Articles from page 17: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. SHORT SESSION.

    The Marriage Amendment (Ne Temere) Bill will be first dealt with in the Legislative Assembly and passed through all its stages, when ...

    Article : 647 words
  3. SEAMEN'S UNION.

    Argument upon a notice of motion taken out by the Australian Shipping Board, asking for an injunction to rostrain the Seamen's Union and certain of its members from doing ...

    Article : 629 words
  4. SUNDAY SPORT.

    The Labour aldermen, as a party, decided to resist any action, legal or otherwise, that has for its object the frustration of the resolution of ...

    Article : 579 words
  5. SINGAPORE.

    The importance to Australia of the construction of the naval base at Singapore was stressed by the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) in a ...

    Article : 897 words
  6. CALL TO NATION.

    A clarion call to the nation was uttered by the Prime Minister to-night in addressing a meeting at Birmingham. Mr. Baldwin declared that the greatest ...

    Article : 166 words
  7. BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY.

    An important speech relating to British policy towards Europe was made in the House of Commons on Thursday by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. David Kirkwood, who recently attained notoriety by his attack on ...

    Article : 2,074 words
  8. AMERICAN FLEET.

    The itinerary of the battle fleet which goes on a cruise to Australia after the manoeuvres off Hawaii in June, is announced. The Atlantic fleet and most of the auxiliary ships ...

    Article : 389 words
  9. MRS. DENNISTOUN.

    Before Justice Sir Henry McCardle to-day, hearing was continued of the claim of Mrs. Dorothy Dennistoun against her former husband, Lieutenant-Colonel lan Onslow ...

    Article : 272 words
  10. BLACKMAIL CASE.

    On the resumption at the Old Balley of the trial of W. C. Hobbs, solicitor, who is charged with stealing by means of menaces and receiving two cheques, each for ...

    Article : 292 words
  11. BRITISH MARKETS.

    The Colonial Office notifies the formation of tho Imperial Economic Committee foreshadowed by Mr. Baldwin in December last. Presided over by Sir Halford MacKinder, this ...

    Article : 81 words
  12. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES.

    A special meeting of the Council of Churches, which represents the Church of England, the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist Churches, the Church of Christ, and ...

    Article : 505 words
  13. STREET FATALITY.

    Mrs. Agnes Skuse, aged 31, wife of Rev. H. Skuse, of Coopernook, Manning River, was killed, and Eva Skuse, her 9-year-old daughter, received injuries when they were run down by ...

    Article : 263 words
  14. DISCOUNT RATE.

    Reuter Bays that the raising of the bank rate to 6 per cent, was generally expected after the increase in the New York rate last week, which caused considerable ...

    Article : 93 words
  15. CARGO SERVICES.

    Despite the unsettled stats of affairs, due to the decision to sell the Commonwealth line, those in control of the service report that the decision has not affected the cargo-carrying ...

    Article : 255 words
  16. PARTY LEADERS.

    Two additional broadcasting stations in Melbourne of the E class were licensed to-day. O. J. Milson, Bourke-street, being given a wave length of 319 metres, and Berkery Picken ...

    Article : 96 words
  17. SOVIET POLICY.

    A Reuter message from Tiflis says:—In a speech before the Soviet central executive committee, M. Tehlcherin (Foreign Minister), summing up the world situation, declared ...

    Article : 113 words
  18. EXPORTED BUTTER.

    Officials of the commerce branch of the Board of Trade, as well as the members of the Australian Dairy Council, are at a loss to understand the draft of the proposed butter ...

    Article : 231 words
  19. REPATRIATION.

    Mr. Cox, representing the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, yesterday addressed the annual conference of the Sailors and Soldiers' Fathers' Association of ...

    Article : 266 words
  20. PRICE OF GAS.

    In November last, the Manly Gas Company increasded the price charged for its gas from 6/6 to 7/3 per thousand cubic feet, as the resuit of an inquiry held by a Supreme Court ...

    Article : 193 words
  21. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    With a police band playing "Deutschland Uber Alles," and huge crowds gathered at the cemetery, the late President Ebert was burled at Heidelberg. Traffic stopped for five ...

    Article : 213 words
  22. CURRENCY PROBLEMS.

    Speaking at the annual meeting of the Sound Currency Association, the chairman, Mr. Drummond Mason, in urging restoration of the gold standard, drew attention to the situation ...

    Article : 131 words
  23. ST. PHILLIP'S CHURCH.

    Kent-street playground, where tennis matches are to be played to-morrow afternoon, is contiguous to St. Phillip's Church on Church Hill. ...

    Article : 141 words
  24. DE GARIS DISCHARGED.

    No objection was raised by the police when counsel for the informant asked permission at the City Court to-day to withdraw proceedings against Clement John de Garis. De Garis was ...

    Article : 142 words
  25. INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

    Seventeen cases of Infantile paralysis have seen reported throughout the Dominion during the 24 hours ended at noon to-day. The cases reported to date total 797. In the ...

    Article : 113 words
  26. MURDER IN RUSSIA.

    The trial has opened at Moscow of certain members of an extraordinary religious sect, recently founded in the province of Volhynia. Owing to persecution of the Church the ...

    Article : 156 words
  27. COMPULSORY POOLS.

    In several quarters there have been moves in favour of an amendmnnt of the Primary Products Pools Act, so as to reduce the 75 per cent, majority required at present before ...

    Article : 128 words
  28. DRIED FRUITS.

    The Dried Fruits Export Control Act provides that currants, sultanas, and lexias can be exported only in accordance with a license issued by the Minister, subject to such ...

    Article : 271 words
  29. LIQUOR SMUGGLING.

    The Dutch schooner Zoehond, with a cargo of wines, valued at 200,000 dollars, which was seized 15 miles off shore, in 1929, has been ordered to be forfeited under an unprecedented ...

    Article : 125 words
  30. LABOUR GAINS.

    The triennial elections of the London County Council were held yesterday. The results so far declared show numerous Labour gains and corresponding losses by Progressives, who are ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. THE SENATE.

    The A.L.P. ballot for the selection of five candidates for the forthcoming Senate elections will be proceedid with this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Counting was discontinued about ...

    Article : 163 words
  32. CREMATION.

    Sir,—In Thursday's paragraph on "The Crematorium" I notice that you state "the loading theologians of to-day are not opposed to cremation," and I would like to point out ...

    Article : 214 words
  33. DANCING HALLS.

    At the Methodist Conference to-day there was a spirited discussion on what was termed "the lure of the dance." The following motion was passed:—"That the conference deplores ...

    Article : 137 words
  34. ADELAIDE WOOL SALES.

    The sixth Adelaide, wool sale opened last night 20,000 bales were offered. The offerings were curtailed fully 50 per cent, in an effort to return the downward tendency of the ...

    Article : 110 words
  35. LORD CURZON.

    Lord Curzon was seized with a sudden indisposition at Cambridge while dressing for a dinner at which he intended to deliver an address dealing with University facilities ...

    Article : 66 words
  36. CONTRACT FOR MOTORSHIPS.

    The "Morning Post" states that a firm of British shipowners has placed an order in Hamburg for the construction of five motorships of 10,000 tons each. ...

    Article : 56 words
  37. SWIMMING RECORD.

    A message from Florida says that Arne Borg set a new world's record by swimming 400 yards in 7m 15[?]s, beating Welssmuller's previous record of 7m 20s, made in Honolulu ...

    Article : 44 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$