The rain which fell during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. on Saturday covered most of tho central and north coast, the northern tablelands, the north-west slopes and plains, and also ...
Article : 269 wordsThe death occurred recently, of Mr. [?] Fisher, 86 years of age, one of the old pioneers of the district. He selected here 45 years ago, and was recognised as the "father" of ...
Article : 74 wordsThe death occurred at her residence, Smithstreet, Wollongong, of Mrs. MacAndrew, wife of Mr. James MacAndrew, and second daughter of the late Mr. C. H. and Mrs. L. M. ...
Article : 175 wordsThe competitors in the 10 days' reliability touring contest of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia had a long and interesting, but somewhat trying day as far as the drivers ...
Article : 1,372 wordsThe immense crowd that witnessed the race for the Caulfield Cup on Saturday was keyed to the highest pitch of excitement. The long string of horses flashed down the course, ...
Article : 3,154 wordsA fire occurred at 11.45 o'clock on Saturday evening in Phillip Bass and Co.'s furniture factory, situated in Cowper-street, Marrickville, and, despite the efforts of the fire ...
Article : 378 wordsMANFRED. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 6 wordsThe Chamber of Commerce intends to protest vigorously against the proposal of the Electoral Commission to include Casino in the Clarence electorate. It is pointed out that ...
Article : 58 wordsThree and a half miles of Messrs, Phillips and lons' contract to recondition 8¾ miles of the Murwillumbar-Tweed Heads-road, known as the missing link, have been ...
Article : 98 wordsThe death o[?]rred on Saturday at his residence in Dudley-road, Rose [?]ay, of Mr. Spencer Hosking, late manager of the Oxford-street branch of the E.S. and A. Bauk, after a few ...
Article : 143 wordsA meeting to protest against the excessive charge for water was hold in Camden. It was unanimously decided to form a deputation to wait on the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage ...
Article : 37 wordsA collision occurred at 4.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon between a motor car driven by Mr. John Taylor of Rae-street Randwick, and a bus containing about 30 passengers, at ...
Article : 340 wordsThe introduction of professional ballet dancers at social functions was strongly condemned by representatives of the Roman Catholic secondary schools at a meeting held ...
Article : 162 wordsThe Lithgow Hospital Committee has decided to erect a new hospital at a cost of £45,000. At a meeting of the committee Mr. W. A. Carroll (secretary) said that Messrs. ...
Article : 135 wordsWarm weather was experienced in Sydney yesterday, the maximum temperature being 89.4 degrees On Saturday the weather was comparatively ...
Article : 123 wordsThe death occurred on Thursday, at her residence. Melford, Bowral, of Mrs. Fred Orr, who was the daughter of the late Mr. James Manning, of Bega, a nice of the late. Sir ...
Article : 72 wordsSmoke was seen issuing from a window of a large two-story building in Sparkes-street, Camperdown, at 6 o'clock yesterday morning by Mr. George Sparkes, who rcsides in the ...
Article : 97 wordsThe death occurred on Saturday, at the residence of her daughter. The Grey House, Pymble, of Mrs. Elizabeth Cameron Jobson, widow of the late Mr. Christopher Jobson, of ...
Article : 151 wordsMr. W. Tree, of Tumulgum, was severe[?] burnt about the face and arms as the result of an explosion. It is understood that in order to destroy a detonator, which he foared might ...
Article : 67 wordsA merger of news services to country newspapers was announced on Saturday. The parties are Utting's Press Agency and the Press telegraphic department of the New South ...
Article : 70 wordsA report furnished by the inspector of the municipal saleyards states that in the last quarter 56,000 head of stock were handled [?]t the saleyards, including 43,686 sheep, 7[?]31 ...
Article : 44 wordsA two-story house, containing 12 rooms in MoPherson-street, North Sydney, was endangered by an outbreak of fire, which destroyed a large workshop at the rear, late ...
Article : 83 wordsAs a result of the decision of the Full Court on Friday it is intimated that the Treasury may have to refund about £20,000, representing a small part or tbo tax which hotel ...
Article : 202 wordsA collision between two goods trains in the Allanton shunting yard resulted in a van being partially telescoped, but no one was injured. One train was shunting when the ...
Article : 46 wordsThe death has occurred of a former well known athlete, F. W. Lund (known as "Bundy"), of Junee. He was a first-class sprinter and a contemporary of the famous ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. Joseph Torzillo, a well-known musician, died on Thursday, at the age ot 49 years after a short illness. A few years ago he conducted the Vice-Regal Orchestra, and was ...
Article : 138 wordsEarly this morning a fire broke out in the electric switch-box at the Haymarket Theatre, George-street, Sydney. Firemen fr[?] headquarters, after switching off the current, ...
Article : 125 wordsA collision occuried on Saturday between a motor car and a tramcar at the intersection of Albion and Flinders streets, Darlinghurst. Two women, who were travelling in the motor ...
Article : 149 wordsApplication is being made by the local Tourist Bureau to have the Apsley Falls reserve proclaimed a sanctuary for birds and native animals. The director of the Tourist ...
Article : 54 wordsDorothy Hanlon, aged 12, of Webb-street, Caulfield, was killed in distressing circumstances on Saturday afternoon. A motor car in which she was driving with other ...
