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  2. OBITUARY.

    Mr. Charles Alfred MacKinnon, who died at North Sydney on Saturday, aged 60 years, was the eldest son of the late Captain Charles MacKinnon. He was actively associated With ...

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  3. HAMMONDVILLE.

    The gardens at Hammondville—the settlement established to house unemployed families under notice of eviction—were judged on Monday by Mr. A. C. Orman, of the Agricultural ...

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  4. UNUSUAL APPLICATION.

    An unusual application was made to Mr. Justice Lowe in the Practice Court to-day, when he was asked to strike out an action for £10,000 damages for alleged breach of promise ...

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  5. CHRISTMAS CHEER.

    The staff of the Rural Bank of New South wales entertained 200 poor children from the Newtown centre of the Sydney City Mission at Harold-street, Newtown, on Monday night. ...

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  6. PHILLIP ISLAND.

    Phillip Island is a puzzle; but it is one that will entertain for weeks. The sense of remoteness rises immediately the visitor sets foot on shore. Twenty more yards, and he is ...

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  7. TELEPHONE CHARGES.

    A statement was issued yesterday by the Postmaster-General's Department explaining the concessions to be conferred under the new basis of charges for telephones connected to ...

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  8. RANDWICK TRAINING NOTES.

    In bright and glorious weather, with a nip in the air more like autumn than mid-summer, trainers had the use of the middle grass track at Randwick yesterday, and as there were ...

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  9. MR. J. McCREADIE.

    The funeral of Mr. James McCreadle, secretary and director of Lever Bros., Ltd., took place yesterday. A service was held at St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, and the ...

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  10. LAWN TENNIS.

    The surprise of the day in the County of Cumberland tennis championships, which were continued at the Western Suburbs courts, Pratten Park, yesterday, was the defeat of N. Peach by L. E. King. ...

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  11. NO STRIKE.

    There will be no strike at the Albury woollen mills. Yesterday Mr. J. T. Sutcliffe, general manager of Amalgamated Textiles, Ltd., laid before the employees details of the new ...

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  12. MIGRANT SETTLERS.

    When the hearing of argument on the question of compensating migrant settlers in Victoria was resumed before Mr. Justics Langer Owen in the special Arbitration Court ...

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  13. WORKS OF ART.

    Statements that Australian art was being cramped and Australian artists were being denied the essentials for the study of technique and method by the high tariff duty placed ...

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  14. BOWLS.

    Reservations for New South Wales bowlers who are going to the Australian carnival at Adelaide in March have been made at the Hotel Richmond. Hotel Majestic, and Prince Alfred Hotel. ...

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  15. SYDNEY'S SHIPPING.

    The president of the Sydney Harbour Trust (Mr. B. W. Austin), speaking at the annual [?]cheon of the Customs and Transport Agents' Association, in the Pavilion Cafe, ...

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  16. A NATIVITY PLAY.

    As its Christmas production the Players Club presented "Everyman of Everystreet," a modern nativity play, at St. James' Hall last night. It is a short and simply-designed ...

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  17. MOTION PICTURES.

    Mr. Cecil Mason, a director of Greater Australasian Films, Ltd., who returned to Sydney yesterday after a five months' visit to England and America, expressed the greatest confidence ...

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  18. MR. H. A. WILSON.

    Mr. Henry Albert Wilson, whose remains were interred in the Church of England section of the Northern Suburbs Cemetery yesterday, was 72 years of age, and was for many ...

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  19. NEW FILM OFFICES.

    "I have travelled 10,000 miles to open this building," declared Mr. Arthur M. Loew, vice-president of foreign distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd.'s motion picture films, in ...

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  20. McKIMM CUPS

    Two business men, Messrs. F. J. McKimm. sen., and his son, have presented a trophy to the Western Suburbs Hard Court Association. That body has decided to hold an inter-municipality competition ...

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  21. JUNEE'S NEW GREEN.

    Junee's new bowling green will be officially opened early in the new year. The first game was played yesterday, when Mr. J. A. Quilter, representing the four Quilter brothers, who gave the land for ...

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  22. SURF LIFE-SAVING.

    At the Black Head competitions I. Affleck won the handicap surf race with Bob Wilson and J. Little filling second and third places. Hedley Crisp won the belt race by a small margin from A. Murray, ...

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  23. METROPOLITAN NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

    Following is the draw for to-night's play in the Metropolitan night championships:- 7 p.m., J. Sainsbury and A. Stewart v G. McKerihan and A. Bullock (A); 7.15 p.m., final, G. ...

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  24. MR. L. D. DEANE.

    Mr. Lindsay D. Deane, late Chief Clerk in Equity, died at his home at Mosman on Monday. He retired from the Public Service last year after 47 years' service, all of which was ...

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  25. THE GRANGE CLUB.

