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  2. BRITISH ARTIST

    Mr. Richard Sickert, painter and etcher, has resigned from the Royal Academy as a protest against the action of the president (Sir William Llewellyn), on behalf of the ...

    Article : 166 words
  3. COSMETICS.

    A woman witness who asked to be known as "Mrs. C." protested to the Industrial Commission yesterday that because of the prominence being given by certain newspapers and ...

    Article : 882 words
  4. CANBERRA NEWS.

    Arrangements have been completed by the Canberra Musical Society for the visit of the State Conservatorium Orchestra to Canberra on July 23, when a concert will be given in the ...

    Article : 204 words
  5. THE PRIMACY.

    The Bishop of Newcastle (the Right Rev. F. De Witt Batty) said in his address at the opening to-day of the third session of the 24th Synod of the Church of England, ...

    Article : 580 words
  6. AIR DEFENCE.

    Having decided to accelerate the completion of additional air defences as a reply to Germany's threat of superiority in the air, the British Government is confronted with the ...

    Article : 303 words
  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Following representations of the deputation which waited upon the Deputy Premier (Mr. Bruxner) during his recent visit to Bingara, two substantial grants have been made to ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. TRAVELLING SCHOLAR.

    MR. E. J. DOBSON. Mr. Dobson, B.A., has been awarded the Wentworth travelling scholarship. A former student of the North Sydney High School, he ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 98 words
  9. AMERICA.

    Mr. Paul W. Litchfield, president of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., and economic adviser to President Roosevelt, addressing the Millions Club yesterday, said that, given a ...

    Article : 526 words
  10. GARAGE ROBBERY.

    Thieves forced a window and gained entrance to Mr. A. Gregory's office at his garage in Bong Bong-street. They took about £4/10/ from the cashbox. Some cheques ...

    Article : 43 words
  11. CLOSING OF POLICE STATIONS.

    At a meeting of the Corowa Chamber of Commerce, a resolution was passed protesting against the closing of the police stations at Balldale, Daysdale, Brocklesby, and Rand. ...

    Article : 66 words
  12. VICTORIAN CONSULS.

    The publicity given to the attitude of Victorian consuls in regard to a special levee held by the Governor (Lord Huntingfield) at Melbourne on May 7 in honour of the King's ...

    Article : 108 words
  13. MAN'S FATAL COLLAPSE.

    On Sunday morning. Leonard Joseph Giles, 30, of Bald Nob, 21 miles from Glen Innes, left home about 8.45 o'clock, and walked across to a relative, Mrs. Fishenden, to whom he ...

    Article : 86 words
  14. AIR FORCE REVIEW

    The King will review the Royal Air Force on July 6. The occasion will be part of the jubilee celebrations and the review will take the double form of an inspection at the ...

    Article : 251 words
  15. COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT.

    At a meeting of the District Developmental League delegates expressed satisfaction with the result of the elections and declared that now a sound country developmental policy ...

    Article : 108 words
  16. EMPIRE RADIO.

    Important additions are to be made to the Empire radio station at Daventry. Two short-wave transmitters of higher power than those now in use will be installed, and new ...

    Article : 278 words
  17. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

    The Minister for Health (Mr. Fitzsimons) has given instructions for the acceptance of a tender for additions to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown. ...

    Article : 56 words
  18. ROMA OILFIELD.

    At Warooby Bore, in the Roma district, which is being put down by Drillers, Ltd., a flow of gas was struck after swabbing this afternoon. The bore had been sunk to a ...

    Article : 110 words
  19. SERIES OF ROBBERIES.

    Within three days three robberies have been committed here. Mr. G. A. Gentle, had £57 stolen from a drawer of a wardrobe, which was apparently opened with a key, and then ...

    Article : 68 words
  20. JURY DISAGREES.

    The jury failed to agree in a case heard at the circuit court at Charleville to-day, when George Philip Ryan, bookmaker, of Charleville, was charged that, on April 6, with ...

    Article : 86 words
  21. URBAN COMMITTEE ELECTION.

    A poll of Tumbarumba urban area electors for two committeemen for the urban committee resulted in Mr. W. F. Gaylard and Mr. J. Mather being elected. The only other ...

    Article : 53 words
  22. FLYING TO LONDON

    Nonchalantly stating they wanted to witness the ceremony of trooping the colours in London on the King's birthday, June 3, Mr. F. D. Herrick and Mr. E. L. Sutro, sheepfarmers, of ...

    Article : 155 words
  23. M.P.'S CAR IN COLLISION.

    When a car, owned by Mr. T. J. Collins, M.P., was returning from Cootamundra, with Mr. Jack Collins driving, it came into collision with a car driven by Mr. C. W. Wallers, ...

    Article : 78 words
  24. LAWN TENNIS.

    The draw for the second round of the Davis Cup is:— South Africa v Poland, Czechoslovakia v Japan, Australia v France, and Germany v ...

    Article : 287 words
  25. BETTER OUTLOOK.

    Addressing members of the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades at Hastings to-day, the president, Mr. W. Westwood, said that there was a much better ...

    Article : 191 words
  26. RETAIL ELECTRICITY.

    Work commenced yesterday on the Monteagle retail supply of the Burrinjuck electricity supply reticulation scheme. The work is being undertaken by Mr. H. M. Coleman, of Sydney, ...

    Article : 102 words
  27. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details appeal on page 26, column 3. ...

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  28. PLUNGE DOWN BANK.

