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  2. THE A.l.P.

    A discussion extending over four hours by the Federal A.L.P. executive to-day failed to bring about a satisfactory settlement of the dispute between the two ...

    Article : 360 words
  3. TRADE UNION BILL.

    The House of Commons to-day resumed consideration of the Trade Union Bill it committee. Sir W. Hume-Williams (Conservative) ...

    Article : 260 words
  4. FLOODS IN AMERICA.

    At least eight persons were drowned when a natural dam in Grosventre River burst on Wednesday. A wall of water swept through the settlement of Kelly ...

    Article : 67 words
  5. THE DRIED FRUIT ACT.

    The validity of the South Australian Dried Fruit Act is challenged in a High Court writ issued by soliciters acting on behalf of Frederick Alexander James, of ...

    Article : 1,289 words
  6. OBITUARY.

    Mrs. Grubb. wife of Mr. E. C. Grubb, of Gladstone, died at the Crystal Brook Hospital at the age of 45 years, on Sunday. She had ...

    Article : 168 words
  7. THE WARRINGAH SEAT.

    Speaking at North Sydney in support of the campaign of Captain Conway, the official Labor candidate for the Warringah seat, the Federal Labor leader ...

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  8. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS.

    In glorious sunshine the Duke and Duchess enjoyed their first glimpse of Western Australian bush life to-day when they visited the Fairbridge Farm School, ...

    Article : 357 words
  9. VIEWS AND COMMENTS.

    From ARTHUR G. COLLISON, Secretary:—I have been requested by the governors of the Parkin Trust and by the attendants at the lectures to express to ...

    Article : 64 words
  10. THE EMPIRE DAY BALI.

    From "GUIDER," North Adelaide.—I am glad to see that an effort is being made to provide the Girl Guide Association with central premises for carrying on its ...

    Article : 135 words
  11. A FATAL CLOUDBURST.

    A cloudburst struck Peoria late on Wednesday, flooding the surrounding lowlands. Fifteen persons are reported drowned. ...

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  12. THE RIVERINA.

    Reports were current to-day that the salvage operations on the stranded steamer Riverina at Gabo might be abandoned A report states that the bottom of the ...

    Article : 47 words
  13. A DAM BURSTS

    With floodwaters racing towards the village of St. Martins, 15,000 Acadian peasants, Whose homes are doomed, are seattering like ants to the highlands. ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. ENGINEERING APPRENTICES.

    From "REGULUS," Black Forest:-I wish to apprentice two boys to the general engineering trade, which I should have no difficulty in doing in England, as ...

    Article : 238 words
  15. MR. LANG ON MR. BRUCE.

    In a speech at Mosman 10-night in favor of Mr. O"Gorman the Scale executive candidate for Warringah, the Premier (Mr. Lang) said he had every right to expect ...

    Article : 317 words
  16. MAY BE ABANDONED.

    For some time Huddart, Parker & Co. have been considering the advisability of abandoning attempts to refloat the Rive[?]a. Mr. J. L. Webb, one of the ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. PERMANENT WAVE.

    In a case heard before Mr. Justice James, in which Mabel Louise Brignell, wife of Spencer Jack Brignell, of Mosman, sqed Madge Westphal and Jans ...

    Article : 70 words
  18. FATAL AEROPLANE CRASH.

    Four airmen attached to the Royal Australian Air force at Point Cook met their deaths when two planes crashed in mid-air on April 21, when the ...

    Article : 555 words
  19. TROUBLE AT NORWOOD.

    Shortly before 7.30 p.m. on Thursday trouble occurred between a number of youths and some Italians near the Royal Oak Billiard billiard saloon, Parade, ...

    Article : 197 words
  20. AN AEROPLANE SMASH.

    When Sergeant Denny crashed in a single seater Air Force plane near Whitfield, when returning from the opening of the Federal Parliament at Canberra last ...

    Article : 170 words
  21. THE RAILWAY DEFICIT.

    From G. A. STAPLETON, Genelge Bus Co.—In connection with the debate in the House on the railway deficit, I have noted with grave concern remarks by our new ...

    Article : 512 words
  22. AN ILLEGAL STRIKE.

    The strike of crane and ho[?]st drivers in the city was to-day declared by the Indusstrial Commissioner (Mr. Piddington, K.C.[?] to be [?] and he fined the Federated ...

    Article : 77 words
  23. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    Mr. E. W. Lingdon, manager of Walker and Hall of Grenfell-street, on Thursday was [?]pecting new premises in the basement of the Hotel Richmond, in Rundle ...

    Article : 48 words
  24. AFFAIRS IN JAPAN.

    The sliding down of the yen and disconcerting reports of another bank's closing, coupled-with confusing and indefinite statements regarding the Government's ...

    Article : 136 words
  25. THE, Y.M.C.A.

