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Article : 175 wordsThe annual report of the New South Wales Postal Institute, submitted to a recent meeting, disclosed that the turnover for the year amounted to £11,726. As the organisation ...
Article : 189 wordsAs the law now stands males may marry at 14 years of age and females at the age of 12. It is intended by the State Ministry to increase these minimum ages to 16 and 15 ...
Article : 45 wordsThe death occurred at his residence, [?] Russell-street, Strathfield, of Mr. Edward Conyers, of Burwood. Mr. Conyers, who was 57 years of age, was at one time attached ...
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Article : 341 wordsA New Zealand farmer, who is travelling by the Karoola to Perth, was robbed of £10 in Adelaide to-day by a confidence man, who got into conversation with him when the vessel ...
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Article : 72 wordsA special meeting of the Queensland United Licensed Victuallers' Association considered the new Federal tax on spirits and beer, etc., and decisions were reached whereby prices ...
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Article : 85 wordsThe Full Court yesterday admitted 13 new solicitors, including one University lady graduate, to practise in the Courts of the State. They were, in order of admission:— ...
Article : 132 wordsIn the final of the inter-university debate to-rtight Tasmania defeated Western Australia, thus holding the championship for the second time. The subject was "That Life is ...
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Article : 121 wordsAt a meeting of the council of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, a resolution was carried as follows:—"This council disapproves of the action of Mr. David ...
Article : 65 wordsAt the Polo Grounds here to-night Kid Chocolate, 8.13, beat Al Singer. 9.2[?], on points in a 12-rounds contest, before 50,000 spectators. The gate was more than £40,000, which is a record for a fight ...
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Article : 198 wordsIn the semi-final of the State amateur golf championship to-day, G. Stewart beat H. Godden 1 up, and J. J. O'Hara beat E. Cassidy 4 and 2. The final will be played to-morrow over 36 holes. ...
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Article : 67 wordsA deputation from the recently-formed Honorary Rangers' League waited upon the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) yesterday, and asked for some co-ordination between the ...
Article : 114 wordsA new organisation, known as the British Waiters' Society, has been established is Sydney, to embrace all persons engaged in the catering trade, hotel and club employees, and ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Cessnock Municipal Council has decided to adopt the Newcastle system of issuing 'bus and taxi-cab licenses. 'Bus licenses, in future, will be issued only for that part of the ...
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Article : 78 wordsThe Henry Lawson Literary Society will mark the seventh anniversary commemoration of the author by a pilgrimage to his grave in Waverley Cemetery to-morrow afternoon. ...
Article : 88 wordsThe rearrangement of the Union S.S. Company's steamers consequent on the Maheno supplementing the Manuka in the Melbourne-New Zealand trade will mean an exchange of schedules by the Manuka ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 31 Aug 1929, Page 22
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