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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Arrangements are proceeding for starting work at the new trades school at Lithgow. Mr. A. J. Pritchard (registrar) will attend on September 6 to enrol students. Among the ...

    Article : 118 words
  3. MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

    A motor car, driven by Alexander Brand, of Northcote-street, Haberfield, crashed into an electric light standard at the corner of Wattle-crescent and Pyrmont Bridge-road, on ...

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  4. SIR JAMES McCAY.

    done. It comes as a shock to realise that the leader of the Nationalist party on such a plen asks all Nationalists to abandon the principles for which they have fought for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. AIRSHIPS.

    "In any case,[?]" continued Commander Burney, "[?]f the Government were to own and construct their own stations for the purpose of assisting an airship company, it would ...

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  6. CANCER SCOURGE.

    Professor Sandes, addressing a large congregation at St. Mark's, Darling Point, yesterday morning, dealt with the ravages of cancer, and brought directly under the notice of the ...

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  7. AVIATION.

    Widespread interest was taken in the flying display at the Essendon aerodrome on Saturday afternoon, to mark the opening operations of the Victorian branch of the ...

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  8. REFERENDUM.

    In alighting from the train on Saturday afternoon at West Maitland, the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) stepped into a grey, dismal atmosphere, damped by a persistent misty rain. ...

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  9. UNUSUAL ACCIDENT.

    A peculiar accident befel Mrs. F. Turner, when visiting a sick friend. She sat down on a deck chair, which slipped, and in trying to save herself, Mrs. Turner put her right hand ...

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  10. RAILWAY BRIDGE AT GLOUCESTER.

    A deputation waited on the Railway Commissioners on their visit to Gloucester, and asked for the construction of an overhead bridge in [?] of the present low level crossing ...

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  11. THREE PEOPLE INJURED

    Willie waiting for trams near the intersection of Elizabeth and Park streets on Saturday night, three people were knocked down by motor cars and injured. The police were ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. TRADE WITH THE EAST.

    The Lismore Chamber of Commerce has decided to ask the Minister for Customs what is being done in the way of encouraging trade with the East. It is stated that Australia ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. LISMORE MEMORIAL BATHS.

    A movement has been started [?] augment the fund for the construction of memorial baths at Lismore. It has been decided to hold a week's carnival in October, and the North ...

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  14. MEETING AT PARKES.

    The Minister for Defence (Sir Neville Howse) addressed the electors last night in support of the proposals. He urged electors not to view the matter from a party aspect, ...

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  15. DOCTORS DISAGREE.

    Some months ago the Junee doctors had trouble between themselves, with the result that Dr. R. C. Cuttler complained to the hospital committee that two other doctors would ...

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  16. SERVICE TO TASMANIA.

    The necessity for an aerial service between Tasmania and Victoria is mentioned by Mr. Alan Cobham in a message to the Tasmanian State Government expressing regret that [?] ...

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  17. NEW MINING WARDEN.

    Mr. W. James (mining warden), who has presided at the mining court in Lithgow for several years, will no do so for some time, as he has been appointed a member of the ...

    Article : 73 words
  18. FEELING IN TASMANIA.

    Since the visit of Senator Pearce to Tasmania there has been much more interest in the referendum. The essential services proposal meets with ...

    Article : 105 words
  19. 'MENACES TO PEOPLE."

    Analysing the opposition to the referendum proposals, the "Yes" campaign director (Mr. E. Drake-Brockman) said that the opponents were divided into two classes, both of whom, ...

    Article : 114 words
  20. A CHINESE EVENING.

    It was a comedy—so much was plain from the actors, the laughter can be read just as clearly in oval eyes as in round ones. And it held compelling interest, for the ...

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  21. COLLISION AT CANTERBURY.

    Sydney James Dowling, aged 29 years, a labourer, of 49 Bristol-street, Hurstville, and Henry Hales, aged 25 years, an ironworker, of 39 High-street, Carlton, suffered serious ...

    Article : 121 words
  22. BALLINA ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

    At a special meeting of the municipal council, it was decided to assume control of the electric lighting of the town, which has been unsatisfactory. ...

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  23. NOVEL COMMISSION.

    Mr. James Overell, of Darwin Nurseries, Sulphur Creek, has arranged with Mr. Cobham to carry a rare plant, Anemone Carssifolia, to the Royal Botanic Gardens, at Edinburgh. ...

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  24. RAILWAY EMPLOYEE KILLED.

    James Cole, a middle-aged man, employed on railway reconstruction works on the Kyogle to Brisbane line, was seriously injured last evening. He was riding a tricycle on the ...

    Article : 67 words
  25. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    As far as the referendum campaign has proceeded it has not clarified the position in Western Australia. The central executive of the A.L.P. has declared almost unanimously ...

    Article : 174 words
  26. COMPENSATION.

    A large meeting was h[?]ld at Emmaville to protest against the Workers' Compensation Act. Mine owners, managers, and employees were present. The meeting placed on record ...

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  27. SPEECH BY SENATOR DUNCAN.

    Speaking at the Masonic Hall, Bexley, Sena[?]or Duncan referred to the necessity for one company law for the Commonwealth. He said it had been found that oversea ...

    Article : 317 words
  28. EGYPT.

    The delimitation of the Tripoli frontier as a result of the recent agreement between Italy and Egypt will, after all, have to go to arbitration. The Treaty provided for the ...

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  29. WOMAN KILLED.

    Miss Clare Davis, of the Albert Hotel, Albert-road, Footseray, was killed instantly to-night when a motor car in which she was riding with H. Green, of The Crescent, ...

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  30. RAILWAY CONCESSIONS.

    The Railway Commissioners have agreed to the issue of concession tickets to visitors travelling to Parkes for the educational tour of the district during the first week in ...

