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  2. CANBERRA.

    "The Commission feels very strongly that, having been asked to undertake a most difficult task, and having completed that task, it and its organisation should be judged by its ...

    Article : 1,317 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The municipal council has decided to instal a system of ornamental lighting on the Main Southern-road, in connection with the reconstruction now in progress. At the same ...

    Article : 71 words
  4. DOMAIN OUTRAGE.

    An astonishing story was told to Constable Maynard by an almost exhausted man who staggered up to him near the corner of Market and Elizabeth streets last night. ...

    Article : 235 words
  5. NEWSPAPER COMPETITIONS.

    The present craze for big money competitions—organised and stimulated principally by Sunday newspapers—has reached a stage where the two professions of journalism ...

    Article : 635 words
  6. EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

    SIR DUDLEY DE CHAIR. LADY DE CHAIR. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 17 words
  7. DEVELOPING PORT STEPHENS.

    The Tamworth district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at its last meeting carried a resolution urging the Government to give attention as soon as ...

    Article : 68 words
  8. MAN LOST IN BUSH.

    On Sunday morning, about 2 o'clock, Louis Davey, aged 41 years, an employee of Ashford Council, who was camped at Bukkulla with fellow employees, is reported to have ...

    Article : 249 words
  9. KILLED BY CAR.

    Frederick Wade, 57, a wharf-labourer, of 185 Kent-street, city, was fatally injured last night, when he was accidentally knocked down by a motor-car. ...

    Article : 250 words
  10. MARINE COOKS.

    In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday, hearing was continued of the application on behalf of certain members of the Brisbane branch of the Marine Cooks' Union ...

    Article : 426 words
  11. RETAIL TRADERS.

    Two or three hundred members of the Retail Traders' Association attended the annual dinner of the association last evening. Sir James Murdoch, in proposing the toast ...

    Article : 204 words
  12. CARNIVALS.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Boyce) has been conducting an inquiry for some time past into the extraordinarily heavy expenditure contracted in connection with carnivals held for ...

    Article : 310 words
  13. LAWN TENNIS.

    The Wimbledon draw, according to the recently introduced method of seeding by merit the first eight—Cochet, Lacoste, Tilden, Hunter, Borotra, Hennessey, De Morpurgo, and ...

    Article : 257 words
  14. FACTORY GUTTED.

    The large biscuit factory of A. P. Brockhoff, at North Melbourne, was completely gutted by fire to-night. The fire was first noticed at about 11.15 p.m., ...

    Article : 77 words
  15. WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND.

    A man and his wife are in Beechworth Hospital suffering from bullet wounds. Yesterday evening William Ralph Jackson Lee, aged 50 years, a farmer, of Murmungee, seven miles ...

    Article : 123 words
  16. RAZOR SLASHING.

    A remarkable affray, as the result of which two young women have been arrested, is engaging the attention of the Darlinghurst police. It may result in disclosures ...

    Article : 302 words
  17. ADULT FRANCHISE.

    A presidential minute read at a meeting of the executive of the Local Government Association of New South Wales yesterday proved a bone of contention, which was ...

    Article : 482 words
  18. BIG BROTHERS.

    There was a large and distinguished gathering in the Chamber of Commerce meeting hall last night, when the annual meeting of the Big Brother Movement of New South Wales ...

    Article : 187 words
  19. MR. JOHN McCAUGHEY

    Mr. John McCaughey, the only remaining brother of the famous pastoralists, Sir Samuel McCaughey and Mr. David McCaughey, died at his residence, Hampton Court, on Wednesday ...

    Article : 488 words
  20. QUEEN'S CLUB TOURNEY.

    Crawford's form in the Queen's Club tourney impressed, the critics. He snowed more animation and concentration than at and previous time on the present ...

    Article : 147 words
  21. ALLEGED THEFTS.

    The report of a motorist resulted in the arrest by the police of a mechanic on a charge of theft and the seizure of motor accessories valued at moro than £200, alleged ...

    Article : 180 words
  22. WHITE AUSTRALIA.

    "Australia is the only nation trying to develop a tropical country with white labour," declared Mr. C. P. Conigrave, chief clerk to the Governor Resident's Department in ...

    Article : 244 words
  23. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 words
  24. DAVIS CUP.

