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  2. WELFARE FARM.

    Three doctors gave their opinion of discinlinary measures practised at the Riverina Welfare Farm Home for Boys when Mr. McCulloch, S.M., resumed his inquiry into ...

    Article : 363 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At the police Court yesterday, James Henry Percy Fraser was charged with stealing 2587lb of wool valued at £72, the property of the Rodgers Meat Company. The charge was ...

    Article : 103 words
  4. WHEAT INDUSTRY.

    The Director of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. E. McDonald), in his evidence before the Royal Commission on the wheat industry yesterday, said he anticipated a reduction of 25 per cent. ...

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  5. LAWN TENNIS.

    The council of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association entertained J. Cranford and V. B McGrath, the two New South Wales Davis Cup representatives, Mrs. J. Crawford, Miss J. Hartigan, ...

    Article : 225 words
  6. OBITUARY.

    The Rev. L. Harold Kelynack, B.A., Methodist minister, of Turramurra, died in Melbourne yesterday morning Accompanied by his wife and daughters he was on a holiday ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 226 words
  7. WOMEN ATTACKED.

    Two thieves who attacked two women one of whom was 68 years of age last night at Berala, met with unexpected resistance. Mrs. Elsie Reid, 68, of Mount Auburn-road, ...

    Article : 145 words
  8. DR. PAGE

    Dr. Earle Page, leader of the United Country party, considers that Premiers' conferences would be more fruitful if they followed more closely the methods of the Loan Council. ...

    Article : 396 words
  9. PRIMARY WEALTH.

    The Premier (Mr. Stevens) was accorded a most enthusiastic reception to-day at the 51st annual show of the Berrima District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial ...

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  10. FORESTRY INDUSTRY.

    Mr. Vincent, Minister for Forests, and Mr. W. J. Kessell, conservator of forests of Western Australia, who is investigating the forfstry industry for the New South Wales ...

    Article : 142 words
  11. INJURED BOY

    Wireless patrols and police from Ryde are searching for a motorist who left a boy lying on the road after he had been knocked down and injured at Ryde last night. ...

    Article : 112 words
  12. HOPMAN BEATS TURNBULL.

    The weather was ideal for the interstate tennis between South Australia and Victoria. At the close of the day's play. South Australia was leading by 5 rubbers 11 sets to 4 rubbers 10 sets, in ...

    Article : 213 words
  13. TWO HORSES DROP DEAD.

    George Draper, a farmer, of Tichborne, near Parkes, was working on soft ground when a draught mare became bogged. When extricated it fell down dead. Draper harnessed ...

    Article : 52 words
  14. DEALINGS IN TITLES.

    Benjamin George Pengelly, aged 58, for 12 years accountant for Maundy Gregory, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Old Balley for demanding money by menaces ...

    Article : 224 words
  15. "BACK TO SCONE" WEEK.

    The Arthur Smith memorial appeal fund, to provide nurses' quarters at the Scott Memorial Hospital, now stands at £1600. The memorial will be unveiled by the Governor ...

    Article : 97 words
  16. GOLF.

    E. L. Apperly (Manly) W. R. Dobson (Concord), H. M. Cutler (Royal Sydney), P. F. Hughes (Mooie Park), and C. C. Ruwald (Killara) have been selected to defend the ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. MASS EXCURSION.

    One of the greatest mass excursions in the history of the New South Wales railways will take place on Sunday when one-twentieth of the population of the whole Newcastle district ...

    Article : 125 words
  18. FISHERMEN'S PROTEST.

    Licensed net fishermen on the Clarence River intend to oppose the proposed closure of the beaches adjoining the river entrances against net fishing, claiming that if this is ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. STATE LOTTERY.

    Mr. C. R. Chapman, Under-Secretary to the Treasury, drew the major prizes in the 187th State lottery at the Australian Hall yesterday. ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. MR. H. A. THITCHENER.

    Mr. Henry Arthur Thitchener, who died recently at Ashfield, was born in England 60 years ago. He came to Australia with his parents at an early age. His father pioneered ...

    Article : 168 words
  21. SHIRES' BOUNDARIES.

    The Merriwa Shire Council has been advised by the Local Government Department that a public inquiry will be held into the proposal to alter the boundaries of the ...

    Article : 51 words
  22. DEFICIENCIES IN UNIONS' FUNDS.

    Deficiencies totalling £493 have been discovered in the funds of four Perth unions. The secretary of these unions, Albert William Richardson, 55, a former police constable, has ...

