The Sheffield Shield match, Victoria, v. Queensland, was resumed to-day in showery weather. Play was interrupted on three occasions. The outfield was very heavy, ...
Article : 322 wordsGiving evidence before the coroner's inquiry into the Greycliffe disaster Captain Carson, who was the pilot of the Tahiti at the time of the collision, said that he ...
Article : 148 wordsIn a speech before the Constitutional Club to-day the Prime Minister outlined his scheme for a conference of employers and employees. He ...
Article : 795 wordsThe results of the domestic science superior schools' examination were announced to-day. The numbers given relate to the following subjects:—1, English; 2, history ...
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Article : 302 wordsTo-morrow the French Ambassador and the Under-Secretary for State will sign a new Franco-American arbitration treaty, marking the ...
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Article : 179 wordsThe new system whereby applicants for employment at Bunnerong power house are interviewed first at the Town Halt instead of at Bunnerong led to great confusion at ...
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Article : 85 wordsA surfing fatality occurred at Bilinga, near Tweed Heads, this morning, Miss Mary Molloy (35), employed as a barmaid at the Ship Inn Hotel, South Brisbane, losing her ...
Article : 144 wordsAddressing the Bathurst branch of the Nationalist Association at its annual meeting Mr. Manning, M.H.R., predicted that the next Federal elections would be ...
Article : 83 wordsSpeaking at the Trades Hall on Saturday Mr. H. C. Gibson declared that the council's most deadly enemy had been the apathy of trade unionists towards the necessity of ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Australian High Commissioner (Brigadier-General Ryrie) has issued a migration statement to the press "with a view of removing the grave misunderstandings at the ...
Article : 90 wordsA meeting of the executive committee of the Lismore Cricket Association was held in the Gordon Pavilion last night. In the absence of the president Capt. L. M. Gordon ...
Article : 214 wordsAddressing the Workers' Educational Association last night, Mr. Coleman, M.H.R., declared that all elements of a vast Industrial conflagration were contained in the ...
Article : 113 wordsA disastrous flood followed the heavy rainfall the Orton Park district, and hundreds of acres have been submerged. The water is now only a few feet from the ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Federal Public Service Board has decided that Inspector F. J. Gabriel, of the Home and Territories Department, shall be dismissed from the public service. In a ...
Article : 86 wordsShortly after 7 o'clock Saturday night Michael Kelly (50), a miner, and a recent arrival from Ireland, went into the Caledonian Hotel, West Maitland, to have tea, after which he ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Commissioner of Police stated today that it had been decided to prosecute the organiser of the Cooee city carnival for aiding and abetting the boys who drove the ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Export Sugar Committee, representing the Commonwealth Government, sugar industry and manufacturers, has fixed the export sugar rebates as from ...
Article : 89 wordsMr. P. C. Mitchell, managing director of D. Mitchell and Co., Ltd., wholesale grocers of Sydney, Newcastle, and London, collapsed while playing a round of golf on ...
Article : 57 wordsA meeting of the Council of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation strongly protested against the inadequate fees paid to members for compiling child ...
Article : 57 wordsMr. T. J. Ley, M.H.R. for Barton, denies a rumour that he intends to retire from Federal politics. His interest in Federal polities, he added, was growing rather than ...
Article : 39 wordsThe following players will represent Dunoon Association against Tweed on Saturday. Cars leave Dunoon at 7 a.m. Any player unavailable please notify the ...
Article : 59 wordsThree haystacks were destroyed by fire at Cuyong on Saturday, and later the police arrested Patrick Smedley (40). He is alleged to have admitted having set fire to ...
Article : 50 wordsThere is still no sign of Henry Jones, the 19-year-old prisoner, who escaped from a train under sensational circumstances early on Saturday morning. A large force of police ...
Article : 66 wordsThe body of Charles James Mahon, of Otimaru (55), a stockbuyer, was found in Lyttelton Harbour with the head badly battered. The police suspect murder and ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. J. Hayes, a prominent English racehorse owner, who arrived at Melbourne by the steamer Medic for a two years' holiday, brought nine untried English horses with ...
