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  2. SEIZURE OF GOLD.

    A first-class legal battle appears to have opened over £1000 worth of gold (including 300 sovereigns) recently brought from New Zealand to Sydney. The owneis of the gold ...

    Article : 899 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At a meeting of the directors of the Banana Growers' Co-operative Co., Ltd, at Murwll. lumbah, it was reported that the company had secured an option over the banana ripending ...

    Article : 79 words
  4. BRITISH NAVY.

    The Naval correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," amplifying his announcement that orders for 22 new ships for the British Navy may be placed at any moment, and that ...

    Article : 159 words
  5. MISS DENNIS'S VICTORY.

    Miss Clare Dennis swam the race of her life, and victory was uncertain until 10 feet from the finish. It took tremendous nerve and strength to beat opposition of such calibre as ...

    Article : 1,978 words
  6. TIN HARES.

    Before the Royal Commission which is inquiring into the issuing of mechanical hare licences, Mr. Lazzarini, M.L.A., who had requested that he be allowed to give evidence, ...

    Article : 1,568 words
  7. MOTOR BUSES

    Giving evidence before the Transport Advisory Committee yesterday, officials of the Motor Omnibus Employees' Association, said that application would be made immediately ...

    Article : 495 words
  8. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    Mr. A. Spencer Watts was yesterday elected president for the ensuing year of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Spencer Watts has been a member of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 173 words
  9. THE FLOODS.

    The ordinary train service between Geraldton and Midland Junction will be resumed tomorrow, taking the first mails since Saturday to the flood oreas. Traffic by road between ...

    Article : 282 words
  10. SHEARERS' QUARTERS BURNT.

    A fire which destroyed the shearers' quarters on Taviton, the property of Mrs. Isabella Dunlop, nine miles from Ashford, on Wednesday night, did damage estimated at £200. ...

    Article : 48 words
  11. TRAFFIC DANGERS ON NEW BRIDGE.

    The need for the control of traffic on the Clarence River bridge was mentioned at a meeting of the South Grafton Council. An alderman stated that there were some nasty ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. WAR LOAN CONVERSION.

    Official returns indicate that 15,703,000 cash bonuses for war loan conversion were paid up to Saturday, so it is inferred that the total converted in July was more than ...

    Article : 222 words
  13. AERODROME AT GRAFTON.

    South Grafton Council considered a communication from New England Airways Ltd., suggesting that the council consider applying for the registration of South Grafton common ...

    Article : 62 words
  14. REAPPRAISEMENT OF HOLDINGS.

    The first cases to be heard in the country under the new Reappralsement Act came before the Bathurst Land Board, when S. J. Cunnyngham and J. Eaton applied for the ...

    Article : 79 words
  15. BRAVE CHILD.

    Two children, aged 3 years and 16 months, were playing in a narrow lane when a mob of horses, out of control, dashed towards them. The older child grasped his playmate by the ...

    Article : 168 words
  16. TEMORA DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

    The annual meeting of the Temora District Hospital was held last night. A deficiency on the year of £918/16/11 was revealed. Patients treated during the year totalled 772, an ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. NEWSPAPER COMPETITION.

    In the Criminal Court to-day a former State electoral officer, Theodore Ernest Cooke, 63, justice of the peace, was convicted of having on June 17, by a fraudulent trick, induced the ...

    Article : 282 words
  18. FOOD TRANSPORT.

    Experiments for the preservation of the flavour, freshness and vitamin value of food under refrigeration, and their importance to the United Kingdom, whose imports of food ...

    Article : 240 words
  19. WATER DIVINING.

    The Tumut Co-operative Dairying Company, Limited, after engaging Mr. R. R. Nolan, a water diviner and a well-boring engineer, located water at a depth of 55ft, close ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. RESULTS REVIEWED.

    Australia's second victory at Los Angeles was recorded on Tuesday, when Miss Clare Dennis won the 200 metres breaststroke swimming final in woild's record time of ...

    Article : 703 words
  21. MT. ISA MINE.

    A conference arranged between the Mt. Isa mine's management and the Industrial Court was held at Mt. Isa to-day, when the company refused to reinstate miners who had been ...

    Article : 78 words
  22. MISSING CONSTABLE

    Constable G. Vickery, who had been missing since August 4, when he failed to report far duty at Newcastle police station, walked into the George-street North police station last ...

    Article : 229 words
  23. DEATH OF MR. J. B. SCHOLES.

    The death occurred suddenly this morning at his residence, Overton, Muswellbrook, of Mr. J. B. Scholes, aged 73 years, a native of the Armidale district. He had followed pastoral ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. THE CALL-UP

    A call-up for employment will be made today ao follows:- Men in "F" classification (having six or more children) registered at the Metropolitan ...

    Article : 184 words
  25. EMPLOYMENT OF RATEPAYERS.

    At a meeting of the Bowral Council a letter was received from the Federated Municipal and Shire Employees' Union stating that it was understood that the council was giving ...

