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  2. MR. BRUXNER TO LEAVE FOR LONDON.

    The Premier (Mr. Stevens) said last night that the Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) would leave Sydney by the Orama on ...

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  3. PETROL PRICES. MOVE TO PREVENT CUTTING.

    The higher retail prices for petrol of 1/8 a gallon for ordinary grade and 1/9 for super grade will come into force to-day, and strong efforts will be made ...

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  4. ANTHRAX.

    An employee at a wool store at Pyrmont, who handled sheep skins from Condobolin last week, died of anthrax within 24 hours. ...

    Article : 159 words
  5. FILM QUOTA

    The Premier (Mr. Stevens) said last night that rumours that the Government did not intend to enforce the Film Quota Act were without foundation. ...

    Article : 228 words
  6. JAPAN'S NEED OF STEEL.

    The acute shortage of iron and steel in Japan has been aggravated by the decision of Great Britain to admit pig-iron free of duty, and to ...

    Article : 418 words
  7. DANGERS OF OPTIMISM. Is Defence Plan Adequate?

    Mr. Winston Churchill (Conservative), speaking in support of the third reading of the Defence Loans Bill in the House of Commons, expressed ...

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  8. MINE SINKS TANKER.

    Trie Greek tanker Loukia (2143 tons), carrying 3000 tons of oil, struck a mine during a storm at almost the same position on the Spanish coast where ...

    Article : 157 words
  9. BRITISH AIR STRENGTH.

    The Air Estimates amount to £82,500,000, of which £26,000,000 will come from the defence loan. The air force on May 1 will comprise 100 ...

    Article : 216 words
  10. HERO OF 'PLANE RESCUE. Mr. O'Reilly Coming to Sydney.

    Mr. Bernard O'Reilly, who discovered the lost Stinson aeroplano in the Macpherson Range last Sunday, left Brisbane for sydney yesterday, and is ...

    Article : 263 words
  11. SPANISH MOROCCO.

    French official circles dismiss as a complete fabrication the accusation by the leader of the Spanish insurgents (General Franco) that France is trying to provoke disturbances ...

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  12. MORE PEOPLE ON PENSIONS.

    Records made available to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) reveal that the proportion of the Australian population in receipt ...

    Article : 167 words
  13. "REARMAMENT DIRECTED AT GERMANY."

    "German Economy," the Nazi official economic journal, declares that British rearmament is directed against Germany. It defines the aim of German foreign policy ...

    Article : 196 words
  14. AMERICAN STEEL.

    The president of the United States Steel Corporation (Mr. William Irvin) announces advances in the price of steel, ranging from three to eight dollars a ton, to meet ...

    Article : 218 words
  15. MOVE FOR NEW TREATY.

    A Government official announced to-day that, negotiations would shortly be opened for a commercial and navigation treaty between Japan and ...

    Article : 249 words
  16. INCREASE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Petrol prices have been increased by /1 a gallon in New Zealand, except in areas where prices are controlled by the Government and where a similar move is expected. ...

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  17. MR. WESTRAY'S BURIAL.

    The heights of the Lamington Plateau, where the Stinson airliner crashed a fortnight ago, will be the scene to-morrow afternoon of the funeral of Mr. J. K. Westray. He will ...

    Article : 226 words
  18. TAXATION APPEALS.

    Objection to the creation of a uniform taxation appeal tribunal to replace the existing Income Taxation Board of Review was expressed by members of a deputation which ...

    Article : 96 words
  19. CEREMONY TO BE FILMED.

    Film companies have been granted full facilities to photograph the coronation in Westminster Abbey. ...

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  20. SPANISH CONSUL LEAVES.

    Don Pedro de Ygual y Martinez Daban, former Consul-General for Spain, left Sydney yesterday to join the forces of General Franco. Spanish ...

    Article : 366 words
  21. GERMAN BIRTHRATE.

    Official statistics show that 1,290,000 babies were born in Germany last year, 20,000 more than in 1935, and 300,000 more than in 1933. Nevertheless, the authorities are ...

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  22. JAPANESE HONOUR FOR KING AND QUEEN.

    The Emperor has decided to confer the highest decorations of the Japanese Empire upon King George VI. and Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of the coronation. King George will ...

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  23. EMIGRATION.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) stated to-day that certain misconceptions had arisen over statements in the Press attributed to the Prime Minister of Japan in regard to ...

    Article : 252 words
  24. YAMPI SOUND.

