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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At a meeting of the Tintenbar Shire Council yesterday it was decided to oppose inclusion in the proposed greater county council for the control of electricity on the north coast. ...

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  3. EMPIRE DEFENCE.

    It is likely that the Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill), who will arrive in Melbourne from Sydney to-morrow, will announce an early meeting of the Commonwealth Defence ...

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  4. BITTER WEATHER.

    Intense cold still grips the Middle West, and the Weather Bureau promises no relief for several days. The icy winds, which are blowing ...

    Article : 174 words
  5. FORMULA FOUND.

    A formula has now been found for starting the Anglo-Egyptian discussions. For some days there was a divergence of opinion between the Egyptian Government and the British ...

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  6. SAFETY ON TRAMS.

    A jury of four in an action before Judge Sheridan in the District Court yesterday found that the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways was guilty of negligence in ...

    Article : 434 words
  7. UNITED STATES IN THE GRIP OF ICE.

    Cabled messages report numbers of deaths from cold in the United States. At top the freighter, E. C. Pope, is shown caught in the ice in Lake Erle, while the other picture shows Central Park, New York, under a heavy mantle of snow last month. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. GRANT FOR RECONDITIONING ROAD.

    Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A., has notified the Balranald Municipal Council that he was successful in securing a grant of £1330 for the reconditioning of portions of ...

    Article : 47 words
  9. PLAGUE OF GRUBS.

    Reports from the Wentworth district, was of Balranald, indicate that there is a plague of grubs cating everything that is green, including vegetable and flower gardens. ...

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  10. DUCKS MOVE TO RAIN SWAMPS.

    Owing to the heavy rain in Ja[?] have left the nearby rivers and hzi settled on rain swamps in the back country, where they are reported to be fairly numerous. ...

    Article : 42 words
  11. NUTRITION SCHEME.

    The chairman, Lord Astor, at the opening session of the international committee which will report to the League of Nations on the nutrition scheme, said that specific diseases ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. THEFTS FROM ORCHARDS.

    "Stealing fruit for the purpose of selling it is just as serious as sheep stealing and other kindred offences," said Mr. W. S. Bromhe[?] S.M., in fining David Shirlaw, 38, £5, and ...

    Article : 109 words
  13. GALE IN BRITAIN.

    Winds of gale force swept the country to-day, gusts of 70 miles an hour being reported. Extreme cold prevails, and weather forecasts predict its continuance for several ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. AIR MAILS.

    There being little chance of the acceptance of Australia's counter proposals for the Empire air mail, the prospect of Britain pursuing her own independent services to ...

    Article : 267 words
  15. TRUCK IN RIVER

    The motor truck owned by Benjamin Cozens, of Macquarie-street, Windsor, which plunged into the Hawkesbury River from the punt at Wiseman's Ferry, was located yesterday. ...

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  16. LISMORE COUNCIL LOANS.

    The [?] for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) has advised the Lismore Municipal Council to proceed with the [?] ing of a loan of £6820 to meet the cost [?] ...

    Article : 116 words
  17. SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

    It was overcast, and rain was threatening when Rhodesia started to bat to-day in the match against the Australians. Seven runs were scored in the first 25 minutes. The ...

    Article : 459 words
  18. SUGAR TRADE.

    In the House of Commons to-day, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. E. Elliot) moved the second reading of the Sugar Industry Reorganisation Bill, which has for its ...

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  19. SPINSTER'S FORTUNE.

    The will of the late Miss Jane Chalmers, of Ashburton, provides that the whole estate of £80,000 goes to charities. Miss Chalmers had no living relatives, and ...

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  20. MAN LOSES EYE.

    Mr. Percy [?] of North Cuerindi, Manilla, was standing beside a cow, when the an[?] suddenly swerved her head. Her horn cau[?] Mr. Gardner in an eye and gouged it out. ...

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  21. CLARENCE-RICHMOND ROADS.

    The executive committee of the Northern Rivers Association of Municipalities and Shires advised the Lismore Council that it considered it desirable to press for the ...

    Article : 197 words
  22. FORMER DETECTIVE

    During the resumed hearing at the Central Police Court yesterday of the charge against four men of conspiracy to defraud, one of the defendants, John Ellis Findlay, a former ...

    Article : 586 words
  23. MARKETING POLICY

    The Minister for Commerce (Dr. Page), at a farewell luncheon given in his honour yesterday by the Country party of New South Wales, the Graziers' Association, and the ...

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  24. RAILWAY EXCURSIONS.

    The Department of Railways announced yesterday that, during the last week of February, excursion trains would be run from and to the country. Return tickets at greatly ...

    Article : 76 words
  25. CHURCH AND STATE.

    A message from Berlin states that the Church and State conflict is again coming into the foreground. The secret police struck another blow at Catholic Youth organisations ...

    Article : 161 words
  26. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details are published on page 23, column 8. ...

