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  2. EXPLOSION.

    Sydney Hogan, married man, employed as "powder monkey" at Lismore Aerodrome, had a remarkable escape from death to-day, when a premature explosion occurred in a gravel ...

    Article : 100 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS. CHILDREN'S WARD OPENED.

    The children's ward at Bathurst District Hospital, which cost £3840, was officially opened by the Mayor in the presence of a large gathering. Mr. R. S. Fraser, treasurer ...

    Article : 81 words
  4. DEFENCE.

    The earliest consideration possible is to be given by the Federal Cabinet to the policy of the Ministry with regord to defence matters, and particularly with regard to the Royal ...

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  5. MEASLES EPIDEMIC.

    The Rev. J. W. Burton, general secretary of the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia, has received a message confirming the report that a serious outbreak of measles has ...

    Article : 205 words
  6. TUG BEACHED.

    With a gaping hole torn in her side by the propeller of the interstate steamer Canberra, the tug Hero had to be beached near the Jubilee dock, Balmain, early yesterday ...

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  7. TUG HERO BEACHED AT JOHNSON'S BAY, BALMAIN.

    A hole had been torn in her side as the result of a collision with the interstate steamer Canberra. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. COTTAGE BURNT.

    A weatherboard cottage, owned by Mrs. Eleanor Wigg, and occupied by Mr. Bailey, was destroyed by fire during the absence of the occupiers. The cottage and its contents ...

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  9. FIRES. BOX FACTORY GUTTED.

    Fanned by a fresh wind, a fire, which broke out about 2 o'clock this morning, quickly destroyed Mr. Aubrey D. Fuller's box factory, 157 Young-street, Annandale. Mr. Fuller, ...

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  10. GIRL ATHLETES.

    A meeting was held to form a ladies' section of the Goulburn Amateur Athletic Club Officebearers were elected, with Miss R. Pursehnuse as secretary. Fully 25 members attended at ...

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  11. THE CONSTITUTION.

    Commenting to-night on the suggestion by the leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Latham) that the Federal Ministry should consult the States upon its proposals to amend ...

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  12. THEFT OF A BETTING TICKET.

    Robert Robinson was convicted at the local police court with stealing a bookmaker's betting ticket valued at £7 from John Esmonde Snape at the picnic race meeting. The ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. COOL WEATHER.

    Conditions in the metropolitan area to-day should be cool and cloudy, according to the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares). There is a possibility of occasional showers during the ...

    Article : 146 words
  14. OUTBREAK IN THE CITY.

    A large crowd wondered at the inactivity of a formidable array of four fire engines and the chief officer's special car outside Blashki Building, Hunter and Elizabeth streets, city, ...

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  15. WINGHAM RURAL SCHOOL.

    Wingham Public School has been declared a District Rural School. Mr, H. Martin, headmaster, attended a meeting of the committee of the Upper Manning A. and H. Association. ...

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  16. CRIPPLED CHILDREN.

    Twenty-seven patients were examined by Dr. Max Herz, noted Sydney specialist, at the Lithgow Town Hall on Saturday, under the auspices of the Lithgow Crippled ...

    Article : 150 words
  17. WHITE SLAVE TRADING.

    The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. Blakeley) said to-day that he had had inquiries made into allegations by a section of the Sydney Press of the existence of white slave ...

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  18. MRS. MAYNE, OF WOOLLAHRA.

    Mrs. Mayne, who lives in a small weatherboard cottage in Holdsworth-street, Woollahra recently celebrated her 96th birthday. Her maiden name was Norris. She was one of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 270 words
  19. TWO MOTORISTS INJURED.

    On Saturday, on the Cassills-road, Leo Englebretch and W. C. Jones had a narrow escape from death when the car in which they were driving somersaulted over an ...

    Article : 72 words
  20. NEW AIR LINE. German Enterprise.

    An air line between Hamburg, Germany, and Galway, Ireland, employing German aircraft, with an air port at Hull, will be inaugurated in the summer. ...

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  21. PAINTS AND VARNISHES DESTROYED.

