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  2. NEW YEAR MESSAGES MR. LANG'S FERVENT HOPE

    The [?]reimer (Mr. Lang) to-night issued the following New Year message: "The year 1926 was a period of exceptional) hardship for ...

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  3. BULGARIAN PLOT

    [?] [?]rom [?] revea[?] an e[?]a[?]orate plot to overthrow the Bulgarian throne. Five hundred Communists arranged to take possession of the principal railway station ...

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  4. AMERICAN HUSTLE MR. BRUCE HAS A TASTE

    within a few short days on these shores Mr. and Mrs. Bruce have come to taste the strenuous American life. Yesterday's dinner of the Pilgrim Society lasted well ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. SPAHLINGER'S HEROISM

    The "Daily Express" Geneva correspondent states that Dr. Henri Spahlinger was working in his laboratory with an emulsion of hypervirulent cultures of ...

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  6. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY

    Knightsbridge was the scene of one of London's most audacious robberies last-night, when £10,000 worth of jewellery was removed from 15 show cases. ...

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  7. PIRATES BEHEADED

    Eighteen pirates who were captured were immediately beheaded when a military expedition of the Cantonese Government raided Bias Bay, a ...

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  8. DRUG SMUGGLERS

    The first fruits, of four months' co-operation of the Canadian and United States authorities resulted in the arrest of five men and the seizure ...

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  9. THE TURF CORAKI JOCKEY CLUB

    MIDSUMMER HANDICAP.—Olive Boy, Sandsnipe, Sunfast, Mollic's Gun, Guness, Millie White, Floris, Jack Phast, Lord Mascot, New Way, French Peggy. ...

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  10. H.M.S. RENOWN'S RADIO

    The Admiralty has issued, an appeal to all radio amateurs who pick up H.M.S. Renown's low-wave messages either on the way to Australia, or on the return to England not ...

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  11. AIMEE McPHERSON

    Mrs. A once [?] the evangelist, said to-day she was surprised that an ordinary friendly letter she wrote to Mrs. Ormiston in Sydney (N.S.W.) last May was termed by ...

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  12. NEWSPAPER TAX

    Sydney daily newspapers have decided to appeal to the High Court against the newspaper tax of id a copy. A writ was issued to-day out of the Supreme Court on behalf of ...

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  13. CAR FATALITY

    One man was killed and two others injured when a motor car collided with a bicycle and then dashed into a culvert and overturned in Hardy-Street, Ashfield, to-night. ...

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  14. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

    The senior Minister of the Federal Government at present in Melbourne (.Senator Pearce) gave the following New Year message to-day:— The year just ...

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  15. BROKEN HILL TRAGEDY

    The father of the lad James Hughes, charged with the murder of Joan Smith, is a resident of Lane-street, Broken Hill, and is employed here as a miner. Recently he ...

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  16. POISON LIQUOR

    Following the protests regarding the deaths through poison liquor in New York during the Christmas festivities the Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Mellon) announced that the ...

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  17. REVOLVERS DRAWN

    At the Central Police Court to-day Phillip Jeffers (31), a pastry cook, was charged with having maliciously shot at William Fisher, a contractor of Leichhardt, with the ...

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  18. SELECTIONS FOR TATTERSALL'S

    New Year's Gift.—Honau, Hoppicker, Killarney. Novice Handicap.—Colara Lad, Spaghetti, Drake. ...

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  19. YOGLE LINE

    Mr. George Bodkin, secretary of the railway workers' industry branch of the. A.W.U., stated to-day that every effort was being made to have the men dismissed from the ...

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  20. PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME

    A ease in winch the punishment fitted the crime occurred at Talloires where a taxi driver named Laperrousez ran over an English school mistress, and was ordered to pay ...

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  21. OLD OFFENDER CONVICTED

    At the Police Court John Grey, an elderly, man, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for having begged alms. Grey appeared before the Port Adelaide court earlier ...

