Not since the "barakiri" of General Nogi In 1912 has an set of ceremonial suicide among the higher classes so deeply stirred the nation as that of Admiral ...
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Article : 27 wordsA message from South Pittsburgh (Tennessee) states that militiamen arc keeping order to-day after six officers of the lan" were shot dead and a score of others ...
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Article : 36 wordsMisS Muried Starr, who is appearing in the play "Cornered," was to-night robbed at the Palace Theatre of jewellary valued at £100. ...
Article : 31 wordsTo-day Dams Margaret Lloyd George, with her daughter. her son. and her sone wife. narrowly escaped accident while returning to her ship aboard a lunch. ...
Article : 79 wordsWoodfull, the captain of the Victorian team. shone in a battle of tacties against the New South Wales Eleven to-day. When the game resumed it was a great ...
Article : 126 wordsA few days ago an announcement made that a trial flight in connection with an attempt to fly from Sydney to New Zealand by two New Zealand officers ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Chappie-street Baptist Church, a stone buildingUdine with an attached wood and hon schoolroom, was destroyed by fire tonight. When the brigade arrived the ...
Article : 109 wordsThe United States will participate in the conference of the Preparatory Commission on Disarmament at Geneva nest February. Congress has authorised the ...
Article : 108 wordsThe newspapers publish cables from Sydney suggesting disappointment that the Christmas broadcast from London did not include carols, or any mention of ...
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Article : 123 wordsThe Union Castle line received an S.O.S. to-day from the steamer Crawford Castle (4.300 tone), savins she was drifting [?] unmanageable condition ashore ...
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Article : 99 wordsMr. John William Funnell (54)and his son Mr. Leslia William Funnell (23), were drowned in the Bundi[?]ry Creek, near Narrandera, yesterday Mr. and Mm. ...
Article : 121 wordsThe air force flying boats left Bombay this morning, and have arrived at Mangalor. The flying boats covered 450 miles from ...
Article : 51 wordsFred. McCallum (10). residing with his parents at Ardlethan, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee on Christmas Day. The same day his younger brother was thrown ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 wordsAn offence which, it is alleged, was committed in Melbourne, 1926 was the subject, of a case in the Police Court today, when Herbert James Hanna, also ...
Article : 183 wordsMrs, Luhr wife of a railway ganger at Whitton on Bozing Day presented her husband with triplets, consisting of two boys a. girl. Two years ago she ...
Article : 52 wordsThe German barque Gustav Vistararf, which in Octover last pat into questown during a storm which partially disabled her. left to-day for Melbourne. ...
Article : 31 wordsMr. David Lauder (24). a recent arrival from Scotland, and Donald Mckay (18), were drowned through the capsizing of a sailing boat in Wellington Harbor ...
Article : 114 wordsSpecial snow trains were put on some services to keen open the lines round Lodon. They were fitted with brushes to sweep the snow from the live wires and ...
Article : 160 wordsBackfiring this afternoon, a motor ice cream van burst into flames. foreing the three occupants to leap for safety while the vehicle in motion. the The accident ...
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Article : 126 wordsWhile on the field to-day Mr. W.. A. Oldfield the New South Wales wicketkeeper, had a valuable gold watch stolen from his clothing in the drcessing room at ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Wed 28 Dec 1927, Page 9
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