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  2. GREAT FIRES.

    The bushfires have swept over 100,000 acres of grass and timber country in the localities of Wymah, Woomarama, Lankey's Creek, jingellic, Rosewood, Downfalls, Humula, Oberno. ...

    Article : 372 words
  3. ELECTRIC TRAIN.

    A departmental test of the running of an electric train on the. Illawarra line was made yesterday. The train ran between Sydney and ...

    Article : 133 words
  4. ROAD SUBSIDY.

    The Commonwealth Government has decided to make available to the various States for the construction of roads the sum of £20,000,000 for expenditure on a pound for ...

    Article : 747 words
  5. TEN MORE APPOINTMENTS.

    The Governor is to be asked to make additional appointments to the Legislative Council during the course of the next session of the State Parliament, which will commence on Tuesday next. The plan to have the appointments made at-the opening of Parliament has been ...

    Article : 250 words
  6. BARBAROUS TURKS.

    Under the heading "The Unspeakable Turk Again," the "Daily Chronicle" publishes the first instalment of four columns from its special correspondent, Mr. Martin Donohoe, who ...

    Article : 156 words
  7. DISARMAMENT.

    On the request of France, Italy, CrechoSlovakia, and Uruguay, the preparatory disarmament conference of the League of Nations has been postponed until May 15, ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. PARLIAMENT.

    After the customary ceremonial procession, somewhat shorn of its usual britlance owing to the Court being in semi-morning, the King oponed Parliament this ...

    Article : 713 words
  9. JOY AT COLOGNE.

    At the stroke of midnight at Cologne on Sunday the booming of the "Dentsche Glocke" (a gigantic bell which has replaced the "Kalser Glocke," the last-named ...

    Article : 139 words
  10. MR. J. H. THOMAS.

    Interesting events have followed the controversy in the "Daily Herald" between Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, and Mr. A. ...

    Article : 114 words
  11. SEAMWS FUNDS.

    The committee appointed by the Sydney branch of the Seamen's Union to inspect the books of the Victorian branch of the union, following upon discloures alleging ...

    Article : 352 words
  12. "THE PEOPLE DEFIED."

    The strong public feeling that has been aroused by the swamping of the Legislative Council and the proposal of the Government to abolish that Chamber was further ...

    Article : 916 words
  13. THE ATLANTIC GALE.

    Captain Wurpts, of the North German Lloyd liner Bremen, was clearly disappointed that he was unable to rescue all the Laristan's crew, instead of only ...

    Article : 163 words
  14. SEAPLANES.

    The Australian liaison officer to the Air Ministry (Squadron-Leader R. S. Brown) states that the High Commissioner (Sir Joseph Cook) and many others specially interested ...

    Article : 128 words
  15. PREMIER'S CAMPAIGN.

    "I see that Mr. Bavin, at one of those amusing Nationalist gatherings organised in the suburbs with much misguided effort to protest against the abolition of nomineeism, ...

    Article : 758 words
  16. 6,000,000.

    The Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. C. H. Wickens) announced to-day that the population of the Commonwealth had reached the 6,000,000 mark. ...

    Article : 115 words
  17. NEW TEXTILES.

    Mr. Tindall, of the Bradford Technical College, says:—"We are still experimenting, with a view of discovering cloth which will not bag at the knees when made into trousers. ...

    Article : 120 words
  18. BEAM WIRELESS.

    The beam wireless service to Canada and South Africa will definitely be operating by May 1. The Australian Press Association ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. BRITISH CARS.

    An emphatic protest against the present method of taxation of British motor cars, lorries, etc., by the Traffic Department was made to the Chief Secretary yesterday by ...

    Article : 734 words
  20. INCITEMENT TO MURDER

    The French Communist deputy, M. Marthy. and the manager of the Communist news-paper "Humanite," M. Bellanger, have been sentenced respectively to 10 months' ...

    Article : 61 words
  21. 44-HOUR WEEK.

    In consequence of the introduction of the 44-hour week consumers of gas served by the North Shore Company and the Manly Company have been vitally affected. ...

    Article : 175 words
  22. NITROGEN.

    The establishment of the factory for the artificial production of nitrogen compounds from the air will, it is stated, provide employment for upwards of 3000 persons. ...

    Article : 375 words
  23. SWIMMING.

