The death has occurred of Mrs. Marjorie Jackson, of Brushy Creek, aged 82 years. She was born at Fort William, Scotland, and had lived in the New England district for 79 years. ...
Article : 80 wordsIn reporting to officers of the Public Works Department on the recent discovery of traces of oil in water from the State bure at Lakes Entrance, the Director of Geological Survey ...
Article : 211 wordsAt the inquest on Drs. Arthur Br w Smith and S[?]dney Smith, cancer and radium experts, who were found dead with their throats cut, the Coroner gave a verdict of suicide while ...
Article : 599 wordsA demonstration was held at Belmore Park on Saturday as a protest against the operation of the 48-hour week in the timber industry. There was a large attendance of ...
Article : 308 wordsDuring the recent holidays tens of thousands of people visited the locality. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 26 wordsMr. Thomas Froome, Guyra, has had a lucky escape from death. He was approaching the railway gates at Lavis's corner, when the brakes of his car failed. The car forced ...
Article : 70 wordsEthel Stevens, 14, of Lang-street[?] who was reported missing from her home on Monday afternoon, was found yesterday staying with friends at Walka Waterworks, ...
Article : 62 wordsThe district is experien[?]ing extremely dry weather, this being one of the hottest summers on record. Recently the municipal Council allowed meters to be removed from all ...
Article : 99 wordsAt the bottling store of W. and A. Gilbey. Ltd., gin manufacturers, Rosslyn and Milton streets, West Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon, a man was seen climbing a ladder to ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Mayor and municipal engineer, accompanied by Squadron-leader Kingsford Smith and Lieutenant [?]m, who acted in an advisory capacity, inspected several proposed ...
Article : 76 wordsAt a mass meeting of nearly 1000 trade unionists employed in the timber industry held at the Trades Hall last night, all the resolutions submitted from the A.C.T.U. conference in ...
Article : 39 wordsWhile water was being bailed from Chaffer's shaft on Lake View and Star property last night one of the tanks was overwound and the rope broke. When the rope parted the ...
Article : 142 wordsIn less than an hour, electrical goods, machinery, and buildings valued at thousands of pounds were destroyed by a fire which occurred at the work of Weymouth, Ltd., ...
Article : 227 wordsRyde police were on Saturday afternoon called upon to settle a disturbance at the Meadowbank Baths, where a large crowd of people were swimming. ...
Article : 98 wordsJohn Morton Robinson, 37, of Richmond-road, Flemington, received fatal injuries when his motor cycle and a taxi cab collided at the intersection of Helena-street and ...
Article : 85 wordsA well-known rider, A. Wilson, was severely shaken by a fall while racing at the Speedway Royal motor cycle trick on Saturday evening, when he collided with the machine ...
Article : 353 wordsWhen the Geraldton train to Perth reached Mingenew, on the Midland railway, at 11.15 p.m. on Friday, Constable Symes was called to investigate the shooting of a man in a ...
Article : 143 wordsAt a public meeting [?] that the Glen Innes Amateur Swimming Club will approach the municipnl council on the basis that they are prepared to raise £1000 ...
Article : 116 wordsMichael Fitzpatrick, an el [?] man, who was frightfully burnt when he poured benzine on a fire in mistake for kerosene on a farm at Strathed[?], has succumbed to his injuries. ...
Article : 37 wordsA stationary motor cycle and sidecar with two men in it was hit at the corner of Ormond-road and St. Kilda-street, Elwood, early this morning by a motor car which ...
Article : 91 wordsIn November last the trustees of the Science and Industry Endowment Fund issued a preliminary list of scientific workers to whom grants had been made for the year 1929. ...
Article : 180 wordsRobert Brown, 41, of Percival-road, Stanmore, and his two daughters, Marjorie and Sylvia, aged 9 years and 7 years respectively, were injured on Saturday afternoon when ...
Article : 75 wordsA motor lorry containing four linesmen, returning from work at 5.30 yesterday, got out of control descending a hill on the Bungendore-road, about four miles from Queanbeyan, ...
Article : 97 wordsA launcn was engulfed by a tremendous sea on Raglan Bar, and its four occupants had a strenuous struggle. William Park, 58, and Clarence Walter, 24, were drowned. The ...
Article : 54 wordsThe institution of a new through train from Naples enabled some of the Orford's passengers to arrive in London 24 days from Australia, and 48 hours ahead of the mails. ...
Article : 589 wordsWhen a motor car overturned in Ascot Vale-road, Moonee Ponds, on Saturday afternoon, the driver. William Conn, aged l8, years, of Essendon, was killed, and a passenger, Wm. ...
Article : 84 wordsCasino people are interesting themselves in the redistribution of seats under the Electoral Act, which gives the country four more seats, and creates a new electorate with ...
