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  2. SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

    BRISBANE, Oct. 31.—Consistent bat-ting, inspired by unaccepted catches it critical stages of the game, has placed victory within the grasp of New South ...

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  3. OVERSEAS TELEPHONY.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 31.—One of the most successful tests in international telephony to-night was a triumph for the Sydney organisers and the engineers in charge of ...

    Article : 190 words
  4. WATERSIDE TROUBLE.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 31.—The Premier (Mr. Hogan) announced in the Legislative Assembly to-day that a recommendation by the Chief Commissioner of Police ...

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  5. AIRMAN'S PLIGHT.

    CAPETOWN, Oct. 30.—Lieut, Murdoch, who recently crashed in the wilds of the Congo, when returning to England in the Avro light 'plane in which he flew last ...

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  6. MAIN ROADS.

    Resuming the debate on Mr. Stewart's motion for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the provisions and administration of the Main Roads Act, ...

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  7. AVIATION.

    LONDON, Oct. 31.—A remarkable step towards the promotion of civil aviation has been taken by the Air Ministry. A letter has been addressed to the town clerks of ...

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  8. ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 31.—A large crowd of enthusiasts witnessed the arrival of the English cricket team at the Spencer-street station to-day. The station platform was ...

    Article : 295 words
  9. POLITICAL HECKLING.

    For the third time in the brief history of the current Federal election campaign the Perth Town Hall echoed last night with the frenzied din of scores of raucous ...

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  10. WORK TEMPORARILY DECLINED.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 31—Members of the Port Philip Stevedores' Association attended at new picking up places at Port Melbourne and Williamstown to-day. ...

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  11. WOMAN MURDERED.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 31.—With a deep wound in the neck and marks of violence on the face the body of Mrs. Mary Fearon (67) was found early this morning on a ...

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  12. THE BEAM SYSTEM.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—An extraordinary position has arisen from the disclosure that the Wireless Merger Bill retains telephony in the hands of the Post Office. The ...

    Article : 341 words
  13. INTER-SCHOOLS SPORTS

    Never before in the history of the Public Schools' Sports Association was the competition for the Alcock Shield so close as it was yesterday at the 24th annual ...

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  14. MATCH WITH VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 31.—England will play the second first-class match of the tour against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-morrow. Victoria holds ...

    Article : 398 words
  15. PICTURESQUE AIRMAN.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—The "Daily Mail" states that Air Commodore Samson, the most picturesque figure of the Royal Air Force, who has been nicknamed ...

    Article : 141 words
  16. ASSEMBLY SEATS.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Leader of the Opposition (Sir James Mitchell) resumed the debate on the Electoral Districts Bill, which provides for ...

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  17. THE GRAF ZEPPELIN.

    BERLIN, Oct. 31.—A wireless message has been received from the trans-Atlantic airship Graf Zeppelin stating that it is 140 miles west of Brest and expects to ...

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  18. SAMOAN NATIVES.

    GENEVA, Oct. 30.—The Permanent Mandates Commission has concluded its examination of the New Zealand Government's annual report on the administration ...

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  19. WAR REPARATIONS.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—To-day the German Charge d'Affaires had a long interview with the Acting Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Lord Cushendun) with ...

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  20. Welcome Preparations.

    BERLIN, Oct. 30.—A message from Friedrichshafen states that the officials expect the Graf Zeppelin on Thursday morning or at the earliest late on ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA.

    BROKEN HILL (N.S.W.), Oct. 31.—Captain Frank Hurley and his companions in the monoplane Spirit of Australia who are attempting a flight from Sydney to ...

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  22. "PLUM" WARNER'S OPINIONS.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—Because he is a selector of the English side, significance may be attached to an article by "Plum" Warner in the "Empire Review," ...

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  23. FRENCH CABINET DISCUSSION.

