A Geelong woman who bought a secretaire at an auction sale for £7/10/ recently discovered in a secret drawer uncut diamonds valued at ...
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Article : 901 wordsThe water supply in the metropolitan area, and in the Wollongong and Sutherland districts, is now secure even if the drought continues. Even ...
Article : 580 words[?] Air Mail. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 80 wordsGood rains fell yesterday in several districts where rain was badly needed, but there was fine weather over the greater part of the State. ...
Article : 443 wordsThe freighter Forthbank, which reached Sydney from New Orleans yesterday, brought a consignment of 15 specially bred giant frogs, which will be used for the breeding of frogs ...
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Article : 246 wordsIn the presence of Lord Hartington, Permanent Under-Secretary for the Dominions, and representatives of 10 other Empire Parliaments, the Governor (Sir Winston Dugan) ...
Article : 130 words"To-day China, is a new nation," said Dr. C. J. Pao, newly-appointed Consul-General for China, who arrived in Sydney by the Tanda yesterday. ...
Article : 413 wordsInquiries in well-informed quarters in London indicate that the current forecasts of an early and satisfactory conclusion of the discussions now ...
Article : 275 wordsCinesound Productions, Ltd., has obtained from a London publisher the rights to a novel by Gurney Slade, called "Lovers and Luggers." The story deals with pearling. It will be ...
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Article : 327 wordsAt a meeting of the State centenary air race committee this afternoon the following results of the Brisbane-Adelaide air race were decided: ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 242 wordsThe diverse activities of Australian trade publicity in the United Kingdom are illustrated by the latest fort[?]y report of the director of publicity (Mr. A. E. Hyland). ...
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Article : 65 wordsAwards in the centenary car rally are as follow:- A. G. Melrose, who drove an Austin Seven from Perth, 171.4 points. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 270 wordsThe body of James Joseph Fitzwilliam, or West-street, Darlinghurst, was found floating in the harbour at Farm Cove yesterday. There were no marks of violence and death had ...
Article : 200 wordsMrs. Alice Dorothy Dewar, of Karabroo[?] avenue, Windsor, applied to Mr. Stapleton, P.M., in the Malvern Court to-day for an order calling upon her husband, Lieutenant ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Stevens) and the Attorney-General (Mr. Manning) entertained officers of the State Parliamentary staff at a Christmas party in Parliament House ...
Article : 122 wordsAs a result of the decision of the House of Representatives to impeach President Gomez for his opposition to the Sugar Tax Bill, the Senate met as a Court of Justice, ...
Article : 79 wordsA section of the Press, discussing the arrest of Madame Linder and Michael Rosenfeld, talks of another Stavisky affair. Action was taken following suspicions aroused in the mind of a ...
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Article : 286 wordsA South Australian centenary programme, including speeches by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent from London and by the Premier (Mr. Butler) from Adelaide, will be ...
Article : 113 wordsWilliam Bryan, 46, a miner, of Blackhill, near Minmi, was found dead yesterday on the pit top of a small mine in the Minmi district, at which he was employed. He had ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Prime Minister of Turkey (General Ismet Inonu) opened in Angora, the capital, the first sports stadium in Turkey, which has cost £650,000. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 285 wordsUnusual incidents occurred at the Tamworth Greyhound Club's meeting last night. After three races had been run a severe thunderstorm broke over the ground. An ...
Article : 109 wordsTo consider the best method of spending £8000 which has been allocated for the improvement of the Parliamentary buildings, a sub-committee of Cabinet will meet early in ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Italian authorities in Abyssinia have executed the two sons of Ras Kassa, who is now residing in England with the exiled Emperor (Haill Sellassie). ...
Article : 68 wordsIn the Police Court yesterday, William Bayne, 34, wrestler, was committed for trial on a charge that on November 10 he unlawfully did grievous bodily harm to Leon Le ...
Article : 109 wordsA blind girl, Mercy Griffin, who is a pupil of Brisbane State High School, has secured outstanding success in the senior public examination. She obtained four "A" passes and ...
Article : 108 wordsOne of the new army bombing aeroplanes built at a cost of 100,000 dollars (£ Australian 25,000), crashed at Hempstead (Texas), and two of the crew of three were slightly injured. ...
Article : 61 wordsMrs. Parker, of New Hampshire (U.S.A.), mother of the late Mira Dimina, whose real name was Madeleine Parker, arrived in Adelaide to-day to visit the grave of her daughter, ...
Article : 57 wordsAfter having written a pathetic note of farewell a man named John Miller, formerly of Adelaide, who had no fixed abode in Melbourne, shot himself dead in a second-hand ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Secretary of Labour (Mr. Perkins) announced to-day that there had been an increase of 1,100,000 in the number of workers in private industry in November, compared ...
Article : 80 wordsThe "Asahi Shimbun" understands that an eleventh-hour compromise with Australia is likely as a result of Japan yielding to some extent and agreeing to a certain increase in ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. C. H. Briggs, director of Queensland Newspaper Pty. and formerly manager of the Brisbane "Courier," died in Brisbane late to-night. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. Savage) will broadcast a special christmas greeting from the Dominion to Australia to-morrow afternoon. The message will be ...
Article : 39 wordsThe next payment of invalid and old-age pensions falls due on December 31, but in view of the New Year holidays it has been arranged to pay on Wednesday and Thursday next. ...
Article : 37 wordsProgrammes of Suburban and Country Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertisement Columns. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 24 Dec 1936, Page 10
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