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  22. TRUCKS OF FODDER DELAYED

    The Victorian Minister for Railways stated to-day that many trucks containing fodder consigned to New South Wales from Victoria, which had been delayed at ...

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  23. NAVAL DEFENCE

    Mr. Bruce told a group of American naval officers that Great Britain would continue to maintain an adequate navy as long as naval power was the dominant factor in ...

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  24. WARWICK FARM SCRATCHINGS

    The following scratchings were made to—day in connection with Warwick tarm races on Monday:—Maiden Handicap.—Tabbath. ...

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  25. CONVERSION LOAN ISSUED

    A conversion, loan of 5 per cent. Treasury bonds and 4 and 5 per cent. national war bonds into 4 per cent, consolidated loan redeemable in 1957, the total amount involved ...

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  26. EVOLUTION

    The Lord Mayor-elect (Aid. Mostyn) says that, one of his first acts will be to call together representatives of the retailers of the Australian-made.Preference League in ...

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  27. MELBOURNE CAR SMASH

    Five persons were injured, one seriously, when a motor car travelling at a high-speed swerved off the road, climbed an embankment and crashed into a fence at Melboure ...

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  28. NEW YEAR HONOURS

    The Governor-General has received advice that the King has been pleased to confer the following New Year honours:— K.C.M.G., Professor William Mitcheil (Adelaide ...

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  29. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE

    The State Premier expressed disappointment at the decision of the New South Wales Premier to postpone the Premiers' conference. He added that it was incorrect to ...

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  30. TEMPTING OFFER REFUSED

    An offer of 3000 guineas was made to-day for Grecian Orator, the Carrington Stakes winner. Mr. Brown, the owner how ever, refused to part, with the gelding. ...

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  31. FIRE-BRIGADE'S ACTIVITIES

    The fire brigade report shows that in Sydney district 3715 calls were answered during the year and constituted a record. It is estimated that 7,379,152 gallons of water were ...

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  32. AMERICAN LOAN FOR N.S.W.

    It is understood that unofficial negotiations which were tentatively begun with the New South Wales Government and various New York banking houses concerning a loan ...

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  33. BALLINA ROWING CLUB SHED

    Work on the erection of the new club shed for Ballina Rowing CIub is proceeding very satisfactorily on the site granted by the counced at the foot of Kerr-street The ...

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  34. UNWANTED CHILDREN

    The City Coroner (Mr. Fletcher) after holding inquests into the death of two newlyborn female infants to-day said that the number of unwanted newly-born children, ...

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  35. MAN STABBED

    Becomingg [?] in an argument in Cowper-strect, Glebe, to-night, William Grant (23), of Alexandria, was stabbed in the left hand, right leg and chest. He was ...

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  36. WRIT AGAINST EX-M.L.A.

    Mr. Niland, solicitor, has receiced instructions from Mr. John Keegan, M.L.C., to issue a writ out of the Supreme Court against Voltaire Molesworth, ex-M.L.A., claiming ...

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  37. BANKRUPTCY COURT

    The official return of the Bankruptey Court for the year ended to-day showed, that 781 petitions were presented during the year, as against 716 last year. The aggregate ...

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  38. KING FERDINAND

    If his health permits King Ferdinand or Roumania will visit Paris in January. to undergo radium treatment for cancer. He has announced he has no desire to see his ...

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  39. MR. BALDWIN'S MESSAGE

    Mr. Baldwin's New Year message to the Primrose League says: "The Imperial Conference has shown that the Empire is built up on mutual service and good fellowship ...

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  40. FRENCH BROADCASTING

    The French Government is following the example of the British Government in taking over control of broadcast inc stations. It assumes possession of the stations within five ...

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  41. CONTROL OF EXPORTS

    Mr. Paterson (Minister for Markets and Migration) announces that future the Markets and Migration Department wil administer the Commerce Act so far as it ...

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  42. ACCOUNTANT ARRESTED

    An accountant employed by a large Sydney firm has been arrested ands charged with embezzlement of a large sum of money. It is alleged that a fortnight ago the ...

