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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. WATER SUPPLY SCHEME.

    The City Council was evenly divided on a motion to request the Public Works Department to send an engineer to report further upon possible schemes for extension of ...

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  3. 9th BRIGADE.

    One of the largest crowds ever seen at Liverpool witnessed yesterday afternoon the presentation of colours to the 1st, 35th, and 45th Battalions, who, with the 19th Battalion, ...

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  4. MOTOR ACCIDENTS. THREE MEN INJURED.

    Three men, who were travelling on a motor cycle and in a sidecar attached to it, were injured when the cycle dashed on to the footpath at the corner of Alfred-street and ...

    Article : 145 words
  5. DETAILS.

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  6. NEW FEDERAL MEMBER.

    MR. E. G. THEODORE. Mr. Theodore won the Federal by-election for Dalley on Saturday, beating his opponent (Mr. Gee) by 8514 votes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. WARWICK FARM.

    Delightful weather and pleasant surroundings made the A.J.C. February meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday an enjoyable function. Although there were two easy m[?] ...

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  8. "MOTH'S" FLIGHT.

    Head winds greatly delayed the Moth aeroplane in which Major de Havilland and Lieut. E. Harrison flew from Perth to Adelaide. The Moth aeroplane left Perth on Thursday ...

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  9. ACCEPTANCES FOR TUESDAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 317 words
  10. TEACHERS' FEDERATION.

    At the annual meeting of the Penrith branch of the Teachers' Federation the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: —Patron, Mr. Inspector W. F. Clemens; ...

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  11. CAR DIVES OVER BRIDGE.

    A motor car in which three men were travelling was proceeding along the Mulgoaroad. Luddenham, near Penrith, on Saturday evening, when the vehicle skidded on the ...

    Article : 107 words
  12. MOTOR CYCLTST.

    While competing in a handicap at the Speedway Royal. Agricultural Ground on Saturday evening a motor cyclist. J. Donaghey, received serious injuries from a fall, and yesterday ...

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  13. AUSTRALIAN CUP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 words
  14. STOLEN MOTOR TYRE.

    At the local police court, before Messrs. J. C. Swords and E. Hume. Js.P., Roy Joseph Kerr was charged with having in his possession a motor tyre and rim, valued at £6/13/6 ...

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  15. THE GAG.

    "I see that Mr. Bavin professes to be greatly alarmed at the use of the 'gag' in Parliament," said the Premier (Mr. Lang) last night. "Nobody knows better than the leader of the ...

    Article : 261 words
  16. MOTORIST DRIVES ON.

    Late on Snturduy night a motor car struck a sulky in Station-street, Carlingford. The four people riding in the sulky were thrown to the roadway, but the motor car did not stop. ...

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  17. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The leader of the Opposition (Mr.R.L. Butler) delivered the policy speech of the Liberal and Country parties at Kapunda last night before a large and enthusiastic ...

    Article : 167 words
  18. BREADALBANE-CANBERRA ROAD

    There is considerable dissatisfaction amongst local unemployed men because they have been unable to secure employment on the Breadalbane-Canberra road, while men from ...

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  19. EMERALD LEASES.

    A telegram from the mining registrar at Cue regarding the emerald lenses at Poona, on the Murchison goldfields, reads: "Poona lease No. 79, sinking 50 feet, stoping, ...

    Article : 58 words
  20. TWO PERSONS KILLED.

    Two persons were killed and four injured last night when a motor car which was travelling at a high speed struck a standard carrying the overhead tramway gear in St. ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. LIQUOR BILL.

    At a meeting in the Domain yesterday, Mr. Lane. M.L.A., moved "That this meeting requests Parliament to reject the Liquor Amendment Bill as a violation of the democratic ...

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  22. DIED FROM A SCALDING.

    Hugh Logue, aged two years, lately resident with his parents at 56 Gloucester-street, Miller's Point, died at the Children's Hospital. Camperdown, yesterday from a scalding ...

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  23. WORLD CRUISE.

    On Saturday next 365 tourists, who are on a cruise of the world, will arrive in Sydney by the palatial Cunard liner Franconia Elaborate arrangements are being made for ...

