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  2. SINKING OF LAUNCH

    The Marine Board to-day heard evidence in the inquiry into the collision between the tug Forceful and a Customs launch in the Brisbane River, resulting in the sinking of ...

    Article : 280 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    It is stated that the plant at the Cooerwull Woollen Mills, Bowenfels, will be utilised for a large output. A Sydney syndicate has taken over the equipment, and the name of the mills ...

    Article : 80 words
  4. LIVING WAGE.

    Further inquiry into the standard of living and the basic wage was made yesterday by the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission, comprising the President (Mr. Justice ...

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  5. OLYMPIC GAMES.

    Following the two Australian successes at the Olympic Games yesterday, G. A. Golding gave Australia representation in the semi-final of the 400 metres flat race—to be decided to-morrow—by running into a place in the first and second trials. ...

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  6. THE PREMIER AT LITHGOW MINE.

    From left: The Premier (Mr. Stevens), Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A., and Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A. Mr. Stevens inspected the State mine at Lithgow yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 32 words
  7. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE WITHDRAWN.

    The Bathurst Coroner has been informed that the Attorney-General has decided not to file a bill against Frederick William Gore Merewether, who was recently committed for ...

    Article : 52 words
  8. LEVEE BANK COMPLETED.

    Swan Bay levee bank, which will protect a large area from flooding, has been completed at a cost of £1150. The work has been done by relief workers. Altogether 148 ...

    Article : 62 words
  9. BASE HOSPITAL SOUGHT.

    At a conference of representatives of the Maitland Hospital and district local governing bodies yesterday it was decided to ask the Government to establish a base hospital at ...

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  10. TERRORIST

    A terrorist attempted to assassinate Sir Alfred Watson, editor of the Calcutta "Statesman," this afternoon as he was entering his office yard from Chowrlnghee, the main ...

    Article : 83 words
  11. CASE DISMISSED.

    At Bathuist Police Court, the magistrate Mr. Bromhead, dismissed a case in which John Lennox, 26, was charged with betting at a Bathurst coursing meeting without having ...

    Article : 69 words
  12. MOTOR CAR BODIES.

    The second big contract for motor car bodies to come to South Australia in a week was announced to-day, when the tender of T. J. Richards and Sons, Ltd., of Keswick, for ...

    Article : 85 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN SUCCESSES.

    For the first time in the tenth Olympic Games series, the Australian flag waves from a pylon in the Stadium. Yesterday a crowd of 30,000 stood bareheaded to salute the ...

    Article : 961 words
  14. ESCAPE FROM BLAZING COTTAGE.

    Early this morning Liverpool fire brigade received a call to a fire in a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Epsom-road, Moorebank, owned by Mrs. Bridges and rented to ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. MURDER TRIAL.

    At the trial at Miami, Florida, of Captain Lancaster for the alleged murder of Haden Clarke, Mrs. Keith Miller gave evidence today that she proposed suicide to Clarke only ...

    Article : 551 words
  16. HAILSTORMS.

    Heavy hail and thunder storms passed over the southern and central highlands and coast of New South Wales yesterday afternoon and last night. Slight damage to property was ...

    Article : 181 words
  17. CONTROLLING PRESS

    The attitude of the New South Wales Institute of Journalists towards the question of exercising control over the publication of news that may either be false, or, even if true, ...

    Article : 423 words
  18. WHEAT BOUNTY

    It is thought to be unlikely that the Federal Government will include in the Budget for the present year provisions for the payment of a wheat bounty on the same basis as that paid ...

    Article : 110 words
  19. BULLI DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

    At the annual meeting of the Bulli District Hospital the report showed that expenditure had been £4783, and receipts £6342, including a Government subsidy of £2609. The ...

    Article : 42 words
  20. CHILD FATALLY BURNT.

    A burning accident, which ended fatally, occurred yesterday at a dairy farm, four miles from Hay. While Mrs. Frank Wade was engaged at the milking yards, she heard screams ...

    Article : 78 words
  21. CASUALTIES.

    The Darlinghurst police are endeavouring to establish the identity of a man who was found dead in Moore Park on Thursday morning. A razor was found clasped in his hand. ...

    Article : 128 words
  22. GAOL ESCAPEE.

    The search for Thomas Henry Byrne, who escaped from the Goulburn Reformatory on Wednesday, has been abandoned locally. It appears that he has left Goulburn. It is ...

    Article : 49 words
  23. FIELD GAMES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  24. DEATH OF MR. T. ELLIOTT.

    The death occurred this morning of exAlderman Thomas Elliott. Mr. Elliott, who came from the North of Ireland more than 50 years ago, was a pioneer of the cibbage ...

    Article : 95 words
  25. BROADCASTING.

    In well-informed circles last night the name of Mr. H. P. Williams, for many years associated with broadcasting in Sydney, was mentioned as that of a likely appointment as ...

    Article : 203 words
  26. SALES TAX.

    A number of anomalies in the sales tax regulations are removed by amending regulations, which have been approved b" the Executive Council, and of which notification was ...

    Article : 186 words
  27. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up will be made to-day of manhold builders, plpelayers, timbermen, certified powder monkeys, and drivers of oil or electric engines Men with experience in these trades ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. CYCLING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 words
  29. GLARING HEADLIGHTS CAUSE CRASH.

    When Mr. and Mrs. Lugton were returning to Wagga from Junee their car crashed into a tree. Lugton escaped with bruises and shock, but Mrs. Lugton was admitted to the ...

