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  2. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Lieutenant L. Keith Chambers, who was killed in action in France on July 29, was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chambers, of Ben Boyd-road, Neutral Bay. He served ...

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  3. OFFICIAL OPENING.

    At the request of the committee of the guild, Mr. C. Le M. Walker, hon. secretary of the War Chest, introduced Lady Cullen, and in doing so paid a ttribute to the ...

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  4. STATE SESSION.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon the Minister for Education made a further statement in reference to the B.M.A. attitude towards the travelling hospitals for the ...

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  5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    His Honor Judge Murray last week decided an interesting case relating to the law on subdivisions of land. The decision illustrates again the principle so often insisted ...

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  6. TRADE SUBMARINES.

    The State Department has replied to the correspondence from the British Embassy regarding the status of the Deutschland, and reiterating that in the opinion of ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. ORDER IN CHINA.

    Private advices received here state that the Japnnese demands on China are much mor[?] drastic than the previous summaries indicated. ...

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  8. NOT MISSING.

    Private Archie Toms of Thornleigh, previously reported missing, is now officially notified as having "returned to his unit." ...

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  9. THE EXHIBITS.

    There are several stands showing the work that is being done by the Red Cross in New South Wales, but interest chiefly centres in that showing the Red Cross industries ...

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  10. THE BALTIC.

    A Copenbagen message states that the crew of a Danish steamer saw a submarine engaging four German destroyers in the Baltic. The Germans eventually ...

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  11. NEXT-OF-KIN WANTED.

    The following soldiers have been reported as casualties, but all efforts to trace their next of kin have been without avail:—No. 2233 Pte. S. T. Turner: No. 3230 Pte. F. ...

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  12. BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The outbreak of bubonlc plngue in Bris[?] has been stamped out, the authorlties having taken drastic action by burning rat-ridde[?] bulldings. ...

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  13. BUTTER SHORTAGE.

    The butter shortage was more pronounced yesterday. No fresh shipments were to hand, and many grocers were unable to secure even a single box. A shipment is expected from ...

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  14. MERCHANT SHIPPING.

    The four-masted ship Mabel Gale has left for Melbourne. The three-masted schooner Bertha Dolbeer has left for Napler. ...

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  15. GILCHEIST CASE.

    The finding of Judge Eagleson, the Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into the charge made by Mr. D. L. Gilchrist against the officers of the Transcontinental Rnilway, was ...

    Article : 211 words
  16. UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 774 words
  17. LISTS OF ELECTORS.

    The Under-Secretary for Local Government has seat a circular to all councils pointing out the need for care in the compilation of the new lists of electors. He says:— ...

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  18. WOOL TRADE.

    At a wool trade conference at the War Trade Department, held to-day, it was stated that a committee was considering licenses to allow the export of finished woollen goods. ...

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  19. PRICE-FIXING BOARD.

    The State Commissioner of the Commonwealth Prices Board (Mr. Val. Ackerman) yesterday had under consideration an application for an incrense in the price of butter. ...

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  20. THE A.W.U.

    The hearing was commenced yesterday in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury of four, of a case in which John Dunn, a member of the Australian ...

    Article : 435 words
  21. POST-WAR PROBLEMS.

    The Bishop of Adelaide (Dr. Thomas), in a pastoral address to the Anglican Synod, spoke strongly against the proposal to boycott German trade after the war. He questioned ...

    Article : 216 words
  22. DIED OF WOUNDS.

    A cablegram has been received that Sergeant H. A. Barry, who was reported missing—believed to have been killed in action on July 2—died from wounds on July 4, in France. ...

    Article : 249 words
  23. THE COLONIAL CLIP.

    In reply to the Colonial Wool Merchants' Association's inquiry to the Board of Trade, the director of army contracts writes that the department at present has no intention of ...

    Article : 72 words
  24. AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

    In the return issued by the Federal Treasury to day it was shown that the Australian notes in circulation numbered 14,463,808, of the face value of —45,509,008[?] ...

    Article : 60 words
  25. "COCKER LAND."

    Ensign Green, the American naval officer who left with Professor Macmillan's expedition in 1913 to investigate the land reported by Rear-Admiral Peary and named by him ...

    Article : 100 words
  26. ORAL TENANTS.

    Ever since the Local Government Act was passed in 1906 there has been perennial trouble over what is known as the oral tenancy declaration. Any oral tenant who desires to be ...

    Article : 380 words
  27. LATE SHIPPING.

    WILSON'S PROMONTORY (126m),-Outward:[?] 6, Ceduna, s, 3.25 a.m., and Koonda, s. 6.00 a.m. ...

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  28. THE 19TH BATTALION.

    The sale of flowers in aid of the 19th attali forts Fund, bitherto held at Paling and Co,'s [?] on Fridays, by Mrs. Alexander Gordon Mrs. [?] Knox, Mrs. R. C. Allen, Mrs. Watson Holdshig ...

