Gordon Ebrington, aged about 30 years, who is employed with the Main Roads Board as a surveyor in the north, taking soundings and borings for the site of the proposed bridge ...
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Article : 57 wordsSpecial meetings of various councils in the county were held to elect representatives to the Clarence River County Council, the following being elected:—Alderman J. McArthur ...
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Article : 79 wordsCommander Byrd's supply ship Eleanor Boiling, will leave Dunedin to-morrow for Bay of Whales. If the vessel makes a good trip she will make a third voyage this season. ...
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Article : 231 wordsIn continuation of her cruise round the world, the Spanish training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano left sydney yesterday afternoon for Fiji. ...
Article : 181 wordsThe Schneider Cup race on the Solent has been fixed for September 6 or 7. It is oificially stated that Sir Basil Blackett becomes chairman and the Earl of Clarendon ...
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Article : 130 wordsThe final match for the somers Junior Cup was played at Moonee Valley to-day. The Moonee Valley A team, led by Lord Somers, won. The scores were:—Moonee Valley A. ...
Article : 52 wordsIn connection with the World's Evangelical Alliance week of universal prayer, Mr. R. T. Naish spoke at the Gospel Union Hall, Commonwealth-street, last night. ...
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Article : 134 wordsDuring 1928 the Empire received 164,348.175 gold marks in reparations from Germany, Australia's share was £414,000. At Berlin the following have been appointed ...
Article : 63 wordsRoy Young, aged 7 years, of Union-street, Tempo was bathing with a party of other children in Cook's River, near the Tempe Railway Station, yesterday afternoon when he went ...
Article : 40 wordsA party of tourists, travelling under the auspices of the New South Wales and Victorian Government Tourist Rurenus, will arrive in Sydney by the Melbourne express this ...
Article : 33 wordsAnthony Vecorella. 24. a Maltese musician was found shot through the heart in a room which he occupied in Stanley-street, East Syd ney, Yesterday. A revolver was found lying ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 11 Jan 1929, Page 14
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