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  2. LIFE OUTBACK.

    "The whole Northern Territory, from Wave Hill station to Darwin, looks like a wheatfield," said Mr. G. Strofeidt, a Postal Department official, who arrived by the air mail ...

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  3. THE THEATRES.

    His Majesty's Theatre was booked out for the performance of "The Flying Dutchman" to-night, when Florence Austral made her last appearance. Tremendous applause marked the ...

    Article : 71 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A mean theft was discovered adter a car accident at a street intersection, in which Mrs. A. R. Wilson, of Lyndhurst, was injured. When the car in which she was a passenger ...

    Article : 68 words
  5. SALES TAX BILLS.

    The Federal Ministery decided to-night to introduce an amendment in the House of Representatives to the bills dealing with sales tax on second hand goods to meet the wishes ...

    Article : 323 words
  6. IRISH FREE STATE.

    In a fighting speech on the Citizenship Bill during the final stages in the Senate, Mr. De Velera denied that the treaty signed in 1921 was a treaty of peace. He wished it ...

    Article : 351 words
  7. NIGHT FLYING.

    A spectacular display of night flying was given by two Wapiti 'planes from the Richmond aerodrome above the Greenhills and Glenfield military areas, near Liverpool, last ...

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  8. WOMAN'S DEATH.

    More evidence was given at the City Coroner's Court yesterday when the inquest on Eileen Verna Smith, 20, a commercial artist, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital on March ...

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  9. INSURANCE OFFICERS' PRESIDENT.

    At the annual meeting of the insurance Officers' Association, Mr. Sydney Smith was re-elected general president for the 17th year in succession. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. MUNICIPAL SALEYARDS.

    The Casino Council has decided to establish a municipally controlled pig and calf saleyards adjoining the railway station at South Casino. The Deputy Railway ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. OSCAR DENES' DEBUT.

    In "Viktoria and her Hussar," produced at His Majesty's Theatre to-night, Oscar Denes, whose Continental and London reputation in the sume comedy-drama preceded him, made ...

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  12. DEEP-SEA PORT PROPOSAL.

    wnen a letter from the Richmond River Development League asking for support for the proposal for a deep-sea port to be established at Ballina wa before the Casino ...

    Article : 106 words
  13. VICTORIAN TRANSPORT.

    The State Cabinet appointed to-day the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bassru) and Mr. Bailey, Honorary Minister as a sub-committee to draft an amending bill to the Transport ...

    Article : 192 words
  14. AUCKLAND CHURCH

    At midnight a fire in St. Mark's Anglican Church, Remuera, extensively damaged the chancel and sanctuary and destroyed the organ, valued at more than £3000. Much ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. TWO SCHOOLS TO REOPEN.

    During a visit to Walla Vale School by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), and Mr. Ball, M.L.A., the Minister promised a deputation that he would have teachers sent ...

    Article : 54 words
  16. MR. R. D. WILSON.

    Mr. R. D. Wilson. B.Sc.Agr., has been appointed Walter and Eliza Hall Research Fellow in Agriculture. Mr. Wilson, who is a member of the staff ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  17. VICTORIAN C.P.

    Mr. R. R. Skeat (Redcliffs) was elected chief president of the United Country party at the annual conference at Ballarat to-day, gaining a clear-cut victory over the other ...

    Article : 81 words
  18. APPEALS SUCCEED

    In the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court, Walter Wallace, 72, appealed against a conviction at Warren for using insulting words to Constable Hilder, he having been fined ...

    Article : 97 words
  19. TWELVE LUGGERS

    Twelve luggers of the pearling fleet, which was scattered by a willy willy near Broome last week, are still unaccounted for. It is known that 38 Asiatics have lost their lives, ...

    Article : 334 words
  20. STRATHMORE.

    Barrow is en fete To-day for the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York for the launching of the P. and O. liner Strathmore, the largest and fastest mail ...

    Article : 372 words
  21. SETTLED.

    The Central Unemployment Committee and the Trades Hall Council to-day accepted the settlement of the sustenance workers' strike offered by the Dunstan Ministry. The ...

    Article : 124 words
  22. LAWN TENNIS.

    Mr. Wallis Myers, in an editorial in the "Lawn Tennis Almanack," referring to the agitation for open tournaments, says:—"A man who wants to top the first ten can achieve ...

    Article : 146 words
  23. VETERAN POSTAL OFFICIAL.

