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  2. TURKISH SOLDIERS.

    A fine appreciation of the Turkish soldier is contained in a letter made available to-day by the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons). The letter was written by an Australian, Mr. ...

    Article : 683 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. W. A. Black, the coroner, held an inquiry into the death on Monday of Arthur Davis, 54, a returhed sailor. He found that Davis died from a self-inflicted bullet wound ...

    Article : 43 words
  4. THIRD TEST MATCH.

    The English selectors are still undecided concerning the choice of the team to play against Australia in the third test match, commencing at Manchester on Friday. James Langridge has withdrawn from the players invited, and another spin bowler may be asked to attend at Old Trafford. ...

    Article : 124 words
  5. MADAME CURIE.

    The death is announced of Madame Curie, the discoverer of radium. ...

    Article : 26 words
  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Federal Government's tariff-making powers are restricted by a bill amending the Customs Tariff Act, which was passed through all stages in the House of Representatives ...

    Article : 1,424 words
  7. SHIPPING.

    The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Walter Runciman) announced in the House of Commons to-day that the Government had decided to ask the House to grant to ...

    Article : 698 words
  8. CIVIC FUNERAL.

    The remains of the late Alderman T. A. Miller, formerly Mayor of Kempsey, were accorded a civic funeral, which was attended by people from all parts of the Macleay and ...

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  9. REMARKABLE WOMAN.

    Madame Marie Curie was one of the most remarkable women of her generation. Of her it was said that she was great, not only because of her contribution to science, but because of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 668 words
  10. COUNCIL VACANCIES.

    The municipal council decided to recommend to the Minister for Local Government the appointment of Messrs. G. L. Burgess and A. B. Carmichael to fill the two vacancies on ...

    Article : 68 words
  11. THEFT CHARGES.

    At the Tumbarumba Police Court, Henry Thomas Pearse, 27, mechanic, was charged with having broken into the premises of L. G. Roth and Co., and stolen £8/10/, a gold ring, ...

    Article : 112 words
  12. SELECTORS' IDEAS.

    The Australians are approaching the third teal with quiet confidence, so far untroubled by the uncertainty caused by illness and injury in the week preceding the Lord's test. ...

    Article : 588 words
  13. PIGEONS DROP DEAD.

    Serious allegations of the destruction of valuable pigeons by poisoning have been made. Homing, pigeons strayed from the air route land at Wagga and perch on the town ...

    Article : 78 words
  14. LINESMAN'S FALL.

    Richard Deane, a telephone linesman of Milton, was disconnecting electric wires s[?] of Wandandian, on the Prince's Highway [?] way when the pole to which he was lashed ...

    Article : 61 words
  15. THE SENATE.

    The Senate passed a motion moved by the leader of the Government (Sir George Pearce), expressing regret at the recent death of Mr. David Morley Charleston, a member of the ...

    Article : 546 words
  16. ELECTRICITY CHARGES.

    The Lithgow Municipal Council's reduced electricity charges came into operation on Saturday. Industrial power is /1¼ a unit, home power /1¼, and the charges for lighting are, ...

    Article : 40 words
  17. COUNCIL'S FINANCES.

    A special meeting of the Lithgow Council was held in committee. The following motions were adopted:— "The alderman are informed by officers ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. THE CALL-UP

    A call-up for employment is announced for to-day. Details appear on page 18, column 6. ...

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  19. THEFT OF MELONS TWO YEARS AGO

    At the Grafton Police Court, Harry Elkerton was charged before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M. with the theft of watermelons at Grafton two years ago. ...

    Article : 99 words
  20. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 322 words
  21. MISAPPROPRIATION CHARGE DISMISSED.

    At the Moree Police Court George Willis Tillman, of Mungindi, was charged that about November, 1928, while trustee of the estate of the late W. B. Lomax, he fraudulently ...

    Article : 71 words
  22. BYRD EXPEDITION.

    Dr. Poulter, scientist with the Byrd expedition, announces that his estimates, based upon calculations arising from observations here during the last two months of winter darkness, ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. ENGLISH PLAYERS.

    James Langridge (Sussex), who was yesterday added to the list of English players tentatively chosen for the third test, is unavoidable owing to an injured ankle. It is ...

    Article : 440 words
  24. OLD TRAFFORD.

    The Old Trafford ground at Manchester, where the third test will be played, is as well-kept a piece of turf as can be found in England. Moreover, in fine weather, the wicket ...

    Article : 596 words
  25. DEATH OF AGED RESIDENTS.

    Seven consecutive death registrations at Singleton last month showed ages of 63, 74, 73, 81, 71, 72, and 100, making a total of 534 years, or an average of a little more than ...

    Article : 58 words
  26. EAGLEHAWK IN RABBIT TRAP.

