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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A fine of £35 was imposed on King Gerakiteys, restaurant keeper, who pleaded guilty at the police court to having premises in a [?]thy condition. According to the police ...

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  3. COONAMBLE FIRE.

    Losses from yesterday's disastrous fire are estimated at about £250,000. Most of the chief business establishments were wiped out. ...

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  4. LIQUOR REFORM.

    A large deputation, representing various organisations interested in liquor reform, waited upon the Premier (Mr. Bavin) yesterday, and submitted requests for amending ...

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  5. THE PLAY.

    The weather was almost as hot as on Wednesday when play was resumed this morning. About 8000 were present, but the crowd continued to stream in, appreciating the ...

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  6. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    On his approaching visit to Tokio, the Duke of Gloucester will be accompanied by the Earl of Airlie, Rear-Admiral Meade, and Major-General Sir Hugh Elles. ...

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  7. FEDERAL SESSION.

    When the motion for the adoption of the Address in Reply to the speech of his Excellency the Governor-General was moved in the House of Representatives to-day, no ...

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  8. FLOOD WARNINGS.

    Following torrential rain in the Manning. Hastings, and Macleay River districts on Wednesday, and the continuance of rain there yesterday, the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) ...

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  9. DEATH OF MR. E. HETHERINGTON.

    The death has occurred at the Berrima Distict Hospital of Mr. Elliott Hetherington, J.P., of Daisy Bank, Burrawang. He was 68 years of age, and was a pioneer farmer of the ...

    Article : 102 words
  10. FINED FOR ASSAULT.

    At the police court James Woodbridge was fined £10 for assaulting Sergeant Ferris, who had arrested Woodbridge at Gerakitey's shop. Colin Campbell, who interfered with the ...

    Article : 45 words
  11. MOTOR MECHANIC INJURED.

    A peculiar accident occurred at the Service Motors Garage. Two employees were engaged on a riveting job, when the head flew off a hammer, striking James McCutcheon on the ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. CORAKI SOLDIERS' LEAGUE.

    At the annual meeting of the Coraki Returned Soldiers' League the president reported that the branch had collected and subscribed sufficient to pay the cost of a new operating ...

    Article : 70 words
  13. DUTIES ON WOOL.

    Requests for increased duty on grades of wool, Including virtually the entire range of domestic production, were made on behalf of American sheep farmers at to-day's ways ...

    Article : 350 words
  14. COUNTRY REPORTS.

    WAUCHOPE, Thursday.—The heavy rains over the watershed have caused a big rise in the river, which is rising rapidly. An additional three inches of rain were recorded ...

    Article : 111 words
  15. DANGAR HOSPITAL.

    The number of cases treated at the Dangar Cottage Hospital during 1928 totalled 433 as against 445 in the preceding year. The excess of receipts over expenditure amounted to ...

    Article : 94 words
  16. THE SENATE.

    In the Senate, Senator Cox (N.S.W.) moved the adoption of the Address in Reply. The result of the recent election, he said, had proved conclusively that the people of ...

    Article : 308 words
  17. WHEAT LUMPER INJURED.

    William Henry Davis, a wheat lumper, aged 24, met with a serious accident at Worgambegal siding yesterday. He was repairing a damaged bag when the stack collapsed, ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. NATIONALIST CANDIDATE.

    BRIGADIER-GENERAL LLOYD, who was selected by the National Association to contest the Parramatta seat in the Legislative Assembly, rendered vacant by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. YACHTING.

    The second heat of the Forster Cup was won by Gwylan, with Tassie second, Tassie Too third, and Careas 11. fourth. Gwylan won by 10 seconds. ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. COMMENT IN ENGLAND.

    The "Evening Standard" describes the Adelaide game as one of the most thrilling on record, and adds: The patchiness of the English batting is a trifle alarming. In the first ...

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  21. MEMORIAL TO LATE DRS. FLORANCE AND BRENNAN.

    The Mayor (Alderman E. C. Bartley) presided over a large meeting to take steps to commemorate the work of the late Drs. Florance and Brennan. It was decided to build ...

    Article : 65 words
  22. GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK COMMISSION.

    Stating that the interests of rural districts would be neglected if a country man was not appointed to the Government Savings Bank Commission, Mr. George Basett ...

    Article : 58 words
  23. BLAZING PETROL.

    A fire which broke out to-night at the bulk store of H. C. Steigh, Albert Park, spread to the motor assembly plant of Millingen and Co. Fifty thousand gallons of cased petrol ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. BOY'S SKULL FRACTURED.

    Edward Cartwright, aged 3 years, son of George Cartwright, of Kurralah, while riding a horse to school, collided with a telegraph pole and sustained a fracture of the skull. ...

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  25. LABOUR SPLIT.

    Importance is attached to a decision by the A.W.U. convention to-day to appoint a committee to confer with the Federal A.L.P. executive in the hope of reachiug a settlement of ...

    Article : 286 words
  26. AVIATION.

