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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The Goulburn Council has experienced a prosperous year. The available funds account, which showed a deficit of £1089 last year. Is now in credit to the extent of £3593; ...

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  3. NEW AIR SERVICE.

    Referring to the Perth to Adelaide aerial mail contract, let to Westralian Airways, Ltd., the Prime Minister said to-day that, in view of the great service established by the company ...

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  4. MR. OAKES, M.L.C.

    Mr. Charles William Oakes. M.L.C., died yesterday afternoon at his residence, Quandong, Bunyala-road, Bellevue Hill. He was 68 years of age, and had been seriously ill ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. CREATED LAWN TENNIS SURPRISE AT WIMBLEDON.

    who, by defeating Miss Eileen Bennett (England), has entered the semifinal stages of what is regarded as the world's lawn tennis championship. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. THE FRANCHISE.

    The attention of the Premier having been invited to the letter from Mr. Alex. McArthur, which appeared in the "Herald" of the 2nd instant, and to the letter in to-day's issue ...

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  7. MR. TOKUGAWA.

    Mr. Iyemasu Tokugawa, Consul—General for Japan, whose appointment as head of the new Japanese Legation in Ottawa was reported in our cables yesterday, is a comparatively ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. TASMANIA'S PLIGHT.

    The "Mercury," in a leading article on Tasmania's communications, with special reference to the fact that in the sale of the Commonwealth ships no provision was made ...

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  9. NORTH COAST ROAD.

    Considerable opposition is manifested at Ballina to Lismore Municipal Council's proposal that the main North Coast road should be diverted through Lismore. At present its ...

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  10. MAJOR DE HAVILLAND AT GOULBURN.

    Interviewed at Goulburn, Major de Havliland said that Goulburn would become an important air centre, owing to its situation on the Melbourne-Sydney route. It would be ...

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  11. 'PLANE DAMAGED.

    Captain Tracey, who during the past week has been engaged in taking passengers on pleasure flights over Rockhampton, met with a mishap this afternoon in what was to be ...

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  12. GOULBURN RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    At the annual meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Red Cross Society it was reported that during the last year £200 had been remitted to the head office of the ...

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  13. STATE DEFICIT.

    The leader of the State Parliamentary Labour party made the following statement yesterday in regard to the deficit in the State accounts for 1927-8:— ...

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  14. CANBERRA NEWS.

    Some confusion has been caused in the minds of residents of Canberra by the inclusion in the ordinance providing for the taking of a liquor poll, of differing ballot ...

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  15. TOUR DE FRANCE.

    There were 80 starters in the 12th stage of the Tour de France cycling race to-day—from Marseilles to Nice. The riders included many new men who were allowed to start with ...

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  16. SCHOOL CHILDREN.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) recently caused an investigation to be made concerning allegations that in consequence of the industrial depression many ...

    Article : 218 words
  17. COFF'S HARBOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The action of the district surveyor in endeavouring to secure parking sites for motorists on the main roads leading to Coff's Harbour is strongly supported by the members ...

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  18. ORARA EAST STATE FOREST.

    At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce it was decided to ask the Minister for Forests to send an independent expert to examine the Orara East State ...

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  19. MARE STOLEN.

    While on his way home from the railway station with the trotting horses King Marvin and Miss Hope to-night, after having attonded the Richmond trotting meeting, D. ...

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  20. GROUPING OF MUNICIPALITIES.

    A letter from the Local Government Association, read at the last meeting of the Forbes Council, complimented the council on its suggestion for the grouping of ...

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  21. OBITUARY.

    The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Joseph Edmund Vance, the last surviving member of the original syndicate that formed the Clyde Engineering Company, Ltd. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  22. THE FLIERS.

    Captain Kingsford Smith and Mr. Ulm yesterday brightened a colourless afternoon for the 250 returned soldiers who live in the Randwick Military Hospital. ...

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  23. MIGRATION QUESTION.

    Presiding at the British Commonwealth Labour Conference, Mr. Ben Turner said that the question of migration must necessarily be of cardinal importance to labour. ...

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  24. UNCONSCIOUS MAN.

    A man, whose identity has not yet been definitely established, was found in an unconscious condition on the Manly ferry steamer Barrenjoey last night. He had a ...

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  25. TRAINING SHIP.

    An interesting arrival at Sydney on Tuesday next will be the Argentine naval tralnlng ship. Presidente Sarmiento, a steam frigate of 2750 tons. Her hull and upper work is painted ...

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  26. BELLINGER RIVER.

    Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., reports that the Works Department is making arrangements for dredging the main channel of the Bellinger River from Urunga to Bellingen. It ...

