TRAIN CRASHES INTO MOTOR LORRY. Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a motor lorry was crossing the railway line at Islington when a city-bound passenger train crashed into it with considerable force at the Torrens-road crossing. The truck, which was heavily laden, was carried along the line for some distance. When the driver was extricated from the wreckage It was found that he had bean killed outright. The force of the impact may be gauged from the fact that one of the buffers of the engine, as ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 91 wordsPLAY IN THE FINALS. The finals of the Ladies' Golf Union Championship were played at Seaton yesterday. In the photograph Mrs. S. [?] (runner-up) is driving. Mrs. E. Britten Jones (the winner), has just played her stroke. K[?]chock, Photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 43 wordsTHE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. At the inter-State Conference of the representatives of inter-State Schools' Sports bodies held in Adelaide last year, it was decided to send an Australian schoolboys' soccer team to New Zealand, each State to pay for an agreed quota of players. Owing to various causes all the States except South Australia, dropped out and eventually it was decided that the whole of the team should be selected in South Australia, and tour New Zealand as representative of Australia. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 88 wordsSOUTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN MELBOURNE. A lacrosse match is to be played in Melbourne to-day, between South Australia and Victoria. The photograph was taken at Spencer-street railway-station upon the arrival of the South Australian team in Melbourne. The wife and daughter of Mr. Rule (the manager of team) are in the centre of the group. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 57 wordsThe county matches were continued today. Somerset versus Middlesex.—Middlesex, eight for 359 (declared) (Killicy 89). ...
Article : 166 wordsAN EXCITING MOMENT. The photograph shows an exciting incident which took place in front of the South Australian goal during the match in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon, between South Australia and Western Australia. J. Owens and A. J. Ryan, two of the South Australian team, have made an unsuccessful attempt to mark. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 55 wordsOFFICIAL OPENING BY THE PREMIER OF VICTORIA. The official opening of the Australian Football Carnival was performed on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday afternoon by the Premier of Victoria (Mr. E. J. Hogan). The ceremony took place in the centre of the oval, and the five State teams were lined up in star formation. The photograph shows the Premier addressing the players. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 66 wordsThe test trial, England versus The Rest, was continued to-day at Lord's, and England were dismissed or 383. Hobbs, who was hart, did not resume his innings, ...
Article : 290 wordsThis afternoon there will be a matinee performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and to-night will see the last performance of "The Eternal Magdelene." ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 170 wordsAfter a remarkable success in America, followed by a still greater one in London and in Sydney and Melbourne, "Rose Marie" comes to Adelaide, and will open ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 338 wordsThe first Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. W. C. Bridgeman) last night made his first public speech since the breakdown of the Geneva Naval Conference. ...
Article : 157 wordsThe railway men at Adana struck to-day, claiming an increase in wages. Hundreds lay down on the tracks to prevent the trains from running. ...
Article : 59 wordsSir George Pearce is beginning a migration tour of the provinces for nine days, visiting Birmingham, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, [?] ...
Article : 118 wordsWhat is thought to be a Defence Department aeroplane suddenly landed at the Katherine to-day, where it is delayed owing to the bad state of the landing ground ...
Article : 57 wordsIn view of the reported dissensions at Mau, and the prospects of conciliation at present not being promising, much comment has been caused by the new ...
Article : 79 wordsHarold Langley Montagu (32), Customs agent, who pleads guilty to having misappropriated nearly £4,000, which he had received from clients to pay to the ...
Article : 52 wordsIn response to Gloucester's score of 148 in the first innings to-day New Zealand lost nine for 415, when they declared. Dacre made for 04, Mills 86, Page 59, and ...
Article : 56 wordsWhat happens when a princess finds her prince consort infatuated with a pretty cabaret star is told in a story full of comedy and pathos in "The Waltz ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Primary Producers' Association's annual conference, which was concluded to-day, condemned any renewal of the sugar agreement or extension of the ...
Article : 48 wordsJack Delaney, contender for the heavyweight title, to-night: won from P[?] [?] (Spain) on a [?] in the seventh ...
Article : 47 wordspool. Charles [?] (141) led the field at the end of the day, followed by The Northern Professional Golf Championship was continued to-day at Black ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Sat 13 Aug 1927, Page 14
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