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  2. HIGH PETROL PRICES.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fenton) announced to-day that the Chief Inspector of the Commonwealth Auditor-General's Department (Mr. Frood) had been deputed to in ...

    Article : 162 words
  3. OBITUARY.

    Mr. Thomas Frederick Thompson, who died at a private hospital in Summer Hill on Monday at the age of 92 years, was a dog fancier and founder of the Kennel Club. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 185 words
  4. FIERCE STREET FIGHT.

    More than 30 men and women engaged in a fierce fight in John-street, Waterloo, last evening. Fists and boots were used indiscriminately, and several people were badly ...

    Article : 175 words
  5. HELIUM.

    By seemingly slight but really ponderable threads, two local events link Australia with a tragic explosion of the British dirigible, R101. On June 14, 1928, the "Sydney Morn ...

    Article : 656 words
  6. MONSIGNOR McDERMOTT.

    The Right Reverend Monsignor H. J. McDermott, D.D., P.P., V.F., a prominent Roman Catholic theologian, and of late years parish priest of Leichhardt, died at a private ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 304 words
  7. GOOD RAINS.

    Beneficial rains which fell during the weekend over a large portion of the New South Wales wheat belt, and particularly in the Riverina, were augmented during the 24 hours ...

    Article : 917 words
  8. SALES TAX.

    The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. R. Ewing) has issued the following additional rulings:- Time-payment sales— ...

    Article : 2,117 words
  9. UNITED STATES.

    Dr. Clyde A. Duniway, visiting Carnegie Professor at the University of Sydney, in an address before students yesterday, said that as far back as 1890 there was a definite tendency ...

    Article : 362 words
  10. BANK ROBBERY.

    Maisie Wilson, 22 years, and Phillp Antoka, 24 years, walter, who were arrested at the same time as the three men who are charged with robbing the Branswlck branch of the ...

    Article : 256 words
  11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    "It would appear that the conference resolved itself into an annual holiday for a number of delegates and I am strongly of opinion that this is the only purpose it serves. I ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. STAMP METHOD OF COLLECTION.

    Mr. G. W. Jones, the Canadian Government taxation officer, who was invited by the Federal Government to advise it on the taxation experience of Canada, addressed a meet ...

    Article : 182 words
  13. SIGNOR MARTELLI'S RECITAL'

    Signor Athos Martelli exhibited a polished style and emotional warmth in his 'celloplaying at the Conservatorium last night, when two concertos—the C minor, opus 32, ...

    Article : 253 words
  14. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES.

    In regard to recent evictions of tenants under the Landlord and Tenants Act, the Council of Churches yesterday passed a resolution that while commending the individual ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

    When, a wheel flew off a motor car proceeding along Anzac-parade, Daceyville, yesterday morning, two men were injured. A number of other persons narrowly escaped injury ...

    Article : 585 words
  16. LIQUOR IN SWEETS.

    The annual conference of the Australian Band of Hope Union carried a resolution protesting against the sale of sweets with alcoholic flavouring. The resolution set forth ...

    Article : 83 words
  17. "NO INTERFERENCE."

    "Some people believe that there are persons who can interfere with the Government of the Commonwealth, but they are mistaken." This was the reply made to-day by the Acting ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. UNSCRUPULOUS TRADERS.

    Federal Treasury and taxation officials are collaborating to prevent unscrupulous persons in business making inordinate profits by increasing the prices of goods by more than ...

    Article : 36 words
  19. ARTIFICIAL SILK.

    Giving evidence before the Tariif Board, Mr. W. L. Sanderson, secretary of the Pastoralists' Association, said that the association strongly opposed high protective ...

    Article : 112 words
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    Advertising : 191 words
  21. PARRAMATTA HOAX.

    The manner in which a number of residents of Parramatta, local relief officials, and pressmen were hoaxed by a young couple, whose story was related in the "Sydney ...

    Article : 264 words
  22. BRITISH FAIR.

    The seventeenth British Industries Fair will be held in London and Birmingham from February 16 to 27 next year. At this fair the dominions and colonies ...

    Article : 280 words
  23. LABOUR PARTY.

    The annual meeting of the Federal executive of the A.L.P. will be opened in Melbourne next Tuesday. It is expected that finance, wage reductions and hours of work, and arbi ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. LABOURER KILLED.

    Samuel Finlay Copeland, 65 years, labourer, of Mortlake, was killed to-day while driving a horse attached to a jinker on the Mortlakeroad. Copeland fell from the jinker and his ...

    Article : 65 words
  25. SOLICITOR'S DEATH.

    Harry Osborne Marshall, aged 64 years, a solicitor, was found hanged in a room at Usher's Hotel, Castlereagh-street, city, yesterday. ...

    Article : 96 words
  26. 48-HOUR WEEK.

    As a result of the Court's decision to grant a 48-hour week for Mt. Isa, a mass meeting of unionists was held on the football ground. Trades and unions represented were carpen ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. FILM SCENARIOS.

    A number of inquiries have been received as to when the results of the Federal Government's film scenario competition are to be announced. This competition was launched in ...

    Article : 166 words
  28. STOLEN MOTOR CYCLES.

    Detectives attached to the C.I.B. motor squad, in consequence of recent arrests, are in possession of several complete motor cycles and a large quantity of motor cycle parts. The ...

    Article : 60 words
  29. FIRE IN TIMBER YARD.

    Automatic sprinklers installed in the timber yards of H. McKenzie, Ltd., at Uhrs Point, Rhodes, prevented what would have otherwise been a serious fire on Monday night. A large ...

    Article : 78 words
  30. RELIEF WORKS AT NARRABRI.

    The town clerk of Narrabri, in a statement, points out that there is no dissension among the men engaged on unemployed relief works at that centre. ...

    Article : 70 words
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