In payments completed this week, the Federal Treasury has distributed among the States £700,500 as the first instalment of the £4,000,000 Federal grant to the wheat ...
Article : 277 wordsCouncillor H. McKinnon has tendered his resignation from the Woodburn Shire Council as the result of a threat of ouster proceedings by ex-Councillor J. T. Olive on the ground ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Premier and Minister for Works (Mr. Stevens), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, announced the first of the country water and sewerage schemes under the arrangement ...
Article : 1,410 wordsThe electricity committee of the City Council will oppose the proposal of the Government that a county council should control the City Council electricity department. ...
Article : 371 wordsNotts County Cricket Club will be given a further opportunity to clarify its position regarding direct attack bowling, as the result of a full meeting of the Advisory County ...
Article : 520 wordsThe Reno Theatre, at Hurstville, was crowded last night, when the Premier (Mr. Stevens) made a short speech on Government policy. Mr. Stevens, who was accompanied ...
Article : 520 wordsThe annual conference of the Methodist Church was officially opened in the Lyceum last night. The Rev. Silas Bembrick, retiring president, presided, and delivered his official ...
Article : 435 wordsAt the Dubbo Police Court, the magistrate rejected an application by William John Fiannery, a retired prospector, to hold a pistol licence for a presentation pistol. Flannery ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. Francis J. Moy, of Newcastle, has been appointed meat inspector for the Grafton and South Grafton municipalities. ...
Article : 30 wordsAn unoccupied weatherboard cottage at Bedgerabong was destroyed by fire. Nobody had been living in the cottage for more than two months. It had recently been secured by W. ...
Article : 73 wordsAn eleven-ton extension gas main which had to be transported from the Mascot works to the Port Kembla works of the Australian Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., was an awkward ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Caragabel Farmers qand Settlers' Association has decided to ask the Government for monetary assistance for farmers who suffered reductions in their wheat yields owing ...
Article : 87 wordsMrs. George Reynolds trod on a black spake, about, four feet long. The snake made its escape. Several snakes have been seen this year in the heart of the residential area. ...
Article : 38 wordsA timbergetter named Moffitt was severely crushed by a log yesterday afternoon. He was admitted to hospital in a serious condition, and an urgent operation was performed. ...
Article : 33 wordsQuick action by the signalman on duty at South Head and by the crew of the pilot steamer Captain Cook prevented a launch, on which were four men, being driven on the rocks. ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Rev. Silas Bembrick, in his retiring address as president of the New South Wales Methodist Conference, delivered last night, spoke of "a general looseness in the ...
Article : 514 wordsA fire occurred at 11.30 last night in the bulk store of Western Stores and Edgley's, Ltd. The contents were destroyed. The store adjoins the main building, which is one of the ...
Article : 88 wordsAt the Tivoli Theatre to night the opera season will come to an end with a performance of "Tristan and Isolde." Whatever the future of Sir Benjamin ...
Article : 860 wordsThe engine of the Batlow-Tumut train was derailed and overturned yesterday afternoon about 10 miles from Tumut. The accident occurred when the train was ...
Article : 159 wordsIn moving the second leading of the Mining (Amendment) Bill in the Legislative Council, the Honorary Minister (Mr. J. Ryan) said the main object of the measure was to facilitate ...
Article : 349 wordsA motor car and a motor cycle collided last night in Church-street. Norman Coulthard of Balgownie, who was riding the motor cycle, suffered a fracture of the skull, and was taken ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. Wallis Myers, reviewing his Australian tour in an article in the "Daily Telegraph." expresses the opinion that Australia has more young players of championship mettle than ...
Article : 367 wordsFlorence Mariett. of Meerschaum Vale, near Lismore, died in the Mullumbimby Hospital last night from a bite from a snake, on the previous evening at Brunswick Heads. She ...
Article : 72 wordsWhile working with a gang of emergency relief workers, nine miles from Dubbo, Thomas Bartley, 50, was struck on an arm with a pick. The ambulance brought him to a Dubbo ...
Article : 44 wordsWomen are taking a leading part in big game fishing here. Yesterday, Mrs. Roy Smith, of Yass, had a battle with a swordfish lasting two hours 20 minutes, the fish being several ...
Article : 88 wordsThe death occurred at a late, hour tonight of Sir John Grice, a prominent member of Melbourne's business community. Sir John Grice, who was in his 85th year, had ...
