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  2. STATE LEGISLATION.

    Many important policy bills, which will bring about vital changes in the State laws have been drafted by the Ministry, and will be completed at a series of Cabinet meetings to be held early in the New Year. Parliament will meet on March 10, when the new Upper House will be ...

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  3. THE HOSPITALS.

    Not many years ago, the position of hospitals in New South Wales was almost hopeless. Overdrafts had been allowed to accumulate, maintenance of buildings and ...

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  4. MAN'S BODY

    The body of an unknown man was found caught by a snag in the Murrumbidgee River near Pomingalarna Common, about five miles west of ...

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  5. CHRISTMAS

    The King's broadcast speech was the central event at most parties in Britain, his Majesty's words of encouragement and quiet confidence in the future being ...

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  6. ANTARCTIC.

    On Christmas Eve the Jacob Ruppert was still fogbound a mile off the main Antarctic pack. At noon the position w[?]s 66.15 south, 143 west. ...

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  7. CHRISTMAS TRADE.

    Directors of the larger city stores yesterday were unanimous that the Christmas trade this year was the best since the depression began. All were agreed that the number of purchases made and the value of the goods were greater than any year since 1929, and in some sections ...

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  8. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

    The last day or two of the Christmas shopping week was marred by heavy downpours of rain, but these did not deter the shoppers. "The Christmas spirit," said the head of ...

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  9. THE "KANGAROOS."

    The "Kangaroos" convincingly defeated Hull by 19 points to 6. At half-time the score was 13 points to nil. The teams were as follows: ...

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  10. THE NEW BILLS.

    The new bills, it was learnt from authoritative sources last night, will include the following:- Drastic amendments in the Sydney ...

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  11. YEAR'S ACHIEVEMENTS.

    A review of the State Government's political and administrative achievements during 1933 must lead to the conclusion that New South Wales has gone a long way towards ...

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  12. HOMES FLOODED.

    More than 50 families are homeless as a result of floods in the outer suburbs following yesterday's severe storm. The rain caused heavy damage to property, ...

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  13. INJURED SWAGMAN

    Harry Taylor, a swagman, who was severely injured when a motor car in which he was riding, overturned near Wamberal, was left lying in the gutter by the other two occupants ...

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  14. BOOKMAKERS

    At the Christmas meeting of the Port Adelaide Racing Club to-day, bookmakers operated on the course. This was the first occasion for 40 years on which bookmakers were ...

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  15. SUMMER CUP

    Ever since Nord ran second to Rogilla in the Sydney Cup last autumn, he had been expected to win an important race. Yesterday, he fulfilled these expectations—which, ...

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  16. SHARK

    A shark, which appeared in the area in which the swimming contests were being held at a surf carnival at Collaroy yesterday, abruptly terminated the programme. ...

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  17. DAMAGE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    Nearly three inches of rain fell in an hour in a thunderstorm at Snowtown this afternoon. Hailstones were as big as moth balls. The railway dam overflowed, and houses were ...

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  18. CAR SOMERSAULTS

    When a car driven by Mr. J. Lowerense, and owned by Mr. Arthur Adamson, storekeeper, of Philip-street, Redfern, struck a sleeping cow, and somersaulted over an ...

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  19. RAILWAY DISASTER

    Christmas in France was overshadowed by the horror of the railway disaster at Lagny, in which 200 persons were killed. Thousands of homes have been plunged into mourning. ...

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  20. YOUNG MEN IN CANOE.

    After having travelled from Albury to Murray Bridge in a 16ft canoe made of wood and canvas, two young men from Sydney, Gordon Dogeny and Tom Connor, intend to try to ...

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  21. ROBBERIES.

    Many robberies have occurred in Melbourne during the holidays. An eight-cylinder motor car, belonging to Mr. George Wallace, who is appearing in ...

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  22. MENTAL PATIENT.

    Police are searching for an escapee from Goodna Mental Hospital, near Brisbane. The police say that he has criminal tendencies and has been in prison. ...

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  23. SPLENDID SWIM

    The British Empire champion, N. Ryan, swimming at the Manly baths yesterday, covered 500 metres in 6m 25 4-5s. This is six seconds better than his previous best time, ...

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  24. PRESIDENT OF CATALONIA.

    The death has occurred of Colonel Francesco Macla, President of Catalonia (Spain), following an operation for appendicitis, at the age of 74. ...

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  25. CONTRACT BRIDGE.

    Within the next few days two interstate contract bridge contests will be played. Teams chosen in New South Wales will meet a visiting team from Victoria. ...

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  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Minister for the Interior in Greece M. Metaxas) stated to-day that the appeal of Mr. Samuel Insull from the Government's raling that he must leave Athens by January ...

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  27. WOMAN DISAPPEARS.

    The police are puzzled by the mysterious disappearance from her home at Heidelberg early on Sunday morning of Molly Munt, 21. Miss Munt's last words when she left her home ...

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  28. RUNAWAY 'PLANE

    Five persons were slightly injured yesterday at Mascot aerodrome when an aeroplane became tempoiarily out of control and ran into a crowd of sightseers. ...

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  29. TWO GIRLS KILLED.

    While taking a short cut across a small railway bridge near Wangan[?] this morning, two girls, Frances Mason and Molly Cantling, both under 12 years of age, were struck by ...

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  30. BOY DROWNED.

    Ralph Balden, 3½, the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Baldon, of Sydney, who were on a visit to West Wyalong, was at owned in Bland Creek, near Wyalong, at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. ...

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  31. 6,641,689.

    The population of Australia at the end of September was 6,841,689, an increase of 11,089 in three months. Details were made available yesterday by ...

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  32. AVIATION.

    Mr. W. P. C. Greene, M.P., who visited Australia recently with Lord Apsley, M.P., in the Spartan air cruiser Faithful City, is expected to arrive in London by an Imperial ...

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  33. POLICE SUSPICIONS.

    St. Peter's police are inquiring into a report that a fire on Sunday night it a two-story apartment house conducted by Mr. T. Marks, North Terrace, Hackney, which damaged three ...

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  34. PTOMAINE POISONING.

    Four members of a picnic party at Mordialloc became ill after eating pressed tongue to-day, and to-night they were suffering great pain. A woman was admitted to the ...

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  35. DARLING IN FLOOD.

    Recent rains in Queensland, together with the heavy falls which have occurred lately in the north-west part of New South Wales, have swollen the volume of water passing down the ...

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  36. CATERPILLARS STOP TRAIN.

    A train was stopped at Woolamal, in the Gippsland district to-day owing to caterpillar swaiming over the lines. Sand had to be used on the rails. There is a plague ...

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  37. DEATHS FROM TETANUS.

    Harold Reginald McMillan, 19, carpenter, of Stuart-road, Prospect, died in Adelaide Hospital this morning from tetanus. He trod on a nail a week before admission to hospital ...

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