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  2. AIR NETWORK.

    The Minister for Defence, Mr. Thorby, said to-night that the Government's air policy provided for the establishment of main arterial air ...

    Article : 272 words
  3. A.L.P. SPLIT.

    A dramatic development in the Labour faction fight took place last night, when Messrs. R. H. Esam (Municipal Employees) and J. Hughes ...

    Article : 530 words
  4. PACT WITH JAPAN.

    It was expected that a new trade treaty between Australia and Japan, to replace the one which expired yesterday, would be signed to-day, but a difference of ...

    Article : 120 words
  5. HELP FROM RUSSIA.

    The Japanese Foreign Office states that it has received information of increased Soviet assistance in munitions and credits to China. ...

    Article : 218 words
  6. GERMANS AND CZECHS.

    A few hours after the President of Czechoslovakia, Dr. Bemes, in a speech at Prague, announced his belief that a solution of the minorities ...

    Article : 129 words
  7. MR. MACKAY

    The papers relating to the case of Third-class Inspector T.H.J. Thornley, which were tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by the ...

    Article : 1,128 words
  8. STOCK BOOM IN U.S.A.

    The present rise of prices on the Stock Exchange is not based on any strong improvement of business, though there are some indications ...

    Article : 569 words
  9. TRADE TALKS

    The Anglo-American trade treaty negotiations are meeting with strenuous opposition on both sides of the Atlantic. Originally State Department ...

    Article : 315 words
  10. MR. HUGHES TO SIGN.

    The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Hughes, said in Sydney last night, that it was hoped that the agreement, which he would sign on behalf of the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 114 words
  11. TRACKING SPIES IN CANADA.

    The Attomey-General, Mr. Lapointe, announced [?] the House of Commons that Canada, Britain, and the United States were co-operating in espionage ...

    Article : 139 words
  12. COAL FOR CHINA.

    Large orders of cargo coal for Shanghai may come to Newcastle as a result of the war between China and Japan cutting off Shanghai's usual sources of ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. "UNECONOMIC COMPETITION."

    "I am certain that the commonwealth Government must have some yet unannounced plans concerning my company's services between Sydney and Townsville," said Mr. G. A. ...

    Article : 397 words
  14. REBELS' BIG AIR FORCE.

    [?]neral Alfredo Kindelan, head of th[?]bel air force, declares that General Franco has built up a great air [?] and that, consequently, Spaniards ...

    Article : 550 words
  15. OTTAWA REVISION.

    Another meeting of the British and Australian Ministers to consider revision of the Ottawa Agreement has been arranged for Tuesday next. ...

    Article : 269 words
  16. MR. TURROU DSMISSED.

    The Federal Bureau of In[?]tigation confirms the report that it has reused to accept the resignation of Mr. Leo) [?]urrou, whose inquires led to the arrest of n[?]mbers of an ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. DISTRICT BRANCH TO JOIN NEW PARTY.

    The Georgetown branch of the A.L.P. has decided to join the new Labour Party set up by the recent industrialists' conference in Sydney. ...

    Article : 108 words
  18. FOREIGN POLICY OF EMPIRE.

    Some people wish that the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, could have been more definite in his reply in the House of Commons on Wednesday to ...

    Article : 329 words
  19. PAYNE REPORT.

    The Minister for the Interior, Mr. McEwen, in the most comprehensive tour that a Federal Minister has yet made of the Northern Territory, will ...

    Article : 210 words
  20. THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.

    The Sultan of Johore, who is one of the wealthiest of the Mohammedan rulers and who made a substantial contribution towards the building of the ...

    Article : 236 words
  21. GAS ENGINEERS.

    Rates of pay, which, in the opinion of the Industrial Commission, are properly payable to engineers employed at Mortlake by the Australian Gas Light ...

    Article : 243 words
  22. "NO OUTSTANDING DIFFICULTY."

    Reports received by the Federal Ministry film [?] Australian Trade Delegation in London di not confirm unofficial reports from London that a situation approaching a ...

