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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. KILLED BY TRAIN.

    A young man named Peter Psaltis, aged 26 years, was last night decapitated on the railway line beneath the overhead traffic bridge at the station. Shortly after the Temora ...

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  3. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    "The proceedings of the League of Nations are not of an exciting nature," said Miss Bage, in an address at the annual meeting of the Australian League of Nations' Union last ...

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  4. MEDICAL CONGRESS.

    The Australasian Medical Congress continued its sittings at Dunedin to-day. Three experiments on animals showed that the very young were not less resistant to ...

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  5. NEW GUINEA.

    Members of a prospecting expedition sent to New Guinea by the Waitara Oil Company, of Sydney, returned by the Montoro yesterday. They commented on the friendly nature of ...

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  6. CIVIC GARAGE.

    Although the Lord Mayor (Alderman Mostyn) announced a fortnight ago that he would not be a party to any "hole and corner" investigation into the administration of the ...

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  7. STATE LOANS.

    "My anxiety to see the loan council function with the co-operation of all the States is as much due to my position as a New South Wales taxpayer as to my position as Federal ...

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  8. GREAT LEAD.

    Queensland is in a commanding position in the decisive Sheffield Shield match against Victoria. To-day the local representatives further consolidated their position, and when ...

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  9. STATE SESSION. Redistribution.

    The whole of the morning sitting of the Legislative Assembly yesterday was taken up in the discussion of a motion to adjourn the House to discuss the critical situation in the ...

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  10. LIVE CARTRIDGE IN RUBBISH.

    John Gilshenen, aged 15, was burying rubbish in the yard at his parents' residence to-day when a cartridge that had somehow become mixed with the debris exploded. He was ...

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  11. MOTOR CAR AFIRE.

    Messrs. Harry Hatton and Charles Murray sustained severe burns whilst successful, attempting to prevent the destruction of a motor-car at Byangum. They were empting ...

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  12. FALL INTO BOILING WATER.

    A painful accident befel a lad named Sibra, aged 8, at Lampe's slaughter yards. Endeavouring to evade a number of cattle, the lad fell into a copper of hot water and was ...

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  13. MEMORIAL HALL.

    Foundation-stones of a Methodist memorial hall were laid on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. G. Marsh and Mr. Cal Clark, mother and nephew respectively, of the late Miss Mary ...

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  14. BRICKLAYER KILLED.

    Falling a distance of 50 feet from the top story of a hospital in course of erection at Roslyn-street, Darlinghurst, yesterday, Arthur Reginald Herbert McCann, aged 38 years, ...

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  15. OLD MAN DROWNED.

    John Grant, afred 74, who for the past six years had been residing at Brushgrove, was reported missing early on Friday morning. A search was conducted by the police, and the ...

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  16. BANKING MERGER.

    The Bank of Victoria, Limited, applied to the Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine), in the Practice Court to-day, for an order that the arrangement referred to in the order dated ...

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  17. LATE SHIPPING. TELEGRAPHIC.

    BRISBANE (510m).—Arr: Feb. 8, Cassiopee, French sloop, from Sydney; Moruya, s, from Gladstone. Dep: Murada, s, for Cairns; Kanowna, s, for Sydney; Canberra, s, for Cairns; Junee s, for Sydney; West Calera, ...

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  18. BROKEN HILL, RAILWAY.

    The first stock train over the Sydney line arrived on Saturday afternoon, bringing 15 vans, totalling 1300 sheep, from Ivanhoe. They were punted across the river, and are to be ...

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  19. WELLINGROVE SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL.

    The Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Wellingrove was formally opened in the presence of a large gathering of residents and visitors. Mr. Selwyn Miller, president of the Memorial Hall ...

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  20. IN TOUCH BY WIRELESS.

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  21. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    In the Legislative Council, the President (Mr. Flowers) reported that the Governor had assented to the Dentists (Amendment) Bill. ...

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  22. VICTORIA.

    The Victorian Cabinet decided to-day that the elections will be held on Saturday, April 9, which will be nearly a fortnight before the arrival in Victoria of the Duke and ...

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  23. CATTLE SINK PUT.

    The punt at Wingham was sunk on Friday morning by a mob of cattle, which got out of hand and rushed on to it. The cattle, numbering 37, had passed through Wingham stock ...

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  24. LABOUR CAUCUS.

    The Premier (Mr. Lang) expressed annoyance yesterday at the fact that unofficial reports of the proceedings of the Parliamentary Labour caucus appeared in the "Herald." ...

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  25. TIMBER INDUSTRY.

    In view of the rehearing by the Tariff Board of the claim for increased protection for the timber industry, a deputation from the Country Sawmillers' Association of New ...

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  26. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

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  27. JOINERS' STRIKE.

    Joiners and carpenters employed by shop and office-fitting firms have ceased work. Their demand for an extra /3 an hour above the present award rate of 2/10½ having been ...

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  28. THE MAILS. THIS DAY.

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  29. HEAVY STORM.

    A cyclonic disturbance occurred on Saturday evening. A house in course of erection and trees were blown down, and brick chimneys and roofs were carried away. Traffic ...

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  30. BRIEF STRIKE.

    A crisis which arose during working hours this evening in the course of negotiations between' the proprietors of the Melbourne daily morning newspapers and the ...

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  31. COTTAGE BURNT.

    A small cottage with all its contents, the property of Bart Cramp, fruiterer, was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. Mrs. Cramp and her children were awakened by ...

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  32. TWO MURDERED.