    Mr. A. W. Cutler, of Addison-road, Manly, a representative of Paul and Gray, Ltd., ship chandlers, was killed last night, when his motor car plunged down an embankment on ...

    Article : 128 words
  29. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 247 words
  30. NEWCASTLE SEAT.

    The leader of the State Labour party in the Federal Parliament (Mr. Beasley) spoke in the Central Methodist Mission Hall at Newcastle to-night on behalf of Mr. J. E. ...

    Article : 745 words
  31. RELIEF WORK RECORDS.

    The Wingecarribee Shire Council will engage additional office staff to comply with the requirements of the Department of Labour and Industry in regard to emergency relief works. ...

    Article : 120 words
  32. U.S.A. AIR LINES.

    Passenger and mail aeroplanes of America are to-day carrying twice as much traffic as is flown by the five big air Powers of Europe combined—Britain, Germany, France, ...

    Article : 447 words
  33. FATAL CAR ACCIDENT.

    In returning a verdict of accidental death at the inquest to-day on Mrs. Emma Jane Hudson, 53, of Lennoxton, Vacy, and her son, Henry Keith Hudson, 19, the Maitland ...

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  34. CASUALTIES.

    The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) yesterday found that Frederick William Keera, 47, married, who was caretaker of a building known as Craignish in Macquarie-street, city, was ...

    Article : 688 words
  35. LIQUID GAS EXPLODES.

    A train travelling at 45 miles an hour collided at a level crossing near Tournus with a lorry laden with 300 cylinders of liquid gas, which exploded, blowing the locomotive and ...

    Article : 78 words
  36. METHODISTS.

    When the triennial conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia was resumed at Wesley Church to-day, property transactions of the Church and financial investments ...

    Article : 468 words
  37. MAN FOUND DEAD IN COTTAGE.

    Albert Herrsche, an old resident of Bagotville, was found by neighbours dead in his cottage to-day. He had lived alone and was believed to be more than 80 years of ...

    Article : 75 words
  38. AUSTRALIAN COURTS

    A correspondent, signing "Tennis," writes:— Menzel's silly statements re bad tennis courts to account for his defeats here, are well answered by Fred Perry, English champion, ...

    Article : 135 words
  39. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 239 words
  40. FIRE AT COOMA.

    A fire, the cause of which is unknown, did damage between £300 and £400, to A. Sprey's buildings. Two offices occupied by the district postal inspector were badly damaged, ...

    Article : 107 words
  41. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £7/1/5 an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/8 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day ...

    Article : 420 words
  42. DEATH OF PARISH PRIEST.

    The Rev. Father P. Treacy, parish priest in Gundagai, died in the Wagga Hospital, aged 76 years. He was a native of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and came to ...

    Article : 100 words
  43. LOTTERY DRAWING.

    The principal prizes in the 268th State lottery were drawn at the Australian Hall yesterday by Mr. Leslie H. Winkworth, a city business man. ...

    Article : 106 words
  44. DISEASED BANANA PLANTS.

    "The whole history of the banana-growing industry in Australia emphasises the necessity for strict measures to prevent the spread of bunchy top," said Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., ...

    Article : 127 words
  45. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 330 words
  46. "UNEDUCABILITY."

    When Professor J. B. S. Haldane was at school one of the reports received from a master was: "He is a baffling boy, and I shall be glad to get rid of him." ...

    Article : 184 words
  47. PHAR LAP'S RIDER.

    William Francis Elliott, of Caulfield, the jockey who rode Phar Lap in America, made an application to-day in the County Court, before Judge Magennis, to pay by instalments ...

    Article : 150 words
  48. COLONEL FANNING CUP.

    The Grafton troop of the 15th Light Horse Regiment, under Lieutenant C. S. Harrison, won the Colonel Fanning Cup, competed for at a recent camp at Lismore. It was ...

    Article : 84 words
  49. CAR AND CYCLE IN COLLISION.

    Robert Mudge, 8, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg, an injury to the skull, abrasions to the left knee, and a severe wound under the chin when the cycle he was riding ...

    Article : 89 words
  50. DEATHS OF COUNTRY RESIDENTS.

    The death occurred on Sunday of Mr. Alexander Gellatley Anderson, aged 76 years a member of one of Corowa's oldest pastoral families, Born at Ballarat, he was the second ...

    Article : 208 words
  51. WOLLSTRA.

    "Provided that wool prices, do not soar too high, Australia need not fear wool substitutes," said the chairman of Younghusband, Ltd. (Mr. G. A. W. Stewart) to-day, when speaking ...

    Article : 153 words
  52. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

    Criticism of the standards of history, mathematics, and English at the Auckland University College was expressed by three of the four recently-appointed professors in reports ...

    Article : 91 words
  53. WOUNDING OF A COW.

    In the Windsor Police Court, John Alexander Pead, of Freeman's Reach, pleaded guilty to maliciously and cruelly wounding a cow, the property of Vivian James ...

    Article : 118 words
  54. EXTRADITION CASE.

    The magistrate (Mr. Luxford) decided to-day that if no appeal is lodged within 15 days, William Campbell and Madge Munro are to be extradited to Sydney, there to stand ...

    Article : 52 words
  55. FELLOWSHIP OF AUSTRALIAN WRITERS.

    Mr. John Metcalfe, deputy Principal Librarian, Public Library, who has just returned from a tour of the libraries of England and America, which he made upon the ...

    Article : 54 words
  56. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 19 words
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