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  2. THE SPEECH.

    Mr. Lang said that the Premiers' Conference adjourned on August 14 until Tuesday next on the understanding that the various States would compile their Budgets for the ...

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  3. JERVOIS SKULL.

    "I fancy that the recent sensational claims of Sir Colin Mackenzie respecting the Jervois skull were those of a man so interested in his own work and obsessed by the fascination ...

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  4. THE TARIFF.

    Proposing the health of the GovernorGeneral (Sir Isaac Isaacs), who was the guestof-honour at a luncheon tendered by the Newcastle Chamber of Manufactures at the ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At the Lithgow Police Court yesterday Peter Paul Geisler was sentenced to one month's hard labour on a charge of obtaining a dole order by false pretences, and was ordered to ...

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  6. STATE POLITICS.

    Speaking at Narrabeen last night, Mr. Ardill, who represents Yass electorate as a member of the Nationalist party, referring to the alignment of political parties, said that ...

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  7. PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Sanders asked the Deputy Premier (Mr Baddeley) whether it was true that the Government was likely to experience difficulty in ...

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  8. CITY TREASURER.

    After more than 53 years in the service of the City Council the City Treasurer, Mr. S. Solomon, will probably retire on Monday. When the Lord Mayor (Alderman Jackson) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. CONVERSION LOAN.

    The latest loan figures show that the total amount converted up till 10 a.m. yesterday was £306,206,528, and with promises the total now in sight reaches £375,000,000. For the ...

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  10. BASKETBALL.

    Victorian and South Australian basket-ball players had a hard struggle yesterday for the Australian basket-ball premiership, the South Australians winning by 26 goals to 24. The ...

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  11. MAN'S SKELETON.

    A magisterial inquiiy was held to-day on the skeleton found on a ledge of rock near the cross-country railway. Ranger Rolph, of the Water and Sewerage Board, said that he found ...

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  12. STRANGE STORY

    A young man, who is stated to be a farmer from Kurrajong, was arrested yesterday and charged with having made a false declaration before a Church of England clergyman, ...

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  13. ILLEGAL BETTING.

    After he had fined Herbert Austin Brown £20, in default 40 days' hard labour, on a charge of street betting at the Lithgow Police Court yesterday, Mr. H. H. Farrington, P.M., ...

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  14. W.A. SAVINGS BANK.

    Notwithstanding official assurances regarding the stability of the State Savings Bank, which is to be amalgamated with the Commonwealth Savings Bank subject to the State Parliament's ...

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  15. FORT-STREET SCHOOL.

    Pupils of the Fort-street Boys' High School presented six short plays in the memorial hall of the school last night. The most ambitious of the plays was the offering of a ...

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  16. STEALING CHARGE DROPPED.

    The Attorney-General has declined to proceed any further in the matter of the charge against Albert Edward Hornery. Hornery was charged with having stolen 17 head of mixed ...

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  17. COLD CHANGE.

    A cold change, bringing a marked fall in temperatures, and accompanied by strong and squally north-westerly to south-westerly winds, swept over New South Wales yesterday. At ...

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  18. DEATH OF GIRL.

    William James Garthwaite Tagg, 45, described as a foot specialist, and Austin John Carrigg, 24, a sheet metal worker, were committed for trial to-day on a charge of having ...

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  19. LEAGUE OF NATIONS DAY.

    League of Nations Day was celebrated for the first time at Liverpool Public School. Mr, Noad, head teacher, addressed the children on the work of the League of Nations, and ...

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  20. SUBLIME POINT.

    Sublime Point, one of the scenic features of the nearer coastline, has lost some of its beauty. Woodcutters have played havoc with the timber on the foothills of the range ...

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  21. FORMER NEWNES EMPLOYEES.

    At a meeting of the Lithgow branch of the unemployed workers movement the following motion in regard to the alleged non payment of wages due to men formerly engaged at ...

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  22. MILITARY FORCES.

    The appointment of staff officers of the Australian Military Forces to new commands was announced by the Minister for Defence (Mr. Chifley), after a meeting of the Federal ...

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  23. SEAFORD SHOOTING.

    A jury in the Criminal Court to-day returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Harry Sheldon, 23, and William Wallace, 21, who had been charged with having murdered ...

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  24. DEATH FOLLOWS COLLAPSE.

    Mrs. Kathleen McElhone, 42, wife of Alderman A. T. McElhone, collapsed at the Roman Catholic cabaret ball in the Memorial Hall last night and died in hospital this morning. ...

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  25. JOURNALISTS' PRESIDENT.

    MR. J. R. WALLACE, who was last night elected president of the New South Wales Institute of Journalists. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  26. NORTHERN RAIL FREIGHTS.

    In a letter to the Editor, Mr. E. Kennedy, of Bowraville, complains of the excessive freights charged by the Railway Commissioners for the carriage of goods from ...

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  27. SUCCESSFUL SELF HELP.

    The voluntary road repairing work commenced by Horsley settlers has been an immense success. Thirty settlers with five horses and drays, and with the assistance of ...

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  28. LABOUR PARTY.

    Supporters of the A.L.P. executive had a signal victory at a meeting of the Central Bankstown League recently, when a motion agreeing to a new ballot for the selection of a ...

    Article : 193 words
  29. INDEX.

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  30. UPPER HOUSE ISSUE.

    The question whether the Governor (Sir Philip Game) was justified in declining the advice of his Ministers with regard to Upper House appointments was debated by Mr. A. ...

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  31. MR. HUGH MAHON.

