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  2. THE LOAN CAMPAIGN.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 21.—With the addition of promises of conversion and business, transacted today throughout the Commonwealth, the total amount of ...

    Article : 248 words
  3. MUNGANA ACTION.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 21.—In the Mungana action to-day counsel's addresses were concluded and his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir James Blair) directed the jury, ...

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  4. HARVEST PROSPECTS.

    Though it is early yet, and far too dangerous to prophesy regarding the 1931-32 harvest, no harm can come from the issuing of a timely warning that in much ...

    Article : 1,379 words
  5. ARCTIC MYSTERY.

    BERLIN, Aug. 20.—Professor Moltschanoff, of Leningrad, has developed a photograph taken from the Graf Zeppelin when over the southern region Novara ...

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  6. SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

    In a three-roomed weather-board house at Carlisle during Thursday night a married man murdered his wife and five children and afterwards killed himself. The ...

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  7. BRITISH EMERGENCY.

    LONDON, Aug. 21.—The Prime Minister (Mr. MacDonald) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Snowden) attended a series of conferences yesterday at which ...

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  8. NEW ZEALAND FINANCE.

    WELLINGTON, Aug. 21.—On the motion of the Leader of Opposition (Mr. Coates), the House of Representative to-day agreed that because of the serious ...

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  9. FUTURE OF BURMA.

    LONDON, Aug. 20.—The India Office announces that the Government has decided to convene a Burma Round Table Conference and invite representatives of ...

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  10. SUBMARINE TRAGEDY.

    LONDON, Aug. 20.—The true traditions of "the silent service" were observed today when Petty-Officer Willis and 28 other survivors of the submarine ...

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  11. WEST AUSTRALIAN FIGURES.

    Since the loan campaign started in this State, 2,475 persons have converted holdings to the value of £11,028,481. The conversions yesterday totalled £515,075. ...

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  12. STORM IN KOREA.

    TOKIO, Aug. 21.—On Wednesday night a violent storm swept over southern Korea. It is reported that 260 fishermen were drowned, and last night 300 were still ...

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  13. NURSERY MUSIC.

    LONDON, Aug. 2O.—Sir Edward Elgar's "Nursery Suite," dedicated to Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, had its first performance at a promenade ...

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  14. MURRAY FLOODS.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 21.—The menace of floods has increased owing to water along the lower Murray having been banked up by winds. ...

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  15. CUBAN REBELLION.

    HAVANA, Aug. 2O.—Eye-witnesses of the serious fighting between the Government forces and the rebels during the past three days at Gibava state that heavy ...

    Article : 75 words
  16. N.S.W. SAVINGS BANK.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 12.—The committee of the recently-formed association of depositors of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales will ask the Legislative ...

    Article : 147 words
  17. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    A deputation from the Young Women's Christian Association waited on the Minister, for Unemployment (Mr. J. Scaddan) on Thursday to request Government ...

    Article : 250 words
  18. AMERICAN CRIME.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.—The latest report of the Wickersham Commission appointed by President Hoover shortly after he took office to investigate law ...

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  19. NEWSPAPERS FINED.

    LONDON, Aug. 20.—The proprietors of the "Daily Sketch" have been fined £125, and those of the "Daily Express" £100 for having flown aeroplanes at less than ...

    Article : 131 words
  20. WHEAT FOR CHINA.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—The Federal Farm Board, through the Department of State, has notified the Chinese Government that it will negotiate for the sale of ...

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  21. SHOOTING AFFAIR.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 21.—Myrtle Agnes Wachtel (26), and her two brothers, Alexander Edward Wachtel (35) and Rudolph Bernard Wachtel (33), are in the Mannum ...

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  22. FIGHT ON MOTOR CYCLE.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 21.—On a charge of having shot at Constable James Ulrick with intent to murder him, Kenneth Aubrey Fallow (27), wicker worker, and Robert ...

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  23. INDIAN SITUATION.

