The Premier (Mr. Lang), replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly, to-day, said that he had been informed that receipts from the ...
Article : 106 wordsA Sensation was caused in railway circles today when the New South Wales Railway Commisioners dis missed from the service Mr. C. J. ...
Article : 349 wordsFurther severe earthquakes in th* stricken area of Hawkes Bay New Zealand, were reported last night and to-day. ' The sea bed at Napier Bay has risen 18 feet, leaving many anchorages dry. Huge landslips have practically cut out all communication with Napier. ...
Article : 474 words. A request that Parliament should be called together immediately to impose a Sales tax on flour is contained in a letter from the Leader of ...
Article : 243 wordsThe Congress leaders have completed their discussions at Allahabad and have formulated three demands as a preliminary to the ...
Article : 148 wordsThe Admiralty announces that an accident occurred'in the submarine 11 in the Thames estuary. An explosion occurred in the crank case of the port ...
Article : 125 wordsLAS PALMAS, Tuesday. The giant seaplane, the Dormer Do-X, was taken to dando Bay on the south side of the island, ...
Article : 45 wordsIt is rumoured in the, wool trade an immediate rise in exchange rates is again likely. Banking authorities, ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Minister for Home Affairs stated yesterday that the Government had only 55 empty houses in the city and 11 at Duntroon. Ten of the ...
Article : 103 wordsThe greatest loss of life appears to have occurred at the Napier Technical School, the Dulwich Hotel and the Anglican Cathedral. ...
Article : 483 wordsDuring the inquiry into the death of Mark McDonnell,.10, of Marrickville, who was drowned In Cook's River on January. 19, the police tendered a ...
Article : 92 wordsA nurhber of work men had narrow escapes from death when 'the Mohaka railway tunnel in.which they were working collapsed. They managed to ...
Article : 37 wordsAddressing the Parliamentary Labour Party, to-day, the,Prime Minister said the Government had decided that Its duty is to continue to do its best to ...
Article : 78 wordsThe South African Cricket Hoard of Control is seriously considering the position created by the Australian rate of.exchange in view of the ...
Article : 66 wordsNewspaper offices in Sydney and the office of the New Zealand Government were beseriged by anxious people all day to-day seeking news of relatives. ...
Article : 75 wordsA moneylender who attempted to putr into effect a bill of sale at the home of an unemployed, was brutally battered by about 1,000 unemployed ...
Article : 63 wordsThe New Zealand earthquake was recorded at the Kew; Observatory, with twice the amptitude of the 1929 disturbance. The news was ...
Article : 50 wordsDespite the substantial preference benefit of the exchange, the Australian tenderers did not obtain their share of the annual war office ...
Article : 89 wordsMr., Scullin has forwarded the following message to the Prime Minister of New Zealand: "On,behalf of the Government and citizens of Australia ...
Article : 47 wordsAddressing the A.W U. Convention Jo-day, Mr., Curtin, M.P, urged that the attention of the Federal Executive of the A.W.U. be directed to the ...
Article : 122 wordsLate this afternoon news was received from the little town of Taradale, several miles from Napier "that ' there had been a heavy death-roll, ...
Article : 104 wordsIn another message to Mr. Forbes. Mr. Scullin states: "If one of our warships now stationed 'at Hobart would be of any service to you In ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Government is planning drastic retrenchment in the public service, in view of the mounting"deficit. The Railways Conciliation Board ...
Article : 116 wordsearthquake shocks of great intensity were recorded in Bombay early yesterday morning. They are believed those of the New Zealand 'quake. ...
Article : 30 wordsMr. J. W. Shaw, the West Bromich Seismologlcul expert, was amazed at the record of the earthquake. "For more than an hour 1 watched ...
Article : 59 wordsThe A.W.U Convention, on the motion of F. Lundy (S.A.) decided to donate the sum of £100 to the relief' fund,'which it is'proposed the ...
Article : 49 wordsAlthough many Burmese rebels have been rounded up small bands are carrying on a campaign of murder and loot boen rounded,im.small bands are carry ...
Article : 66 wordsIn response to the appeal of the Prime Minister, [Mr. Forbes) parties of doctors "and nurses are arriving hourly and,.casualty stations are being ...
Article : 63 wordsFinal touches are now being made to the steeple of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Capitol Hill and it Is expected that the scaffolding ...
Article : 69 wordsThe King has sent a cablegram expressing his "deepest 'sympathy with the bereaved and sufferers In the New Zealand earthquake. ...
Article : 96 wordsA resolution expressing, profound sorrow and sympathy of the people, of Now South Wales with the citizens of Now Zealand in the appalling losses ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Electoral Reform Bill, which pioposes the alternative vote and other changes in the elecoral procedure, passed the second reading by 298 votes ...
Article : 39 wordsThe postmaster at Hasting [?]ssued an urgent appeal on behalf of the town tor medical relief, while committees have been lormed to deal with ...
Article : 63 wordsThe exchange late may result in the revival of the Newcastle coal trade Coal owners are able to cut prices considerably and several large ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thu 5 Feb 1931, Page 1
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