Details were made available yesterday of a comprehensive scheme drawn up by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Wearne) for land settlement by the purchase and resumption of large estates adjacent to existing railways and railways under construction or proposed. It is expected that the scheme will be adopted by the Cabinet ...
Article : 95 wordsAt an early hour yesterday morning the Union Company's liner R.M.S. Niagara caught fire owing to the fusing of an electric wire in the engineer's storeroom. No serious damage ...
Article : 298 wordsContrary to expectations, the count in the Gwydir electorate was not completed yesterday. One ballot-box from the Bingara subdivision has yet to come to hand. But it is ...
Article : 276 wordsSenator Lodge, in the course of a speech in the Senate, said that a conference to consider land disarmament, as Senator Borah had suggested in his proposal for an economic ...
Article : 755 wordsAccording to information from Paris, the "Matin," commenting on Germany's default, says that France is desirous of acting in full accord with the Allies, but if a divergence of ...
Article : 141 wordsA message from Paris says that M. Poincare, replying to questions in the Senate, stated that the Government on Friday last asked the Reparations Commission to state whether Germany ...
Article : 373 wordsA message from Lausanne says that Lord Curzon, in a strongly-worded letter, plainly told the Turks that Great Britain was not prepared to surrender to any ...
Article : 237 wordsMr. Wearne recommends that the purchase of estates by the Government under the original closer settlement Acts or the Closer Settlement Promotion Act, either for cash or ...
Article : 1,025 wordsThere were 2000 present when play commenced to-day. Francois and Nupen were the bowlers. Woolley cut the tenth ball from Francois hard to Nupen, who held it. Five ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 wordsAfter consulting with his colleagues, the leader of the Country party (Dr. Earle Page) returned to Sydney to-night. He would make no statement of his intentions, but it is ...
Article : 617 wordsThe correspondent at Luxor of the "Morning Post" states that Mr. Howard Carter, the Egyptologist, on Wednesday commenced removing objects from the tomb of Tutenkhamun ...
Article : 492 wordsThe Premier (Sir George Fuller) yesterday expressed his satisfaction with the enthusiasm with which the community settlement and rural credit schemes have been taken up in ...
Article : 511 wordsThe members of the A.L.P. executive are extremely angry in consequence of the latest move by the leaders of the Federal and State Parliamentary Labour parties ...
Article : 574 wordsSir Joseph Cook (High Commissioner for Australia), in a statem[?]t to the Press, in reply to the Opawa stowaways' case, says:—"These men have returned from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 wordsWith the counting of the second preferences for Ind[?] the returns for all the Victorian seats are now complete. Mr. Cook, the retiring Country party member, was eventually ...
Article : 71 wordsAn interesting return was made available yesterday by the officials of the Electoral Department. There were contests in 25 out of th[?] 28 divisions in New South Wales, and ...
Article : 334 wordsOn the second day Kennedy, who had injured his wrist, was able to resume bowling. Taylor miss-hit one from him and was caught. His innings had been chanceless all ...
Article : 372 wordsA message from Rome says that sanguinary conflicts between the Fascisti and Communists occurred during the Christmas celebrations at Piana, near Venice. A number were ...
Article : 112 wordsSigned by Dalmon, the head chief of the Nauruans, and 13 other chiefs, the Prime Minister has received a memorandum written in the native Nauruan language ...
Article : 623 wordsMr. Mack, K.C., the well-known Sydney barrister, was severely injured early yesterday morning at Cronulla, when a tram crashed into his motor car. ...
Article : 416 wordsA message from Rome says that a Royal decree has been signed levying income tax on the wages of all workmen in the employ of the State or communes, including railwaymen and ...
Article : 76 wordsThe high price of cement and the difficulty of obtaining regular supplies is causing concern to the State Government, which is the largest consumer of cement in the ...
Article : 466 wordsThe stop-work meeting of the Seamen's Union, which was to have been held in Sydney yesterday to consider the strike situation, was adjourned till this morning. ...
Article : 113 wordsA message from Cairo says that three men in a motor car shot Professor William Robson, of the Royal Law School. Another Englishman, riding a motor cycle ...
Article : 62 wordsMr. Harold Parker, a member of the British Empire Cotton Growing Delegation, which recently visited Australia, when interviewed, extolled the cotton-growing possibilities of ...
Article : 89 wordsA collision between two empty passenger trains occurred at No. 19 Platform at the Central Railway Station, yesterday. A little before 10 a.m. a passenger train, ...
Article : 224 wordsThe Irish Free State Government informed Mr. Justice Mullan, of the Supreme Court, through counsel, that no guarantee could be given regarding the life of Stephen O'Mara, ...
Article : 199 wordsA crew has been secured for the Marama. More than sufficient men are offering. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe shipping companies, including the Commonwealth line, will reduce outward freights to Australia by [?]/ per ton both for weight and measurement commencing on January 1. ...
Article : 112 wordsShortly after 6 o'clock last night the Elaine Hotel, of which Mr. H. Gray is the licensee, was the scene of a tragedy involving the death of Michael Fahey, an unmarried man, ...
Article : 254 wordsMr. Henry Dix, the owner of a dress and uniform manufactory which is valued at 1,000,000 dollars, to-day signed a deed giving his entire business to his 400 employees. He ...
Article : 111 wordsA motor car and a motor charaba[?], valued at £1100, and a garage worth £80, in Fifth-street, Speer's Point, were [?]estroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The garage, a ...
Article : 150 wordsA widow and seven out of eight children, of ages ranging from one year to 10 years, were burnt to denth on a Wexford farm, owing to a hayrick catching fire. No cries were ...
Article : 84 wordsThe death roll during Christmas from wood alcohol poisoning has now reached 12. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, founder of the ...
Article : 46 wordsSir Alfred Pickford, Imperial Commissioner for Overseas Scouts and Immigration, arrived from England by the Macedonia to-day, and will be the Governor's guest during his stay ...
Article : 45 wordsColonel F. T. Lawrence enlisted in the Royal Air Force as "Craftsman A. C. Ross," four months ago, ostensibly to secure "peace and quiet" for literary work. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 29 Dec 1922, Page 7
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