    Article : 370 words
  24. QUARTER SESSIONS.

    At the Wollongong Quarter Sessions George Sloan, who had pleaded guilty to stealing was bound over to be of good behaviour for two years. Sydney Gordon was acquitted on a ...

    Article : 103 words
  25. AERIAL CONTESTS.

    Twelve competitors, flying De Haviland 60 machines (moth) took part in the first round of the Cobham trophy competition, inaugurated by the Victorian section of the ...

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  26. SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SYDNEY.

    A robbery took place at Glen Innes at the beginning of the month. Two men were arrested, and were committed for trial some days ago on a charge of breaking and entering. ...

    Article : 71 words
  27. OBITUARY. MAJOR JOHN BOND.

    The recent death of Major John Bond at the age of 72 years, severed another link with the early military and civil history of the Commonwealth. Born in England, be came out ...

    Article : 213 words
  28. SOUTH COAST MINERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 words
  29. BOY FALLS 35 FEET.

    Allan Leo Chapman, aged 10 years, slipped while playing on a staging at the entrance to a sewer tunnel at Hunter's Hill yesterday afternoon, and fell 35 feet to the bottom of a ...

    Article : 84 words
  30. KEMPSEY SCHOOL SANITATION.

    In a report to the Kempsey Municipal Council last night the health inspector drew attention to the unsatisfactory condition of the sanitation at the West Kempsey Intermediate ...

    Article : 89 words
  31. 40-HOUR WEEK.

    At a mass meeting of building trade strikers on Saturday it was resolved that unless the employers conceded their request for a 40-hour week within a fortnight a ...

    Article : 49 words
  32. MENACE OF BULLS.

    Several bulls running at large in Stanwell Park have created some consternation during the past few weeks. In desperation, the townspeople asked the Bulli Council for ...

    Article : 99 words
  33. LATE SHIPPING. TELEGRAPHIC.

    BRISBANE (510m). Arr: Feb. 26. Tasman, s, from Melbourne, Feb. 27, Lady Isobel and Milora, s, from Melbourne; Mildura, s, from Adelaide; Moruya, s, from Maryborough; dep: Feb, 26, Maranoa, s, for Adelaide; ...

    Article : 201 words
  34. BROKEN HILL TRAMLINES.

    Following the stoppage of the tramway service, the Railway Commissioners offered the council the permanent way, exclusive of rolling stock and other property, free of cost, ...

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  35. DEEP-SEA ANGLING.

    The sportsmen's camp at Urupukapuka Island, near the Bay of Islands, has been the scene of interesting sport. Sir Tom Bridges and Captain Mitchell had a thrilling experience. ...

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  36. LATE MR. R. J. C. MADDRELL.

    The [?]ath occurred in Sydney on Saturday, at the age of 77 years, of Mr. Robert John Coghill Maddrell, pastoralist, of the Braidwood district, where the well-known ...

    Article : 129 words
  37. KILLED BY A LOG.

    At an inquiry held yesterday by the district coroner into the death of Christopher Breaden, evidence showed that he was struck by a log, which rolled from the top of a waggon which ...

    Article : 123 words
  38. HABERFIELD VENETIAN CARNIVAL.

    Under the auspices of the Leichhardt and Haberfield Rowing Clubs, and in conjunction with their combined Henley regatta, a Venetian Carnival was opened on Saturday ...

    Article : 144 words
  39. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

    NEW PLYMOUTH (1141)m. Arr: Feb. 27, Waihora, s, from Melbourne. ...

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  40. COL. A. J. THYNNE.

    Colonel Andrew Joseph Thynne, a prominent figure in Queensland legal and political circles, died at his residence. Highgate Hill, to-day, after an illness extending over six months. ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. INDEX. NEWS.

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  42. SKYROCKET EXPLODES.

    Horace Seeber, aged 22 years, physical culture instructure, met his death in unusual circumstances at Bendigo yesterday. He was left to superintend a fireworks display in ...

    Article : 75 words
  43. HORSE COLLIDES WITH CAR.

