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  2. "£10,000 BRIBES FOR POLICE"

    Henry Stokes (53), Middle Park, and John Mulligan (41), Prahran, appeared in the Ballarat City Court to-day on charges of conspiracy in connection with the sensational plot alleged by the police to rob the Ballarat branch of the Commonwealth Bank ...

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  3. FIERCE BRAWL IN CITY HOUSE

    A man and a woman were injured and another man was arrested and charged with drunkenness as the result of a fierce brawl, which occurred ...

    Article : 330 words
  4. CLASH IN MANCHUKUO

    The Tokio correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says that 500 Chinese soldiers from Chahar Province are reported to have crossed the ...

    Article : 79 words
  5. DUEL FOR BOROTRA

    M. Didier Poulain, tennis expert of the newspaper "L'Auto," has challenged Borotra to a duel, because he alleges that the Davis ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 259 words
  6. RESUMPTION FOR WHARVES

    No time is being lost by the Brisbane City Council in furthering the new wharf project at Newstead. This week notices will be ...

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  7. BRISBANE MAN WINS £12,000

    Fortune has two firm favourites in Brisbane. Following his wife's winning £1000 in the Golden Casket last August, Mr. James Maxwell ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 540 words
  8. MACHINE GUNS IN STREETS

    Tacoma bristled with bayonets to-day, following the overnight rioting in connection with the sawmill strike. Machine guns have been posted at ...

    Article : 96 words
  9. BROADCAST CHIEF RESIGNS

    Mr. W. T. Conder has resigned his position as general manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, after more than two years' service in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 119 words
  10. GERMAN RADIO DISCOVERY

    The Telefunken Company announces that experiments with decimetre waves, namely, from 10 centimetres to one metre, have shown that these waves ...

    Article : 170 words
  11. MADE "ON PROFESSIONAL GROUNDS"

    M. Poulain confirms the fact that he challenged Borotra, following a lively exchange of letters. He says that the challenge was made simply on ...

    Article : 54 words
  12. FOUR DAYS OF AGONY

    With his right leg broken at the thigh and knee, and unable even to crawl. Robert Cross (64), a selector, of Kirk Diggings, was faced with a ...

    Article : 522 words
  13. PENSIONS TO BE INCREASED?

    A prediction that old-age and invalid pensions would soon be increased to £1 a week was made by Mr. E. J. Holloway, M.H.R., addressing a ...

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  14. CRAWFORD BEATS KIRBY

    Crawford and Kirby had brilliant sunshine for the opening of their match in the second round of the Wimbledon singles. No. 1 court ...

    Article : 314 words
  15. FLIGHT OF ROBOT 'PLANES

    The Air Ministry reveals that Britain possesses the first entirely robot aeroplanes in the world. A Royal Air Force flight has been secretly equipped ...

    Article : 227 words
  16. DASH TO DARWIN FROM CHARLEVILLE

    In an effort to make up lost time, Captain L. J. Brain, in charge of the outward-bound Qantas Empire Airways machine, will endeavour to ...

    Article : 234 words
  17. FARMER'S SON STARTS FIRES

    Police investigations into the cause of grass fires in the Canaga district, between Jandowae and Chinchilla, have revealed a strange motive. A ...

    Article : 247 words
  18. FROSTS RUIN CROPS

    Heavy frosts during the last few days have added to the serious damage caused by four months' dry conditions to fanners and orchardists in ...

    Article : 196 words
  19. PRINT OF MONKEY'S PALM

    A Sydney palmist, eager to determine the disposition of Freddie, the orang-outang, that died recently at Taronga Park, obtained the ...

    Article : 156 words
  20. TRACING WAYWARD GIRLS

    Since last Sunday women police have traced six girls between the ages of 14 and 17, who ran away from their homes or State institution. ...

    Article : 209 words
  21. CRAWFORD'S BURDEN FOR YEARS

    H. W. Austin, outlining Crawford's career in the "Evening News," describes him as "one of the greatest sportsmen who ever trod Wimbledon's ...

    Article : 116 words
  22. MATE'S SUDDEN DEATH

    Mr. John Robinson (54), of Anderson Street, Kangaroo Point, who was mate of the Queensland steamer Otter, died suddenly yesterday afternoon. ...

    Article : 188 words
  23. WESTERN COLD WAVE CONTINUES

    The intense cold wave continues, and graziers where possible have put shorn sheep in sheltered mulga paddocks. Fifty thousand newly-shorn Wellshot ...

    Article : 197 words
  24. FLYING BOAT TO SURVEY ROUTE

    With the object of determining whether the use of large flying boats on the regular air service between Darwin and Sydney is practicable, a ...

    Article : 179 words
  25. TAXI-CAB CRASHES THROUGH FENCE

    The driver and two passengers of a taxi-cab had narrow escapes when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed through a fence on Logan Road ...

    Article : 152 words
  26. WHEAT INDUSTRY HARD HIT

    A deputation from the Wheat Growers' Union of Western Australia told the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) to-day that the wheat industry ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. CABINET MEETINGS CONCLUDED

    The Federal Cabinet concluded its meetings yesterday. To-day was devoted to departmental business, deputations, and private discussions. ...

    Article : 148 words
  28. SURPRISE GIFT OF £2000

    The Melbourne committee of the Australian Inland Mission received a pleasant surprise to-day, in the form of a cheque for £2000 from Miss Mary ...

    Article : 129 words
  29. FAMILY DOGGED BY MISFORTUNE

    During the last few weeks ill-fortune has dogged the relatives of Mr. W. Knowski, of Beenleigh, culminating this evening in the serious injury of ...

    Article : 128 words
  30. LADY CHAYTOR ENGAGED

    Lady Chaytor has announced her engagement to Mr. Edwin Fiske, a London manufacturer, who is a widower, and is 60 years of age. ...

    Article : 77 words
  31. SIR ALAN ANDERSON WINS SEAT

    [?] Alan Anderson, chairman of Anderson, Green, and Co., manager of the Orient Line, who stood as Conservative candidate for the City of [?] ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. NEW BRITISH POLICE SYSTEM

    The "Daily Mail" says: "London police stations have started to employ 16-year-old boys on clerical work that hitherto had been done by experienced ...

    Article : 56 words
  33. PRICE OF GOLD

    The price of gold to-day was £7/1/2 an ounce fine. The dollar was quoted at 4.94 3-16 to the pound sterling, and the franc 74 9-16. The previous ...

    Article : 45 words
  34. SILTING OF BROADWATER

    The chief engineer of the Department of Harbours and Marine (Mr. D. Fison) will visit Southport next week at the invitation of the ...

    Article : 50 words
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