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  2. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club held a meeting yesterday at Victoria Park. Results:— HURDLE RACE, about two miles. ...

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  3. QUEENSLAND RAILWAY SMASH

    Members of the Court of Inquiry in to the railway disaster near Tarkston held an informal meeting on Saturday. The sittings of the Court will commence on ...

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  4. SATURDAY'S WEATHER CHART.

    Saturday's weather chart was still dominated by a high pressure system of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. MINING.

    The accounts of Zinc Corporation, Ltd., for 1924 show a net profit of £375,295. The year's dividends on preferences shares amounted to 45 per cent., and on ...

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  6. NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.

    North of the line drawn from Cooktown to Alice Springs and from Broone to the same dusky city, there is (says M. H. Ellis, in the Hobart "Mercury" ...

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  7. SOCIAL INSURANCE.

    Plans formulated by the British Government, and announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, in his Budget speech, for ...

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  8. FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

    Prices of frozen and chilled meat are as follows:— Sheep.—N.A.: Canterbury, heavy, 6¾d. per lb.; North Island, heavy, 6¾d.; ...

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  9. ANTIMONY.

    English antimony is quoted at £69 10s. per ton, and foreign at £60 to £61. ...

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  10. BRISBANE BURGLARY.

    Early on Saturday morning a posse of police and detectives following a report that the premises of McCartney Bros., at Woolloongabba were being burgled ...

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  11. STATE BATTERY RETURNS.

    Reports from State batteries for the past week show that 163 tons of ore were crushed for a yield of 496oz. 13dwt. of sold. Details are as follows:— ...

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  12. COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC.

    Cotton: The Liverpool quotation for good middling American, July delivery is 12.55d. per lb., compared with 12.67d. a week ago. ...

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  13. LOCAL BUREAU'S REPORT.

    Saturday morning's weather reports shower, that the expected rainstorm had developed overnight, and that the [?] were mainly coastal. Up to 8 a.m. it ...

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  14. LONDON METAL QUOTATIONS.

    The Australian Mines and Metals Association reports the following official London metal quotations (middle prices) on July 12, as received from the ...

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  15. AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL.

    South-West Division.—Geraldton, 2 points; Wnalebing, 5; Kalamunda, 85; Guildford, 75; Perth Gardens, 37; Perth Observatory, 30; Fremantle Signal Station, 20; Fremantle Oval, ...

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  16. STATE INSURANCE.

    The Acting Treasurer (Mr. Multan) stated on Saturday that preliminary advice had been received from the Actuary of the State Insurance Office that after ...

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  17. TO-DAY'S FORECAST.

    The forecast for to-day is:— Except for clearing showers along the south coast, fine throughout. Southwest to south-east winds. A cold ...

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  18. OVERSEA WHEAT MARKETS.

    Wheat cargoes are neglected and quotations unchanged. One parcel shipped by an unnamed vessel from New South Wales has been sold at 58s., and another ...

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  19. IN THE CHURCHES.

    At the Cottesloe Congregational Church last evening the Rev. George Potts preached from the words: "And the Lord went before them by day in a ...

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  20. TEMPERATURES AT CAPITAL CITIES.

    Perth: Max., 66deg.; min., 58deg. Adelaide: max., 65deg.; min., 47deg. Melbourne: Max., 55deg.; min., 42deg. Brisbane: Min., 54deg. Sydney: Max., 62deg.; min., 53deg. Hobart: ...

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  21. A FATAL COLLISION.

    Arthur R. Johnstone, a middle-aged married man employed as a mechanician at the Flinders Naval Base, while riding a motor cycle into the depot on Saturday ...

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  22. A COOLER HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    The announcement in the House of Commons that £4,000 is to be spent on the improvement of its ventilation marks the end of three years scientific research. ...

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  23. STUD PIGS.

    ELDER, SMITH and CO, report (June 11):— We held a dispersal sale of Berkshire stud piss on account of Mr. P. W. Ashby, Welsh pool, to-day. Prices realised were:—Eden ...

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  24. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    There was another packed audience at Ilis Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening, when "His House in order" was again staged by Miss Irene Vanbrugh, Mr. ...

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  25. BIG COUNTRY LAND DEAL.

    Through the agency of Mr. Joseph Charles, of Warwick House, Perth Messrs. J. and C. Butcher, of Boola[?] Station, Carnarvon, and ...

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  26. W.A. APPLES AND PEARS.

    Further sales of the Bakara's, Balranald's, Maimoa's and Matakamas apples were made to-day at mostly 6d. to 1s. a case below Wednesday's prices. ...

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  27. CABLE PLAYER RECITAL.

