A storm swept across portions of Europe and England leaving death and desolation in its wake. About 400 persons are believed to have perished when the pleasure steamer, Saint Philbert, turned turtle in the Bay of Biscay. ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Attorney-General (Mr. Lysaght) has resigned from the Lang Cabinet, but will remain a member of the Labour party. At a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday Mr. Lysaght handed his written resignation to the Premier (Mr. Lang), but gave no reasons. ...
Article : 173 wordsLight rain which fell yesterday in southern and central inland districts of New South Wales caused flooded rivers to rise slightly in a number of places, and retarded the drainage ...
Article : 416 wordsAlthough the Federal Government will find it impossible to give legislative effect to the economy programme agreed to by the Premiers' Conference without the support of the ...
Article : 526 wordsA proclamation was issued on behalf of the State Government yesterday which will permit of the continuance of the rationing of employment of employees of the Crown. ...
Article : 179 wordsFurther evidences of prehistoric man in Australia have been discovered recently in Central Australia, and scientific details will be made known at an early date. ...
Article : 709 wordsResidents of New Guinea now hold scant hopes of finding Pilot L. J. Trist, who was lost while flying a New Guinea Airways 'plane several weeks ago, according to passengers who ...
Article : 259 wordsThe loss of life in the Saint Philbert disaster would have been much greater if about 100 excursionists who were ill on the outward journey had not ...
Article : 801 wordsMr. Lysaght first rose to Cabinet rank in the second Lang Administration, following upon the revolt of the majority of the Cabinet members of the first Ministry against Mr. ...
Article : 640 wordsThe discovery by the police of three plugs of gelignite, some detonators, and a fuse at the home of Patrick John Murphy, 32, who said that he was a schoolmaster, was described ...
Article : 143 wordsIn A.L.P. circles yesterday it was emphatically stated that the real reason for the resignation of Mr. Lysaght was his refusal to carry out instructions given by the Premier. ...
Article : 260 wordsA sharp attack on the Canberra hotels, and the heavy losses being sustained by the Government, was made by Mr. Shakespeare, one of the elected members, at a meeting of the ...
Article : 460 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-day forwarded to Mr. Holloway a letter in which he expressed regret that he had decided to resign from the Federal Cabinet. Mr. Scullin's ...
Article : 347 wordsThe council of the National Association of New South Wales agreed last night to the recommendation passed at the last meeting of the unity conference in the following terms:— ...
Article : 149 wordsThe French liner Rochambeau collided with the steamer Ungheria in dense fog off Ushant. The Ungheria sank immediately, and the Rochambeau picked up 29 of the crew, and ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Harvey) yesterday severely commented upon the actions of Stanley John Thompson, who had been removed from the position of ...
Article : 794 wordsFor the first time, Magna Charta Day was officially observed in the schools of the State yesterday. The headmaster of Glenmore-road Public School (Mr. W. Henderson), speaking ...
Article : 400 wordsSir Hubert Wilkins' submarine Nautilus is disabled and tossing in heavy seas, 1000 miles west of France. Two United States battleships are standing by to tow her when the sea ...
Article : 178 wordsRobberies took place in the Singer Building. York-street, either during or immediately after the fire which broke out last Thursday evening. ...
Article : 358 wordsThe match between New Zealand and Derbyshire was continued to-day. When stumps were drawn on Saturday the New Zealanders in their first innings had made 89 runs for three ...
Article : 86 wordsThe question of co-operation between the Manly branch of the National Association and of the All for Australia League in the electorate was dealt with at a meeting of the ...
Article : 129 wordsRemarkable allegations that France broke faith with Devil's Island convicts who participated in the war are made in a book published to-day by W. Allison Booth. Mr. ...
Article : 148 wordsWhile attempting to climb a 500 feet high rocky cone, known as Paritutu, which rises sheer out of the sea near New Plymouth Breakwater, two young bank clerks, D. H. Budd ...
Article : 148 wordsThe "Daily Express' understands that Lord Salisbury has resigned his leadership of the Opposition in the House of Lords, and that Lord Hailshnm will succeed him. ...
Article : 178 wordsA meeting held at Maroubra Junction last night formed a committee to work for the reconstruction of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, and its continuance ...
Article : 471 wordsThree thieves carried out a cleverly-planned coup yesterday morning when they stole £100 from the Imperial Hotel in Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, shortly before the bar was thrown ...
Article : 266 wordsThere was a fresh outbreak of rioting at Roubaix (France), when 300 Communists, whom the police had prevented from making a demonstration, reassembled in another part ...
Article : 111 wordsThe discovery of a bomb on the front verandah of his home was described by Mr. Phillip Lock, racehorse owner and grazier, of Edgar-street, Werribee, in the Werribee Police ...
Article : 153 wordsJames Henry Cambourne, an elderly and reputedly wealthy man, who lives alone on the premises of a small grocer's shop which he conducts in Charles-street, Glebe, was last ...
Article : 277 wordsAddressing members of the Constitutional Club to-day, the leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Sir George Pearce) appealed to the people as a whole to fight for the ...
Article : 285 wordsMembers of a search party from Blackheath, who returned here on Saturday, spent three, trying days looking for the missing scouts. Unknown to the party, the Scouts ...
Article : 107 wordsAddressing a congress of ex-service men in Paris, the Foreign Minister (M. Briand) said that it was suggested that he should take a rest. When the peace of the world ...
Article : 151 wordsThe order of the candidates in the Upper Hunter by-election remained unchanged to-day as a result of the counting of 113 postal votes. Of these, 78 went to Mr. A. M. ...
Article : 114 wordsSome persons have been at work in the National Park, destroying a beautiful patch of tall decorative trees (Plnus insignis), in the park area. ...
Article : 91 wordsThe State Government relief rations to the unemployed were increased by 25 per cent. as from yesterday. It is estimated that the increase will add[?] ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 16 Jun 1931, Page 9
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