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  2. FEDERAL GRAFT INQUIRY.

    Allegations that offers of money had been made to various Federal Labour members to vacate their seats in Parliament in favour of Mr. E. G. Theodore were the subject of inquiry by the Royal Commission (Judge Scholes) yesterday. ...

    Article : 3,534 words
  3. AIRMEN FETED IN SYDNEY.

    Thousands assembled at the Town Hall, yesterday morning, to acclaim the Southern Cross airmen. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the throng at Martin-place was so great, that the placing of a wreath on the Cenotaph by the ...

    Article : 154 words
  4. AT THE CENOTAPH

    Thousands of people gathered in Martin-place yesterday afternoon to witness Captain Kingsford Smith place a wreath on the Cenotaph. The ceremony was originally planned to take ...

    Article : 317 words
  5. FEDERAL SESSION.

    Hav[?]ng directed the attention of the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) to a Press report that six British stewards bad been refused admittance to Australia unless they could each produce ...

    Article : 170 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Two motor cars were stolen at Inverell, One, stolen from the Hotel Inverell, was recovered by the police three miles from Guyra, on the T[?]ngha-road, abandoned, but ...

    Article : 81 words
  7. MR. WARNER AND HIS HAT.

    At the repuest of Mr. Flemming at the civic reception yesterday, Mr, J. Warner, the radio operator of the Southern Cross, presented his panama hat to the city ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 42 words
  8. "DIGGERS" WELCOME

    Great enthusiasm was displayed at the dinner given to the aviators last night by the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League. Before the actual proceedings commenced those ...

    Article : 527 words
  9. NOXIOUS WEEDS.

    [?]emalong s[?]re Council has issued 24 summonses in connection with its instructions for the destruction of noxious weeds. Prosecutions will be heard early next month. ...

    Article : 32 words
  10. REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM INJURY.

    Two men, miner and son, were travelling along the Forbes-road on Saturday in a motor car when a wheel collapsed. The veh[?]cle turned a complete somersault and landed on ...

    Article : 90 words
  11. FLOATING DOCK.

    Annoyance [?]s expressed locally at reports indicating that the Cabinet doubts the wisdom of completing the Newcastle floating dock, on which £100.000 has already been ...

    Article : 201 words
  12. FORBES POLICE COURT.

    A young motor mec[?]anic, Harold Mc[?]ntosh, of Condobolin, appeared at the Forbes police court, charged with having stolen a motor car. It was alleged that the young man took ...

    Article : 79 words
  13. CIVIC RECEPTION.

    Scenes of enthusiasm characterised the civic reception that was given to-day by the City Commissioners to Messrs. Kingsford Smith. U[?]m, Warner, and Lyon. ...

    Article : 2,935 words
  14. BEAUTIFUL GARDENS AT FORBES.

    Forbes is credited with being the finest home-gardon town of the west. A garden competition was recently conducted, and, in the judge's report, it was stated that practically ...

    Article : 66 words
  15. LUNCHEON BY QUEENSLANDERS

    Queensland citizens resident in Sydney yesterday decided to entertain Captain Kingsford Smith and Mr. C. T. P. Ulm at a luncheon, to be followed bv. a presentation, on June ...

    Article : 36 words
  16. SEWERAGE WELL WALLS COLLAPSE.

    A few weeks ago, owing to water seepage affecting the lower strata of the walls of the sewerage pumping well, which was in course of construction, the well caved ...

    Article : 117 words
  17. GALA NIGHT.

    The aviators were given a rousing reception at a gala performance of "Rio Rita," at St. James' Theatre last night. The seats had been auct[?]oned earlier in the day, and at the ...

    Article : 239 words
  18. DISTINGUISHED NAVAL OFFICER.

    LIEUT[?]COMMANDER SIR [?] W. BOWYEK-SMYTH, BART., R.N., who recently succeeded to the baronetcy. He served on H.M.S. Marlborough at Jutland, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 100 words
  19. THROWN FROM LORRY.

    While riding on a motor tructc on the Uranaroad, John Baker was dislodged from the seat when the lorry wheels struck a gutter. Baker was found unconscious on the road, and was ...

    Article : 58 words
  20. WARNER ENTERTAINED.

    Mr. J. Warner whoso felt hat and modesty have already become by-words of the historic flight, confessed himself a little more at home yesterday afternoon, when he was ...

    Article : 331 words
  21. MOTOR USERS.

    At a well-attended public meeting convened by the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales last night, it was decided to form a Commercial Motor Users' Association of ...

    Article : 223 words
  22. MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION.

