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  2. WOMEN SWIMMERS.

    Miss Edle Robertson won the Australian 200 metres brenststroke championship at the second carnival controlled by the Australian Ladles' Amateur Swimming Association, at ...

    Article : 579 words
  3. FIRE

    A fierce fire is raging at the Northumberland Colliery, Sassifern. Damage estimated at about £10,000 has already been done, and the position is becoming more serious each ...

    Article : 211 words
  4. BUSHFIRES.

    Bushfires have been raging from Gosford up the North Coast this afternoon, and much damage has been done. Meagre reports available In Newcastle ...

    Article : 378 words
  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Louis Pedro, a Portuguese, working at Minnamurra Quarry, was knocked down while working beside the big steam navvy by a falling rock so large that it took nine men ...

    Article : 86 words
  6. GARDEN ISLAND.

    The appeal of the Commonwealth of Australia against a judgment of the High Court concerning the possession of Garden Island at Sydney has been dismissed by the Privy ...

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  7. WOOL STORE FIRE AT BOTANY.

    The fire gutted a section of the premises of the Australian Wool and Produce, Ltd. The damage is estimated at £30,000. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. CASH STOLEN FROM SHOP.

    The second case of shopbreaking in Wagga within a week occurred in broad daylight yesterday. when £25 in silver and notes was stolen from the cash desk of Slattery's ...

    Article : 81 words
  9. MAN'S THIGH BROKEN.

    Mr. Tom Roberts, of Cardew, Collie-road, a. Timbrebongie Shire councillor, was breaking in a young sheep dog, leading it by a rope on horseback, when the rope became tangled ...

    Article : 66 words
  10. SYDNEY BROILS.

    Weather conditions yesterday were among the most distressing experienced this summer. It was a day of hot north-westerly winds, associated with an exceedingly low ...

    Article : 233 words
  11. PROPOSED WEIR AT DUBBO.

    Messrs. Dare (Chief Commissioner of the Water Commission), Brewster (chief executive officer), Huddleston (engineer), and Wickham (foreman of works) visited Dubbo yesterday, ...

    Article : 47 words
  12. PEA RIFLE ACCIDENT.

    When a pea rifle, which was thought to be unloaded, was being cleaned it exploded, and the bullet lodged in the thigh of Cyril Hedges, aged 9, of Tarlo. The bullet was ...

    Article : 44 words
  13. DASH DOWN HILL.

    The driver of a taxi-cab and his passenger had remarkable escapes from death yesterday when the vehicle in which they, were riding hurtled down a hillside at Ryde. ...

    Article : 235 words
  14. THE PREMIER.

    The Premier (Mr. Bavin), the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., Mr. Moloney, M.P., and Mr. T. H. Henderson, of the New South Wales ...

    Article : 644 words
  15. PREFERENCES.

    President Coolldge to-day forwarded to the Senate Commerce Committee two divergent reports, one signed by Mr. Kellogg, Secretary of State, and the other by the Shipping Board, ...

    Article : 324 words
  16. EMBEZZLEMENT AT RAILWAY.

    Reginald Sutton Keetley, formerly a railway goods clerk at Goulburn, pleaded guilty at the Goulburn Police Court to embezzling £56/10/7, the property of the Railway ...

    Article : 90 words
  17. MAN CAUGHT IN BELTING.

    Fred Moore, while working at Coramba mill, was caught in the belting when some feet above the ground, and was drawn into the machinery. His clothing was completely torn off before ...

    Article : 49 words
  18. CITY ENCIRCLED.

    Serious bushfires ranged in almost a complete circle around Sydney yesterday. More than 130 calls to fires were received by the brigades yesterday and last night. This ...

    Article : 241 words
  19. ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT.

    Michael Joseph Bowen, 19, was charged at Raymond Terrace Police Court with indecently assaulting a girl at Hexham on December 22. He pleaded not guilty, and was ...

    Article : 145 words
  20. SMITH AND ULM.

    Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith and FlightLieutenant Ulm, who propose to fly in the Southern Cross to England on a business trip, will follow much the same route as Sir ...

    Article : 103 words
  21. DUST STORM AT GOULBURN.

    To-day Goulburn has been enveloped in a cloud of dust, which has been driven into houses, to the great discomfort of occupants, by a high, north-westerly wind, which, at ...

    Article : 96 words
  22. DEATH OF DR. DOYLE.

    Dr. H. M. Doyle, M.L.C., a former medical superintendent of the Newcastle Hospital and a member of the Legislative Council in the first Labour Government, died on Tuesday, at ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  23. MAN SHOT DEAD AT LEETON.

    Alfred William Gladmnn, aged 66 years, was found shot dead at his home in Leeton early yesterday morning. The Inquost conducted by the coroner (Mr. W. C. Barker) ...

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  24. SIR ERIC GEDDES.

    "What can I say?" was the query cheerliy flung at interviewers on the steamer Chitral at Fremantle to-day by Sir Eric Geddes, a member of the British War Cabinet, ...

    Article : 575 words
  25. JUDGMENT RESERVED.

    The Privy Council has reserved judgment in the appeal of Thomson and others versus the New South Wales Stamps Commissioner. Counsel for respondents was not called upon. ...

    Article : 140 words
  26. DOOR BROKEN.

    After breaking the glass in the door leading to the shop of Misses M. and V. Gorman, milliners, 320 George-street, city, last night, a man ran off at the approach of some ...

    Article : 141 words
  27. ROAD TO WENTWORTH FALLS.

    At the meeting of the Wentworth Falls urban area. it was reported that the Blue Mountains Shire Council bad granted permission for a motor bus to traverse along ...

    Article : 74 words
  28. OUTBREAKS NEAR BATHURST.

    Several bush fires are raging in the Bathurst district to-day. At Sullivan's grazing property at Rock Forest, 14 miles from the town, hundreds of ...

    Article : 337 words
  29. SOUTH AFRICA.

    In a crowded Assembly General Smuts moved his motion of no-confidence in the Ministry. He characterised the Government's arrangements with the divided Labour ...

    Article : 352 words
  30. HOSPITAL SHORT OF WATER.

    The continued dry conditions are causing an acute water shortage at the district hospital. The wells and tanks are all dry, and permission has been obtained to draw on the ...

    Article : 39 words
  31. STATION HOMESTEAD BURNT DOWN.

    A fire yesterday destroyed Yarraman station homestead, seven miles from Bigga. The occupier, T. Carney, who manages the station, lost everything. ...

    Article : 29 words
  32. CROSSING FATALITY.

    Mrs. Dodunskl was killed outright, and her daughter and granddaughter were critically injured when a car that she was dr[?]ng was struck by a ballast train at a level crossing ...

    Article : 52 words
  33. WORDS IN A WILL.

    An unusual application was made in the Probate Court, when Mrs. Stevenson, a sister and residuary legatee of Sir William Maxwell, the war correspondent, her husband, and Nora ...

    Article : 115 words
  34. MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT.

    Leslie McCablo (31), of Morrilla, and Val Boreland (19), of Goulburn, Avere admitted to the Goulburn District Hospital late last night suffering from concussion and severe ...

    Article : 47 words
  35. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 words
  36. RAILWAT EMPLOYEE BURNT.

    While engnged in oxy-weldingg operations at the raliway round-house at Goulburn Robert Heapy, a railway employee, was severely burned about the legs. Sparks from the ...

    Article : 56 words
  37. SEAMEN'S UNION.

    Members of the Western Australian Seamen's Union at a stopwork meeting again took determined action in their endeavour to obtain complete control of their own ...

    Article : 251 words
  38. MAN SHOT.

    In a struggle with an armed man in a house in Queensville-street, Footscray, to-night, William Patterson, 39 years, a pork butcher, was wounded in the left leg. His condition ...

