Storms deluged Sydney at the weekend and occurred in other parts of the State, mainly in coastal districts and the northern tablelands, bringing ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 210 wordsWith the usual formal speech of one sentence, the Emperor opened the seventieth session of the Diet. It was the Emperor's first official appearance ...
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Article : 162 wordsWhen Mr. W. D. Charlton, a Singapore Civil servant, who arrived in Darwin to-day by the Qantas 'plane, returns to his home at Singapore a few days hence, he will have ...
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Article : 184 wordsR[?]inald Phillips, 78, of Victoria-street, Waverley, was fatally injured when he fell from a moving tram near the Randwick racecourse on Saturday. ...
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Article : 267 wordsMr. Charles Lucas, promoter of the boxing contests on the Sydney Sports Ground, is believed to be endeavouring to arrange a contest between Ambrose Palmer, light-heavy and ...
Article : 101 wordsAn earthquake shook the island of Nijlma. One person was killed, two are missing, and ten have been injured. Five hundred houses were damaged, Experts here state that the ...
Article : 61 wordsMass production of refrigerators and airconditioning plant will be undertaken by Carrier-Australasia, Ltd., as a result of investigations made by the managing director. ...
Article : 214 wordsMainly as a result of the good riding of W. Rogers, Victoria defeated England in a teams' match at the Empire Speedway, Olympic Park, on Saturday. Rogers won his three heats, and ...
Article : 136 wordsBy a curious irony of circumstance, the premises of the world-famous Christmas card manufacturers, Raphael Tuck, were destroyed by fire on Christmas Day. The London fire ...
Article : 293 wordsAt an impressive parade of 4000 Scouts, representatives of every State of the Commonwealth, as well as five countries overseas, the Governor (Sir Winston Dugan) this afternoon ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 207 wordsCanberra had one of the quietest Christmases on record, from the point of view of tourist traffic. Wet weather is thought to have kept at home many would-be travellers ...
Article : 121 wordsJohn Henry Knight, 28, of Bendigo, was killed and 12 others were injured in an accident near Woodend on Saturday, when two motor cycles and a motor truck were involved ...
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Article : 76 wordsMervyn ("Curly") Anderson, of Toowoomba, one of the most prominent motor cyclists in Australia, has had his leg amputated above the ankle in the Toowoomba Hospital because ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 28 Dec 1936, Page 8
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