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  2. ELECTION IN SEPTEMBER.

    A decision to announce to Parliament the Ministry's intention to arrange for an early appeal to the people was reached by the Federal Cabinet about 6 o'clock last night. The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) declined to discuss the matter, but it is ...

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  3. MISS HARTIGAN

    Miss Joan Hartigan, the Australian champion, entered the semi-finals of the women's singles at Wimbledon, when she defeated Miss Scriven (Britain) in the quarter-final round to-day. Miss Hartigan lost the first set, but won the next two; the last at 6-1. ...

    Article : 158 words
  4. BROADCASTING.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced to-night that the Cabinet had decided to appoint Mr. W. J. Cleary chairman of the Australian ...

    Article : 52 words
  5. MAN SHOT.

    George Healey, 44, was shot in the side early this morning while he was in bed at his home at Kemp's Creek, a small farming and woodcutting settlement on the Mulgoa-road, 11 ...

    Article : 234 words
  6. GERMAN PLOT.

    An official communique published in Berlin announces that the "purge" of rebel clements was completed last night, and that no further action in that direction will be ...

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  7. GOSTWYCK.

    The Duke of Gloucester, during his tour of New South Wales, will spend a day or two at Gostwyck Station, near Armidale. ...

    Article : 841 words
  8. "IMPORTANT WORK."

    Interviewed last night, Mr. Cleary was invited to indicate the broad principles of his policy, but he said he wculd defer any such statement until he had had an opportunity ...

    Article : 442 words
  9. PREPARATIONS BEGUN.

    Instructions have already been given for the printing of the electoral rolls in the ordinary routine of preparation. Difficulties that might have arisen over the fact that the ...

    Article : 1,476 words
  10. DRIVING RALLIES.

    The match between Miss Hartigan and Miss Ecriven from the beginning was marked by long driving rallies from the base-lines, both failing to follow up good openings at the net. ...

    Article : 258 words
  11. RURAL DEBTS.

    As negotiations are still proceeding, the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), it is understood, is not yet ready to make a statement on the proposed rural debt adjustment plan, but the ...

    Article : 664 words
  12. RESULTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 317 words
  13. MONDAY'S PLAY.

    The representative of the Australian Press Association says: The weather was oppressive when the Wimbledon quarter-finals were played yesterday. There were no surprises. ...

    Article : 668 words
  14. RAIN IN THE WEST.

    Light rain fell in the far western division of New South Wales yesterday, and indications point to more showers to-day. Some moderate falls were reported yesterday ...

    Article : 343 words
  15. FRANCIS X. SHIELDS.

    The outstanding performance of the quarterfinals of the "All England" championship was that of F. X. Shields, Opposed to H. W. Austin, and down two sets to love, he won the next ...

    Article : 493 words
  16. RURAL BANK.

    The Commissioners of the Rural Bank announced yesterday that they were reducing interest rates to their borrowers to a maximum of 4¾ per cent. The decision will affect more ...

    Article : 185 words
  17. GOLD-MINING.

    The Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday said that legislation dealing with gold-mining companies would be introduced shortly. ...

    Article : 217 words
  18. STEAMER IN GALE.

    During a terrific storm in mid-ocean the steamer Tongariro had to be hove to for more than four hours while the crew poured oil overboard in an endeavour to keep down the ...

    Article : 375 words
  19. ARMED MEN.

    Turee men held up two raliway officials at South Kensington railway station to-night and stole a small sum of money. A shot was fired by one of the men, all of whom were ...

    Article : 175 words
  20. OVERSEA TRADE.

    A further small increase in Australia's favourable trade balance is revealed in the returns of oversea trade for the eleven months of the 1933-34 financial year, released to-day ...

    Article : 242 words
  21. UNTOUCHABLES.

    Although the Sanatanists, a militant section of orthodox Hindus, who are opposed to Gandhi's campaign for the emancipation of the untouchable classes, strongly dissociate ...

    Article : 293 words
  22. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    The Government intends to take action to see that the spirit of the Preference to Returned Soldiers Act is more widely observed. The Premier (Mr. Stevens) outlined the ...

    Article : 169 words
  23. MEAT TRADE.

    The "Daily Telegraph" states, with regard to the resumption of the conference on the question of meat imports into Britain between the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. J. H. ...

    Article : 275 words
  24. SUBSIDY

    The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Walter Runciman) announced in the House of Commons that the Government had decided to grant cargo tramps for one year only ...

    Article : 104 words
  25. HEAVY SNOWFALLS.

    The severe storm in the south during the past few days has travelled northward and wintry conditions of exceptional severity are being experienred throughout Marlborough ...

    Article : 232 words
  26. CITY ROBBERY.

    The darling theft in Hunter-street on Saturday night, when a business man was robbed of £98 by a man who escaped in a motor car, presented a baffling problem to the police. ...

    Article : 224 words
  27. EARTH TREMORS

    Earth tremors, which commenced late on Tuesday night in the Bathurst and Orange districts, were experienced again at intervals yesterday. Many houses were shaken and ...

    Article : 157 words
  28. MERINO SHEEP

    Mr. M. S. Mackinnon, who for 10 years has been manager of a station owned by the Southern Argentine Land Company, on arrival in Sydney by the Makura yesterday, said that ...

    Article : 117 words
  29. NETTING OF PRAWNS

    The State Government issued a proclamation yesterday prohibiting the use of prawn nets of every description in the whole of the tldeal waters of Port Jackson. ...

    Article : 117 words
  30. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The July series of London wool sales opened to-day. Prices showed a decline, ranging from 15 to 20 per cent. compared with the prices ...

    Article : 88 words
  31. ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

    The Polish brothers, Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz, have arrived in Warsaw after a flight from New York, via Harbour Grace (Newfoundland). They were forced to land ...

    Article : 51 words
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