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  2. RAIN IN COUNTRY

    Telegraphing from Peterborough at noon today, the representative of Bennett and Fisher, Limited, stated that rain was falling there. Sixteen points had been ...

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  3. BEFORE THE PUBLIC

    Sir Frank Moulden is confined to his bed with a severe attack of influenza. He and Lady Moulden have consequently cancelled their proposed trip to Perth. ...

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  4. CATTLE PERISH

    Dr. MacGillivray, who visited country adjacent to Lake Bancannia, 100 miles north of Broken Hill, on Sunday, says that there is no vegetation from Fowler's ...

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  5. BUSHFIRES STILL RAGING

    Bushfires are still raging in many districts of Queensland. Much damage has been done. The weather is abnormally hot in the central-west, and the damage would be increased but for large areas being bare of ...

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  6. STATE RAILWAYS

    Mr. W. A. Webb (Chief Railways Commissioner), in his report on South Australian Railways for 1926-27, discloses a loss on the system of £1,118,252 for the year. Earning were £4,144,412, and expenditure, including working expenses, ...

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  7. AT BROKEN HILL

    Light rain fell throughout the night, and up to 9 o'clock this morning eight points had been recorded. One or two heavier showers today added another five ...

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  8. BABY ABANDONED

    Wrapped in a shawl and blanket and crying bitterly, an eight-weeks-old child was found by the police on the footpath in front of an empty house in Cobden ...

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  9. HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT

    Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey will meet at Chicago tonight to fight for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. ...

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  10. AUDITOR-GENERAL

    Replying to Mr. Anthoney in the Assembly today the Hon. R. L. Butler (Premier) announced that he had received advice that the Auditor-General's ...

    Article : 99 words
  11. ACQUISITION OF LAND

    Discussing the Crown Lands Act Amendment (Closer Settlement) Bill in the Assembly today, the Hon. L. L. Hill (Leader of the Opposition) described it as a most ...

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  12. PARKED WITHOUT LIGHTS

    For having left a motor car standing without lights at Gepp's Cross on the night of June 20 Ernest James Pfeiffer; of Halifax street, Adelaide, was fined £5 ...

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  13. BRITISH MIGRANTS

    The Overseas Settlement Committee strongly approves of the suggestion made by Mr. H. W. Gepp (chairman of the Development and Migration Commission) ...

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  14. MOTOR TAX

    Replying to Mr. Sutton in the Assembly today, the Hon. R. L. Butler (Premier) said that there was a provision in the new Motor Tax Bill giving preference to ...

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  15. INTERSTATE DELEGATES DISCUSS DRIED FRUITS PROBLEMS IN MELBOURNE

    Members of the conference are:—Back Row—Messrs. A. Lockhead (Victoria), H. Kay (South Australia), W. N. Twiss (South Australia), H. Evatt (New South Wales), E. Henderson (Victoria), A. D. Brown (Victoria), F. W. Davies (Western Australia). Front Row—Messrs. S. R. Mansell (Victoria), G. A. Pope (South Australia), E. Meeking (chairman, Victoria), G. Cook (Western Australia). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. PASTORAL COMMISSION

    Replying to Mr. Jettner in the Assembly today the Hon. G. F. Jenkins (Commissioner of Crown Lands) said that the report of the Pastoral Commission would ...

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  17. VICTOR HARBOR ACCIDENT

    Mr. Heggaton asked the Hon. H. Homburg (Attorney-General) in the assembly today whether the Government had further considered paying compensation to ...

    Article : 125 words
  18. Graphite Limited

    At the first half-yearly meeting of shareholders in Graphite Limited at Steamship Buildings this morning Mr. J. K. Samuel (chairman) said that the company, which ...

    Article : 80 words
  19. DARING MOTOR THIEVES

    Motor car stealing in Melbourne is rife. To add a sporting risk to their exploit a gang went yesterday to the first floor of a Flinders lane motor garage, took ...

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  20. Farmers Want Fodder

    Mr. McMillan in the Assembly today asked whether Cabinet would consider the advisableness of obtaining an option over hay and seed wheat, in view of the ...

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  21. ONE LANGUAGE FOR ALL

    At Dantzig 1,000 Esperantists from all parts of the world met in conference. Mr. J. G. Pyke (Australian delegate) in an interview, said that the movement was ...

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  22. RAILWAY RATES

    Mr. Anthoney in the Assembly today, quoting from a New South Wales publication, said that the paper pointed out that although Broken Hill was 698 miles ...

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  23. RAILWAY LAUNDRY

    Operations at the laundry controlled by the South Australian Railways resulted in a net profit of £315 for the year ended June 30, according to the annual report ...

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  24. TWENTY DEAD

    A report received from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, states that one nun and 19 children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed a Roman Catholic ...

    Article : 110 words
  25. SERVICE FOR MANKIND

    At Victoria Hall today the weekly lunch-hour talk was given by Padre M. Robinson, of Toc H., South Australia. His subject was, "Serving the ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. GULF TO FOOTHILLS

    To provide an efficient service and to cover the metropolitan area from the gulf to the foothills Mr. W. A. Webb (Railways Commissioner) states in his annual ...

    Article : 93 words
  27. Compensation Paid

    In his annual report Mr. W. A. Webb (Railways Commissioner) states that for the four years ended June 30 the railways had paid £46,000 in compensation for fatal ...

    Article : 69 words
  28. SHEEP GIVEN AWAY

    In northern Victoria and the Riverina district of New South Wales a dry season is developing into something in the nature of a drought. Even rain at this stage ...

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  29. Long Service Leave

    The Australian Government Workers' Association communicated with the Hon. H. Homburg (Minister of Industries) asking whether it was intended to give ...

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  30. CHINESE ATTACKED

    After receiving two severe blows on the head in Sydney road, Parkville, at 2.45 o'clock this morning from unknown assailants, Chin Sam, aged 46 years, a ...

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  31. No New Railway Carriages

    It is not the intention of the Government to build additional carriages, sleeping cars, or dining cars for the railways during the ensuing year, the Hon. R. L. ...

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  32. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS

    Indications point to cloudy, unsettled weather, with scattered rain. Conditions on the coast are becoming ...

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  33. SEARCH FOR OIL

    Mr. C. W. Marr (Federal Minister of Home and Territories) announced today that Federal assistance to States wishing to test oil prospects would be given by ...

    Article : 55 words
  34. Distressed Hindmarsh Family

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  35. Killed by Falling Tree

    Mr. Edward Ellen, aged 27 years, was killed instantly today when a tree he was felling at Myrtleford crashed against another tree and, rebounding, struck Mr. ...

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  36. MISSING MAN

    The police here have received a telephone message that Mr. B. H. Waters (wireless agent), who has been missing from the town since September 12, was seen ...

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  37. Train Accidents

    During the year ended June 30, 22 people were killed and 263 injured on the South Australian Railways system. In train accidents two passengers and eight ...

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  38. TODAY'S SHOWS

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  39. TODAY'S TEMPERATURES

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  40. On 'Change

    Sales reported at the Adelaide Stock Exchange this afternoon included:— Commonwealth Loan, 5¼ per cent., 1933, £99 12/6: 5½ per cent., 1936, £101 15/: ...

    Article : 40 words
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