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  2. CRICKET. VICTORIA'S STRONG POSITION.

    At the end of the third day's play in the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, Victoria, in the second innings, is 345 runs ahead, with five wickets in hand. ...

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  3. CITY COMMISSION. To Function Jan. 3.

    The personnel of the City Council Commission has now been completed, and it will commence to function on January 3. On Saturday night the Premier (Mr. Bavin) ...

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  4. DERAILMENT. Glen Innes Train.

    When the tender attached to the engine of the Glen Innes to Sydney mail train jumped the rails near Dang[?]emah station, 307 miles from Sydney and to the north of Tamworth, ...

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  5. TOTAL LOSS.

    The steamer Clan MacWilliam (6086 tons gross register) was destroyed by fire at Vavau, in the Tongan group. Captain W. Thompson and an engineer were ...

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  6. TRAGIC FIRE.

    Four firemen were killed at a fire in a large five-story factory at Gallow Gate, Glasgow, on Christmas Eve. The Central Fire Brigade received a call in ...

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  7. CHRISTMAS.

    Christmas shopping reached its climax under most disagreeable conditions, owing to the rain and mud. Postal traffic was 10 per cent, heavier than ...

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  8. NATIONAL DEBT.

    An undisclosed benefactor has given £100,000 to the State to accumulate for a long period at interest towards the redemption of the National Debt. It is hoped that others will ...

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  9. MISSING.

    Mrs. Frances Grayson, with Lieutenant Oskar Omdal, of the Norweg[?]an Navy, as pilot, Brice Goldsborough as navigator and radio engineer, and Fred Koehler as mechanic, left ...

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  10. CRIME IN U.S.A.

    The Chicago correspondent of the "New York Times" says:—Gangsters and their murderous operations have secured such a firm grip upon various large cities, notably New ...

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  11. WIRELESS MESSAGE.

    A message from Halifax states: The Canadian Government wireless station at Sable Island has reported receiving a communication from the missing 'plane late on Sunday ...

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  12. COUNTERFEITERS.

    At Sofia the police discovered an alleged international counterfeiting group which was engaged mostly in making false American bills. It is supposed that the headquarters ...

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  13. POSTAL SERVICES.

    The Director of Postal Services in Australia (Mr. H. P. Brown) will represent the Commonwealth at the conference of representatires of Britain and the dominions concerning ...

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  14. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A message from Nice records the death of M. Sazonoff, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs at the outbreak of war. It was M. Sazonoff who, on the evening of August 1, ...

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  15. MOTOR RACING.

    There were several thrilling features besides the close racing at the motor races at Penrith yesterday, two of the competitors had to be removed to the local hospital for ...

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  16. LOS ANGELES MURDER.

    A message from Los Angeles says that the prosecuting attorney questioned William Hickman, who is accused of the murder of Mar[?]n Parker, in Pend[?]ton Gaol, where the prisoner ...

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  17. SCENE AT TAMWORTH.

    The derailment of the engine attached to the G[?]en Innes mail at Danglemah at 10 o'clock on Saturday night meant that many passengers had escaped from death and ...

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  18. PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

    "At to-day's conference," said the Premier (Mr. Bavin) last night, it was arranged that the Sydney Corporation (Commissioners') Act should be brought into operation on Tuesday, ...

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  19. "DAILY TELEGRAPH."

    The "Evening Standard" says: "With the transfer of the 'Daily Telegraph' another dynasty passes from Fleet-street; There has always been an attractive paternal air ...

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  20. BOMB OUTRAGES.

    News from Buenos Aires says that bombs uploded in two American bank buildings— the National City Bunk and the First National Bank of Boston, Seven girls were injured and ...

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  21. REPARATIONS.

    A report from Paris says that in winding up the Budget debate M. Poincare identified himself with the statement of M. Dubo[?]s, the ex-President, regarding the Reparations ...

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  22. OIL PROSPECTING.

    Confident that there is a favourable prospect of finding oil in payable quantities in Australia, Mr. J. T. Moate, chairman of directors of the Standard Oil Company of Australia, ...