    While trapping rabbits at Greylands, Messrs. Eric and Bruce Upward found a large eaglehawk caught in a trap. It had a wing spread of 7ft 3in, and it measured 3ft 3in from the ...

    Article : 55 words
  27. LORD SNOWDEN.

    In the House of Lords, Lord Snowden, speaking to the debate on the second reading of the Finance Bill, delivered a sharp attack on the National Government, particularly for its ...

    Article : 216 words
  28. COLLAPSED IN SPECIALIST'S ROOMS.

    Mrs. Nonnenmacher, 70, an old resident of East Orange, while visiting an eye apecialist this morning, collapsed and died in his chair. ...

    Article : 31 words
  29. BOY'S ARTIFICIAL LEGS.

    The Queen, when visiting the London Hospital, noticed a 10-year-old boy, Donald Smith, who lost both legs as the result of a motor accident. Hearing the story, the Queen went ...

    Article : 120 words
  30. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 244 words
  31. GRANT TO HOSPITAL.

    The secretary of the Maitland Hospital reported to a meeting of the directors last night that the Minister for Health had made a direct grant of £8000 to wipe cut the overdraft ...

    Article : 95 words
  32. LEPROSY MENACE.

    Complaints on the manner in which the State Government is dealing with the leprosy menace in the north have been received at everv place in the Kimberley divisions visited ...

    Article : 293 words
  33. ERECTION OF HOTEL.

    An objection which was raised to the building of a new hotel at Yamba on the ground that the roof would obstruct the rays of the lighthouse to shipping, has apparently been ...

    Article : 80 words
  34. DEATH FROM TETANUS.

    When James Bond, a rabbit trapper, suddenly became ill recently, after he had been engaged in poisoning rabbits, it was at first thought that he might have accidentally poisoned ...

    Article : 54 words
  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £6/17/5 an ounce fine, compared with £6/17/7½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. ...

    Article : 381 words
  36. FATAL BLOW FROM CHISEL.

    Martin Schmich, 52, of March-street, Orange was fatally injured at Borenore, while splitting timber. George Schmich, a cousin, struck a chisel with a heavy hammer. The ...

    Article : 50 words
  37. FIGHTING IN BURMA.

    The Chinese irregulars who occupied the Burmese village of Manchiu, near the Sino-Burmese border, are reported to have withdrawn from the village, but it is possible ...

    Article : 100 words
  38. NEWCASTLE NEWS.

    Newcastle detectives who are trying to discover the identity of the man whose skeleton was found in the scrub at North Stockton on Monday were informed to-day that the gold ...

    Article : 197 words
  39. SUICIDE AFTER FINANCIAL WORRIES.

    The death or Norman Alexander Og[?] 32, who was found with a bullet wound in his head, was the subject of an inquiry by the Coroner (Mr. A. R. Best), who said deceased ...

    Article : 215 words
  40. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 325 words
  41. M. TATE SUMS UP.

    Maurice Tate, former England test bowler, sums up the teams and the prospects for the third test to commence at Manchester on Friday as follows:— ...

    Article : 752 words
  42. NEW ZEALAND BANKS.

    The banks rnnounce a lowering of interest rates on fixed deposits. The new rates are: Three months and under six months, 1½ per cent.; six months and under 12 months, 2 ...

    Article : 70 words
  43. CHILLED BEEF.

    A cablegram conveying congratulations to the Queensland Meat Industry Board on the perfect condition of the chilled beef landed in England from the Blue Funnel steamer ...

    Article : 127 words
  44. FALL INTO VAT.

    Lionel Barry, 17, dyer, of Philip-street, Enmore, was terribly scalded when he fell from a plank into a dye vat containing water which was almost boiling, at Poullars, Ltd.[?] ...

    Article : 115 words
  45. WATERFRONT STRIKE.

    Amid fierce fighting, heavily-laden lorries began moving cargo from the strike-locked wharves on the waterfront to-day. Two policemen and a number of pickets were ...

    Article : 89 words
  46. BRITISH MARKET.

    The dominion representatives have concluded consultations with their Governments on the question of meat imports into Britain, and the conference with British Ministers will ...

    Article : 85 words
  47. FIRE ENGINE OVERTURNS.

    While answering a cail to a file near the Sunshine Technical School, a motor waggon attached to the Footscray Fire Brigade skidded and overturned on the Ballarat-road to-day, ...

    Article : 64 words
  48. BLIND CHILDREN.

    A deputation, which waited on the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) yesterday, urged the compulsory attendance at schools of blind children. It was suggested that ...

    Article : 67 words
  49. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE (1084m).—Arr: July 4, City of Delhi, from eastern States; Waring, from Calcutta; Corio, from Newcastle; Mooltan, from eastern States. Dep: July 4, Karoola, for easern States; Lutanan, for ...

    Article : 40 words
  50. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of suburban picture theatres will be found in the Amusements advertisements columns. ...

    Article : 22 words
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