Articles from page 16: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. ARCHIBALD PRIZE

    The Archibald prize, which is awarded annually for a portrait painted by an Australian artist, has been won this year by Mr. Charles Wheeler, of Melbourne. The prize was ...

    Article : 695 words
  3. AUSTRIA.

    In a speech to the Christian Socialist Parliamentary Club at Vienna, the Chancellor (Dr. Dollfuss) said that Austria's biggest neighbour must finally understand that it ...

    Article : 313 words
  4. AWARDED THE ARCHIBALD PRIZE.

    "Ambrose Pratt," by Charles Wheeler, which was awarded the Archibald Prize. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  5. THE UNDEVELOPED NORTH.

    It has been established that a variety of agricultural products can be grown in the Northern Territory. At present the only commercial crop is the peanut, and if the market for this should fall the 60 farmers of the Territory might be left without a living. ...

    Article : 180 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Counting of the primary votes in the State A.L.P. selection ballot for the candidate to contest Macquarie in the Federal elections will commence to-night. Should the issue be not ...

    Article : 56 words
  7. FARM TRAINING.

    Members of the State Cabinet are watching with interest developments at St. Matthew's Training Farm, Deewhy, where unemployed youths are being instructed in the rudiments ...

    Article : 220 words
  8. NEW BUILDINGS AT BATHURST.

    The Bathurst Council has approved applications to erect new building to cost a total of £896. The contracts include two for the Agricultural Horticultural and Pastoral ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. BRAVERY OF BOYS.

    The Bombala Municipal council has decided to ask the Royal Humane Society to issue medals for bravery to the two boys, Perkins and Shearer, who were responsible for saving ...

    Article : 48 words
  10. OLD RESIDENTS' DEATHS.

    Three pioneers of the Dubbo district have died. Ellen Jane Richards died after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of William Richards, of Netheiby, Eumungerie, and was 70 years ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. MINISTER COLLAPSES.

    Overcome by the heat, the Minister for tne Interior (Mr. Perkins) collapsed while he was at luncheon at the Hotel Canberra to-day. This afternoon, however, he had recovered ...

    Article : 185 words
  12. BARN AND CONTENTS BURNED.

    A barn, 60 feet By 55 feet, on the property of Mr. R. D. Cunneen, of Gowrie, was destroyed by fire shortly after 10.30 last night, with its contents, including a motor car, a ...

    Article : 90 words
  13. A SUMMARY.

    It has been estimated that if all the cattle stations in the Northern Territory were prosperous and fully stocked the direct increase in the white population would be only about ...

    Article : 1,659 words
  14. MURDER MYSTERY.

    Arter to years the Paris police claim that they have solved one of the most baffling murder mysteries in French crime. The victim, Helene Krupa, who was at one time a ...

    Article : 238 words
  15. COTTAGES DESTROYED BY FIRE.

    A weatherboard and brick cottage was destroyed by fire at Hampton, near Lithgow. The owner (Mr. N. Morris) left the premises early in the night and returned to find them ...

    Article : 111 words
  16. MEDICAL CONGRESS.

    The tragedy of stammering, with its analogies in sport, was the text of a paper delivered to the Australasian Medical Congress by Dr. T. Garnet Leary, of ...

    Article : 444 words
  17. THEATRE IN SYDNEY.

    Mr. C. B. Westmacott resigned from the position of general manager of J. C. William son, Ltd., yesterday and was succeeded by Mr. H. A. Bowden, formerly London and New ...

    Article : 910 words
  18. NAVAL CORDITE.

    For the erection of a new projection shop at the Maribyrnong munition factory, Melbourne, the tender of G. I, Botsman, of Melbourne, has been accepted by the Defence ...

    Article : 106 words
  19. PROFIT ON SHEEP.

    A Glen Innes grazier last year purchased a draft of station-bred full-mouth wethers at 3/. He shore them, and the wool returned him 11/ a head. He has now been offered ...

    Article : 58 words
  20. ELBOW FRACTURED ON TRAIN.

    Arthur Menzies, 17, of Bullan, was sitting in a motor train between Narrandera and Tocumwal, with an elbow on the ledge of an open window. He felt a bump, and it was ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. SIX FIRES.

    Firemen who were called to the printing works of the Southern Cross Press. Militaryroad, Cremorne, found six fires, and the place was saturated with kerosene. There were ...

    Article : 77 words
  22. DEATH OF MR. ARCHIBALD FOWLER.

    The death has taken place, following a brief illness, of Mr. Archibald Fowler, of North Bellingen, at the age of 73. The late Mr. Fowler was a native of Ireland, and came to ...

    Article : 74 words
  23. SALVAGE ENTERPRISE.

    The "Daily Telegraph" says: "What promises to be an even more remarkable marine salvage enterprise than the recovery of gold in the sunken liner Egypt, is about to be undertaken. ...

    Article : 178 words
  24. TAREE PIPELINE CLEARED.

    Yesterday afternoon workmen on the Taree-Wingham waterworks blockage succeeded in clearing the pipeline considerably, and a nice flow of water resulted. It will be some days ...

    Article : 141 words
  25. TENNIS PLAYERSIN SHORTS.

    Notwithstanding the request of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association that players in the Australian championship tournament "should wear suitable attire," H. ...

    Article : 60 words
  26. NEW ZEALAND BOYS.

    The charm of Canberra, the efficiency of the Newcastle steelworks, the compiehensiveness of the Yallourn (Victoria) electricity undertaking the rugged grandeur of the Blue ...

    Article : 166 words
  27. MANLY CEREMONY.

    To celebrate the anniversary of the landing of the first white man at Manly—Governor Phillip—a ceremony will be held at the monument in West Esplanade this afternoon at ...

