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  2. TERRIFIC STORMS.

    One of the most fierce electrical and wind storms experienced near Sydney for many years broke suddenly over the Liverpool and Castle Hill districts shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday. The lightning was so terrific that not only were many places ...

    Article : 188 words
  3. POISON IN FOOD.

    Police are investigating two mysterious cases of poisoning in the country. At Gilgandra, icing sugar used for cakes was found to contain poison, and police ...

    Article : 553 words
  4. BASHER GANG

    What are known as "basher gang" methods are now being employed in the seamen's strike to intimidate the licensed seamen; and extraordinary ...

    Article : 815 words
  5. RAIN SOAKS WAR ZONE.

    Rain, falling unusually early in the year, is fast turning the war zone in Abyssinia into a sea of mud and water, according to graphic published accounts, increasing the difficulties of Italian troops immeasurably. ...

    Article : 248 words
  6. SEARCH SHIP

    "We are now about 700 miles in a direct line from Little America, and are well within range of even the weakest of Lincoln El[?]sworth's radio sets. Still, there ...

    Article : 198 words
  7. MINEOWNERS

    The Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Ltd., has decided to call for applications from men desiring employment at its Lambton B colliery, from which the Miners' Federation withdrew ...

    Article : 448 words
  8. JAPANESE FLIER.

    A sensational attempt by a Japanese airman to kidnap a Russian citizen in Siberia, 21 miles from the Manchurian border, is officially reported from Moscow. ...

    Article : 182 words
  9. HOW MEN WERE KILLED.

    The scene of the lightning tragedy was a thickly wooded hamlet known as Maroota in the Castle Hill district. There are two timber mills there. One is owned by Mr. L. C. ...

    Article : 1,688 words
  10. "SAFETY PASS BECOMING NARROWER."

    The Dessye correspondent of the "News-Chronicle" states: "By recapturing the Tembein Province the Abyssinians have snatched back from the invader's hands 2500 square ...

    Article : 747 words
  11. MR. KEARTON

    Mr. Cherry Kearton, big game photographer, after a visit to Taronga Park yesterday, declared that it was the best zoo he had seen. He and Mrs. Kearton were impressed with its ...

    Article : 346 words
  12. WAR FINANCE.

    Thomas Lamont, partner of J. Pierpont Morgan, stated before the Senate Munitions Investigating Committee to-day that 294,000,000 dollars of the British private debt, ...

    Article : 398 words
  13. 53 MORE MINERS.

    An additional 53 miners and shiftmen were engaged yesterday at the colliery operated by Australian Iron and Steel, Ltd., to fulfil increased orders. ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. CHAIN STORES.

    Objection to chain stores being extended in Orange was expressed at a meeting here last night, which decided to urge the Government to control and regulate their ...

    Article : 164 words
  15. THUNDERSTORMS

    Violent weather conditions prevailed in many parts of the State yesterday, and the indications are that, owing to a tropical disturbance, they will continue for some days. ...

    Article : 317 words
  16. ITALIAN GOODS NOT ENTERING ENGLAND.

    (FROM OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.) The British Board of Trade claims that the entry of Italian goods to Britain has been completely stopped since sanctions were ...

    Article : 860 words
  17. VOLUNTEER INJURED.

    Michael Ankudinow, 45, a licensed seaman, a member of the crew of the interstate steamer Aldinga, which is manned by volunteers, was admitted to the Adelaide Hospital ...

    Article : 98 words
  18. MAN CHARGED

    John August Anderson was committed for trial from the Urana Police Court to-day on charges of having shot at Herbert William Merchant with intent to murder him, and of ...

    Article : 421 words
  19. COUNCIL TRADING.

    The chairman of the Sydney County Council (Councillor S. A. Lloyd, M.L.A.) spoke yesterday in favour of the County Council selling electrical apparatus, and he declared ...

    Article : 254 words
  20. LORD DE CLIFFORD.

    Lord de Clifford was discharged at the Old Bailey on a charge of dangerous driving on the occasion of the fatal accident which resulted in his trial before the House of Lords ...

    Article : 215 words
  21. AGED SEAMAN

    "Old Tom," the doyen of licensed seamen, who is 83 years of age, returned to Sydney by aeroplane yesterday to rejoin his ship. He is probably the oldest active seaman on the ...

    Article : 283 words
  22. CYCLONE IN W.A.

    Owing to a breakdown of the telegraph line north of Port Hedland, information was not obtainable from ports north of that point yesterday concerning a cyclonic disturbance ...

    Article : 75 words
  23. "FLYING FISH."

    A new passenger aeroplane, which, it is claimed, will break records by its ability to convey 10 passengers at a maximum speed of 254 miles an hour, and to maintain a cruising ...

    Article : 198 words
  24. FLOODS IN S.A.

    Owing to further floods, all train services between Quorn and Alice Springs have been suspended until further notice. The East-West Express to Adelaide was delayed at Bruce ...

    Article : 74 words
  25. NOTABLE DOCTOR.

    The death has occurred, at the age of 52, of Dr. R. G. Canti, who has done notable pioneer work in making films for scientific and medical research. By an apparatus of his ...

    Article : 164 words
  26. SCREEN ACTOR.

    Mr. John Gilbert, the cinema star, has died from a heart attack at his home. He was 38 years of age and had been four times married. Mr. Gilbert, who was known as a ...

    Article : 128 words
  27. GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT.

    The number of unemployed persons in Germany in December increased by 522,354, which is more than double the increase in December, 1934. The number of unemployed has ...

    Article : 141 words
  28. HEAVY CRANE

    With a crash which could be heard several blocks away, a big jib crane fell from the front of a new building being built for John Martin and Co., in Rundle-street, Adelaide, ...

    Article : 143 words
  29. THIEVES ACTIVE.

    Thieves were active in the city and suburbs yesterday. The amounts involved were generally small. A slab of grey granite, 2ft 9in by 13in, was ...

    Article : 148 words
  30. RAIN IN QUEENSLAND.

    Although rain to-day was confined mainly to southern and western Queensland, heavy falls were recorded in the Burketown and Camooweal districts, in the far north-west, ...

    Article : 112 words
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