Almost immediately after the House of Representatives had re-assembled this afternoon, a motion of direct censure against the Government was launched by the Labour ...
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Article : 50 wordsAddressing the Institute of Politics at Williamstown, Massachusetts, Professor Herbert Heaton, of the University of Minnesota, and a native of England, declared ...
Article : 202 wordsThe Coal Board met in Sydney yesterday under the chairmanship of the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball) to consider coal stocks. Arrangements were made to obtain ...
Article : 119 wordsThe recommendation that the Federal Ministry should immediately inaugurate a system of oversea post letter-telegrams, similar to that now in force acioss the Atlantic, the ...
Article : 425 wordsSpeaking at the opening of additions to the Rozelle Public School last night, the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) hinted that there would be a reduction in the amount ...
Article : 378 wordsCoal has been offered to the City Commissioners for use at the Bunnerong and Pyrmont power-house at 11/ a ton free on rail at Thirroul. The cost of transit to ...
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Article : 114 wordsIn the Senate to-day the oath of allegiance was administered to Senators J. P. Dunn and A. Rae (N.S.W.), H. S. Lawson, R.C.D. Elliott and J. Barnes (Vic.), J. B. Hayes, H. ...
Article : 414 wordsA bombing aeroplane, carrying high officers of the Japanese. General Staff, crashed to-day on the outskirts of Tokio. Six staff officers, including Major-General ...
Article : 39 wordsBy publicly inviting tenders, the City Commissioners have further tested the relative cost of day labour and contract work for street reconstruction. ...
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Article : 72 wordsThe secretary of the Volunteer Timber Workers Association (Mr. J. O'Brien) announced yesterday that anangements were being made to dispense with the services of ...
Article : 158 wordsA post-mortem examination will be held this morning to discover the cause of the death last night of Henry Frederick Killick, aged 46 years, of Brown-street, St. Peters. ...
Article : 192 wordsSome tariff amendments in regard to spirits, beer, and tobacco are expected shortly, as well as in regard to some luxuries. So far as the first three are concerned, those ...
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Article : 99 wordsThe present warm, sunny days are materially assisting the complete return to normal health of the King. He has enjoyed a little walking exercise and a rest in the grounds of ...
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Article : 171 wordsA. Ducat, the Surrey batsman, has decided to accept the Queensland Cricket Association's offer. Interview by the Australian Press ...
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Article : 303 wordsThe committee of the proposed Bankstown Hospital was criticised at the last meeting of the Bankstown Council for its failure to hold a public meeting before purchasing a site for ...
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Article : 122 wordsThe Australian pilgrims to the war graves have commenced a British tour, which will conclude at Inverness. Mr. Robert Cook, of Australia, said that ...
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Article : 146 wordsWhen the cruisers Australia and Canberra leave Sydney next week for the spring cruise they will have to run the gauntlet of a mock torpedo attack by the submarines Otway and ...
Article : 194 wordsA startling development has occurred in regard to the arrest of a man for the recent brutal assault on Mrs. Patterson at Cessnock. As a result of police investigations, it is alleged ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 15 Aug 1929, Page 11
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