    Although hampered by intense heat and choking fumes, firemen succeeded in saving Citroen House, an eight-story building, at 299a-301 Castlereach-street, city, which was ...

    Article : 166 words
  22. AMERICAN PROGRESS.

    An American journalist, Mr. Charles Dalley, who is the Far Eastern correspondent of the "Chicago Tribune," arrived at Canberra to-day in the course of a tour of the ...

    Article : 330 words
  23. THEFT OF TOBACCO.

    Fitzroy Blaxland, 23, pleaded guilty at the West Maitland Court to charges of having stolen at Morpeth on November 4, a quantity of tobacco valued at £22/2/, from the Hunter ...

    Article : 107 words
  24. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.

    The Treasurer (Mr. Barnes), on his return from Canberra, where he attended a meeting of the Loan Council, said:— "Let us wake up to the fact that financially ...

    Article : 200 words
  25. TASMANIAN RAILWAYMEN.

    At to-day's sitting of the Federal Arbitration Court, presided over by Sir John Quick, applications were made by the Tasmanian Railway Commissioner and the Australian ...

    Article : 184 words
  26. MAN INJURED IN COLLIERY.

    J. Priest, of Homeville, was injured in a fall of coal at Toll Bar Colliery at Rutherford. He received severe abrasions to his back and right foot. ...

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  27. VICTIM OF STABBING.

    The man who is alleged to have stabbed Benjamin Paul, 23, volunteer wharf labourer, at the corner of King and Wolfe streets, Newcastle, last evening, is still at large. ...

    Article : 66 words
  28. YOUTH INJURED IN DIVE.

    Leslie Joseph Balcombe, 16, struck the bottom when he dived into the Hunter River, and fractuied his left arm. ...

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  29. THREE BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

    A disastrous fire broke out at Babinda early this morning, and raged for three hours. The outbreak originated in the main portion of Smith's, Ltd., store, in the main street, ...

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  30. PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales arrived at Nairobi yesterday morning, on completion of the first part of his hunting trip. In response to the Prince's wishes there was no public ...

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  31. GOODS STOLEN FROM SHOW.

    Several exhibits, valued at £40, from the needlework section of the Katoomba Show, were stolen one night last week. Later, the police made an arrest and recovered all the ...

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  32. HOTEL THIEF.

    A man who entered Dodd's Hotel yesterday morning awakened Mrs. Sproule, the housekeeper, and threatened to shoot and stab her if she called out. He struck her ...

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  33. TUDOR HOUSE SCHOOL.

    The council of Tudor House School has decided to send Mr. B. C. Corlette to England to gain further experience in his profession. Mr. Corlette has been headmaster of ...

    Article : 312 words
  34. ROUMANIAN PRINCESS.

    A message frcm Bucharest states that Princess Ileana's engagement continues to be the subject of many contradictory reports. Although it is persistently stated that the ...

    Article : 90 words
  35. MAN BEATEN AND KICKED.

    William Van-Norton, 46, a cook, of Wharf-road, Watson's Bay, was assaulted shortly before 10 o'clock last night by two men who sprang from the shadows in Macquarie-street, ...

    Article : 172 words
  36. NEW LOAN.

    The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Theodore), when asked to-day to comment on the suggested possibility of the flotation of a new Commonwealth loan, said that the matter ...

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  37. PETROL TAX.

    The leader of the Opposition (Sir James Mitchell), in discussing the Premiers' decision reached at Canberra last week, said that the conference showed clearly how ...

    Article : 180 words
  38. MOUNT WERONG DIAMOND.

    In a further letter to the Editor regarding the discovery of a 28-carat diamond at Mount Werong, Mr. F. J. Hodges, of Marrickville, replies to statements by Mr. G. A. Langlands, ...

    Article : 317 words
  39. TRADE COMMISSIONER.

    Mr. R. A. Haynes, Australian Trade Commissioner in Canada, is returning to Australia on private business or on leave. It is known that the Federal Ministry is ...

    Article : 114 words
  40. CHINESE TROOPS.

    Large numbers of Government troops entrained here this afternoon for Hankin. Their ultimate destination is believed to be Hsuchow-fu, a strategic point on the ...