    A horrifying discovery was made by the yardman and a housemaid employed at the Federal Hotel, Fremantle, when they peered through a window of a locked bedroom at the ...

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  33. STRUCK BY CAR.

    Two pedestrians were knocked down and injured by a motor car in Pittwater-road, North Narrabeen, shortly before 8 o'clock last night. They were:—Kathleen Martyn, aged 60 years, ...

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  34. MISSION TO U.S.A. DELEGATES ON TRAIN.

    Before leaving by the express train for Sydney this afternoon, four members of the Commonwealth industrial mission to America interviewed the Vice-President of the Executive ...

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  35. TELEGRAPHY.

    The Director of Postal Services (Mr. H. P. Brown) referred this evening to further successful experiments which were carried out to-day with the operation of the carrier wave ...

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  36. STORE AND RESIDENCE BURNT.

    A store and residence at North Rothbury were destroyed by fire on Saturday evening, together with contents, which included the stock in the store, and a valuable pianola. ...

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  37. DEAF CAR-DRIVER.

    At the Traffic Court yesterday John Archibald McKillipp appealed against the decision of the Commissioner of Police not to grant him a license, on the ground of deafness. ...

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  38. ENGLISH MAILS.

    {No abstract available}

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  39. NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE.

    A concrete bridge, costing more than £4000, was officially opened at Ashlea, near Wingham. on Saturday afternoon. The McLean Construction Company carried out the work. Only ...

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  40. DALLEY FIGHT.

    In a speech at Lappan's Hall, Annandale, last night, in which be supported the candidature of Mr. Theodore in the Dalley by-election, the retired member, Mr. Mahony, ...

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  41. AMERICAN MAILS.

    {No abstract available}

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  42. MR. GARDEN'S ALLEGATION.

    It was stated yesterday by Mr. J. Garden (secretary of the Labour Council) that the mission would not sail by the Niagara on Thursday but by the Makura. The latter ...

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  43. CHILDREN DROWNED.

    After a search for several hours last night for the bodies of two children, Cyril Jones, aged 12, and his sister, Vera, aged 8, who were believed to have been drowned in Corio ...

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  44. EAST AFRICA.

    At a largely-attended meeting, convened by the Australian Church Missionary Society, held last evening in the Chapter House, unanimous approval was given to a proposal to establish ...

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  45. INDEX. NEWS.

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  46. SHOOTING AFFRAY.

    On Saturday afternoon last G. H. Mead, a middle-aged farmer, had an argument with an Italian employed on an adjoining farm at Wogarl, a small township on the ...

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  47. MR. LATHAM.

    The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. J. G. Latham, K.C.), and the chairman of the Migration and Development Commission (Mr. W. H. Gepp), reached Fremantle to-day from ...

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  48. POISONED.

    Roydon Keith Ellis, a single man, of Abbott-street, West Maitland, died at his residence early this morning from Poisoning. Cocil John Woods, who had been staying ...

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  49. WOMAN'S LOSS.

    Mrs. Muir, of the Hotel Mansions, Darlinghurst, reported to the police yesterday that on Friday last she lost two rings worth £600. ...

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  50. WHEAT STANDARD.

    The "fair average quality" weight of wheat for the season 1926-27 was fixed to-day at 61½lb per bushel. ...

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  51. KURING-GAI SHIRE COUNCIL.

    An election to fill the vacancy in the Kuringgal Shire Council caused by the resignation of Mr. W. A. Farr, will be held on February 19. The nominations received for the vacancy ...

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  52. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  53. HOTEL MURDER.

    Mystery slill surrounds the death of John Robert Hindmarsh, 35, manager of Budgen's Jewellery establishment, whose body was fouud in a room at the Grosvenor Hotel on ...

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  54. ROYAL VISIT.

    The Lord Mayor has convened a meeting of citizens to be held in the Town Hall at 4 o'clock this afternoon to consider the best method of decorating the city streets for the ...

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  55. LATE MR. H. E DENMARK

    The funeral of Mr. Harry Edwin Denmark, manager in New South Wales of the Royal Insurance Company, who died on Friday at the residence of his daughter. Mrs. W. H. ...

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  56. LATE MR. TEAR.

    The high esteem in which the late Mr. H. Tear was held by a wide circle of friends in Sydney was demonstrated by the large attendance at the funeral service at the ...

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  57. ROBBERY AT WOONONA.

    Clothing valued at £79 was stolen from Davidson's store, Woonona, early yesterday morning. A telegram to that effect was received by the Commissioner of Police from the ...

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  58. CIVIC RECEPTIONS.

    Judging by the remarks made by Mr. L. J. Nathan, the manager of the Victorian Tramway Cricket Team, at the civic reception tendered the team at the Town Hall ...

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  59. LATE COMMERCIAL.

    {No abstract available}

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  60. MOTOR SPEED-RACING.

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini) has submitted a recommendation to the State Cabinet to the effect that an inquiry should be held as to the safety of the Maroubra ...

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  61. TO-DAY.

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  62. MAJOR DE HAVILAND RETURNS.

    Major de Haviland arrived at Fremantle to-day on the mail steamer Otranto, en route to Melbourne, where he will establish a factory for the assembling of Moth aeroplanes. ...

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  63. LATE MINING.

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  64. THIEF SURPRISED.

    Returning home at 12.30 a.m. yesterday Miss Shirley Cole, of Boundary-street, Chatswood, entered her bedroom, and saw a strange man ransacking the drawers of her dressing table. ...

    Article : 85 words
  65. LATE SHIPPING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 words
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