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  2. MR. BALDWIN'S SPEECH.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), in the House of Commons last night, said that the Italo-Abyssinian peace proposals drafted in Paris on December 7 and 8 by the French Premier (M. Laval) and Sir Samuel Hoare, then British Foreign ...

    Article : 223 words
  3. HAPPY NATIVES.

    Mr. Ion L. Idriess, the well-known author yesterday gave an interesting account of Murray Island, where, according to a telegram published in yesterday's "Herald," the ...

    Article : 1,136 words
  4. METAL QUARRIES

    It was announced by the State Government last night that satisfactory arrangements had been made for the disposal of the State metal quarries at Kiama to Quarries, Ltd., whose ...

    Article : 841 words
  5. THE NEXT STEP.

    The League of Nations' Committee of Eighteen has decided to postpone indefinitely the proposal for an oil embargo against Italy. The committee decided, however, to urge continuance of the existing sanctions. ...

    Article : 253 words
  6. COLLIERS.

    The Industrial Commission yesterday directed the New South Wales branch of the Seamen's Union to hold a meeting of its members on Monday so that ...

    Article : 502 words
  7. VIOLENT STORM

    A six-year-old boy was Killed by lightning, a suburban church was smashed to matchwood, and many houses were wrecked or severely damaged, in a succession of violent ...

    Article : 424 words
  8. LEAGUE THE KEYSTONE OF FOREIGN POLICY.

    Mr. Baldwin spoke to a crowded House of Commons. His speech, delivered immediately after Sir Samuel Hoare's explanation, was remarkable for its straightforwardness. ...

    Article : 1,213 words
  9. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

    The Christmas shopping rush reached its climax yesterday, when streets and shops were crowded with those making purchases of gifts and other goods, in preparation for the coming ...

    Article : 216 words
  10. NO PROSPECTS OF REVIVAL.

    The special representative of the Australian Associated Press at Geneva says: "The Australian High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) participated in the discussion at the meeting of ...

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  11. COAL FOR MELBOURNE.

    Owing to the interruption of the normal service of colliers from Newcastle to Melbourne, the Metropolitan Gas Company has ordered about 3000 tons of coal to be sent by ...

    Article : 183 words
  12. HOURS OF TRADING.

    Although most of the principal shops in the city have adopted the recommendation of the Retail Traders' Association to close at 5.45 p.m. on Christmas Eve, some large ...

    Article : 188 words
  13. RAIL TRAFFIC INCREASE.

    Railway traffic between Melbourne and Sydney is the heaviest on record, owing to the shipping strike and the usual Christmas rush. ...

    Article : 32 words
  14. POSITION ON COALFIELDS.

    The Newcastle and South Maitlard coalfields cannot be materially affected by the withdrawal of labour from colliers until the second week in January. If the colliers are ...

    Article : 262 words
  15. ALLEGED SHOOTING

    Two witnesses gave evidence at the Inverell Police Court to-day that they had been held up at revolver point and their car stolen from them. ...

    Article : 389 words
  16. DOCTOR FINED £50.

    At the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, Dr. Samuel James Alexander, of Parramatta, was fined £50 for having failed to keep a register of drugs. ...

    Article : 193 words
  17. NAVAL CONFERENCE.

    At the Naval Conference, the Japanese delegate (Admiral Nagano), declaring that no navy could afford to be less than any other, stated the case for equality of armaments ...

    Article : 89 words
  18. DEATH OF ACTRESS.

    Detectives who are investigating the death of Miss Thelma Todd, film actress, whose body was found in her motor car near the cafe which she operated on the coast highway, ...

    Article : 234 words
  19. SIR SAMUEL HOARE'S SPEECH.

    Sir Samuel Hoare rose from a corner seat, below the gangway, at 3.45 p.m. He was loudly cheered. He said he appreciated the generosity that the House had always ...

    Article : 3,366 words
  20. BROKEN HILL STRIKE.

    The strike of employees of the Silverton Tramway Company, Ltd., which commenced at midnight, has resulted in the suspension of the railway service between Broken Hill and ...

    Article : 242 words
  21. VOLUNTEERS IN BRISBANE.

    Eight of the 10 ships which were tied up in Brisbane at the commencement of the shipping strike are now in commission with volunteer crews, and men are offering daily for the ...

    Article : 166 words
  22. TARRANT'S TEAM.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 words
  23. FOREST FIRES.

    Fires which are sweeping through the Pilliga Scrub State forests have already caused damage estimated at many thousands of pounds. ...

    Article : 255 words
  24. SURF RESCUE.

    Surfers inexperienced in life-saving at Bondi yesterday morning unwittingly endangered the lives of a fellow-surfer, who had got into difficulties, and the beach inspector, J. Lapthorne, ...

    Article : 144 words
  25. CURRENCY BACKING.

    The Earl of Castle Stewart, presiding at the annual meeting of the Mining Trust, Pleaded for co-operation between the Governments of Great Britain and the United ...

    Article : 159 words
  26. TELEPHONE CIRCUIT.

    More than 1350 miles of line had to be used to-day for telephone conversations between Grafton and Lismore, which are only 90 miles apart. ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. YOUTH KILLED.

    Thomas Jones, 16, of North Melbourne, was crushed to death in a wool teasing machine at the works of the Norman W. Richards Pty., Ltd., importers, of Roden-street, West ...

    Article : 116 words
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