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  2. LEAVES FROM OLD FILES

    Lake Macquarie Coalfields.—A return moved for by Mr. Gould, and printed by order of the Assembly, shows that permits to mine for coal and other ...

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  3. A LONDON LETTER

    While the country was observing the 15th anniversary of Armistice Day the Home Fleet of the British Navy was engaged in a mock battle in the North ...

    Article : 261 words
  4. Special Article SEAWEED SECRETS

    A research chemist has recently found a way of obtaining petroleum from seaweed and other marine plants. Petroleum produced in this manner is exactly similar, ...

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  5. THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS

    This photograph of the new High School for Boys, in course of erection at Waratah, shows that the building is nearing completion. Portion of it is expected to be ready for occupation after the present school vacation. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. 25 YEARS AGO

    Coal Trade.—The Under-Secretary for Mines states that the coal trade generally has been satisfactory, and the export trade continues to give evidence of ...

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  7. SELF-LIGHTING KERBS.

    Road kerbs with mirrors let in to reflect a warning to oncoming motor traffic at night are among the interesting exhibits at the Public works. Roads ...

    Article : 192 words
  8. Music

    Musical events of 1933 are so fresh in our minds that only the briefest review seems necessary. For most musical bodies it has been a year of ups and downs, with ...

    Article : 391 words
  9. NEW YEAR THOUGHTS

    ON Monday, the curtain will rise on the New Year, and we will be ready to play our parts in this next scene. It may be a comedy for some a tragedy ...

    Article : 294 words
  10. SIR OLIVER LODGE.

    In all Armistice Day message, Sir Oliver Lodge, the well-known scientist and spiritualist, declares that he is absolutely convinced by his experiences of the reality of ...

    Article : 262 words
  11. CHEERING TRADE FIGURES.

    Encouragement for the hope that Britain has turned the corner of the depression is found in the Board of Trade returns for October, which show that the ...

    Article : 322 words
  12. A Great Day in Japan

    New Year's Eve is a great day in Japan. Flags and military salutes help to create a festive atmosphere; bells are rung, and people do not spend much time ...

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  13. The Jewish Tradition

    A similar expression of the renewal felt at the opening of the year is found in the Jewish tradition that Jehovah held court for the first 10 days of the year ...

    Article : 269 words
  14. ROAD-CLEANING BY VACUUM.

    A remarkable method of road-cleaning is on show at the Public Works Exhibition in London. It consists of an adaption of the domestic vacuum cleaner. The ...

    Article : 132 words
  15. More Broadcasting Artists

    To tour in the series of orchestral concerts to be conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty during May and June, the Australian Broadcasting Commission has ...

    Article : 384 words
  16. A Little Philosophy

    There are many expressions of this New Year feeling, but the underlying idea seems to be that of rejoicing, of joy at the prospect of new-opportunities and new ...

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  17. LONGER LIFE.

    A child born in Britain to-day has an expectation of life 15 years longer than that of a child born 50 years ago, estimates Sir George Newman, chief medical ...

    Article : 130 words
  18. THANK OFFERING.

    Sir Leonard Lyle, the sugar "king," has given £2250 to Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End in gratitude to the doctors of the hospital who attended his wife in a ...

    Article : 65 words
  19. SEA TERRORS

    Japan has discovered three new terrors to add to the deadliness of war at sea, writes a correspondent of the "Express and Journal." She has just tried them out ...

    Article : 218 words
  20. THE EAST INDIES

    It is 12 months since the P. and O. Company introduced ocean cruises to Australia, and in that time they have become increasingly popular. There have ...

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  21. For Sunday The Quiet Hour

    The old year's long campaign is o'er; Behold a new begun! Not yet is closed the holy war, Not yet the triumph won; ...

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  22. SAUSAGES OUST "DINNER."

    The old-fashioned type of invitation—to "dinner and the theatre"—is now rarely given in London. The reason is that nearly everyone is working up till 6 ...

    Article : 158 words
  23. RUSSIA TO THE RESCUE.

    An urgent appeal to the Prime Minister to come to the rescue of the English herring industry has been telegraphed to Downing-street from Yarmouth, following ...

    Article : 144 words
  24. GAS v. ELECTRICITY.

    Competition between gas and electric public utility companies has hitherto been conducted along uneventful lines, but the coming of the National Grid scheme, with ...

    Article : 123 words
  25. STOCKTON FAREWELL

    A social evening was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Young and family, of Stockton, by the officers and staff of the Mental Hospital, Stockton, on Thursday ...

    Article : 335 words
  26. IF JESUS WENT TO GERMANY.

    Probably the best way to reach a Christian judgement upon any particular situation is to try, as reverently as one may, to imagine Jesus in it and to ask ...

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  27. NEW YEAR MESSAGE

    As President of the Newcastle Music Week Committee, Minor-Canon H. O. Hole Precentor of the Cathedral, has issued the following New Year message— ...

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  28. CENTRAL MISSION

    Abundant success crowned the efforts of the Superintendent and committee of the Newcastle Central Methodist Mission in the Christmas cheer programme. The ...

    Article : 249 words
  29. DRAY AND ST. PAUL'S.

    One part of St. Paul's Cathedral can be Shaken by the passing of a horse-dray—but not by faster traffic. Instrumental tests taken by an engineer who ...

    Article : 187 words
  30. THE SIZE OF A GIANT.

    Goliath was nearly 10 feet high, almost twice as tall as David. All gianthood is relative. The Philistine was a giant compared with David. The warrior was a ...

    Article : 218 words
  31. JUBILEE OF WORLD TIME.

    The golden jubilee of the choice of the Royal Observatory (Greenwich) to be the arbiter of the world's time, falls upon Saturday, November 18. ...

    Article : 187 words
  32. CHILDREN AND THE BIBLE.

    We wish that there might he a revival of the reading of the Bible, especially among the young people who are growing up in our schools and in our ...

    Article : 297 words
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