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  2. PRAYER BOOK

    The House of Bishops met at Lambeth Palace to-day to consider the Prayer Book crisis. The conference will continue on Tuesday when it is ...

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  3. WILD HORSES

    There was some excitement in George-street West to-day when two horses ran amok. The horses were attached to a lorry and during the temporary ...

    Article : 187 words
  4. FORTY HOURS

    Capt. Kingsford Smith, the Australian, and Lieut. Pond had been in the air for 40 hours, according to the last report, in their attempt to break ...

    Article : 260 words
  5. TICK ERADICATION

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) announced to-day that compulsory dipping is to be commenced immediately in the Tweed area and ...

    Article : 527 words
  6. GRIMMETT DEADLY

    As the result of the collapse of New South Wales, South Australia requires only 189 runs in the second innings to win the Sheffield Shield ...

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  7. TRAIN SAVED

    Reading more like fiction than fact is the story of how Ganger Ryan saved the Kempsey mail from certain disaster yesterday. ...

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  8. FROSTBOUND

    There are indications that England's present snow and frostbound condition will establish a record for many years. Heavy falls are ...

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  9. 14 YEARS AGO

    A 14-year-old crime was recalled to-day by the arrest of a man on a charge of the murder of a man named Stratton at La Perouse on July 14, 1913. Stratton was found dead ...

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  10. TWO YEARS

    George Edward Devine (20) a railway employee, was sentenced to two years' hard labour for manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court to-day. Devine was charged ...

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  11. HIGH ALTITUDE

    Smith and Pond as they approached the 40th hour of their endurance flight were forced to a higher altitude on account of air currents, requiring greater gas consumption. ...

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  12. GAROTTERS

    A Bathurst message states that a gang of garotters is operating at Tottenham, where several serious assaults and robberies have occurred. Additional police ...

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  13. A SYDNEY INQUIRY

    The secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League has sent a letter to Capt. Kingsford Smith at San Francisco asking for particulars of his Pacific flight. The letter states ...

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  14. RUNNING WILD

    Among the proposals discussed at the annual conference of the Queensland Teachers' Federation to-day was one that children should be compelled to attend ...

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  15. HOUSE OF COMMONS

    In the House of Commons to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) told a questioner that the Government had signed the new treaty with Iraq and there would be an ...

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  16. SIX ALIVE

    Six members of the submarine crew were still alive on Monday noon. Rescue operations are delayed on account of a heavy gale. Navy ward officials announced this ...

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  17. £6000 BONDS

    At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day John Neighbour and Athol Blake Ricketson, formerly officers of the Commonwealth Bank, were charged with having conspired to cheat ...

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  18. CONDON MURDER UNSOLVED

    A man whom the police interviewed a couple of weeks ago in connection with the death of the money lender, Daniel Condon, has convinced them that he was many miles ...

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  19. BRUTAL ASSAULT

    The Crown to-day appealed to the Full Court of Criminal Appeal against the sentence of two years' imprisonment passed on Brian Travers (18) for the brutal assault ...

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  20. TRADING MORALITY

    The Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr. Lockhart) to-day refused a certificate of discharge to Charles William Greaves and Thomas Arthur Greaves, who voluntarily, ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. NARROW ESCAPE FROM SHOP

    Two women had a narrow escape when fire destroyed a.shop occupied by Mrs. Mullins at Albert Park early to-day. Mrs. Mullins was awakened by smoke and she ...

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  22. MINING INDUSTRY FIGURES

    The Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr. Mance) to-day issued a statement setting out statistics relating to the mining industry during 1927. Mr. Mance states that ...

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  23. ST. ALBANS' MASTER BLAMED

    The Commonwealth Court of Marine Inquiry to-day found that Capt. Charles Sproule, master of the steamer St. Albans, which collided with the ...

    Article : 93 words
  24. MEAT BOARD APPOINTMENT

    When Mr. A. D. Kay was removed from the Metropolitan Meat Board early in the month the Government appointed Mr. Simpson, manager of the by-products department ...

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  25. ECONOMY

    In pursuance of the policy of the Loan Council to reduce the loan expenditure the Federal Capital Commission's estimates for the second half of the current financial year ...

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  26. GERMAN TENDERS ACCEPTED

    The railway administration has accepted German tenders for the supply of 90 locomotives costing £560,213. Tenders were received from Great Britain, America, ...

