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  2. THE PREMER.

    On the eve of his departure for a short holiday to Lord Howe Island, the Premier (Mr. Stevens) last night issued a New Year message to the people of New South Wales. ...

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  3. BRICKMAKERS.

    As the result of an instruction by union officials to refuse to work overtime, a section of employees of the Austral Brick Company, Ltd, King-street, St. Peters, was dismissed ...

    Article : 286 words
  4. CATERPILLARS.

    Hordes of caterpillars are menacing mass lands on the outskirts of the town, and at Hartley Vale and Vale of Clwydd have damaged oat crops. ...

    Article : 200 words
  5. FILM WAR.

    The State Government has moved swiftly to intervene in the film war. It was announced yesterday that Mr. F. W. Marks, a city accountant, had been appointed to investigate the film industry, including allegations made recently by parties to the dispute. ...

    Article : 119 words
  6. JAPAN'S BID

    According to messages received in London, the Iternational Labour Office at Geneva is about to commence a careful study of the facts of Japanese ...

    Article : 323 words
  7. BYRD EXPEDITION.

    After the first spectacular success, the expedition is now appai ently getting a taste of the conditions that for 160 years have defied explorations in this region. ...

    Article : 257 words
  8. DISARMAMENT.

    The French Cabinet has approved an aidememoire, which will be despatched to the French Ambassador in Berlin (M. Poncct), informing the German Chancellor (Herr Hitler) ...

    Article : 493 words
  9. PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

    "Under normal conditions the Government is not concerned with disputes between trade interests," said the Premier (Mr. Stevens) last night. "In the film industry there are ...

    Article : 183 words
  10. BOY'S LIFE SAVED.

    The life was saved yesterday of an 11year-old boy who, fully clothed, and unconscious, had been submerged unnoticed in the Collaroy bathing pool. ...

    Article : 129 words
  11. INDIA.

    The first shot has been fired in what is certain to develop into an India-wide campaign against the British Government's proposals for a reformed Constitution for India, ...

    Article : 390 words
  12. UNEMPLOYED CAMPS.

    One of the problems confronting the Government and municipal authorities is that of the camps of the unemployed. In a climate that is never severe and in a country in which ...

    Article : 1,270 words
  13. DISTRIBUTOR'S STATEMENT.

    Mr. N. B. Freeman, managing director of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd., which proposes to build its own theatre in Sydney, replied yesterday to statements made on behalf of ...

    Article : 250 words
  14. CRICKET VETERANS.

    Veteran cricketers, many of whom in their heyday thrilled large crowds on the cricket fields of Australia and Great Britain, to-day played in a one-day match on the Albert ...

    Article : 331 words
  15. WHEAT IN CHINA.

    The Department of Overseas Trade, in a report on Chinese trade, emphasises that China, traditionally a rice-eating nation, is now consuming more wheat every year. The ...

    Article : 147 words
  16. A THREE-SIDED WAR.

    There are three main parties engaged in the film war. At one corner of the triangle stands General Theatres Corporation, Ltd., which controls practically every city picture theatre ...

    Article : 612 words
  17. POET GORDON.

    The King will receive from Mr, Douglas Sladen a copy of the "Bydney Morning Herald" of October 14 last, in which appeared a leading article on the Australian poet, Adam ...

    Article : 366 words
  18. UNITED STATES.

    The Washington correspondent of the Associated Press says: "The Navy chiefs are planning to ask for Congressional authorisation for replacement programme designed to ...

    Article : 399 words
  19. PROPOSED THEATRES.

    The proposed erection of picture theatres as a result of the dispute was discussed yesterday at a hurriedly-convened meeting of the building workers' advisory' council, an ...

    Article : 165 words
  20. RAILWAY DISASTER.

    The following telegram has been addressed by the King to the President of France (M. Lebrun): "I am very distressed and shockedi Monsieur le President, to hear that the ...

    Article : 317 words
  21. WAGGA MYSTERY.

    Detectives investigating the finding of the body of the unknown man in a bag in the Murrumbidgee River, near Wagga, suffered a setback yesterday when it became known thal ...

    Article : 510 words
  22. DRAMATIC SCENE

    The Darlinghurst criminal courts, which usually lie dark and silent during the Christmas recess, have been the scene, during the last two days, of exciting activities. In one ...

    Article : 230 words
  23. A GOLDEN FLEECE.

    Because her little lamb, with fleece as white as snow, followed her everywhere, even to school, a certain Mary, who to-day is an old Woman, achieved fame. ...

    Article : 210 words
  24. HUGE FISH STRANDED.

    A fish weigning more than 1ΒΌ ton was washed over the bar at Southport during a south-easterly gale and became stranded at low tide in a shallow basin. The Director ...

    Article : 304 words
  25. CUBA'S DEBT.

    The long-anticipated default of Cuba's enormous external debt appeared imminent to-day as the Secretary to the Treasury announced unefficialiy that 3,900,000 dollars due to be ...

    Article : 189 words
  26. OLYMPIC GAMES.

    Preliminary information issued by the German Olympic Committee indicates that the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin will be carried out on a larger scale than any ...

    Article : 145 words
  27. SIX SHOTS FIRED.

    Six shots were fired by residents of Glenroad, Toorak, late last night at two men who were surprised while ransacking the home of Mr. F C. H. Werner. The robbers were ...

    Article : 226 words
  28. GERMANY.

    The Leipzig correspondent of the "Dally Express" reports that Van der Lubbe, who was sentenced to death at the conclusion of the Reichstag fire trial, said to the warder, ...

    Article : 270 words
  29. WATERSIDE WORKERS.

    Regulations for the control of waterside work in Australia have been drawn up by the Attorney-General (Mr. Latham), and after slight modifications have been made they will ...

    Article : 258 words
  30. NOEL RYAN'S SWIM.

    Noel Ryan, the holder of many swimming championships, made an excellent attempt to reduce Ame Borg's Australian record for 500 metres (about 545 yards) last night at Manly, ...

    Article : 245 words
  31. CRICKETERS' WIVES.

    The "Dally Telegraph," in a leader entitled "Contiacting cut of wives," says: "That a wife is not cricket seems a scandalous proposition, vet ne acquit the Board of Control of ...

    Article : 223 words
  32. CALCULATING TIME.

    A master chemical clock within the human brain, which estimates time, was reported to-day by Piofessor Hoagland, to the convention of the American Association for the ...

    Article : 95 words
  33. PLUCKY RACEHORSE.

    Despite the fact that his off hind leg had given way half a mile from home, Silvado won the Port Adelaide Cup to-day from Aloxite and the favourite. Trithorn. ...

    Article : 137 words
  34. MINIATURE TRAIN.

    A miniature train at a children's fair in Curiewis-street. Bondi, yesterday was deralled. and three women passengers were injured. The train consisted of an engine and several ...

    Article : 155 words
  35. STRANGE DIVORCE CASE.

    A Judce at Yankton (South Dakota, ruled to-day that twins may be born of the same mother, but bv different fathers The Judge granted a divorce to a man on his contention ...

    Article : 92 words
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