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  31. DWELLING-HOUSE BURNED.

    Mr. Gilbert Meyers, his wife, and six young children, jumped through the windows of their home at Mallanganee this morning, when a fire occurred. Within 10 minutes the ...

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  32. WOMEN'S SOCIAL WORKER.

    who has been appointed secretary for the women's social work of the Salvation Army in New South Wales and Queensland. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  33. CENTENARY.

    Special services to commemorate the centenary of the laying of the foundation stone of St. Anne's Church of England, Ryde, were held yesterday. The services at St. Anne's, ...

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  34. LATE FINANCIAL.

    Saturday's rates on 'Change included:—Finney Isles, 19/6; Queensland 6½ per cent. bonds, £105/12/6; Commonwealth bonds, 5½ per cent. ([?]31), £101/10/; 6 per cent. (December[?] 19[?]). £104. ...

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  35. SEA LION SHOT.

    A wounded sea lion was washed up yesterday on to the beach facing Lake Illawarra. It was shot by a holiday visitor. The skin of pearly grey fur made a valuable ...

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  36. LATE COMMERCIAL.

    BRISBANE, Sunday. At Roma-Street on Saturday lucerne chaff sold at 13/4 to 7/6, maize 8/, potatoes 17/6 to 16/3. ...

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  37. OCTOGENARIAN'S DEATH.

    Mr. Thos, Boyle died in the Scone Hospital on Thursday, in his 81st year. He fell and fractured a leg about a week ago. He was accorded a Masonic funeral. All officers ...

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  38. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE (1084m).—Arr: Aug. 21, Moldavia, R.M.S., from London. Aug. 22, Bendigo, s, from eastern States; Barwon, s, from Newcastle; Lammeroo, s, from Bunbury. Dep: Aug. 21, Beldis, m s, for ...

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  39. UNEMPLOYED.

    A meeting of unemployed at the Labour Bureau on Saturday, resolved to request the Government to release immediately two unemployed who were sentenced to a month's ...

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  40. Ms.L.A. TO VISIT VICTORIA.

    At the invitation, of the executive of the A.L.P., Messrs. J. McGirr, A. Lysaght, and W. J. Ratcliffe, Ms.L.A., will leave for Melbourne on Tuesday night to speak against the ...

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  41. JUNEE HOSPITAL.

    A poor response has been received to Councillor J. W. C. Beveridge's scheme for raising funds to build a new hospital at Junee. Some months ago Mr. Beveridge beaded an ...

    Article : 111 words
  42. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 174 words
  43. "YES" CAMPAIGN.

    The Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Pratten) returned to Sydney from Melbourne yesterday. This evening he will address a meeting at Lindfield, and to-morrow evening ...

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  44. ONE KILLED[?] FOUR INJURED.

    In a motor accident on the Wilcannia-road, in the early hours of this morning, Stanley Gilmore Crabb, labourer, residing at 403 Cummins-lane, was killed; Harry Figg Merritt, ...

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  45. TROUT FISHING.

    At a meeting of the Taree Tourist Bureau, Mr. Hartwell Roberts stated that the trout introduced into the Ellenborough River on Bulga Mounta[?] some time ago was doing ...

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  46. REDEMPTORIST COLLEGE.

    Archbishop Kelly yesterday afternoon opened the new R[?]demptorist College at Pennant Hills, the cost of which was about £19,000. There was a distinguished gathering of ...

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  47. DEATH OF MR. JOHN DENNING.

    The death occurred early this morning of Mr. John Denning, of John Denning, Limited, at the age of 85. Mr. Denning was a member of the first Tamworth Municipal ...

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  48. THE COMPANY PROPOSALS.

    The chief organiser of the Federal Union (Mr. E. L. Walter) has received a letter from Mr. T. A. Derham, head of the Melbourne legal firm of D[?]rham, Robertson, and Derham, ...

    Article : 183 words
  49. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 256 words
  50. METHODIST LADLES' COLLEGE.

    At the invitation of the trustees and co[?]cil of the Methodist Ladies' College, Burwood, a large gathering assemble[?] the college grounds, on Saturday when the ...

    Article : 239 words
  51. COFFIN FOUND.

    A gruesome find by two divers has been reported from Broome. About the middle of last month they were working from the lugger Bintang, when they came across a ...

    Article : 158 words
  52. "ETHICS OF POLITICS."

    Sir,—I notice in your column of the 21st instant a paragraph that purports to be from a speech that I delivered at Junee on the 14th instant, I did not say that "politics ...

    Article : 234 words
  53. EX-SENATOR BENNY.

    Judge Mitchell, in the Adelaide Insolvency Court to-day heard the accountant's report in the case of ex-Senator Benjamin Benny, who is at present undergoing a term of ...

    Article : 127 words
  54. "TOWARDS UNIFICATION."

    "Mr. Bruce tells us that the Federal Arb[?] tration Court is in a fair way to becoming a really omnipotent body on a basis of unprecedented centralisation," Sir Arthur ...

    Article : 171 words
  55. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 words
  56. NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM.

    Yesterday morning officials of the "Australian-Made" Preference League and others viewed a new film, which has been prepared locally by the Misses McDonagh. The scenaric ...

    Article : 57 words
  57. FIELD OF MARS CEMETERY.

    A correspondent complains of "disgraceful conditions" at the Field of Mars Cemetery Old wreaths and papers lie about everywhere. The shelter belonging to the Methodist section ...

    Article : 41 words
  58. BATHING FATALITY.

    Miss Glover, a visitor from Sydney, while bathing at Napier Beach, got into difficulties. Cries were heard and she was brought out of the water, but resuscitation efforts failed. ...

    Article : 36 words
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