    An international aircraft exhibition will be held at Olympia, London, in July. It is being organised by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, in conjunction with the Society ...

    Article : 137 words
  27. BATHURST WATER SUPPLY.

    The Bathurst Municipal Council having taken into consideration the question of augmenting the water supply of the town, has requested the Minister for Works to carry out the ...

    Article : 63 words
  28. SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.

    The Bruce-Page Ministry will complete its six years of office on Saturday. There have been many, changes in its constitution, only Mr. Bruce, Dr. Page, Sir George ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. SOLDIERS' DAY APPEAL.

    The big attraction of the soldiers' appeal to-day will be the theatre in the "dug-out" at the top of Martin-place. From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. leading theatrical artists now playing ...

    Article : 219 words
  30. DEATH OF MR. P. J. PATERSON.

    Mr. P. J. Paterson, a prominent resident of Yass, died last night, aged 57. He formerly had a property at Oolong, but resided in Yass. He was Mayor last year, and was also ...

    Article : 61 words
  31. SELFISH MOTORISTS.

    "Another Motorist," in a leter to the Editor, complains of the selfishness of motorists on narrow roads and curves on the Blue Mountains. The writer agrees with the ...

    Article : 57 words
  32. FIRE LEFT UNEXTINGUISHED.

    At the Police Court yesterday, Rita Marks, of Canberra, who with her husband, was camped at Wee Jasper during the Christmas week, was fined for leaving a fire in the ...

    Article : 64 words
  33. SEA LAW DURING WAR.

    Replying in the House of Commons to Commander Wedgwood, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Austen Chamberlain) said that the United States had not approached him ...

    Article : 123 words
  34. INDEX.

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  35. COUNCILS AND MAIN ROADS BOARD.

    At the last meeting of the Macintyre Shire Council the question arose as to the responsibility of the council on State highways. Although the Main Roads Board contributes the ...

    Article : 239 words
  36. GRATITUDE.

    Sir,—As well as the Berry folk—who closed their stores to thank God for the rain-shall we not do well to make a thankoffering to the Almighty by opening our hearts and our ...

    Article : 72 words
  37. COUNTERFEIT £5 NOTES.

    Within the past few days three counterfeit £5 notes have been tendered to city business men in payment of accounts, and it is subpected that a larger number were originally ...

    Article : 89 words
  38. A.W.U. CONVENTION.

    Federal and State assistance for the tobacco-growing industry in Australia was advocated to-day at the A.W.U. convention. Mr. C. Gray (S.A.) said that the tobacco ...

    Article : 377 words
  39. HON. DAVID BOWES-LYON.

    One of the biggest wedding crowds seen for a long time—over 5000—assembled outside St. Margaret's, Westminster, where the marriage took place of the Duchess of York's youngest ...

    Article : 125 words
  40. AUDITOR-GENERAL.

    In his annual report presented to Parliament to-day the Commonwealth Auditor-General (Mr. Cerutty) repeats the observation he has made in previous reports that the ...

    Article : 220 words
  41. POWER-HOUSE DISPUTE.

    Following the action taken by Mr. W. Reed, chairman of the Electricians (State) Conciliation Committee, in calling the parties together for the settlement of the dispute at ...

    Article : 104 words
  42. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  43. CENTURY-MAKER.

    Dick Brown, a 19-year-old batsman, has been emulating the performances of Don Bradman, who learned his cricket in this town. During the present season Brown paid nine ...

    Article : 128 words
  44. PRIMARY PRODUCTION.

    In view of the allegations of dissatisfaction among a few members of the Nationalist and Country parties, particular interest attaches to the motion which was submitted to the ...

    Article : 243 words
  45. LIGHTS FAIL.

    Owing, it is believed, to the rain penetrating electrical apparatus on street poles, residents of parts of Belmore, Campsle, Lakemba, and Ryde were without electric light for some ...

    Article : 77 words
  46. MARIE LOHR'S DIVORCE.

    As a sequel to her divorce from Anthony Prinsep, Marie Lohr is asking the Divorce Court to vary marriage settlements amounting to £20,000 and £86,000 by Prinsep's ...

    Article : 185 words
  47. SLY GROG.

    Eyldence indicating a large trade in Illicit liquor was given at the Kyogle Police Court during the hearing of a case involving railway construction workers at Grady's Creek ...

    Article : 135 words
  48. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's Theatre: "Hit the Deck," 8. Criterion Theatre: "The Patsy," 8. St. James Theatre: "Good News," 8. Palace Theatre: "The Family Upstairs," 8.15. ...

    Article : 107 words
  49. MAN KILLED.

    A shocking accident occurred near Redfern Station yesterday morning, when Oscar Hicks, 34, a railway signal painter, of Grove-street, Burwood, was run down ...

    Article : 85 words
  50. NORFOLK ISLAND MOTOR CARS.

    Eleven pages of the Commonwealth "Gazette" are occupied by an ordinance "to regulate the use of motor cars and certain other vehicles within the territory or ...

    Article : 60 words
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