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  2. SEARCH FOR AVIATORS.

    The search for the Southern Cross was continued yesterday. The aeroplane working from Wyndham made a further flight over the Drysdale district, and by means of notes again communicated with the Mission Station. It was ascertained from the replies made by the ...

    Article : 244 words
  3. BLIND MAN.

    Several men, who are believed to be strikers in the timber industry, made a cowardly attack on a blind man at Glebe last night. James Smith, aged 63 years, of ...

    Article : 271 words
  4. OLYMPIC TEAM.

    Charges of improper conduct levelled at a number of members of the Australian team which competed at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam last year have been found to be ...

    Article : 408 words
  5. CRUISERS.

    Summing up the effect of the United States navy estimates for the next fiscal year, the naval correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says: The American ...

    Article : 176 words
  6. FUNDS FOR WALL-ST.

    In defence of its attitude of seeking to provide cheaper money for business and industry, by checking the flow of funds to Stock Exchanges for financing speculative ...

    Article : 175 words
  7. DREADFUL DISASTER.

    The floods in Tasmania caused a greater disaster than was described in the earlier reports. The total death-roll, due to the floods, contains twentyseven persons—that is, fourteen at the Briseis mine, seven ...

    Article : 81 words
  8. OIL PRODUCTION.

    There are some interesting features about the conference of the Federal Oil Conservation Commission and members of the Petroleum Institute [?] the proposal to restrict ...

    Article : 159 words
  9. DESOLATION AT DERBY.

    When day broke over Derby yesterday the township presented a scene of utter desolation as the result of the bursting of the Briseis Dam the previous night. Houses and ...

    Article : 274 words
  10. GLEBE COUNCIL.

    At Thursday night's meeting of the Glebe Council replies which had been furnished by the Mayor (Alderman Walsh) to a series of questions of which notice had been given by ...

    Article : 166 words
  11. THE KING.

    Although the weather remained dull, his Majesty spent two horns in the gardens of Craigwell House this morning. He sat on the lawn, protected by screens, and also walked ...

    Article : 44 words
  12. CANBERRA STARTS.

    After additional delay the aeroplane Canberra hopped off from Richmond Aerodrome this morning on the first stage of the flight to search for the crew of the missing Southern ...

    Article : 1,280 words
  13. CITIZENS' COMMITTEE

    The Citizens' Committee formed on Thursday night, with the Chief City Commissioner (Mr. Garlick) as chairman, took over control of the organisation for the search of the ...

    Article : 866 words
  14. AVIATION.

    A report from Baghdad says that the air liner City of Jerusalem, carrying the London to India mails, had airrived from Gaza, and remained for the stipulated 45 minutes, after ...

    Article : 231 words
  15. HANKOW FALLEN.

    Treachery has decided another of China's civil wars. Hankow is reported definitely to be in the hands of the Nanking Army, following the secession of a number of ...

    Article : 147 words
  16. MR. DUFF'S REPLY.

    Interviewed late last night on his return from Newcastle, Mr. L. E. Duff expressed surprise at the findings of the executive. He stated that is was useless sending a manager ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. SHOPLIFTING.

    Six girls, whose ages ranged from 13 to 17 years, were arrested in a city bargain store yesterday evening on charges of shoplifting. The arrests were all made around a table ...

    Article : 270 words
  18. BRIDGES DESTROYED.

    Wireless messages received in Melbourne from Tasmania to-night, indicate the severity of the floods. The Fingal railway line at Llewellya is nine feet under water, and it is ...

    Article : 90 words
  19. 12 PERSONS DROWNED.

    Tasmania is at present experiencing the most disastrous floods in its history. Many thousands of pounds of damage have been reported, and there is much loss of life and ...

    Article : 400 words
  20. EXCITING SCENES.

    There were exciting incidents at a fire which destroyed a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Dardenellos-street, Mortdale, early yesterday morning. ...

    Article : 243 words
  21. THE DAMAGED MINE.

    The actual workings of the mine, which are on low ground on the banks of the Ringarooma River, were totally flooded, but General F. G. Hughes, a dliector of the Briseis Tin Mine, ...

    Article : 143 words
  22. PORT WINE.

