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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. DAMAGE BY A DRAIN.

    Judge Mocatta, in the Grafton District Court, heard argument to-day regarding the costs in the action of Mrs. Theresa Grainger against the Maclean Municipal Council, heard ...

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  3. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Members' Questions.

    The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Henderson) was asked in the House of Commons whether he had any communication from the Egyptian Government regarding the proposed draft ...

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  4. DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

    A double shooting tragedy occurred at Mourilyan early this morning. An Italian named Peter Plozza shot a widow, Mrs. Catherine Dalla Vedeva, in the left breast, ...

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  5. WHERE THE MANUKA WENT ASHORE.

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  6. SHOT FIRED.

    The police report that a shot was fired into the Rothbury colliery while a bus-load of Cessnock men, on their way to Greta to attend the funeral of Norman Brown, was ...

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  7. MINERS DEPRESSED.

    The mining population of Branxton and Greta moved about to-day under a heavy cloud of depression and anxiety, as the result of yesterday's tragic happenings at Rothbury. ...

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  8. HOTELS CLOSED

    Action was taken to-day to close the hotels throughout the coalfields in accordance with the prcclamation of the State Government. The hotel at Branxton, having received no ...

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  9. MR. SCULLIN CRITICISES MR. BAVIN.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin), who arrived in Melbourne to-day from Canberra, strongly criticised the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Bavin) for having refused to ...

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  10. MR. LOVE PRAISES RYLSTONE HOSPITAL.

    The chairman of the Hospitals Commission (Mr. Love), accompanied by Mr. H. R. Digby, of the commission, visited Rylstone District Hospital, and were received by the president, ...

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  11. NEWCASTLE CIVIC WEEK.

    The civic week organisers have decided that they will go right ahead with all the civic week arrangements with the exception of the citizens' ball, which was to have been held ...

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  12. THE ANTARCTIC.

    Life on Heard Island has been most entertaining after the long sea voyage in the everrolling Discovery, states a wireless message despatched by Sir Douglas Mawson on ...

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  13. CONSTABLE WOUNDED.

    Firing five shots from a revolver, a young man who was being escorted to the Carlton Police Station to-day, wounded Constable William Taylor in the groin, and escaped before ...

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  14. CHARGE AGAINST POSTMASTER.

    At the police court to-day James A. Taylor, formerly allowance postmaster at East Moree, was charged with misappropriating £187/10/3, the property of the ...

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  15. TRAVELLER'S CAR STOLEN.

    On his way to Katoomba a commercial traveller in the employ of Messrs. Brandt, picked up a man on the road and gave him a lift in his motor car, stopping at Penrith to ...

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  16. CESSNOCK MINERS IN UGLY MOOD.

    The temper of the Cessnock miners, who have always been regarded as more moderate than those in the Kurri district, is highly inflamed, and old hands who have taken part in ...

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  17. TWEED HEADS BORDER GATES.

    For several years past it has been the practice of the Tweed Heads Chamber of Commerce to have the border gates open until midnight for several days during the Christmas ...

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  18. THEFT CHARGE.

    A well-known Brisbane solicitor, Robert McCowan, whose whereabouts the police have been trying to ascertain for the past day or two, was located at an early hour this ...

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  19. LITHGOW COUNCIL

    After a motion of sympathy with the relatives of the victim of the Rothbury melee had been approved, the Lithgow Council last night carried the following resolution:— ...

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  20. MOVE TOWARDS FASCISM.

    That there was growing dissatisfaction on the Continent with the present forms of democratic government, and a distinct tendency towards Fascism, was the opinion expressed ...

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  21. SUPPORT FOR PREMIER.

    The executive of the Australian Women's Guild of Empire convened a special meeting yesterday afternoon at the headquarters. Northcote House, Reiby-place, when a ...

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  22. FINED FOR BETTING.

    Stanley Ledgwidge, charged with betting in Baylis-street, was fined £20, Inspector Moroney said that Ledgwlck appeared to be a tool for other men, whom the police were ...

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  23. LITHGOW MINERS' PROTEST

    Following the pit-top decision not to work to-day, a mass meeting of Lithgow miners was held this afternoon. There was a strong force of police on duty, but the proceedings ...

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  24. BURGLARS AT MENDOORAN.

    Mr. J. Merchant's general store was broken into by thieves, and a quantity of goods stolen. This is the second robbery from [?] business place within a week. ...

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  25. DEATH OF MR. JAMES COOPER.

    The death has taken place of Mr. James Cooper, aged 61, a postmaster at Ariah Park a brother of Mr. Frank Cooper, M.L.A., of Queensland. He is survived by Mrs. Cooper. ...

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  26. MINERS' LEGAL REMEDY.

    Mr. Latham (leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament), interviewed in Brisbane to-day, said the coal dispute in New South Wales had now reached a stage when ...

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  27. NORTH HEAD.

    Manly is to have 350 acres on North Head, portion of the old quarantine area, for recreation purposes. It is one of the most picturesque sites in the metropolis. ...