    Article : 133 words
  39. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia, leaves on Saturday for a health trip to Egypt. The death is announced of the Rev. Robert ...

    Article : 466 words
  40. BAKERY DESTROYED BY FIRE.

    Late last night a fire broke out in a building in Dean-street, owned by Cross Bros., and occupied by C. and E. Friend, bakers and pastrycooks. Considerable damage was done ...

    Article : 84 words
  41. GARAGE BURNED.

    About noon to-day a grass fire started near the Wentworth Falls Golf Club's motor garage. Before it was noticed the fire had reached' the garage, which caught fire. The ...

    Article : 125 words
  42. CESSNOCK DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

    The ballot for the board of management of the Cessnock District Hospital resulted in the following being elected:—H. S. Clayton, D. Dixon, J. Shakespeare, D. McNeill, J. Girvan, ...

    Article : 54 words
  43. RULES OF CRICKET.

    The Club Cricket Conference on Friday, with a view to assisting bowlers, will discuss the following proposals for the guidance of the M.C.C.:—(1) Whether a batsman is out ...

    Article : 261 words
  44. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 words
  45. EXPLOSION AND FIRE.

    A terrific explosion occurred in the engineroom of the electric light supply at Narrogin homestead at 7 o'clock last night. In a few minutes the shed, kitchen, and ...

    Article : 114 words
  46. PROPOSED BATHS FOR BOWRAL.

    At the Iast meeting of the Bowral Municipal Council a report was submitted recommending the council to take into consideration the construction of swimming baths with ...

    Article : 89 words
  47. FOURTH TEST.

    It is, understood that the test selectors are likely to make last-minute alterations to the Australian eleven for the fourth test to commence on the Adelaide Oval on Friday. ...

    Article : 140 words
  48. CAFE RAIDED.

    Three men were arrested by the police, who raided the Ciros Cafe, 170 Elizabeth-street city, last night. Two of them were charged with selling liquor without holding a license. ...

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  49. FISHING INDUSTRY.

    The official figures in regard to the fishing industry [?] the Tweed River for the year 1928 shows that the total output was 8175 cases of fish, averaging 701b each, and 270 ...

    Article : 93 words
  50. DEPUTY TREASURER.

    The Civic Commission yesterday took into consideration the question of filling the vacancy in the position of Deputy-City Treasurer, in place of Mr. Robertson ([?]red). It was ...

    Article : 97 words
  51. MYSTERY SOLVED.

    A seven-year-old robbery was cleared up by the confession of a man who was sentenced to six months' gaol at the local police court this week. It concerns the disappearance of ...

    Article : 166 words
  52. FLOWER SHOW.

    The Armidale Horticultural society s second annual flower show was hold to-day and was successful despite adverse conditions, The principal events resulted:—Champion garden ...

    Article : 119 words
  53. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's Theatre: "The Vagabond King," 7.50. Theatre Royall: "Hit the Deck,"8. Criterion Theatre: "The [?]sy. "8. St. James's Theatre:"Good News, " 8. ...

    Article : 115 words
  54. SUPPOSED FOSSIL.

    The discovery of what is be[?]eved to be the fossilised remains of a huge prehistoric animal has been made in the dry bed of the Moorabool river, near Geelong. ...

    Article : 83 words
  55. BEAM WIRELESS.

    The Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson), referring to-day to the announcement that the British Government had made a profit of £86,000 from the beam wireless services, said ...

    Article : 58 words
  56. CYCLIST KILLED.

    John Frederich Roberts, 20, ot Summerton, was killed to-night when a train crashed into a motor cycle he was riding on thai Morphettroad, Camden, on the Glenelg line, ...

    Article : 40 words
  57. BURNS PROVE FATAL.

    Cedric Swallow, 23, of Glan Iris who was trapped by flames when the yarra yarra Boat Club's shed was burnt on Monday evening. has died as a result of the severe burns he ...

    Article : 41 words
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