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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE ROAD.

    It is stated that the Victorian Country Roads Board is making arrangements for placing the whole of the Melbourne to Albury main road in good order. The bridges ...

    Article : 124 words
  3. HELICOPTER.

    In 1910 Mr. W. F. Newman invented what he describes as "a vertically rising aeroplane on the helicopter principle." The following year be patented it, and favourably ...

    Article : 243 words
  4. ENGINEDRIVERS. Strike Unchanged.

    The strike of enginedrivers and firemen against the Hibble award continues. Mr. H. Gibson, general secretary of the striking union, stated yesterday that ...

    Article : 135 words
  5. STATE FINANCES.

    For the eleven months of the present financial year the State revenue has shown a decrease to the extent of £456,051, compared with the corresponding period of the previous ...

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  6. UNIVERSITIES.

    The Australian Inter-University Annual Conference, which opened at the Melbourne University yesterday, is being attended by delegates from each of the State universities, ...

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  7. GOLF.

    The second round of the New South Wales Amateur Golf championship was played at Kensington yesterday, over 36 holes. In the morning rain fell for over an hour, but in ...

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  8. CANCER RESEARCH.

    Out of every ten deaths in Australia cancer was the cause of one. Last month in New South Wales alone it was responsible for the death of 160 people. If the past be any guide. ...

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  9. HOSPITAL CARNIVAL.

    The hospital carnival was a pronounced success, and the net profit is estimated at approximately £500. Of this £225 was brought in by the queen competition, the candidates ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. MINERS' DELEGATE BOARD.

    A meeting of the miners' delegate board wan held at the Newcastle Trades Hall this afternoon, when the attitude of the lodges throughout the northern coalfield in regard ...

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  11. NEW ACTING SUPREME COURT JUDGE.

    MR. COLIN DAVIDSON, K.C., who was yesterday appointed Acting Equity Judge for two months, from Tuesday next. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  12. AMBULANCE EXAMINATIONS.

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  13. SERIES OF FIRES.

    The number of fires that have occurred on Forbes during the last few weeks leaves a suspicion that there must be a firebug at work. Hardly a day passes in which the ...

    Article : 152 words
  14. A SEA SNAKE.

    Fishing for bream in the surf at Harrington, Thomas Barber, skipper of the Notrth Coast Company's drogher, landed a 2ft 6in sea snake on the beach. He thought he had ...

    Article : 105 words
  15. MASONIC BALL.

    All the features which make a Masonic ball an outstanding event of the dancing season— sashes, aprons, regalia, an arch of steel, and roses for the debutantes—were present at the ...

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  16. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY'S CONCERT.

    A feature of the miscellaneous concert given last night by the British Music Society in the Adyar Hall was the ensemble for flutes. At the end of each half of the programme the ...

    Article : 302 words
  17. COAL FOR RAILWAYS.

    For some time developmental work has beencarried out on a coal seam two miles from Werris Creek. A shaft 130ft deep has been sunk, and tests have been satisfactory, ...

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  18. ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING.

    The hearing of the charge of attempted train wrecking against two schoolboys was continued in the Police Court to-day. Albert James Williamson and Nicholas Nakais were ...

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  19. CANBERRA.

    Now that the date of the transfer of many of the Commonwealth Public servants to their new home at Canberra is drawing appreciably near, the Federal Capital ...

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  20. CONCRETE BRIDGES.

    The Amaroo Shire Council has decided to construct concrete bridges over Cheeseman's Creek, on the Orange to Forbes road, and the Sandy Creek to Yeoval-Baldry road, in ...

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  21. X-RAY PLANT.

    The installation of an up-to-date X-ray plant has just been completed at the Bathurst District Hospital, at a cost of £1500. ...

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  22. CEMENT WORK.

    Complaints of attempted interference by Ministers of the Crown with the administration of the council's affairs were made by aldermen at last night's meeting of the ...

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  23. RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

    The Wentworth Falls Urban Area Committee, accompanied by Councillor E. S. Miller, met by appointment Messrs. F. J. Williams (Area Commissioner for the Western ...

    Article : 105 words
  24. LOWER PRICES.

    Wet weather had a serious effect upon the business transacted at the municipal vegetable market yesterday. Reductions in prices were recorded in practically every line. ...

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  25. LATE SHIPPING.

    Temihani, s., from Papeete. ...

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  26. BRISBANE WOOL SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 words
  27. WEST WYALONG POST-OFFICE.

    The District Works Inspector in the Federal Works and Railway Department, and the district postal inspector are in town, making preliminary arrangements for the erection of ...

    Article : 66 words
  28. FEDERAL AUDITOR. GENERAL.

    LATE MR. J. W. ISRAEL. One of the most distinguished Federal Publia servants. Mr. Israel had held the post of Commonwealth Auditor-General since ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  29. WINGHAM EISTEDDFOD.

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  30. MELBOURNE STOCK SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 words
  31. RUSSIAN SONG RECITAL.

    Much attractive music, expressively sung by Miss Millie Hughes, interested a large audience at the Russian recital given by that artist at the Conservatorium last night ...

    Article : 374 words
  32. INDEX. NEWS.

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  33. ROUGH TIMES.

    The mail steamers Chitral, from eastern States, and the Orvieto, from England, reported extremely rough weather at sea upon their arrival at Fremantle to-day. ...

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  34. HAPPY AUSTRALIA.

    Charmed with Australia and its people, Major Hobbs, of Calcutta, who is on a visit to Sydney, says that nowhere is there a country, more favoured than this "sunny, enterprising, ...

    Article : 389 words
  35. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  36. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.

    At the Methodist General Conference today, the Rev. W. Deane, Convener of the New South Wales conference committee for Sunday observance, submitted the report of ...

    Article : 168 words
  37. TWO SEAMEN INJURED.

    Two seamen were found lying unconscious in Sussex-street, city, about 9 o'clock last night by Sergeant Blay, and were conveyed in the Central District Ambulance to the ...

    Article : 92 words
  38. METHODIST CONFERENCE.

    The general conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia sat this morning to settle outstanding questions; it was a clearing up session. ...

    Article : 227 words
  39. BOMBING PRACTICE.

    The J2, another of the four gift submarines which were received by the Commonwealth from the Imperial Government after the war, was sunk this morning outside the Heads, ...

    Article : 135 words
  40. CHRISTIAN AID.

    Speeches delivered at the annual rally of the Bush' Church Aid Society, at which his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Stonehaven) presided, emphasised the ...

    Article : 165 words
  41. TO-DAY.

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  42. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.

    Sir,—Just what does Mr. Fisk mean when he says in his letter (S.M.H., 1/6/26), "If suitable wave-lengths are chosen they will be able to communicate direct between ...

    Article : 136 words
  43. BOY THIEVES SUSPECTED.

    Several thefts of money from gas meters at Darlinghurst and Elizabeth Bay in the last two days have been attributed by the police to boys. Three thefts' of this nature were ...

    Article : 34 words
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