Article : 118 wordsA call-up for employment is announced for to-day. Detaile appear on page 16, column 6. ...
Article : 19 wordsWhen F. Godfrey, of Brawlin, was going out last night to shoot a hawk, his son, Clarence, aged 14, loaded the gun in both barrels and handed it to him. Godfrey was watching the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 243 wordsMr. Eugene Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation giving evidence before the Senate Munitions Committes to-day, condemned the demands of returned soldiers for ...
Article : 128 wordsAt Tamworth Quarter Sessions to-day Jack Swan, 30, was sentenced to two year's imprisonment, on a charge of breaking and entering with intent to steal from the Vacu[?] ...
Article : 205 wordsHeavy rain, accompanied in some instances by wind of gale force, has been experienced in North Queensland. More than eight inches of rain fell at Tully for the 24 hours ended ...
Article : 165 wordsA Japanese whaling fleet, which is homeward bound after spending two months in the Antarctic called at Fremantle last night to take in stores. The fleet comprises the refining ...
Article : 194 wordsThe financial editor of the "Evening Standard" says: "Many sections of the Stock Exchange are definitely 'bearish,' and stock prices are going beyond the normal seasonal decline. ...
Article : 128 wordsCyril Richards, Madge Elliott, and Frank Leighton, the principals in "High Jinks," were involved in a motor car accident this afternoon. The party had left His Majesty's ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 243 wordsThe diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says: "The Soviet Government has issued a formal invitation to a British Minister to visit Moscow to discuss the Anglo-French ...
Article : 123 wordsWhen Reginald Woolley, 15, whose home [?] at Taree, and who is a pupil at the Hurlston[?] Agricultural High School, Glenfield, was swimming in a water-hole at Casula, yesterday, [?] ...
Article : 244 wordsThree suicides were repored to the Adelaide police to-day. Thus four suicides and one attempted suicide have occurred during the heat wave of the last three days. ...
Article : 160 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Inverell District Hospital Board a letter was read from Mr. Weaver, former Minister for Health, asking whether the board still desired him to ...
Article : 109 wordsHerr Egon Kisch, the Czechoslovakian novelist, who arrived in Melbourne to-day, said he hoped to travel by motor car to-night to Adelaide to join the Moldavia to-morrow. If ...
Article : 196 wordsThe King and Queen were loudly cheered as they passed through villages on their drive to Eastbourne, where they intend to stay for the next few weeks. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Fakir of Alingarh, known as the "Mad Fakir," who is a notorious raider on the northwest frontier, is again causing trouble, necessitating action by British and Indian troops, ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Commissioners of the British Treasury have reappointed Sir George May to be chairman and Sir Sidney Chapman and Sir Allan Powell to be members of the Import Duties ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 wordsThe death of an aboriginal Ernest Taylor, 53, who died in the Urunga Settlement on Sunday night, is being investigated by the police. It is feared that he was poisoned. ...
Article : 75 wordsSenior Detective Lynch was walking [?] city street yesterday, when he saw a [?] whose appearance seemed to tally with the description of a man which was circulated by ...
Article : 85 wordsMr. Alfred Hill's opera, "Auster," will be presented by Sir Benjamin Fuller's company in Melbourne on March 21. As "Auster" occupies only about an hour and a half, it ...
Article : 168 wordsA 17-year-old patient from the Rabbit Island mental asylum, who had escaped from a warder at Brooklyn, was recaptured early yesterday morning. He was suffering considerably ...
Article : 156 wordsThe House of Lords to-day agreed to a motion moved by the Minister for War (Lord Hailsham) that a committee of three lords. Viscount Goschen, the Marquis of Lothian, and ...
Article : 126 wordsHeat wave conditions continued to-day, and for the fourth successive day the temperatura exceeded 100 degrees, the maximum being 102,7 at 1 p.m. Prospects are ...
Article : 41 wordsFlank George Trotman, 64, liftman, of Collingword, was crushed to death between the lift and a side of the lift-well in Chelford House, Flinders-lane, to-day. ...
Article : 83 wordsTin Hat Day will be observed on March 15. Martin-place will be the centre of interest. Mr. W. C. Vandenbergh, who will direct operations appeals for contributions ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Welsh community of Sydney will celebrate the day of their patron saint, David. tomorrow. Community singing between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. will be partly in Welsh. ...
Article : 56 wordsProgrammes of Suburban Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertising Columns. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 28 Feb 1935, Page 10
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