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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A wave of innuenze is sweeping the town and district, and few families have escaped[?] Two persons suffering from pneumonia have been sent to Cooma Hospital. The district is ...

    Article : 79 words
  3. TRADE BALANCE.

    Preliminary figures regarding the Australian oversea trade balance for the financial year just closed, which have been completed by the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. E. T. ...

    Article : 379 words
  4. INDIAN REFORM.

    The Government of India Bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords to-night without a division. The Secretary for India (Lord Zetland) ...

    Article : 326 words
  5. THE DESTROYERS.

    To-day it was the turn of the destroyers to show their paces in high-speed torpedo attacks against the cruisers Canberra and Sussex. These were followed by full-calibre ...

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  6. IRISH FREE STATE.

    In a speech in the Irish Free State Senate, Mr. Andrew Jameson, a director of the Bank of Ireland, proposed that a Free State Commission, representative of all parties and ...

    Article : 135 words
  7. SEAPLANE MISSING IN PAPUAN WILDS.

    A photograph taken in Sydney Harbour of the Short Scion seaplane in which Mr. C. A. S. Campbell is missing in wild country to the east of the Fly River, Papua. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. ACTION TO SECURE RATE ARREARS.

    When the shire clerk (Mr. T. C. Jago) reported at the last meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council that arrears of rates totalled £8500, and the gross amount owing, ...

    Article : 68 words
  9. STATE ORCHESTRA.

    The State Orchestra, under Dr. Bainton, gave a successful concert here last night. This is the first occasion for 15 years on which a Goulburn audience has heard a State ...

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  10. M.C.C. TEAM

    It was announced from Lord's to-day that E. R. T. Holmes (captain of Surrey County Club) has accepted the captaincy of the M.C.C. team which will visit Australia and ...

    Article : 42 words
  11. BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

    Reporting to the meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council, the inspector advised that for the year ended June 30 the total expenditure on buildings in Kempsey amounted to ...

    Article : 35 words
  12. URBENVILLE REQUESTS.

    The Urbenville Chamber of Commerce is agitating for the re-survey of the town area, so as to make more building blocks available to meet the demand for houses and business ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. SOUTH AFRICANS.

    The South Africans commenced a two-days' match against Northumberland yesterday. Northumberland scored 198 (Lee, b Langton, 50; Mackay, lbw, b Langton, 46; Crisp, six for ...

    Article : 61 words
  14. THE NEW GERMANY.

    The Consul-General for Germany (Dr. Asmis), speaking at a luncheon in his honour at Farmer's yesterday, on the eve of his departure on furlough, sold that a new Germany ...

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  15. NEWCASTLE NEWS.

    It was stated on the Newcastle coalfield this afternoon that there was a possibility of adjustment of a long-standing dispute between Aberfield colliery, near Swansea, and the ...

    Article : 181 words
  16. THE STRIKES.

    A deadlock has been reached in the strike of engineers at the Austral Bronze Works, Alexandria. In accordance with a decision reached at ...

    Article : 306 words
  17. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE.

    The Lismore Municipal Council is endeavouring to arrange to have the 1936 Local Government Conference held at Lismore, and the town clerk (Mr. J. W. Nelson) reported to ...

    Article : 51 words
  18. HOLLAND.

    Holland's fight to stay on the gold standard reached a dramatic stage yesterday, the Cabinet postponing its decision on devaluation of the guilder until to-day. ...

    Article : 452 words
  19. CHEAP CURRENT FOR FACTORIES.

    The Lismore Municipal Council, which buys electricity in bulk from the Clarence River County Council and distributes to consumers, resolved to offer butter factories current at ...

    Article : 97 words
  20. ROYAL GARDEN PARTY.

    Two hundred and fifty Australians attended their Majesties' gaiden party at Buckingham Palace to-day. The High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) presented to the King ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. AUSTRALIAN FILMS.

    Approval of the principle of encouraging film production in Australia by a quota more comprehensive than that fixed under existing legislation was expressed by the Legislative ...

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  22. GOVERNOR'S VISIT POSTPONED.

    Owing to the visit to Mew South Wales of the Japanese goodwill mission next September, the Governor (Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven) will be unable to make his proposed visit ...

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  23. FARMER INJURED.

    Harold Wegener, farmer, of Walla, near Albury, was seriously injured when an eight-horse team he was working in a plough bolted. Before he could be taken to hospital a ...

    Article : 182 words
  24. OBJECT AT SEA.

    The Deputy Director of Navigation (Captain A. H. D. Gransbury) received advice from Port Broughton police to-night that an object which appeared to be a ship on fire was seen ...

    Article : 112 words
  25. SOUTH COAST SCOUTS.

    An official census of the Boy Scouts of the South Coast and tablelands shows that there are 23 troops with 353 scouts, 16 wolf cub packs with 235 wolf cubs, and six rover scout ...

    Article : 66 words
  26. ABORIGINAL MARKS ON TREE.

    As a large teak log on the property of Mr. R. L. Kelly, Eungella, was being split, a series of well-preserved toc-holds made by aborigines' axes was disclosed. It was estimated ...

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  27. MURADA DISPUTE.

    There was an unexpected development in Sydney yesterday with regard to the strike on the A.U.S.N. Company's freighter, Murada, as a result of which the vessel is tied up in ...

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  28. TREE FALLS ON MAN.

    While Ernest Whitehead, 56, of Illaroo-road, Cambewarra, was felling a tree in the bush near his home, he heard the tree crack, and raced to get out of the way. He tripped on ...

    Article : 83 words
  29. ARMED FORCE

    The Federal Minister for Health (Mr. Hughes), addressing the Constitutional Club to-day, said he had great hopes that Britain's efforts to preserve peace in Abyssinia would ...

