There were few empty Beats in the Town Hall last night when the Prohibition campaign was opened at an enthusiastic public demonstration. ...
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Article : 35 wordsREPRODUCTION OF THE POSTER ISSUED IN FOUR COLOURS TO RETAIL TRADERS FOR EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 117 wordsImportant aspects of the financial agreement between the Commonwealth and the States were discussed by the Federal Treasurer (Dr. Earle Page) in an address at Bendigo ...
Article : 248 wordsThe death of Mr. Thomas Ball removes one of the oldest and best known identities of the South Coast districts. Mr. Ball was born at Lawley. Shrewsbury, England, 75 years ...
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Article : 73 wordsMr. Tom Walsh yesterday replied to the statement of Mr. A. T. Baker, president of the Australian Seamen's Union, that the union was not under Soviet influence, and that Mr. ...
Article : 549 wordsAt a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association it was resolved to submit the following motions at the next annual conference of the association:—(1) "That conference ...
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Article : 67 wordsCharges made by Mr. W. Cameron, M.L A., at the presentation of shields of the Hunter River Association, of the poor treatment meted out by the parent body to country ...
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Article : 360 wordsAt a special meeting of the South Grafton Council Alderman Donald N. Maxwell was elected Mayor for the remainder of the year, and Alderman Leslie Hawthorne ...
Article : 124 wordsThe English Rugby team reached Fremantle to-night on the mail steamer Cathay. ...
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Article : 129 wordsMr. A. C. Roberts, who recently refused to continue as scrutineer at the count of the Labour Senate ballot because of alleged irregularities, said yesterday that the rejection ...
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Article : 44 wordsMr. Bert Hinkler and his wife, who visited Canberra and Goulburn yesterday, are expected to reach Sydney to-day by 'plane. ...
Article : 25 words"Wages have advanced to such a level that farmers have been forced to dispense with the services of most of their hired labour," said Mr. A. H. Nixon, president of the Manilla ...
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Article : 192 wordsTo-day's sales included:—Mount Morgan, 17/14[?]; Lan-der Oil, 10/: Roma Oil, £7/12/6; ditto, odd lots, £7/12/6, £7/10/. ...
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Article : 75 wordsRecent negotiations between the Liquor League and the No-license League in regard to the narrowing down of the issue to be placed before the Territory residents at the ...
Article : 62 wordsDuring the voyage of the Balranald, which arrived at Sydney yesterday from London, there were three deaths and a birth. One of the deaths was of a tragic nature. ...
Article : 194 wordsThe complete renewal of the tramway tracks carrying the whole of the eastern and southern suburbs traffic in Elizabeth-street, between Liverpool and Market streets, is now in ...
Article : 131 wordsAt the annual conference of the Master Carriers' Federal Council of Australia, the chairman (Mr. G. E. Jackson) said that owing to the drought, industrial troubles, and ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Public Works Committee concluded its inquiry at Cessnock to-day into the proposal to instal a sewerage scheme in the municipality. Several residents, principally business ...
Article : 244 wordsCriterion: "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbamith," 8. Her Majesty's: "Belinda" (charity matinee), 2; "Princess Charming," 8. Theatre Royal: "Rookery Nook," 8. ...
Article : 155 wordsUpon arriving home from business last night, Mr. Brunes, of Craigend-street, Darlinghurst, was shocked to find his wife dead in the kitchen. The woman, Mrs. Valwyn ...
Article : 54 wordsMr. J. S. Garden, secretary of the Labour Council, replied yesterday to the remarks of Mr. W. M. Hughes in the House of Representatives criticising Mr. Garden for his ...
Article : 110 wordsJoseph Shields, 19, a beaman on the steamer Stanley, was accidentally killed at Port Kembla to-night. Shields was walking along the railway line from Port Kembla to the Jetty, where ...
Article : 59 wordsArrived: May 21, Arkaba, from Bunbury: City of Yokohama, from New York; Iron Knob, from Newcastle; Woolgar, from eastern States. Sailed: H.M.A.S. Marguerite, for cruise. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 22 May 1928, Page 12
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