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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The Casino municipal aerodrome, which was recently completed at a cost of £2000. was placed in official use for the first time to-day, when the Faith in Australia, p[?]oted ...

    Article : 110 words
  3. NIGHT RAID.

    Aboard H.M.A.S. Australia on a moonless, blustciy night in Port Phillip Bay last week I was a witness of a spectacle that would be fantastic if its reality were not established. ...

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  4. A THRILLING INCIDENT AT THE ROYAL SHOW YESTERDAY.

    Sister E. I. Fitzgerald's Tom Thumb became entangled with the bars, all of which he brought down with a crash, when attempting to clear 6 feet 6 inches in the novice high jump. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 43 words
  5. 44 HOURS

    Reasons for its determination to declare a 44-hour standard week in industry were given by the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission yesterday. ...

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  6. AUSTRALIAN FLOUR.

    The Chamber of Commerce is investigating complaints made by Japanese flour millers that large quantities of Australian flour are being dumped in Manchukuo, which is the ...

    Article : 61 words
  7. MAITLAND QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Judge Nield, at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, upheld an appeal by William Hemmings against his conviction at West Maitland Court in December for stealing a ...

    Article : 102 words
  8. TRAINS COLLIDE.

    A mishap occurred at Doncaster during a dense fog, when the London and North-Eastern night express train from London to Edinburgh ran into another express which ...

    Article : 112 words
  9. ALLEGED VALUELESS CHEQUE.

    The jury, at Grafton Quarter Sessions disagreed in the case in which Oscar Hill, 51, was charged with having presented to E. W. Skyvington, a valueless cheque for £4 by ...

    Article : 140 words
  10. MELBOURNE CENTENARY.

    The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Cosmo Lang), in a message to the Melbourne Centenary Committee, states: "A century is a long time in the history of the Australian people, ...

    Article : 308 words
  11. FAR WEST HEALTH SCHEME.

    As a result of visit to coonabarabran last week by Sister Brooks, on behalf of the Far West Children's Health Scheme, arrangements have been completed for the ...

    Article : 88 words
  12. HULK SINKS.

    According to a wireless message from the Noumea correspondent of the "Herald " the hulk Peyberland sank with all hands in a gale. while being towed from Voh (on the east coast ...

    Article : 166 words
  13. OCEAN YACHT RACE.

    A f[?] minutes after 10.30 o'clock last night 11 [?]chts started in an ocean race from Sydney, the finish being off the entrance to Lake Macquarie a distance of about 55 nautical ...

    Article : 415 words
  14. PETROL TAX.

    Consideration, it is believed, will be given by the Federal Government, in framing its Budget proposals for the next financial year, to the question of reducing the petrol tax. ...

    Article : 240 words
  15. MARKET PROBLEMS.

    "If we do not admit some of Br[?]tain's surplus population, I do not see how we can get her to take our surplus produce," said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hugh Main) ...

    Article : 394 words
  16. FREAKS OF NATURE.

    Two freaks of nature have been produced on the Bellinger River. One is a cob of corn, of the Early Learning variety, grown on the property of Mr. H. Gale, at Fernmount. Of ...

    Article : 89 words
  17. WYANGALA DAM.

    Storage of water has now commenced at the Wyangala dam, which is now 32 fees deep at the wall, and backs up for a distance of three and a half miles. The storage will ...

    Article : 129 words
  18. UNIVERSITY GOLF.

    The inter-University golf match resulted:— Oxford, 8½ games; Cambridge, 6½. The match resulted in one of the most dramatic singles in the history of the contest. ...

    Article : 186 words
  19. LANG PARTY.

    Pending the decision of the Easter conference of the Lang Labour party on the proposals submitted to it by n special committee appointed by the recent Federal Labour ...

    Article : 214 words
  20. LISMORE HIGH SCHOOL.

    The importance of maintaining the status of the Lismore High School as a first-class school was emphasised at the annual meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association. ...

    Article : 86 words
  21. FIRE IN STORE.

    The inquiry into the destruction by fire of and explosion in the genpral store, dwelling, and outbuildings of H. J. Lewis and Sons, which commenced on Monday, ended ...

    Article : 139 words
  22. ANZAC WAR MEMORIAL.

    At a meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council, a letter from the Sydney executive of the Returned Soldiers' League was read, emphasising the need for raising money to ...

    Article : 140 words
  23. BUILDING ACTIVITY AT WAGGA.

