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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. FARMER SERIOUSLY INJURED.

    While preparing firewood for u chaif-cutting plant, Claude Chapman, a young farmer well-known in the district, received dread, ful injuries. His axe slipped, and the full ...

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  3. DISEASED MEAT.

    Startling allegations against the Newcastle abattoirs were made in the Goulburn Police Court this morning. Albert Henry Emery, a butcher, was ...

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  4. CO-OPERATION.

    In a speech at the Commonwealth Club, Adelaide, to-day, the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) made an appeal for co-operation between the States and the ...

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  5. BAND CONTEST.

    A feature of the B grade section of the contest organised by the Band Association of New South Wales (which was decided last night at the Sports Ground) was the fine ...

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  6. MR. C. H. GORMAN,

    The death occurred yesterday afternoon of Mr. Clarence Hardie Gorman, chairman of directors of Hardie and German Proprietary, Ltd., and one of the members of the Federal ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 290 words
  7. SHEFFIELD SHIELD. Victorians Arrive.

    The Victorian cricket team which will meet New South Wales in the return Sheffield Shield mntch, commencing to-morrow, arrived in Sydney yesterday morning. In the ...

    Article : 331 words
  8. POLICE CONFERENCE

    The disadvantages which interstate tourists suffer in travelling from one State to another by motor, was one of the topics of discussion at the annual conference of Police ...

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  9. LIBERALS.

    The aims and ideals of the new Australlian Liberal party, which, according to the present planb, is to contest the next Victorian elections and subsequently enter the ...

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  10. WAGGA'S PROGRESS.

    A satisfactory position is revealed in reports dealing with the progress of Wagga municipal services. Compaative figures show that at the Wagga municipal stock markets ...

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  11. PIONEER'S DEATH.

    One of the oldest residents of the district Mrs. Jane Hilton, died this week at the age of 94 years. Mrs. Hilton was a native of Ayr (Scotland), and came to Australia with her ...

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  12. TIMBER INDUSTRY

    Further evidence was beard by the Tariff Board to-day in favour of higher duties on timbers imported into Austrnlia. Louis C. Moore, president of the Box and ...

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  13. NARRANDERA MUNICIPAL RATES.

    At the last meeting of the municipal council the following rates were adopted:—General, 5[?]d; street lighting, [?]d; Town Hall site loan, [?]d; water supply, local, 3d; sewerage, local, ...

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  14. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE.

    Details of an attempt to escape from Fremantle Gaol were disclosed in the Fremantle police court this morning, when Thomas Thompson and Leslie Brown appeared to ...

    Article : 200 words
  15. MACARTNEY BENEFIT MATCH.

    H. L. Hendry will be a member of the Melbourne cricket club's team that is to visit New Zealand shortly, and he will, therefore, not be available for the Macartney benefit ...

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  16. MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED.

    As the result of a collision on the Manilla Bridge between a car and a motor cycle, the rider of the latter. Alex. Hamilton, aged 17, was thrown heavily. He suffered a compound ...

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  17. GOVERNMENT BILLS.

    The State Caucus will be asked this afternoon to adopt a number of new bills which have been approved by the Cabinet. These bills include a measure making provision for ...

    Article : 114 words
  18. WYANGLA DAM.

    Preliminary work for the Wyangla dam scheme is now being undertaken Details concerning the establishment of a workmen's camp and the necessary road for the haulage ...

    Article : 79 words
  19. NATIONALISTS.

    The system adopted by the Nationalist Association in calling for applications from candidates to contest Parliamentary seats was criticised last evening at the annual meeting ...

    Article : 252 words
  20. ITALY TO-DAY.

    Mr. Michele Blunno, recently appointed Italian Consul for New Zealand, arrived in Sydney by the Re d'Italia yesterday, en route for Wellington, where he will shortly ...

    Article : 458 words
  21. SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL WARD.

    The tender of a local builder for £2785 has been accepted by the Forbes District Hospital committee for the erection of a new children's ward. The funds for this addition were ...

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  22. FINE WEATHER. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE PROBABLE.