    Article : 138 words
  41. INDEX. NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 words
  42. WOMAN DIES.

    Eileen Mabel Brady, 29 years, who was admitted to the Western Suburbs Hospital on Sunday with a bullet wound in the lower nart of her body, died in the institution ...

    Article : 68 words
  43. ALAN FAIRFAX AND DOM BRADMAN.

    At Rockdale Town Hall last night, Don Bradman and Alan Fairfax were tendered a farewell concert. Presentations were made on behalf of the local cricket club, the district ...

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  44. OBITUARY. MR. A. F. PATTEN.

    Mr. Archibald F. Patten, who for many years was a businessman and an alderman of Granville, died on Saturday, aged 50 years. Mr. Patten was a member of the firm of ...

    Article : 141 words
  45. STEAMER DELAYED.

    Because of a dispute between the crew of the Tasmanian passenger steamer Nairana, and Huddart, Parker, Ltd., the departure of the vessel for Launceston was delayed for 45 ...

    Article : 141 words
  46. THREE BOYS MISSING.

    Three boys escaped from the Royston Boys' Home, Glebe, on Sunday night, and endeavours are being made by the police to trace them. When they disappeared, they were ...

    Article : 85 words
  47. UNIVERSITY CARILLON.

    The last recital of the present series will be given on the University War Memorial Carillon to-night, by Mr. J. G. Fletcher, hon. carillonist. Mr. Bryan Barker's Fantasia, ...

    Article : 79 words
  48. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 words
  49. FAMOUS FILM STAR.

    Miss Mabel Normand, the famous film actress, died in a sanatorium at Monrovia, California, last night. She was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis, following an ...

    Article : 93 words
  50. DARING THEFT.

    A particularly daring theft was carried out in the city early yesterday morning at the premises occupied by W. J. Considine, tailor, at 320 George-street. Armed with a ...

    Article : 100 words
  51. MODERN ART ON FRENCH STEAMER.

    The decorative scheme in the music-room of the Eridan, now in Sydney, is in keeping with the essentially modern design of the rest of the new vessel. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  52. MISS MARGARET HOUISON.

    Miss Margaret Houison, said to have been the oldest native of Parramatta, died at her residence. Macquarle-street, Parramatta, on Saturday. ...

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  53. NEW TARIFF.

    To supervise the installation of a distrunery for his company, W. and A. Gilbey, Mr. Hucks, a director of the company, arrived in Melbourne to-day by the Orford. ...

    Article : 175 words
  54. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The King and Queen, Prince George, and Princess Mary paid a visit this afternoon to the Italian Art Exhibition. Important changes in prison rules are ...

    Article : 113 words
  55. G.P.O. BOXES.

    For the convenience of boxholders, the Postal Department has installed 930 private boxes at the G.P.O. for packets and newspapers. ...

    Article : 145 words
  56. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 words
  57. MOTOR BUS BODIES.

    A vigorous protest against the importation of fully equipped motor buses was made yesterday by Mr. E. Morris, secretary of the Australian Industries Development Association. ...

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  58. MR. F. O. WILLIAMS.

    Mr. Frederick Owen Williams, a retired railway engineer, died at his home in Narani Crescent, Northbridge, yesterday at the age of 75 years. ...

    Article : 125 words
  59. PRESENTATION TO LABOUR MEMBER.

    Mr. J. C. Eldridge. M.P., has been presented by the Amalgamated Printing Trades Union of N.S.W with a complete set of the Universal History of the World, in eight ...

    Article : 49 words
  60. RYDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

    The plans for the Ryde and District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital are in the hands of the Government architect. The building, as originally planned, will cost about £30,000, ...

    Article : 69 words
  61. SAF[?]BLOWERS AT ROOKWOOD.

    The Church of England mortuary offices at Rook rood Cemetery were broken into on Sunday night, and the safe was blown open. A small sum of money was stolen. ...

    Article : 33 words
  62. 102nd BIRTHDAY

    Mrs. Louisa Goode, of The Grove, Adelong, celebrates her 102nd birthday to-day She is mentally and ohvsioally well. ...

    Article : 20 words
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