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  2. TORRENTIAL RAINS.

    The heavy rains that have fallen in parts of New South Wales during the last few days have resulted in serious floods. The Hawkesbury and Wollondilly Rivers and their tributaries have overflowed their banks, and great areas of land have been ...

    Article : 108 words
  3. THE SEAMEN.

    There was no change in the shipping dispute in Sydney during the week-end. It is believed that the Australian Commonwealth line will become involved this week, ...

    Article : 362 words
  4. TRADE REVIEW.

    There has been no improvement on the Stock Exchange, and conditions in the giltedged market remain much the same as a fortnight ago, except that prices have ...

    Article : 697 words
  5. LAWN TENNIS.

    The Australian Davis Cup players, G. L. Pattorson and J. Hawkes, arrived here to-day, en route to the United States, and played exhibition matches on asphalt courts. The ...

    Article : 583 words
  6. SECURITY PACT.

    The proposed security pact continues to evoke the strongest criticism. The "Daily Express" prints special cables from Melbourne, Christchurch, Ottawa, and ...

    Article : 442 words
  7. POLAR ACHIEVEMENT.

    Messages on Friday and Saturday from Spitzbergen give details of the arduous return flight from the Polar regions by Captain Amundsen and his comrades. The leader of the expedition is stated to show most traces ...

    Article : 1,758 words
  8. WINDSOR ISOLATED.

    The Hawkesbury River, stated our Windsor correspondent late last night, is again in flood, and it is feared that it will be immeasurably worse than that of a month ago. ...

    Article : 469 words
  9. ROUGH SEAS.

    Stormy conditions prevailed along the New South Wales coast during the week-end. At 6 o'clock last night rough seas and strong easterly winds were reported by stations ...

    Article : 269 words
  10. MR. A. C WILLIS.

    The resignation of Mr A. C. Willis, Vice-President of the Executive Council, from his position as general secretary of the Miners' Federation was announced on Saturday. ...

    Article : 206 words
  11. PRINCE OF WALES.

    Amidst wonderful scenes of enthusiasm the Prince of Wales to-day visited Pretoria, the beautiful administrative capital of the union. Rolling cheers arose as he drove through ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. GOULBURN.

    Extensive floods have occurred in the Goulburn district, and yesterday the police were engaged in warning residents of the danger. The river is running a banker. The flood ...

    Article : 198 words
  13. PACIFIC FLIGHT.

    The Navy Department has announced that the naval aeroplane flight from the Pacific Coust to Hawaii will probably start on September 2. It has not been decided whether ...

    Article : 153 words
  14. RICHMOND DISTRICT.

    Serious floods have again been experienced in the Richmond district. The North Richmond bridge is covered to a depth of 8 feet. The river is rising at ...

    Article : 186 words
  15. PRISONS.

    The Premier (Mr. Lang) on Saturday referred to the criticism that had been levelled against the Labour Government in regard to its action in cancelling the appointment by ...

    Article : 407 words
  16. ANXIETY AT FORBES.

    A telegrnm was received by the acting Inspector-General of Police from inspector Byrne, of Forbes, last evening, requesting that additional police and two boats be sent ...

    Article : 167 words
  17. EMPIRE PREFERENCE.

    Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in his weekly interview with the "Daily Herald," said: "Labour did not vote on the general question of preference, but whether the preference ...

    Article : 177 words
  18. CHINESE TROUBLE.

    Shanghai is quiet, but there has been no cessation of anti-foreign propaganda. The decision to reopen banks and shops, which it was thought would favourably affect the ...

    Article : 362 words
  19. NAVAL VISIT.

    At the Admiral's inspection on the Seattle this morning. Admiral Coontz told the officers and men something about the fleet's cruise in 1908. A favourable impression, he said, had ...

    Article : 168 words
  20. HEAVY GALES.

    Heavy rains fell throughout the Tweed district yesterday. From an early hour in the morning the wind blew at hurricane force, and continued throughout last night. As a ...

    Article : 360 words
  21. CAMDEN RIVER.

    The rush of flood waters broke over the banks of the Camdon River this afternoon, but no very serious damage so far has resulted. Altogether six inches of rain have ...

    Article : 147 words
  22. OIL LEASE.

    A message from Cheyenne (Wyoming) states that the lease of the Mammoth Oil Company, on the Teapot Dome naval all reserve, was held to be legal by Judge T. B. Kennedy, of ...

    Article : 199 words
  23. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Marshal Joffre was to-day taken suddenly ill while on a visit to Rome. Though Prince Philip of Hesse, whose engagement to Princess Mafalda of Italy has ...

    Article : 387 words
  24. CANBERRA LEASES.

    At an executive meeting of the Australian Federal League, Mr. T. M. Shakespeare, M.L.C., reported that because of the official difficulties that were being met ...

    Article : 166 words
  25. TELEGRAPH LINES DOWN.

    Telegraphic and telephonic communication with the southern portion of the State was considerably affected by yesterday's storm. Flood waters in the vicinity of Menangle ...

    Article : 168 words
  26. WAR IN MOROCCO.

    At the Government's request the French Chamber of Deputies, by 525 votes to 32, postponed sine die the Communist demand to interpellate the Government regarding the ...

    Article : 217 words
  27. SPORT ABROAD.

    At Hurlingham the first of three matches between the British and United States Armies for the international army polo championship, was played this afternoon in ...

    Article : 177 words
  28. COUNTRY REPORTS.

    BOURKE, Saturday.—Light continuous rain has fallen since, yesterday up till 9 o'clock this morning. The principal falls were:- Bourke 78 points, Beemery 97, Lauradale 37, ...

    Article : 268 words
  29. AUSTRALIAN TRIBUTES.

    Sir Douglas Mawson stated yesterday that it was gratifying to know that Amundsen had returned with his party in safety. Though Amundsen had not reached his objective he ...

    Article : 124 words
  30. MURRUMBIDGEE RISING.

    At 7 o'clock to-night the water at the Burrinjuck Dam was 13ft below the spillway, and was rising rapidly at the rate of about 15in an hour. The engineer expected the water ...

    Article : 80 words
  31. HARBOUR ACCIDENT.

    Shortly before 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the ferry steamer Kirawa crushed into the pontoon at No. 1 jetty, Circular Quay. No one was injured. ...

    Article : 101 words
  32. SIX INCHES AT NARROMINE.

    Mr. R. W. Gillespie, of Narromine, telegraphing to the "Herald" last night, stated that six inches of rain had fallen at Narromine. ...

    Article : 30 words
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