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  2. BUSHFIRE

    [?] bushfire, which has devastated many acres of land in the districts of Kuitpo Forest, Meadows, Prospect Hill, Nangkita, Mount Compass, and Bull's Creek, has been raging ...

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  3. BREACH WIDENS.

    The breach, in the ranks of Labour over the East Sydney campaign has widened considerably. In a statement issued yesterday New South ...

    Article : 549 words
  4. THEODORE PLAN.

    Although a new plan for the rehabilitation of Australian finances was advanced by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) at the Premiers' Conference, when it resumed to-day, ...

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  5. NATIONAL PERILS.

    The policy of borrowing, combined with heavy Customs duties, which Australia h[?] followed since the war was strongly attacked last night byv Senator Sir Hal Colebatch ...

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  6. NAVAL TREATY.

    Negotiations on naval limitations between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Henderson) and the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Alexander), and M. Briand ...

    Article : 357 words
  7. SOUTH AFRICAN TEST.

    The fifth test match between South Africa and the M.C.C. team was continued at Durban in fine weather. A diagonal breeze assisted South Africa's bowlers Bell and Cochran. ...

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  8. FINANCE.

    An official statement on the recent discussions between British and French Treasury experts says that the object has been a frank and cordial exchange ...

    Article : 394 words
  9. STUDENT'S DEATH.

    Police and the college authorities have practically, abandoned the belief that the 19-year-old freshman, Francis Ellis, who was found dead in his bedrom at Sidney-Sussex College. ...

    Article : 367 words
  10. REPUDIATION.

    A question arising out of the financial proposals of the Premier was asked by the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin) in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. ...

    Article : 210 words
  11. LABOUR MEMBERS.

    Mr. E. J. St. L. Strachey and Dr. R. Forgan, Labour Ms.P., and supporters of Sir Oswald Mosley, have separately sent letters to the Prime Minister (Mr. MacDonald), resigning ...

    Article : 123 words
  12. POISONING MYSTERY.

    At the Launceston Police Court to-day, Mrs. Annie Hearn was charged with having murdered her sister, Miss Lydia Mary Everard, and a friend, Mrs. Alice Thomas, the wife of ...

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  13. NEW YORK EXCHANGE.

    Follwing a week of steady gains, the stock market, apparently as a result of a slight improvement in business conditions in the country, to-day began a series of sensational ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. THIRTY DROWNED.

    Thirty persons were drowned when the Chinese steamer Fooyuan struck a rock in Kunlington Rapid in the Yangtze Gorges, foundering and blocking the narrow ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. H. F. Crookshank (C.) moved to reduce the estimate covering vouchers enabling members of the House of Commons to travel first-class between ...

    Article : 168 words
  16. LOAN COUNCIL MEETING.

    A surprise development to-day was a meeting of the Federal Loan Council to consider a communication from the New South Wales Treasury seeking additional accommodation for ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. SECRET LETTER

    Although it is officially denied, it is known that a secret letter has been received by the State executive of the A.L.P. from the Victorian branch, stating that neither Mr. Lang's ...

    Article : 517 words
  18. NEWSPAPERS.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Premier (Mr. Lang) corrected a statement made by him in Parliament last week that newspapers were carried free of charge on ...

    Article : 305 words
  19. INDIAN PROBLEMS.

    Agreement between the Government of India and Gandhi was brought nearer by the latest developments at New Delhi, where the Viceroy (Lord Irwin) yesterday met eight leading ...

    Article : 276 words
  20. CHICAGO MAYORALTY.

    The Mayor of Chicago (Mr. William Thompson), after an extraordinary campaign, distinguished by circus parades, threats, and doubtful compliments, received the ...

    Article : 181 words
  21. WORK FOR 4000 MEN.

    Works to be put in hand by the Water and Sewerage Board almost immediately will provide for the employment of about 4000 men. The amount of money involved is ...

    Article : 284 words
  22. BRITISH AIR ESTIMATES.

