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  2. THE BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT.

    "It is now many years since General Sir Robert Baden-Powell first put forth the idea, which he modestly describes as a little seed thrown out by chance." Thus the ...

    Article : 971 words
  3. CHRISTMAS. DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF.

    The institutions that dispense Christmas cheer were busily engaged yesterday. Owing to the large number of unemployed there are more applicants for relief than at any ...

    Article : 911 words
  4. A PEEP AT WOOLLOOMOOLOO.

    A rear view of a terrace of houses within the area covered by the Parliamentary Select Committee on its inspection at Woolloomooloo recently in connection with its inquiries Into housing and other conditions in congested areas. The smallness of the backyards was particularly noticeable everywhere. This house is typical of many of the places inspected by the Parliamentary Select ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 67 words
  5. STATE PARLIAMENT. WAITING FOR THE UPPER HOUSE.

    All the elements of a political crisis have been present in the Legislative Assembly since the beginning of the new State Parliament. Nevertheless, it was reserved for the Upper ...

    Article : 957 words
  6. AS OTHERS SEE US.

    It was hardly to be expected that the announcement of our defence policy made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, in September, last, would pass unnoticed by other ...

    Article : 1,099 words
  7. THE BASIC WAGE.

    One of the extraordinary facts emphasised by the presentation of the report of the Royal Commission on the Basic Wage was that neither the Commonwealth Arbitration ...

    Article : 1,791 words
  8. SAMOA.

    Dr. J. Allan Thomson, Director of the Dominion Museum, who has just returned from a tour of the Pacific Islands, spent six weeks in Samoa, and in the course of a public ...

    Article : 373 words
  9. QUEENSLAND.

    Discussing the vote for salaries and contingencies in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the leader of the Nationalists objected to the office of the Public Service Commissioner being ...

    Article : 166 words
  10. "BEFORE THE BAR."

    In the early days of the present State session, Mr. Lazzarinl (Government whip) presented a petition to the Legislative Assembly from Mr. Donald Walter Croal, asking ...

    Article : 302 words
  11. COUNTRY NEWS.

    FORBES.—The Railway Commissioners have approved of the erection of trucking yards at Red Bend, Forbes, south of the river, and only three or four miles distant from the present ...

    Article : 131 words
  12. THE CITY MISSION.

    Mr. W. F. Manton has offered to erect at his own cost an additional dormitory for the Sydney City Mission at its holiday home for poor children at Cronulla, and the work will ...

    Article : 99 words
  13. FREE FRUIT.

    At the suggestion of Alderman W. H. Lambert, the Lord Mayor-elect, the fruit merchants and agents at the Sydney Municipal Markets have decided to distribute, free of ...

    Article : 59 words
  14. OUSTING A COUNCILLOR.

    An application made before Mr. G. E. Atkin, P.M., at West Maitland Court-house, by Mr. Jas. H. F. Waller, on behalf of Elias Bowden for a rule nisi calling upon Daniel Ferry to ...

    Article : 101 words
  15. AMUSEMENTS.

    The Coogee Carnival will be open to-morrow (Christmas Day) from 2 p.m. till 11 p.m.; and the public will have an opportunity of digging; in the sand for vouchers for money. A fireworks display will be ...

    Article : 44 words
  16. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    After an all-night sitting the Legislative Council met again at 4.30 yesterday afternoon in an effort to finish the session by midnight. At 10 o'clock last night there appeared to ...

    Article : 288 words
  17. ECONOMIC MEANING OF PRODUCTION.

    Sir,—Judging by the remarks made by the Premier on this subject, and reported in your columna (3/12/'20), it would appear that he would do well if he reconsidered his ideas ...

    Article : 450 words
  18. JACK IN FAIRYLAND.

    "Jack in Fairyland, or the Land of Jewels," the Christmas pantomime at the Alhambra Theatre, is attracting big crowds. The show presents many attractions, and is well ...

    Article : 135 words
  19. LATE SHIPPING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 words
  20. THE HOLIDAYS.

    According to an official announcement some time ago, all shops may remain open until 10 o'clock to-night, and uutil 10 p.m. on Decomber 31. ...

    Article : 92 words
  21. MRS. JOHN JENKINS.

    Of old Campbelltown identities who were unable to attend the centenary celebrations recently, none was more disappointed than Mrs. John Jenkins, who was born at ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 293 words
  22. SINN FEIN.

    Sir,—All sorts of schemes are being suggested to settle the Irish question, from Lord Grey's futile proposal to throw north-east Ulster to the wolves to Mr. Henderson's latest ...

    Article : 185 words
  23. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 words
  24. SCIENCE CONGRESS.

    The local committee of the Science Congress, which was to have met in Hobart on January 5, held a meeting, at which a telegram was received from Melbourne ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. THE BLIND.

    Sir Arthur Pearson, chairman of the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors' Care Committee, London, sends Christmas greetings to our readers, and appeals to their generosity in assisting ...

    Article : 179 words
  26. BUSH PIRES.

    A bush fire at Jemalong on Sunday destroyed 200 acres of crop belonging to Messrs. N. A. Gatenby and Co., but the loss was covered by insurance. Mr. W. Ian Black, of ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. SHOOTING AFFAIR AT PORT ADELAIDE.

    As the result of a shooting incident in St. Vincent-street. Port Adelaide, last night, James Wilson M'Coll was charged at the Port Adelaide Pollce Court to-day with having ...

    Article : 162 words
  28. "OVER-PRODUCTION."

    Sir,—Mr. Carter (secretary of the Factory Employees' Union) is reported in to-day's "Herald" as stating that some boot manufacturers declare that "they have no export ...

    Article : 184 words
  29. Advertising

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    Advertising : 175 words
  30. THE UNIVERSITY.

    Sir,—Following on correspondence re the medical students' grievances, the engineering students at the University are under disabilities of another kind. In the engineering ...

    Article : 262 words
  31. DEVELOPMENT OE TIMBER AREAS.

    The development of the Queensland timber areas recently acquired by the Repatriation Department is now being actively undertaken. The Acting Minister for Repatriation, Mr. ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. A MILLSTONE.

    Sir,—I crave the space in your columns to make an appeal to the public and financial men of our city, on behalf ot the married "Diggers." We so often read and hear ...

    Article : 197 words
  33. REGISTRATION OF RAILWAYS UNION.

    Mr. A. M. Stewart, Industrial Registrar, beard further argument in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day on the application of the Australian Railways' Union for ...

    Article : 116 words
  34. W.A. GOLDFIELDS AWARD.

    In delivering his award on the goldfields mining conditions to-day Mr. Justice Burnside said it had been alleged the award would kill the industry. He held that the lack of ...

    Article : 113 words
  35. MOORE-STREET IMPROVEMENT.

    Sir,—New that the scheme for above seems permanently dropped, and an extensive building is likely to face Moore-street, I sugg[?]st that the City Council should consider the ...

    Article : 89 words
  36. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 words
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