The first day's play in the game between Worcestershire and the Australians proved little as far as Australia's chances for the remainder of the tour were concerned. ...
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Article : 321 wordsThe Unemployment Relief Bill was further debated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, but the most interesting development of the day concering the prospects ...
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Article : 144 wordsSir,-- I read with surprise the remarks of the President of the Legislative Council (Sir Frank Clarke), reported in "The Age" of to-day, in which he states that ...
Article : 630 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Mr. Wayland moved for the reduction of the new duty on beer from 3 to 26 per barrel. He said that while every other ...
Article : 231 wordsThe English county championship competition was commenced to-day. Scores:-- Middlesex 196 (Lee 85, Haig 51; Geary four for 53) v. Leicester 96 for three ...
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Article : 57 wordsFollowing the launch of five war ships a few days ago the Cabinet to-day approved of the building of one cruiser, two scout cruisers, four destroyers and ...
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Article : 437 wordsThe Bank of England rate for disscounting best bills at three months, which was reduced from 4 per cent. to 3½ per cent. on 20th March, was further reduced to 3 ...
Article : 47 wordsMr. Henry Twitchin, a retired pastoralist, of West Australia, where his pastoral stations amounted to 1,500,000 acres, left property in England valued at £56,148, ...
Article : 152 wordsThe debate on the second reading of the Unemployment Relief Tax Bill was resumed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday and had not concluded when the ...
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Article : 241 wordsCommenting upon yesterday's successful inauguration of the radio telephone service between England and Australia the "Times" says:-- ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Australian Davis Cup team saw their Swiss opponents on the practice court today. The Switzers displayed good form, and ...
Article : 84 wordsThe novelty of having amplified telephone exchanges of greetings between Sydney, Adelaide and Shepparton and Melbourne was a feature of the Old Wesley ...
Article : 614 wordsSir,--The very patriotic stand of "The Age" in supporting the reported action of the Government in nominating a distinguished Australian as Governor-General ...
Article : 386 wordsAfter having spent a week in Scotland, Mr, Bruce has gone to France. Mr. Bruce was impressed by the Scottish employers' conviction that they must ...
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Article : 341 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.--The Prime Minister, answering his telephone in Parliament House shortly before 5 p.m. today, was surprised to hear the words ...
Article : 147 wordsAugusta Lavinia Wooley, formerly of Mayfield-street, East St. Kilda, but late of Glen Eira-road, Rippon Lea, who died on 6th April last, bequeathed by will dated 7th January, ...
Article : 125 wordsWELLINGTON, Thursday.--Advice has been received from Sydney by the New Zealand Cricket Council that the New South Wales Government was willing to ...
Article : 64 wordsThe only Australian picture on the line at the Royal Academy is George Lambert's portrait of Julian Rossi Ashton, lent by the New South Wales National Gallery. ...
Article : 164 wordsAccording to reports received by the Weather Bureau, only light rains fell in Victoria during the twenty-four hours which ended at 9 a.m. yesterday. The ...
Article : 177 wordsThe Australian Commissioner-General, Mr. Brookes, has investigated the so-called "Bird Eye" quick freezing process for foods at Gloucester, Massachusetts. He ...
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Article : 74 wordsMr. Phillip Trevor, writing in the "Daily Telegraph," says:--Though Worcestershire scored only 131, we were not ...
Article : 224 wordsEstimating a budget surplus of £13,000, the Finance Minister (Mr. Blythe pointed out in Dail Eircann to-day that there was no need to increase the Free ...
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Article : 146 wordsThe folowing resolution was passed at a meeting of the executive committee of the Victoria League yesterday:--We the members of the committee of the ...
Article : 172 wordsAn agreement to define the friendly relations between the British Government and the Government of the Mohammedan State of Perlis in the Malay Peninsula ...
Article : 93 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.--Mr. E. T. Fisk, of Amalgamated Wireless, to-day said the next step with radio telephony would he to link up Australia and New Zealand. ...
Article : 60 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.--Replying to Mr. Vales, in the House of Representatives to-day, the Treasurer said the Commonwealth way debt at 30th June, 1929, ...
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