SYDNEY, Jan. 18.—After hearing evidence today into the circumstances of the crash of an Air Force Avro Anson machine at Richmond on December 18. ...
Article : 599 wordsDARWIN, Jan. 18.—The expression "a good time was had by all"—or nearly all—aptly describes the experiences of passengers on the Burns, Philp liner Merkur ...
Article : 1,019 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 18.—In an interview today the New Zealand Minister for Defence (Mr. Jones), who is visiting Sydney, said that understanding, co-operation ...
Article : 293 wordsMELBOURNE, Jan. 18.—Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor (42), munition worker, of Alma-road, St. Kilda, at the St. Kilda Court today, was committed for trial on ...
Article : 264 wordsMELBOURNE, Jan. 18.—Within the next few weeks the Federal Government will launch an intense campaign for recruits for the Royal Australian Air Force. ...
Article : 660 wordsLONDON. Jan. 18.—Two terrific explosions occurred in a factory in the northern outskirts of London this morning. Several people were killed and a large ...
Article : 197 wordsRENO (Nevada), Jan. 17.—Dr. Cyril P. Bryan, a well-known medical man, of Perth, died in Reno today. He was en route to England, via America, having ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 913 wordsWASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Senator Pittman) announced today that the committee intended to ...
Article : 112 wordsNEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The explosion of 6,000lb. of nitro-glycerine destroyed a unit of du Pont de Nemours and Co.'s powder works at Gibbstown ...
Article : 123 wordsNEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The trial of Earl Browder, general secretary of the American Communist Party, on charges of having made false passport ...
Article : 62 wordsLOS ANGELES, Jan. 17.—Giving evidence today before a Congressional committee, William R. Pemberton, representing Californian oil producers, stated that ...
Article : 84 wordsLONDON. Jan. 18.—Two violent earthquake shocks occurred in the Nigde district of southern Anatolia during the night. A message from Ankara says that ...
Article : 82 wordsLONDON. Jan. 18.—From Berlin it is reported that 12 people were killed and 20 injured in another railway smash, when a passenger train collided with a ...
Article : 77 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 18.—Trouble is threatened by the unions in the gas industry in Sydney and Newcastle. For the first time eight unions with members ...
Article : 178 wordsCANBERRA, Jan. 18.—The Government aeroplane used by the Flying Doctor (Dr. Clyde Fenton) of the Northern Territory is being fitted with ...
Article : 90 wordsLONDON, Jan. 17.—It is estimated in Canada that the £120,000,000 empire air training scheme will, when in full operation, absorb personnel numbering at ...
Article : 69 wordsBRISBANE, Jan. 18.—Attacked with a tomahawk on the lugger Willow at Thursday Island harbour at 8 am. today, Mashai Maeji (30), a Japanese member ...
Article : 93 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 18.—When an electric train from Liverpool to Hornsby was entering No. 4 platform at Wynyard station this morning, a man was seen ...
Article : 153 wordsThe Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Country Party (Mr. A. G. Cameron). who arrived in Perth on Wednesday on a nine days' visit to this State, attended a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 180 wordsSir,—"The West Australian" on January 3 published a letter written by Sir Eugene Ramsden, M.P. for North Bradford, England, who seeks to inform the ...
Article : 571 wordsOTTAWA, Jan. 18.—The British Air Ministry has ordered 850 aircraft and 736 additional engines for use under the air training plan, according to the War ...
Article : 60 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 18.—The question whether the mining unions should withdraw from the Arbitration Court and depend on strike action only for the redress of ...
Article : 130 wordsAUCKLAND, Jan. 18.—Seven thousand cases of bananas had to be jettisoned at sea when failure of the refrigerating plant occurred on a steamer bringing fruit from ...
Article : 85 wordsBRISBANE, Jan. 18.—During storms which swept over the State tonight and today one man was killed by lightning, another man was rendered unconscious. ...
Article : 124 wordsMELBOURNE, Jan. 18.—The War Cabinet decided today to appoint a special committee to exercise higher direction of aircraft manufacturing policy. ...
Article : 134 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 18.—Reginald Francis Higgs, company director, said in the Central Police Court today that he had advanced John Woolcott Forbes money on ...
Article : 410 wordsCANBERRA, Jan. 18.—Soap was today brought under the averaging principle of price control By an order the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Professor ...
Article : 45 wordsBRISBANE, Jan. 18.—Five minutes after the Brisbane City Council £250,000 loan closed at noon yesterday, two applications, one for £5,000 and the other for ...
Article : 60 words"My attitude is that the question should be referred back to the Tariff Board," said the Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Country Party (Mr. A. G. ...
Article : 166 wordsCANBERRA, Jan. 18.—Defence tenders aggregating £71,550 were accepted by the Commonwealth Government today. Included in the contracts was one for the ...
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Advertising : 296 wordsWhen struck by a motor car in North Beach-road near Kalgoorlie-street, Mt. Hawthorn, about 8 p.m. on December 12, Mary Jane Rawlings (83) received ...
Article : 185 wordsADELAIDE, Jan. 18.—Legal action would be the last and not the first resource, the Premier (Mr. Playford) said today in answering a statement by the ...
Article : 105 wordsCANBERRA, Jan. 18.—Negotiations for the sale of sheepskins to the United Kingdom Government are now in an advanced stage, and it is expected that ...
Article : 142 wordsFor having driven a utility truck along James and Fitzgerald streets on January 6 while under the influence of drink Angelo Di Chiero (37), miner, was fined ...
Article : 180 wordsVATICAN CITY. Jan. 18.—The Pope Swill broadcast his blessing to New Zealand on February 1, on the occasion of the closing of the Eucharistic Congress. ...
Article : 28 wordsFour motor vehicles were reported stolen from city streets last night. Between 9 o'clock and 11.15 a blue tourer. No. 25964, the property of Norman ...
Article : 112 wordsCANBERRA, Jan. 18.—Tenders for the replacing of steel towers for radio beacons with wooden towers are being reinvited by the Commonwealth Government. ...
Article : 76 wordsAUCKLAND, Jan. 18.—There was a tragic ending to a camping party at Akaroa Harbour today when Andrew Dykes (36), and Kenneth Dykes (6), his ...
Article : 56 wordsAUCKLAND. Jan. 19.—The third double drowning in two days occurred at Canterbury today, when two boys, Desmond Spurr (10) and Peter Mason (5) ...
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