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  2. SPRING RACING

    For several years past a.feature' of the (spring racing carnivals has been the meeting of the Australian Jockey Club at Warwick Farm, which generally ushers in the ...

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  3. A WAR MEMORIAL.

    Many citizens of New South Wales would be both surpils a and stimulated by a visit to an institution which, while being a utilitarian war memorial incidentally is actually a ...

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  4. STATE LOTTERY.

    The major prices in the 148th State lettery were drawn at the Criterion Theatre yesterday by Dr. A. V. Colvin, M.L.C., acting chairman of the Hospitals Commission. ...

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  5. BUTTER.

    The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart) said yesterday that the Federal Government had carried out its obligation re[?]ding the stabilisation of the dairying industry. ...

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  6. SYDNEY'S MUSICAL FESTIVAL. TOWN HALL.

    Another very large audience filled the Town Hall last night, which was a veritable ladles' night, for the competitions exclusively consisted of ladies' choral and solo championships ...

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  7. DOUBLE CLUB-FEET.

    Quite a lot of interest is being exhibited by the medical staff of the Renwick Hospital for Infants, Summer Hill, in the case of a baby boy about eighteen months old. This small ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. CIVIC RECEPTION TO CHOIRS

    Mr. F. Robinson, conductor of the Brisbane choir, said yesterday, at a reception at the Town Hall, that many people in Sydney seemed to have been decrying the standard ...

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  9. TWO NORTH SYDNEY CHURCHES.

    The two oldest Anglican churches in North Eydney are celebrating anniversaries this week It is Just 90 years since St. Thomas' was founded, and 64 years since the ...

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  10. CHAIR OF MUSIC.

    The Government's desire to establish a chair of music at the University, when the finances would permit it, was expressed by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) yesterday, at ...

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  11. GRAND OPERA TRIALS.

    The grand opera eliminating trials occupied the whole of yesterdny at the Assembly Hall. Mr. George English, of Melbourne, who heard the male voices, had a prodigious task, and ...

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  12. TREND OF WOOL PRICES.

    The Australian Workers' Union applied to the Full Arbitration Court to-day for an increase in wages of its members working under tile Graziers' Award. The application in effect ...

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  13. SALES TAX.

    "It is evident that all do not agree with Mr. Thorby in his wholesale condemnation of the manner in which the sales tax is administered," said the Assistant Treasurer (Sir ...

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  14. BIRD DAY.

    No longer now the wing'd habitants That in the woods their sweert lives sing away Flee from the form of man; but gather round and prune their sunny feathers on the hands. ...

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  15. LOUIS BECKE.

    To-day in Australia the romances of Louis Becke are not so well known, but in England his reputation as a writer of vivid stories of South Sea adventures was so well founded ...

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  16. NORFOLK ISLAND.

    A striking tribute to the administrative work of Captani Pinney, who has been in charge of the affairs of Norfolk Island for about 12 months, was offered by Mr. H. R. Rabone, in ...

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  17. EXPELLED.

    The Thornbury Football Club was expelled by the Victorian Football Association subdistricts to-night, when the executive of the association dealt with a report by a field ...

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  18. BLAXLAND GALLERIES.

    The lunch-hour session attracted a large audience to hear Mr. Arthur Davis's lecture on "The Symphony Orchestra." On Monday, at 1.10 p.m., Mr. Frank ...

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  19. RECITALS AT EXHIBITION.

    At the three additional afternoon recitals, which will be given in association with the Musical Exhibition from Monday till Wednesday, at the Blaxland Galleries, the artists ...

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  20. POSTAL OFFICER HONOURED

    Mr. R. Lawson, superintcnder engineer in the department of the Postmaster-General, who has been appointed Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs in Victoria, was tendered a ...

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  21. SEAMEN'S MISSION.

    Memorial windows, commemorating the [?]eds of British sailors who served in the weat War, and the work of Mr. Charles Eenry Moss. for 28 years on the staff of the ...