    Article : 93 words
  26. TRIAL OF LANCASTER

    Captain Lancaster, who is charged with having murdered Haden Clarke, continued his evidence to-day. Lancaster said that Clarke had promised ...

    Article : 347 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN.

    The futility of strikes and the wisdom of moderate union control are strikingly illustrated in recent financial statements concerning the Australian Seamen's Union and its ...

    Article : 243 words
  28. SERIOUS BURNING AVERTED.

    Prompt action on the part of Mr. S. Skinner saved his son, Frank, from being badly burnt. Skinner and his son were treating rabbit warrens with carbon bl-sulphidc. Frank was ...

    Article : 91 words
  29. TRAIN DERAILED.

    Sixteen empty trucks, one coach, and a guard's van, comprising part of a goods train travelling from Merredin to Wyalkatchem, were derailed three miles east of Wyalkatchem ...

    Article : 71 words
  30. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 239 words
  31. COFF'S HARBOUR AERODROME.

    Last week-end nearly 30 aeroplanes landed on the Coffs Harbour aerodrome. They ineluded Air Force 'planes. This activity is accounted for by the pageant held at ...

    Article : 63 words
  32. SKI-RACING.

    A great struggle marks the Australian skiing championship between the Norwegian, Kaaten (N.S.W.), and Romuld (Vic.). The Langlauf, or long-distance, race held ...

    Article : 150 words
  33. FRENCH SOLDIER.

    In the Wagga Police Court to-day, Arthur Henry Montague (30), was charged with having travelled by train from Mittagong to Wagga without paying his fare. In admitting his ...

    Article : 162 words
  34. CAR OVER EMBANKMENT.

    While travelling from Stanthorpe to Glen Innes, Harry Yee, a Chinese, with his two children, aged five and eight years, had a narrow escape when his car crashed over an ...

    Article : 62 words
  35. THREE PEOPLE INJURED.

    A motor car driven by Mr. Harry Bumef, builder, of East Maitland, crashed into an electric light pole near Victoria Bridge last night. Buffier and two passengers were ...

    Article : 104 words
  36. SPINNING MILLS.

    Employees at the spinning mills of Yarra Falls, Ltd., Abbotsford, numbering 200 men and 500 women, ceased work to-day because they objected to the application of the cost of living ...

    Article : 78 words
  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Viscount Chelmsford, a former Viceroy of India and former Governor of New South Wales, has been appointed chairman of the committee to investigate the acquisition of a ...

    Article : 379 words
  38. LIVING WAGE.

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

    Article : 398 words
  39. GIRL LEAVES HOME.

    A Jury which was empanelled to try Alfred Felix Tehan (34), tailor, on a charge of abduction, returned at the Judge's direction a verdict of not guilty in the Criminal Court ...

    Article : 116 words
  40. HOSPITAL SUNDAY.

    Saying that he was opposed to a propos[?] which would only be a burden on a few church people while other people would reap the harvest, Mr. T. Agst moved at the last ...

    Article : 91 words
  41. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 words
  42. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the first round of the mixed doubles ot the Hamburg lawn tennis tournament, Fraulein Horn and Menzel beat Madame Dros and Clemenger, 6-4, 6-4; Mademoiselle Adamoff ...

    Article : 354 words
  43. EAST-WEST AIR MAIL.

    The emergency 'plane reached Kalgoorlie this morning from Forrest to pick up the passengers who arrived vesterday from Perth by the West Australian Airways mail plane, ...

    Article : 94 words
  44. £3000 RAISED FOR HOSPITAL.

    A drive in aid of the hospital ended [?] night in the final pageant of the queen competition. The Crystal Theatre was crowded. The pageant was produced by the Rev. V. R. ...

    Article : 331 words
  45. POLITICAL CRIMES.

    A message from Berlin states that a decree imposing the death penalty for political crimes has been issued. It applies to anyone unpremeditatedly killing an opponent in political ...

    Article : 132 words
  46. LABOUR PARTY.

    A meeting of the women's central organising committee of the State Labour party will be held to-night to discuss a proposal to hold a women's Labour confeience. The proposal ...

    Article : 66 words
  47. TO-DAY.

    Criterion Theatre: "Whistling in the "Dark," 8. Her Majesty's Theatre: "Bitter Sweet," 7.50. Prince Edward Theotre: "This is the Night," 11. 2.15, 5.30, 8. ...

    Article : 200 words
  48. EARTH TREMORS.

    It is reported from Thursday Island that earth tremors have been of daily occurrence in the vicinity of Torres Strait during the last week, dull subterranean explosions and ...

    Article : 100 words
  49. SOLDIERS' MARCH.

    Travellers crossing the Harbour Bridge shortly after 8 o'clock last night were treated to the unusual spectacle of two battalions of soldiers in uniform marching in columns of ...

    Article : 91 words
  50. MURDERER SENTENCED.

    George Barry Mitchell (53) was sentenced at Townsville to imprisonment for life for the wilful murder of Alexander Fleming, at Ingham, on April 2. Mitchell had pleaded ...

    Article : 34 words
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