    PARIS, Oct. 30.—The German Ambassador interviewed the Minister for Foreign Affairs (M. Briand) and expressed the Berlin Government's view that the ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. ARRIVAL AT OODNADATTA.

    ADELAIDE, Oct. 31.—The Spirit of Australia landed safely at Oodnadatta at 2.15 p.m. after a very rough and hot trip. The aviators are well and will leave early ...

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  25. ANOTHER WAR FIGURE GONE

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Mr. Robert Lansing, who was Secretary of State in the Wilson Cabinet during the war, died on Tuesday. ...

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  26. GERMAN HOPES.

    BERLIN, Oct. 30.—Hopes are expressed here that France, when the expert Committee on Reparations is convened, will spontaneously agree to the early ...

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  27. INDIAN REFORM.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—Sir John Simon and the members of the Reform Commission had a very hostile reception on arrival at Lahore. Thousands of Nationalist ...

    Article : 75 words
  28. THE SAAR BASIN.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—An interesting issue of capital has been successfully floated in London. This is an issue of £1,000,000 in 6 per cent. bonds of the City of ...

    Article : 116 words
  29. INDUSTRIAL.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 30.—Crane drivers employed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge recently claimed pay at the rate of £1 an hour owing to the dangerous nature of ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. TWO WOMEN AND A MOUSE.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—"These women screaming about a mouse cost one poor fellow his life and the poor devil of a driver serious injury" said the Sheffield ...

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  31. ARMY SECRET DISCLOSED.

    PARIS, Oct. 30.—The arrest on an espoinage charge of Luigi Nacazzini, an employee of the Italian Consulate at Lyons and Pierre Vanelli, a naturalised ...

    Article : 105 words
  32. POSTAL WORKERS' COMPLAINT.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 31.—After criticising the manner in which the Postal Department is administering union awards, it was resolved by the conference of the Postal ...

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  33. THE PHOTOPHONE.

    NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—A message from Atlanta states that through an apparatus by which an electrical impulse was controlled by a beam of light, a narrow beam ...

    Article : 93 words
  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    The latest British unemployment return shows a further considerable increase. The total number of workless persons is 1,344,200 which is 23,046 more than a week ...

    Article : 268 words
  35. EMPRESS'S LETTERS.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—On the eve of the publication of the letters of the late Empress Frederic of Germany, Sir Frederick Ponsonby received a letter from the ...

    Article : 89 words
  36. MALING'S APPEAL.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 31.—It was stated by members of the New South Wales Ministry to-night that R. A. H. Albert, who was a witness before the recent Royal ...

    Article : 91 words
  37. A CLUB TOTALISATOR.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—A sensation has been caused in sporting circles by the decision of a majority of the Court of Appeal to the effect that no betting tax is ...

    Article : 159 words
  38. FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

    MOSCOW, Oct. 30.—The Far Eastern Geographical Observatory has worked out a gruesome scheme for a refrigerator museum, in which bodies of men, women ...

    Article : 133 words
  39. NEWFOUNDLAND ELECTIONS.

    ST. JOHN'S, Oct. 30.—Early returns concerning Monday's general elections indicate the defeat of the Government by Sir Richard McBride's party. ...

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  40. GERMAN MOTOR SHOW.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—The Berlin correspondent of the "Morning Post" expresses considerable surprise that not a single British car will be shown in the first ...

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  41. A FILTHY PARK.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 31.—Action has been taken by the Concord Municipal Council to remove a party of 35 Greek fishermen, who with their families have taken ...

    Article : 62 words
  42. CLEVER SKIN-GRAFTING.

    LONDON, Oct. 30.—Mrs. Gibson, a former Mayoress of Newcastle (New South Wales), who suffered severe facial injuries through being attacked by a crowd ...

    Article : 49 words
  43. S.A. ROYAL SHOW.

    ADELAIDE, Oct. 31.—The report on the last Royal Show in September states that a profit of £7,945 was made. The amount is the highest in the history of the ...

    Article : 39 words
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