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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. J. E. Arnold, who advanced the money to lay down grass courts on the Albury sports ground, has taken exception to the proposal by the Lawn Tennis Association that the ...

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  3. IMPRISONED MAN.

    The Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) to day ordered the release from custody of Hunter Michael Quinn, of South Grafton, who was convicted last Monday at the Kyogle ...

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  4. AUCKLAND MYSTERY.

    Although the post-mortem on the woman's body recovered from the Tamaki River on Monday is not finished, strong doubts are now expressed that it is the body of Mary ...

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  5. SIR CHARLES MADDEN.

    The death is announced of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden, who recently underwent a serious operation, and who had been unconscious since Tuesday morning. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. SIR THOMAS HENLEY.

    The City Coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram), at an inquest yesterday found that Sir Thomas Henley died from drowning causen through accidentally falling from the Manly ferry steamer ...

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  7. EXCHANGE PROBLEM.

    It is believed in London that the movement towards an international exchange stabilisation agreement has recently been given an impetus by private discussions among bankers. These ...

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  8. WATER BOARD.

    The Water Board yesterday approved the annual estimates except expenditure on the Woronora dam, this being deferred. Water works approved included £571,900 from ...

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  9. BROADCASTING COMMISSION.

    The Deputy Director of Postal Services (Mr. Kitto), who will retire from that post this month, has been appointed to succeed Dr. R. S. Wallace as a member of the Australian ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. ASSAULT CHARGE.

    "There is no doubt the assault was unprovoked, and I think peaceful citizens should be allowed to go to their homes without being pestered by larrikins, who force fights on ...

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  11. ESCAPE OF GAS.

    Four employees of a butchery in Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, were overcome by gas while at work yesterday. They were taken to the Lewisham Hospital for ...

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  12. DUBBO RATE COLLECTIONS.

    The Moyor (Alderman Dufffy), in a report to the municipal council, indicated that in five months he had collecled £10,824 off late arrears amounting to approximately £37,000. ...

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  13. DEATH PACT.

    A widow, whose husband had committed suicide, said in evidence before the City Colonel yesterday, that she and her husband had had a lot of worry, had been on the dole, and ...

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  14. NORTH HEAD.

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) told a deputation yesterday that while part of the land at Park Hill (North Head) now open to the public would be closed, extensive areas on ...

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  15. EMERGENCY RELIEF WORK.

    The Mayor (Alderman Duffy), reporting to last nights meeting of the municipal council, stated that an inspector from the Department of Labour and Industry had visited Dubbo in ...

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  16. GOLD LOCKET FOUND.

    While Mr. Horace Bromley was working on the edge of the roadway in Lyons-street, Ballarat, to-day, he found a gold locket bearing the inscciption. "Lady Charlotte ...

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  17. HOSPITAL AUXILIARIES' CONFERENCE.

    Thirty delegates representing hospitals from Kempsey to the Queensland border, attended the second annual conference of North Coast hospital auxiliaries at Lismore. ...

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  18. DUKE OF MANCHESTER.

    The Appeal Court quashed the conviction against the Duke of Manchester, who was sentenced to three months' imprisonment last month on two charges of false pretences, ...

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  19. SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE.

    Speaking at a large meeting in St. George's Church, Castlereagh-street, last night, on "The Story of Creation and its Divine Inspiration," the Rev. D. E. Hart-Davies said that those ...

    Article : 164 words
  20. ROAD SAFETY.

    The president of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. C. Watson), commenting yesterday on the campaign to promote road safety, said that the responsibilities of the pedestrian should not be ...

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  21. LEADING LADY INJURED.

    An accident to the leading lady resulted in the abandonment of an amateur theatrical performance in Lismore last night. Miss Ruth Dent was leaving home when she was ...

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  22. GOLDEN WEDDING.

    Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacDonald, of Hixson-street, Bankstown, pioneers of the district, celebrated their golden wedding yesterday. Mr. MacDonald was born in the north of ...

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  23. SIGNOR MUSSOLINI

    Signor Mussolini was taking his customary morning canter to-day, when his horse bolted, and he struck his forehead against the overhanging branch of a tree, sustaining a black ...

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  24. SHIRES' ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.

    Councillor G. H. Bowhay, president of the Amaroo Shire Council, was elected president of the Shires' Association of New South Wales for the ensuing year. There were two ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. TRADES HALL BAN.

    Certain members of the Collingwood football team may be called upon by the Liquor Trades Union not to play in a match against St. Kilda next Saturday. ...

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  26. HOTEL THIEF.

    A man whose face was covered with a handkerchief, entered a bedroom at the Freemasons' Hotel, Lismore, occupied by W. H. Clarke, commercial traveller, of Brisbane, at ...

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  27. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details appear on page 18, column 5. ...

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  28. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 238 words
  29. FLOODS IN MEXICO.

    It is estimated that 400 persons are dead as a result of the floods in Mexico Valley. Many children were among 255 bodies recovered from the wreckage of a church in the village ...

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  30. PROTEST AT POLICE REMOVALS.

    The Mayor (Alderman A. S. McDonald) stated at a meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night that already a sergeant and a constable had been ...

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  31. CLOTHING IN FLAMES.