    Article : 41 words
  23. OPEN EVENT AT CARNARVON.

    The draw for the Carnarvon Club's open four ball best ball v par competition to-day is:- 8 a.m., W. F. Furlong and W. Bolger v E. Lynch and C. Gray; 9 a.m., J. Mayo and M. Spencer v ...

    Article : 367 words
  24. POLICE DOG'S FAILURE.

    A woman who lived in Bourke-street, Wollongong, was reported missing on Wednesday. A police dog was brought from Sydney. The dog was given part of the woman's ...

    Article : 142 words
  25. SURVEY OF LONDON.

    The public conscience was shocked by Charles Booth's survey of London in 1889, which showed that 30 per cent of the population was living below the poverty-line. ...

    Article : 151 words
  26. EXHIBITION.

    At intervals this afternoon and this evening visitors to the Electrical and Radio Exhibition at the Town Hall will be permitted to make free calls from the P.M.G.'s stand to any ...

    Article : 421 words
  27. MR. G. PETERSON.

    The death occurred on Wednesday at Ohakune of Mr. George Peterson, advance agent for Wirth's Circus. Mr. Peterson was born in New Zealand. He practically ran ...

    Article : 51 words
  28. MAN DROWNED

    Peter Hall, 39, single, was drowned near Waterloo, Stonehenge, in the Longreach district, on Thursday night in the same waterhole in which his brother was drowned several ...

    Article : 82 words
  29. CASUALTIES.

    Dr. T. Brown, of Bondi-road, Bondi, received concussion, lacerated wounds to the head and an arm, and, probably, a fractured collarbone, when his car collided with a motor ...

    Article : 51 words
  30. VOTE FOR SUNDAY FOOTBALL.

    At a meeting attended by over 80 footballers, it was decided to form a new Rugby League in Casino in place of the one which was recently declared unconstitutional. ...

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  31. L.G.U. OFFICIALS.

    In order to assist in the more efficient working, [?] such is necessary of their organisation the Ladies' Golf Union of New South Wales has co-opted a number of prominent officiais and players of ...

    Article : 109 words
  32. LANG PARTY.

    Contrary to expectations, no reference was made at a meeting of the Lang executive last night to the allegations by the secretary of the Saddlers' Union (Mr. C. Lynch) that ...

    Article : 173 words
  33. NEW MONOPLANE.

    Sir Charles Kingsford Smith hopes to be able to test in flight the new Codock monoplane which has been built to his order, under the supervision of Wing Commander Wackett, ...

    Article : 101 words
  34. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 244 words
  35. TO-DAY'S SPORTING FIXTURES.

    Grade matches, eleventh round concludes: Mosman (201) v St. George (six for 61), at Hurstville Oval; Cumberland (75 and seven for 23) v Western Suburbs (98), Parramatta Oval: Waverley (47) v ...

    Article : 613 words
  36. 11 CHILDREN KILLED.

    A message from Warsaw says that a noted train thief, Anton Zamarjam, who had eluded the police for two years, found a German war-time shell in a field. He was trying ...

    Article : 74 words
  37. SWIMMING.

    Three young swimmers who have made names for themselves in district clubs S. Blyth (senior), W. Boulton (Junior), and H. R. Biddulph (under 14 years), monopolised the free style ...

    Article : 500 words
  38. CAR AND SULKY COLLIDE.

    A car and a sulky collided on the Clarence Town road, six miles south of Dungog, at 7 o'clock last night. Cecil Stace, 31, driver of the sulky, suffered concussion and abrasions, ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. STOLEN MACHINE-GUN.

    The machine-gun stolen from the Grallon drill hall was last seen 12 days ago, when it was taken out for practice, and subsequently returned and placed in the usual position after ...

    Article : 64 words
  40. MT. ISA MINERS.

    The Full Bench of the Industrial Court was to-day asked to decide whether John Henry Warnock and other members of the Australian Woikers' Union had been victimised by ...

    Article : 127 words
  41. SOVIET'S FOOD PROBLEM.

    The Soviet's quest for food that will readily solve the dual problems of quantity and price continues to baffle the food commissars. At first hoping to do as well as Australia they ...

    Article : 96 words
  42. MOUNT LYELL MINE

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. E. James) conferred with the general manager of the Mount Lyell mine about the possibility of the works closing through shortage of water. He was ...

    Article : 75 words
  43. BRIDGE WORK SWEPT AWAY.

