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  2. NOT SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    In investigating the matter of grants and annual subsidies to schools of arts, the Minister for Education, Mr. Carmichael, found that there was no statutory authority or ...

    Article : 592 words
  3. CADET TRAINING IN EUROPE.

    Brigadier-General Bridges, of the Commonwealth Military Forces, has just returned from what be is pleased to call a seven months' holiday in the old country. The ...

    Article : 496 words
  4. LATE SPORTING.

    Pony and gailoway racing will be the attraction at Ascot this afternoon, and the sport promises to be of an interesting character, for large entries have been received, ...

    Article : 496 words
  5. AMUSEMENTS.

    Mr. B. A. Meyer, so long the general manager [?]ere of the Asche-Brayton Company, arrived in Sydney yesterday with Mr. Fritz Russell, now, as last season, stage director of this famous combination. On ...

    Article : 478 words
  6. MINERS AND WHEELERS.

    It is now evident that the Government is interested in the position which has arisen here in connection with the joint colliery conc[?]ation committee and the new Wheelers and ...

    Article : 310 words
  7. WOMEN'S HOCKEY.

    University and Wandah clubs met at the University Oval, and after a good game the former won by 3 goals to 1. ...

    Article : 24 words
  8. CYCLING AND MOTORING.

    It is anticipated the 12 miles open road race promoted by the Australian B.C., under the rules and auspices of the League of N.S.W. Wheelmen, will draw a large entry. The race is to be held over the ...

    Article : 50 words
  9. ASHFIELD BICYCLE CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 words
  10. TRADES AND LABOUR.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 words
  11. MOTOR CYCLE CLUB OF N.S.W.

    The hon. secretary of the Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W. is very enthusiastic about its prospects. The funds are now on a sound footing, and among the new members to be proposed at the next meeting are the ...

    Article : 119 words
  12. THE THEATRES.

    There will not be any matinee of "The [?] Train" at the Criterion Theatre to-day, so that the three remaining evening performances of the favourite piece will close the week. In the meantime elaborate ...

    Article : 543 words
  13. IMMIGRANT BRICKLAYERS.

    Complaints come from the Bricklayers' Union in regard to the arrival of bricklayers in the State from England. ...

    Article : 21 words
  14. MOTOR TRIP IN THE WEST.

    Mr. Richard Gaut, on his 18-25 h.p. Fiat, recently drove right through from Sydney to Bathurst. He visited Sofala and Hill End. The Turon River was visited, and there being plenty of bog-holes, the ...

    Article : 127 words
  15. SYDNEY DREDGE EMPLOYEES.

    At the last meeting of the Sydney Harbour Trust Dredge Employees' Union the secretary was instrutted to appear before the Industrial Court and apply for a subsidiary board for dredge employee[?], ...

    Article : 85 words
  16. NEWCASTLE.

    The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Ashridge, s, for Adelaide, with 4360 tons coal and 320 tons bunkers; Koomda, s, for Melbourne, with ...

    Article : 144 words
  17. MOTOR-CYCLING.

    W. E. Peverill, the holder of the Australian motorcycle long-distance record, Melbourne to Brisbane and back, has just succeeded in breaking the Australian 24-hour motor-cycle record. The course was from ...

    Article : 246 words
  18. THE ACTORS UNION.

    The officials of the Actors' Union report that their circular, inviting other unions to boycott non-union actors, has received endorsement from many centres. ...

    Article : 28 words
  19. UNITED CLERKS' UNION.

    The Clerks' Union claims to have succeeded in organising several sections of clerical workers. It is officially stated that the organisation of the bank clerks is proceeding. ...

    Article : 32 words
  20. RAILWAY MEN'S CONDITIONS.

    Mr. Catts, M.P., hon, general secretary of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association, forwards correspondence between himself and the Railway Department having a bearing on the state Treasurer's ...

    Article : 114 words
  21. NEW SOUTH WALES TROTTING CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 848 words
  22. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A disorderly scene was witnessed at the local municipal council meeting last night. One alderman attacked another alderman. The Mayor demanded an apology, which not being ...

    Article : 355 words
  23. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The secretary of the Australian Labour Federation announces that the Government has authorised him to state that the wages of packers in Government stores are to be ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. COURSING.