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  43. FOUR INJURED

    Four passengers were injured when a motor bus and a tram car collided at Marrickville this afternoon. The bus, which was bound from Sydney to Belmore, tried to pass the ...

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  44. CALLOUS MOTORIST DRIVES ON

    A message from Narooma states that after colliding with and overturning a [?]ulky on Prince's Highway yesterday the driver of a motor car proceeded at a high speed, ...

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  45. CROPS SET AFIRE

    Mary Ann Preston (63) was committed for trial at Bathurst Court on a charge of having maliciously set fire to a standing crop belonging to Arthur Hartley at Koorawatha ...

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  46. RIFLE SHOOTING

    The finish of the competation for the King's aggregate prize at the Tasmanian Rifle Association's meetings was exciting Major, O. F. Ford, of the A.N.A Club ...

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  47. FLOOD DAMAGE AT NEWCASTLE

    A bank eight feet high was washed from under the rails along a distance of 100 yards on the coal mining companies' line between Redhead and Belmont during the recent ...

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  48. 118 MILES AN HOUR

    M. Passeleva, who last Thursday created [?] new world's record for a seaplane altitude, and is the holder of 14 other world's records secured another record to-day by attaining a ...

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  49. SAFEBLOWERS AT WORK

    The premises of Dymock's Book Arcade, Ltd., George-street, and the service station of Dodge Bros., Rushcutter's Bay, were broken into last night by thieves, who blew ...

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  50. POLICEMAN INJURED IN SEARCH

    While searching for burglars on a fire escape at Fraser House in Devonshire-street late last night Detective Sergeant Carmody slipped and fell to a concrete yard 20 feet ...

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  51. IMPORTED WOOLLEN GOODS

    The New Zealand Federated Wo[?] M[?] Employees' Union has decidcd support manufacturers in petitioning Parl[?]ent for increased duty on imported woo[?], goods. ...

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  52. LATE CHRISTMAS PARCELS

    The Postal Department's campaign with the view to getting the public to post Christmas mail matter early was disregarded. As the result more than 1,000,000 ...

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  53. WENT CALMLY TO HIS DEATH

    Fahmy Bey was hanged to-day. He dis played remarkable sangfroid. even assisting the gaoler to unloosen his bands. This is the ninth execution in connection with the ...

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  54. OVERLANDING MOTORISTS

    Sixteen motor cyclists arrived in Sydney to-day after having travelled over 6000 miles from Perth. The party left the West Australian capital on December 4 and covered ...

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  55. N.Z. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

    F. and N. Poach, of New South Wales. qualified for the final of the men's [?] championship of New Zealand by [?] Bartlett and Robson. 5-7, 7-5, 2-6, [?] ...

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  56. WIFE'S ALLEGED THEFT

    On a charge of having stolen £308, the properly of her husband, Amy Pederson, who was arrested in Sydney, was committed for trial at St. Kilda Police Court to-day. It ...

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  57. KILLED ON RAILWAY LINE

    William Clark (30), of Bankstown, was run down and killed by a train near Newtown railway, station this afternoon. Clark, in company with two other men, was ...

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  58. BROTHERS KILLED IN CAR SMASH

    Russell Carter. (16) and Allen Carter (18), brothers, were killed and three others badlyinjured in a motor car accident near Frankston The driver attempted to pass another ...

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  59. DOCTOR'S PECULIAR ACTION

    A man called at police headquarters to-day and explained that he was a doctor living in one of the western suburbs, and that he would not be responsible for his actions. He ...

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  60. TIMBER AMALGAMATION

    A merger is announced between the [?] her, businesses of A. C. Ingham and Co. Ltd., and the Holdsliip Timber Co., Ltd. [?] has been, expected in the trade for some time ...

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  61. SISTERS DROWNED

    Two sisters named Dette, aged 14 and 12 years, were drowned while bathing in the Wanganui River. The younger girl got into difficulties and her sister rushed to [?] ...

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