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  2. TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THE STATE NORTHERN TOWNS SUFFER.

    During the last two days torrential rains have fallen in parts of New South Wales, resulting in floods. The town of Cessnock and the suburbs of Newcastle suffered severely from heavy downpours. There were many thrilling rescues. ...

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  3. JAPAN.

    Yesterday evening the ceremony of placing the body of the late Emperor in its coffin took place in the presence of members of the imperial family. During the ceremony four ...

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  4. AVIATION. Long Flights.

    Captain Frank I. Courtney, a winner of the Aerial Derby and of the King's Cup, is running a lightning flight to New Zealand by non-stop runs of 1200 miles, flying by night ...

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  5. SMGLE SEATS.

    Under the scheme of electora", distribution under the Single Seats Act, adopted a few months ago, the country lost six seats-five to the metropolis and one to Newcastle. ...

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  6. MISSING GIRL.

    The mystery surrounding the disappearance on August 24 last of Joan Smith, daughter of Mr. Moss Smith, of Poolamacca homestead, was purtly cleared up to-day by the recovery ...

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  7. WORLD'S RECORD SCORE. In Sheffield Shield.

    Victoria's first innings against New South Wales yielded the enormous total of 1107 runs. It was a world's record score. Previously the highest score was' 1059. obtained by Victoria against Tasmania in 1922-23. ...

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  8. DAY OF RECORDS.

    Ponsford's great score of 352, is the second highest recorded in the series. He failed by the narrow margin of 14 runs to eclipse the record set by Clem Hill, who. in 1900-1 season, ...

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  9. LORD STONEHAVEN'S MESSAGE.

    The Govornor-Genoral (Lord Stonehaven) has sent the following cablegram to the British Ambassador at Tokio:—"Please convey an expression of the deepest sympathy ...

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  10. WIDESPREAD RAINS.

    General rain was recorded in the central and coastal districts of New South Wales during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday. There were several scattered falls in the ...

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  11. NEWCASTLE.

    Without respite for neaily 48 hours the Newcastle district has been deluged by torrential rain which has resulted in the severe flooding of many low-lying suburbs. ...

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  12. RACING ACCIDENTS.

    The Derby Day, 1926, will be remembered by many Western Australian racegoors as a day of disaster. When the day's events had been concluded, two Jockeys ivere in hospital ...

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  13. CHINESE TROUBLE.

    The Russian element in the Chinese disturbance becomes more pronounced dally. Thousands of "White" Russians, driven from their homes in Russia by the Soviet to take refuge ...

    Article : 387 words
  14. FRANCE.

    Prevailing hard times in France, due to the too, rapid recovery of the franc, took much of the joy out of the Christmas festivities. Most Parisians were unable to afford the high ...

    Article : 295 words
  15. VICTORY FOR S.A.

    Faced with a deficit of 328, the Queenslanders made a splendid effort to avert an innings defeat against. South Australia, and scored 379. South Australia, however, made ...

    Article : 557 words
  16. FAMILY CAMPS.

    The Warringah Shire Council, which controls the area from the northern boundary of the Manly municipality to Barrenjoey, some time ago introduced a system of issuing ...

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  17. RUSSIAN METHODS

    A Riga correspondent Bays:—News comes from Moscow that Mr. A. J. Cook, secrotary of the Brltish Miners' Federation, in a letter thanking Seviet bodies for help, and ...

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  18. THE HOLY LAND.

    News comes from Bethlehem that thousands of pilgrims from all parts of the world in motor cars joined the pilgrimage to the Shrine from Jerusalem, led by the Greek and ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. CESSNOCK.

    At daybreak this morning the people of Cessnock awoke to find that the town was gradually being flooded. Heavy rain aet in at midnight, and six ...

    Article : 471 words
  20. JAPANESE SWIMMERS.

    Perhaps the most disappointed members of the crowd that waited in vain at the Central biatlon yesteiday for the Japanese swimmers, Takahiro Saitoh and Katsu Takalshi, to arrive ...

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  21. WEST MAITLAND.

    The district has had the best rainfall for many months. Rain commenced about midnight on Sunday, 115 points being registered up to 9 a.m. on Monday. Yesterday was dull, ...

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  22. ITALIAN MIGRANTS.

    According to the British United Press, Argentine newspapers are disturbed at an announcement that the Itallan Government is training emigrants to prepare them to settle ...

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  23. EARTHQUAKE.

    Numerous houses were destroyed at Durazzo (Albania) by a violent earthquake. Reports from the Italian Legation there, received in Rome, state that more than 1000 people are ...

    Article : 91 words
  24. REVOLUTIONARIES.

    Revolutionary movements in Brazil are reported in despatches "reccived from Monte Video, based on messages received from the Uruguay-Brazilian border. The ...

    Article : 127 words
  25. WASHAWAYS.

    Roports received by the Railway Dopartment yesterday indicated that trafile on the branch line from Dubbo to Coonamble was temporarily suspended owing to wnshaways at ...

    Article : 536 words
  26. EARL OF GAVAN.

    The Earl of Cavan, formerly Chief of the General Start, who is to accompany the Duke of York on the forthcoming visit to Australia, met with a mishap while hunting in ...

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  27. NEW OPAL FIELD.

    Prior to June last there were only four men working on the Grawin opal field, but, according to an official report supplied to the Minister for Mines, the number had ...

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  28. NAURU ISLANDERS.

    Eleven native chiefs and four other islanders from Nauru, who are in Melbourne as the guests of the Commonwealth Government, are thoroughly enjoying their visit. ...

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  29. CABLE SERVICES.

    The Pacific Cable Board reports that it has been arranged with the Postmaster-General for commercial cablegrams to be redirected when necessary over the board's lines instead of ...

    Article : 123 words
  30. SYDNEY'S PROGRESS.

    Alderman Stokes, the retiring Lord Mayor, Bald yestorday that the aggregate cost of the resumptions gazetted during his two years occupancy of the civic chair had been ...

    Article : 177 words
  31. BRITISH FINANCE.

    The Government is converting 5 per cent. Treasury bonds and 4 and 5 parcent, national bonds, aggregating about £343,000,000, into a 4 per cent, consolidated loan, ...

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  32. FARMER KILLED.

    A shocking fatality occurred at Killarney, 19 miles east of Jerilderie, yesterday morning. While Michael O'Brien, farmer, was harnessing a team of 12 horses to a cultivator drill, a ...

    Article : 109 words
  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It is relfably reported in, Paris that relations between Prince Carol of Roumania and Madame Lupescu have been broken off, Prince Carol has left their villa, and is believed to ...

    Article : 121 words
  34. THIEVES DISTURBED.

    Mr. John Star, of Matilda-street, Bondi, returned to his residence on Monday evening to find two intruders in the ball of his residence. ...

    Article : 93 words
  35. WARNING TO SHIPPING.

    The following warning to shipping was Issued by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau yesterday:— "A cyclonic disturbance on the coast of New ...

    Article : 53 words
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