    Mild weather generally prevailed over New South Wales yesterday, although a few centres reported high temperatures, Bourke and Deniliquin recording 98 degrees. ...

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  23. QUARRIES RESUME.

    The strike at the Moruya quarries, which threatened the supply of stone for Sydney Harbour Bridge, was settled in time to allow work to be resumed yesterday morning. ...

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  24. DEATH BY POISONING.

    David Raymond Baker, aged 21 years, staying at the Empire Hotel, asked the landlord last night to give him some whisky. Noticing that Baker had a teacup in his hand, the ...

    Article : 99 words
  25. A.W.U.

    Whether the State Government should accept its share of the Federal roads grant evoked a spirited discussion at the A.W.U. Convention to-day. ...

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  26. POSTAL SERVICE.

    In an address to members of the Bendigo Commerce Club to-day, the Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson) said that he expected that the year's operations of the department would ...

    Article : 137 words
  27. MR. LANG AND A.W.U.

    The executive officers of the A.W.U. officially denied to-night a published report that any assurance had been given the Premier (Mr. Lang) in connection with Federal ...

    Article : 119 words
  28. REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.

    While Mr. J. Marquardt was cantering on horseback through the bush at Gilgal his horse, clearing some fallen bush, landed in the mouth of an old shaft. The shaft being ...

    Article : 75 words
  29. TWEED IN FLOOD.

    Tho rain, which has been falling here incesssntly since late on Saturday afternoon, threatens to flood the town. All arms of the Tweed River are approaching flood level, while ...

    Article : 167 words
  30. PUBLIC HOLIDAY REFUSED.

    At the last meeting of the inverell Municipal Council a request from the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association applying for a public holiday on March 2, the second ...

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  31. STATE SHIPPING.

    After having been engaged for eleven years in the coastal traue, the State steamer Bambra, which arrived at Fremantle on Saturday night, completed its last voyage as far as the ...

    Article : 178 words
  32. BOY'S FATAL FALL.

    Frederick Alexander, about 11 years old, of Palm-avenue, Royal Park, was seated in a cart that was being driven along the port road by his father this morning, when the ...

    Article : 61 words
  33. WESTERN COLLIERIES.

    According to a statement issued by Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary of the Lithgow Coal Association to-day, the impression that owners are responsible for the position existing on ...

    Article : 93 words
  34. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE.—Arr: Arkaba from Cairns Baldina, from Bunbun: Iron Warrior from Newcastle Qulloa, from Liverpool: Nalpa, from Melbourne Dep Henenus, for eastern States, Mundalla, for Sydney: Lanena, ...

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  35. QUEENSLAND BENEFITS.

    Kxcept in the south-west division and far Cential west, rain of a general nature fell during the 48 hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning. The fall was torrential in many ...

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  36. HOOKWORM CAMPAIGN.

    Dr. Pearson of the Commonwealth Health Depirtment is conducting the hookvworm campaign in the North Coast, with headquarters at Kempsey. He has Bit field assistants, ...

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  37. EXHAUSTED VOTE.

    The Acting Minister for Defence (Mr. Marr) yesterday denied a report, which originated in Melbourne that defence votes for training purposes had been curtailed. ...

    Article : 112 words
  38. INDEX. NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 words
  39. FALL INTO HARBOUR.

    William Patrick Brick, aged 38 years, engineer, of Penkivil-strcet, Willoughby, fell into the harbour from the rocks at Shell Cove, near the Cremorne wharf, yesterday ...

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  40. YOUNG WOMAN'S DEATH.

    An open verdict was returned by the Coroner this afternoon regarding the death of Mrs. Pearl Eady, aged 20 years who died in the Maitland Hospital early on the morning ...

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  41. DR. EARLE PAGE.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) arrived in Adelaide on Saturday merning, and shortly afterwards left for Port Pirie by aeroplane. He inspected the Broken Hill ...

    Article : 163 words
  42. STATION REPORTS.

    Messrs. Dalgety and Co. have received the following reports:— From Hughenden: "Further rains between Normanton, Cloncurry; also light storms in ...