    After 46 years' continuous service at Gulgong post-office, where he entered the service on leaving school. Mr. F. W. Heard has been appointed postmaster. He is the deputy mayor ...

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  24. AIR MAIL PASSENGERS.

    Major Hereward De Havilland, of the De Havilland Company, England was a passenger by the Qantas air mail to-day. He is returning to England after a business trip to ...

    Article : 87 words
  25. GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR ROADS.

    A vast improvement to the Tweed district roads is promised by the allocation to the Tweed Shire Council of £3500 for the construction of 45 concrete crossings. The sum ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. MEMORIAL TO ARCHDEACON.

    The parishloners of St. John's Church of England have decided to erect a memorial to the late Archdeacon Barry Brown, who for 40 years was rector of the church. The ...

    Article : 46 words
  27. FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE.

    At the Ryde court yesterday, Percy Norman Noonan 34, was charged with false pretences. It was alleged that Noonan described himself as a footpath contractor, and sold a ...

    Article : 108 words
  28. MAN'S SUICIDE IN CELL

    Alexander Valentine Harris, 49, who boarded the R.M S. Otranto in Sydney, and was arrested at Tilbury on a charge of having an irregular passport, hanged himself by a ...

    Article : 94 words
  29. 16,267,082 ACRES

    Within the last three years, 16,267,082 acres of land which has been reclaimed from prickly pear as a result of the work of the cactoblastis insect have been made available for settlement ...

    Article : 67 words
  30. BULL GORES MAN TO DEATH.

    An inquest was held to-day into the death of Daniel Connell. 67, a Scotsman employed on E. J. Kirkwood's farm at Dullah. In evidence, it was stated that Kirkwood, who was ...

    Article : 84 words
  31. VICTORIAN CLAIMS.

    Two claims for £249 each in respect of a racehorse which it was alleged, was killed by electricity last year, were made against the State Electricity Commissison in the County ...

    Article : 232 words
  32. FIRE DESTROYS HOMESTEAD.

    A fire occurred at 11.30 a.m. to-day at the homestead of Goodyer's Estate. Baan Baa. The homestead was destroyed. Adjoining outbuildings were saved. Sparks set alight to ...

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  33. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details appear on page 22 columns 5 and 6. ...

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  34. SENATOR COLLINGS

    The Federal Parliamentary Labour party to-day selected Senator Collings (Q.) to be the leader of the party in the Senate from July 1 next, when Sentaor Barnes (Vic.), the present ...

    Article : 114 words
  35. MR. LEBBEUS HORDERN

    The "Daily Express" says: "When Mr. Lehbeus Hordern awakened in his London flat to-day he automatically became a millionaire, receiving two fortunes on attaining his ...

    Article : 91 words
  36. COMPANY'S SHARES.

    Following the report by the geological adviser to the Commonwealth (Dr. W. G. Woolnough on the Arnheim Land Gold Development Company, N. L.'s, mine at Yemelba, ...

    Article : 89 words
  37. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 258 words
  38. NEW AIR SERVICE.

    The Monospar monoplane, of Air lines, Ltd., arrived here yesterday to inaugurate a service between Nyngan and Sydney. Mr. W. Kingsford Smith and Mr. T. E. Perry, manager ...

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  39. MR. ANDREW MELLON.

    The hearing of the protest by Mr. Andrew Mellon, a former Secretary of the Treasury, against the Federal Government's assessment of 3,089.000 dollars on his 1931 income ...

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  40. MR. AND MRS. LYONS.

    The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) and Mrs. Lyons will be the guests of the King and Queen at Windsor Castle to-morrow night. ...

    Article : 72 words
  41. FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY.

    At a meeting of the State executive of the Federal Labour party last night Alderman W. C. Dyer and Mr. N. Taylor were selected and endorsed as the party's candidates for ...

    Article : 95 words
  42. FATHER AND SON.

    Mr. Nicholas McBurney and Mr. John George McBurney have maintained a continuity of service as aldermen at Cabramatta since 1892. Mr. N. McBurney was elected to ...

    Article : 272 words
  43. NEW CHEESE FACTORY.

    The official opening ceremony of the Rockleigh cheese factory on the property of Mr. James Ainsworth, of Broken Head was performed by the Mayor of Ballina (Alderman ...

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  44. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.

    Herbert Reid, dairyman, of William-street, Bankstown, in the Balmain Small Debts Court Yesterday, claimed £30 damages from Arthur George McNally, motor driver, of ...