    Mr. M. J. O'Connor, whilst motoring on the road near Wauchope, encodntered two men on horseback in the bend of the road in a sharp cutting. One man kept to the side of the ...

    Article : 133 words
  44. ABNORMAL RAINFALL.

    The abnormal fall of rain in the Alstonville district was caused by the meeting of two thunderstorms. The centre of the cloud burst was at Wollongbar, midway between ...

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  45. STARLING PEST.

    Many thousands of starlings have made their appearance in the Singleton district, and are given to resting on the telegraph and telephone lines, causing the wires to sag to ...

    Article : 99 words
  46. MISSIONARIES SAFE.

    Efforts made from Darwin to get stores through to the staff of the C.M.S. aboriginal station at Oenpelli, North Australia, whose position had occasioned anxiety of late, have ...

    Article : 94 words
  47. PRESBYTERIAN LADIES' COLLEGE.

    The opening of new swimming baths at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Croydon, took piece on Saturday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Mr. Robert Vicars, who ...

    Article : 148 words
  48. BRAVERY REWARDED.

    On Saturday the Chief Commissioner presented to Walter Ernest Johnson the bronze medal of the Royal Humane Society for bravery in rescuing an air mechanic, Callender, ...

    Article : 448 words
  49. Y.M.C.A.

    The dedication yesterday of 150 boys of the Y.M.C.A. to the service of their fellow members and the Church was an impressive ceremony. Before their parents and friends the ...

    Article : 336 words
  50. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  51. PICKPOCKETS RETURNING.

    When Morton and Harris, the two reputed pickpockets who had been arrested on charges of vagrancy, appearing for sentence, they stated that if given a chance they would ...

    Article : 81 words
  52. CHURCH GARDEN FETE.

    Mrs. Gerald D'Arey-Irvine, on Saturday opened a garden fete in aid of St. Peter's Church of England, Neutral Bay North. The fete was held in the picturesque grounds of ...

    Article : 99 words
  53. FALL FROM A TRAIN.

    Mrs. Ruby Knowles, 35 years of age, of Roslyn Gardens, Darlinghurst, fell from a train when returning to Sydney from Warwick Farm races on Saturday evening. The accident ...

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  54. CIVIL ACTIONS.

    An important ruling, on civil cases arising within the Federal Territory was made at the Queanbeyan Court yesterday afternoon. Claims under the award of the Industrial ...

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  55. CAPTURED IN BEDROOM.

    When Mrs. Charles Mooney returned to her home at 86 Boronia-street, Redfern, shortly after 11 o'clock on Saturday evening, she heard a noise from the bedroom, and ...

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  56. QUARREL AT THE COMMUNIST HALL.

    While a dance was in progress at the Communist Hall, Sussex-street, on Saturday evening, John Macdonald, of Clayton-street, Balmain, was standing on the footpath, when, ...

    Article : 78 words
  57. NEW CONVENT SCHOOL.

    In opening and blessing a convent school at Rose Bay yesterday. Archbishop Kelly said that he hoped the new Commonwealth Government at Canberra would open up a new ...

    Article : 83 words
  58. TO-DAY.

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  59. CITY SHOOTING.

    A man was arrested on Saturday and charged with shooting Harry Thomas Rose in the Crystal Palace Billiard Saloon. George-street, on the previous evening. ...

    Article : 115 words
  60. ATTACKED IN PARK.

    Six young men are alleged to have attacked Matthew Briggs, 26 years of age, in Prince Alfred Park on Saturday. They roughly handled Briggs, and decamped. The injured ...

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  61. FLOUR FOR CHINA.

    With reference to supplies for the British forces in China, the Minister for Markets and Migration (Mr Paterson) has announced that the War Office now desires quotations for 100 ...

    Article : 93 words
  62. CONSTABLE'S HOME ROBBED.

    The residence of Constable James Macey. Eric Villa, Wyehbury-avenue, Croydon, was entered by thieves on Saturday evening during the absence of the inmates. Entry was gained ...

    Article : 44 words
  63. AUSTRALIAN ART SOCIETY.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) will open an the Education Department's building, at [?] p.m. to-day, the first exhibition of the Australian Art Society. ...

    Article : 29 words
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