The preparations for the Five-Power Naval Conference are now practically complete. The conference will assemble in ...
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Article : 234 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Moore) protested against the proposal of the Commonwealth Government to subsidise from Australian revenue the ...
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Article : 95 wordsA controversy regarding high church practices in some churches in the diocese of Birmingham has reached its climax. ...
Article : 164 wordsThe new voluntary scheme is proceeding satisfactorily. Up to yesterday the enlistments for New South Wales amount to well over 7000 ...
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Article : 142 wordsThe newspaper, "Isvestia," on its front page publishes a large picture of the scene at the Kremlin, with the British Ambassador, Sir Esmond ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Victorian Legislative Assembly passed a bill providing for a tax on betting. Under the bill a bookmaker must ...
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Article : 52 wordsThe Furness-Bermuda liner Port Victoria sank in the entrance to the harbour, following a collision with the coast liner Algonquin, in a fog. ...
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Article : 186 wordsPrior to breaking up for the Christmas vacation, the Public School children arranged and carried out a concert. The teacher, Mr. Helm, occupied ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 wordsThe "Daily Express" says that the Stock Exchange and investing public alike will welcome the end of 1929. No year within memory has been ...
Article : 106 wordsAnother example of the Fijians' marvellous power of endurance was given when Taniefi, a member of the crew of the schooner Puitakau, who ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Pope, for the first time to-day, left the Vatican Territory and celebrated the Papal Jubilee mass at St. John's. ...
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Article : 95 wordsAn attempt was made last night to blow open the strong-room in a building occupied by Ruston and Hardie, engineers, at Redfern, but it ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Australian and South African Governments have notified the League of Nations of their refusal to participate in the tariff truce conference ...
Article : 46 wordsMax Vilier, while testing a new automobile, driven by liquid fuel instead of a rockets, exceeded 60 miles an hour. ...
Article : 74 wordsAir accidents in the Royal Air Force during 1929 were the fewest for eight years. This is attributed to the use of the Handley-Page slotted ...
Article : 86 wordsThe death has occurred of the wife of Captain Chichester, who started from England in an attempt to beat Bert Hinkler's solo record to ...
Article : 61 wordsOfficial despatches reaching Tokio report systematic and exhaustive looting by Chinese soldiers in the towns along the Chinese Eastern ...
Article : 74 wordsAt the recent conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a resolution was passed "that the sale of cyanide of potassium be brought ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Young Reparations plan referendum was defeated. Only 5,825,082 votes were cast against, the plan, being 13.83 of the electors, whereas it ...
Article : 50 wordsAn altercation between Thomas Lucas and his stepson, Lister McNally, 27. at their home in Redfern last night, resulted in the latter ...
Article : 145 wordsMrs. Forbes, 70 years of age, living in Fleming-street, Wickham, had a narrow escape from death to-day when a heavy explosion demolished the ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, announced to-day in the House of Commons that the King will deliver the opening address at ...
Article : 37 wordsThe 15 days of political crisis has ended in the defeat of the Military Party, and the victory for the Demonstration parties. Professor Bartel ...
Article : 42 wordsRepresentatives of Soviet, Mukden[?]nd military elements negotiating at Kabarovsk, have signed a protocol, restoring the status quo on the ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Stale Christmas lottery, the largest in the world, with prizes totalling £3,000,000, has been drawn. ...
Article : 71 wordsUnder an Amendment of the quarantine proclamations and initiations, fur-bearing rabbits may now be imported into the Commonwealth. To ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Australian Tariff Committee at Bradford decided to ask Mr. Fenton, Minister for Customs to come to Bradford to discuss the ...
Article : 34 wordsThomas Blyth, who was sentenced to death on December 12 for the murder of his wife by shooting her at Malvern on September 30, has lodged ...
Article : 44 wordsIn the open tournament at Pasadena, J. Golden and W. Mehlhorn were leading at the end of the second round, with scores of 140. ...
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931), Sat 28 Dec 1929, Page 3
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