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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Grafton City Council last night rejected a recommendation in a Mayoral minute for the construction of a fresh water Olympic swimming pool at Grafton. ...

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  3. MIGRANT SETTLERS.

    The Federal Government denies that it is under any obligation to the Government of Victoria to compensate British migrants who settled in Victoria. ...

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  4. TWO SOLICITORS.

    The Full Court (Mr. Justice James, Mr. Justice Davidson, and Mr. Justice Stephen) dealt with two solicitors yesterday for professional misconduct. ...

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  5. WORKMAN'S PLIGHT.

    Suspended halfway down a deep well on a rope, in the Stratford district yesterday, a man lit a fuse to explode a charge, and was then being hastily hauled to the surface when ...

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  6. UNITED STATES.

    The Department of Labour published figures to-day revealing that employment dropped sharply between October and November. According to estimates of November 15, the ...

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  7. PEANUT INDUSTRY.

    Opposition to the lifting of the embargo on the importation of peanuts was expressed by a deputation from the Queensland Peanut Bpard, which interviewed the ...

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  8. WEDDING PARTY ON ARMY TRACTOR.

    Captain O. W. Rennick and his bride (formerly Miss Esther Clark), who were married at St. John's Church, Darlinghurst, last night, riding on a tractor, on their way to their wedding reception. The bridegroom is an officer in the motor transport ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. MEMORIAL TO PIONEERS.

    At a largely attended meeting in connection with the recent jubilee week celebrations, it was reported that the net profit was £913, which would be allocated as follows:—Memorial ...

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  10. POISONING SUSPECTED.

    The two and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Mace died from an unknown cause. The child was playing in a[?] shed-near its parents' home, on Lowrie station, ...

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  11. BODY-LINE BOWLING.

    It was revealed to-night that copies of the letter of Dr. R. Macdonald, representative in England of the Australian Board of Control, which influenced the Board of Control to send ...

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  12. CASUALTIES.

    John Watson, 36, of William-street, Mascot, had his left thigh and right collarbone broken and suffered severe cuts last night, when his bicycle came into collision with a motor car ...

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  13. BOY'S BODY RECOVERED.

    The body of Trevor Keith Dwyer, 6, who, fell into the Peel River on Friday., was found yesterday seven miles from the spot. ...

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  14. LORRY OVERTURNS.

    A motor lorry owned by Mr. R. C. Stevenson, of Larmalac and driven by G. W. Atkinson skidded on the road about three miles from town, and overturned, coming to rest on the ...

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  15. STRUCK BY LAUNCH PROPELLER.

    While the launch Mapic Leaf was crossing the Tweed River bar on Sunday, Robert Jordan and Ken Torphy were washed overboard. They were rescued by another member ...

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  16. WOOL PRICES.

    Mr. H. Dawson, a leading Bradford merchant, who arrived here to-day, expressed confidence that wool values would not decline, and that an era of prosperity, likely to last ...

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  17. CHRISTMAS CHEER.

    The Governor and Lady Game attended the Christmas dinner given by the Sydney City Mission to about 200 old folks at the Harrington-street hall last night. ...

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  18. GLASS PIERCES CHILD'S EYE.

    The eighteen-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Burraston, of Murrurundi, was playing with a piece of glass yesterday afternoon, when he tripped and fell, and the glass pierced his left ...

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  19. AMONG THE COUNCILS.

    Darlington Council has reduced its rate for 1934 by a farthing in the £ to /3¾, which includes seven-sixteenths of a penny for the Main Roads Department. ...

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  20. MOTOR LORRY OVERTURNS.

    A motor lorry overturned on the Tooraweenah road yesterday afternoon and a man named Sparkes was taken to hospital, severely injured. The driver, named Balderson, ...

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  21. SUBMARINE MISHAP.

    The Admiralty Board, reviewing the sentence passed by a Court-martial on Lieutenant-Commander J. H. Lewis, commander of the submarine L26, acquitted him of responsibility ...

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  22. FIRE DESTROYS TRUCK AND SHED.

    C. H. Shipard, farmer, of Goombargama, was preparing to make an early start with harvesting operations, and carried a lantern into a shed in which a motor truck was ...

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  23. EARTHQUAKES.

