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  2. CAMDEN'S DISTRESSING POSITION.

    Residents of Camden have a grievance—and a justifiable one, too. The whole countryside was in a sorry plight on Saturday. In fact, it had been for three days ...

    Article : 1,109 words
  3. AUSTRALIA'S POPULATION.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 188 words
  4. UNION AGAINST UNION.

    A submission to New York newspaper publishers to-night of the proposal under which the International Union of Pressmen undertakes to man the machines ...

    Article : 117 words
  5. FOOTBRIDGE AT THE WEIR AWASH.

    When the flood was at its height the great volume of rushing water reached within a few inches the footway of the bridge at the Torrens Weir. Our photograph shows men at work to prevent the congregating debris creating an obstruction. In the afternoon a large poplar tree log smashed an iron support on one of the stagings of the bridge. The incident was witnessed by 200 spectators. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 153 words
  6. ADVERTISERS LOSING' BUSINESS.

    The striking pressmen lessened the city's newspaper shortage by issuing their own eight-page paper, entitled, "New York's Union, containing a statement of the ...

    Article : 147 words
  7. THE CONVERSION LOAN.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) announced this morning that the conversion loan into the 1948 loan, and 1023 loan treasury bills and peace savings ...

    Article : 257 words
  8. FELL INTO-FLOODED TORRENS.

    About 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a lad named Charles Martin Fox (9), residing at No. U.' Phillip street, city, fell into the River Torrens at a spot between ...

    Article : 87 words
  9. MAN SHOT DEAD.

    William Henderson (26) was murdered at Jesmond on Saturday night, according to a report received by the Newcastle police. A man named Parsons is alleged ...

    Article : 177 words
  10. TORRENSVILLE AND DISTRICT.

    Early on Saturday morning the water began to encroach on to the Adeladie Chemical works' property, situated near the river north of Torrenaville. At 4 ...

    Article : 841 words
  11. TROUBLE AT MITCHAM.

    The district clerk at Mitcham (Mr. L. D. Boorman) intimated that the floods in the Mitcham district had caused considerable damage to the roads and bridges ...

    Article : 200 words
  12. EAST-WEST EXPRESS DELAYED.

    The incoming East-West express was an hour and 20 minutes late on Sunday, and did not reach Adelaide until 9.12 p.m. ...

    Article : 24 words
  13. ISOLATION AND INCONVENIENCE.

    For the first time this year, and for the first time since 1917 for that matter, the flood manifested itself outside the extreme eastern boundary of ...

    Article : 244 words
  14. TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH DISLOCATION.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr. J. W. Kittol stated on Saturday morning that the flood waters had hampered tele-phone and telegraph lines in some centres. ...

    Article : 190 words
  15. NORTHERN TRAINS DELAYED.

    The Chief Railways Commissioner (Mr. W. A. Webb) reported that owing to heavy floodwaters crossing the railway line between Dry Creek and Salisbury, the ...

    Article : 178 words
  16. DUMPING OF FOREIGN GOODS.

    Sir William Beach Thomas, writing to The Daily Express on the effects of the dumping of foreign goods in Great Britain, states:—The present cost of labour ...

    Article : 154 words
  17. YOUTH DEFIES THE FLOOD.

    This picture, taken near the old Morphettville Aims Hotel (now a store), shows a small army of boys enjoying a paddle on the Bay road. The water surged into the Morphettville Racecourse, where, in the motor and saddling paddocks it was several feet deep. The curator spent an anxious time trying to safeguard the property of the S.A.J.C. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 122 words
  18. GOLD AND DIAMONDS.

    Sir J. B. Robinson, a well-known South African mining magnate, interviewed on the recent statement of the Government Mining Engineer to the effect that ...

    Article : 140 words
  19. FLOOD WATERS AT PORT ADELAIDE.

    Port Adelaide suffered further as the result of the heavy rains of the week-end. I Rosewater was again the district most affected. Streets near the Rosewater ...

    Article : 727 words
  20. Advertising

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    Advertising : 565 words
  21. MR. GOODMAN'S REPORT.