    The death occurred to-night, after a short illness, of Mr. Hugh Mahon, a former Federal Minister and member of the House of Representatives. Mr. Mahon had been living in ...

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  32. SCHOOL SPEECH NIGHT.

    At the second annual speech night of Temora High School, honour boards for school captains and leaving certificate candidates were unveiled, and the trophies won during the ...

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  33. HEADMASTERS RETIRE.

    Mr. S. A. Long, headmaster of the Gardiner's-road Junior Technical School, and Mr. J. E. Layton, headmaster of the Waverley Commercial School, retired yesterday from the ...

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  34. PEA-RIFLE ACCIDENT.

    A youth named Cecil Price was admitted to Temora Hospital, suffering from a pea-rifle bullet wound. He was rabbiting, when he stumbled and fell on the rifle, which exploded, ...

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  35. COUNTRY UNITY.

    At a public meeting convened by the president of Merriwa Shire (Councillor A. M. Jennings) the following motion was carried:— "That this meeting approves of the Merriwa ...

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  36. PACIFIC SERVICES.

    Protests against the intention to displace Australian seamen on the liners Aorangi and Niagara were made recently by the Seamens Union and the Trades Hall Council. In a ...

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  37. THE HOMELESS.

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  38. INJURED MAN'S FORTITUDE.

    Charlie Glasscock, of Coolac, rode 15 miles on horseback to the doctor after gashing his foot with an axe while woodcutting. At Gundagai Hospital six stitches were inserted. ...

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  39. MACLEAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

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  40. GIRLS AT HOTELS.

    Disclosures that followed police raids on hotels near Hobart recently when girls were alleged to have been found under the influence of liquor, were discussed at the Anglican ...

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  41. ARCHBISHOPS ACTION

    The action of Archbishop Duhig in requesting the Rev. Father Bossence to vacate the charge of the parish of Enoggera has been upheld by the Vatican. ...

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  42. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  43. WOOLSHED DESTROYED.

    A fire occurred at W. H. Clifton's Keronga station at Purlewaugh last night, when the woolshed, 35 bales of wool, 100 woolpacks, and two pens of sheep, penned up ready for ...

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  44. JOURNALISTS' INSTITUTE.

    The nineteenth annual meeting of the New South Wales Institute of Journalists was held last night at Farmer's, and was preceded by a dinner the retiring president (Mr. H. K. ...

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  45. CAMP NEAR FOWLS.

    An application by two women for permission to live in a tent on land on which a house was already erected was granted by Fairfield Council at its last meeting. It was stated that the ...

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  46. ROBBERIES.

    A sneak thief who entered the home of Irene Brophy, in Boronia-avenue, Redfern, last night whilst the occupants were temporarily absent stole a bride's trousseau, other ...

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  47. UNIFICATION.

    "It is rumoured that the Federal Government will shortly announce plans for a referendum costing £100,000 in an attempt to foist unification on Australia," says a ...

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  48. SISTERS' DEATHS.

    Elena Geary, 59, and Gertrude Geary, 56, whose bodies were found in their home at Riley-street, Surry Hills, on August 20, died of gas poisoning. ...

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  49. SUPPOSED ASSAULT

    Mr. Frank Connelly, an executive officer of the advertising branch of the Tramway Department, was found lying unconscious in a lane leading off Flinders-street, Darlinghurst, ...

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  50. ZINC CORPORATION DISPUTE.

    The executive of the Workers Industrial Union and representatives of No. 6 Party at the South Blocks mine to-day waited on Mr. C. C. Freeman, superintendent of the Zinc ...

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  51. STATION MANAGER'S DEATH.

    Charles Francis Elliott, 41, manager of Boolooroo station, Moree, was found dead in his room this morning with a rifle clutched under his arm and a bullet wound in his ...

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  52. "CHRISTIANITY VERSUS SECULARISM."

    In the September issue of the "Southern Churchman," Dr. Radford, the Anglican Bishop of Goulburn, says that there is grave need of closer fellowship throughout the whole ...

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  53. FREIGHT ON WOOL TOPS.

    Oversea shipowners have agreed to a reduction of three-eighths of a penny a pound in the freight for the carriage of wool tops from Australia to the United Kingdom and Europe ...

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  54. TO-DAY.

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  55. CAPITAL AND LABOUR.

    In the conflict between capital and labour the Fascismo asserts that capital and labour are functions of the life of the nation," declared Dr. A. Baccarini, in the course of a ...

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  56. SEAGULL'S LONG FLIGHT.

    A resident of Alberton found a dead seagull on the beach at Semaphore, which bore a tag on one leg with the words. Return to the Zoological Gardeens, Heligoland." To have ...

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  57. NEW ZEALAND POLITICS.

    The House of Representatives passed a bill ratifying the Government decision to postpone the licensing poll this year. During the debate Mr. Forbes reaffirmed ...

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  58. TREE WEEK.

    Moreton Bay and Port Jackson fig-trees, two subiects which for a long time have been somewhat out of favour, were warmly praised yesterday by Proffessr E. G Waterhouse at ...

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  59. TRAVEL ALLOWANCES.

    By a special proclamation, the travelling allowance of members of the Federal Health Council has been reduced from £2/2/ a day to 27/ a day, in accordance with the general ...

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  60. MOTUROA OIL WELL.

    Moturoa No. 2 well has produced 100 barrels of oil in the last 24 hours. A two-inch pipe has now been inserted in an endeavour to obtain a continuous flow. Eight hundred barrels ...

    Article : 48 words
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