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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. GRENFELL SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL.

    Members of the Returned Soldiers' League have asked the municipal council that the triangular ground containing the soldiers' monument, which has just been lit by three ...

    Article : 70 words
  3. QUEENSLAND.

    A message from Longreach states that the wet season now appears to have set in over the central-west, and rivers and creeks are running bankers. ...

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  4. THE DILKERA,

    When the interstate cargo steamer Dilkera was on the point of departure from Fremantle on Saturday a deliberate attempt to disable the vessel was found to have been ...

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  5. 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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  6. A TYPICAL STEAMER OF THE CLAN LINE.

    ONE OF THE LARGEST VESSELS OF THE LINE, THE GLAN MACWILLIAM, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AT SUVA ON SATURDAY. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. GRENFELL STREET LIGHTING.

    The Grenfell Gas Company has written to the municipal council that 25 lamps lighted by the company at a considerable loss will now be charged for at a rate of 15/ per lamp ...

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  8. BATHER RESCUED.

    Ernest Longmore was injured on a snag while diving at the Junee Park dam. He would have been drowned had not a passer by come to his rescue and dragged him out. ...

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  9. FOUR CHARGES AGAINST MAN.

    Edward Palland was convicted at the Junee Police Court on charges of drunkenness disorderly conduct, using indecent language and having maliciously damaged property. He ...

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  10. SKIFF OVERTURNS.

    Four young men from Miller's Point-George Thompson, of 187 Harrington-street; Eddie Smith, of 119 Gloucester-street; George Thompson, of 100 Princes-street; and Frank ...

    Article : 182 words
  11. MOTOR ACCIDENTS. FALL OVER EMBANKMENT.

    After mounting the footpath in Dandenongroad. Windsor, at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning, a taxi-cab containing two men and the driver dropped about 40 feet over an ...

    Article : 64 words
  12. DROWNED. TWO LIVES LOST.

    At Little Burleigh this morning, Richard Jones, aged 19 years, and a resident of Brisbane, was swept out to sea and has not been seen since. With three others he went ...

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  13. A COSTLY ROAD.

    The road between Maitland and Newcastle is proving a most expensive undertaking for the Tarro Shire Council. The cost of reconstruction of that portion in the shire cost ...

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  14. HANDBAG SNATCHED

    After an exciting chase through several streets in the vicinity of Mark Foy's store, a man, who is alleged to have snatched a woman's handbag, was captured last night by ...

    Article : 196 words
  15. CAR RUNS OVER A BANK.

    On Saturday afternoon Robert J. McBeatty, of King-street, Mascot, accompanied by his father and two brothers, was driving a car along the Prince's Highway, about two ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. THE HOSPITALS.

    The exuberant Jollity and benevolence of the season invaded all the hospitals at Christmastide. Quiet wards rang with laughter, and had ...

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  17. IMPROVING WATER SUPPLY.

    The Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board proposes to make an improvement in the supply and pressure of water for East and West Maitland, the existing mains ...

    Article : 81 words
  18. HORSE KILLED.

    A motor lorry hit a standing milk cart in Wiley-street, Waverley, at 3.45 a.m. on Sunday, and Stanley Waterhouse and Harold McDougall, passengers in the lorry, were cut ...

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  19. MAITLAND AMBULANCE BUILDING FUND.

    The campaign conducted to raise funds for the building of a new ambulance station realised £2679/l3/9. This includes £1283/9/4 from donations, subscriptions, or benefits; ...

    Article : 62 words
  20. BOY DROWNED.

    Phillp Edward Vyner, aged 6½, was drowned in the North Curl Curl Lagoon on Christmas Day. The boy, who was picnicking with his ...

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  21. HIGH SURFS.

    High surfs ran all along the coast yesterday, and, with unseasonal conditions, caused a considerable decrease in attendance at the beaches. ...

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  22. ALBURY'S PROGRESS.

    The year now concluding has been marked by execptional progress in population, new buildings, and municipal undertakings. The estimated population within the municipality ...

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  23. WOMAN ASSAULTED.

    About 3 o'clock on Christmas morning the Newtown Police were summoned to Georgestreet, Erskineville, where Mrs. Kathleen McLachlan, 31, was found in an unconscious ...

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  24. DRAGGED UNDER CAR.

    Serious injuries were sustained by Frank Brown, aged 28, of Argyle-street, Parramatta, when he was dragged along some distance beneath a motor car early last night Brown ...

    Article : 92 words
  25. OTHER FATALITIES.

    The Sydney police have been informed that a son of Mr. Frederick Cole, a resident of East Melbourne, was killed in a motor accident at Frankston, a suburb of Melbourne, on ...

    Article : 222 words
  26. FOUR SHOTS FIRED.

    Sergeant Pascoe and Constable Naish, patrolling Botany in a police car at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning,, saw three men in the garden of James East's home in ...

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  27. MAN KILLED.

    A seven-seater motor car, carrying seven residents of Young, overturned at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Yass-Canberra road about four miles from Parliament House. ...

    Article : 135 words
  28. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 474 words
  29. CIVIC C0MMISSI0NER.

    MR. E. P. FLEMING. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  30. FLYING FOXES.

    A raid organised by orchardists of the district was made on a camp of flying foxes at Cabbage Tree Gully, Lamb's Valley, when it is estimated that at least 3000 foxes were ...

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  31. TAXI-CAB MOUNTS FOOTPATH.

    George Joyce, of Cleveland-street, was driving his tpxicab from King-street into Elizabeth-street, early on Sunday morning, when the taxicab ran on to the footpath. The ...

