One man was killed and two were injured in a huge landslide this afternoon on the Great Ocean Road, three miles west of Lorne. ...
Article : 170 wordsThe debate in the Senate on the Roosevelt Administration's new Neutrality Bill will be opened at noon to-day. ...
Article : 261 wordsAn analysis of the number and tonnage of merchant ships sunk in the first month nf sea warfare provides striking proof of the effectiveness of the British ...
Article : 755 wordsThrongs of holidaymakers took advantage of the perfect holiday weather yesterday to enjoy the day on the beaches and all the popular coastal resorts were thronged. Left; Sunbathers in the shelter of a wall at Bondi. Right: Fishing from the beach at Dee Why. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 49 wordsAbout 500 enrolments were made at Sydney drill halls yesterday for the two garrison battalions of ex-soldiers between 40 and 50, which are being ...
Article : 790 wordsMr. Sheridan, S.M., warned David Christianson, 46, at the Newcastle Police Court to-day, that it was only the fact that he had a wife and 13 children which saved him from being ...
Article : 170 wordsHorse thieves have been active in England since the outbreak of war, a favourite method of thieves being to pose as Government officials. ...
Article : 134 wordsAn impression of a country "ripe for defeat" was brought back by a neutral traveller through Germany who has just returned to France, according to a ...
Article : 423 wordsA proclamation issued yesterday directed that, with certain exceptions, all male British subjects within Great Britain on October 1, between the ages ...
Article : 296 wordsHerr Hitler is expected to lead a triumphal entry into Warsaw tomorrow, according to a report from Copenhagen. ...
Article : 270 wordsJapanese reconnaissance units report that the Chinese have abandoned Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, on the Hankow-Canton railway. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 165 wordsA special platform of sleepers will have to be laid in Cook's River so that the salvage of the Douglas airliner, Pengana, can be completed. The fuselage will be towed ...
Article : 98 wordsThe German trade delegation to Hungary is reported to be demanding n increase of all food exports, especially of pigs, for the relief of the dire shortage of fats and meats ...
Article : 73 wordsThe police have been notified that the Attorney-General has declined to file a bill against Joseph Arthur Andrews, who was recently committed for trial at the Coroner's ...
Article : 51 wordsHeir Ernst Thaelmann, leader of the former German Communist Party, and other Communists have been released from concentration camps in Germany, ...
Article : 172 wordsA call-up for employment is announced today. Details appear on page 14. column 6. ...
Article : 17 wordsMr. Walter G. Crane, managing director of G. E. Crane and Sons Pty., Ltd., died suddenly on Sunday, aged 83 years. Mr. Crane was one of the founders of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 156 wordsCommanding officers for all units of the 6th Division (the new A.I.F.), which is being recruited to serve at home or abroad, will be announced within 10 days Discussion of the ...
Article : 187 wordsAs a preliminary to the reorganisation of the Ministry of Information, and the decentralisation of news sources, moves which are believed to be imminent, the chief regional ...
Article : 222 wordsThe Greek Premier, General Metaxas, announces the imposition of new taxes affecting the richer classes, to meet exceptional needs, due to the International situation. ...
Article : 36 wordsDr. Burckhardt, the former High Commissioner for the League of Nations in Danzig, has arrived in London, and had an interview with the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 229 wordsWhen 87 seamen from two British ships again appeared in the police court to-day, charged with having been absent from duty, it was announced that fresh instructions had ...
Article : 63 wordsCornsacks will be a first charge against farmers' wheat following a decision reached at a conference to-day between the Minister for Commerce, Senator McLeay, and the ...
Article : 245 wordsThe annual conference of the Employers' Federation of Australia was opened here today. Delegates are attending from all States. In his opening address, the Australian ...
Article : 65 wordsThe death occurred at a private hospital at Marrickville yesterday of Mr. Thomas Raw, formerly chief engineer of the Public Works Department, at the age of 77 years. ...
Article : 156 wordsHerr Hitler's book. "Mein Kampf," will no longer be issued by German libraries, for fear of offending Russia, according to a report in the London "Daily Herald." ...
Article : 90 wordsDifficulties in exportirg the surplus of the Australian apple and pear crop were discussed at a conference to-day, which was attended by the Minister for Commerce, Senator McLeay. ...
Article : 135 wordsJ. Snow (N.S.W.), who won the 150 miles car road race at Bathurst yesterday, photographed in his Delahaye after the event. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 26 wordsThe South African Government is converting a 1940 5 per cent, local loan of £15,000,000 in order to provide for defence requirements and the construction of strategic roads, ...
Article : 53 wordsMr. Percy Ewington, who was widely known in Sydney business circles, died at his home at Wylde Street, Potts Point on Sunday. He was 62, Born in Sydney, Mr. Ewington was ...
Article : 147 wordsTheatre Royal: "Switzerland Ice Show," 8. Minerva Theatre: "I Killed the Count." 8.15. Tivoli Theatre: George Robey. 2.30. 8. Victory Theatre: "The Forgotten Woman." "Man ...
Article : 277 wordsThe National Parks Service announces that aerial bombardment of the flow of volcanic lava is effective in stopping the movement of the lava. An examination of 20 craters ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Danish Ambassador in London has been ordered to protest against the dropping of leaflets in Denmark. The leaflets, which were in German, dealt ...
Article : 51 wordsThe chairman of the Commonwealth Dried Fruits Export Control Board, Mr. W. C. F. Thomas, said to-night that total shipments of dried fruits to Britain before September 7— ...
Article : 98 wordsItaly's maize crop is being nationally pooled at a price of 24/6 a quintal, with the exception of requirements for seed. ...
Article : 32 wordsJohn Daniel Salter, 19, of Cook Street, Marrickville, was killed last night when he was thrown from his motor cycle at the intersection of Liverpool Road and Long Street, ...
Article : 87 wordsMr. Christian Raith, whose death, at the age of 79, occurred in a private hospital at Lewisham on sunday, was one of the oldest members of the baking trade in Sydney. He ...
Article : 111 wordsForeign exchange rates to-day included:— New York, 4.03 dollars to the pound; Paris. 176½ francs to the pound: Amsterdam. 7.49 to 7.57 florins to the pound. ...
Article : 105 wordsPolice early this morning were investigating a report that a bookmaker's bag bearing the name of J. McGrath and containing about £300 had been stolen about 1.30 a.m. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Bank of England has fixed the price of gold at £8/8/, and has appointed six firms to act as its agents. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe United Charities Fund will hold its annual Rose Day appeal in the city and suburbs next Friday. A carnival will be held in Martin Place, where stalls will be set up. ...
Article : 78 wordsWalter John Wheatley, 52, of Hospital Bay, Woy Woy, fell from the railway wharf last night, struck his head on a plank, and dropped into the water. Although he was almost ...
Article : 65 wordsMr. Cecil Tonking, brother of the Chief Secretary, Mr. A. U. Tonking, died on Saturday. The late Mr. Tonking was for many years ...
Article : 47 wordsPolice investigations into the finding of the remains of two adults and four children in a zinc bath on a river bank at Sy[?]ton, Leicestershire, have revealed no evidence of foul ...
Article : 42 wordsProgrammes of Suburban and Country Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement advertisement Section. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 3 Oct 1939, Page 10
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