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  23. NEW PRAYER BOOK.

    The modifications of the revised Prayer Book are not expected to be authorised before 1929. The Bishops' new proposals will be formulated in January, and discussed by the separate ...

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  24. THE HOLIDAY.

    Well, since our wise forefathers so ordained, Enjoy December's license unrestrained. So sang Horace, and the fact that he was an apostle of a doctrine to which the average ...

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  25. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

    Mr. Morris (secretary to the Railway Department) last night said that a tender of the engine and the bogey of one carriage attached to the 5.30 p.m. Glen Innes mail to ...

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  26. UNEMPLOYED.

    The number of unemployed in Britain is [?] curse and a danger," said Mr. Morr[?]s, the well-known motor car manufacturer, in a [?]eech to his staff at Coventry. He said ...

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  27. THE WARATAHS.

    This afternoon the Waratahs visited the Old Bailey, and were the guests of the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall. The team on Sunday-will place wreaths on the Cen[?]taph, together with ...

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  28. WORLD PEACE.

    Senator Borah, is a statement regarding M. Br[?]and's proposal for a treaty between France and the United States renouncing war, said he was of the opinion that such an ...

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  29. RAILWAY SAFETY.

    The secretary to the Railway Commissioners (Mr. W. J. Morris) on Saturday referred to the recent incident at Marrar, where the tablet system failed, and allowed a train ...

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  30. JOB CONTROL.

    The crew of the Royal Mail steamer Osterley, which was to have sailed for London at noon on Saturday, refused to take the lin[?]r to sea, and walked off the vessel at sailing ...

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  31. TIN-HARE RACING.

    Commenting on the statement made recently by the Home Secretary (Sir William [?]son Hicks), the "Observer" says:—"Dog [?]ng establishes a virtual equivalent to the ...

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  32. NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

    The description in the King's Speech at the prorogation of Parliament of the failure of the Geneva Naval Conference as only temporary did not escape due notice. ...

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  33. BODY OF MARTYR.

    The embalmed body of a Roman Catholic priest named John Southworth, who was hanged at Tyburn in 1654, has been put on a train at Lille (France) for carriage to ...

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  34. THE GREYCLIFFE.

    The Union Company's Royal ma[?]l steamer Tahiti, which came into collision with and sunk the ferry steamer Greycliffe on the outward voyage to San Francisco on November ...

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  35. S4 TRAGEDY.

    The Washington correspondent of the New York "World" says that Congress will de[?]er all navy construction and renewal programmes until the Navy Department has fully ...

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  36. RACES FOR TERRIERS.

    The Stadium Club at London is installing in electric rat with a run of 100 yards for [?] racing. ...

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  37. MAN SHOT.

    When William Hando, a farmer, of T[?]mingley-road, went to his stable early, this morning to feed a horse, Stanley Griffiths fired at him with a revolver, and wounded him. Hand[?] ...

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  38. "STAR OF BETHLEHEM."

    In discussion of the theory, which or[?][?]ted at Harvard University observatory, that the Sk[?]llerup comet may have been the original Star of Bethlehem, Professor ...

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  39. SEAMEN'S FUND.

    At a recent special meeting of the Australian Seamen's Union it was decided to open a fund for unemployed seamen. About £20 was subscribed, and more than 100 ...

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  40. TREMENDOUS BLAST.

    What is said to be the largest quantity of rook ever displaced in Australia in one shot was blasted at the Kandos Cement Company's limestone quarry on Thursday. ...

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  41. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE.

    The London correspondent of the "New York Times" says: It is clearly understood in this market that Italy's return to the gold standard was assured and virtually ...

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  42. DRUNKENNESS.

    Drunkenness in the city showed a slight increase this Christmas. There were 94 appearances on charges of "drunk and disorderly" at the Central Police ...

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  43. THE SOVIET.

    The Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs (M. C[?]itcherin) issued a statement to-day that, while immutably pursuing a policy of peace, the Soviet was at the same time ready for ...

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