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TOLL OF THE FLOODS.
Excent in some western areas, abatement of the floods generally in New South Wales is predi[?]ted by the State Meteorologist. Fine weather should prevail over the State to-day. Damage in the Grafton district is estimated to be not less than ...
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44-HOUR WEEK.
Chief Judge Dethridge declared emphatically in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day that the community could not stand the cost of a general application of the 44-hour ...
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INDUSTRY.
When the Australasian Council of Trade Unions resumed its special meeting at the Melbourne Trades Hall this afternoon, ail of the interstate delegates were in attendance, ...
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PACT RATIFIED.
Resolutions expressing satisfaction with the agreement between the Prime Minister and the Federal Treasurer, as leaders of the Nationalist and Country parties respectively, ...
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HINKLER.
In continuation of his flight to Australia [?] Hinker left Band[?] (Bata[?] this morning, and landed at B[?] at 3.25. Hinkler states that be will hop off or ...
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SECURITY.
Representatives of 22 States attended the opening of the meeting at Geneva of the League of Nations' Committee of Arbitration and Security. The Soviet was represented ...
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EMPIRE TRADE.
As an net of grace Australian and Now Zealand displays are included in the British industries fair. Canada through the Chamber of Commerce has staged a bigger and brighter ...
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LITHGOW MINES.
Water from Farmers Creek, which has been pouring into Cobar Tunnel collleiy since Sunday through a fissure created in the roo[?] by the cloudburst, has begun to [?] its ...
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DAMAGE AT GRAFTON.
The railway authorities effected safely the transfer of passengers' luggage and mails over the Clarence River. A washaway occurred in the early hours of the morning near ...
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THE PERSONNEL.
No replies have yet been received by the Prime Minister from organisations which were invited to nominate delegates to the Industrial Peace Conference. ...
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ROUTE TAKEN BY HINKLER TO AUSTRALIA.
The stages of H[?]'s flight have been as follows: Croydon to Rome, 800 miles; Rome to Malta, 500 miles; Malta to Tebruk. via, Benhasi, 1000 miles; Tebruk to Ra[?] 300 miles; Ramich to Basra, 750 miles; Basra to Jask, 680 miles; Jask to Karachi, 600 miles; Karachi to Caw[?]pore, 900 miles; Cawnpore to Calcutta, 630 miles; Calcutta to Rangoon, 790 ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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WALSH ISLAND.
The threat of the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Buttenshaw) to dispose of the walsh Island workshops as a State Industrial a [?] should the employees go on strike ...
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UNEMPLOYED.
Heated verbal exchanges marked a deputation, representing the unemployed, which waited upon the Minister for Labour (Mr. Farrar) yesterday. The Minister was outspoken ...
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CHEQUE FOR £25.
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell) yesterday approved a recommendation by the Comnissioner of Police that a reward of £25 and a letter of thanks should be sent to ...
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SERIOUS PLIGHT.
The Nyngan police issued the following report late to-night:—"The flood will probably reach its height to-morrow night. The Bogan River at Nyngan ebbed during the day, but ...
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FLOODED AREAS.
In response to an urgent message for assistamce from Inspector Byrne, of the Dubbo police, First-class Constable C. Day and Constable C. Mills, of the Water Police, left ...
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FLIGHTS COMPARED.
Hinkler's progress since leaving Calcutta has been extraordinarily rapid. Previous adventurers along the Malayan coast on the [?]ourney to Australia have invariably met with ...
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SIMPLE FUNERAL.
The burial of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith in Sutton Courtney churchyard was impressive by its simplicity. The late Earl's wish that there should be no public display was ...
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BROADCASTING.
A scheme of co-operation and co-ordination of the services of "A" class broadcasting stations in New South Wales has been adopted. An official joint statement, issued yesterday ...
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LIGHTHOUSE SHIPS.
The secretary of the Queensland branch of the Seamen's Union (Mr. Carrigan) states he has ascertained that the statement that the Commonwealth proposed to man the ...
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MANDATES.
During the debate in the House of Commons on the East African vote Mr. G. M. Gillett (Lab.) moved, as an amendment, that the East African territories should be united ...
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LEADEN WEIGHTS.
A parachute "stunt" at Mascot yesterday morning resulted in minor damage to a cottage in Rosslyn-street. [?]n addition to considerably start[?]ing the inmates, but it might ...
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ALONG THE BOGAN.
Some of the settlers along the Bogau River are in such a plight that it was found necessary to send to Sydney for a motor boat in order to carry provisions. ...
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RUBBER RESTRICTIONS.
The Prime Minister was asked in the House of Commons whether he had received from the Rubber Trade Association a communication with regard to allowing the present rubber ...
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FASCIST REGIME.
A meeting of the Cabinet at Rome yesterday approved a new Constitutional law, completely changing the character of the Chamber of Deputies and substituting the electoral ...
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POLICE EJECTED.
A message from Darwin states that a rowdy meeting of the union was held last night to discuss the matter of the hotel boycott. A majority of those present apparently were ...
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RAILWAY MENACED.
This morning Junee railway officials received advice that Mirrool Creek, near Griffith, is running [?]owards the railway line, with a five miles' front, and it is expected that serious ...
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DOMINION AFFAIRS.
In the House of Commons the Secretary of State for the Dominions (Mr. Amery), replying to Colonel crookshank (Con.), said that from April [?] Mr. Nicholls' salary as Foreign Office ...
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MECHANICAL HARES.
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell) said yesterday that a comprehensive measure would be brought down during the nett session of the State Parliament to amend the ...
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TARIFF REVISION.
Mr. Edwardes, Acting Inspector-General of the Chinese Martime Customs, who has latelyI conferred with Mr. Soong, Nationalist Finance Minister, in regard to Customs tariff revision ...
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WATER THROUGH WINDOWS.
Further information received regarding the [?]oods at Yalgogrin North district at old Car[?]n homest[?]d, where the Thompson family bus been resident over fifty years, shows ...
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BELLINGEN RIVER.
The flood waters of the Bellingen River are rapidly getting away, and within a few days provided there is no rain everything should be normal. The har at Bellinger Heads is ...
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