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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. DEATH OF A PIONEER.

    The death occurred on Thursday night of Mrs. Mary Millane, aged 91 years, who had been a resident of New South Wales for 86 years. She came to the State with her parents when ...

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  3. THE EXHIBITION.

    More than 5000 people attended the AllAustralian manufacturers' exhibition at the Showground on Saturday afternoon. It was the largest attendance recorded at a day ...

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  4. TWO DROWNED.

    Mollie Kent, aged 13 years, of Kemp-street, Granville, was drowned in the Parramatta River, within the Parramatta Park, yesterday afternoon, ...

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  5. MUTILATED TELEGRAM.

    A mutilated telegram message received by A. Kippax, captain of the visiting New South Wales cricket team, just before the resumption of play in the Sheffield Shield cricket ...

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  6. BUCKLAND HOME.

    The new Buckland Memorial Home for Boys, built in connection with the Church of England Homes at Carlingford, was opened by the donor, Mr. Thomas Buckland (chairman of ...

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  7. GENERAL CABLENEWS

    The death of Captain Andrew Shewan, aged 78, who commanded the clipper Lammermuir, is announced. His death leaves Captain Woodget, the skipper of the famous Cutty ...

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  8. PYRMONT MURDER

    Further evidence was heard by the Acting City Coroner (Mr. Flynn, S.M.), on Saturday, concerning the death on November 21 of Janet Urquhart, whose husband, Robert Norman ...

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  9. GRAND LODGE SECRETARY.

    Mr. Newton has been appointed Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales Independent Order of Oddfellows. He will take up his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. LEARNING TO SWIM.

    William McDonald, a student at the Goulburn High School, having been told that the way to learn to swim was to jump into deep water and struggle to get ashore, went to the ...

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  11. COROWA DISTRICT SCHOOL.

    Mr. Dickson, headmaster of the Corowa District School claims that the school is entitled to be ranked as an Intermediate High school, by virtue of the fact that for the past two ...

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  12. HORRORS AT CANTON.

    Details are trickling in from devastated Canton of vengeance taken against the Soviet following the retaking of the city, and of the punishment meted out to Russians who ...

    Article : 330 words
  13. MOTOR ACCIDENTS. CHILDREN KILLED.

    Betty Baker, 3½ years of age, residing with her parents in Mackny-stveet, was killed in Little Riley-street on Saturday afternoon. The child was standing between a wall and a ...

    Article : 76 words
  14. COOK'S RIVER BRIDGE

    The recently-constructed bridge over Cook's River was officially opened on Saturday. The ceremony was performed by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball), who was the Minister ...

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  15. VICTORIANS' GREAT SCORE.

    Victoria has set the Queenslander an impossible task in the Sheffield Shield match. When stumps were drawn yesterday the local players had made the huge score of 793 W. H. ...

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  16. RAIN IN THE WEST.

    Cloudy and unsettled conditions prevailed over most of the State during the week-end. Beneficial falls of rain were reported at several isolated places in the far west up to 9 ...

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  17. FARM LABOURER KILLED.

    Malcolm Murdoch, who was employerd by Browning Bros, farmers, of Lockhart, was killed instantly while working a harvester yesterday afternoon. It is surmised that he ...

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  18. A.I.F. CANTEENS.

    In the seventh annual report on the operations of the A.I.F. Canteens Funds Trust, reference is made to the Sir Samuel McCaughey bequest for the technical education of the ...

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  19. SPLENDID RAINS.

    Reports were received in the city late tonight of the splendid north and north-east rains. Peterborough received 125 points in half an hour, and Marree is reported to have ...

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  20. COLLISIONS.

    Six people were injured on Saturday afternoon when two motor cars collided head-on in Beamish-street, Canterbury. Among the injured was Shirley Wiles, 3, of Burwood, ...

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  21. LICENSING APPEALS UPHELD.

    At the Grafton Quarter Sessions, Judge Mocatta upheld the appeals against orders made by the Licensing Reduction Board for the installation of septic tank systems at ...

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  22. PUBLIC TELEPHONES.

    The Deputy-director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. J. W. Kitto) notifies that a new telephone pay station is being opened to-day on the Pitt-street side of the G.P.O. ...

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  23. INFANT FATALLY SCALDED.

    The 10-months-old child of Mr. F. Woods, of Lawrence, pulied a saucepan of boiling water over Itself, and was badly scalded. It died at Maclean the following day. ...

