Renewed activity of a volcano on the island of Ambrym, in the New Hebrides group, has resulted in the destruction of at least three mission stations. It is not yet known whether ...
Article : 499 wordsMr. James Malcolm, Minister of Trade and Commerce, has challenged Australian manufacturers and producers to show Canadian purchasers the value of their goods. ...
Article : 265 wordsThe financial year ended June 30 was a record one for building activity in the metropolitan area. According to figures made available by the ...
Article : 646 wordsIn a speech in the House of Commons the Prime Minister developed certain points raised in the King's Speech, and made a special appeal to other parties to co-operate with the Government. Mr. MacDonald said that the Government existed to deal, first of all, ...
Article : 102 wordsA man entered the State Savings Bank in O'Connell-street, North Adelaide, shortly after noon to-day and covered the bank manager and his assistant with a revolver, saying: "Get ...
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Article : 330 wordsLord Russell, moving the adoption of the Address-in-Reply, said that he believed the resumption of diplomatic relations with the Soviet could be done without imperilling the ...
Article : 283 wordsParliament opened with the first Speech from the Throne for which the Labour Ministry was responsible. The event, therefore, was historic. ...
Article : 187 wordsA particularly daring robbery, involving cheques and clothing to the value of £700, was perpetrated at Killara in broad daylight yesterday. After breaking into a house one ...
Article : 352 wordsAs a result of President Hoover's tariff threats, it is known that the Canadian Government's tariff experts are making a very careful study of the situation under quite ...
Article : 102 wordsReturning to the subject or tne Empire and the United States tariff, the "Morning Post" editorially says: "If there is anything to be done it can only be by development of the ...
Article : 185 wordsNo advice of the eruption has been received in Sydney by the directorate of the Roman Catholic mission stations on Ambrym, but it is feared that at least one of them ...
Article : 232 wordsSpeaking in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister (Mr. MacDonald) said that it would be the care of the Government to see that the leaders of the Conservative and ...
Article : 957 wordsLobbyists explain that the Government will not accept a further application of safeguarding duties. Those at present in force are on lace, embroidery, leather, and fabric gloves, ...
Article : 166 wordsReplying yesterday to statements made by representatives of the Miners' Federation, the chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald), said those ...
Article : 376 wordsThe Southern Cross landed at Allahabad, from Calcutta, at 12.15 p.m. to-day, owing to magneto trouble. The flight may possibly be resumed to Karachi to-night. ...
Article : 212 wordsThere were several fairly heavy earthquakes at Westport to-day and to-night, the worst occurring at 5.57 p.m. It shook buildings violently. ...
Article : 121 wordsThe newspapers comment on the King's Speech with restraint. The "Times" says:—"The speech will cause little contention, and disappoint only zealots ...
Article : 357 wordsIt was announced in the "Herald" a month ago that J. C. Williamson, Limited, which has been actively associated with broadcasting in Australia during the past four years, would ...
Article : 402 wordsThe story of a young woman who died for Christianity and of the murder of a native teacher on the island of Malaita, in the Solomon group, is contained in letters received ...
Article : 322 wordsIncidents of the 1913 eruption on Ambrym were recalled last evening by the Rev. Dr. W. Gunn, now a resident of Roseville, who was for many years in charge of the Presbyterian ...
Article : 638 wordsFor an hour and a half Constables Arentz and O'Donnell followed a suspected sneak thief from block to block in the city yesterday. ...
Article : 164 wordsThe leader of the Opposition (Mr. Baldwin) answered criticisms of his party organisation at a meeting of the central council of the Conservative party at the Hotel Cecil, which ...
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Article : 76 wordsKing George's Speech and Mr. MacDonald's subsequent remarks to-day, following an observation of what is known of the situation through the British and United States ...
Article : 192 wordsThe sum of £ 100,000 is to be placed on the Treasurer's Estimates for the construction of the Eastwood-St. Leonards railway. The foregoing information has been ...
Article : 74 wordsSuffering severely from frost-bite, Albert Mills (16) and William Mills (14) weie brought to Melbourne to-day fiom Lightning Cieek, in the Mitta Mitta Valley, where for two days ...
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Article : 248 wordsThe members of the Royal Commission on the coal industry, accompanied by counsel, arrived in Newcastle this afternoon. The Commission later took evidence in camera at ...
Article : 136 wordsException is taken by ministers of religion to a proposal of the new broadcasting company that the churches should pay for broadcasting services. ...
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Article : 173 wordsLoss of memory owing to mental strain, was the cause of the mysterious disappearance on Monday last of Dudley Mitchell, an 18-year-old bank clerk, of Oxford-avenue, ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. Stuart Doyle announced yesterday that Alexander Brailowsky, the Russian pianist, who gave a successful series of recitals recently at the Sydney Town Hall, had been ...
Article : 83 wordsIn the presence of nearly 5000 people, including 700 Freemasons, Lord Ampthill, with Masonic ritual, set the foundation stone of the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, at ...
Article : 83 wordsThe State Council of the Federated Engine-drivers' and Firemen's Union last night agreed not to put into effect, for the time being at least, their threat of a general strike in the ...
Article : 90 wordsWilliam Proctor, aged 24 years, of Henrietta-street, Waverley, was fatally injured at dusk yesterday when the small car he was driving came into collision with another motor in ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 4 Jul 1929, Page 11
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