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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Concern was expressed at a meeting of the Nambucca Shire Council at the failure of the Main Roads Department to reply to letters referring to dangerous culverts on the Pacific ...

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  3. TENNIS AMATEURS.

    The Lawn Tennis Association has endoiscd the [?]ovakian proposal to delete the section of the international rule which prohibits amateurs from profiting by making film action ...

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  4. STATE FUNERAL.

    A State funeral will take place to-morrow, when the remains will be cremated at Rookwood. It had not been decided last night whether the funeral would be in the morning ...

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  5. WOMAN'S DEATH.

    The City Coronel (Mr Oram) after an inquity yesterday into the death of Maud Joel, 38. who died on January 1 as the result of [?] knife wound received at the Hotel ...

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  6. THE NEW STAR

    Since December 13, astronomers and others in the northern hem[?]sphere have been much interested in the appeal ance of a so-called new star of exceptional brilliance. The ...

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  7. THE OPERA.

    The brilliant performance of "Tristan and [?]solde" at the Tivoli Theatre last night, had an intensely exciting effect on the audience. The applause which had greeted the first ...

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  8. LATE MAORI CHIEF.

    MITA TAUPOPOKI, paramount chief of the Arawa tribe and a well-known Rotorua personality. Mita died on Monday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. MR. LANG.

    Mr. J. T. Lang, leader of the State Labour party, speaking at a social gathering a[?] Daceyville Garden Theatre last night, said he was not going to say anything about the ...

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  10. CAR STRIKES STANDARD.

    A car which was being driven from Mallanganee to L[?]smore crashed into an electric light standard at a street intersection. The passengers had narrow escapes from serious ...

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  11. CONDUCT OF WINE SALOON.

    When Henry Steele, wine saloon licensee, was fined £3 at the Dubbo Police Court for allowing drunkenness on his premises, his solicitor (Mr. G. F. C. Griffin) alleged that ...

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  12. TUNING-IN.

    An interesting automatics robot appliance has been developed by Amalgamated Wireless (A/asla), Ltd,, and is being used'in Sydney and Melbourne in the receipt of wireless ...

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  13. CHINA AND WOOL.

    Colonel S. T. Chiu, who was Chief of Staff to General Tsa[?], in charge of the military defence of Shanghai, in the war between Japan and China, has been on a visit to ...

    Article : 126 words
  14. WYANGALA DAM.

    After nearly seven years of construction work, the Wyangala dam, on the Lachlan River, will be completed towards the end of March, at less than the estimated cast of ...

    Article : 110 words
  15. LINDBERGH BABY.

    When the trial of Bernard Richard Hauptmann on a charge of the murder of Colonel Lindberg's baby was continued to-day further evidence was given by the ...

    Article : 250 words
  16. WORKS IN GRAFTON DISTRICT.

    The South Grafton Municipal Council has decided to accept the Unemployment Relief Council's oller of a loan of £1100 for the constiuction of swimming baths in the river, ...

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  17. GOLDFIELDS DISPUTE.

    A definite move towards the settlement of the dispute between the companies and the men in the gold-mining industry in Western Australia was made at a mass meeting of the ...

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  18. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    The "Daily Telegraph" understands that there is a like[?]ood of Lord Belper, president of Nottinghamshire Cricket Club, succeeding Lord Cromer as president of the M.C.C. ...

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  19. NEW CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

    At a largely attended meeting of Morre residents, it was decided to form a new Caledonian Society and that liabilities of the old committee should be taken over. ...

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  20. SHARK MENACE.

    The Mayor of Manly (Alderman Cross), [?] a mayoral minute to last night's council meeting, stated that he considered the time had arrived when the recommendations of ...

    Article : 156 words
  21. SHOTS FIRED.

    Several shots were fired on Monday night [?]n Horsley-road, Milperra, following a bombardment of stone on the roof of a house occup[?]ed by Jack Klopfer. Four windows ...

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  22. BITTEN BY TRAPDOOR SPIDER.

    While William Osborne, town curator, was working in the gardens of the Narooma police buildings, he was bitten on a thumb by a trapdoor spider. Constable Bowden rendered ...

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  23. IRAQ PIPELINE

    A fleet of aeroplanes, specially chartered for the occasion, flew to Kirkuk from Bagdad for the official opening of the pipeline from the Iraq oilfields. ...

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  24. ALL RATES COLLECTED.

    The Upper Hunter Shire Council again reports that all the rates have been collected for 1934. Since the inception of local government, £276,000 has been levied by the shire ...

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  25. TELEVISION.

    The committee appointed by the Postmaster-General (Sir Kingsley Wood; to consider the development of television, and advise him under what conditions any public service ...

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  26. THE CALL-UP

    A call-up for employment is announced today. Details are published on page 24, column 3. ...

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  27. SEARCH FOR OIL.

    The Commonwealth Oil Refineries, Ltd., proposes to undertake a comprehensive search for oil in all suitable areas throughout Australia. ...

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  28. VERDICT OF SUICIDE.

    At the inquest on Henry Morrell, who was found hanging in a shed at his home in Lithgow, Frederick Morrell, a son, said his father had been greatly depressed because his ...

    Article : 58 words
  29. CITY RAILWAY.

    The Railway Commissioners have been considering for some time a scheme to make additional shunting accommodation for trains a[?] St. James' underground railway station. ...

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  30. MARCELLA SEMBRICH.

    The death has occurred, at the age of 76, of the famous Polish opera star, who retired in 1916. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  31. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 211 words
  32. CAR AND BICYCLE COLLIDE.

    A motor car and a bicycle, on which two boys were riding, collided at the intersection of Baylis and Tompson streets this afternoon. Neville Elphick, 11 years, was riding ...

