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  2. STATE SESSION.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, in the course of the debate on the motion that the Cessnock Sewerage Bill should be read the second time, Mr. Stevens said that during ...

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  3. THRILLING STORY

    A thrilling story of a visit to the Hawkes Bay district was given last night from Station 2FC, which was relaying by wireless telephone from 2YA, Wellington, New Zealand. ...

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  4. DRAMATIC SCENES.

    Heartrending scenes were witnessed at the Napier Hospital after the entire block had been demolished by Tuesday's earthquake. Coherent accounts ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A sensational motor accident occurred at the Raleigh ferry on Monday. A lorry driven by Mr. Hunter, of Bonville, who was accompanied by his wife and a friend, was ...

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  6. DEMANDS FOR RELIEF.

    A deputation, representing 5000 unemployed in the Paddington district, waited on the Assistant Minister for Labour (Mr. Ely) yesterday and demanded that relief works should ...

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  7. NEW ZEALAND MINISTER.

    The Rev. Oliver Dean, of New Zealand, returned from a world's tour by the Mongolia yesterday to find that his home town had been almost completely destroyed. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. LATEST REPORTS.

    There is little fresh news from the earthquake area to-night. Operations at Napier and Hastings to-day were mainly confined to continuing the search among the ruins for ...

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  9. ALDERMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH.

    Alderman William Henry Henson, of Grafton. cordial manufacturer, suffered a heart attack yesterday, and died in hospital. He was 65 years of age, and had been an alderman ...

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  10. COAST LINE.

    Aerial views of the country between Napier and Gisborne indicate that the coastline has undergone considerable changes. Not a single river between Wairoa and ...

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  11. A STRANGE ALLIANCE.

    A Single stem taken from a nectarine tree at Gilmore is being exhibited in town as a freak of nature. On the stem is growing a nectarine on one side and a peach on the ...

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  12. COMMUNISTS' INFLUENCE.

    An effort is being made by unemployed unionists in Perth to rid themselves of the influence of Communists, whose conduct at recent meetings of unemployed resulted in a ...

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  13. TIMBER SUPPLIES.

    An offiver of the Public Works Department visited Wingham recently, with the object of interviewing timber-getters in the district regarding supplies of piles, girders, ...

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  14. MERCEDES GLEITZE.

    Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the famous endurance swimmer, broadcast a short interview from station 2FC last evening. "So that you may know what she is like," ...

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  15. A SYDNEY PRIEST.

    Father Bernard Godringer, aged 52 years, who was killed by the earthquake, was a capable preacher and journalist. At the time of his death he was conducting a retreat for ...

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  16. PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRES.

    The Fire and Accidents Underwriters' Association of New South Wales has written to the Wingham Municipal Council, pointing out that business areas in the town should ...

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  17. MR. JOHN WEST, MP.

    Mr. John West, member for East Sydney in the House of Representatives, died suddenly at his residence, Darlinghurst-road, Darlinghurst, last night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  18. VICTIMS BURIED.

    The bodies of 48 victims were buried in a common grave at Hastings yesterday. Of these, three were unidentified, including two young girls. Both were ...

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  19. RECONSTRUCTION.

    In order that New Zealand might be enabled to purchase Canadian lumber and building materials for reconstruction of the areas devastated by the earthquake, an extension of ...

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  20. OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

    The New Zealand Commissioner (Mr. L. J. Schmitt) received an official bulletin from Wellington yesterday, which stated that the latest information showed that the disaster ...

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  21. MINING ACTIVITY.

    There is much mining activity in the district at present. Several men are prospecting, and many properties are being investigated. An Inverell-Tingha syndicate fe installing a ...

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  22. ABORIGINES BOARD.

    Referring yesterday to the efforts of the Government to improve the conditions of the aborigines, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) said that recently Messrs. McClelland ...

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  23. NAPIER.

    "According to authoritative opinion in New Zealand, it is unlikely that Napier will be rebuilt," states a message received by a member of the Wireless Institute in Sydney last ...

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  24. LISMORE RATES.

    The combined rates for Lismore municipality for 1931 represent a total of /7 5-32 in the £1 on the unimproved capital value. A proposal to institute a differential rating ...

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  25. MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Makin) has cabled to the New Zealand Government:- "On behalf of the members of the House ...

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  26. COWRA RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    At the annual meeting of the Returned Soldiers" League, which was well attended, a motion was passed protesting against the action of the Postal Department in dismissing ...

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  27. FURTHER SHAKES.

    Shakes commenced again this morning, spreading further alarm in the Hastings and Napier area. Further buildings were damaged and evacuated. ...

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  28. ABSORPTION OF GLEBE.

    The Glebe Council last night decided that the municipality should be absorbed by the City Council. ...

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  29. RADIO TELEPHONE.

    The radio telephone circuit to New Zealand, which was recently opened for service, demonstrated its usefulness as a means of communication during the recent earthquake ...

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  30. LATE SHIPPING.

    FREMANTLE (2466m).—Arr: Feb. 5, Moreton Bay, s, from London; Ulysses, s, from eastern States. Dep: Feb. 5, Rendsburg, m.s., for Antwerp. ...