    The New South Wales National Coursing Association's Grand Challenge Stakes Meeting was commenced at the Woodstock enclosure, Rooty Hill, yesterday. The recent rain had made the going a bit ...

    Article : 321 words
  25. STOREMEN AND PACKERS.

    The Storermen and Packers' Union unanimously decided to join the proposed Federation of Storemen and Packers in Victoria, Queensland New South Wales, and South Australia, provided that a slight ...

    Article : 57 words
  26. CONCIIATION COMMITTEE.

    In view of the attitide of a certain section of colliery employees towars the Joint Colnery Conciliation Committee, the chairman of that body to-day outlined the work which ...

    Article : 434 words
  27. SWIFT BICYCLE CLUB.

    Members of the Swift B.C. will be engaged in the opening road race of the season next Saturday over the Bunnerong course, distance to be five miles. ...

    Article : 30 words
  28. CYCLING TEAMS' RACE.

    A League teams' race between members of the Northern District B.C. and Burwood B.C. is to be run next Saturday, starting at 3.30 p.m. from the abattoir bridges, Flemington. The following will ...

    Article : 59 words
  29. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 230 words
  30. NEW ZEALAND.

    Dr. Truby King, superintendent of the Seacliff Mental Asylum, is to be released from that duty to make a three months' lecturing crusade against infant mortality. ...

    Article : 35 words
  31. MOTOR CYCLING.

    The Motor Cycle mobilisation ride organised in England proved a success, and some very fine performances were recorded by many of the motor cyclists, who upon receipt of a call to mobolise, at a point which had been ...

    Article : 119 words
  32. CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS.

    Mme. Eleonora Do Cisneros will open her concert season, under the Portus and Talbot direction, at the Town Hall on Saturday, June 22. This will prove one of the few great musical events of the current ...

    Article : 1,089 words
  33. DOMINION PARLIAMENT.

    The Dominion Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on June 27. ...

    Article : 15 words
  34. SHIPPING COMPANY'S PRECAUTION.

    The Minister for Labour (Mr. Laurenson), speaking at Dunedin, said that since the Titanic disaster, the Union Company's vessels had been supplied with extra boats and rafts. ...

    Article : 107 words
  35. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AUSTRALIA.

    An interesting item to all who follow the movements of the internal combustion motor vehicle is the display of a series of moving pictures arranged by the entertainment committee of the Automobile ...

    Article : 124 words
  36. THE KING'S PRIZE AND THE N.R.A.

    Sir,—I would like, with your permission, to draw attention to what I, and many others, believe to be an error of judgment on the part of the N.R.A. Council in forcing competitors in the King's Match, ...

    Article : 535 words
  37. FOOTBALL.

    W. Farnsworth, the well-known five-eighths of the Newtown club, who recently visited England with the League representatives, has decided permanently to take un his residence in Brisbane. He and his ...

    Article : 64 words
  38. BOWING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  39. THE DOMINION LOAN.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie), in the course of an interview, said that the loan of four and a half millions being floated on the London market was principally for the ...

    Article : 81 words
  40. THE AUSTRALIAN CAME.

    In the Rutherglen district football premiership matches played on Saturday, Howlong beat Balldale by 18 points to 13 points; Albury beat Lake Rovers by 40 pointa to 48; Rutherglen beat Corowa by ...

    Article : 44 words
  41. BILLIARDS.

    Yesterday afternoon's play between Lindrom and Williams at Alcock's tournament hall, George-street, was not unlike that of the previous session, when Landrum scored 666 points to Williams' 8, the difference ...

    Article : 266 words
  42. BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 words
  43. UNION SECRETARY FINED.

    The secretary of the Waterside Workers was fined £20 for aiding and abetting a strike on the steamer Paparoa on November 22. Notice of appeal was given. ...

    Article : 33 words
  44. BORE PIPES CORROSION.

    The interstate conference on artesian waters included in the first report a reference to corrosion of casing. The report stated:— ...

    Article : 136 words
  45. NINE PLAYERS DISQUALIFIED.

    The Napier Northern Union League disqualified for life nine players who took part in a Union Rugby match whilst still registered under the League. GOULBURN, Tuesday. ...

    Article : 54 words
  46. WYALONG M.U.I.O. ODDFELLOWS' RACE MEETING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 334 words
  47. COMMONWEALTH BANK.