    CALCUTTA, Aug. 21.—The Viceroy (Lord Willingdon) and the Home member (Sir James Crerar) left Calcutta for Simla suddenly yesterday. The reason is ...

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  24. HARVEY IRRIGATION WORKS.

    When a deputation of Harvey residents waited on the Minister for Unemployment (Mr. J. Scaddan) on Thursday Mr. R. McLarty, M.L.A., said that about 120 men, ...

    Article : 178 words
  25. FRENCH DIPLOMATIC CHANGE.

    PARIS, Aug. 20.—M. Andre Poncet has been appointed French Ambassador to Germany in succession to M. de Margerie, who has retired. ...

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  26. LEEDERVILLE COMMITTEE.

    A meeting of the Leederville United Unemployment Relief Committee was held in the New Oxford Theatre on August 17. It was reported that the ...

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  27. HUNTSMAN DROWNED.

    LONDON, Aug. 21.—Mr. Dennis. K. Foster, of Cloutsham Farm, Exmoor, a well-known rider to hounds and formerly a sheep farmer in Australia, was drowned ...

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  28. AIR RACE TRAGEDY.

    LONDON, Aug. 20.—The Minister for Air (Lord Amubree) has received from the King a message of sympathy following the death of Lieutenant G. L. Brinton in ...

    Article : 117 words
  29. VICTORIAN TRAGEDY.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 21.—Among the debris of a house that was destroyed by fire at Tremont, near Fern Tree Gully, on Wednesday evening were found the ...

    Article : 159 words
  30. ARMADALE-KELMSCOTT FUNDS.

    With the object of augmenting the local relief funds, next Saturday will be observed as Unemployment Day at Armadale, and all classes of the community are ...

    Article : 221 words
  31. AGED TRIPLETS BIRTHDAY.

    LONDON, Aug. 21.—Charles Mayhew, a bookmaker, of King's Cross-road; and his two brothers, one of whom is in Australia and the other in Canada, celebrated ...

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  32. ACCIDENTS.

    Donald Cummings (40), of Boulder- street Victoria Park, fractured his left leg when he fell from a motor truck on the Albany-road. Victoria Park, last ...

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  33. COST OF LIVING FIGURES.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 21.—The Acting Commonwealth Statistician (Professor L. F. Giblin) is expected to attend a conference of representatives of union ...

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  34. ROYAL YACHT IN GALE

    LONDON, Aup. 20.—The King's yacht, Britannia narrowly escaped destruction in a violent gale off Portland today. She dragged her anchors towards the ...

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  35. RAZOR SLASHING.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 21.—Patrick Amos (40) was admitted to hospital late to-night suffering from the effects of razor slashing. His nose and lip were severed and his ...

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  36. BOY DIES FROM INJURIES.

    Stanley C. Endersby (16), of 292 William- st., who was employed by G. and R. Wills and Co., died in the Perth Hospital early yesterday moraine from the internal ...

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  37. AROUND AUSTRALIA.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 21.—Mr. H. F. Broadbent, who recently flew from Brisbane to Adelaide in one day, will leave Mascot at midnight on Sunday in an attempt ...

    Article : 94 words
  38. AUSTRALIAN OFFICER'S DEATH

    LONDON, Aug. 20.—Lieut. Commander Norwood Morgan, the Australian naval officer who was killed in a motor smash on August 15, was buried with naval ...

    Article : 79 words
  39. BICYCLE RIDER INJURED.

    On the Perth-Fremantle-road, near the Leighton railway station last night, a collision took place between a bicycle ridden by William Ward (50) of ...

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  40. SOUTH-EAST PROVINCE ELECTION

    WAGIN, Aug. 20.—Mr. Edgar H. Hill, ex-Mayor of Wagin, is a candidate for the forthcoming election to fill the vacancy in the South-East Province of the ...

    Article : 81 words
  41. BARRISTERS' FEES.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 31.—The Council of the Bar of New South Wales has decided that Barristers' fees should be reduced to the standard prevailing in 1920 before the ...

    Article : 58 words
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