    The municipal by-election for two seats resuited:—A. E. Packer, 294; J. W. Hemming, 291; G. F. Rankin, 233; L. R. A. Timms, 130. Messrs. Packer and Hemming had previously ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. GOAT RACING.

    Six boys were charged at the Children's Court with having driven goats at the recent charity carnival. They did not appear, and a nominal penally of 1/ in each case was ...

    Article : 37 words
  24. WATER SUPPLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

    The Blue Mountains [?]re council considered a water scheme for Leura and Wentworth Falls. The body of opinion is that the scheme can be modified considerably. ...

    Article : 309 words
  25. AMERICANS.

    It was officially announced yesterday that the two American filers, Captain Harry Lyon and Radio Officer James Warner, Avould accompany Captain Kingsford Smith and Mr. C ...

    Article : 229 words
  26. SEATS SOLD AT AUCTION.

    There waa a large gathering at St. James Theatre yesterday morning, when the unsold scats for the gala performance of "Rio Rita" were disposed of by auction. Sir B[?]njam[?]n ...

    Article : 164 words
  27. BILLIARDS.

    At the, conclusion of the match of 18,000 up between Walter Lindrum and C. McConachy to-night the scores were:—Lindrum (in play), 1[?]5; McConnchy, [?] Lindrum's breaks ...

    Article : 39 words
  28. DESTROYER ANZAC.

    The destroyer An[?]c reached Brisbane yesterday morning, af[?]r patrolling the line of flight followed by the Southern Cross on its way to Brisbane. The vessel came on to ...

    Article : 54 words
  29. CRICKET GROUND.

    The ground on which the second and third Rugby test matches against England will be played has not been decided. Mr. W. Webb (Eastern Suburbs) was informed to this effect ...

    Article : 246 words
  30. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 163 words
  31. PRESS COMMENT.

    The "Times" says editorially, "Australia needs confidence, especially that of personal contact, and in the quicker use of the aeroplane in the great spaces no stimulant could ...

    Article : 149 words
  32. STREET PROCESSION.

    The Premier's and Police Departments have arranged for the aviators to be taken through the streets, of the city of Sydney to-day, leaving Queen's-square at 11.30 a.m., and ...

    Article : 127 words
  33. FLIGHT PICTURES.

    Mr., Allan Hancock, backer of the Southern Cross flight, has announced, that a half interest in the profits on the motion pictures of the flight would go to the two Americans, ...

    Article : 84 words
  34. LANDSLIDE.

    News was received in Melbourne to-day of a landslide in a deep cutting near the entrance to a tunnel on the railway line between Yea and Mans[?]ld, a few miles from ...

    Article : 127 words
  35. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 228 words
  36. "SOUTHERN GROSS.

    Upon its return to Sydney from Canberra on Friday afternoon, the Southern Cross will be put out of commission pending an overhaul by an expert engineer, who is now on ...

    Article : 46 words
  37. CAPTAIN CAVE-BROWNCAVE'S TRIBUTE

    Group-captain Cave-Brown-Cave, commander of the British Flying Squadron, speaking at a civic reception to-day, said that the b[?]y of Australians had been again demonstrated ...

    Article : 88 words
  38. COMMONWEALTH GIFT.

    In making a gift of £6000 as a recognition of the Pacific fliers feat, the Federal Ministry did not intend that the money should be restricted to Captain Kingsford Smith. The ...

    Article : 95 words
  39. FUND FOR AMERICANS.

    In emulation of the example set by Aus tralia of raising funds on behalf of Kingsford Smith and Ulm, the Hearst newspapers have opened a subscription list for Warner ...

    Article : 71 words
  40. FALL FROM AWNING.

    Two men were [?]njured late last night when they fell a distance of about l8 feet to the footway, from the awning of a hotel at the corner of Pitt and King streets, city. They ...

    Article : 149 words
  41. PUBLIC HEALTH.

    A recommendation that a school of public health and tropical medicine should be established by the Commonwealth under agreement with the University of Sydney in the ...

    Article : 364 words
  42. MOTOR ACCIDENT NEAR WOLLONGONG.

    FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN THE CAR CRASHED INTO A TELEGRAPH POLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 21 words
  43. TO-DAY.

    Her Majes[?]'s: "Princess Charming," 8. Criterion Theatre: "Thurk," 8. Theatre Royal: "The Man Upstairs," 8.13. Palace Theatre: "The Last Warning," 8. ...

    Article : 203 words
  44. LATE SENATOR GRANT.

    "He has left a splendid record behind [?] and we feel proud that he should have be[?]. a member of this Chamber," said the leader of the Government. Sir George Pe[?]e, this ...

    Article : 154 words
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