    The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Municipal Tramways Trust (Mr. TV. G. T. Goodman) supplied the following official report on Saturday:— ...

    Article : 225 words
  22. VICTORIAN ROYAL SHOW.

    A huge crowd attended the Royal Agricultural Show on Saturday. A demonstration by Mr. H. Kendall of the methods on handling, roping, and securing horses ...

    Article : 153 words
  23. PRICELESS PICTURES.

    Referring to the sale of famous pictures at Christie's, Sir J. B. Robinson, South African mining magnate, said he had been collecting masterpieces for 30 years, and ...

    Article : 144 words
  24. RECORD OVERFLOW AT RESERVOIRS.

    The Hydraulic Engineer (Mr. C. A. Bayer) reported on Sunday that conditions at the various Government reservoirs were satisfactory. On Saturday morning the ...

    Article : 94 words
  25. DAMAGE AT SALISBURY.

    Our Salisbury correspondent. wrote on ^Saturday:-"An enormous flood cnrac down the Little Para, early this morning,' and carried away fences and banks. Some houses well out of the .flats tftre sur­rounded. Mr. W. C. Prettejohn'8 cellar was filled, and the water got under floors in Mr. Andrew Hooper^ bonne. Mr. J. Harvey had a bridge washed away. Much damage was done to gardens, although there were not many oranges in reach of the flood water. The water is more than a foot higher than the previous record last May. The country around the Bolivar is flooded." ...

    Article : 102 words
  26. BATTLESHIP AUSTRALIA.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Pace), when he visited Coffs Harbour, raid that he was in favour of sinking the battleship Australia there to form part of the ...

    Article : 71 words
  27. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    Speaking at a cricket luncheon given to Sir Rowland Blades at Ashtead, Mr. H. D. G. Leveson Gower (Chairman of the selection committee) referred to numerous ...

    Article : 151 words
  28. LAND SLIDES ON HILLS ROAD.

    Motorists using the Mount Barker road on Sunday were surprised to find that the heavy rain had resulted in a series of miniature landslides, just below the ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. QUEENSLAND COTTON.

    Considerable interest in cotton crowing having lately been manifested in the Maranoa and south-west regions, a State official visit will be paid to that part of ...

    Article : 89 words
  30. FLOODED OUT.

    In the low lying areas many homes were flooded out. This photograph shows two semi-detached, newly-built residences at Morphett avenue, Camden, from which it was necessary to rescue the occupants. The water flooded right through the buildings. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 110 words
  31. IN THE COUNTRY.

    BORDERTOWN.—On Wednesday night squally weather set in with heavy rain, and on Thursday afternoon a heavy thunderstorm passed over the township. About half-past 4 2 ...

    Article : 181 words
  32. FRUIT FOR ASIA.

    In a report to the Premier of New South Wales (Sir George Fuller) the Australian Commissioner (Mr. Sheaf) has indicated that the prospects are good for the disposal of Australian ...

    Article : 370 words
  33. GENERAL CABLES

    The Imperial War Relief Fund has issued statement which show the during the three yearn ended August 31, the cash received totalled £157,000, and gifts in ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. Orchardists Suffer.

    Many of the fruit gardens in Paradise and Marden, especially those in the lowlying areas, were flooded, and the river at the Felixstow Bridge was an impressive ...

    Article : 224 words
  35. SHIPPING DELAYED.

    The steamer Woolgar, which was bound for Fremantle and Geraldton, and the Paringa for Specncer's Gulf ports, were late in leaving the port, owing to the work of ...

    Article : 40 words
  36. THE DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS.

    From L. N. WHIBLEY:—Torrens flood-waters are still encroaching on pasture now. The least initiated in the secret of engineering hare for several years foretold ...

    Article : 189 words
  37. NEAR GLENELG.

    Years ago, when the Stint overflowed, residents of Glenelg suffered considerably from the flood waters which, in finding their way to the sea, caused much damage ...

    Article : 581 words
  38. INDIAN OUTRAGES.

    According to The Pioneer, a private motor carrying Indians wan held up on September 15 at a Toad near to Hathala. One passenger was shot dead and two ...

    Article : 54 words
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