The feature of the reliability touring contest held by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia last weekend was the success of drivers new to competition work, in the company of the veterans. In the light ...
Article : 899 wordsHundreds of pounds worth of melons have been destroyed in the Hawkesbury district in the past few weeks by thieves, who invariably cut the melons to make sure they are ripe, ...
Article : 73 wordsThe hardening tendency noticeable in the investment market towards the end of last week materialised yesterday, when prices moved definitely upward, particularly for ...
Article : 1,440 wordsFortunate escapes from serious injury were exporienced by three competitors who fell heavily while riding in the eighth heat of the one mile amatcur cycling handicap, at the ...
Article : 161 wordsWool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the qunatity catalogued totalled 6475 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, ...
Article : 771 wordsTwo young men, James Hills (18), and Goo. Blegg (17), were hoeing; a strawberry patch at Gardons Bay yesterday, when a dry tree was blown down. It struck Mills, ...
Article : 46 wordsA linesman, named Joseph Herman, was killed at Palmerston North on Saturday, through contact with a high-voltage main transmission wire. He was conscious when ...
Article : 40 wordsFarmer and Co., Ltd., has declared a halfyearly dividend on the ordinary shares of 1/ per share, payable on April 1. The following new companies have been ...
Article : 151 wordsMax Wurcker, Ltd., has been added to the official list of the Sydney Stock Exchange Authorised capital is £75,000, in 40,000 ordinary and 35,000 10 per cent, cumulative ...
Article : 80 wordsA farewell dance to Miss Dorothy Brunton, who has worked to raise £500 for St. Margaret's Hospital, was held at the Ambassadors last night. The £500 appeal was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 wordsA firmer market ruled for mining scrip yesterday, though busines was limited in volume. While receding from opening levels, Darriers gained ground on the day. Souths, ...
Article : 564 wordsSales on 'Change to-day included: Commonwealth bonds, 4½ Per cent. (1925), £99/12/6: 4½ per cent (1927), £99/2/6; 5 per cent. (1927), £97/6/, £97/7/6; 6 per cent. (1928, ex interest)) £95/10/, £95/7/6; 6 ...
Article : 211 wordsThe Beulah sailed with 9075 bags potatoes, 344 pe[?]s, 97 chaff, 985 oats for Sydney; and 50 peas, 198 potatoes, 1619 oats for Newcastle. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe market for hardware and metal goods is quiet. Fair demand continues for sorting-up lines. A shade of improvement has been remarked in business for heavier stuff. ...
Article : 135 wordsThere wis a [?]enning yesterday at the Homebush stock sales of about 10,[?]00 sheep and lambs. The quality was again inferior, there being only a, small supply of prim[?] merinos and crossbreds. There was a full ...
Article : 2,190 wordsThe following riders have been chosen to take part in the "ovelerina" championship, which will be held at the Stadium on Wednesday night:—O. H. Horder, Jack Blair, Will Maisey, Fred Syzmore. There will ...
Article : 58 wordsAfter an interval of three weeks wool auctions under the reduced limits were resumed to-day, when Younghusband, Ltd., and Dalgety and Co. submitted catalegues of 1822 and 2180 bales respectively. ...
Article : 100 wordsDuring the past week there have been a few sales of inscribed deposits of the Australian Bank of Commerce at 17/3 Yesterday on[?] line of £117 was taken at that price ...
Article : 310 wordsThe Acting Consul-General for Belgium advises that the New Zealand Government has decided to discontinue the depreciated currency duty on Belgian goods as from April 9. ...
Article : 46 wordsThe most interesting event at the Motordomo on Saturday night was the attempt bu Hubert Opperman to establish the Australian motor paced record for one hour. Paced by "Bob" Finlay, he started at 7.30, ...
Article : 121 wordsWheat business yesterday was at an absolute standstill. Buyers, who had withdrawn from the market immediately Saturday brought news of the collapse in oversea ...
Article : 149 wordsFollowing on the decision of the C.F.S. poultry council on Saturday, all egg prices were advanced by city dairy produce houses yesterday. Last week's figures showed ...
Article : 1,426 wordsThe annual gaia day between the electrical firms and the gas companies will be held on Wednesday. Cricket, tennis, golf, and bowls matches will be decided. ...
Article : 236 wordsSir,—Profossor G. McCready Price, in his recently-published book, "Q.E.D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation," thus, sums up a brilliant survey of the latest ...
Article : 429 wordsWheat shippers remarked yesterday that considerable increase was noticeable on the day in the quantities of wheat made available by tile railway authorities alongside ...
Article : 38 wordsTongkah Harbour dredge output last week was 3 tons of tin oxide, 1 ton being from Harbour dredging and 2 tons from Bang Tao. No. 6 dredge has transferred to the new property at Chelong Bay. The ...
Article : 187 wordsCurrent quotations for distributing lots are:- Axes: Kelly's, [?] to 4½, 97/6; 4½ to 5½, 100/; Plumb's Tasmanian pattern, 3½ to 4½, 112/6, 4 to 5 112/6 per doz. Axe handles: No. 1 Ideal 3½/, No. 2 28/ to 30/; ...
Article : 733 wordsStatistics of the oversea trade of Australia for January and for seven months of 1924-25 are to hand from the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics. Compared with ...
Article : 494 wordsThe League, first division: Birmingham (1) [?] West Ham (1); B[?] (4) v Aston Villa (0); Burnley (1) v Newcastle (3); C[?] (2) v [?] Forest (0); Leeds United (1) v Sheffield (1); Notts ...
Article : 776 wordsReports that holes being bored at the boundary of the Central and South mines had penetrated to the sent of the fire were not confirmed by Mr. A. Fairweather, superintendent of the South mine, when ...
Article : 127 wordsCable advice from the manager of the Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging Co. states that it is expected to begin full dredging operations to-day, March 17, with four jigs in use. The face is now 22ft deep, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsSales and quotations Change to-day included:- Oil: Taranaki, 29/7½, 29/6. Silver: Broken Hill Proprietary 26/, b 25/9, s 26/1½: Block 14, pref., b 8/, s 8/3; Block 14, ord., ...
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Advertising : 308 wordsThe hon. secretary of the Sydney branch of the Save the Children Fund has received information from the London headquarters of the fund that throughout the Near East the ...
Article : 89 wordsWheat quotations withdrawn owing to collapse oversea, neither growers' lots nor parcels quoted; flour, millen waiting market quote before altering price, which remains at £16 for bakers' lots; bran ...
Article : 285 wordsThe latest issue of the "Commonwealth Gazette" contains the quarterly abstracts of average liabilities and assets within Australia of the banks for the quarter ended ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 17 Mar 1925, Page 11
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