Mr. Alexander Giflin, of Minsdale, Manildra, went to Sydney this week to join in celebrating the ...

    Article : 154 words
  14. FORT-STREET.

    The large hall at Fort-street Boys' High School was well filled yesterday afternoon for the annual speech day. It was no ordinary sneech day, for it marked the retirement of ...

    Article : 223 words
  15. NELLIE STEWART. THE RADIUM MATINEE.

    Miss Nellie Stewart, returning to the stage yesterday at the Grand Opera House as the heroine of Paul Kester's play "Sweet Nell of Old Drury," at the radium needles matinee, ...

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  16. ANZAC DAY. Federal Servants.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) announced yesterday evening that it had been decided to proclaim Monday. April 26, as a public holiday so far as the Commonwealth Public ...

    Article : 102 words
  17. TWO MORE MATINEES.

    Mr. William Russell, lessee of the Grand Opera House, announces that he has arranged with Miss Stewart that the performance of "Sweet Nell of Old Drury" will be repented ...

    Article : 69 words
  18. LATE SHIPPING.

    Kanow[?]a, Australian Stcamship line steamer, from Melbourne, is expected to arrive in Sydney between 4 and 5 p.m., berthing at the foot of King-street. ...

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  19. MOTORIST'S ESCAPE.

    Mr. C. Donaldson had an escape from serious injury, when a nexv car which he was driving burst into flames on the Yetholme-road, near Bathurst, and was totally destroyed. When ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. ARRIVALS.—April 22.

    Uki, s, from Coff's Harbour; Stockrington, s, from Newcastle; Woniora, s, from Bellambi; Five Islands, s, from Wollongong. ...

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  21. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

    A railway accident occurred st Strathfield late on Wednesday night, when Barker R. Benson, aged 42 years, of Edwin-street, Croydon, a railway employee, was seriously ...

    Article : 206 words
  22. TELEGRAPHIC

    ADELAIDE.—Arr: Anchises, from Liverpool; Hauraki, from Vancouver; Oronsay, from eastern States. Dep: Devon and Dimboola, for eastern States; Eumeralla, for Melbourne; Oronsay, for London. ...

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  23. ADDITIONAL SERVICES

    Anzac Day services at St. James', Kingstreet, on Sunday will include Holy Communion at 8 a.m., a sung cucharist at 9 a.m., a procession and choral cucharist, wilh ...

    Article : 777 words
  24. INDEX. NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 words
  25. WATER SUPPLY SCHEME.

    A departmental estimate is that, after allowing for revenue from the Railway Deportment and sales of excess water, a rate of 6[?]d in the £ on the unimproved capital ...

    Article : 151 words
  26. TRAFFIC CONTROL

    Giving evidence before the South Australian Royal Commission on Motor 'Bus Traffic yesterday, Mr. E. J. Doran, N.S.W. tramway traffic manager, was the first witness to give ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. DORRIGO DISASTER.

    When the Marine Court inquiry into the foundering of the steamer Dorrigo was continued to-day. Captain Gray, in reply to questions, said he could not state offhand what ...

    Article : 399 words
  28. MURDER CHARGE.

    The Courthouse was crowded for the second day's hearing of the case in which Walter Arthur Nelson is charged with the murder of William Oliver, at Yanterbangee, a ...

    Article : 189 words
  29. FARMER FOUND DEAD.

    Mr. Robert Northmore Strode, of Nortn Garrunga was seen going towards a bushy hill on the property. Subsequently it was discovered that some poison which had been ...

    Article : 70 words
  30. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 words
  31. THE UNIVERSITY FETE

    The friends of the graduates at Saturday's ceremony at the University will be glad of the opportunity afforded them by the fete which is to be held in the afternoon to ...

    Article : 227 words
  32. HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 words
  33. COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

    The financial statement submitted to a [?]gely-attended meeting of the local branch of the Country Women's Association showed that after payment of £50 towards the ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. OVERTIME STRIKE.

    The steamer Dimboola left Port Adelaide for the eastern States at noon to-day. Owing to the overtime strike, about 1000 tons of general cargo which was booked for Sydney ...

    Article : 38 words
  35. BOOKMAKER FINED.

    After the £1000 Trotting Meeting at [?]lington Arthur Phillips, described as a bookmaker, was charged before the local P.M. with falling to produce his Government Tax ...

    Article : 154 words
  36. ARREST BY NIGHT PATROL.

    Last night Constable Hayes and other members of one of the police night patrol squads observed three men in the vicinity of a motor [?] standing in Garden-street, Alexandria, ...

    Article : 65 words
  37. SWEDISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    At the annual meeting of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Captain Lundgren (president) said that the leading industrial undertakings in Sweden were supporting the ...

    Article : 115 words
  38. MERCER 'S SHOP ROBBED.

    At 9.15 p.m. on Wednesday a man was seen leaving the mercer's shop of George Morris Malouf, at 55 Parramatta-road. Annandale, carrying two large rolls of serge. He placed ...

    Article : 76 words
  39. TO-DAY.

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  40. THE NEWLANDS RECITALS.

    Mr. J C. Newlands, in his third recital at Adyar Hall last night, chose for the eve of Shakespeare's a[?]vers[?] [?]ce[?] from "R[?] and J[?]." He showed himself worthy of the task of interpreting ...

    Article : 207 words
  41. CANBERRA.

    To cope with the expected demand for building leases, the Federal Capital Commissio[?] is making available for private enterprise 80 residential and l8 business sites, ...

    Article : 45 words
  42. QUEENSLAND MEAT COMPANIES

    According to a Townsville report, o y three northern meatworks will operate this season. In face of the dry conditions prevailing in the western pastoral areas, killing at ...

    Article : 81 words
  43. SMALLPOX ON A STEAMER.

    The steamer Arafura ia coming down the coast from Thursday Island in quarantine. A case of smallpox was landed by the vessel in Borneo on April 13. No further cases have ...

    Article : 40 words
  44. TASMANIAN DISABILITIES.

    The Tasmanian Parliament has decided [?] place before the Prime Minister its strong objections to the recommendations of Sir Nicholas Lockyer. ...

    Article : 21 words
  45. DUNEDIN WOOL SALES.

    At Dunedin's fourth wool sale of the season, the offering was of inferior quality, compared with the March sale. Merinos were about 1d dearer, good average half-breds 1d to 1[?], crossbreds par to [?]d, ...

    Article : 47 words
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