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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Verdicts of accidental death were returned by the coroner (Mr. C. Walker) at the inquiry held at Coff's Harbour into the deaths of Thomas Athol Cook and his son, Thomas Roy ...

    Article : 129 words
  3. TICKS IN DOGS.

    Dr. I. C[?]unies Boss, the officer in charge of the McMastcr Animal Health Laboratory, stated yesterday that considerable confusion appeared to exist as to the most efficacious ...

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  4. ALBURY MURDER.

    After weeks of intensive work on one of the most likely clues that detectives engaged on the Albury murder have yet received, a man was detained in a northern town a few ...

    Article : 404 words
  5. GARDEN PARTY.

    It is estimated that 1[?],000 persons attended the public farewell given to the Governor (Sir Philip Game) and Lady Game at the garden party in Government House grounds ...

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  6. JAPAN.

    The chief of the air section of the Communications Ministry (Mr. Tamura) said in an interview to-day that preparations were practically complete for an aeroplane service ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 91 words
  7. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    The quarterly unemployment figures issued by the Government Statistician (Mr. E. T. Mc[?]hee) to-day show that the percentage of unemployment at the middle of November ...

    Article : 583 words
  8. STATE ACCOUNTS.

    The State accounts for the six months ended December 31 show an encouraging improvement in Governmental revenues and in the receipts from business undertakings. ...

    Article : 190 words
  9. TRAPDOOR SPIDER CAUGHT.

    A trapdoor spider was caught by a resident of Newtown i[?] a garden where its hole was noticed beside a baby's perambulator. The spider had a body two inches long and half ...

    Article : 41 words
  10. DUBBO BATHS SCHEME.

    Following the Dubbo Council's decision to erect a modern swimming baths costing £1[?],000, ex-Alderman F. Gilbert, who was defeated at the recent elections, is canvassing ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. CITIZENS' FAREWELL.

    The Town Hall will be thrown open to all citizens who desire to attend the public farewell to Sir Philip Game and Lady Game on Monday night. Cards of admission will ...

    Article : 168 words
  12. CIGARETTE INCIDENT.

    The hearing of the action by W. H. Buchanan, auxiliary fireman, against J. D. Annand, Mayor of Toowoomba, and member of the Legis[?]ative Assembly, for £100 damages ...

    Article : 209 words
  13. COUNCIL RATES.

    A report of the finance committee of the Gulgong Town Council recommends the rating of the town area at a sum equal to the combined general and town improvement ra[?] ...

    Article : 246 words
  14. FAREWELL LEVEE.

    The Governor will hold a farewell levee at Government House on Monday, at 3.45 p.m. In a 'Government Gazette" it is stated that gentlemen who have received cards of private ...

    Article : 210 words
  15. OFFICE TRANSFERS

    Plans for the gradual transfer of the remaining Federal departments from Melbourne to Canberra are being considered by the Minister for the Interior (Mr. T. Paterson). The ...

    Article : 134 words
  16. FINE WOOL.

    Until this year Japan showed little interest in extra superfine merino wools, but at the Launceston sales on Wednesday some of the finest specialty lots were bought for Japan. ...

    Article : 78 words
  17. FRENCH OFFICER.

    The Froge case appears to be developing into a repetition of the Dreyfus affair. During the first hearing of the appeal Ge[?]ssman, one of Captain Froge's principal accusers, ...

    Article : 152 words
  18. CAR COLLIDES WITH POLE.

    Two occupants of a car, which collided with an electric light pole on East Maitland-road early this morning, had remarkable escapes from serious injury. The pole was knocked ...

    Article : 103 words
  19. LOVING CUP

    The staff at Government House yesterday presented Lady Game with a silver loving cup. The private secretary to the Governor (Brigadier-General Anderson) handed over the gift, ...

    Article : 79 words
  20. MORE MOTOR REGISTRATIONS.

    Evidence of returning prosperity is indicated by the increasing number of motor vehicles on the roads in the Wagga district. The number of new registrations of motor vehicles ...

    Article : 142 words
  21. RAILWAY TRAFFIC

    Heavy interstate raliway traffic in connection with the Melbourne centenary was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday by the Railway Department. ...

    Article : 118 words
  22. DEATH OF ALDERMAN SHAKESPEARE.

    Alderman J. H. Shakespeare, who was seriously injured when he was struck by a fall of coal at Cessnock No. 2 colliery on Monday, died in hospital early this morning. He was ...

    Article : 139 words
  23. THE CALL-UP

    A call-up for employment is announced for to-day. Details are published on page 28, column 2. ...

    Article : 19 words
  24. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 246 words
  25. CANADIAN SHIPS.

    The president of the National Association of Marine Engineers (Mr. H. H. McMaster) said to-day that the association was demanding from the Government that the 10 ships ...

    Article : 152 words
  26. ALLEGED BRIBERY.

    Mr. W. S. Kelk stated yesterday that, since the commencement of the year, several complaints of bribery had reached the Bribery and Secret Commissions Prevention League. ...

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  27. HURLED FROM WHEAT STACK.

    Louis Devoy was covering the top of a wheat stack at the railway this morning when a sudden gust of wind caught a sheet of iron he was holding. He was knocked ...

    Article : 48 words
  28. LEAGUE COUNCIL.

    If the thorny problems of the Saar ana Abyssinia are settled without undue difficulty, the League Council will adjourn on January 20. The hope is that the Abyssinian question ...

    Article : 109 words
  29. VICTORIAN FLOODS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  30. GRAFTON VALUATIONS.

    More than 100 rat[?]payers attended a meeting at Grafton to consider the new valuations made by the Valuer-General's Department for the municipality, which have given ...

    Article : 195 words
  31. TANKER'S LONG VOYAGE.

