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  2. RAILWAY STRIKE.

    A strike has occurred of about 50 employees of the Commonwealth Railways at Quorn, including porters, guards, firemen, shunters, and enginedrivers. The strike followed a mass ...

    Article : 156 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Another addition to the ti-tree oil industry in this district is the erection of a still at Ellangowan. The still is working at still capacity, and the proprietors have entered ...

    Article : 70 words
  4. REFLOATING OF THE STEAMER DUNDULA.

    The vessel stranded on a rocky shelf while approaching Newcastle harbour entrance, outwards bound, on Tuesday, and was refloated yesterday with the aid of tugs. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
  5. UNITED STATES.

    Pressure upon President Roosevelt from southern cotton planters for the immediate exercise of his inflationary powers was submitted directly to the White House to-day, but ...

    Article : 488 words
  6. "KANGAROOS."

    The Australian Rugby League team, the "Kangaroos," beat Lancashire to-day by 33 points to 7. At half-time the "Kangaroos" were leading ...

    Article : 457 words
  7. DEFENCE.

    A meeting of citizens In the Town Hall yesterday enthusiastically approved the establishment of a movement to place the defence of Australia on an adequate basis. ...

    Article : 2,296 words
  8. ELECTRICAL POWER FOR LISMORE.

    Power will shortly be transmitted 120 miles from the Nymboida hydro-electric power-house to Lismore. The newly constructed northern transmission line from Nymboida to ...

    Article : 81 words
  9. MOREE POLICE COURT.

    At Moree Police Court, John Hubert McDonald was fined £25 on a charge of having in his possession 20 sheep bearing unrecorded earmarks, and failing within the ...

    Article : 145 words
  10. SHIP PAINTER.

    Mystery attaches to the disappearance of William Joseph Carolan, 36, of Argyle-place, Miller's Point. Carolan, who was a painter, was last seen alive on Monday afternoon, ...

    Article : 157 words
  11. FLOWER SHOW.

    Dr. S. R. Dawes acted as judge at the annual daffodil show, conducted by the Orange Horticultural Society. Principal prize-winners.—Daffodils, Mrs. S. G. Brown (Wolaroi); ...

    Article : 162 words
  12. COPPER AND BRASS

    James Pascoe Caddy, general manager of Metal Manufacture Pty., Ltd., Port Kembla, in evidence before the Tariff Board yesterday, said that it was important to maintain the ...

    Article : 284 words
  13. PRESBYTERIANS.

    The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia to-day gave approval for re-opening negotiations with the Methodist and Congregational Churches on the question ...

    Article : 1,101 words
  14. HONOURED BY ITALY.

    DR. HERBERT M. MORAN. The King of Italy has conferred the decoration of a Chevalier of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus upon Dr. Moran. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 31 words
  15. WOMAN ARRESTED.

    Police have received several complaints recently that a woman had secured clothing at a city store by stating that she was the daughter of a well-known grazier. ...

    Article : 64 words
  16. INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

    On Saturday, September 30, the Newcastle division of the Institution of Engineers of Australia will hold a meeting at Grafton. This will be the first occasion on which the ...

    Article : 72 words
  17. OLD BEES' NESTS.

    Two remarkable instances of the tenancy of old nests by bees are revealed at Forbes and in the Bogan Gate district respectively. The one at Forbes is in a tree overhanging ...

    Article : 87 words
  18. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

    At the presentation of prizes to students of the Trades School last night, the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) emphasised the importance of technical education, and said ...

    Article : 104 words
  19. LEAGUE'S INSTRUCTIONS

    Mr. H. Irvine, on behalf of the committee of the Defence of Australia League, said yesterday that the league's organisers and speakers had been previously instructed to emphasise ...

    Article : 175 words
  20. TENNIS IN U.S.A.

    Jack Tidball (California) eliminated A. Quist (Aust.) in straight sets in the third round of the Pacific and south-west tennis championships to-day. The Australian was ...

    Article : 357 words
  21. POSSESSION OF OPIUM.

    Tommy Chee, a Chinese, was fined £7/10/, in default 10 days' imprisonment, for having opium and apparatus for smoking opium, in his possession. Defendant's employer, also ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. AVIATION.

    Without wishing to force opinions upon the organisers of the event, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors informs the Australian Press Association that the London to ...

    Article : 288 words
  23. EXCHANGE RATES.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), in a broadcast address this evening, announced that the Government's plan to solve the difficulties arising from the effect of the adverse rate ...

    Article : 476 words
  24. THIEVES FOILED

    The premises of the Shell Oil Company were broken into and unsuccessful attempts were made to blow open the safe. The thieves then attempted to prize open the door ...

    Article : 40 words
  25. THE CALL-UP

    A call-up for employment will be made to-day as follows:—All men receiving food relief in the municipality of Concord; married men and single men with dependants (A52,000 to ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. OPIUM SMUGGLING.

    The records of the Customs Department show that there has recently been a marked decline in the activity of persons engaged in the attempts to smuggle opium into Australia. ...

    Article : 93 words
  27. SHEARERS INJURED.