    It is most unlikely that the Federal Cabinet, at its meeting in Canberra next week, will take action in regard to exports from Australia of iron ore ...

    Article : 383 words
  25. BUILDING COSTS.

    The Associated Hardware Manufacturers, of New South Wales announced yesterday that from to-day the price list for many building materials would ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. POLICE ORDERED TO SEIZE MONASTERY.

    A force of 250 police has been instructed to capture the Coptic Monastery, near Assuit, where the monks began a "stay-in" strike after some of them had been excommunicated ...

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  27. "CONSUMER DOES NOT CARE."

    "What has struck me most about Australia is that there is no 'consumer interest,'" said Mr. W. D. Euler, Canadian Minister for Trade and Commerce, ...

    Article : 119 words
  28. OFFENSIVE POSTER.

    A poster displayed in Bermondsey (London) depicting the hammer and sickle, the Soviet emblem, superimposed on a crucifix, was the subject of angry exchanges in the ...

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  29. MINE DISPUTES. Free Labour Unlikely in Dudley Mine.

    Developments to-day suggest that the free labour, for which the management of the Dudley colliery has advertised this week, will not be put into the mine. ...

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  30. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS.

    The British Government is putting at Australia's disposal all details of air raid precautions, accompanied by copies of innumerable pamphlets issued to the British public, ...

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  31. WASHAWAYS IN W.A.

    Heavy rains have caused washaways near Karonie, on the Great Western railway line, 68 miles from Kalgoorlie, and the express that was due to arrive at Kalgoorlie at 1.20 ...

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  32. IMPERIAL PROBLEMS.

    The Imperial Conference will probably open on May 14, a few days earlier than originally intended. The decision was reached after ...

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  33. COLLECTOR'S NAME TAKEN.

    An official yesterday took the name of a girl who was collecting money at the corner of Rowe and Pitt streets for the R.S.P.C.A. for "Be Kind to Animals" Week. ...

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  34. NO COMPULSION.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) said tonight that the Commonwealth Government had no intention of re-introducing compulsory military training. ...

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  35. SABOTAGE SUSPECTED.

    The secret service is investigating a case of what appears to be deliberate damage to a service aeroplane at the Midland aircraft establishment. ...

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  36. SOUTH BULLI MINERS.

    Having been idle nearly all this week, as a result of discontent among the clipper boys, work at South Bulli colliery will be resumed on Monday. This decision was reached at a ...

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  37. MR. CURTIN'S VIEWS.

    "There is no more reason for refusing iron ore than any other commodity which might strengthen Japan in her economic organisation," said the leader of the Federal ...

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  38. MUSSOLINI'S LAWS OF HEALTH.

    "I have transformed my organism into an engine constantly supervised and controlled, which runs with absolute regularity," said Signor Mussolini, replying to a journalist, who ...

    Article : 191 words
  39. WATER SCARCE.

    Water is being sold at 12/ for 100 gallons at Tennant Creek, according to Mr. J. McNeil, who arrived at Broken Hill to-day, after having spent six months on the ...

    Article : 88 words
  40. BRITISH BUDGET.

    The Budget for 1937 shows so far an increase in expenditure of £82,000,000, compared with the figure for the comparable period last year. The expenditure totals £619,635,000, exclusive ...

    Article : 119 words
  41. CARRIAGE OF ORE COSTLY.

    Mr. J. W. Scott Fell, managing director of Interstate Steamships, Ltd., said yesterday that the factor which prevented Australian manufacturers of iron and steel from using ...

    Article : 245 words
  42. MR. McCALL'S REPLY TO W.A. MINISTER.

    Mr. W. V. McCall, M.P., yesterday replied to the Minister for Mines in Western Australia (Mr. Munsie), who criticised Mr. McCall's statement on the Yampi Sound position, ...

    Article : 137 words
  43. RAW MATERIALS.

    The report of the League of Nations Secretariat on raw materials does not differ materially from the report of the Royal Institute of International Affairs last year. It ...

    Article : 62 words
  44. MINERS DISMISSED.

    Twenty-three miners have received notice of dismissal at Wongawilli colliery. The executive officers of the Illawarra branch of the Miners' Federation conferred unsuccessfully ...

    Article : 72 words
  45. DELAYED GUNNERY PRACTICE.

    Major J. J. L. McCall, General Staff, Victoria Barracks, said yesterday that the reason for proceeding against two masters of coastal vessels for having come within the ...

    Article : 64 words
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