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  27. PIPES AND HAGGIS

    Colonel Duncan, president of the Scottish Rugby Union, in a speech at a dinner tendered to the Waratahs said it would be a long time before they saw a better match ...

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  28. COMMONWEALTH LOAN

    The Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page) stated yesterday that as substantial sums were still being subscribed to the war conversion loan the Government proposed to allow the loan ...

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  29. ANOTHER RAILWAY ROBBERY

    Two men armed and masked entered the station master's office at Hughesdale railway station late last night, covered the station master with a revolver, and ordered ...

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  30. DESPERATE FIGHT

    Queensland is fighting desperately to avert an outright defeat in their match against Victoria. When play ceased tonight the score was 338 for seven wickets ...

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  31. PARLIAMENTARY SESSION

    During the session of Parliament which closed on December 8 there were 52 divisions in the Legislative Assembly, and 28 in committee. The honour of participating ...

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  32. WORLD SCULLING MATCH

    Although the public, is apathetic towards the return world championship sculling race on Monday at one o'clock, the oarsmen are practising hard, despite the snow. Goodsell ...

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  33. CIRCULAR QUAY SCHEME

    A deputation waited on the assistant Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) to-day and told him that the scheme at present proposed by the city railway construction authorities at ...

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  34. TRAGEDY OF RETURNED SOLDIER

    Sidney Wade was found dead in bed in a room at the C.B. residential chambers, Pitt-street, last night. It is believed that death was due to natural causes. There was ...

    Article : 109 words
  35. ARBITRATION COURT'S POWERS

    The Premier (Mr. Bavin) announced yesterday that he had communicated with the Premiers of other States asking them to attend a conference he proposed to call early ...

    Article : 85 words
  36. LIQUOR TRADES UNION

    In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day the Liquor Trades Union sought a variation of their agreement with the Brewers' Association of New South Wales to terminate it on ...

    Article : 66 words
  37. CHARGE AGAINST SENATORS

    Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, informed Senate to-day that evidence with regard to the so-called Mexican "slush" fund disclosed conclusively that the four Senators ...

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  38. BRITISH HOSIERS' PROTEST

    It is reported that the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce and hosiery manufacturers in the Midlands fear serious losses as the result of the new Australian tariff. The ...

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  39. STORY OF RAZOR ATTACK

    A man who was found in Crown-street, Surry Hills, last night bleeding profusely from a deep gash in the left arm stated that he had been attacked by five men and ...

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  40. FEDERAL HOUSING SCHEME

    The Federal Treasurer stated to-day that £20,000,000 for the provision of 20,000 homes under the Federal housing scheme would be made available when arrangements were ...

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  41. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

    In view of the unusual number of murders perpetrated in Sydney in recent weeks the Premier (Mr. Bavin) was asked to-day whether the Government intended to follow ...

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  42. "KING BEN" PURNELL DIES

    "King Ben" Purnell, loader of the House of David cult, died on December 16 from tuberculosis. No announcement of his death was made before due to the belief of loyal ...

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  43. DEFERRED DUTIES

    Mr. Pratten announced to-day that the deferred duties on hosiery would take effect from January 1. Though Parliament favoured an earlier imposition than the date ...

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  44. BIG BLAZE AT WOY WOY

    Six out of a tow of seven cottages in Patonga-street, Woy Woy, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The buildings were of weatherboard and a strong westerly wind ...

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  45. AUSTRALIAN MADE PREJUDICE

    Speaking at the Australian Manufacturers' Exhibition at the Showground today the Premier of Queensland (Mr. McCormack) said that one of the greatest, ...

    Article : 64 words
  46. NORTH COAST TEACHERS

    The annual conference of the Teachers' Federation carried a motion: "That the far North Coast be declared an unfavourable living area, and that six weeks' vacation ...

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  47. THE NEXT TESTS

    "Australia shares with England the difficulty of choosing her test team selectors, but when the team is chosen the Australian newspapers immediately write up the selected ...

    Article : 174 words
  48. STEAMER FUMIGATED

    The steamer Roseric, which had been quarantined at Townsville, arrived at Brisbane this morning, and after being fumigated was allowed to proceed to discharge ...

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  49. SAFE STOLEN FROM HOTEL

    Safebreakers yesterday morning removed to a vacant block and exploded a safe from the Gas Works Hotel, and abstracted £205 from it. The landlord and his wife were ...

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