Article : 63 wordsRecently engineers of the Public Works [?] partment stated that Wagga was using excessive quantities of water compared with Sydney. They pointed out that whereas Sydney ...
Article : 122 wordsThe death occurred on Saturday morning at Waterfall Sanatorium of Mr. Jack Heller, a well-known acrobat. The late Mr. Helier started his career with Fitzgerald Bros.' ...
Article : 72 wordsSir,—I was deeply interested in the appreciative description by your contributor, Dr. Henry, of the vigorous growth of the Tully (N.Q.) township, embracing also as it ...
Article : 762 wordsSenior Inspector of Schools, who outers upon twelve months' leave of absence prior to retirement, aftor 48 years' service. Mr. Walker is to be farewelled by ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 49 wordsMR. H. G. CAMPBELL, B.A., Headmaster of the Parkes Intermediate High School, who has been appointed Inspector of Schools. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 25 wordsEarly on Friday morning a motor lorry, owned by the City Council, was being driven west along Dacey-avenue, Kensington, near the Dowling-street tram depot, when it ...
Article : 73 wordsADELAIDE (1084m).—Arr: Oct. 16, Mongolia, R.M.S., from London; Mackarra, s, from Eastern States; Oct. 17, Anten, s, from Seattle; Eumalus, s, from Antwerp; Kloto, s, from Melbourne; Sittang, s, ...
Article : 126 wordsBetween closing time last night and [?] o'clock this morning four business places and one dwelling here were entered by thieves. An attempt was made to force ...
Article : 240 wordsNorman Percival, aged 20 years, of Randwick, was riding a motor cycle along Belmoreroad, Coogee, late yesterday afternoon, when it met in a collision with a motor car. ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Railway department announces the issue of cheap tickets to Melbourne from Sydney and a number of western and southern stations for the V. R. C. meeting. Tickets will be available for return within one ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 112 wordsTha Sydney Chamber of Commerce has received from the Melbourne station ot the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, the revised ...
Article : 326 wordsFurther evidence was beard by the Tariff Board to-day concerning the question of continuance of the wine export [?]ounty, the payment of which will expire in September, 1927. ...
Article : 307 wordsFire occurred last night in a four-roomed cottage in North-street, owned by Mrs. B. Harris, and occupied by Mr. F. Ferper. The kitchen and dining-room were severely ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr. Mannix, speaking at a demonstration by the boys of St. Vincent de Paul's orphanage on Saturday, said that the national ...
Article : 160 wordsA man, who was subsequently declared insane and committed to a receiving home, entered the grounds of the Holy Trinity Church of England, Brighton-road, St. Kilda, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 wordsThe concluding sessions of the Maitian[?] eisteddfod, partlicularly that on Saturday night, were attended by large audiences. A popular girl competiton was conducted, ...
Article : 94 wordsWhen a canoe, in which he was seated with another boy, capsized on the Yarra on Saturday afternoon, Allan Sanderson, aged 15, of Toorak-road, South Yarra, was drowned. ...
Article : 133 wordsTin-mining development, which will be, in the opinion of the Acting Minister for Mines (Mr. A. Lawson), the largest lode proposition over attempted in Tasmani[?], is being ...
Article : 90 wordsMr. N. Phelps-Richards, secretary of the Electrical Employers" Association, yesterday referred to the statement made by the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fltzgerald) in the ...
Article : 238 wordsDisagreement with the views put forward regarding Australian sugar product[?] by Sir Sydney Henn. M.P., of the Empire Parliamentary Delegation, when speaking on Friday ...
Article : 186 wordsMr. George Grey, of Gresford, died on Saturday, following on injuries be received through being gored in the thigh by a cow. He was 72 years of age, and was one of the best ...
Article : 100 wordsIn aid of the Concord effort to erect a chalet under the Consumptives' Village Settlement Scheme, the Concord Hunt Club held a very successful caraival at St. Luke's Park. ...
Article : 97 wordsHer majesty's Theatre: Cancer Research Fund Matince, 2: "Rose Marie," 7.50. Theatre Royal: "Aren't We All?" [?] Criterion: "They Knew What They Wanted," 8.10, ...
Article : 162 wordsLeonard Edward Campbell Jackson, aged 6½ years, was missed by his parents during a picnic at St. John's Park, Canley Vale, on Saturday afternoon, and a subsequent search ...
Article : 70 wordsThe interstate cargo steamer Aroona, of the Adclaide Steamship Co., which was due to leave for Sydney on Saturday afternoon, was unable to get away through one of the firemen falling ...
Article : 63 wordsAt the local police court before Mr. R. G. Atkins, police magistrate, four boys were proceeded against for maliciously damaging property in the Coonamble cemetery to the ...
Article : 108 wordsAbout 70 of the eastern States' delegatos to the interstate conference of the Churches of Christ in Australia arrived by the great western express on Saturday. They were welcomed ...
Article : 62 wordsAlfred Braham, aged l8, of Felicia-street, Burnley, was struck by a train while crossing the railway line at Burnley on Saturday, and killed instantly. The body was frightfully, ...
Article : 37 wordsWhen gathering wild flowers on the banks of Lake Medlow, a short distance from Blackheath, on Saturday afternoon, Jack Robertson, aged 12 years, slipped into the lake and was ...
Article : 39 wordsMiners are returning here from the Tanami goldfield. They report that [?] field is not attractive. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 18 Oct 1926, Page 12
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