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  24. COLO SHIRE.

    During the past five years not one member of the Colo Shire Council has been absent from any meetings of the council. This record wns disclosed at the last ...

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  25. BLIND WORKERS.

    The annual picnic and sports of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution, William-street, was held at Clifton Gardens on Saturday, when nearly 300 blind workers and their friends ...

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  26. MACLEAN WATER SUPPLY.

    At a meeting of councils interested in the proposed water supply for Maclean municipality and Harwood and Orara shires it was decided to ask the Public Works Department ...

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  27. CHARGES OF STEALING.

    J. S. Irwin and two youths under l8 years were charged at the Gulgong Police Court with having stolen a quantity of goods the property of Mr. O'Mara, of Guntawang Station. ...

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  28. RACING MISHAP.

    An accident that might have proved very serious marred the Trial Purse at Mentone on Saturday. Approaching the home turn two horses fell, and in quick succession three ...

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  29. BOND OF LANGUAGE.

    Mr. Vincent, Massey, Canadian Minister at Washington, speaking at a dinner given, in his honour by the English-speaking Union of the United States, said that standardisation ...

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  30. AVRO AVIAN 'PLANE.

    An interstate trial flight by Captain E. W. Percival in the Avro Avian 'plaue, which he recently imported from England has fully demonstrated the airworthiness, reliability, ...

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  31. COUNTRY WOMEN.

    The report submitted at the annual meeting of the Lismore pranch of the Country Women's Association stated that steady work was done throughout the year. The meeting elected the ...

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  32. MOTOR TAXATION.

    At the conference of the Northern Rivers Federated Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Missingham, M.L.A., brought up the question of motor car taxation. Under the present Act ...

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  33. ACCIDENT NEAR LIVERPOOL.

    As a motor cycle driven by W. King, 20, of Wollongong, was proceeding along the Great Southern-road, near the Cross Roads Hotel, on Saturday afternoon, the cycle was ...

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  34. M.C.C. TEAM IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Playing at Johannesburg against Transvaal, the M.C.C. team was dismissed for 129 (Sutcliffe 59, Vincent four for 16, Nupen five for 68). The Transvaal team in its first innings ...

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  35. RAILWAY FATALITY.

    A little boy, named Fitzpatrick, 8 years of age, residing at Kearsloy, was cut to pieces late on Friday afternoon by a passing coal train while playing near the Kearsley level ...

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  36. HONOUR TO PARENTS.

    The annual concert given by the pupils of the Ursuline Convent School, Guyra, attracted a very large attendance. Bishop O'Connor delivered a speech. He advised the young folk ...

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  37. CYCLISTS KILLED.

    Norman Backer, aged 20 years, of Lawsonroad, Fairflold, was fatally injured early last night, when the motor cycle which he was riding came into head-on Collision with a ...

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  38. STREET FIGHTS.

    At about a quarter past 11 o'clock on Saturday night the police wireless patrol was summoned to Carrington-road, Waverley, where several men and a woman were alleged to be ...

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  39. JENOLAN CAVES.

    With the object ot Investigating the system of tendering for the transport service to the Jenolan Caves the Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell) is spending the week-end at Caves ...

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  40. SUCCESSFUL PUPILS.

    The Guyra Ursuline Convent School presen ted 11 pupils for the Armidale dlocess bursary and certificate examination. Only one failed. Six secured "A" passes—Moyah ...

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  41. LATE SHIPPING.

    Newcastle (62m): Arr.: Dec l8, Hunter, Lady Isobel, s, from Sydney, Dep.: Dec, l8, Trediunick, s, for South. Eremantle, Dec. 17: Dep.: Sumarinda, for Eastern ...

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  42. INDIAN CHURCH BILL.

    In the House of Commons to-dsy, the Undersecretary for India (Earl Winterton) moved the second reading of the Indian Church Bill, which dissolves its legal union with the ...

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  43. GIFT TO A WIDOW.

    A "tea-garden" for motor tourists, erected on the Western-road at Wentworthville, by the residents of Wentworthville and Pendle Hill, was handed over to Mrs. Waldron, of ...

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  44. LOST CHILD.

    Last night a message was received at Barmedman that the son, aged 2 years and [?] months, ot Mr. and Mrs. F. Jameson was missing from his home. A large number of ...