    The official opening of the Y.M.C.A. building was held this afternoon. The federal Band played selections prior to the ceremony. The president (Rev. W. ...

    Article : 596 words
  26. THE PORT ADELIAIPE DROWNING CASE.

    In connection with the finding of the body of an unknown man in the Port Adelaide River on Tuesday, the Assistant Coroner (Mr. C. L. Mathews) will hold ...

    Article : 51 words
  27. PORT ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL.

    May 19.—Present—The Mayor (Mr. A. O. R. Tapp), Aldermen Gibb and Clouston, and Councillors Dicker, Pickett, Gandon, Guthrie, Davey, Harrison, and Pudney. The health officer ...

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  28. A PETROL FIRE.

    My. Ralph De[?]de (3[[?]), motor mechanic, of Lygon-street, Carlton, was soldering the fuel tank of a steam car at a garage in Fitzroy to-day when he felt ...

    Article : 167 words
  29. A SEAMAN INJURED.

    Mr. J. Marmon, who was found unconscious on Commercial wharf, Port Adelaide, on Wednesday evening was taken to the Casualty Hospital, and later to ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. FALL DOWN A WELL.

    On Thursday afternoon Captain Charles Nilsson, an elderly man, residing at Benson-street, Semaphore, had a remarkable escape from serious ...

    Article : 114 words
  31. WOOL SALES.

    The sixth series of Brisbane wool sales was concluded to-day, when 8,000 bales were catalogued. The selection was a poor to average one, showing a few ...

    Article : 80 words
  32. CHEAP HORSES.

    Horses were in poor demand at a sale at Lismore to-day, when 40 realised £22, Good unbroken two-year-olds fetched 5/, and old horses 1/ and 2/. One animal ...

    Article : 40 words
  33. A MOTOR CYCLE SKIDS.

    Mr. Jack McCabe, of Largs Bay, sustained abrasions to his right hip as the result of being thrown from a motor cycle near the intersection of Hart-street ...

    Article : 53 words
  34. RAIN AT YORKETOWN.

    A much wanted rain fell in Yorketown and district last night, and light showers have continued since, altogether well over an inch having failen. The seeding operations, which had been ...

    Article : 65 words
  35. A RECOLUTION IN HARVESTING.

    From "J.D.," Adelaide:—Australian farmers are at the dawn or a new [?] in harvesting their grain, which will give a hundred per cent, efficiency and an addi ...

    Article : 476 words
  36. COMPLAINT ABOUT BUS DRIVERS.

    At the meeting of the Port Adelaide City Council on Thursday the city engineer reported that the overseer of works (Mr. Henley) had submitted a ...

    Article : 299 words
  37. A SCALDING ACCIDENT.

    Dorothy Jones (7½), daughter of Mr. Allen Jones, was admitted to the Children's Hospital, suffering from burns on the body, legs, and, arms, as the result ...

    Article : 45 words
  38. BENDIGO RACES.

    {No abstract available}

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  39. FALL FROM A LADDER.

    Mr. John Min, (58), of Redfern, laborer, fell from the top of a 15-foot ladder at the Civil Service Stores to-day and sustained fractured ribs and probably a fractured ...

    Article : 37 words
  40. A MOTOR ON FIRE.

    When returning from Yandiah a Tuesday evening Mr. F. E. Staker, a local butcher, had his butcher's lorry destroyed by a fire, supposed to have been caused ...

    Article : 70 words
  41. AN INSANE HUSBAND.

    On the around of her husband's insanity Florence Eleanor Cunningham was granted a decree nisi of divorce from Francis William Cunningham to-day. Cunningham ...

    Article : 273 words
  42. KILLED IN A MINE.

    The first fatal accident in the Baralaba State mine occurred to-day when Mr. William Easton died as the result of injuries sustained by a stone rolling on him ...

    Article : 40 words
  43. CHARGES AGAINST A SOLICITOR.

    At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, Harry Waldemar Baum, solicitor, was charged with having frandnlently appropriated the money of a client. ...

    Article : 113 words
  44. WILLIAMSTOWN BARRIER POSITIONS.

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    Article : 183 words
  45. AUSTRALIAN DRIED FRUIT.

    The chairman of the Commonwealth Dried Fruit Control Board (Mr. W. C. F. Thomas) advises that the report received from the London agency of the board ...

    Article : 213 words
  46. A CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    At the outcome of a brawl outside an hotel in Alfred-street, North Sydney, the city coroner to-day committed Mattew Lynch for trial on a charge of the ...

    Article : 112 words
  47. ARTIFICIAL SILK INDUSTRY.

    Parliament will meet on Tuesday to consider a proposal to establish the artificial silk industry in Tasmania. ...

    Article : 30 words
  48. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    A motion of importance to country districts in the various States was carried at the municipal Association conference to-day, when it was decided to support ...

    Article : 85 words
  49. Advertising

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    Advertising : 204 words
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