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  2. FIERCE FIGHT.

    A desperate fight between a Chinese, who was armed with a chopper, and a European, took place in Sussex Street, to-night. ...

    Article : 187 words
  3. DARING BANK ROBBERY.

    Thieves who displayed much ingenuity and daring, penetrated two layers of steel by means of oxyacetylene lamps to gain an ...

    Article : 241 words
  4. BRAVE YOUTH.

    The brave rescue of a little boy from drowning at Sandgate on Monday morning was effected by Lloyd Davis (16), who lives with ...

    Article : 203 words
  5. WAR FLAMES IN THE EAST.

    Serious fighting between Japanese and Chinese troops took place at Shan-hai-kuan, in North China, nine Japanese and 25 Chinese being killed. The Japanese bombarded and bombed the town, causing heavy damage. ...

    Article : 600 words
  6. FEWER PENSIONS GRANTED.

    Old-age pensions granted in 1932 were about 6700 fewer than those granted in 1931. In December, 1165 applications succeeded, ...

    Article : 170 words
  7. DE VALERA FORCED TO COUNTRY.

    His hand having been forced by the movement to form a National Government in the Free State, Mr. de Valera will go to the country. The Dail Eireann was dissolved on Monday night, and a general election will be held on January 24. ...

    Article : 287 words
  8. Fijian Banana Sale.

    The consignment of Fiji bananas was sold by private treaty. There were no sales at the fruit market. ...

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  9. RISE OF 5 PER CENT.

    Prices showed an all-round advance of 5 to 7½ per cent. on the December closing rates at the Sydney wool sales yesterday. ...

    Article : 106 words
  10. REVENUE STILL CLIMBING.

    Customs revenue continues to exceed the estimate. For the first six months of the financial year the surplus was £3,490,107. Postal ...

    Article : 147 words
  11. Price of Bread.

    As there appeared to be some doubt on the part of various country bakers respecting the reduction in the price of the 2lb. loaf of bread, in consequence ...

    Article : 87 words
  12. AUSTRALIA'S SPLENDID VICTORY.

    Australia won the second Test match, in Melbourne yesterday by 111 runs. O'Reilly and Ironmonger had the batsmen completely at their mercy, and the Englishmen were dismissed for 139. The scores were: Australia, 228 and 191; ...

    Article : 104 words
  13. Bank Price for Gold.

    The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Mint from December 26 to 30, inclusive, is at the ...

    Article : 42 words
  14. BEET SUGAR.

    To take advantage of the remaining few days before the price of sugar drops, Mr. Frank Pywell (manager of the Maffra Sugar Factory), through ...

    Article : 106 words
  15. FATAL BURNS.

    Severe burns, to which she succumbed yesterday, were received by Mrs. Mary Ann Hall (65), widow, late on Saturday night, when her nightdress ...

    Article : 112 words
  16. FARES REDUCED.

    To meet the competition of subsidised foreign lines, British shipping companies have reduced the fares for passages to Australia. ...

    Article : 448 words
  17. Octogenarian's Fatal Fall.

    In consequence of a fall at her house in West End on Christmas Day, when she suffered a fractured thigh, Mrs. Harriet Emma Marriett (aged 82), died ...

    Article : 38 words
  18. A "BOTTLE NECK."

    The inadequacy of the Jubilee Bridge to cope with the ever-increasing motor traffic was further demonstrated this morning, when two large omnibuses ...

    Article : 103 words
  19. £1000 DAMAGE.

    The police are investigating a mysterious explosion which wrecked a huge compressing machine at the Model Farm Quarry, Baulkham Hills, ...

    Article : 74 words
  20. DISPLAY OF DELIGHT.

    Scenes of intense enthusiasm marked the close of the second Test match in Melbourne, the great crowd wildly applauding the ...

    Article : 243 words
  21. WORKING AT LOSS.

    Mt. Isa Alines are still working at a loss, but it is unlikely that they Will close down unless a slump occurs in the price of lead, ...

