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  2. WILD SCENES.

    Wild scenes, culminating in a fierce assault on the general secretary of the Seamen's Union (Mr. Johnson), marked a meeting of the Sydney ...

    Article : 1,539 words
  3. GREATER ACTIVITY.

    According to a survey issued yesterday by the State Statistician (Mr. T. Waites), the percentage of total available wage-earners unemployed in November was 12.2, compared ...

    Article : 292 words
  4. MOBILE ARMY.

    A complete reorganisation of the British Army, involving: the mechanisation of cavalry and infantry regiments, is to be made to meet the ...

    Article : 709 words
  5. SHARK'S ATTACK.

    A 14-foot blue pointer shark attacked and sank a 16-foot motor launch at Lorne to-day, and left the two occupants floundering in the water, expecting momentarily that they ...

    Article : 378 words
  6. BAD STRATEGY

    The Dessye correspondent of "The Times" says "Ras Ayalou's remarkable drive into the Shire territory, resulting in the Dembeguina Pass victory, has greatly weakened the ...

    Article : 422 words
  7. FOREST FIRE

    The forest fire which has already destroyed thousands of pounds worth of young trees in the Pilliga State forests is now burning on a 30-mile front. ...

    Article : 233 words
  8. MR. ANTHONY EDEN

    It was announced yesterday evening that the King had approved the appointment of Mr. Anthony Eden as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in succession to Sir Samuel Hoare, who resigned following the hostile reception of the Abyssinian ...

    Article : 174 words
  9. REV. H. E. E. HAYES

    The Ecclesiastical Commission appointed by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne has found the Rev. H. E. E. Hayes, of Mernda, guilty of charges of false doctrine and conduct ...

    Article : 224 words
  10. MOTOR TRADE.

    The increases spending power of the community and the enviably prosperous condition of this country have been indicated by the large turnover which retailers of all classes of ...

    Article : 559 words
  11. FOREIGN REACTION TO APPOINTMENT.

    Mr. Eden's former post as Minister for League Affairs will not be filled, thereby terminating the system of duality at the [?]ign Office carried on by Sir Samuel Hoare ...

    Article : 724 words
  12. EMPIRE BROADCAST.

    The ringing of the bells at the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, will usher in the Christmas Empire broadcast to be relayed from London by the Australian Broadcasting ...

    Article : 339 words
  13. "RECALL THE FLEET."

    The Rothermere Press is painting a horrifying picture of the fate of the British fleet in the event of war in the Mediterranean and is demanding that the Government shall ...

    Article : 449 words
  14. THE RAILWAYS.

    The State Cabinet has decided to give the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) every facility in carrying out a vigorous policy of improvements in the service during the coming ...

    Article : 348 words
  15. FRENCH ATLANTIC FLEET'S MOVE.

    French newspapers, including his former defenders, show a changed attitude towards Signor Mussolini. The newspaper "L'Ordre" says: "A few weeks ago we feared Signor ...

    Article : 669 words
  16. NAVAL LIMITATION.

    When the Naval Conference resumes on January 1, there will be further discussion on the points raised regarding quantitative limitation under the proposals already submitted. ...

    Article : 552 words
  17. AIR MAIL.

    At its next meeting, early in the new year, the Federal Cabinet will determine the conditions governing the use of seaplanes for the transport of Australia's oversea mails. ...

    Article : 197 words
  18. FOOD PROFITEERS.

    The secret police have warned farmers throughout Germany that, on the instructions of the Minister (General Goering), they will proceed ruthlessly against food saboteurs. The ...

    Article : 319 words
  19. PLUNGE BY BUS

    "lunging between 15 and 20 persons to their death, a heavy motor bus crashed through a drawbridge over the Appomattox River, near Richmond (Virginia), and sank in 30ft of ...

    Article : 138 words
  20. AIR-CONDITIONING.

    The new air-conditioned passenger cars recently adopted by the Victorian railways were tested over a long journey for the first time to-night, on the limited express between ...

    Article : 74 words
  21. SIR KEITH SMITH'S ADVOCACY.

    Sir Keith Smith, who arrived in Sydney by the Marella from Java yesterday, said that, in his opinion, the use of flying boats on the England-Australia air route was an ...

    Article : 187 words
  22. FANTASTIC STORIES IN ROME AND PARIS.

    Italian political circles declare that Britain has thrown off the maske and wants war. Wild stories are current that Mr. Eden threatened Signor Mussolini when in Rome, ...

    Article : 455 words
  23. HEAVY TRAFFIC.

    All trains departing for country districts from the Central Railway Station throughout yesterday were filled to maximum capacity with passengers who propose to spend the ...

    Article : 120 words
  24. WOOL INDUSTRY.

    Press reports state that great activity is anticipated in the wool industry in 1936. At present Japanese purchases[?] of Australian wool are 55,000 bales beyond the capacity of ...

    Article : 59 words
  25. PSITTACOSIS.

    Australia's worst outbreak of psittacosis, an obscure pneumonic disease contracted by human beings from cockatoos or parrots, has occurred in Melbourne, and an urgent request ...

    Article : 215 words
  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/1 an ounce fine. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted ...

    Article : 184 words
  27. SWEPT TO SEA.

    Fighting desperately against a strong current, several surfers at Ballina lighthouse beach were swept to sea. Lines taken out by members of the surf club on two occasions ...

    Article : 202 words
  28. AUSTRALIA-JAPAN.

    Mr. Tsutsumi, manager of the Mitsui company, Sydney, said on his return to Japan that negotiations between Japan and Australia for a trade treaty were difficult. Even ...

    Article : 140 words
  29. MOSCOW'S FEARS.

    The Manchukuo frontier trouble is believed to be a prelude to a determined Japanese drive to seize Outer Mongolia. The raiders numbered 300, and they killed ...

    Article : 48 words
  30. TRADE AGREEMENT.

    [?]erms of the reciprocal trade treaty negotiated with the Netherlands were disclosed yesterday by the State Department. The United States grants a number of tariff ...

    Article : 183 words
  31. KETCH ERSKINE

    The auxiliary ketch Erskine, 89 tons, which was blown ashore in Mussel Roe Bay, on the far north-east coast of Tasmania, early on Friday morning, is a total wreck. ...

    Article : 96 words
  32. ARGENTINA'S CROP.

    The Government crop estimates indicate the poorest yield of wheat for several years. The exportable surplus for 1936 is estimated at 64,000,000 bushels, compared with ...

    Article : 80 words
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