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  22. NORTH AUSTRALIA.

    Requests for assistance for the proposed air survey expedition to the gold mining regions of Western Australia have been made to the Defence Department through the Prime ...

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  23. MOTORING.

    The Light Car Club of New South Wales received 30 entries for its half-day trial to Castlereagh and back, which will be decided this afternoon. The first car will leave the club rooms at 1.30 p.m. ...

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  24. INTERCHANGE OF ORGANISTS.

    An interchange of organists between Sydney and Melbourne has been arranged by the City Councils of the respective cities. This announcement was made yesterday by the ...

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  25. MISS EDWARDES ORGAN RECITAL.

    The mid-day organ recital at the Pitt-street Congregational Church yesterday, was given by Miss Gwen Edwards, a student. Though apparently hesitant about disturbing the ...

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  26. CYCLING.

    It is announced that entries for the two greatest open handicap races of the year the Goulburn to Sydney events for both amateurs and professionals, close to day with either the controlling bodies the ...

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  27. CASUALTIES.

    Ernest Christofani, 28, of Fletcher-street, Bondi, was driving a motor car along General Holmes-drive, Brighton-le-sands, last night, when it skidded struck a telegraph pole, and ...

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  28. VETERAN RAILWAY OFFICER

    Mr. D. Mackrnzie, coal viewer, at Newcastle by the South Australian, Western Australian. and Commonwealth Governments, and for the Broken Hill Co-operative Coal Association, ...

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  29. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

    Grand opera championship, male voices, semifinal. Concert item by Brisbane Eisteddfod Choir. Choral contest for male voice choirs. 7.30 p.m., interstate chofal championship, ...

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  30. WELL-KNOWN NATURALIST DEAD.

    The death has occurred of Mr. George M. Thompson, of Dunedin, at the age of 84. He was a well-known naturalist and a former member of the House of Representatives and ...

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  31. ORGAN RECITAL.

    Yesterday's lunch-hour organ recital in St. James' Church, King-street, was given by Mr. A. Hackett Jones, organist of the Methodist Church, Lindfield. His programme ...

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  32. FIGHT AT MEETING.

    A meeting called for the election of organiser to the Guildford branch of the United Australia party began with a motion of no-confidence in the president (Mr. Anstey), and ...

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  33. ACTRESS CONVICTED.

    When Joy Warrell, an actress, was charged at the Court to-day with having stolen £10, belonging to Miss Betty Kent, also an actress, at the Melbourne Club [?], on August 23, ...

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  34. GIRL KILLED.

    Ray Holden, a schoolgirl, aged 11 years, was run ovOr by a bus and fatally injured this afternoon in the grounds of the Telopea Park Sohool, Canberra. ...

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  35. PACIFIC ISLANDS ASSOCIATION

    At the first annual general meeting of the Pacific Islands Association, held at the clubrooms, Millions House, the following council was' elected for the ensuing year:—Sir Hubert ...

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  36. INTERSTATE BASKETBALL.

    Teams from Queensland, Victoria, and Now South Wales have completed two series of interstate carnival fixtures. The first was between Queensland and Victoria, and results were:— ...

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  37. DESTITUTE FAMILY.

    While Lady Game was at Broken Hill she attended the Maternal and Baby Welfare Centre, and was very concerned about the condition of a mother and three little children, ...

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  38. FINANCIER SENTENCED.

    Bernard Paisberg, a Polish financier, who [?] round gullty in the Criminal Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen £1900, while a member of a co-partnership from ...

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  39. INTER-UNIVERSITY MATCHES.

    Melbourne won tne inter university basketball series of matches which were completed to-day Melbourne won three matches, Hobart two. Adelaida one. and Sydney none. ...

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  40. MINER'S LUCKY STRIKE.

    A miner from Mt. Mitchell provided a shock during the week when he came into town with ' a pickle-bottle full of gold. He was walking round with it in his hip pocket, and, when ...

    Article : 54 words
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