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  2. A.J.C. MEETING.

    It was a fit afternoon for the Summer Cup, which was the principal race for the second day of the A.J.C. meeting at Randwick. For the weather was kind yesterday to all ...

    Article : 382 words
  3. RAIN AND STORM

    During the 48 hours to 9 o'clock yesterday morning, the weather over New South Wales was marked by decided changes. Heat wave conditions were experienced generally on ...

    Article : 403 words
  4. SHIELD CRICKET.

    By dismissing Queensland twice on the second day of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval, to-day, South Australia secured an innings victory with 64 runs to spare, and ...

    Article : 1,225 words
  5. FLIGHT ENDS.

    Flight-Lieutenant C. W. Hill, flying a blue and silver Moth, made a perfect landing at Mascot shoitly before noon on Christmas Day. He left Brisbane at 6 a.m. and had a pleasant ...

    Article : 373 words
  6. FARMERS' PLIGHT

    The State executive of the Wheatgrowers' union issued a statement that most farmers were at a high nervous tension, and that there was a grave danger that the harassing tactics ...

    Article : 242 words
  7. FATAL SHOOTING.

    A young man fired a revolver into a group of men outside the Camella Grove Hotel, Henderson-road, Alexandria, early last night, and one—John Edward Thornton, 34, a railway ...

    Article : 644 words
  8. FIRST TEST.

    In the first test match between England and South Africa, at Johannesburg, A. P. F. Chapman won the toss, and put South Africa in on an easy wicket. Both teams wore black ...

    Article : 310 words
  9. EARTHQUAKE.

    A report from Salta, Argentina, says that 35 persons were killed and 70 injured in an earthquake which rocked the State of Lapoma early on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. CHRISTMAS IN U.S.A.

    The Christmas of 1930 in the United States is nothing like the Christmas of 1928, or even 1929. The Wall-street bonuses, which, in the years before last year's crash, ran to ...

    Article : 431 words
  11. FEDERAL SCHEME.

    To assist in the administration of the Federal Government's wheat guarantee scheme it is proposed to appoint an advisory committee in each State. It will consist of ...

    Article : 217 words
  12. TRADE TREATY.

    The Australian Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney), in a statement, said: "During my first visit to Ottawa I explored the whole of the details of Canadian and Australian trade, ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. ELWOOD MURDER.

    Several articles of blood-stained clothing have been seized by Senior Detective O'Keefe and Detective Lambell, who are investigating the murder on November 21 of Miss Mary ...

    Article : 173 words
  14. THE ATTENDANCE.

    Yesterday's meeting was an unusually dull one. The attendance was poor, and the dressing uninteresting, with the exception of a few freak frocks, evidently copied from ...

    Article : 538 words
  15. ATTACK BY SHARK.

    A shark made three rushes at a man it had penned in a shallow canal off Homebush Bay on Christmas afternoon. On each occasion the man managed to avoid ...

    Article : 267 words
  16. YOUTH DROWNED.

    Douglas Roberts, 21, of Kensington, was drowned, while surfing with friends, at The Entrance. Tuggerah Lakes, on Christmas morning. A line was run out to a rescue ...

    Article : 340 words
  17. WHEAT PRICES.

    The chairman of the Federal Farm Board (Mr. Legge) has suggested to the Senate Agricultural Committee a temporary embargo on wheat as an effective check if world wheat ...

    Article : 126 words
  18. HOLIDAY TRAFFIC.

    Suburban railway bookings yesterday showed a marked decrease compared with the bookings on Boxing Day last year, the decrease in revenue amounting to £1190/6/7. ...

    Article : 272 words
  19. FORGED TICKETS.

    It is very rarely that a bookmaker is defrauded on a racecourse, but on each day of the A.J.C. Summer meeting, at Randwick, one paddock bookmaker was the victim of a forger, ...

    Article : 314 words
  20. TRAIN COLLISION.

    An enginedriver's promptness prevented a serious accident at Parramatta Railway Station yesterday afternoon. Seeing an empty electric train bearing down upon the ...

    Article : 307 words
  21. FEROCIOUS TIGRESS.

    A horror-stricken circus audience at Miramont (France) saw a tigress attack a trainer named Waniecke. The animal ripped his face, and he fell bledding, whereupon five tigers ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. ORDER FOR £16,000

    A message from Paris says that a bailiff, armed with a distress warrant, visited a fine building occupied by the Soviet Commercial Mission, and attempted to take possession of ...

    Article : 148 words
  23. WARATAHS IN ICE.

    Lady Games experiment of sending her mother, Mrs. Hughes-Gibb, a noted botanist, a bunch of waratahs frozen in a block of ice, was a surprising success. A special slow thaw ...

    Article : 102 words
  24. THE RACING.

    Casque D'Or reaped a reward for his consistency in the Chisholm Handicap. He had been trying to win another race since last Decembor, but he finished second seven ...

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  25. FEDERAL MINISTRY.

    The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Latham) to-day criticised the action of the Federal Ministry in seeking to set aside a decision of the Commonwealth Arbitration ...

    Article : 215 words
  26. THE POPE'S APPEAL.

    A message from Rome states that the Pope, addressing the Sacred College of Cardinals, deplored the world-wide unemployment and economic depression, and emphasised the need ...

    Article : 242 words
  27. LORD MELCHETT ILL.

    Lord Melchett, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., the Mond Nickel Coy., and other large companies, is seriously ill, and his condition is causing anxiety. ...

    Article : 33 words
  28. BODY IN DAM.

    Remarkable allegations have been made by Mrs. Clarrie Stanton, local hire car proprietor, following the finding of the body of Ernest Vale (better known as Mitchell) floating in ...

    Article : 412 words
  29. TRAFFIC ACT

    Now that the Traffic Act Amendment Act 1930, has been proclaimed and is in operation, the Minister for Works (Mr. J. Lindsay) has pointed out the main provisions of the ...

    Article : 390 words
  30. ITALIAN SEAPLANES' PROGRESS.

    The Italian seaplanes which are flying from Italy to South America have arrived at Bolama (Portuguese Guinea). ...

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  31. BETTING TAX

    Having suffered heavily last Saturday from the effects of the State tax of 10 per cent. on winning bets, the bookmakers who attended the second day of the A.J.C. summer meeting ...

    Article : 373 words
  32. WIRELESS INVESTIGATIONS.

    Mr. L. A. Hook, of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., has arrived from the United States after five months' close investigation of United States systems, which he is ...

    Article : 47 words
  33. WOMEN TEACHERS.

    Interviewed to-day concerning the decision of the Minister for Education (Mr. Davies) to dismiss 600 married women teachers in the State and High schools, Mr. D. H. ...

    Article : 272 words
  34. SHEEPSKINS.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fenton) would make no statement to-night as to the Government's next possible action, following the decision of the High Court that money ...

    Article : 211 words
  35. MEXICAN ARCHBISHOP

    It is reported from Mexico City that Archbishop Pascual Diaz has sent a message to be read in al Catholic churches, appealing to Catholics, "not only for religious, but also ...

    Article : 138 words
  36. NO PLAY IN MELBOURNE.

    Steady rain prevented the resumption of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria on the Melbourne ground to-day. ...

    Article : 53 words
  37. MISS GLEITZE

    Miss Mercedes Gleitze (Mrs. Patrick Carey) the famous swimmer, swam across Wellington Harbour to-day. ...

    Article : 24 words
  38. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN N.Z.

    More than 20 minor earthquake shocks were experienced at Rotorua this morning, but all were slight, no damage was done, and there was no evidence of alarm. Slight shocks, ...

    Article : 42 words
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