It is understood on the best of authority that the Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, will at an early date take his departure for England. ...
Article : 989 wordsThe fight with fire in the dry season and with drought in its periodical menace of his progress, and with floods in the wet period, is all in the year's work of the man on the land ...
Article : 234 wordsThe Premier, Mr. Holman, when interviewed yesterday by a representative of the Sunday Times, denied the rumors that have again been put into circulation as to his starting shortly ...
Article : 187 wordsMr. Hughes has returned to office with his team intact, and Ministers are working in their departments as usual. This much is common knowledge, but there is an impression that the ...
Article : 473 wordsIt is expected that the industrial legislation to be introduced in the State Parliament during the coming session will be of a far-reaching and important character. ...
Article : 272 wordsFollowing terrific duststorms at intervals during the week, heavy rain set in at Junee on Thursday night, and, continuing until the following day at noon, 160 points were ...
Article : 132 wordsAt a meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council which will be held next Monday, a report will be considered from the Works Committee recommending the recision of a contract for ...
Article : 501 wordsSeveral serious outbreaks of fire took place in the district during the week. The fire at Eurolie station caused by lightning on Tuesday destroyed 1600 acres of grass and a quantity ...
Article : 148 wordsMajor S. J. Shillington, who, since the retirement of Captain Coates, has held the position of organising secretary of the State Recruiting Committee in this State, bade farewell ...
Article : 148 wordsVery heavy rain, has fallen in the Temora district during the last couple of days, greatly hampering farmers, who were in the middle of harvesting operations. This is all the more ...
Article : 85 wordsLightning was responsible for several outbreaks of fire during the week. A fire on Mr. J. Doyle's Woodsomelees estate, near Tocumwal, destroyed 40 acres of wheat crop and 1000 ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. T. Waddell, M.L.C, an ex-Premier, yesterday referred to Mr. Hughes' action in again taking office, and said that one blunder had begot another. In the first instance, Mr. ...
Article : 591 wordsAfter a prolonged spell of hot, dry weather, copious rains have fallen throughout the district. Some farmers will suffer, as their hay crops are not yet under cover, and it is ...
Article : 107 wordsTo provide a new impetus for voluntary recruiting the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Universal Service committee, which was formed for the purpose of advocating reinforcements, and ...
Article : 402 wordsDuring the week a number of bush tires of a more or less serious nature occurred in different portions of the district, Mr. E. S, Scarvell, of Wombat, lost two stacks of hay and 20 ...
Article : 178 wordsHeavy rain since yesterday has caused all the creeks and low-lying lands to become Hooded. Cabbage Creek, winch crosses the main south Coast line at fairy Meadow, was flooded, and ...
Article : 124 wordsMr. D. Mares, in charge of the N.S. Wales division of the Weather Bureau of the Commonwealth, attributes the wet spell to a southerly surge Of tropical conditions. This ...
Article : 494 wordsNew South Wales farmers, who are now delivering wheat to the agents of the Pool, are anxious to know when the first instalment of 3/ per bushel will be paid. ...
Article : 128 wordsThree hundred and fitiy-two points, of rain have fallen since early yesterday morning up to 9 o'clock this morning. The Hawkesbury at Windsor is 6ft from the decking ol the ...
Article : 90 wordsThe action of the new Victorian Government in repudiating the agreement entered into by their predecessors regarding the output of coal from Pelaw Main and Richmond Main mines ...
Article : 246 wordsVessels roaching Melbourne from Western ports to-day reported that rough weather was experienced along the Victorian coast. The Ratoomba was three hours late making port ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsYesterday afternoon, in the course of a brawl in King-street, Newtown, Wm. Graham, living in Erskineville-road, and John Andrews, of Bligh-street, Newtown, wore knocked about ...
Article : 121 wordsFurther heavy and continuous rain has fallen, and to noon over 5 inches has taken, with prospects of continuing. Creeks are running high, and flats arc being submerged, Unless ...
Article : 42 wordsYesterday afternoon Cecil Bryant, a tram conductor, of Nicholson-street, city, was running his tram from Dover-road to the city, and had dismounted to use the Bundy clock ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Chief Secretary, Mr. Fuller, who was Acting-Premier, during the strike, expressed surprise yesterday when informed of the latest attitude of the new Victorian Government. ...
Article : 259 wordsFurther heavy rains are reported along the Western line The Ayr train has been cancelled owing to the water being 2ft over Haughton bridge, The Bowen train, with a ...
Article : 203 wordsWhile in West Australia recently, the Minister for Lands, Mr. Ashford, made inquiries into the price of fruit cases. He found that in Perth the growers buy ...
Article : 114 wordsIn a letter to his brother in Campbelltown, an officer of the Flying Corps states that he was flying at an altitude of 3000ft when he fainted. His machine crashed to earth and ...
Article : 48 wordsGeorge Henry Gore, a returned soldier, aged 28 years, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having attempted to kill his wife, Beatrice, aged 21 years, by firing four revolver ...
Article : 93 wordsMembers of the Bowser Ministry spent a good deal of time this morning in an attempt to put themselves right with the public over the coal negotiations with New South Wales. ...
Article : 204 wordsTownsville police report a tragic sequel to the murder of Mrs. Origassl, an Italian, in the bush between home Hill Station and her own home on Monday last. She was found shot ...
Article : 80 wordsVery satisfactory yields of wheat have been obained in the Southern Riverina. At Berrigan up to 12 bags per acre will be realised, whilst at Finley 14 bags an acre have been gathered. ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 13 Jan 1918, Page 2
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