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  2. WORLD CHANGES.

    Mrs. E. C. Carter, wife of the general secretary of the Institute of Pacific Relations, addressing members of the Arts Club at luncheon yesterday, said that the Great War ...

    Article : 357 words
  3. PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES.

    "Of all the privileges we enjoy... there is none, perhaps for which we ought to be more thankful than for the easier access to books," says Lord Avebury, in his essay "On the ...

    Article : 1,236 words
  4. TARIFF BOARD.

    During the Tariff Board's inquiry to-day into the necessity for the existing rates of duty on manufacturing stationery, a witness said that left-over stocks of Christmas cards ...

    Article : 336 words
  5. AIR MAILS.

    The first official aerial post in England started on Saturday, September 9, 1911, when letters were conveyed from Hendon aerodrome to Windsor by aeroplane. The pilot, Mr. ...

    Article : 659 words
  6. ST. PETER'S.

    A sparrow, startled by the rector of St. Peter's, Cook's River, the Rev. F. Hugh Horden, yesterday afternoon flew out of a dark gaping hole, which vandals, in an attempt to ...

    Article : 1,345 words
  7. ANOTHER RIVER

    On April [?] last the little town of Mulwala, on the north bank of the Murray, 448 miles south-west from Sydney, sprang suddenly into prominence. All roads led to the easy-going ...

    Article : 1,702 words
  8. MERCHANT SEAMEN.

    It may be permissible to give a few more facts in reply to inquirers who have asked for further data in support of the contention that members of the Australian Mercantile Marine ...

    Article : 1,636 words
  9. OLD SYDNEIANS.

    The annual dinner of the Old Sydneians' Union, which was held at the Royal Automobile Club last night, was a notable success, there being a distinguished gathering of ...

    Article : 502 words
  10. KOGARAH STEAM TRAMS.

    Mr. J. C. Ross, M.L.A., at a meeting at Kogarah on Wednesday night said that the Kogarah-Sans Souci tram service would not be electrified, and that trolly buses would be ...

    Article : 367 words
  11. CROPS IN NEW GUINEA.

    Mr. D. Hore-Lacy, a New Guinea planter, who arrived in Sydney from Rabaul by the Neptuna yesterday, said that planters in New Guinea had turned to the cultivation of crops, ...

    Article : 127 words
  12. THE UNIONS.

    The building trade unions have been asked to consider a draft constitution for the appointment of district committees in the building industry. The committees are intended ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. OBITUARY.

    The announcement of the tragic death of Mr. James Walker, general president of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, was received with expressions of deepest ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 554 words
  14. EXAMINATIONS.

    In view of the pending changes in the secondary school examination system, let me outline the procedure in English secondary schools, in some of which I taught for a short ...

    Article : 855 words
  15. LABOUR ALDERMEN

    The Mayor (Alderman A. S. Henry) and a number of aldermen from the Erskineville Council paid a fraternal visit to Glebe Council last night. ...

    Article : 117 words
  16. BROADCAST CONCERTOS.

    Two concertos appeared on the programme broadcast through Station 2FC last night by the A.B.C. Chamber Orchestra. The first was the G Major Violin Sonata by Mozart, ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. THE SUBURBS.

    A proposal has been submitted by a private firm to the Sutherland Shire Council for a lease of the Cronulla beach bathing area, for the construction of a shark-proof enclosure, ...

    Article : 143 words
  18. MELBOURNE TRIAL.

    During the trial to-day of David McDonald Brown, 20, who has been charged with having robbed Alan James Lindsay of £1725, the property of the Bank of Australasia, ...

    Article : 276 words
  19. AUSTRALIAN RULES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 322 words
  20. KURNELL.

    A winter afternoon can be well spent at Kurnell, the historic landing place of Captain James Cook, the intrepid seaman, to whom all Australia owes such a deep and enduring ...

    Article : 563 words
  21. COUNCILLORS' PROTEST.

    Sutherland Shire councillors expressed indignation at the last council meeting at the attitude of the Federal Government in not being represented at the farewell last ...

    Article : 122 words
  22. MISS MINNA WEIDELE.

    The first of a series of six song recitals by Miss Minna Weidele, contralto, was given last night to an enthusiastic audience at the Conservatorium. Miss Weidele was assisted by ...

    Article : 210 words
  23. CYCLING.

    [?]. Rogers, one of the strongest unpaced track riders in the State, and Grant Pye, the brilliant sprinter, have been matched to ride three heats at Lidcombe Oval at the meeting this week-end. They ...

    Article : 180 words
  24. MARTIN-PLACE.

    Agents representing important financial concerns have been negotiating with the City Council for the purchase of vacant blocks in Martin-place between Phillip-street and ...

    Article : 78 words
  25. CASUALTIES.

    William Henry Nelson, 35, of Holdsworthstreet, Newtown, was found seriously ill last night at the foot of steps near Macdonaldtown railway station. It was believed that he fell ...

    Article : 210 words
  26. BY-ELECTION CANDIDATE

    The Labour party has chosen Mr. T. H. McCombs, son of the late Mr. James McCombs and the late Mrs. E. R. McCombs, as its candidate for Lyttelton by-election, rendered ...

    Article : 129 words
  27. HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE.

    Mr. E. Cheel, curator of the national herbarium, in a paper read to the Horticultural Association at the Assembly Hall last night, said that interest in the higher arts of ...

    Article : 107 words
  28. THEFT SUSPECTED.

    Police-Inspector M. J. McMahon left to-day for Burra to inquire into the suspected theft of rich gold specimen, said to contain about 200 ounces, valued at £1600, from the ...

    Article : 93 words
  29. TANDEM RACING.

    The revival of tandem racing is interesting, and has added a welcome variety to the events at the League of Wheelmen's regular week-end meeting at Lidcombe Oval. At one time, tandems appeared ...

    Article : 170 words
  30. SYDNEY-HOBART MAIL

    A contract for a regular mail service between Sydney and Hobart, which is being provided by Huddart, Parker, Ltd., has now been approved by the Federal Executive Council. ...

    Article : 88 words
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