Article : 93 wordsSUNBURY HOUSE, ON THE THAMES, ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH-WEST OF LONDON. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 20 wordsAt a public meeting a resolution was unanimously carried that the citizens of Rabaul no longer had confidence in the Administration; and that a petition asking for the removal of ...
Article : 324 wordsOn Saturday a man of prepossessing appearance tendered a cheque to the jeweller at Wagga in part payment for a pair of [?]leeve links. The jeweller gave the man the change, ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Liverpool police are searching for the driver of a motor lorry which is alleged to have collided with a motor cycle on the Great Southern road, near Casula, between 8 p.m. ...
Article : 152 wordsMichael McCormack, of Sydney, arrived at the Harp Hotel, Wollongong, at 8.30 p.m., on Friday evening, and after booking a room, expressed a wish to sleep on the balcony at ...
Article : 76 wordsAt the clubhouse, Mascot, on Saturday, night, Captain H. Larkin, of Australian Aerial Services, Limited, Melbourne, lectured to the members of the New South Wales section of ...
Article : 392 wordsDuring the running of the Welter Handicap at Ascot on Saturday, Macn[?] fell in the straight, and his rider, G. Betts, of Booval, was injured. He was removed to the hospital ...
Article : 51 wordsExcellent results are already apparent owing to the location of a Main Roads Board engineer and staff at Wagga. This enables all details of road contracts to be ...
Article : 122 wordsThe honorary treasurers of the Fleming Memorial Fund (Messrs. W. G. Layton, Town Clerk, and E. W. Hulle) announced on Saturday that the fund now totalled £543/2/. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe City Commission to-day commences a campaign for a cleaner city. Under the city by-laws it is a punishable offence to throw tram tickets, cigarette ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. T. J. Roseby, secretary of the Water Board, announced last night that the replenishing of the supply in the Centennial Park Reservoir had proceeded satisfactorily ...
Article : 55 wordsA. J. Moore, of Rudnlmere-avenue, Rydalmere, had a remarkable escape from serious injury on Saturday night while driving a motor car near Camelia railway station, between ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 193 wordsThe increased earnings at the Muswe[?] station last year—to June 30—amounted to £10,667. The cool trade was a big factor in helping to swell the earnings. Scone ...
Article : 113 wordsA message from Innisfail says that the Italian coat of arms, which was pulled down from the Vice-Consulate on Xmas Eve, has been handed over by the police to the Consul ...
Article : 102 wordsThe funeral of the late Mr. David Davis, governing director of D. Davis and Co., took place yesterday in the Jewish portion of the Rookwood Cemetory. The Rev. M. Ernfield ...
Article : 163 wordsIt is apparent that the one-day srike of Rabaul native labourers and police has been grossly exaggerated in many southern newspapers Suggestions have been made of riot, ...
Article : 225 wordsA large number or members of [?] of Wales, and visitors from Denman, Aberdeen, and Scone, were present at the farewell to V.W. Bro. E. J. Harvey, P.D.G.I.M., ...
Article : 97 wordsThe failure of the Government tank at Torrowangee, owing to the dry weather, means that water required by residents of the town and by travellers has to be carried from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 223 wordsThe accident occurred when Hall Mark was nearing the rounding mark at Clark Island. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 24 wordsRepresentations were recently made to the secretary of the Government Savings and Rural Bank by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn. M.L.A., on behalf of a number of people who have ...
Article : 332 wordsMembers of the Waterside Workers' Federation holding employers' pink tickets which entitled them to work on wharfs held a meeting to-day to protest against the ...
Article : 123 wordsA State funeral was accorded Mr. Justice Woolcock on Saturday morning. A long cortege left St. John's Anglican Cathedral at 11 o'clock and proceeded through the [?]ty ...
Article : 102 wordsA boy sustained serious injuries in peculiar circumstances on Saturday. Petrol had been placed in a water tank to combat the mosquitoes. John Hay. aged 11 years, was ...
Article : 92 wordsThe death occurred at his residence, Kembla Heights, yesterday morning, of Mr. James Jarvie, general manager of the Mt. Kembla Colliery. He was a prominent man in the ...
Article : 175 wordsHer Mahesty's Theatre: " The Vagabond King," 7.[?]0. Theatre Royal: "The Girl Friend," 8. Criterion Theatre: "The Patsy," 8. St James Theatre: "Good News," 8. ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Wright), who has been in the Mountains for a week, staying at Wentworth Fails, preached at Blackheath this morning and at Katoomba this ...
Article : 108 wordsMr. Ernest Truman devoted the first half of the programme at his organ recital at the Town Hall on Saturday evening to selections from "Iolanthe." The audience was very ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 21 Jan 1929, Page 12
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