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  43. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    Mary Theresa Cassidy, aged 42, who, on Saturday, was sentenced to four months" imprisonment, threw herself in front of a passenger train at the West Perth Railway ...

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  44. FRANKSTON TRAGEDY.

    At the conclusion of the inquest to-day, the City Coroner (Mr. Berriman) found that Irene Brigett Clarke, a forewoman at the Cavalier Cafe in Melbourne, died from shock and ...

    Article : 139 words
  45. ACROSS AUSTRALIA.

    An attempt to lower the aerial record across Australia—from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean—will be made, commencing on Thursday morning, in two British machines ...

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  46. TWEED RESIDENT DEAD.

    The death of Mr. Edward Charles Wilkinson, of East Murwillumbah, occurred cary this morning from pneumonia. He was 68 years of age, and leaves a widow and family ...

    Article : 36 words
  47. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 words
  48. BUSH TIRE SUPPRESSED.

    A bush fire was nearly started by two young boya on Mr. A. E. Boynton's propert at Illabo yesterday. The boys found a nest and commenced smoking out the bees. ...

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  49. ARCHITECTURE.

    Sir Bertram Mackennal, speaking at a civic reception to-day, said that he did not know much about the domestic buildings ta Brisbane, hut in Sydney they were not suitable ...

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  50. TELEGRAPHY.

    During the week-end successful tests were carried out by the Postmaster-General's Department between Sydney and Melbourne with the five-channel telegraph carrier wave ...

    Article : 69 words
  51. KNIVES USED.

    Information was received hy the Criminal investigation Branch to-night that a serious brawl in which knives were freely used, occurred this afternoon between some Italians ...

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  52. ANNIVERSARY DAY.

    To-morrow will be the one hundred and thirty-ninth anniversary of the first settlement at Sydney, and will be observed as a holiday thoughout the State. ...

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  53. GIRL INJURED.

    After, alighting from a 'bus at the corner of Falcon and West streets, North Sydney, shortly after 6 o'clock last night, Joyce Buchanan, aged 17 years, of Ernest-street, ...

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  54. YACHT FRANKLIN.

    in command of Captain Webb the yacht Franklin arrived in Sydney yesterday. The vessel is the official cruising yacht of the Administrator of the Mandated Terrutory of ...

    Article : 128 words
  55. BROKEN HILL BURGLARY.

    Following an alleged attempt to burgle the grocer's shop of I. Krantz, in Sulphide-street, Thomas King, 42, was arrested in Argentstreet last night, and charged at the Police ...

    Article : 58 words
  56. YOUNG AUSTRALIA LEAGUE.

    A party of Young Australia League boys from Western Australia, in charge of Mr. J. J. Simons, visited Canberra to-day on their return trip to the west. After the party had been ...

    Article : 83 words
  57. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 102 words
  58. SINGERS FOR CANBERRA.

    Prominence having been given to the fact that Dame Nellie Melba has consonted to sing at the opening of the Federal Parliament at Canberra, Mr. P. E. Coleman, M.P., ...

    Article : 105 words
  59. MELBOURNE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

    The Director of Postal Services (Mr. H. P. Brown) announced to-day that the Commonwealth had purchased a building in Little Collins-street, Melbourne, between ...

    Article : 74 words
  60. EXPLOSION IN TANK.

    While electro-welding a cracked front baffle plate inside a petrol tank, mounted on a torry at the engineering works of Forwood, Down, and Co., in Hindley-street, this ...

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  61. SIR NDEVILLE HOWSE.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Dr Page) has recevied a cablegram, nonl from Tort Bald on fliraday, stating that the condition of Sir Noville Howse showed some improvement, ...

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  62. SNAKES AT BONDI.

    Fourteen snakes were killed by firemen at Bondi yesterday when a large quantity of scrub was being burned on private property. The firemen attached to Waverley and ...

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  63. KILLED BY ENGINE.

    At Quorn last night, just after the departure of the east-west express, Mrs, Harry Haycock, who had been seeing her husband off by the train, was run over by an engine and killed. ...

    Article : 38 words
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