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  32. BOY'S DEATH.

    Noel White, aged 13, spent early Sunday morning playing in Wick Park, Marrickville, and on his return to his home at 105 Sydenbam-road was found by his mother lying on ...

    Article : 83 words
  33. CARS IN COLLISION.

    Two motor cars, driven by William Henderson, of Junee, and Joseph Swords, of Arncliffe, respectively, came into collision on Saturday night at the Junction of ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. BOYS RELEASE CAR BRAKES.

    Small boys playing around a motor car that was standing unattended in Burton-street, city, early on Sunday morning, released the brakes. The car ran down the slope of the ...

    Article : 50 words
  35. FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.

    Thomas Daley, 78, of Belmont-street, Alexandria, who is employed as a nightwatchman at Hadfield's steel works in Mitchell-road, Alexandria, was found unconscious about 4 ...

    Article : 87 words
  36. STREET EIGHT.

    About 11 o'clock on Saturday night, Archibald Ferguson, 25, labourer, residing in Crownstreet, was admitted to Sydney Hospital suffering from a probable fracture of the base ...

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  37. TASMANIA.

    The Customs Department announces that the coastal clauses of the Navigation Act have been suspended, as usual, between January 1 and March 31, to facilitate the ...

    Article : 182 words
  38. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 159 words
  39. DRIVER CHARGED WITH BEING DRUNK.

    A motor car, driven by Ernest Jarrett, of Darling-street, Balmain, collided with a culvert on the side of Windsor-road, Kellyville, at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday. ...

    Article : 79 words
  40. ROBBERY CHARGE.

    A boy, aged only 15 years, was arrested by the police night patrol early on Sunday morning, and charged with breaking and entering the McElhone-street premises of Cheney's, ...

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  41. FOUND WITH THROATS OUT.

    Frank Street, aged 35 years, of Birrell-street, Waverley, was found dead in the yard of his home early on Saturday morning. There was a large gash in his throat, and a razor was ...

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  42. BOY KILLED.

    Alan Sydney Whittard, aged 10, of 33 Denison-street, Waverley, ran from behind a motor bus in Gardeners-road, South Kensington, at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday, and was ...

    Article : 56 words
  43. CANBERRA.

    Parked in front of Parliament House this morning were more than two hundred motor cars. Most of them had travelled great distances in the last few days. Probably half ...

    Article : 243 words
  44. ALLEGED SHOPBREAKER.

    A man, who is alleged to have broken into a smallgoods shop in Bond-street, city, was caught red-handed by the proprietor of the shop, Nicholas, Bannan, yesterday afternoon. ...

    Article : 128 words
  45. Advertising

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  46. N.S.W. V TASMANIA.

    Tasmania and a second New South Wales team are engaging in an interesting cricket match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Yesterday was the second day of the match, which ...

    Article : 978 words
  47. AVOIDING A COLLISION.

    Four passengers in a taxi cab, driven by Clarence Allsopp, of 49 West-street, Paddington, suffered minor injuries when the car hit a verandah post in Oxford-street, ...

    Article : 71 words
  48. LATE SPORTING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 276 words
  49. BOWLS.

    The contest for the four-bowl, single-handed championship of Australia has begun in Melbourne. There are 1170 players, most of them are from the different States of the Commonwealth, some are from New ...

    Article : 337 words
  50. PONSFORD'S RECORD.

    W. H. Ponsford, the Australian Eleven batsman, received a cablegram addressed to the Melbourne, Cricket Ground, from A. C. Maclaren, extending congratulations on his ...

    Article : 47 words
  51. TRIPLE COLLISION.

    An exciting collision between motor vehicles occurred at the junction of Malvern and Glenferrie roads, Malvern, on Sunday morning. A motor car swerved and struck a motor ...

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  52. YACHT CAPSIZED.

    A yacht capsized near Somes Island, Wellington Harbour, and two men, David Lander and Donald Mackay, were drowned. A third occupant, Keith Staff, swam to the island and ...

    Article : 91 words
  53. FIRE IN FACTORY.

    A fire which broke out at the Auburn factory of Michael Nairn and Co., Ltd., linoleum manufacturers, shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday, damaged the contents of the ground floor and ...

    Article : 89 words
  54. WOMAN KILLED AT ORANGE.

    Mrs. Bridget Marsh, or Nile-street, East Orange, was killed yesterday afternoon when a motor car in which she was travelling overturned on the Borenore-road. Seven other ...

    Article : 137 words
  55. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 132 words
  56. WOMAN DEFRAUDED.

    By means of a trick, two men, who are being sought by the Paddington police, defrauded a woman of £30 in notes at Woollahra yesterday. The men entered the shop ...

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  57. MAN SHOT IN HEAD.

    During an argument outside a hotel at [vanhoe late on Saturday night. Rex Griffiths, of York-avenue, Heidelberg, was shot in the head. His condition is not serious. Later ...

    Article : 72 words
  58. LATE SHIPPING. THLEGRAPHIC.

    ADELAIDE (1084m).—Arr: Dec. 26. Anchises, s, from castem States: City of Khios, s, from New York: Eumeralin, s, from Melbourne; Oorama, s, from Port Kembla; Yarra, s, from Newcastle pep: ...

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  59. GAS EXPLOSION.

    An explosion caused by spontaneous combustion of coal gas occurred on Saturday at the works of the Australian Cement Company at Fyansford, near Geelong. Five men were ...

    Article : 47 words
  60. ARRIVAL.—Dec. 27.

    Mackarra, s, from Adelaide, 12.30 a.m. ...

    Article : 8 words
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