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  2. WATER SUPPLY.

    It is feared in official circles that the construction works of the Water Board may be retarded owing to the shortage of money in the State Treasury. The president of the ...

    Article : 271 words
  3. COUNTRY WEEK.

    As an object lesson of the potentialities of the State, window displays in city shops of its products, organised by the Country Promotion League, will attract widespread interest. ...

    Article : 1,290 words
  4. BASIC WAGE.

    The president of the Board of Trade (Judge Beeby) at a meeting of the board yesterday morning, stated that the present basic wage for the current six months would expire on March ...

    Article : 396 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 740 words
  6. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 3,124 words
  7. NAVAL VISIT.

    Preliminary arrangements for the visit of the British Special Service Squadron to Sydney were dealt with at a meeting of the fleet reception committee, presided over by Mr. ...

    Article : 283 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) and the Minister for Defence (Mr. Bowden) left Sydney for Melbourne last night. They will proceed to Western Australia in time to be ...

    Article : 245 words
  9. WAR MUSEUM.

    Although it was decided by the authorities to close the Australian War Museum, or, as it is now termed, the Australian War Memorial, at the end of last year, on account of a danger ...

    Article : 230 words
  10. MOTOR TRAINS.

    The South Australian Government has received from America the first of 12 rail motor cars, weighing 13 tons. They are to replace steam-driven trains on certain ...

    Article : 91 words
  11. NEW STATES.

    Great activity is being shown among the New State workers in the north in preparing for the Royal Commission, which is expected to visit the principal northern centres to ...

    Article : 278 words
  12. AIRSHIPS AND THE ARCTIC.

    A few weeks ago the world was thrilled and harrowed by the account of the loss of the great French airship Dixmude, with all her crew, during a storm over the ...

    Article : 986 words
  13. INTERSTATE MAILS.

    Referring to-day to the closing times for interstate mails, the Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson) said that the suggestion had been made that an extension of the times should ...

    Article : 138 words
  14. FEDERAL SESSION.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) said yesterday that it was probable that the next session of the Federal Parliament would commence about a fortnight before the Easter ...

    Article : 52 words
  15. N.Z. MAIL CONTRACTS.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Massey), speaking at Oamaru, said he intended to cause the time of the mail contracts with the United Kingdom to be reduced by three days. ...

    Article : 42 words
  16. THE EMPIRE.

    Mr. A. D. Kay, president of the Citizens' Democratic Association, in the course of an address in the Sydney Domain on Sunday afternoon, said that the hope of civilisation and ...

    Article : 407 words
  17. GERMAN STEAMERS.

    After a delay in Sydney lasting for over one month, the German steamer Hannover left Sydney last night for the Continent. On January 15, when the vessel was to have left ...

    Article : 162 words
  18. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    It seems to be regarded in Labour circles as possible that the State elections will be held before the natural expiry of the present Parliament. The wish, no doubt, is ...

    Article : 972 words
  19. "BUNCHY-TOP."

    The disease in bananas known as "bunchy-top" has been discovered in several plantations in the Brookfield district, a few miles from Brisbane. This is the first appearance ...

    Article : 64 words
  20. ARCHBISHOP WRIGHT.

    The condition of Archbishop Wright, who has been unwell for some weeks, was last night reported to be much improved. ...

    Article : 24 words
  21. CITY ASSESSMENT.

    Sir,—At a meeting of ratepayers held on Friday last Mr. J. T. Wall said:—"What was wanted in Sydney at present was some estimate of what was the true value of city ...

    Article : 489 words
  22. BIG NUGGET FOUND.

    A prospector, R. Prendergast, at St. Ives, on Saturday, found a nugget of gold weighting 51oz 19dwt. This information is contained in a telegram received from the manager of the ...

    Article : 37 words
  23. AN APPEAL.

    Sir,—Will you again permit me to communicate with the public through your widely read columns concerning the needy poor of Sydney. In my last letter I made some reference to ...

    Article : 309 words
  24. UNEMPLOYED.

    The report of the operations of the Labour Exchanges for January shows that during that month 2547 persons were placed in employment. The number of women workers placed ...

    Article : 169 words
  25. NORTH SHORE GAS CO.

    A now issue of 30,000 shares of £1 each in the North Shore Gas Company, Ltd., was yesterday offered at auction by Richardson and Wrench, Ltd., in lots not exceeding 100 shares, ...

    Article : 83 words
  26. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

    Mr. Clarence M[?]ss, general organising secretary of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, is, by the courtesy of the Broad[?]asters Company, making an appeal by ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. ADMINISTERING THE LIQUOR LAWS.

    At a meeting of the Police Association yesterday it was unanimously resolved to protest to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes) against any proposal to appoint two special officers ...

    Article : 86 words
  28. OYSTER CULTURE.

    Under the auspices of the Vaucluse Progress Association, Mr. T. C. Roughley, of the Technological Museum, Sydney delivered a lecture on oyster life and its cultivation. The ...

    Article : 92 words
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