    Article : 315 words
  30. WRESTLING.

    Lightweight: Charles Pacome (France) Heavyweight: Richthoff (Sweden) ...

    Article : 9 words
  31. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 414 words
  32. HOCKEY.

    India beat Japan, 11 goals to l ...

    Article : 8 words
  33. FENCING.

    Ellen Preis (Austria) won the women's foils championship, defeating Heather Guiness (England) by a point after the pair had fenced a tie. Each won eight bouts and lost ...

    Article : 85 words
  34. 68th LOTTERY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 words
  35. PRISONERS ESCAPE

    Six more Portuguese revolutionaries, including four university students, escaped yesterday from Dilly, in Portuguese Timor, in a lifeboat. ...

    Article : 69 words
  36. WRESTLER ATTHE GAMES.

    This Australian representative at the Olympic Games this week finished third in the light-heavyweight wrestling. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 21 words
  37. CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    A number of candidates were endorsed by the State A.L.P. executive last night to contest ballots for the selection of candidates for the next City Council elections. ...

    Article : 195 words
  38. WOMEN'S EVENT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 words
  39. FIRE IN CHICAGO.

    A fire swept through more than two blocks of buildings near the south-west side, Chicago's industrial area, this afternoon, causing damage estimated at more than 6,000,000 dollars. The ...

    Article : 66 words
  40. FLAG FLIES AT GOULBURN.

    The Australian flag flew from the Goulburn Town Hall to-day, in honour of Gray's victory at the Olympic Games. The chief topic of conversation in Goulburn to-day was Gray's ...

    Article : 60 words
  41. TARIFF BOARD.

    The Tariff Board to-day concluded its inquiry into the necessity for increased rates of duty on electrical fittings. The board then inquired into the necessity for increased ...

    Article : 155 words
  42. BURRINJUCK LEVEL.

    Anxiety is being felt amongst residents of towns subject to floods from the Murrumbidgee River, and also amongst a large body of stockowners with frontages on the river, as ...

    Article : 140 words
  43. LAWN TENNIS.

    It is disclosed that Davis Cup representatives, at a meeting on June 28, submitted a European competition scheme to 35 delegates, representing 27 countries, who will send their ...

    Article : 151 words
  44. RESULTS REVIEWED.

    E. L. (Duncan) Gray's fine win in the 1000 metres time trial, and G. A. Golding's improved showing in the 400 metres flat race, have inspired hopes for further Australian ...

    Article : 691 words
  45. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 241 words
  46. THE LONG-WAVE.

    At the invitation of Amalgamated Wireless (Australia), Ltd., members of the Federal Parliament met Captain Eckersley, British wireless expert, at luncheon at the company's ...

    Article : 389 words
  47. LUCKY HALFPENNY.

    A "lucky" halfpenny, worn and scarred, paid to an opponent in settlement of a debt incurred during a game of cards was the innocent cause of a man being arrested for ...

    Article : 239 words
  48. GERMAN NATIONAL DAY.

    Next Thursday is the Constitution Day of the German Reich. No official reception will be given at the German ConsulateGeneral in Sydney, but the flags of the ...

    Article : 50 words
  49. SUNDAY'S HIKE.

    More than three thousand tickets have been sold for next Sunday's South Coast [?] The first train will leave Central Station at 8 a.m., followed by others at short intervals. ...

    Article : 65 words
  50. THE RESULTS.

    1500 Metres: Luigi Beccall (Italy), 3m 51 l-6s. Olympic record. Hop, Step, and Jump: Chuhel Nambu (Japan), 51ft 7in, world record. ...

    Article : 44 words
  51. GERMANY.

    A message from Berlin states that further acts of terrorism have been reported from Munich and elsewhere. The Chancellor (Herr von Papen) is ...

    Article : 95 words
  52. MAILEY'S TEAM.

    The Australian cricket team dismissed a Yorkton (Saskatchewan) team for 130, and then scored 366 for five wickets. D. Bradman made his fourth century of the week, and ...

    Article : 75 words
  53. STREET REPAIR METHODS.

    A letter criticising methods employed by the City Council in repairing a section of Castlereagh-street, near Liverpool-street, has been received by the Editor of the "Herald" from ...

    Article : 176 words
  54. TO-DAY.

    Town Hall Josef Szlgeti's recital, 8. Criterion Theatre: "Whistling in the Dark," 8 Her Majesty's Theatre: "Bitter Sweet." 2. 7.50 Prince Edward Theatre: "This is the Night." 11. ...

    Article : 155 words
  55. TRACK EVENTS.

    (Three to qualify in each heat.) First heat: Adolph Metzner (Germany), 1: Seiken Oki (Japan), 2; Alex Wilson (Canada), 3; Johan Areskoug (Sweden), 4. Time. 60 ...

    Article : 332 words
  56. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The R.M.S. Otranto, inward bound, struck and sank the anchored barge Why Not, with a cargo of oats for Thames Haven. At 5 a.m. she struck the anchored tanker, Otterhound, ...

    Article : 75 words
  57. BROADCASTING.

    The United States' Legation at Ottawa, on behalf of the American Radio Commission, has invited Mr. M. B. Duffy (Australia), as president of the Australian Federation of ...

    Article : 58 words
  58. LONE PINE.

    Yesterday was the anniversary of Lone Pine, and to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock a Gallipoli memorial recital will be given on the University War Memorial Carillon by Mr. J. ...

    Article : 54 words
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