    Article : 210 words
  30. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details appear on page 18, column 6. ...

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  31. KING'S APPRECIATION.

    On the occasion of their Majesties' jubilee, Fellows of the Royal Empire Society in all parts of the Empire sent to the King a message of loyalty in wireless picturegram ...

    Article : 134 words
  32. RELIEF WORKS.

    A conference of northern trade unions to-night decided to support striking West Wallsend emergency relief workers in demands for award rates and conditions on emergency ...

    Article : 216 words
  33. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 301 words
  34. TRANSFERS OF PRIESTS.

    The Roman Catholic Bishop of Maitland (Dr. Gleeson) has made the following changes in the diocese, to take effect on August 13:— Father Ward of Merriwa, to Lochinvar, in ...

    Article : 103 words
  35. GIRL SCALES TYAN PEAK.

    Heather Ferguson, 11, of Capertee, is believed to be the first girl or woman to scale Tyan Peak, which is more than 4000 feet high. She accomplished the feat accompanied by ...

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  36. NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

    Mr. Robert Lawson, Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs in Melbourne, has been appointed Deputy Director in Sydney in succession to Mr. J. W. Kitto, who recently ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 60 words
  37. DAVIS CUP.

    Great Britain, the holder, will meet the United States in the challenge [?]ound of the Davis Cup, which will be played at Wimbledon on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. ...

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  38. PRICE OF TIN.

    In reply to questions in the House of Commons to-day regarding the shortage of tin and the exceptional rise in the price on the London metal exchanges on Monday, the ...

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  39. KILLED BY CAR.

    Four valuable racing greyhounds were killed and two brothers who were exercising them were injured in an accident at Sunshine to-night. ...

    Article : 120 words
  40. MASONIC BALL.

    The Masonic Ball at the Town Hall last night was one of the most brilliant social events of the season. Twelve hundred dancers took the floor, while the galleries ...

    Article : 325 words
  41. AMBITION REALISED.

    John Lloyd, 70, known as Tamworths veteran airman, with Pilot, J. C. Carpenter, flew over and around the highest peak in the range north of Tamworth, fulfilling a ...

    Article : 37 words
  42. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 269 words
  43. MEMORY GONE.

    Ray Baker, a postal official, who is suffering from loss of memory, and who has been wandering in the bush near Mt. Isa for five days, was found early this morning 30 miles ...

    Article : 102 words
  44. TIMBER FROM CROWN LANDS.

    Francis James Martin, farmer, was fined [?] and was ordered to pay a royalty of £2/17/ 5, for allowing timber to be cut on Crown lands of which he was the lessee. ...

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  45. FARM LANDS INUNDATED.

    All efforts to open Tallebudgera Creek to the sea have failed. Farm lands are still inundated, and the water is across the Pacific Highway leading to Brisbane, on the northern ...

    Article : 66 words
  46. ESCAPING GAS

    Shortly after the resumption of pumping operations in the bore at the Balmain colliery yesterday afternoon, a hissing sound was heard. Investigation proved that the ...

    Article : 378 words
  47. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £7/0/9 an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/6 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day ...

    Article : 361 words
  48. TWEED RIVER BAR.

    In reply to protests regarding the condition of the Tweed bar, which is closed to shipping, Messrs. Searle and Moore, of the Public Works Department, will arrive on Wednesday to ...

    Article : 52 words
  49. SURFERS' ITCH.

    Evidence of the prevalence of tinea, or surfers' itch[?] among the male population of Sydney, was given before the Workers' Compensation Commission yesterday. ...

    Article : 120 words
  50. BUILDING OF SCHOOL DELAYED.

    Although the municipal council raised no objection to the proposal to resume Bruce-street for a site for the new High school buildings, a private objection has been lodged ...

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  51. TUBERCULOSIS.

    Dr. John Hughes, of the State Public Health Department, in a lecture to the National Council of Women last night, on the campaign against family tuberculosis, said that ...

    Article : 197 words
  52. VON CRAMM'S DEFEAT.

    Von Cramm, who was beaten in the Davis Cup final by D. Budge—0-6, 9-7, 8-6, 6-3— was feeling the effects of the previous matches, and was unable to stand up to Budge's ...

    Article : 88 words
  53. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 275 words
  54. CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.

    Several charitable bequests were contained in the will of the late Thomas Duck, retired farmer, who died in Casino recently. He left £1000 to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, ...

    Article : 84 words
  55. THE UNIONS.

    A conference of the executives of unions, convened by the Labour Council, last night carried a resolution, protesting against the operation of the Returned Soldiers' ...

    Article : 199 words
  56. GIOSUE CARDUCCI.

    A statement was made at the Dante Alighieri Society ceremony at the Forum Club last night that the New South Wales Government had decided to include Italian among the ...

    Article : 160 words
  57. CHILDREN'S RATIONS.

    A completely new ration system for children, involving classification into five [?] groups, instead of one group, as at present, and their being regarded as adults at the age ...

    Article : 144 words
  58. NEW SCHOOL BLOCK.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. [?] mond) opened a new boys' block at Tamworth primary school, designed to serve as the nucleus of a new school to supersede the old ...

    Article : 47 words
  59. RELIEF WORKERS INCREASING.

    In a report at the last meeting of [?] Forbes Municipal Council, the town clerk (Mr. D. P. Dempsey) stated that the number of unemployment relief workers was increasing[?] ...

    Article : 84 words
  60. SWIMMING POOL FOR BOTANY.

    The Mayor of Botany (Alderman W. Herford) stated last night that the council had decided to construct baths at a cost not exceeding £15,000. Salt water would be pumped ...

    Article : 71 words
  61. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 20 words
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