    The governor of the Commonwealth Bank (Mr. Denison Miller) anticipates that the savings bank buslncss' in connection with the institution will be inaugurated within a few ...

    Article : 143 words
  48. TONNAGE RATE AT SHORTLAND.

    The question of tonnage and yardage rates for machinemen at Shortland colliery came before the joint committee to-day. The management and the men were mutually ...

    Article : 167 words
  49. GOLF.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 506 words
  50. MINERS AND WHEELERS.

    Mr. David Watson, president of the [?] Employees' Federation, referring to the attitude of the Wheelers and Shiftmen's Union towards the joint colliery conciliation ...

    Article : 187 words
  51. MARKERS' TOURNAMENT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 words
  52. THE SPARK DANGER.

    Mr. Irving, travelling locomotive inspector for the New South Wales Railways, paid an official visit here to test an automatic selfcleaning spark arrester invented by Mr. Henry ...

    Article : 112 words
  53. SMALL-ARMS FACTORY.

    A cable message was to-day received by the Defence Department from the directors of the Pratt and Whitney Company, of New York, contractors for the supply of the machinery ...

    Article : 98 words
  54. NATIONAL CLUB TOURNAMENT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 50 words
  55. UNION TYRANNY.

    An association called the "Employers and Employees' Defence Association" has been formed. Its objects are:—(a) To raise funds by subbcriptions; (b) to protect assist, and ...

    Article : 100 words
  56. CITY TATTERSALL'S TOURNAMENT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 224 words
  57. MAITLAND JOCKEY CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 172 words
  58. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, AND CO.

    The annual accounts of Goldsbrough [?] and Co., Ltd., show a net profit of £331,737. A dividend and bonus of 20 pet cent. for the year absorb £140,547, while £150,000 is carried ...

    Article : 58 words
  59. PETROLEUM IN PAPUA.

    The Kikori Purari coal expedition returned to Wakefield on June 2. Coal is not up to expectations, being a narrow seam of inferior quality. The torritory's natural features and ...

    Article : 79 words
  60. A LONG RIDE.

    Sir Walter Barttolot, Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General, arrived yesterday from Katherine River, having travelled overland on horseback from Katherine River in the ...

    Article : 72 words
  61. HOTEL BURNED DOWN.

    Early on Saturday morning Patrick wa[?]sa[?] fine hotel at Golden Gate was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is a mystery. The owner, who only recently returned from a ...

    Article : 69 words
  62. CONTEST IN THE AIR.

    Complete arrangements have been made for the aerial contest—the first of the kind in the history of aviation—which is timed to take place next Saturday afternoon at the ...

    Article : 173 words
  63. INJURED ASLEEP.

    Matthew Ryan, a cook, went to sleep close to the railway line at Trangie late at night. In his slumbers he threw his left hand on to the rails, and a passing train crushed three ...

    Article : 50 words
  64. INTERSTATE SHIPPING.

    The shipping companies whose vessels are engaged in interstate trade are, it is reported, discussing the matter of further advances in the passage rates for certain classes of ...

    Article : 97 words
  65. TOTALISATOR AND PROPRIETARY RACING CLUBS.

    Sir,—In your issue of June 7. "Owner" toucnes upon several important features of the prospective results of the totalisator in the event of its introduction, and trenchantly refers to the methods and achievement of ...

    Article : 1,085 words
  66. BOXING.

    Wanting experience and a consequent inability to follow up advantages gained were the cause of the defeat of Ted Thomas, the Victorian ex-amateur middleweight, by Jack Sullivan, of Newtown, at the ...

    Article : 75 words
  67. SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY.

    The monthly meeting of the shakespeare society of New South Wales was held in King's Hall, Phillip-street, last night, when an entertaining lecture was given by Mrs. ...

    Article : 81 words
  68. OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.

    Two star films are being shown at the Princess and Olympie theatres by West's, Ltd., this week, and both have attracted great interest. "Redeemed by Fire" is a drama of cvery-day life, in which is introduced a ...

    Article : 526 words
  69. AUSTRALIAN G.C.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  70. QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The following cases will be heard to-day:—Hugh Kirwan Jamieson, stealing. Ivy Lane, larceny, Frederick Francis Row, embezzlement. An interesting address was delivered by Mr. H. B. ...

    Article : 65 words
  71. MANLY G.C.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 180 words
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