    Article : 66 words
  45. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 words
  46. BOY SCOUTS.

    The annual Christmas tea given by Miss Charles-Fairfax to the Petersham troops of Boy Scouts was held in All Saints' Parish Hall on Saturday night. About 250 Scouts ...

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  47. GOULBURN MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

    Recently the police raided shop premises [?] Auburn-street, and as a result severnl persons were fined for playing an illegal game. namely, "tabletelle." The premises are portion of the ...

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  48. THEFTS OF JUTE BAGS.

    Night after night detectives have been keeping a watch for thieves at the sheds of the fertiliser works of Cumming, Smith, and Co., at Yarraville, from which new jute bags to the ...

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  49. CHRISTMAS APPEAL.

    Mr. W. E. Wilson writes to advance the claims of the father and son welfare movement for inclusion in the list of Christmas benefactions. ...

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  50. POSTAL DISMISSALS.

    At a meeting of the executive of the Returned Soldiers' League, Alderman W. Fyfa Henderson called attention to the reported dismissal of 400 postal workers, the bulk of ...

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  51. BRITISH GOODS.

    The Federation of British Industries has issued a statement protesting against an allegation by Mr. W. M. Hughes, as reported in the Press, that British manufacturers are ...

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  52. GOULBURN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

    At the last meeting of the Goulburn District Hospital Ladles' Auxiliary it was reported that Hospital Day had resulted in £240 being raised for the institution. The ...

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  53. CHRISTMAS MUSIC.

    Excerpts from Handel's "Messiah," part 1, were sung by the choir of the Pitt-street Congregational Church at last night's service. The solo parts, were sung by Miss Dorothy ...

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  54. Advertising

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  55. LATE REV. R. H. WAUGH.

    The funeral of tne Rev. Robert Hope Waugh, who was for many years minister of the Presbyterian Church at Neutral Bay, took place on Saturday afternoon in the Gore Hill ...

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  56. DESTRUCTIVE THUNDERSTORM.

    During a thunderstorm nine telephone posts were totally destroyed by lightning, the posts being split through the centre. The electric current run over the telephone wire into the ...

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  57. MR. LIONEL LINDSAY.

    On the recommendation of Mr. L Bernard Hall, the Felton Bequest committee has authorised the purchase for the National Gallery of 15 dry-points and etcbinga by Mr. ...

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  58. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    It is stated that the total cost of preparations and works and services for the Royal visit (of which a detailed account is given) was £46,881. Included in the total ...

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  59. NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says that it was stated at the White House to-day that the Budget Bureau had asked the President whether the ...

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  60. EXHIBITION TENNIS.

    A heavy thunderstorm shortly after 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon prevented the exhibition games by Messrs. J. M. Crawford and H. Hopman and Misses Cox and Dingle, all of ...

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  61. SEAMAN INJURED.

    While engaged in loading piles on to the Uralla yesterday a seaman named McKinn[?]. had one of his fingers taken off. It was crushed by s pile. ...

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  62. LANCERS' ASSOCIATION.

    The annual smoke concert of the New South Wales Lancers' Association was held in the Cocoa Tree Hall. Those present included:— The president (Lieutenant-Colonel H. V. ...

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  63. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

    Francis Murphy, of West Maitland, has attended the Primary and High schools of the Marist Brothers in West Maitland every Hay for the past seven years. George Stanton ...

    Article : 98 words
  64. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 83 words
  65. CHILD'S DEATH.

    Leonard Smyth, aged 1 year and 11 montns. fell into a large tub of boiling water at a house at Broadford on Saturday afternoon. With his pnrents, the child was on a visit ...

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  66. DEATH ON STEAMER.

    Jacob Frederick Paulsen, who had booked his pasenge from Sydney to Brisbane by the steamer Canberra, which sailed on Saturday, collapsed on the deck of the steamer a short ...

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  67. CHINAMAN ATTACKED BY DOG.

    While working in his vegetable garden in Cecil-streot, Gordon, on Saturday, a Chlnese gardener, Ah Tong, wns attacked by a dog, which inflicted severe lacerations to his leg. ...

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  68. RELATIVES INQUIRED FOR.

    Eric Jenson, 83, who fell down in Crown-street on December 7. died in Sydney Hospital yesterday. The police have been unable to locate any of Jenson's relatives or friends. ...

    Article : 47 words
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