    Flood waters following the recent heavy rains, have caused considerable damage to the construction work of the new bridge over the Krui River at Collaroy. The coffer dam and ...

    Article : 94 words
  44. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 words
  45. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to day was £6/16/7 an ounce fine compared with £6/17/1 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day ...

    Article : 396 words
  46. HALF-CASTE MISSION.

    Gordon Keith Freeman (superintendent of the half-caste mission at Alice Spilngs, was charged to-day before Messrs. D. Neck and D. Smith with having had relations with a ...

    Article : 57 words
  47. NONAGENARIAN'S CAR TRIP.

    Mr. William Howard, of Blakney Creek, who is in his 90th year recently purchased a car. He has now set out accompanied by Mr. D. Russell to visit the scenes of his early days. ...

    Article : 61 words
  48. RAILWAY LOG

    The annual meeting of the Albury branch of the United Australia party last night took an unexpected turn when a motion was carried unanimously disapproving of the ...

    Article : 178 words
  49. WAVERLEY COUNCIL.

    Consequent upon the death of the late Mayor (Alderman Howe) of Waverley, the council failed to make an appointment, and after a lapse of 14 days it devolved upon the ...

    Article : 111 words
  50. OLD MAN'S FRAUD.

    A man of 73 who pleaded guilty at Penrith to obtaining money by false pretences, told the magistrate that he had stalled his misdemeanours at 63 years of age. Under the ...

    Article : 95 words
  51. LATE ARCHBISHOP SHARP.

    Archbishop Sharp, who died on August 13 left personalty of £882. He bequeathed £200 to Sister Lucy Sharp, £50 each to his brothers, Thomas Budworth Sharp, and ...

    Article : 100 words
  52. ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

    The Royal Life Saving Society concluded its annual competition for the Australia Cup at Ramsgate baths, when the third event was won by R. Tailor (East Sydney). The competitors had to ...

    Article : 143 words
  53. AGED DROVER'S DEATH.

    The death of the late Mr. William Acason, at the age of 87 years removes a well-known figure from the district. Born in England, Mr. Acason came to Australia when a youth, ...

    Article : 154 words
  54. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    Mr. J. A. Carrodus, chief clerk of the Department of the Interior, has been appointed to act as Admmistartor of the Northern Territory during the absence from ...

    Article : 104 words
  55. NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE

    The Department of the Interior has fixed 55 years as the retiring age for policemen in the Northern Territory. That age has been gazetted in a new ordinance, but it will apply ...

    Article : 48 words
  56. POLICE ALSATIAN

    At the Tamworth Quarter Sessions yesterday, Judge Clancy heard a case in which Cedric Villiers Gentle, police sergeant at Attunga, appealed against the decision of the ...

    Article : 82 words
  57. TO-DAY.

    Theatre Royal: "The Dubarry," 2, 8. Ceriterion Theatre: "Listen, Lester," 2, 8. Tivoli: Jim Gerald, 2.30, 8. Civic Theatre: "Waltzing Matilda," "Meet My ...

    Article : 199 words
  58. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING.

    At Southampton: Moreton Bay's from Australian ports (left Sydney Jan. l6.) At Limerick: King Stephen, [?] (left Geraldton Jan. 3). ...

    Article : 162 words
  59. CYCLIST CRITICALLY INJURED

    Edward Stewart, 65, of Herring-road, Eastwood, was riding his bicycle and carrying a can of milk in his hand near his home last night when he collided with a motor car ...

    Article : 74 words
  60. LUGGER WRECKED

    Constable Morey, of the Groote Eyla[?] police patrol, has received word from Fred Grey, a trepanger that the lugger Lolanthe has been wrecked in Caledon Bay, but all on ...

    Article : 72 words
  61. MR. J. B. CHIFLEY.

    At a meeting of the ocal branch of the Federal Australia Labour party the returning officer (Mr. A. E. Rowe) announced that nominations for the party's pre-selection ballot ...

    Article : 82 words
  62. POLICEMAN INNOCENT.

    Norman James McKenzie, 30, police constable, was found not guilty by a jury in the Criminal Court yesterday on a charge of having, on January 2, maliciously set fire ...

    Article : 51 words
  63. ARRESTS IN CITY.

    Sergeant Grinham and other police from Darlinghurst visited a house in Blackburnstreet, city, last night. It is alleged that European girls were found with Chinese. Two ...

    Article : 49 words
  64. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of Suburban Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertisement Columns. ...

    Article : 18 words
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