By winning the third heat of the State skiff championship on Saturday J. Mitchell, sailing Lily II, demonstrated his superiority with that boat, which thus ...
Article : 699 wordsWestern Australia did well to dismiss South Australia for 248 on Saturday when a three-day cricket match was begun at the W.A.C.A ground. Bradman appeared to be firmly established when he was caught ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,895 wordsLONDON, Feb. 11.—A British Official Wireless bulletin issued on Friday night said:—"Official circles here learnt with satisfaction of the forthcoming visit to ...
Article : 556 wordsALBANY (Georgia), Feb. 10.—Before dawn today a tornado struck Albany, killing 50 people and injuring 500. Of the injured, 250 are in a critical ...
Article : 88 wordsFour occupants of a new sedan car were injured, one of them fatally, when it crashed into a pole in Nelson-screscent near the W.A.C.A. ground about 6.15 p.m. ...
Article : 455 wordsLONDON, Feb. 10.—A distinguished company, including the Duke of Kent, met Dominions officers at the Mansion House yesterday, when the Lord Mayor ...
Article : 159 wordsTORONTO. Feb. 9.—Police have seized counterfeit United States and Canadian notes of a face value of 278.000 dollars (69.500 sterling at the current rate of ...
Article : 98 wordsLONDON, Feb. 9.—A white paper which has just been issued states that 4.000,000 gas masks have been wasted through bad distribution, loss and ...
Article : 54 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—William D. Pelley, the anti-Semitic Silver Shirt leader, was arrested at the conclusion of a week's testimony before the House ...
Article : 84 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 11.—H.M.A.S. Warrego, an escort ship, was launched by Mrs. Menzies, wife of the Prime Minister at Cockatoo Island on Saturday, and the ...
Article : 242 wordsBRISBANE. Feb. 11.—With her throat badly gashed Lillian Agneta May (42). married, collapsed in Miles-street, Mt. Isa, early this morning and she died ...
Article : 157 wordsTwo motor cycles, one of them carrying a pillion passenger, collided at the corner of Plain and Wittenoom streets, East Perth, on Saturday afternoon. Three ...
Article : 132 wordsDARWIN, Feb. 11.—On loan from the Royal Air Force to direct the part the Royal Australian Air Force is to play in the Empire air scheme, Air Chief ...
Article : 238 wordsEsther Russell (38), married, of Moirstreet, Perth, received abrasions on both legs and the face on Saturday afternoon when, according to a report to the ...
Article : 68 wordsThe women's "A" grade shield com- petition conducted by the West Australian Lawn Tennis Association was concluded on Saturday and resulted in ...
Article : 423 wordsWhile riding a bicycle near the western end of the Causeway yesterday afternoon, Ronald West (14), of Howick- street, Victoria Park, came into ...
Article : 64 wordsThe second round of the West Australian Bowling Association's pennants programme was commenced on Saturday. There were several big aggregate scores, ...
Article : 929 wordsReginald Fishwick (38), of Lincoln- street, Perth, was admitted for treatment and observation at the Perth Hospital on Saturday night. He had broken his ...
Article : 35 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 11.—When an army truck crashed head-on into an electric light pole in Parramatta-road, Flemington, yesterday, a quartermaster-sergeant ...
Article : 96 wordsOTTAWA, Feb. 10.—An order-in- council has been published banning imports from 23 listed countries unless the goods are certificated as containing less ...
Article : 48 wordsOTTAWA, Feb. 10.—It is understood that New Zealand is considering the purchase of much ammunition from Canada. Two Canadian plants are under ...
Article : 38 wordsA military detention barracks has been established at the York gaol. Offenders against military law who are sentenced to detention will serve their sentences ...
Article : 89 wordsYesterday several members of the South Australian team were entertained at luncheon at the Cottesloe Golf Club by Mr. S. H. D. Rowe, and subsequently ...
Article : 112 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 11.—When a motor car overturned on a hill near Springhurst early this morning Frederick Glassenbury (28), of Wangaratta was ...
Article : 100 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 9.—The United states Lawn Tennis Association has barred two prominent players, G. Mako and W. R. Sabin from participation in ...
Article : 127 wordsThe metropolitan council of the Australian Labour Party considered on Thursday night the published statement by the Minister for the Army (Brigadier ...
Article : 86 wordsDARWIN, Feb. 11.—"The war will mean the cancellation of all Test cricket series until after an armistice," Mr. Neville Cardus, the English cricket writer, ...
Article : 180 wordsKONDININ, Feb. 11.—Seven persons had remarkable escapes from serious injury last night, when the car in which they were travelling overturned after ...
Article : 101 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 11.—An intensive man hunt by the military authorities and the police took place during the week- end for Alfred Fritz Yackels, or Joseph ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 126 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The "New York Times" says that two American Franciscan nuns who have returned from Poland relate how the Nazis seized a church and ...
Article : 59 wordsAUCKLAND, Feb. 11.—Rain caused the abandonment of play in the New Zealand tennis championships yesterday. The weather was fine when play began at ...
Article : 157 wordsThe carnival fours of the Cottesloe Ladies' Bowling Club reached the semi-final stage with four games played on Saturday night. The semifinals will be played tomorrow ...
Article : 117 wordsBRISBANE, Feb. 11.—The flood waters are receding in North Queensland, and air and rail services are being gradually resumed. The Airlines of ...
Article : 147 wordsNAPLES, Feb. 10.—An Italian airliner crashed in flames in the Calabrian Hills today. Four passengers and a crew of six were killed. ...
Article : 28 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 11.—A Douglas DC3 plane will be made available to Australian National Airways to take the place of the Bungana while it is temporarilly ...
Article : 67 words"A good deal of trouble has arisen," said Mr. H. Gregory, M.H.R.. on Saturday, "from the belief that the wheat control regulations prevent a farmer from ...
Article : 127 wordsThe champion pairs of the West Australian Ladies Bowling Association will begin tomorrow when three rounds of 11 ends will be played on the sectional principle. Play will ...
Article : 216 wordsFollowing were the results of the matches played on Saturday in the "'B" grade pennent series conducted by the Fremantle and District Tennis Association:—A.N.A.. 7 sets 54 ...
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Advertising : 531 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 1I.—Two Japanese whaling vessels arrived at Sydney late tonight from the Antarctic. They are the transporter, Tiayo Maru, and the ...
Article : 59 wordsA plate-glass window near the western entrance to Levinson's jewellery shop. Hay-street, was broken shortly before I midnight on Saturday. It is understood ...
Article : 54 wordsApplications are invited for the position of playing or non-playing coach to the West Perth Football Club. Applications will close on Wednesday. and should be addressed to ...
Article : 41 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Rear-Admiral Byrd, in a radio message from his Antarctic exploration ship Bear, states that be has reached a point close to the ...
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