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  2. CYCLING ROUND THE WORLD.

    More than 100,000 miles have been traversed since 1914 by Mr. G. F. Wright, who is cycling round the world, and who arrived by the Otranto yesterday to tour Australia. His cycle is so constructed that he can fit it with floats and a propeller, and so cross streams. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 53 words
  3. NEW WHARF UNION.

    Charged with having on October 20, 1928, while employed as an organiser by the Permanent and Casual Wharf Labourers' Union of Australia, stolen £1, the ...

    Article : 365 words
  4. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

    "The year 1927-8 may be regarded as perhaps the most important year in the hospital's history," says the annual report of the committee of management of the ...

    Article : 975 words
  5. TORPEDO TUBES.

    In H.M.A.S. Canberra are quadruple torpedo tubes fitted on the deck, instead of below the waterline. The photograph, taken on board the cruiser at Port Melbourne yesterday, shows how the tubes are arranged, so that they may be operated by one member of the crew. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  6. COIN-MAKING MOULDS.

    The trial of David Mahovski, aged 40 years, statue-maker, a Russian, on charges following the sciz[?]e of coinmaking materials at Port Melbourne, took place before ...

    Article : 317 words
  7. HARNESSING THE SCOTTISH LOCHS.

    Tunnelling through Ben Nevis and the laying of a line of 15ft. concrete pipes 15 miles in length, are part of a great scheme for the harnessing of Loch Trei[?] to create hydro-electric power for a large factory for the British Aluminium Company. A view of the pipe-line at the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 74 words
  8. ARRIVALS BY THE OTRANTO.

    Some interesting people who arrived by the Orient liner Otranto yesterday. Above:—Left—Dr. T. Kay, honorary physician to the King. He will tour Australia and New Zealand. Centre — The Rev. A. Penry Evans, of Swansea, Wales (who has come to occupy the pulpit at the Collins street Independent Church), and Mrs. Evans. Right—Mr. Robert Gibbings, an Irish artist and engraver, who is bound for the South Sea Islands. Bolow—Left—Professor Sir Henry Barraclough, of the Sydney University. Centre—Mr. W. J. Schutt, a former ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 105 words
  9. MUSIC IN GERMANY.

    Mr. Lindsay Biggins, a young Australian pianist who returned by the Otranto yesterday, had graduated bachelor of music at the University of Melbourne before he ...

    Article : 428 words
  10. HOTEL ON TOURIST[?] ROUTE.

    Application by Mrs. Margaret Canny for permission to make alterations to the Be[?]ambra Hotel, Be[?]ambra, in the Gippsla[?]d East licensing district, was made, to ...

    Article : 355 words
  11. STUDENT TEACHERS LEARN PHYSICAL CULTURE.

    Two hundred students of the Teachers' Training College are undergoing 14 days' training in physical culture and Kindred subjects. The 90 women students have their quarters at the Engineers' Depot, where they receive physical culture instruction from Miss Rosalie Virtue, the head instructress. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 69 words
  12. ILLUSTRATING BOOKS.

    Mr. R. Gibbings, on Irish artist who is engaged the production of engraved illustrations for the books published by the Golden Cockerel Press, and in other ...

    Article : 274 words
  13. INDIAN ART.

    Greatly benefited in health us the result of his trip to India, Mr. L. A. Adamson, head master of Wesley College, returned yesterday by the Orient liner Otranto. ...

    Article : 255 words
  14. MUTINY OF NATIVE POLICE AT RABAUL.

    These photographs, just received, relate to the mutiny at Rabaul in January, when more than [?]00 police boys absented themselves from duty, and were arrested. On the left is a squad of native police on duty. Centre—Counting the prisoners in the lighters as they were being taken to the lighter Loch Katrine, which was used as a temporary prison. Right—Prisoners under armed guard on the prison hulk. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 55 words
  15. BUYING A RAILWAY TICKET.

    Sir,—This morning I fared forth from my home[?]well[?]in[?]time to catch the 8.25 train from Ormond. I found at the station a queue in which I stood as No. 2[?] in a ...

    Article : 182 words
  16. "STORIES OF OPERAS."

    Mr. William [?]. James will resume his broadcast "stories of Operas" from 3LO this evening is 5 minutes to 9 o'clock. The opera selected is "Carmen," and the story will be interpolated ...

    Article : 41 words
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