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  31. EARTHQUAKE CAUSES.

    Professor Sir Edgeworth David, the eminent geologist, last night said that in regard to the earthquake shocks at Napier, most of the severe shocks in various parts of the world ...

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  32. ADELAIDE WOOL SALES.

    The fifth series of the season's wool sales commenced in Adelaide to-day, when the first portion of a catalogue of 30,000 bales was submitted. Although a greater proportion of shabby wools was ...

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  33. CHARGE AGAINST ALDERMAN DISMISSED.

    Proceedings instituted by Gerald Walter Fitzgerald against Norman McLennan, taxi driver, an alderman of South Grafton, for alleged offences against the Local Government ...

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  34. FACTORIES.

    Figures prepared by the Government Statistician of factories and works in New South Wales for the year 1929-30 were made available yesterday. ...

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  35. BETTING TAX.

    A scheme to obtain revenue in a much less arbitrary way than by the 10 per cent, tax on winning bets was submitted by a deputation from the N.S.W. Bookmakers' Association to ...

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  36. VAGRANT CONVICTED.

    Robert Branston, who had made himself a nuisance by forcing his way into the Methodist parsonage and using insulting language to the minister's wife, was afterwards arrested ...

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  37. RELIEF FUNDS.

    Relief funds for the sufferers have been opened in every centre of the Dominion. Both Wellington newspapers have opened lists. The response has been extremely generous. The ...

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  38. KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE.

    REV. FATHER THOMAS BOYLE. S.M., who wos killed at St. Mary's Scholasticate, Greenmeadows, Hawkes Bay, was educated in Sydney. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  39. INDEX.

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  40. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.

    As a goods train bound from Lithgow to Sydney was nearing the Blackheath station last evening, the driver saw a fishplate on the line. He stopped the train and averted an ...

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  41. SYDNEY RELIEF.

    The Lord Mayor (Alderman Jackson) has decided to call a public meeting in the vestibule of the Town Hall at 4 o'clock on Thursday. February 12, for the purpose of ...

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  42. SHEARER ROBBED.

    In the bar of a city hotel on Tuesday last a shearer, who is on a visit from Queensland, tendered a £1 note in payment for a drink, and was about to place the change in his ...

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  43. FEDERAL MINISTRY.

    The Melbourne Trades Hall Council to-night rejected a proposal by a delegate from the Carpenters' Union that the Federal Government should be censured for having "failed to ...

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  44. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 246 words
  45. VATICAN CITY.

    The powerful broadcasting station, which is being erected at the Vatican City, Rome, for the purpose of enabling the Pope to broadcast messages to Roman Catholics ...

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  46. ELECTROCUTED.

    Charles Harre, 62, a plumber, of William-street, Granville, was killed instantly yesterday when he touched an iron casing highly charged with electricity. Harre was working ...

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  47. TOURIST RESORTS NOT AFFECTED.

    The New Zealand Commissioner (Mr. Schmitt) said that so far no tours of New Zealand booked in Sydney had been cancelled. He had received advice from ...

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  48. GENEROUS OFFER.

    The New Zealand Commissioner in Sydney (Mr. L. J. Schmitt) has been informed that Miss Dalwood, of Lutanda, Wentworth Falls, has offered to receive at her home 20 ...

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  49. ANXIETY IN LONDON.

    Requests for the use of the wireless telephone to New Zealand poured in to the Post Office, but the circuit was not considered good enough for communication. An official, who ...

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  50. 51 CHINESE ARRESTED.

    A large party of police, under the direction of Sergeants Lake and Jennings and Constables Gregory and O'Donnell burst into a dwelling in Dixon-street, city, shortly before ...

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  51. RAILWAY FATALITY.

    The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) returned a verdict that Francis Connor, 82, was killed accidentally by a train, and commended the action of Colin ...

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  52. INSURANCE INQUIRIES.

    The disaster has caused a certain amount of inquiry from Auckland insurance offices regarding covering of earthquake risks, but no great body of business has so far been done. ...

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  53. SALE OF FRUIT.

    Figures made available yesterday by the manager of the Railway Department's refreshment room services show that during 12 consecutive months recently nearly £52,000 was ...

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  54. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's " "Lilac Time," 8. Criterion Theatre: "On the Spot," 8.15. St. James Theatre: "Topsy Turvy," 2.15. 8. Grand Opera House: "Ace High," 8. ...

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  55. McCONACHY WORRIED.

    The New Zealand billiards player, McConachy, who is playing Davis billiards at Dublin, says:—"My wife and myself are very worried over the safety of our families, especially our ...

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  56. MAN DROWNED.

    Moffatt Horne, 21, of Gipps-street, Dubbo, was drowned in the Macquarie River this evening. The young man, who was a good swimmer, got into diffculties near the bank, ...

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  57. NEW YORK HEARS DETAILS.

    An account of the earthquake disaster was transmitted from New Zealand to New York, via Sydney, last night. The account was broadcast throughout the United States by ...

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  58. DAY OF MOURNING.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Forbes) expresses the Government's desire to observe Sunday next a a national day of mourning throughout New Zealand. ...

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