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  33. A LONG SET.

    W. T. Tilden and H. E. Vine beat G. Lott and L. Stoefen, 29-31, 6-3, 6-4, in a match here. The first set is probably the longest ever played in first-class tennis among ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. TROUT PLENTIFUL.

    A party which has returned from Barrington Tops reports that trout are plentiful, all streams being heavily stocked. Two days' fishing yielded 172 trout of good average size, ...

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  35. SHIPBUILDING.

    Britain, with 596,834 tons, continued to lead shipbuilding countries in the amount of tonnage under construction during the quarter ended December 31, according to Lloyd's ...

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  36. FARMER BADLY BURNT.

    Leonard McConnan, 22, was badly burnt on his father's farm at Beckom, three miles from Ardlethan, yesterday, when a lamp exploded, and his clothers caught alight ...

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  37. TENDERS CALLED

    The Premier of Queensland (Mr. Forgan Smith) announced to-day that tenders for the construction of the Kangaroo Point bridge over the Brisbane River would be called ...

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  38. FATAL KICK BY HORSE.

    Whilst Dugald Fraser, 37, was catching his horse at Terranora, near Tweed Heads, last night, he was kicked in the chest and seriously injured internally. He was conveyed ...

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  39. GROUNDING OF CANONBAR.

    Following an inquiry into the grounding of the steamer Canonbar on December 13 last, off the Queensland coast, three miles from Blackwater Creek, the Marine Board decided ...

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  40. WOY WOY WATER SUPPLY.

    The Government's offer of £42,000 for a domestic water scheme for Woy Woy, Ettalong Beach, and Ocean Beach, has placed the council in a dilemma. The council, which ...

    Article : 123 words
  41. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 240 words
  42. HAMMONDVILLE.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) promised Canon Hammond yesterday that he would provide additional accommodation at the Hammondville school by January ...

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  43. THE UNIONS.

    The Plasterers' Union has decided to appoint delegates to inquire into the proposed formation of one big union in the building [?]ndustry. ...

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  44. RATIONALISATION PLAN.

    Leading representatives of l8 countries took part in a discussion at a preliminary meeting of the International Shipping Conference which opened to-day in London under the ...

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  45. CASUALTIES.

    Michael Kelly, 9, of George-street, Rose Bay, was riding on the running-board of a car in the street near his home yesterday, when his head struck a post while the vehicle ...

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  46. TALLAROOK MURDER.

    Charles Jeffery Jones, 25, labourer, of Tallarook, who has been charged with the murder of James Albert Ross, 22, carpenter, also of Tallarook, on January 11, was brought before ...

    Article : 155 words
  47. SHEEP KILLED ON ROADS.

    The Junee branch of the Graziers' Association is perturbed at the mortality among sheep caused by motorists on country roads. It has approved the following resolution for ...

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  48. AIR MAIL.

    This week's air mail from London will not arrive at Darwin until to-morrow. The local agents have been informed that it is running a day late. ...

    Article : 138 words
  49. SWIMMING.

    The annual championships carnival between the Australian universities was concluded at Manly last night, when Sydney retained the men's premiership and Melbourne the women's At this close of ...

    Article : 573 words
  50. LONG BICYCLE JOURNEY.

    After a journey of more than 1500 miles by bicycle, R. J. Ball, a 19-year-old South Australian, has arrived in Brisbane in search of work. ...

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  51. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Road accidents in Britain in 1934 numbered 204,800, an increase of 13,018 compared with the previous year. The number of persons killed was 7273, compared with 7202 in 1933, ...

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  52. MINISTER'S REPLY TO HOSPITAL.

    "It is no business of your board from whom I receive communications," stated the Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver), in a letter to the hospital board, which had asked him the ...

    Article : 85 words
  53. TO-DAY.

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  54. WOUNDED CONSTABLE.

    All the resources of the Police Department were used to-day in the search for the men who shot and seriously wounded Constable J. Simpson, 30, of Auburn, late yesterday. ...

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  55. WOMAN SHOT.

    Mrs. J. W. Plant, of Willow Grove, Exeter, was accidentally shot in the back by a youth with a pea-rifle, yesterday evening. The boy, who is a resident of Bundanoon, ...

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  56. GRANT FOR AERODROME.

    A grant of £1000 is to be made available by the Federal Unemployment Relief Council to improve the Cessnock aerodrome site, to comply with the requirements of the Civ[?] ...

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  57. FREE ANIMAL CLINIC.

    An animal clinic was opened yesterday on the fourth floor of the premises of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd. Mr. B. A. McV[?]chan, a veterinary surgeon, has been [?]ged by the ...

    Article : 79 words
  58. ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT COINS.

    Les[?]ie John Morton, 27, and Christopher Smith, 21, were committed for trial from the Newcastle Police Court on charges of uttering counterfeit coins, and of having counterfeit ...

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  59. LEGACY CLUB.

    On account of the alterations that are being made to the Queen Victoria Buildings, the Sydney Legacy Club has moved to new clubrooms on the fifth floor of Messrs. Nock and ...

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  60. DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

    After a steamer journey across Lake Wakatipu this morning, the Duke of Gloucester motored from Queenstown to Mount Cook Hermitage, where he arrived last night, ...

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  61. BLIND INSTITUTE.

    The Premier (Mr. Stevens) yesterday paid a visit to the Sydney Industrial Blind Institute. He said subsequently that he was much ...

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  62. PATROL OFFICER'S DEATH.

    Patrol Officer Bird died here to-day of acute [?]mia. ...

    Article : 22 words
  63. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of Subur[?]an Picture Theatres will be fouund in the Amusement Advertising Colu[?]. ...

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