    Article : 33 words
  28. MOTOR CAR OVERTURNS.

    Mr. G. Cork, of Cork Bros., met with an accident late last night, when the motor car in which he was proceeding from Brewarrina to Middleton Station, where shearing is in ...

    Article : 77 words
  29. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 465 words
  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price or gold to day was £6/12/10 an ounce fine, showing no change from yesterday America bought the whole of the £950,000 offered. ...

    Article : 654 words
  31. SHEET GLASS.

    Recent criticisms of the Federal Government s embargo on the importation of Belglan sheet glass were replied to to-day by the Minister for Customs (Mr. White). ...

    Article : 254 words
  32. MISSION VESSEL

    The large auxiliary ketch Pattison, which is to be used for mission work in the New Hebrides, left Sydney late last night on her maiden voyage. ...

    Article : 70 words
  33. SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

    At oakleigh Station, Tarcoon, near Brewarrina, last night George Andrew Victor Loughnan, 35, managing partner of Oakleigh Proprietary Co., was accidentally shot in the head ...

    Article : 85 words
  34. BOM[?]ALA RATES.

    The Bombala Municipal Council has adopted the estimates for the current year with a rate on the unimproved capital value of /6½ in the p, which is /O½ higher than last year. The ...

    Article : 62 words
  35. ERIC CRAIG

    Eric Roland Craig who was convicted or the manslaughter of May Miller and the murder of Bessie O'Connor was taken from Long Bay Gaol to Darlinghurst Police ...

    Article : 76 words
  36. POPULATION OF BATHURST DISTRICT.

    The latest population returns for the Bathurst police district, which covers an extensive area stretching from Condobolin in one direction and Lithgow in another, and ...

    Article : 84 words
  37. "DEBT OF HONOUR."

    A bill for an amount exceeding £500 is to be presented to the [?]ew South Wales Government by the Murwillumbah Municipal Council, the sum representing the money which would ...

    Article : 92 words
  38. FALSE STATEMENT ALLEGED.

    A man appeared at the police court on a charge of making a false statement which caused the police to waste their time, thus deprivmg the public of their services. ...

    Article : 152 words
  39. FLOOD DAMAGE.

    The Premler (Mr. Stevens) left Sydney yesterday for the south coast to make an inpectlon of the damage caused by the recent floods. Yesterday he visited Moruya, and ...

    Article : 45 words
  40. TWO SHARKS

    The captain of the Union liner Monowai. which arrived in Sydney yesterday morning, reported that twice during the voyage from Melbourne a shark had been struck by the ...

    Article : 107 words
  41. TROLLEY BUSES

    The trolley buses will be in operation on the Darlinghurst to the city route on Monday alternoon. A number of successful trial runs were made during the week. ...

    Article : 98 words
  42. DEATH OF MISS M. MACKAY.

    Miss Margot Mackay daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mackay of Hawthornden Roslyndale-avenue, Edgecliff, died early yesterday morning at St. Luke s Hospital, Darlinghurst. ...

    Article : 134 words
  43. Y.W.C.A. APPEAL.

    The £3000 finance drive being made by the Young Women's Christian Association is meetlne; with generous public support and to date £2015 has been received. ...

    Article : 110 words
  44. HAND CAUGHT IN CLIP.

    While working it the State mine, Stanley Bishop had his right hand badly lacerated. It was caught, in a clip. ...

    Article : 26 words
  45. SURPRISE FOR SETTLER.

    About eight years ago a settler at Hoxton Park sold his farm and settled on the North Coast leaving two young heifers and a filly on agistment in a nearby paddock Recently ...

    Article : 77 words
  46. ALBURY WATER SUPPLY.

    The Albury Municipal Council has decided to make inquiries and secure estimates for the installation of a filtration system for the town water supply. The authorities every summer ...

    Article : 44 words
  47. MOUNTED PAPER CHASE.

    An exciting mounted paper chase at Fxeter attracted a large field of hounds 26 making the meet at Westgrove, the home of Colonel and Mrs. Edwards. The chase was conducted ...

    Article : 84 words
  48. TRANSPORT WORKERS.

    Opposition was expressed in union circles yesterday to the decision of the Transport Commissioners to serve a Federal log of wages and working conditions on unions. It is ...

    Article : 126 words
  49. ABORIGINES.

    Of the total aboriginal population of 60,000 approximately 25,000 filled in census forms during the taking of the census last June. This is evidence of the spread of education ...

    Article : 99 words
  50. MYSTERIOUS SAMPAN.

    A black sampan similar to me mysterious Japanese vessel apprehended there last year has been sighted near Thursday Island. It is thought the sampan is making for the ...

    Article : 43 words
  51. POLICE SERGEANT'S DEATH.

    Sergeant Daniel Markham, 48, of Cary-street, Marrickville, was found fatally wounded in a telephene-box in the Erskine-street Police Station yesterday afternoon. A ...

    Article : 97 words
  52. CONTRACT BRIDGE.

    The team officially selected by the New South Wales Bridge Association to play a team captained by Dr. F. V. McAdam on Ianuary 22 23, 24, and 25 for the David ...

    Article : 67 words
  53. BATHURST SALEYARDS.

    Increased numbers of pigs, store carne, store sheep and horses were sold at the saleyards during the year. There was a decrease in the number of fat cattle and sheep. Sales ...

    Article : 62 words
  54. ARREST AT PISTOL POINT.

    Three detectives who have been searching for two prisoners who escaned from the Beachworth Gaol on Janunry 3 visited a hotel in North Melbourne to-night. At pistol point ...

    Article : 39 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$