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  27. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—I feel sure that neither Mr. Bavin nor your paper desires to mislead the electors, and I therefore crave space to correct the Premier's statement wherein he said that the ...

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  28. ROAD GRANTS.

    Mr. Bruce Walker, M.L.A., has as a result of his representations, been successful in obtaining from the Government special grants for the old Bells Line of road from Richmond ...

    Article : 147 words
  29. PLAYWRIGHT'S DEATH.

    Mr. Avery Hopwood, a well-known American playwright, was drowned to-day at Juan le Splus, near Nice. It is estimated that Mr. Hopwood's intome from his plays was £50,000 ...

    Article : 77 words
  30. NEWCASTLE.

    Two hundred yards after he had sighed his relief at completing the dangerous turn over Ironbark Bridge, at Hexham, in complete safety, despite a heavy fog, William Weiss, ...

    Article : 172 words
  31. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 words
  32. QUEENSLAND FINANCE.

    The most satisfactory return for many years was issued by the Treasurer (Mr. McCormack) last night. The statement of receipts and expenditure for the financial year ended ...

    Article : 76 words
  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The House of Lords, by 17 votes to [?] carried the second reading of the bill to fix the date of Easter permanently. Two constables carried George Dobson, into ...

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  34. AEROPLANE LANDING GROUNDS.

    In reply to the Bowral Municipal Council's request to the Moss Vale Council to give consideration to a proposal for a joint landing ground for aeroplanes to serve the two towns, ...

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  35. CHERKASSKY.

    Shura Cherkassky, in his second recital last night at the Town Hall, excited fresh enthusiasm on the part of a large audience by his remarkably mature powers. To hear a ...

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  36. GRAFTON EISTEDDFOD.

    The Grafton Musical Festival Society's fourth annual festival, for which a large number of entries have been received, opened yesterday. ...

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  37. CHAIR OF ZOOLOGY.

    At Monday's meeting of the Senate, it was unanimously resolved to offer the chair of zoology rendered vacant by the death of the late Professor Launcelot Harrison to ...

    Article : 311 words
  38. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 273 words
  39. WHITE BAY WRECK.

    It was reported from Williamtown this evening that a large hole was to-day cut in the side of the hull of the White Bay and that a search inside the hull for the bodies of the missing ...

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  40. MR. R. P. STEVENS.

    Mr. R. P. Stevens, who for many years occupied the position of chief clerk at the Commonwealth Weather Bureau has died at Penshurst. He had wide experience in ...

    Article : 90 words
  41. COLOMBO OUTRAGE.

    Before Mr. Justice Garvin and an English-speaking Jury, the trial commenced to-day at Colombo Assizes of the case in which three men are charged with having, on May 20, ...

    Article : 355 words
  42. SUSPECTS ARRESTED.

    Two young men were arrested about 1.30 this morning outside the premises of Richard Brady and Co., Ltd., roller shutter manufacturers. In Bridge-road, Glebe, and were ...

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  43. MR. E. W. LOWE.

    The death occurred to-day of Mr. Edward W. Lowe, who retently celebrated the attainment of his diamond jubilee as an officer and director of the A.M P. Society. He was aged ...

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  44. ALLAN WILKIE.

    Mr. Drummond, Minister of Education, in a letter to Mr. Allan Wilkie, expresses appreciation of the splendid work that you are doing in the interests of the best form ...

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  45. STAFF REDUCED.

    Following on the sale of the Australian Commonwealth line of steamers, reductions have been made in the staff in the service of the Shipping Board at Sydney. ...

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  46. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's: "Princes Charming," 2, 8. Criterion: "Our Betters," 2, 8. Theatre Royal: "Scandal," 2, 8. Palace Theatre: "Nice People," 2, 8. ...

    Article : 159 words
  47. MR. D. LEVY.

    The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. Daniel Levy) yesterday completed 27 years' continuous service as a member of Parliament. During that period there have ...

    Article : 120 words
  48. CENTRAL-SQUARE.

    The recommendation recently made by the Traggic Advisory Committee for the erection of a footbridge over Central-square has received the support of the Civic ...

    Article : 98 words
  49. FLOATING DOCK.

    Reports, which showed that the cost of completing the floating dock at Newcastle would greatly exceed the original estimate. were again considered by the Stale Cabinet ...

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  50. ROMA OIL.

    Reports received by Mr. P. J. Nally. Queensland Government representative in Sydney. Indicate that there is a large demand at present for land in the off-hearing district surround ...

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  51. SIR JAMES MURDOCH.

    Sir James Murdoch, M.L.C., was entertained at dinner at the Hotel Australia by the presi dent, vice-presidents, and councillors of the Retail Traders' Association of New South ...

    Article : 61 words
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