A serious interruption to the railway service on the west coast of the South Island has been caused by slips and washouts, the result of torrential rain. ...
Article : 301 wordsFRESHENING northerly winds and extremely high temperatures this morning rekindled several of the slumbering bush fires, and the position in some areas is that only heavy rains can save the situation. ...
Article : 1,501 wordsBefore Mr. C. B. Buxton, P.M., in the Tully Court today, Sebastino Pennisi, farm manager and interpreter, a ...
Article : 812 wordsAfter heaving argument to-day by Mr. F. T. Croon, acting on behalf of Trainer J. C. Morrisby, Jockey R. H. Neilson and the horse Calmos, the Q.T.C. committee announced that they were agreed that the parties were entitled. ...
Article : 692 wordsMr. G. Pelmear, of Southampton, and his wife and two children Anne and Maureen, new settlers for Queensland, on board the Jervis Bay which arrived in Brisbane this morning. They were met by Mr. Pelmear's sister, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 544 wordsNEARLY six inches of rain in the last 48 hours have tied up nearly £6,000,000 capital, rendered two thousand miners temporarily workless and caused £50,000 damage to Local Government ...
Article : 530 words"For the next three or four years the future of agriculture lies more particularly in the economic sphere than in the cultural," said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Bulcock) to-day, addressing the first meeting, of the ...
Article : 1,005 wordsA feature of the heat wave has been a growing reform in men's clothe. Open-necked shirts, shorts, and sandals have never before been so ...
Article : 60 wordsBush fires have been raging for some days past in the Doonan district, as a result of the drought, and farmers have had to keep watch on their properties, ...
Article : 83 wordsSponsored by the Southport sub-branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, a public meeting was held in the School of Arts ...
Article : 221 wordsAt least seven persons were killed and 49 were injured when the Howrah-Dchre Dun express was derailed to-day. The five middle coaches overturned ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 wordsThe postmaster and two assistants at Marble Bar. Australia's hottest town, are marooned by storm waters--in their hotel, Nearly six inches of rain have ...
Article : 70 wordsA huge crowd gathered in and about the Albert Hall, Canberra, last night to hear the first public address in Australia by Mr. H. G. Wells. The hall ...
Article : 275 wordsWORK has begun on pulling down the old Hamilton police station, which was sold for a nominal sum for removal. It was pointed out by the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 128 wordsIn a broadcast announcement the B.B.C. staled that the New Zealand Government had said that it was embarrassed over remarks broadcast by ...
Article : 65 words"The Times" Capetown correspondent says that Germany's almost monopolittic control of the wool sales is perturbing British, Continental and local buyers. ...
Article : 123 wordsAfter dropping 230,000 gallons on Wednesday, the water consumption in Brisbane rose 590,000 gallons to 22,130,000 for the 24 ...
Article : 52 wordsMr. Ian Cameron, who has been spending a fortnight with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Kellett Cameron, in Brisbane, has returned to Rockhampton. ...
Article : 122 wordsBush fires are still raging in the Hawkes Bay district. A fierce gale fanned the flames near Kereru, and settlers stood by all night, but a change ...
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The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Fri 13 Jan 1939, Page 11
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