    The tanker Bisca, after nearly 10 weeks at sea, yesterday entered port, bearing on her hull signs of her long voyage. The Bisca left Constantza (Rumania) on ...

    Article : 142 words
  32. "TIM" BANNER

    "Tim" Banner, the former world's professional sprint champion, lodged a challenge to-day to race Eddie Tolan (U.S.A.), the Olympic champion sprinter, over 100 yards, at ...

    Article : 122 words
  33. LINDBERGH BABY.

    When the trial of Bernard Richard Hauptmann, on a charge of murdering Colonel Lindbergh's baby, was resumed to-day, Colonel Breckenridge, Colonel Lindbergh's personal ...

    Article : 108 words
  34. THE UNIONS.

    The secretary of the Australian Railways Union, Mr. J. Chapple, stated yesterday that, following the decision of Judge Drake Brockman to restore, in effect, the 1930 wage margains ...

    Article : 333 words
  35. ABYSSINIA.

    Signor Mussolini received the Aybss[?]nian Minister to-day and insisted that there should be no more procrastination regarding the delimitation of the frontier between Abyssinia ...

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  36. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 words
  37. EXPORT OF FRUIT.

    It is understood that arrangements have been made with shipping companies for the export of about 1,000,000 cases of apples from Victoria, but owing to bad weather conditions ...

    Article : 116 words
  38. ALLEGED SHOOTING.

    At the police court to-day Edward Harold Gannon was charged with inf[?]icting grievous bodily harm on E. J. Hackett, a relief worker. It was alleged by the police that Hackett ...

    Article : 68 words
  39. YOUNG WOMAN

    The body of a male child was found floating in the Yarra on December 22 by a constable. At an inquest into the death of the child to-day, Mary Alice Clara Stevens, single, ...

    Article : 142 words
  40. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £7/1/9½ an [?]unce fine, compared with £7/l/4½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. ...

    Article : 326 words
  41. EMPIRE PRESS UNION.

    The 25th annual meeting of the Empire Press Union was held on the anniversary on the actual day of its foundation. Sir Harry Brittain pointed out that he and Mr. ...

    Article : 105 words
  42. JEWEL THEFT.

    Bowral police are investigating a theft of jewellery at Burradoo. The wife of a wellknown resident has missed several valuable rings, all of which were set with emeralds, ...

    Article : 60 words
  43. CASUALTIES.

    Sylvia Parkinson, 8, of Showground-road, Castle Hill, who was staying with Mr. Copp[?]ewell, in Doncaster-avenue, Kensington, was crossing Anzac-parad[?], Kensington, last night, ...

    Article : 315 words
  44. TRUCK CRASHES INTO TREE.

    The steering rod of a motor truck driven by Co[?]n Hall Smith became disconnected, and the truck crashed into a tree. Cyril Blackett, a Coonamble footballer, was thrown heavily ...

    Article : 66 words
  45. TO-DAY.

    Tivoll Theatre: "The Valkyrie," 7.45. Criterion Theatr[?] "Nice Goings On," 8. Theatre Royal: "V[?]k[?]oria and Her Hussar," 2, 8. ...

    Article : 293 words
  46. CANADIAN WHEAT.

    A deputation of millers waited on the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. J. H. Thomas) in connection with the difficulties due to the big drop in the importation of Canadian ...

    Article : 80 words
  47. CANBERRA NEWS.

    Jean Taris and Emile Poussard, the European swimming and diving champion respectively, have accepted the invitation of the Canberra Swimming Club to take part in a ...

    Article : 186 words
  48. CAR OVER CULVERT.

    When a car skidded and overturned near Dunbible, four persons were injured. The car was driven by Mr. D. G. A[?]man, of Kedron, Brisbane, who was accompanied by Mrs. ...

    Article : 118 words
  49. BELGIAN PIANIST.

    Raymond Lambert, the young Belgian p[?]anist, who is on tour for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, gave his first broadcast recital for 2BL last night. ...

    Article : 102 words
  50. MUSIC AND DANCING.

    During most of the afternoon entertainment was being offered simultaneously in three different parts of Government House and its garden. A series of ballets and pageants ...

    Article : 467 words
  51. DYSENTERY IN JAPAN.

    The authorities in Tokyo, Yokohama, and the Yokosuka navy station are increasingly alarmed at an epidemic of acute dysentery among school-children in the industrial city ...

    Article : 104 words
  52. BLOCKED MAINS.

    The shortage of water in Molong, which has caused considerable anxiety, was explained when the town's main pipe was scraped. Obstructions included a large hammer and a ...

    Article : 48 words
  53. NEWCASTLE NEWS.

    Henry Enoch Sharkey, 65, was found dead at his home at Wakefield, near Fassifern, yesterday. He had apparently died a few days previously. A post-mortem examination ...

    Article : 84 words
  54. FALL INTO BLOWHOLE.

    While climbing over steep rocks near the Blowhole, Woolgoolga, Geoffrey Allan Gourley. aged 12, son of Mr. J. C. Gourley, of Brisbane, fell into the pool about 20 feet ...

    Article : 94 words
  55. LITHGOW UNEMPLOYED.

    Lithgow unemployed have adopted a novel method of ensuring larger attendances at their weekly meetings. At a recent meeting, a recommendation was moved for submission ...

    Article : 90 words
  56. MARY PICKFORD SECURES DIVORCE.

    Mary Pickford has divorced Douglas Fairbanks. [The suit had been pending for more than a year.] ...

    Article : 27 words
  57. IMPERIAL SOLDIERS' REUNION.

    The British Ex-Service Legion of Australia, the Old Contemptibles' Association, and the Ex-Imperial sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League have arranged a reunion of ...

    Article : 53 words
  58. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 18 words
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