    The House of Representatives to-day approved an important new clause arising out of the proposal to limit the liability of employers in connection with injuries ...

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  24. HARVESTING OPERATIONS.

    Four days of fine weather have been of great value to wheat farmers in taking off crops. Harvesters are working from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., farmers hoping to complete ...

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  25. A.B.C. BAND.

    Captain H. E. Adkins conductoi of the Pana formed by the Australian Broadcasting Commission stated in an affidavit read in the Arbitration Court to-day that there would be ...

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  26. SEWERAGE WORKS.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Water Board, approval was given to the allocation of £77,[?]50 for sewerage and drainage works in the city and suburbs. It was pointed out' that the ...

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  27. HIRE OF FILMS.

    The dispute between film distributing companies and exhibitors over the method of film hire has been revived by the announcement by three of the principal American ...

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  28. SCHOOL GIRLS ON TOUR.

    School girls who are making a combined rail and motor tour arrived at Bathurst to-day. There were 73 girls in the party, which is accompanied by four chapetones from the ...

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  29. TAX ON WHEAT.

    The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart) said yesterday that the Federal Government was awaiting a reply to its urgent cable message to the Nanking Government respecting the ...

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  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £6/6/9 an ounce fine, showing no change from yesterday and Monday. STERLING-DOLLAR QUOTATION. ...

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  31. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced to-day. Details are published on page 16, column 7. ...

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  32. LORRY KILLS CATTLE.

    Two store cows and two calves belonging to Dr. Faithfull, of Springfield, were killed when a Mulwaree Shire Council motor lorry ran into a mob of cattle on the ...

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  33. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 274 words
  34. DUNEDIN WOOL SALES.

    The Dunedin wool sales exceeded the most sanguine expectations. They were the best of the season so far. Keen competition was sustained to the end, and 98 per cent, of the ...

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  35. TRANSPORT ACT CRITICISED.

    Vigorous criticism of the Transport Act and its operations was expressed at the annual meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ayliffe slated that before the ...

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  36. LUXURIOUS NEW SHIP.

    The Union Steam Ship Co. announces that it has plans in hand for a new intercolonial steamer which will be larger, faster, and more luxurious than any vessel yet employed by the ...

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  37. PRICE OF BREAD.

    A meeting at Turramurra last night carried a resolution of protest against the increased price of bread which is described as a serious injustice and hardship on the section of the ...

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  38. BODY EXHUMED.

    An inquiry was opened at Northam to-day concerning the death of John William Carroll, 45, who was found dead in his bedroom on December 14 with a large gunshot wound in ...

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  39. "THE MESSIAH."

    The Royal Philharmonic Society and tne Huristone Park Choral Society joined forces last night in a performance of "The Messiah" at the Town Hall. Mr. Howard Carr, the ...

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  40. OBITUARY.

    Mr. Frederick Ernest Rose, of Strathfield and Auburn, who died on Monday as the result of a motor car accident, was buried yesterday in the Methodist portion of the Rookwood Cemetery. ...

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  41. CAR RUNS INTO BANK.

    A car was badly damaged at the 44-mile peg on the Taree-Wauchope-road. The Keena Brothers, garage proprietors, at Port Macquarie, had been called out to a breakdown ...

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  42. COURT IN HOSPITAL.

    A police court was held in Newcastle Hospital this morning at the bedside of the man who was wounded in the neck during an encounter between a night watchman and two ...

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  43. MOTOR CARS COLLIDE.

    Stephen Dalton and Miss Dalton were motoring near Cundle when their car came into collision with a Queensland car. Mr. Dalton's car was turned on its side, Miss ...

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  44. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 210 words
  45. LEG-THEORY FILM.

    An interesting film showing the English bowler, H. Larwood, demonstrating fast leg theory was screened at the Mayfair Theatre last night. ...

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  46. ARBITRATION ON ACCOUNT.

    The City Council has been advised that Sir John Butters has been appointed by the Australian Institute of Engineers to arbitrate on a dispute over an account for £754, submitted ...

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  47. THE SUBURBS.

    Since the new municipal Olympic swimming pool at Bankstown was opened on October 2, nearly 50,000 people have visited it. The pool has many attractive features, including an ...