    Keen interest is being displayed in the Australian swimming championship carnival, and last night there was a large attendance at the Claremont baths to witness the ...

    Article : 124 words
  24. DANCE HALLS.

    The Paris currespondent of the "Daily Express" says: Signor Mussolini, following the action of General Pangalos in Greece, has closed 1000 dance halls in Italy, as "sinks of ...

    Article : 71 words
  25. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the final of the women's singles at the Galla Club's tournament at Cannes Miss Helen Wills (United States) beat Mdlle. Contoslavlos (Greece), 6-3, 6-2. In the mixed ...

    Article : 54 words
  26. EARTHQUAKE.

    A cablegram received at the national office ef the Society for the Propagation of the Faithe reports that the Solomon Islands were shaken by the worst earthquake ...

    Article : 89 words
  27. CITY RAILWAY.

    A compulsory conference concerning the dispute over the use of steam picks on the un[?] city railway has been convened for this afternoon by Mr. Halme (Con[?]ation ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. CHAFF-CUTTING.

    Trouble of a serious nature has developed in the chaffcutting industry, with the result that a number of travelling chaffcutting plants have stopped work. ...

    Article : 262 words
  29. THE NOTE FORGERIES.

    The indictment drawn a against 26 persons charged with offences arising, out of the note for tones covers 78 Pages. It accuses Prince Windisch Graetz with personalty directing the ...

    Article : 146 words
  30. LIBERAL PARTY.

    The Liberal Parliamentary party, by 17 votes to 7 (with five abstentions) re-elected Mr. Lloyd George sessional chairman. The Radicals formed the minority. It waw ...

    Article : 84 words
  31. LADIES' BAND.

    A statement regarding the abandonment of the tour of the Australian Ladies' Pipe, Band, owing to passport difficulties, has been made by Mr. Darwin, director of the band. He says ...

    Article : 285 words
  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    I am Nellie Melba denies a report that she proposes to live permanently in Australia at the conclusion of her farwell tour. She said thal she was not thinking of returning ...

    Article : 441 words
  33. EXPENSIVE WATER.

    Owing to the continuous dry spell, residents of The Rock pay 7/ for 200 gallons of water. The water is being trucked from Wagga, ...

    Article : 45 words
  34. CIVIC CONTRACTS.

    Alderman Stephen, at the City Council last night, made strong comments on a proposal of the Labour caucus that a contract with Messrs. Langley and Sons, Ltd., for 2,000,000 ...

    Article : 269 words
  35. INDORE ABDUCTION.

    The Viceroy has decided to appoint a Commission to inquire into the alleged connection of the Maharajah of indore with the abduction of a Court favourite, Mumtaz Begum, ...

    Article : 148 words
  36. MORT'S DOCK.

    With regard to the strike of dockers and [?]ters employed at Mort's Dock. It was announced officially yesterday that the Commissioner for Conciliation (Mr. J. B. Holme) ...

    Article : 105 words
  37. ALLEGED ASSAULT.

    William Brown, aged 23 years, a dealer, and Percy Lee, aged 27 years, a horse trainer, appeared before Mr. Laidlaw, S.M, at the Central Police Court yesterday to answer a ...

    Article : 245 words
  38. HOBART REGATTA.

    The 88th anniversary regatta of the Hobart Regatta Association, to commeomorate the discovery of Tasmania by Tasman in 16-12, was held on the Derwent to-day, and was attended ...

    Article : 252 words
  39. NARCOTICS.

    Mrs. Angela Kaufman, president of the international Anti-narcotic Crusade, who has returned from South America, said that conditions at Buenos Ayres were appalling and ...

    Article : 144 words
  40. SYDNEY SOLICITOR.

    On a provisional warrant Detectlve-sergeant Doyle yesterday arrested L[?]slie W. Groom (42), at Moora, 100 miles from Perth. Groom, it is alleged, was a solicitor practising at ...

    Article : 120 words
  41. MR. FORBES MACKAY.

    The Lord Mayor, at the City Council last night. Informed Alderman Walder that Mr. Forbes Mackay, general manager of the electricity department, would return to Sydney in ...

    Article : 88 words
  42. EDEN-MONARO.

    The secretary of the Electoral Connell of the Country party, announces that no nominations have been received of Country party representatives in the Eden-Monaro ...

    Article : 50 words
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