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  28. BERRIMA'S NEW HOSPITAL.

    Following the recent visit of the chairman of the Hospitals Commission (Mr. Love) to Berrima District Hospital, advice has been received to the effect that the matter of erecting ...

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  29. AMMONIA EXPLOSION.

    Clouds of escaping amnania forced workers to run for their lives and trove residents from their houses when an engine used to compress ammonia exploded in Tetley's Ice Works ...

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  30. INDEX. NEWS.

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  31. THEFT IN HOTEL.

    George Cornwell, 22, against whom there were previous convictions, was sentenced to six months' hard labour for having stolen £21 in notes, the property of Mrs. Lillian ...

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  32. "ARMED RESISTANCE."

    Bearing the heading "The Militant Miner," and printed by a duplicator from a typewritten original, a circular distributed amongst miners to-day advises the meeting of armed ...

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  33. SOUTHERN MINERS.

    All mines in the district were idle to-day in sympathy with the Rothbury men. One result will be that the South Bulli miners will forfeit about £1200 in the shape of a ...

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  34. BALLINA-BOOYONG RAILWAY.

    Work on the Ballina-Booyong raliway has so far progressed as to enable an engine and trucks almost to reach the Ballina station building. ...

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  35. RUGBY LEAGUE.

    The Australians will face a "hot" team at Newcastle on Wednesday. They have suffered another serious casualty, "Mick" Madsen having his jaw broken at St. Helens. ...

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  36. COLLEGE CLOSES.

    After being In existence for four years, the North Coast Girls' College closed this week, owing to financial difficulties. The principal, Miss Ena Smith, has accepted the position of ...

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  37. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  38. CLARENCE PIONEER DEAD.

    Mr. Malcolm McKinnon, aged 66, died at Rushforth, South Grafton. He was a son of the late Mr. Allan McKinnon. His parents were married at Gloucester in 1861, and came ...

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  39. TRAWLER'S GEAR.

    Trying what Captain Ollsen called a "chance shot" on an unknown fishing ground off Gabo Island, the new Murrell trawler Tongkol, which returned to Sydney yesterday, fouled some ...

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  40. ANOTHER OWNER'S BRAND.

    At the Albury police court, J. P. McAullffe was charged with having failed to brand sheep. Mr. J. G. Johnston, inspector of stock, said that on October 24, he saw the ...

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  41. WONTHAGGI PROTEST.

    No serious effect from the strike of coalminers at Wonthaggi is expected unless the cessation of work is of longer duration than is now indicated. Work ceased at the mine at ...

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  42. EXODUS FROM CESSNOCK.

    The exodus of colliery employees to Greta to attend the funeral this afternoon of Norman Brown was estimated to be almost as great as that of Monday. Practically the ...

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  43. REMARKABLE AGREEMENT.

    Among the documents read on behalf of an applicant before the Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Harvey) yesterday for the rectification of the register of the Property ...

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  44. RUSSIAN RELATIONS.

    Following the custom since the King's illne[?] the Prince of Wales will officially recei[?] Mr. Sokolinkoff, probably at the weekend. Credentials will than be simultaneously ...

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  45. DEATH BY SCALDS.

    The Coroner (Mr. Judges) found that William Peter Barnes, aged 3, had died as the result of severe scalds received. The mother, who had been in Australia only a few months, ...

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  46. FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

    Mr. Rowland James, M.P., the member for Hunter, said yesterday he had been informed that certain equipment, the property of the Federal Government, was still in use at ...

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  47. TO-DAY.

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  48. FIRE AT COLLIERY.

    Early this morning a fire, consisting of bags, rags, and wood, was found burning against a block of offices in a large weatherboard building at the Stanford Merthyr ...

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  49. WOUNDED MINERS.

    It was reported at Kurri Kurri Hospital today that George Lindsay and William Harrison, who both received bullet wounds in the left thigh at Rothbury yesterday, were ...

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  50. SWEPT OVER ROCKS.

    Three young Brisbane women and a male companion received a severe buffeting by heavy breakers at Point Danger yesterday afternoon, and subsequently received ...

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  51. FRANKLIN BY-ELECTION.

    More than 70[?] votes were added to the totals of the [?]ndidates for the Franklin seat in the House of Representatives as a result of the cou[?]ing to-day. Of these Mr. ...

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  52. COLLISION.

    Two men were killed and two others injured when a motor truck, in which they were riding, collided with an electric tramcar in Bridge-road, Richmond, to-night. The dead ...

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  53. MR. BEASLEY'S RETICENCE.

    The Assistant-Minister for Industry (Mr. Beasley) returned to Sydney from Canberra yesterday. Beyond stating that public opinion demanded an immediate settlement of the coal ...

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  54. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE.—Arr: Dee. 17. [?]ignane from eastern States; Lanena, from Ho[?]t: West Louquassuck, from New York. Dep: Dec. [?]7 Dimboola, for Fremantle; Mungana, for eastern states: Nowshera, for ...

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