With the rapid growth of Canberra Queanbeyan has become prosperous, and many new buildings have been erected during the past 12 months. A new School of Arts building ...
Article : 125 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Minister for Labour and industry brought down a bill to impose a tax upon employers, and to declare the rates of contributions to ...
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Article : 68 wordsBig gangs of men are now engaged in improving the Main Western-road in this and other localities Remarkable improvements have already been effected. The Main Roads ...
Article : 120 wordsWhile loading butter on to the steamer Pulganbar at the Pioneer Dairy Company's wharf the manager (Mr. A. Hart) had a narrow escape from serious injury. Mr. Hart ...
Article : 124 wordsThe A.L.P. executive last night carried a resolution that the annual conference be called for 4th June, opening at 10 a.m. This was after a motion by Mr. W. Mills, to rescind the ...
Article : 257 wordsPolice carried out a raid on a two-up school in Wentworth Park last night, and arrested eight men. The arresting officers, were Inspector ...
Article : 130 wordsThe effect of the fumes from the big "Mountain" and "Pacific" locomotives recently introduced on the South Australian railways was described by the secretary of ...
Article : 85 wordsYesterday, in the beautiful grounds adjoining Havilah, the Church of England Home for Children at Wahroonga, the Bishop of London (Dr. Winnington Ingram), laid the ...
Article : 791 wordsFive meetings were addressed by Mr. W. S. Gee, Nationalist candidate for the Dalley seat, last evening. He stated that he stood straight out in support of the Bruce-Page Government, ...
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Article : 458 wordsThe Shire Council has agreed to support the request of residents or Bannaby, New Foundland, and Hanworth, for a road to be constructed from Bannaby to connect with ...
Article : 106 wordsA sitting of the Police Court was held at Innisfall Hospital, when evidence was taken on a charge against John Hennliigsen of attempting to kill Ivy Hennliigsen, who stated ...
Article : 145 wordsArthur Edward Jones, charged at the Junes police court with having falsely obtained from a railway paymaster various sums of money, and with attempting to obtain money by ...
Article : 61 wordsThe celebrations in connection with the jubilee of St. Michael's Church of England, Vaucluse, were commenced last evening, when a social evening was held at the rectory, at ...
Article : 239 wordsRecently a snow white crane took up its abode at Running Stream, a few miles from Mudgee. The bird spent the day catching fish, and at night roosted in a tree near the ...
Article : 98 wordsAn interesting booklet of cartoons apropos of the Dalley by-election has been issued under the auspices of the Nationalist Association. One cartoon depicts the humble ...
Article : 112 wordsAt the 94th annual meeting of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, held last night, the president (Mr. William O. C. Day) said that during the year 516,959 books and ...
Article : 217 wordsA railway employee, Mr. Reynolds, had the calf of his left leg badly cut by a piece of a rum cask, which had been burst by an explosion caused by a lighted match falling ...
Article : 77 wordsCaptain Forrester, shipping inspector, to day held an inquiry on board the steamer Chronos into the circumstances of the vessel drifting under the Victoria Bridge yesterday ...
Article : 198 wordsMr. E. G. Theodore, the Labour candidate for Dalley, speaking at Balmain last night, again attacked the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Prattern) on the tariff issue. ...
Article : 275 wordsA statistical table covering the operations of country hospitals last-year shows that the Wagga District Hospital admitted the greatest number of patients. There were 1506 people ...
Article : 67 wordsThe submarine [?]4 was recently refloated by the Melbourne Harbour-Trust, near Williamstown, where it had been sunk. It is now at Nelson Pier. A tender for the purchase and ...
Article : 52 wordsA weatherboard house of 12 rooms in Gordon-street, opposite Cooke Park, was burnt down this morning, the occupants getting away in their night attire. Two of the children ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 wordsTwo women recently rented a furnished house at 19 Turinga-street, Ashfield, from Florence K. Cochrane, of Glenferrie. Carabella-street, Kirribilli. ...
Article : 68 wordsIn refusing the claim by employees in the meat export industry for an increase of wages the Arbitration Court to-day stated that last year the Court fixed the wages of employees ...
Article : 173 wordsRichard Stevenson died this afternoon, aged 88 years. He was born at Glenridding, within a mile of Singleton, and had a most interesting career. He spent his youth on the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 209 wordsRecently the Junee water supply falled, and for almost two days residents had practically no water. The Mayor of Junee advises that the Public Works Department states that ...
Article : 83 wordsThe plate-glass window of Ellis and Co., tailors, of 69 Regent-street, Redfern, was broken at about 4 o'clock yesterday morning and several rolls of cloth were stolen. ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. Charlton (leader of the Federal Labour party), spoke last night at Aunundale, and at Leichhardt, in support of Mr. Theodore's candidature. ...
Article : 294 wordsProfessor William MacKenzie's offer to the Commonwealth of an extensive collection of native Australian animals was considered at a meeting of the Federal Public Works ...
Article : 264 wordsMr. Algernon Henry Fitzroy, aged 93 years, died this morning at his residence Redbourneberry. He was a native of Northamptonshire, being the eldest son of the late Honorable ...
Article : 518 wordsSome time ago Sir Janies Barrett wrote to the Royal Colonial Institute in London, pointing out features in certain British motor cars which made them unsuitable for Australian ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 wordsAn engine which was being attached to the Sydney bound Albury mail train at the Junee railway station last night, got out of control and dashed into the train, causing it to move ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Coates) informed a deputation of unemployed to-day that the Government's relief measures would be announced in a few days. He admitted that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 wordsThe Minister for Markets and Migration (Mr. Paterson) is in receipt of advice that the War Office desires immediately c.l.f. quotations for the following goods, to be ...
Article : 164 words"I desire that my funeral shall be of the plainest and of the least possible cost, and being an a[?]theist, I desire that no member of any priesteraft shall be allowed to mumble ...
Article : 183 wordsA largely attended conference called by the New South Wales Prohibition Council, at which delegates from the affiliated churches and temperance organisations were present. ...
Article : 124 wordsThe motor races at Ninety-Mile Beach, the fovourite North Auckland motoring stretch, terminated with a tragedy as the result of a collision between two cars. One of these was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 132 wordsA cable message has been received by the British imperial Oil Co. Ltd., from its London office, stating that the Portuguese airman. Major Beires, who will attempt a flight ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 110 wordsA motor lorry ran across a footpath on Parramatta-road, Annandale, early yesterday morning, and knocked a hole about 18 inches in diameter in the brick wall of the South ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 wordsA prisoner, Charles Connors, was released yesterday from gaol, on the instruction of the Atlorney-General (Mr. McTiernan). It appears that he had served two months ...
Article : 65 wordsBy a unanimous vote to-day the central executive of the A.L.P. endorsed the action of the Government in connection with the 40-hour building trades strike, on the ground ...
Article : 45 wordsTwo motor cars, one driven by Mr. Humphreys, or Hudson-street. Hurstville, and the other by Mr. Wheeler, of Chilsoll-street, Belmore, collided in Forest-road. Hurstville, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 19 Feb 1927, Page 16
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