    Article : 259 words
  22. LOWER TARIFF.

    In an open letter to the Presidentelect (Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt) 20 outstanding economists in the United States advocated the reciprocal ...

    Article : 57 words
  23. DOORS CLOSED.

    The Government has submitted to the President an economy decree, suspending the recruiting of State officials and employees until the end of ...

    Article : 36 words
  24. OUTER HARBOUR.

    As soon as the Premier (Mr. W. Forgan Smith) returned to his official duties yesterday Pressmen attempted to secure from him his views on the ...

    Article : 89 words
  25. LEAP FOR LIFE.

    When the horse attached to the sulky in which they were driving along Bunya Road, Bunya, bolted yesterday afternoon, Albert Broomham (23), ...

    Article : 173 words
  26. 900 MEN TO GO.

    Two months ago the Railways Commission decided that about 2000 surplus employees should be retrenched from the service, but at the request of the ...

    Article : 101 words
  27. NINE PERISH.

    A fierce southerly gale in the North Sea has been particularly severe on the east coast of Scotland. The Aberdeen trawler, Venetia was ...

    Article : 78 words
  28. MAILS IN 14 DAYS.

    The British Postmaster-General (Sir Kingsley Wood) announces that when the air mail system is extended, via Singapore, to Australia, letters will ...

    Article : 35 words
  29. EIGHT INJURED.

    Eight persons were injured, one of whom was admitted to hospital, in consequence of a motor utility truck overturning on the Yeppoon Road, eight ...

    Article : 206 words
  30. Profits Declining.

    The profits of the French casinos declined from 3,316,000 francs in 1928, to 1,214,000 in 1932. The proportion of profits now going to the State is ...

    Article : 39 words
  31. INDEX OF NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 words
  32. ROUND THE WORLD.

    The Postmaster-General (Sir Kingsley Wood), in a broadcast talk, revealed that when the link with India is completed in March it will be possible for ...

    Article : 98 words
  33. PLOT FAILS.

    An armed and masked thief threatened a tram conductor at Redfern, but fled when he met with unexpected resistance. ...

    Article : 135 words
  34. LOAN COUNCIL.

    Although the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) has not decided when the first meeting of the Loan Council for the New Year will be held, it is ...

    Article : 160 words
  35. SUSPECT ARRESTED.

    After a week's continuous search over many miles of rough country, the police at 5 o'clock this morning arrested a man, who is suspected of ...

    Article : 124 words
  36. VISIT TO RUSSIA.

    The suspension by the Education Department of a woman teacher, Miss Beatrice Taylor, who recently visited Russia, as a delegate from the New ...

    Article : 151 words
  37. TO THE RESCUE.

    FORREST (West Australia), January 3. Everything is in readiness for the departure from Forrest at dawn ...

    Article : 306 words
  38. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 256 words
  39. NOW ADMIRALS.

    Vice-Admiral Alan Geoffrey Hotham and Vice-Admiral Sir Albert Percy Addison, have been proted to admirals on the retired list. ...

    Article : 116 words
  40. PROMPT PAYMENT.

    British income tax and surtax payers are being invited to repeat their performance of the corresponding quarter of last year, when, in order to assist ...

    Article : 113 words
  41. RETURN THIS MONTH.

    The Minister for Customs (Sir Henry Gullett), who returned from Jervis Bay to his home at Tharwa during the week-end, said to-day: ...

    Article : 85 words
  42. SIKHS DISARMED.

    as a sequel to the recent attempt on the life of Captain Thompson, the general officer commanding the southern command in India has ordered ...

    Article : 72 words
  43. BOY'S DEATH.

    With a bullet wound in the heart, Thomas Williams (16) was found dead in the office at the rear of Dalblair, the homestead of Mr. A. M. ...

    Article : 95 words
  44. SHAH'S DECREE.

    The Shah [?] Persia has issued a decree forbidding officials or high army officers to associate with European women who attend foreign ...

    Article : 35 words
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