    Leslie Naunton, 28, of Grove-street, Marrickville, was shockingly burned about the arms, neck, and face when his clothing caught fire in a garage at Pyrmont shortly before ...

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  32. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    In the Privy Council appeal, Paper Sacks Pty., Ltd., v Cowper, Mr. J Whitehead, K.C., opening the respondent's case submitted that the paper bag possessing certain unique ...

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  33. MR. K. LANGFORD SMITH.

    Canon Langford Smith said, in on interview yesterday, that it was difficult to understand why the plain statement of fact about his son, Mr. K. Langford Smith, had been ...

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  34. MISSING TWIN

    Albert Sutcliffe, 14, who left his home at Croydon with his twin brother more than a week ago, was found by police this afternoon in a camp of swagmen near ...

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  35. RABBIT INDUSTRY GROWING.

    Increased prices for pelts have given a considerable impetus to the rabbit industry in the district. The rate at the week-end was 2/6 a lb, and J. R. Moran and Co., at Oberon, ...

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  36. AIR LEAGUE.

    A branch of the Australian Air League was formed at a public meeting last night in the Woollahra Town Hall, presided over by the Mayor (Alderman Hugh Latimer, M.L.C.). ...

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  37. THE PRINCESS ROYAL.

    The condition of the Princess Royal, who, successfully underwent, an operation yesterday for exophthalmic goitre, is so far satisfactory. ...

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  38. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 209 words
  39. UNIVERSITY TEAM WINS DEBATE.

    A debate took place last night between an Illawarra district team (Messrs. H. S. Milne, Wollongong; C. Blaney, Port Kembla; and J. Fitzpatrick, Dapto) and a University team ...

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  40. UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN

    Mrs. Edith Hearn, 40, of Grove-street, Earlwood, was found lying unconscious in Wardell-road, Earlwood, last night. She was suffering from lacerations and contusions. ...

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  41. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £7/1/2[?] an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/11 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. ...

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  42. NEWCASTLE NEWS.

    Mr. H. L. L. O'Neill, Newcastle solicitor, suggested in an address to the Newcastle Business Men's Club to-day that holders of motor car drivers' licences should be re-tested once ...

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  43. THE UNIONS.

    The metal trade group of the Labour Council last night discussed a proposal of the All-Australian Council of Trade Unions that there should be closer unity among unions in the ...

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  44. STROUD SCHOOL JUBILEE.

    Despite unfavourable weather the jubilee celebrations of the Stroud Public School were largely attended. Councillor Abbott, Deputy Shire President, welcomed the visitors. ...

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  45. SEAMAN ILL.

    When the steamer Cornwallis, 5458 tons, on a vovage from Adelaide to Montreal, was off the Victorian coast this afternoon, Bernard Lorallee, 25, a member of the crew, ...

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  46. QUICK POLICE WORK.

    Fifteen minutes after a man was reported missing from his home at Paddington last night, the police found him in a tram at Rose Bay. All they had to work on was a ...

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  47. DAILY AIR SERVICE.

    New England Airways to-day announced plans for a big extension of their services. Beginning on June 16 a service to Townsville will be inaugurated. The flight will ...

    Article : 155 words
  48. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 358 words
  49. DETONATOR ACCIDENT.

    Harold Newton, the son of Constable and Mrs. Newton, of Berrima, had three fingers and the thumb of his left hand blown off when a detonator with which he was playing ...

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  50. RAIN IN THE CITY.

    Heavy rain fell again in Sydney yesterday, particularly in the city area and the northern suburbs. The southern and central tablelands had scattered showers, but otherwise ...

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  51. FOOTBALLERS FINED.

    At the Parkes Police Court this morning Ralph Riley, Parkes football coach, pleaded guilty to a charge of offensive behaviour. Constable Deacon stated that during the ...

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  52. STATE'S EARLY DOCTORS.

    Dr. Keith Brown, in an address at the Parramatta Rotary club's luncheon yesterday, described the difficulties of the State's early doctors. He said that the first doctor at ...

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  53. THE GIB.

    In a paper read before the Royal Society of New South Wales last night, Mr. Edgar Booth described a magnetic survey of 15 square miles of the Mittagong-Bowral district, where ...

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  54. CASUALTIES.

    John Swinburn, 12, of General Holmes Drive, Brighton-le-sands, suffered a fractured pelvis, abrasions to his left hand and knee, and shock yesterday, when he was run over by ...

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  55. GRAFTON'S JACARANDAS.

    Mr. J. H. Curle, author, said here that the country from Grafton to the Queensland border was the most charming part of Australia. He was in Brazil, the home of the jacaranda. ...

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  56. MR. FORGAN SMITH.

    It is most unlikely that the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith) will go to England to represent the State at the final ceremonies of the Royal Jubilee. Some prominen[?] Labour men ...

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  57. DEFINITION OF RELIGION.

    "Religion is right relationship with God through Jesus Christ, leading to right relationship with men," said Mr. J. J. Virgo, addressing a large gathering of men in St. ...

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  58. NEWCASTLE BY-ELECTION.

    The Newcastle divisional returning officer (Mr. H. M. G. Burton) expects to declare the poll in the Newcastle Federal by-election on Friday. Section votes will be counted and ...

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  59. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 19 words
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