    The March issue of "Airways" states that the Trea[?]ury is insisting on a drastic reduction in the air estimates for 1931-32. The amount to be saved, it is reported, is £2,000,000. ...

    Article : 78 words
  23. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS.

    The High Commissioner for New Zealand (Sir Thomas Wilford), in an address at Bradford, declared that everyone could help the earthquake sufferers by purchasing New ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. NEW AIR FORCE FIGHTER.

    The Royal Air, Force six-gun fighting plane, which recently underwent successful trials, is the culmination of long experiments, but the Australian Press Association is informed that ...

    Article : 207 words
  25. PROHIBITION.

    The United States Supreme Court, with the exception of Chief Justice Hughes, who took no part in the case, because of his association with a similar case while practising ...

    Article : 192 words
  26. LOANS DELAYED

    Mr. S. G. MacDonnell, managing director of Imperial Securities, Ltd., has written to the Ryde Council, which has been negotiating for a £100,000 loan, stating that its London ...

    Article : 154 words
  27. CUBAN PRESIDENT.

    A message from Havana (Cuba) states that President Machado had a remarkable escape from death yesterday, when a bomb exploded within the walls of the Presidential palace, ...

    Article : 199 words
  28. WHEAT CONFERENCE.

    In an editorial, the "Times" says: "It is fitting that the British Government should be represented at the Paris wheat conference. It is plain that the farmers of the dominions ...

    Article : 183 words
  29. STEAMER ASHORE

    After striking a submerged object in the Shoalhaven River yesterday afternoon, the steamer Belbowrie was beached near the breakwater at Crookhaven Heads, making ...

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  30. FLYING BOAT TESTED.

    An all-metal flying-boat which will be used by Imperial Airways on the Mediterranean section ot the Indian and African routes had a successful trial flight at Rochester to-day. It ...

    Article : 145 words
  31. FLOUR.

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Du[?]) gave notice in the Legislative Assembly yesterday of his intention to move for leave to bring in a bill to fix the price of flour for ...

    Article : 152 words
  32. PRINCE OF WALES.

    In a polo match at Vina del Mar, a suburb of Valparaiso, a team captained by the Prince of Wales was defeated, eight goals to three, by a Chilean team in a six-period game. ...

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  33. WHEATGROWERS.

    A meeting of wheatgrowers was held at the Chamber of Commerce Building to-day, and was attended by representatives from all States, except Queensland and Tasmania. The ...

    Article : 171 words
  34. AUSTRALIAN WINE.

    Protests against the present system of selling local wine on liquor permits and tears of competition of Australian wine and grape juice weie voiced before the agricultural ...

    Article : 136 words
  35. LIFE-SAVING MEDAL.

    Lloyd's medal for saving life at sea has been awarded to two Papuans, Lgua Kevau and Garl Pa[?] for heroism in rescuing Mrs. Berge whose husband, with her four children and ...

    Article : 129 words
  36. GERMAN CUSTOMS BILL.

    A message from Berlin states that Herr Sch[?] (Minister for Agriculture) introduced in the Reichstag, a bill specially interesting to Australia and New Zealand. It proposes ...

    Article : 102 words
  37. TRADERS' PRICE WAR.

    Price-cutting between two local traders yesterday ended with dramatic suddenness. One firm reduced the price of sugar from /4[?] a pound to /3, and exhibited a notice ...

    Article : 122 words
  38. REVOLT IN PERU.

    Southern Peruvian rebels, who seized Arc[?] last week, have formed a Government under the name, the "Southern Junta." Troops at Cuzco have joined the rebels. ...

    Article : 82 words
  39. EXCHANGE RATE.

    Addressing the conference of the Victorian council of the Citrus Growers' Association, the secretary of the Murray Citrus Growers' Co-operative Association (Mr. N. H. Underwood) ...

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  40. NEW ZEALAND EPIDEMIC.

    The sickness at Pukemiro is under control No more deaths have occurred. There has been no, definite diagnosis, but one suggestion is that it is a severe form of dysentery. ...

    Article : 38 words
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