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  27. OIL TRADE.

    The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company and the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company announce that they have received a cable message from Sir Henri Deterding, declaring that the ...

    Article : 82 words
  28. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 254 words
  29. DROVER FINED.

    In the Wagga, Police Court yesterday [?] Jenkins, drover, was fined £5, with £1/9/[?] coats, for droving lice-infested sheep. This [?] the first case of its kind to be heard in Wa[?] ...

    Article : 51 words
  30. FILM PRODUCTION.

    Mr. Harry Thurstan announced yesterday the formation of a private syndicate, known as International Films Productions, to construct film studios in Sydney, probably at ...

    Article : 215 words
  31. MOTORIST FINED.

    Frederick George Fury was fined £5 [?] driving a motor vehicle in a manner [?] to the public. The police stated that Fury was the driver of a car which came into [?] ...

    Article : 63 words
  32. TARRANT'S TEAM.

    Tarrant's team of Australian cricketers continued the match again Mysore to-day. Love took his overnight score of 60 not out to 91, when he was out lbw. It was his highest score ...

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  33. HORSES AND LOANS.

    Mr. Justice Lukin, in the Bankruptcy Court to-day, reserved his decision on an application by William Tindall, horse-trainer, for a discharge from bankruptcy. ...

    Article : 491 words
  34. CARS IN COLLISION.

    Minor injuries were suffered by the occupants of two cars that were badly damaged in a collision in front of the Sacred Heart Hospital. One car was driven by Mr. R. Rumble ...

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  35. RELIC OF THE BLACKS.

    A [?]ass plate, reputed to be more than 100 years old, and belonging to "Coborn" Jackey, chief of the Burrowmunditray blacks, has been handed to the Burrangong Shlie for ...

    Article : 55 words
  36. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 288 words
  37. BATHURST IN DARKNESS.

    Bathurst was plunged into darkness [?] nearly half an hour last night, when a [?] broke out behind the switchboard in the [?] sell-street electrical sub-station. The [?] ...

    Article : 49 words
  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/8 an ounce jne, compared with £7/0/6 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day ...

    Article : 453 words
  39. GARAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE

    A garage belonging to Charles Bowers, [?] lorry proprietor and mail contractor, was destroyed by fire. A motor lorry in the ga[?] was damaged beyond repair. Bowers had [?] ...

    Article : 59 words
  40. LIGHTNING

    Four men had narrow escapes when a [?]nce by which they were working was struck by lightning during a dry storm near Lagoon on Sunday afternoon. ...

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  41. LATE SPORTING.

    Before 3000 people at St. George Club's [?] annual carnival, held at Hurstville Oval last night B. C. Dickenson and H. A. Gould, of St. George Club, broke the State running broad jump [?] ...

    Article : 146 words
  42. TO-DAY.

    Theatre Royal: "Anything Goes," 2, 8.. Tivoli Theatre: "Lucky Stars," 2.30 and 8. St. James Theatre: "Broadway Melody of 1936," 10.55, 1.45, 5, 7.55. ...

    Article : 277 words
  43. SHARK EATEN.

    When Mr. George Montgomery pulled in a shark-line which he had set over-night recently, he found half the head of a shark attached to the hook. The remainder had ...

    Article : 66 words
  44. CASUALTIES.

    Allyn Albert Ward, 8, of Allen-street, Arncliffe, was riding a push bicycle along Prince's Highway. Arncliffe, when it came into collision with a motor lorry, and the boy was ...

    Article : 241 words
  45. MIGRATION AND CAPITAL.

    In a statement to the British Press, the Premier of Queensland (Mr. Forgan Smith) said that a flow of migrants must be stimulated by a flow of capital, however provided, ...

    Article : 130 words
  46. SWIMMING.

    The second series of the Australian [?] swimming championships was conducted by [?] Western Australian Amateur Swimming Association to-night. In the 110 yards women's [?] ...

    Article : 219 words
  47. HOUSES UNROOFED.

    Scarcely a dwelling within half a mile radius of Leyburn, in the Warwick district, escaped damage last night, when the township was swept by a localised cyclonic storm, ...

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  48. AVIATORS' FOREIGN PERMITS.

    Complaints made last November by Flying-Officer Littlejohn that, on his England-to-Australia flight, he was subjected to heavy expense incident to obtaining "flying visas" ...

    Article : 188 words
  49. ARCHBISHOP KELLY.

    The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Kelly) will celebrate his 86th birthday to-morrow. Dr. Kelly is now the oldest prelate in Australia and New Zealand, and one ...

    Article : 85 words
  50. SUEZ CANAL COMPANY.

    The Egyptian Government is negotiating with the Suez Canal Company to secure the nomination of Egyptians to [?] board, on which, at present, there is no Egyptian ...

    Article : 66 words
  51. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of Suburban Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertisement Columns. ...

    Article : 20 words
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