    The Grange Club's meeting on the Kembla Grange course yesterday attracted a record crowd, and the official racebooks Were sold out before the first event. Backers had the best of the argument ...

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  26. WESTERN SUBURBS ASSOCIATION.

    In the A grade mixed final the unexpected happened, and, after going through the preliminary rounds undefeated. Fossway went down to Burrangong. Both teams stubbornly contested every ...

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  27. RAILWAY EMPLOYEE.

    In an application to Mr. Justice Lukin in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday for a certificate of discharge, Thomas Joseph Sheehan, railway employee, said the reason why his assets ...

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  28. COMMERCIAL TREATY.

    The Consul-General for Belgium in Australia, [?] New Zealand (Mr. H. Segaert) has been advised by the Consul in Wellington (Mr. [?] Nihotte) that a commercial agreement ...

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  29. SAILING.

    The Drummoyne Sailing Club will decide the first heat for the Roderick memorial trophy and the second heat for the J. B. Moffat trophy on Saturday. Entries and handicaps are: ...

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  30. AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

    The Lord Mayor (Alderman Hagon), at the Town Hall yesterday, presented the Lord Mayor's cup and certificates of members of the City Council branch of St. John Ambulance ...

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  31. THE SUBURBS.

    In addition to distributing more than 600 toys manufactured by unemployed members among children of ex-service men, the Bankstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' ...

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  32. BROADCASTING.

    Mr. H. P. Brown, Director of Posts and Telegraphs, in an address at a Rotany Club luncheon at David Jones' yesterday, said that broadcasting should be developed worthily ...

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  33. SCULLING.

    Handicaps for races to be decided by the Pitt-water Aquatic Club on Saturday on the Bayview course are:- Women's Gladstone Skiff Handicap.—Misses J. ...

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  34. STATE CONSERVATORIUM.

    The appointment of a director of the State Conservatorium will be considered at a meeting of the State Cabinet to-day. A section of the Ministry, it is understood, ...

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  35. MR. HENRY PERDRIAU

    Mr. Henry Perdriau, who recently celebrated his 88th birthday, and who in 1881 founded the Perdiiau Rubber Company, which is now associated with the Dunlop-Perdriau Rubber ...

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  36. Y.W.C.A. APPEAL.

    The £3000 finance drive being made by [?] Young Women's Christian Association is meeting with generous public support, and to [?] £1857 has been received. It is hoped to ...

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  37. MOTOR BOATING.

    The Port Hacking Club decided a general handicap in three heats of a mile and a quarter each at Lilli Pilli on Saturday afternoon. Results:- First heat: Dragon Fly (H. Schless), 1; Ellaroo ...

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  38. NEW MISSION VESSEL.

    The auxiliary ketch Patteson, built for the Melanesian mission, was launched yesterday from the yards of Mr. L. Halvorsen, Neutral Bay. ...

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  39. PORTLAND COMPETITION.

    Following are the results of the Portland tennis competition for the [?]anner Cup:- East Portland A beat Waratah by two games: Old Boys beat Doctor's Hill by eight games; Kia-Ora ...

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  40. RADIO TELEPHONE SERVICE.

    The Postmaster-General's Department announces that arrangements have been made to provide special sessions on the radio telephone service to the United Kingdom and other ...

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  41. MAITLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

    Two of the championship finals and three handicap finals of the Maitland Lawn Tennis Association were played on Saturday afternoon. Results:- Women's doubles championship final: Misses M. ...

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  42. INTER-CLUB SPORTS.

    The trophy won by City Tattersall's Club after a series of interclub games was presented last night at a smoke concert at City Tattersall's organised oy the secretary of the club (Mr. Owen ...

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  43. VISIT TO SANATORIUM.

    A party which included the Governor (Sir Philip Game) and Lady Game, visited the Waterfall sanatorium for T.B. soldiers yesterday and distributed christmas parcels. The ...

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  44. GREAT BARRIER REEF.

    The llth Embury expedition to the Great Barrier Reef will leave Sydney to-day and to-morrow. One party of 38 will sail by the Canberra, and another of 20 members will ...

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  45. SHIRE PRESIDENTS.

    AMAROO.—Councillor G. H. Bowhay (ninth term); Deputy, Councillor S. R. Reynolds. MARTHAGUY.—Councillor T. A. Walker (ninth successive term): Deputy, Councillor F. Firth. ...

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  46. RESCUE AT COOGEE.

    A correspondent, in a letter to the Editor of the "Herald," suggests that the plucky rescue of a girl at Coogee Beach on Sunday last by a man who did not wait to divest ...

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  47. BOWRAL COMPETITIONS.

    Matches in the district tennis competition resulted as follows:—A grade Methodist beat St. Jude's, Kyogia beat Selecta, Glenmore beat Bluebird. Waratan received forfeit from S.P.C. B ...

    Article : 59 words
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