    On Saturday evening the directors of Musgrove's, Ltd., entertained the share- holders at a recital designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the, Cable ...

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  28. FRIVOLITIES' SEASON OPENS.

    In a few words of greeting to an over- flowing audience at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night. Claude Dampier, the well known comedian of the "idiot" type, ...

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  29. LONG DISTANCE WIRELESS.

    The atmospheric conditions were particularly good for long distance wireless telegraphy and telephony this afternoon and evening and Mr. Charles MacLurcan. ...

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  30. DRAMATIC ART.

    Mrs. McRostle, assisted by several local stage artists, including Messrs, Edward Black, Cliff Burridge and Herbert Millard, will present a dramatic ...

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  31. INVESTMENT STOCKS.

    To-day's Stock Exchange sales and quotations were:—Commonwealth bonds, 4½ per cent. 1925, £102 2s. 6d.: 5 per cent. l927. £101 7s. 6d., 5 per cent., ...

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  32. COLISEUM THEATRE.

    "The Lighthouse by the Sea," featuring the dog "Rin-Tin-Tin," will be screening with a selection of supporting films at the Coliseum Theatre to-night. ...

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  33. MAIL MATTER BURNED

    A mail motor car which left Hay on saturday morning for Deniliquin with a good-sized mail including bags for Booroorban. Wanganella and Denilliquin was ...

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  34. MAN'S EVOLUTION.

    On an important mission relating to the study of the human race, Dr. Ales Hr[?]ka, curator of the division of physical anthropology of the United States ...

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  35. Foreign Missions.

    Yesterday being Foreign Missions Day the Rev. A. W. Bray preached in the Brisbane-street Methodist Church last evening from the text: "O send cut ...

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  36. REGISTERED COMPANIES.

    The following companies were registered in the Supreme Court last week:— Telfer North Gold Mining Co. (No Liability): power of attorney to A. J. ...

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  37. THE SHARE MARKETS.

    Adelaide Saturday. — Barriers were quiet, with quotations somewhat weaker. Broken Hill Proprietary were sold at 23s, 10½d., and sellers were prepared ...

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  38. OIL AT TIMOR.

    The steamer Marella which left for Singapore to-day, is calling at Timor's Island for the first time for some years. Formerly Darwin was in close touch with ...

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  39. RAISINS.

    According to information received by the Minister for Markets and Migration (Senator R. V. Wilson), a new process of treating raisins has been discovered by ...

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  40. LUXOR THEATRE.

    A large audience witnessed the vaudeville submitted at the Luxor Theatre on Saturday evening, when the programme of the previous evening was successfully ...

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  41. SOCIAL.

    The engagement is announced between Mavis, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pascoe, Dunorn, Cunderdin, and Mount Lawley, and Ivan H. Parker, only ...

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  42. PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

    Regularly the management of the Prince of Wales Theatre presents commendable programmes of entertainment, but the screening of a notable pictorial ...

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  43. AUSTRALIAN PRIMARY PRODUCTS.

    The Minister for Markets and Migration (Senator Wilson), made the following statement on Saturday in respect to Australian fruit, meat and dairy produce, ...

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  44. ARMED INTRUDER.

    A sensation was caused at Perth, near Longford, on Friday night, when an armed man held up a resident with a revolver. Miss Mary Collins, middle aged, who ...

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  45. VETERINARY ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of the Western Australian branch of the Veterinary Association was held at the University on Thursday night, when there was a good attendance of ...

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  46. FRUIT MARKETING.

    Recently the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing decided to ask the Government for permission to acquire by proclamation under the Sugar ...

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  47. LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS.

    Hundreds of men, including horsemen and police are searching for Mrs. Elizabeth Dwyer (55), who since Friday has been missing, and is supposed to be lost ...

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  48. LONDON QUOTATIONS.

    London, Friday.—Broken Hill Proprietary, 23s.: North Broken Hill, b 103s. 6d. s [?] 9d.; Mc. Lyed 21s, 3d.: Sons of Gwalia. b 4s, 7½d., s 4s. 8¼d.: ...

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  49. A SHOOTING MISHAP.

    Osward Ross (1[?]), of Leura-street Surry Hills, was rabbit shooting at Sunshine on Saturday afternoon when his companion, Harry Clark, of Kerferd ...

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  50. IMPALED ON GARDEN STAKE.

    Jumping through an open window at her home at Elizabeth-cresent, Generally huntly, on Saturday afternoon. Andrey Rogers (7) was impaled on a garden ...

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  51. PERTH F.C. CONCERT.

    Organised by the Perth Football Club, a successful entertainment was held in the Unity Theatre, Perth, on Saturday evening. A well-varied programme was ...

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