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  2. S.P. BETTING LAW.

    In less than six months, Queensland has, in the opinion of officials, achieved what was once regarded as the impossible—the suppression by ...

    Article : 625 words
  3. AIR MAIL TO RABAUL.

    A decision by a Federal Cabinet sub-committee to-day to accept the tender of W. R. Carpenter and Co., of Sydney, for the re-subsidised New Guinea ...

    Article : 234 words
  4. DRASTIC MOVE.

    The County Council yesterday, in an effort to overcome the money lending and starting-price betting evil, unanimously decided to take immediate ...

    Article : 736 words
  5. CHARITIES.

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey), who is head of the department which administers charities, stated for publication yesterday that one application ...

    Article : 470 words
  6. FUTURE OF RABAUL.

    A section of the refugees at Kokopo is showing considerable hostility to the proposal by the Administrator of the Mandated Territory ( ...

    Article : 410 words
  7. GOLD PRICE.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon), replying to a series of questions in the House of Commons, said that no change was contemplated ...

    Article : 395 words
  8. CANADA AND THE EMPIRE.

    Since the opening of discussions on foreign affairs at the Imperial Conference, the Canadian Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) has adopted the attitude that Canada is safe under the wing of the United States, and the rest of the Empire can ...

    Article : 175 words
  9. COMPANY'S PLANS.

    The chairman and managing director of W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., (Sir Walter Carpenter) said last night that the company expected to be able to begin the service at the ...

    Article : 113 words
  10. ONLY "PIOUS RESOLUTIONS."

    These resolutions, it is understood, provided for Empire unity on certain questions, including support of the League of Nations, and a resolve that ...

    Article : 787 words
  11. SECOND-HAND PLANT.

    In a letter to the Bankstown Council which was read at a special meeting of the council last night the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) ...

    Article : 267 words
  12. VOLCANIC ACTIVITY CEASES.

    Brigadier-General McNicoll, in a radio message received in Canberra to-day[?] stated that both volcanoes were apparently dead this morning, and the copra ship Polzella, of 4750 ...

    Article : 414 words
  13. JEAN HARLOW.

    Jean Harlow, film actress, died to-day. Miss Harlow had been taken to hospital suffering from trouble which followed an ...

    Article : 438 words
  14. OVERSEA TRADE.

    As a result of an improvement of Australia's trade position during April, the excess of exports over imports increased for the 10 months to April 30, ...

    Article : 160 words
  15. ROAD ACCIDENTS.

    The Deputy Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) stated yesterday that 43 persons were killed in road accidents throughout the State during May, bringing the total ...

    Article : 257 words
  16. JURY DISCHARGED

    At the request of the foreman, a jury was discharged in a case at the Quarter Sessions yesterday by Judge Betts before a verdict had been reached. ...

    Article : 300 words
  17. SUBSIDISED SHIPS FOR PACIFIC.

    Despite further reports categorically declaring that the Imperial Conference has decided to recommend the construction of two liners to compete with ...

    Article : 563 words
  18. GELIGNITE UNDER BED.

    An attempt on the life of a Sicilian cane farmer, Mario Grasso, and his wife on Sunday night was frustrated by the accidental discovery of a fuse ...

    Article : 129 words
  19. NATIONAL INSURANCE

    The probability of the inclusion of a scheme of national insurance, with adequate safeguards, in the Federal Government's policy, was mentioned by the Federal Minister for ...

    Article : 173 words
  20. "RETURN NOT FAIR."

    Sir Walter Carpenter, who is chairman and managing director of W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., said last night that it had been decided to keep staffs at Kokopo until it was ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. LIME KILN MYSTERY.

    Police at Marulan are puzzled by an explosion which occurred last Thursday night at lime kims operated by Marulan Lime, Ltd., six miles from the township. ...

    Article : 109 words
  22. ITALIAN NAVAL REVIEW.

    The German Minister for War (FieldMarshal von Blomberg) spent 8½ hours with Signor Mussolini aboard the Italian flagship, Duca d'Aosta, yesterday, watching a naval ...

    Article : 129 words
  23. MR. HEFFRON, M.L.A.

    An unexpected development occurred at the last meeting of Maroubra Bay branch of the State Labour party, when Mr. Heffron, M.L.A., member for Botany, was refused a ...

    Article : 198 words
  24. CONVICTED MAN

    One of two men who had been convicted at the Criminal Court to-day interceded for his companion. "I am sorry," he said, "that this man is to ...

    Article : 162 words
  25. "COURTING TROUBLE."

    "After what I have seen of stricken Rabaul, and knowing the feelings of the people, I can only say that it would be courting trouble to attempt to re-establish the settlement," ...

    Article : 399 words
  26. PROBLEM OF NATIONALITY.

    The retention by Australians and New Zealanders of their status as British subjects will be recognised in a report which will be issued by the ...

    Article : 461 words
  27. IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.

    Imperial Airways recently celebrated their 1000th flight from England on Empire air routes. To commemorate the event, they have printed special envelopes, some of which ...

    Article : 165 words
  28. BOMB EXPLOSION.

    A terrific bomb explosion occurred at Cardwell early this morning in the cafe of J. Chrisohos, near the raliway station. It wrecked the front portion of the shop, blew a hole in one ...

    Article : 111 words
  29. DUKE OF WINDSOR.

    Newsreel pictures of the Duke of Windsor's wedding, which the film industry in Britain agreed to ban, are being shown in the Irish Free State. ...

    Article : 81 words
  30. RADIO BEACONS

    The steamer Port Bowen, which left London on May 28, is carrying to New Zealand the equipment necessary to establish three radio beacons for the guidance of shipping ...

    Article : 167 words
  31. TIGER SHARK.

    A large tiger shark was captured by Messrs. "Ted"' and "Wally" Johnson and "Ben" Hall while schnapper fishing 10 miles out from Tweed Heads yesterday. ...

    Article : 146 words
  32. ATLANTIC "HOP."

    Mrs. Earhart Putnam, who is attempting to fly round the world from Miami (Florida), crossed the Atlantic in 12 hours 22 minutes yesterday. ...

    Article : 148 words
  33. INCREASED SPENDING

    Although the production of the first 800,000 Crown pieces occupied only a few weeks, the transfer of the minting plant to this work resulted in a notable shortage of coppers and ...

    Article : 131 words
  34. STEAMER ON ROCKS.

    After riding at anchor all night on Monday outside of Portland (Vic.) Harbour, during dense fog, the coastal steamer Wannon, 567 tons, ran aground on a reef in the ...

    Article : 87 words
  35. NO FILM YET IN AUSTRALIA.

    The Minister for Customs (Mr. White) said to-night that he would prefer not to comment on the question of the admittance to Australia of a film of the wedding of the Duke ...

    Article : 93 words
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