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  2. MORATORIUM BILL.

    The Unemployed Occupiers and Farmers' Relief Bill (the Moratorium Bill) was further considered in committee in the Legislative Council on Tuesday night. ...

    Article : 450 words
  3. SPEECHES IN PARLIAMENT.

    CANBERRA, Wednesday. — A suggestion that reports of Parliamentary debates should be restricted in order to effect economies was made by Senator T. C. ...

    Article : 259 words
  4. INCOME TAX AMENDMENT.

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—On the motion for the second reading of the Income Tax Assessment Bill in the Senate to-day the leader of the Opposition (Sir George ...

    Article : 567 words
  5. TOWN-PLANNING.

    To guard against errors due to individual action, a deputation representing all the metropolitan municipal councils asked the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Jones) ...

    Article : 431 words
  6. FEDERAL AID ROADS BILL.

    CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The debate on the motion for the second reading of the Federal Aid Roads Bill 1931 was continued in the House of Representatives. ...

    Article : 661 words
  7. STRENGTH OF THE BANKS.

    Important aspects of the question of a reduction of interest rates are dealt with in a special article contributed by Professor Compland to the "Monthly Summary" of the ...

    Article : 1,201 words
  8. LOWER INTEREST.

    An announcement that the Associated Banks of Victoria had agreed to reduce interest rates by 1 per cent. from October [?] was made by the Premier (Mr. [?]) ...

    Article : 4,946 words
  9. GRANTS TO STATES.

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The amendment of the Constitution to permit the appointment of an interstate commission to determine the amount of grants to be ...

    Article : 197 words
  10. BALLARAT AGENT'S DEATH.

    BALLARAT, Wednesday. — The body of Mr. John Scott Bell, estate agent of Ballarat, who had been missing since Friday, was found in an old mining shaft at ...

    Article : 215 words
  11. TRAMP PREACHERS FINED.

    Mr. J. McGovern, a Labour member of the House of Commons, and eight "tramp preachers" were each fined £3, in default imprisonment for 20 days, at Glasgow for ...

    Article : 242 words
  12. RAILWAY SERVICES.

    BENDIGO. [?].—There was a large attendance of citizens at a welcome by the mayor of Bendigo (Councillor W. H. Taylor) to Messrs. Clapp and Shannon, ...

    Article : 327 words
  13. CHEAPER TRAM FARES SOUGHT.

    At the meeting of the Malvern Council on Monday Councillor Hattam moved that the Tramway Board be urged to introduce penny [?] in certain areas. He said that people could go from ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. JACOB JOHNSON CASE.

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—On the motion for the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-night Mr. Ward (N.S.W.) said that [?] the Attorney-General ...

    Article : 244 words
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  16. STORM IN ENGLAND.

    A severe storm marked the end of the Bank holiday. Thunder occurred over London and the South-Eastern counties last night, and people returning late were ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. BOMBING 'PLANE ON FIRE.

    Flying at a height of 6,000ft. a heavy bombing aeroplane caught alight. The pilot descended to safety by parachute, but the observer became excited, opened his ...

    Article : 114 words
  18. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

    On Saturday organisations throughout the Commonwealth which are affiliated with the United Commercial Travellers' Association of Australia will celebrate its ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. MOTOR-CAR OVERTURNS.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A boy was killed and five persons were seriously injured when a motor-car overturned at Knapp's [?], near Beaudesert, early ...

    Article : 123 words
  20. WORK ON WATERFRONT.

    About 700 people attended a public meeting in the Port Melbourne Town Hall last night, which was convened by the Port Melbourne Progress Association, with a view ...

    Article : 84 words
  21. ZULU TRIBESMEN FIGHT.

    The arrest of the pretender to the regency of a minor Zulu tribe on a charge of having caused public violence ended excitement aroused in Northern Natal at the ...

    Article : 131 words
  22. FIGHT IN MOTOR-CAR.

    A trilling fight between a Customs officer and a smuggler in the smuggler's motorcar, which was travelling at high speed, occurred early this morning at Washenberg, a ...

    Article : 158 words
  23. AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

    Disappointment has been caused among amateur athletes by the announcement that the entry of A. J. Hillhouse, the Melbourne University athlete and national cross-country champion, was received ...

    Article : 95 words
  24. BEETING IN STREET.

    William Smith, of [?] road, [?] Ponds, was fined £20, with £2/10/ costs, at the Flemington Court on Tuesday for having been in a lane off Scotia street on August 1 for the ...

    Article : 92 words
  25. Cricket in England.

    New Zealand, 363 and one for 36 (Mills 137, Blunt 60, Vivian 34 n.o. Matheson 34, Clay 4/90. Bates 2/22, Ryan 2/80). v. [?], 136 and 259 (mercer 62, Jenkins 40, D. Davies 32, Dyson ...

    Article : 88 words
  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A message from Rome state that a motor-car containing eight girls was struck by a train on a level crossing at Tortona, Piemont. All the occupants were killed. ...

    Article : 245 words
  27. Woman's Adventures in the Foreign Legion.

    "Sowing Glory" — the eagerlyawaited true-story of a woman's adventures in the Foreign Legion, told by Capt. P. C. Wren. begins ...

    Article : 141 words
  28. TO-DAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 words
  29. WILLIAMSTOWN BEACH IMPROVEMENTS.

    In his report to the Williamstown Council, at its last meeting, the town clerk (Mr. J. Rocking) suggested that the council should endeavour to have such works as the erection of dressing-sheds ...

    Article : 77 words
  30. INDEX TO CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 words
  31. Classified Advertising

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