    In noting that the exports of real port wine to the United Kingdom were only 18,500 pipes during the first half of last year, compared with an average of 30,000 pipes, the "Daily ...

    Article : 141 words
  23. BRITISH FILMS.

    The Secretary of State for the Dominions and Colonies Mr. Amery has set up a committee with the following terms of reference:— "To examine arrangements existing for the ...

    Article : 191 words
  24. EVICTION ORDERS.

    The determination of the Commission to [?]vict residents of Russell Hill from their homes and transfer them to the Molonglo settlement, evoked protests at a meeting of ...

    Article : 436 words
  25. WOMAN KILLED.

    People on Gosford station early this morning were eye-witnesses of a shocking railway fatality. As the 6.25 a.m. train from Gosford drew ...

    Article : 152 words
  26. SKELETON FOUND.

    The skeleton of a man was found lying beneath the Suspension Bridge, near the Northbridge end, yesterday. The skull, legs, and pelvis were fractured, ...

    Article : 141 words
  27. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    A writer in "Sporting Life" suggests that if on returning to England the English team took the field in the first test against South Africans this summer it would give the public ...

    Article : 106 words
  28. PLATYPUS.

    While fishing in the Mann River, Mr. Ralph Williams was scratched on the forearm by a platypus while ha was releasing it from a fishing hook. His arm inter on became so ...

    Article : 268 words
  29. SUGGESTED POISONING.

    An inquest was commenced to-day into the death of Violet Sidney, 69, widow of a barrister, whose body was recently exhumed with those of her daughter, Vera, 40, who died on ...

    Article : 258 words
  30. COMO TRAGEDY.

    The City Coron[?] (Mr. May) recorded a verdict yesterday that John James Ackroyd (31) and Albert Jelly (42) were drowned in the Woronora River at Como whilst drunk. ...

    Article : 203 words
  31. REPORTED PLAN.

    Plans to carry out what would have been the biggest robbery in the criminal history of Australia were frustrated by the police on Thursday. Two members of the ...

    Article : 112 words
  32. ERROR IN REPORTING.

    The editor of the "Cape Times" was awarded £100 damages and costs in an action against the Nationalist paper "B rger." The action arose out of a mistake in translating a speech ...

    Article : 158 words
  33. HOSPITALS BILL IN W.A.

    Yesterday's sitting of Parliament, which lasted until after midnight, was devoted almost entirely to passing the Hospitals Fund Bill back and forth between the two Houses. ...

    Article : 102 words
  34. PICKPOCKET.

    It is seldom that police actually witness robberies, but Constable Burns, of Clarencestreet station, had such an experience while he was on a shopping expedition yesterday ...

    Article : 256 words
  35. DOG RACING.

    Mr. Williams, S.M., at the Redfern Court yesterday, decided that betting on dog-racing with live hares, as carried on at Mascot, is Illegal. He fined Erle Joseph Kirton, a ...

    Article : 219 words
  36. BANKRUPT PRINCESS.

    A report from Borlin says that there was an angry meeting at Bonn of the creditors of Princess Victoria, sister of the ex-Kaiser, who married a young Russian, M. Zoubkoff, and ...

    Article : 203 words
  37. CAPTAIN MISSING.

    A coastguard seaplance discovered a luxurious yacht, the Nomad, l8 miles off the New jersey coast. The 'plane radioed to a cutter, which proce[?]ded to the scene with an armed ...

    Article : 118 words
  38. DEFICIT CERTAIN.

    The Government is faced with a deficit at the close of the financial year on June 30. Ministers are certain that it will be a fairly substantial one. ...

    Article : 128 words
  39. MANAGER ARRESTED.

    After being deputed to make certain inquiries at a big city emporlum Detective Arnold yesterday sent two policewomen into the estabilahment to purchase a knittd jacket ...

    Article : 125 words
  40. MR. BRUCE'S STATEMENT.

    Following upon the failure of the Widgeon, the Prime Minister announced last night that the resources of the R.A.A.F. bad been ex-hausted. ...

    Article : 82 words
  41. GENERAL BOOTH.

    It is stated that General Booth is suffering from a return of sleeplessness, and that his strougth is not being maintained. [General cable newe appears on page l8.] ...

    Article : 37 words
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