    In the Davis Cup match between Britain and Italy, Stefan[?] beat Gregory, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, De Morpurgo beat Higgs, 7-5, 6-4, 7-5. Critics attribute Stefant's unexpected ...

    Article : 79 words
  25. COOKS' ASSOCIATION.

    A new organisation to be known as the Cooks, Butchers, and Bakers' Association, Ltd., has been formed with the object of teaching apprentices the art of cooking and to provide ...

    Article : 187 words
  26. PLAGUE OF MICE.

    A message from Warwick says that great damage has been done to the maize crops in the district as a result of the ravages of a plague of mice which have attacked standing ...

    Article : 76 words
  27. "WILLIAM K. BROWN."

    Whimsically addressing a fictitious "William K. Brown," Sir James Barrie at a dinner given by the Rhodes trustees at Oxford said: "Ah, Mister Brown! How we wish we ...

    Article : 168 words
  28. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 214 words
  29. DUNGOG CASE.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Boyce) referred yesterday to a recent case at Dungog against a woman for alleged cruelty to a child. The case was dismissed by the magistrate. ...

    Article : 58 words
  30. DREADFUL ASSAULT.

    While he was on his way to buy a newspaper for his parents at a shop in Mayfield last evening, a seven-year-old boy was made the victim of a most brutal assault. ...

    Article : 312 words
  31. MR. DRUMMOND.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) paid visits of inspection to Singleton schools to-day. The pupils of Hunter-street school and the High School, when told that they ...

    Article : 116 words
  32. NO CABINET CRISIS.

    The Premier (Mr. Bavin), asserted yesterday that the Cabinet was not faced with any crisis on the subject of the adult local government franchise. ...

    Article : 115 words
  33. A JUDGE ON LITIGATION.

    The estate of Joseph Brown, a Newport banker, is the subject of dispute in the Probate Court. Amy Ansell, a housekeeper, has ...

    Article : 145 words
  34. HOSPITAL BREAD.

    It was raported at a recent meeting of the Master Bakers' Association that the Long Bay Penitentiary was the successful tenderor for the supply of bread to the Prince of Wales ...

    Article : 119 words
  35. DR. HADEN GUEST.

    Dr. Haden Guest, formerly Labour member of the House of Commons, has sent a letter to the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) announcing that he has joined the Conservative party. ...

    Article : 77 words
  36. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's: "Princess Charming," 8. Criterion: "Our Betters," 8. Theatre Royal: "The Man Upstair," 8.15. Palace Theatre: "The Donovan Affair, 8. ...

    Article : 156 words
  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Dine Borglolo, the tenor, who toured Australia with Dame Nellie Melba's Opera Compa[?]y in 1924, scored great successes in "Madame Butterfly" and "La Boheme" at ...

    Article : 171 words
  38. COLLIER WHITE BAY.

    The collier steamer White Bay, which was wrecked on the beach at Stockton Bight, near Newcastle, last Wednesday week, was sold at auction yesterday by Messrs. Fraser, ...

    Article : 48 words
  39. LABOUR COUNCIL.

    There were several unruly scenes at a meeting of the Labour Council last night. Shortly after the meeting commenced a seaman, who was seated in the public ...

    Article : 142 words
  40. EMPIRE DAIRY TRADE.

    Addressing the British Empire Producers' Organisation, Mr. King, repesentative of the Australian Dairy Board, urged that the only way by which Empire farmers could reduce ...

    Article : 94 words
  41. COCAINE RESTRICTION.

    As a further step in its campaign to limit the use of drugs, the Federal Ministry has decided to prohibit the importation of crude cocaine, and saits of cocaine, including any ...

    Article : 54 words
  42. NEW BODY.

    Complaints were made at a meeting of the Labour Council last night, regarding the formation in the railway service of a now body known as the Railway and Tramway ...

    Article : 108 words
  43. JEWELLERY AND MONEY.

    Thieves gained entrance to the residence of Mr. Charles William Lloyd, in Paisley-street, South Yarra, and ransacked the rooms. They took jewellery valued at £300, 20 £1 notes, ...

    Article : 47 words
  44. FIRE IN CHAIR FACTORY.

    A fire which broke out in Gow's Chair Factory, at 31 John-street, Leichhardt, yesterday afternoon, caused some damage to a spraying plant and chairs in the finishing room before ...

    Article : 54 words
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