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  48. TRANSPORT PROSECUTION FAILS.

    Taree police proceeded against Fred [?] on the ground that he carried passengers on a lorry constructed primarily for the carriage of goods. The defendant stated that he ...

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  49. TRAFFIC IN TAX STAMPS.

    Allegations of wholesale trafficking in tax stamps by members of the staff of the Taxation Department were made to-day by Benjamin Franklin, 37. of Edward-street, a former ...

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  50. MINERS' SECRETARY.

    Final figures in the ballot for the election of general secretary of the Miners' Federation indicate that the present secretary (Mr. A. Teece) has been defeated for the position by ...

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  51. BISHOP KIRKBY.

    Bishop-Coadjutor Kirkby made an admission to his congregation before the singing of the first hymn at the midday service in St. Philip's Church, Church Hill, yesterday. "I ...

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  52. TO-DAY.

    Criterion Theatre: "Tout paris." 2, 7.50. Theatre Royal: "Cyrano de Bergerac," 8. Tivoli Theatre: Vaudeville. 2.30, 8. Civic Theatre: "The Hayseeds," 11. 2, 5, 8. ...

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  53. FAST LAUNCH.

    Sydney Ferries, Ltd., indicated yesterday that a fast launch, which has been constructed at Cockatoo Dockyard under the supervision of Wing-Commander Wackett, might be ...

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  54. HEAVY SENTENCES.

    On a charge of having togetner robbed, with violence, a widow, aged 72 years, at Hyde Park, on November 8, Charles Rolston, 37, was sentenced in the Criminal Court to-day ...

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  55. REV. J. G. BOWIE.

    News has been received in Sydney of the death of the Rev. F. G. Bowie, M.A., principal of the training institute for native teachers and evangelists at Tangoa, New Hebrides. He was ...

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  56. LORRY CATCHES FIRE.

    Crashing through a bridge over Rocky CreeK, near Chiltern, a motor lorry, owned by O. Gilpin, Ltd., caught fire and was destroyed, together with 37 baskets of goods. The driver, ...

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  57. PRICE OF COPRA.

    The Minister for Territories (Mr. Marr) said yesterday that he had received a letter from W. R. Carpenter and Co. intimating that, with Burns, Philp, and Co., they had decided that ...

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  58. INJURED M.P.

    Mr. Roland Green, M.P., who was injured when he fell at Lismore, was brought to Sydney yesterday afternoon by a New England Airways plane. A waggon from the Central. ...

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  59. SHIRE PRESIDENTS.

    DUMARESQ: Councillor J. S. Moorehcad. HARWOOD.—Councillor J. Parsons. JEMALONG.—Councillor D. T. Herbert (reelected). ...

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  60. LONG TRAIN.

    The Brisbane express, which passed through Grafton this afternoon on its way to Sydney. Is believed to be the longest train that has ever travelled on the New South Wales ...

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  61. SHEEP STATION SOLD.

    Vindex pastoral holding, in the Winton district, changed hands to-day at a figure in excess of £58,000. The new owner is Mrs. Adelaide Walker, wife of Mr. A. E. Walker, ...

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  62. WRESTLER INJURED.

    In a thrilling wrestling bout at the Brisbane Stadium to-night, Tom Lurich (14-12) drew with Joe Dawson (16-6), each securing one fall. ...

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  63. 44-HOUR WEEK.

    In a reserved judgment, given by the Full Court of the Arbitration Court to-day, women members of the Australian Rope and Cordage Workers' Union wer granted a 44-hour week. ...

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  64. WOMAN KILLED BY TRAM.

    Mrs. Katherine Mary Bones, 53, of Cowper-street, Waverley, was killed by a tram early this morning. Mrs. Bones was crossing Cowper-street, ...

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  65. HARBOUR BRIDGE.

    A start has been made with the erection of the safety fence on the pedestilan thoroughfares of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is expected that the work will be completed early ...

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  66. MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

    ARMIDALE: Alderman M. H O'Connor. DARLINGTON.—Alderman A. S. Elvy (13th term). EASTWOOD: Alderman R. J. Smail. Allowance —52. ...

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  67. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of Suburban Picture Theatres will be lound in the Amusement Advertisement, Columns. ...

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