    Article : 125 words
  23. SPEED LIMIT.

    The secretary of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, Mr. C. Hodgins, said yesterday that the analysis of figures relating to traffic accidents ...

    Article : 371 words
  24. BINGERA AGROUND AGAIN.

    The A.U.S.N. motor vessel Bingera, 919 tons, ran aground on Shaw Island, near Burning Point, at the entrance to Whitsunday Passage, at 4.20 a.m. to-day, and was held fast until ...

    Article : 143 words
  25. AUSTRIAN LOANS.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, announced in the House of Commons to-day that an agreement had been reached with Germany, under ...

    Article : 63 words
  26. EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS.

    The Empire flying-boat Cordelia, which is making a trial flight over the air mail route from London to Australia, reached Singapore to-day. ...

    Article : 221 words
  27. WOOLWORTH HEIRESS.

    The "Daily Mail" says that Lance, the two-year-old son of Count Haugwitz-Reventlow and his wife (formerly Miss Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth ...

    Article : 251 words
  28. SUIT CASE VICTIM.

    Douglas Alexander Armstrong, 21, fitter and turner, who was charged at the magistrate's Court with the murder of his father, Edwin Norman Armstrong, the Picton "suitcase ...

    Article : 185 words
  29. EVEREST CLIMB FAIL[?]

    A message from the le[?]der of the British 1938 Everest expedi[?]ion, Mr. W. H. Tilman, dated Rongb[?]k (the base camp), June 15, says tha[?] the attempt ...

    Article : 122 words
  30. NEW TREATMENT FOR PNEUMONIA.

    Tests of the new cure for pneumonia recently publicised are proceeding. The "Lancet" records that, of 200 cases of lobar pneumonia at Birmingham, 100 patients received the ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. MILD WEEK-END.

    The weather outlook for the week-end was described by the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, last night, as very good for the middle of winter. ...

    Article : 161 words
  32. PLANE BURNT AT AERODROME.

    Because there was no fire extinguisher at the Mackay aerodrome, and no telephone to communicate with the fire brigade, onlookers had to watch ...

    Article : 202 words
  33. WATER BOARD.

    The revenue of the Water Board for the year ended on Thursday was £2,807,745, but the statement of expenditure had not been completed yesterday. ...

    Article : 66 words
  34. IRON ORE BAN.

    The Diplomatic Correspondent of the Australian Associated Press learns that the Japanese Government invited the Ambassador for Britain, Sir Robert Craigle, to discuss the ...

    Article : 168 words
  35. HOTEL'S RECORD OF 100 YEARS.

    In response to a pica that the Royal Hotel at Windsor had had an unblemished record for a hundred years. Mr. S. J. Bliss, S.M., dismissed a charge against the licensee of ...

    Article : 139 words
  36. SETTLERS FROM EUROPE.

    Following on the proposal of the Australian Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, that Danish and Dutch settle[?] should migrate to Australia, it has been emphasised at ...

    Article : 86 words
  37. PLANE LANDS IN STREET.

    To the amazement of the local gara[?] attendant, a plane piloted by Captain Warren Penny landed in the main street of the small village of Yarrabandai and taxied up to a ...

    Article : 83 words
  38. FIRE IN ASYLUM DORMITORY.

    While 40 children slept on in a dormitory at the Watt Street Mental Asylum to-night, the nursing staff extinguished a fire which broke out in the celling of the dormitory. ...

    Article : 69 words
  39. LATE MR. DUNNINGHAM

    The late Mr. J. M. Dunningham's will is shortly expressed in simple terms. He gave everything he possessed to his wife, and appointed her sole executrix. His estate has ...

    Article : 64 words
  40. JOAN BLONDELL HAS DAUGHTER.

    Miss Joan Blondell, the film actress, who in private life is Mrs. Dick Powell, has given birth to a daughter. The baby, who weighed 81b, will be named ...

    Article : 47 words
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