    There is greatly increased building activity in Wagga, although the trade is far below the peak period of 1929. During the current quarter 58 applications were before the council ...

    Article : 62 words
  24. TURKEY BREEDERS OPTIMISTIC.

    At the annual meeting of the Riverina Turkey Breeders' Association at Wagga, it was decided, in view of the area the association now embraces, to change its name to the ...

    Article : 75 words
  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Answering a question in the House of Commons with reference to the banning in Germany of the British film, "Catherine the Great," after it had passed the censor, the ...

    Article : 625 words
  26. MALICIOUS THIEVES.

    Malicious thieves attemptea to burn down a house in Marrickville last night after robbing the owners Mr. Matthew Colin Ferguson and his wife ...

    Article : 205 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN TEAMS.

    Minor casualties in games on slanting decks include W. Brown, of the cricket team, and V. McGrath, the Davis Cup player. Brown jarred a muscle in a thigh, which ...

    Article : 203 words
  28. ARTILLERY REUNIONS.

    Ex-Artillerymen of the A.I.F. will hold a series of reunions at 117 Bathurst-street, Sydney, as follows:—1st Division, April 30; 2nd Division, May 1; 3rd Division, May 5; 4th ...

    Article : 60 words
  29. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    A proclamation was issued in the Premier (Mr. Stevens) yesterday further proroguing Parliament to April 6. It is expected that the session will not open ...

    Article : 30 words
  30. DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK.

    Diphtheria is prevalent in this district, the sufferers including three members of the Albury Hospital nursing staff. At the fortnightly meeting of the Albury ...

    Article : 124 words
  31. MAUNDY THURSDAY.

    Maundy Thursday was observed at St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday morning when the Apostolic Delegate (Archbishop Bernardini) was the celebrant of Pontifical High Mass. in the ...

    Article : 151 words
  32. ROAD SAFETY

    The campaign for road safety which is being conducted by the National Safety First Association was opened by the issue of a letter from the Duke of York, who is the pation of the ...

    Article : 240 words
  33. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 words
  34. RECORD TRAIN LOAD.

    An excursion train which left Junee on Monday evening, it is claimed by railway[?] officials, was the heaviest passenger train ever to have been despatched from the station. ...

    Article : 51 words
  35. TRESPASS ON RAILWAY LANDS.

    John Colin Harlon, 21 and Donald James Fenton, 20, pleaded guilty at the Bathurst[?] Police Court, to trespassing on railway lands. Each was fined £3, in default six days' ...

    Article : 38 words
  36. FACTORY ON FIRE AT SURRY HILLS.

    Damage estimated at £5000 resulted following a fire in the factory of Merretfs Ltd., hat manufacturers. Foveaux-street, Surry Hills, late yesterday afternoon. Nearly 100 employees were unaware of their danger when the fire brigades arrived. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  37. ALSATIAN DOGS.

    As a result of strong representations sub[?]ted to him on behalf of the pastoralists in the Northern Territory, the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Perkins) has decided to take ...

    Article : 159 words
  38. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 155 words
  39. TWO MELVILLE ISLANDS.

    The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Perkins) has been informed that there are two Melville Islands off the coast of the Northern Territory. ...

    Article : 160 words
  40. NANKIN'S PASSENGERS.

    The detention at Moji, Japan, of 10 passengers and the purser of the Eastern and Australian liner Nankin was disclosed here on the vessel's arrival. ...

    Article : 119 words
  41. CASUALTIES.

    Merle Bridge, l8, of Henry-street, St. Peters, was cut on the shoulder by a saw at a sideshow at the Show last night. The attraction was entitled "Death on the Circular Saw," ...

    Article : 161 words
  42. "WHITE HORSE INN."

    J. C. Williamson's production of "White Horse Inn," at the Theatre Royal, will introduce the revolving stage to Australian theatregoers. Mr. E. Bridger has installed a ...

    Article : 112 words
  43. STAVISKY SCANDAL.

    On the ground that their conduct is incompatible with the dignity of their mandates, the executives of the French Socialist Radical party have expelled the deputies, M. Hulin and ...

    Article : 106 words
  44. TO-DAY.

    Moore Park: The Show. Harbour Bridge: Archer Whitford's Pylon attractions. 10 till 10. University: Carillon recital. 8.15. ...

    Article : 51 words
  45. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

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

    Article : 20 words
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