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  2. Man Fires Twice At Woman, Misses, Then Kills Himself

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—After having tired two shots at Miss Eva Mathers, 35, of Gooch street, Thornbury, both of which missed, Thomas Miles, about 50, manager ...

    Article : 252 words
  3. LADY HOUSTON CHAMPIONS ENGLAND

    LONDON, Sunday.—Lady Houston, the widow of the shipping millionaire, who has promised to make possible Britain's entry in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 293 words
  4. GREAT PANTOMIME AT THEATRE ROYAL

    THE House that Jack Built, which opened at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, is one of the best pantomimes in years. It brings the "flesh and blood ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. Pilot Seriously Injured, Cameraman Slighter Hurt

    LONDON, Tuesday.—While taking aerial shots for a talkie, a small Avro biplane crashed info a garden, 30 ft. by 20 ft, in Gresham road, the ...

    Article : 317 words
  6. PLANE FALLS INTO PORT RIVER INLET

    THE discovery of an aeroplane stranded in a creek at the back of Torrent Island at dusk on Friday caused considerable excitement. Mr. Norman Birks ...

    Article : 290 words
  7. MAN SHOOTS WIFE

    CYDNEY, Monday.—Domestic quarrels are said to have been the cause, tonight, of George Mitchell, 23, of Granville, shooting his wife, Kathleen, 21, ...

    Article : 144 words
  8. FAMOUS FLIER'S DEATH

    STOCKHOLM, January 28.—Captain Einar Lundborg, the famous Swedish airman, who ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 74 words
  9. PLANE HITS CABLES

    LONDON, Tuesday.—After an amazing escape when his plane hit a high-tension power cable carrying 23,000 volts, burst into fiames and crashed, A. C. Mayers, ...

    Article : 263 words
  10. AIR RACE SUPPORTER

    LONDON, Monday.—Lady Houston, who has offered to guarantee up to £100,000 to enable Britain to enter the Schneider Trophy contests, was ...

    Article : 127 words
  11. Labourer Killed On Farm

    MELBOURNE, Monday.—Albert Henry Avavd, 28, labourer, of Sprigvale, was shot dead during a quarrel at a farm at Springvale South tonight. Charles Dixon, 32, ...

    Article : 39 words
  12. BIG LAUNCESTON FIRE

    LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused by the fire which destroyed the three-storeys warehouse of J. & T. Gunn, timber merchants and ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. Gardener Charged With Murder

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Charles Leslie Dixon, market gardener, of Spring Yale South, who was arrested last night following the shooting of his brother-in-law, Albert ...

    Article : 86 words
  14. MATTHEWS LUCKY

    DARWIN, Sunday.—Capt. Matthews, who has been here several weeks waiting for good weather for starting his projected record-breaking dash to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 190 words
  15. Pioneer U.S. Flier Killed

    CHICAGO, Tuesday.—Edward Heath, the pioneer flier and the first man to loop the loop in a glider, crashed 1,500 ft. today and was killed instantly. ...

    Article : 42 words
  16. SEMAPHORE RESCUE

    Douglas Neil, a youth, of Teatree Gully, was saved from drowning at Semaphore on Tuesday by Keith Wicks McColl, 15, of Dunn street. Semaphore ...

    Article : 96 words
  17. NAVY A "WASHOUT"

    LONDON. January 28—"The navy is nothing more than a washout.. The public do not want to spend more money on it. There will be no more wars, anyhow." ...

    Article : 132 words
  18. OIL AND PETROL PRICES MAY RISE HERE

    THE price of petrol and oil in Adelaide was likely to be raised soon, because of the increased exchange rate, said local managers of oil companies yesterday. ...

    Article : 114 words
  19. JARRAH SLEEPERS

    PERTH. Sunday.—The West Australian Timber Workers' Union has written to theCommonwealth Minister for Works and Railways requesting that West Australian ...

    Article : 135 words
  20. UNDER ANCIENT LAW

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Rational Society of Sydney is inaugurating a campaign against Sabbath breaking. It has decided to prosecute one of its own members for ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. NEWMAN STARTS WELL

    LONDON, Tuesday.—In the final match of the international billiards tournament, which began today, T. Newman created a record for an English player, scoring a four-figure ...

    Article : 65 words
  22. Wants New C.P. Leader

    PERTH, Monday.—Saying that he had so desire or claim for office, Mr. Gregory. M.H.R. (Swan), said today that there must be a change of leadership in the Federal ...

    Article : 93 words
  23. DO. X OFF AGAIN

    LONDON. Sunday—The gigantic German flying boat Do. X has arrived at Las Palmas (Canary Islands), having completed the first bop, from Lisbon (Portugal), of a projected ...

    Article : 136 words
  24. Meal Before Jail

    DARWIN, Sunday.—A man was arrested and sentenced on a minor charge in the local police court last week. When the notice found him he was hungry. Thcy took ...

    Article : 52 words
  25. Two Killed In Plane Crash

    LONDON, January 28.—When a twoseater plane crashed from 300 ft. at Bushey Park this afternoon the two occupants were killed instantly. ...

    Article : 76 words
  26. FOR ANOTHER'S CRIME

    BERLIN, Tuesday.—A terrible judicial error has just been revealed in Saxony. In 1891 a youth named Theermann was convicted on circumstantial evidence of having ...

    Article : 65 words
  27. Superphosphate Price

    There was little hope of a reduction in the price of superphosphate for the coming seaeon, said the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Agriculture (Mr. F. Coleman) last ...

    Article : 70 words
  28. R.K.O. Bays Pathe

    NEW YORK, Sunday.—The Radio Keith Orpheum Corporation has finally purchased the Pathe Film Corporation, after negotiations lasting many monthss. ...

    Article : 23 words
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