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  29. CANBERRA.

    Mr. Blacket, K.C., Royal Commissioner, heard further evidence yesterday in the inquiry into the administration of the Home Affairs Department and the Federal capital. ...

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  30. WOUNDED.

    Captain A.L. Fitzpatrick who has been seriously wounded is in hospital at Port Said. SERGEANT G. POTTER. Sergeant George Potter, of Wentworth Falls, ...

    Article : 479 words
  31. DR. PENFOLD.

    Dr. W. J. Penfold, a bacteriologist from the Lister Institute, who has been appointed to take charge of the Commonwealth serum institute, has arrived in Now York. While here ...

    Article : 51 words
  32. BAKING TRADE.

    The Federal Master Bakers' Association assembled for the eleventh annual convention yesterday. The president, Mr. T. C. Dyer (New South Wales), was in the chair. ...

    Article : 105 words
  33. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 words
  34. TRADE WITH MEXICO.

    America's trade with Mexico for the year, in spite of the disorders, was the greatest in history. It amounted to —20,000,0000,. of which —19,200,000 represented imports, ...

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  35. HOTELKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION.

    Over 100 licensed victallers attended a meeting at the Hibernian Hall, Elizabethstreet, last night. Alderman Davoren presided. ...

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  36. CASUALTIES.

    Shortly before 8 o'clock last night Arthur Jones, 59, a clerk, living in Forest-road, Doublo Bay, was found shot in Jersey-road, not far from the Paddington Policy Station. ...

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  37. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  38. DANISH WEST INDIES.

    The Senate Foreign Relations' Committee has reported favourably on the treaty for the purchase of the Danlsh West Indies, which the Senate is now expected to accept. ...

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  39. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE.

    The Legislative Assembly during last week passed the Local Government Amending Bill (which provides for municipalities and shires a franchise similar to the present Parliamentary ...

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  40. MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.

    Mrs. Allen Harris, of Palmer-street, Balmain, was knocked down by a motor car whilst crossing Oxford-street on Tuesday. The Civil Ambulance took her to St.Vincent's ...

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  41. A GIRL FOR SHANGHAI.

    At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Love, S.M., Mand Nicol, 36, and may Camps,24 were charged with having, between August 1 and August 29, at Sydney, conspired to solicit a girl, under the ...

    Article : 394 words
  42. AMERICAN TENNIS.

    There is widespread interest in the tennis championship. Williams beat Johnston, after hard-fought sets, by 4-6, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4. Johnston made ...

    Article : 93 words
  43. WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.

    The opening of the Women's Conference was timed for 3 o'clock. Lady Hughes was in the chair. Miss Rlomfield led off with a paper on infant life preservation, and the speakers ...

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  44. DISFRANCHISED.

    Before Mr. Butler, S.M., at the Electoral Revision Court this morning, Henry Detlev Hingst, whe has boen in business here for 37 years, was struck off the electoral roll, on ...

    Article : 139 words
  45. TODAY.

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  46. WOMEN PATROL OFFICERS.

    The council of the Women's Reform League carried the following motion at its last meeting:—"That in order to cope with the condition stated by Sir H. Maltland to prevail ...

    Article : 57 words
  47. UPPER HOUSE.

    Last evening Sir Joseph Carruthers gave notice of his intention to move on Wednesday next for the adoption of an address by the whole House to his Excellency the ...

    Article : 76 words
  48. MUNICIPAL ELECTORS.

    At the last meeting of the Newtown Council, the Mayor (Alderman C. H. Turtle) stated that the collectors of municipal list had commenced work on August 27, and were ...

    Article : 88 words
  49. DIVER'S ESCAPE.

    [?] A diver's rarrow escape from death is reported from Broome. The pipe and life line broke, and the portion attached to his ...

    Article : 92 words
  50. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    THIRD READINGS. The Sydney Water Supply (Cordeaux River Dam) Bill, Balmain-road Closing Bill, and Canberra-street. Canterbury, Diversion Bill ...

    Article : 341 words
  51. ARSENAL AT CANBERRA.

    In the House of Representative to-day, the Minister for the Navy informed Mr. Fenton that plans and specifieations for the new arsenal at the Federal Capital were being ...

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  52. RAILWAY TUNNEL REFUSE.

    Mr. Black stated yesterday that the proposed dumping of the "spoil" from the city railway tunnels into Farm Cove has been referred to a board of engineers, with whom Mr. Malden, ...

    Article : 43 words
  53. MISSING.

    PRIVATE W.B. [?] Private Wallace B. Williamson is missing in France. He is the eldest son of the late Mr. Mark Annesley Williamson, solicitor, late ...

    Article : 146 words
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