    Article : 362 words
  45. RUNAWAY MOTOR CAR.

    When Mr. E. Carroll cranked his car, which he had left standing outside the Globe Theatre he did not know that it was in gear, The car moved off at a fast pace. Mr. ...

    Article : 87 words
  46. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £7/4/3 an ounce compared with £7/5/7½ Yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day ...

    Article : 499 words
  47. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 words
  48. CASUALTIES.

    Hairy Stewart Walkei, 6, of Elizabeth-street, Waterloo, was knocked down by a motor lorry near his home yestarday and suffered a fracture of the right thigh and head wounds. ...

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  49. JUDGE'S WARNING.

    Judge Barton, at the Dubbo Quarter Sesions this week, sentenced Leslie John Mathes, 26, to 12 months' imprisonment for false pretences, concerning a cheque for £16/15/ ...

    Article : 147 words
  50. MT. EVEREST.

    The "Daily Telegraph" says: "The Mt. Everest committee has received the consent of the Tibetan Government for another expedition. The committee invited Mr. Hugh ...

    Article : 110 words
  51. AUCTIONEER'S DEATH.

    At Burwood yesterday the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) conducted an inquiry into the death of George Bambury, 70, auctioneer and stock and station ...

    Article : 116 words
  52. HAWKESBURY CONFERENCE.

    At the quarterly conference of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Districts Federation of Progress and Kindred Associations held at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, ...

    Article : 86 words
  53. NEWCASTLE NEWS.

    Three men were injured when a motor car struck a telegraph pole in Maitland-road Wickham, shortly before 2 a.m. to-day. John Durle, 37, of Union-street, Junction, suffered ...

    Article : 126 words
  54. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 296 words
  55. SPANISH POLITICS.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Madrid says: "President Zamora has given the Prime Minister (M. Lerroux) a decree for closing the Cortes for a month, during which ...

    Article : 108 words
  56. MAN ATTACKED.

    Late to-night, F. L. Logan, aged about 40, of South Richmond, staggered to W. P. Eadie's garage in Richmond. He was bleeding from a cut on the head. ...

    Article : 73 words
  57. DEATH OF FORMER SHOW RIDER.

    The death has occured at South Woy Woy, at the age of 78, of Mrs. Eliza Frances Laurence, who, in her youth, was a well-known rider in all country shows from Parramatta ...

    Article : 86 words
  58. TRUCK CAPSIZES.

    Max Payne, 21, of Box Hill, was fatally injured to-day when a motor truck which he was driving left the road between Ferntree Gully and Upwey, and after falling 15 feet down ...

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  59. TOURING CAR CAPSIZES.

    A touring car overturned near Lower Ta[?]cutta last night. There were four passengers in the car, but only one was injured. She was Miss P. Bear, who was admitted to Wagga ...

    Article : 105 words
  60. FINGER-PRINTS LAST 30 YEARS.

    Interesting facts about fingerprints were mentioned during the hearing at London Sessions recently of a case in which a man was charged with shop-breaking, says the ...

    Article : 143 words
  61. ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION.

    The display arranged by Dangar, Gedye, and Co., Ltd., at the Electrical and Radio Exhibition in the Town Hall was awarded yesterday the "Radio and Electrical Merchant" Cup, ...

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  62. U.S. MUNITIONS INQUIRY.

    Evidence thal a friend of Mr. James Roosevelt the Picsidents son, interceded at the White House for naval shipbuilding jobs for a ceitaln construction firm in Maine was given ...

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  63. BRISBANE MUSIC COUNCIL.

    A Brisbane Music Council is to be established to advance music and co-ordinate the activities of various organisations throughout the State. An annual music festival will be ...

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  64. ADELAIDE TRAMWAYS.

    Despite an increase in revenue of almost £10,000, the 56th half-yearly report of the Municipal Tramway Trust shows a debit for the half-year ended January 31 of £2373. ...

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  65. PREMATURE EXPLOSION.

    Norman William Ingram had a remarkable escape yestarday, when a pramature expolsion occured in a quarry near Collingullie, 12 miles from Wagga. His injuries consisted of severe ...

    Article : 54 words
  66. LATE SPORTING.

    New South Wales Lands Department cricketer defeated a team from the Queensland Lands Department to-day by 45 runs on the first innings, Scores:— New South Wales, 171 (Randall 53, Hyndmann 41); ...

    Article : 46 words
  67. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

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