    When six shearers were motoring from Orange to Canowindra to fulfil an engagement, the steering gear of their car failed in the descent of Glasson's Hill, near Cargo. ...

    Article : 88 words
  28. SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH.

    On Tuesday, Mr. W. M. Hughes received a cable message from Sir Charles Kingsford Smith which stated that he would gladly accept a vice-presidency of the Defence of ...

    Article : 36 words
  29. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 399 words
  30. CAR THIEF'S RUSE.

    Constable Ernest Edward Stewart was seriously injured last night when he was swept off the running board of a stolen motor car, the driver of which he was attempting to ...

    Article : 145 words
  31. CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

    At the Moree Police Court, John Hubert McDonald, Huntley Jumes Forrester, and Agnes Edith Cornish were charged with conspiring together to defraud the National Bank ...

    Article : 74 words
  32. CASUALTIES.

    John Ellison, of Boyce-road, Maroubra, was accidentally struck on the head with a two-pound hammer while engaged on works in Snape Park, South Kensington, yesterday. He ...

    Article : 349 words
  33. AMBULANCE SERVICES

    At the annual meeting of the Tweed District Ambulance subscribers a letter was received from the Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) advising that it was his intention to ...

    Article : 234 words
  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The price of gold to-day was £6/13/9 an ounce fine, compared with £6/11/9 yesterday. PRICE OF SOVEREIGNS. As a result of the price of gold following ...

    Article : 540 words
  35. FRANCE AND SOVIET.

    M. Herriot, a former Premier of France in an address at Chateauroux, referred to his recent visit to Russia. He said that he had seen people making a remarkable effort. They ...

    Article : 112 words
  36. CONSTABLE DISMISSED.

    By order of the Attorney-General (Mr. Latham), Constable Charles William Priestley was dismissed to-day from the Commonwealth Police Force. ...

    Article : 71 words
  37. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 308 words
  38. WIRELESS INTERFERENCE.

    The Postmaster-General (Mr Archdale Parkhill) has informed the Richmond River Listeners' League that consideration will be given to the league's request for legislation ...

    Article : 79 words
  39. YOUTH SHOT.

    [?]youth named Allott Gallagher, of Kirwee, Canterbury, who, with his brother, had been attending a Bible class, heard a noise in his father's garage when he returned home. He ...

    Article : 92 words
  40. THE "WALLABIES"

    The Australian Rugby Union team, the "Wallabies," left for Australia this morning by the Ceramic. Their popularity was evidenced by the large gathering of South African ...

    Article : 178 words
  41. GERMAN MISSIONS.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced to-night that the Government had decided to advise the Administrator of New Guinea that there would be no objection by the ...

    Article : 88 words
  42. MUDGEE POLICE COURT.

    William Francis McBeath, at the Mudgee Police Court, pleaded guilty to stealing a sheepskin, valued at 10/, the property of Mr. Abram Kurtz. Sergeant O'Brien stated that ...

    Article : 359 words
  43. SHOTS FIRED.

    Constable Taylor was returning home from duty yesterday when he saw two men, one of whom was carrying two suits, run out of Albert Joseph Green's shop in Victoria-avenue, ...

    Article : 111 words
  44. "BACK TO PARRAMATTA."

    At the last meeting of the Parramatta Municipal Council Alderman Moss, who is president of the celebrations committee of the "Back to Parramatta" week, to commence on ...

    Article : 74 words
  45. "MRS. MOONLIGHT"

    Benn Levy's play, "Mrs. Moonlight," was presented at the Savoy Theatre last night by members of the Old Fortians' Dramatic Society. The performance, though it lacked ...

    Article : 184 words
  46. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 201 words
  47. SPEED RECORDS

    A new Blue Bird car is being constructed for the British racing motorist. Sir Malcolm Campbell, at a secret workshop in the Midlands. ...

    Article : 127 words
  48. IRISH FREE STATE.

    The Minister for Agriculture in the Irish Free State (Dr. J. Regan) has prohibited the export of creamery butter after September 30, owing to the shipments to England having ...

    Article : 60 words
  49. MELBOURNE TRAMS.

    Apart from statutory payments to consolidated revenue, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board had a surplus for the year ended June 30, of £22,999, compared ...

    Article : 102 words
  50. LATE SPORTING.

    Bonnie Muir (14-4)[?] the Melbourne heavy-weight wrestler, and Walter Browning (14-3), of Canada, contested a drawn bout at the Brisbane Stadium to-night, each securing ...

    Article : 53 words
  51. CONVERSION LOAN.

    No official figures will be issued concerning the cash applications for the Commonwealth conversion loan. The "Evening Standard" says: "The City ...

    Article : 54 words
  52. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE (1084m).—Arr: Sept. 20, Hobsons Bay, from London. Dep: Sept. 20. Dimboola, for Melbourne: Hobsons Bay, for eastern States; Nestor. for eastern States. ...

    Article : 25 words
  53. SUBURBAN PICTURE THEATRES

    Programmes of Suburban Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertisement Column. ...

    Article : 24 words
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