Article : 48 wordsThe following players were, selected last night to represent Lismore against Kyogle next Saturday at Lismore:—W. W. Bice, C. Haysom, J. Fitzgerald, C. Smith, E., ...
Article : 67 wordsWhile attempting to light a stove with petrol, which she mistook for kerosene, Mrs. T. F. Hynes was seriously burned in an explosion which followed. The room also ...
Article : 45 wordsA Jury crowd, including the SolicitorGeneral, besieged Temple Church to hear Bishop Barnes. Hundreds stood throughout the service. Bishop Barnes declared that the ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Railway Commissioners have at last agreed to print fares on railway tickets, and on all future supplies of tickets requisitioned by stations as stocks become depleted. the ...
Article : 62 wordsA letter from the Main Roads Board considered by the Lismore council last night stated that the board was prepared to contribute one-third of additional cost of ...
Article : 418 wordsThe Premier stated to-day that the reason for revoking the permit to the Queensland Turf Club to run a totalisator, at Ascot racecourse was that a number of serious ...
Article : 125 wordsClarence James Loder, of Payneham, fell 300 feet over a precipice into the bed of a crock at a spot known as the Lovers' Leap, near Adelaide, yesterday. He was admitted ...
Article : 43 wordsDr. Haden Guest, a member of the House of Commons visiting Australia, referring to naval disarmament in an address in Sydney yesterday said it was his firm belief that ...
Article : 68 wordsA terrific and destructive cyclonic storm struck Longreach on Saturday afternoon. Many buildings were badly damaged by the force of, the wind, which bodily lifted off ...
Article : 87 wordsThe first exclusively all steel passenger train in Australia was put into service on the Illawarra line to-day. The train, which is for use on electric services, consists of ...
Article : 48 wordsThe acting Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) and the Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell) denied emphatically a statement in a section of the press that there was friction in Cabinet, and ...
Article : 55 wordsB.B.C. experimenters at Keston picked up 3LO Melbourne just after seven o'clock to-night, but described the reception as "very woolly and awfully ...
Article : 51 wordsHarold Moonan (19) was killed and two passengers injured when a motor car which he was driving turned three complete somersaults on the Temora-Trungley road. The ...
Article : 52 wordsMrs. Clive Read, of Darling Point, lost a graduated pearl necklace with a diamond and platinum clasp between her home and the New South Head road yesterday. The ...
Article : 41 wordsWhile washing a motor car at his home last night Alexander Stephenson (22) was electrocuted. Before they were able to release him from the live wire with which he ...
Article : 63 wordsLieut.-Col. C. Morley and his wife died within a few hours of each other at their home at St. Kilda. Lieut.-Col. Morley died yesterday after a long illness, while his ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. F. B. Kellogg, secretary of State, expressed surprise at M. Briand's statement that the questions of reparation and war debts might be the subject of an ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. Digby Denham, formerly Liberal Premier of Queensland, returned to Sydney on Saturday after several months spent in Canada. He said that he was more convinced ...
Article : 83 wordsDoubt appears to have arisen in regard to the miners' agreement for working the Catamaran colliery in Tasmania. It is suggested that the scheme involves profit ...
Article : 48 wordsLismore Council's water committee's report last night dealt with a letter from the Department of Public Works in regard to the Lismore water supply extensions and ...
Article : 119 wordsRonald John Webber failed in his attempt to swim Cook Strait. Leaving Torawhiti at 9,15 yesterday morning he made for Wellington Heads, but was forced to ...
Article : 69 wordsA. Tipper, of the Bronte Surf Club, swam into a nest of bluebottles while competing in a surf race at North Bondi yesterday and was badly stung all over the body, face and ...
Article : 57 wordsIn view of the easy condition of the money markets the Minister for Finance will ask Parliament for power to borrow half a billion dollars to meet maturing Canadian ...
Article : 47 wordsFifty prominent sportsmen have offered to head a fund to enable Barry to continue training to defend his title to the world's sculling champion. Sir Charles Allom ...
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Article : 89 wordsWhile Frank and Keith Foster, of Shepparton East, were at a picture show a thief stole their motor car, which was left outside. Later the car was found smashed to pieces ...
Article : 69 wordsA conference of 200 men, representative of every class of the community, met at the invitation of the Lord Mayor to-day to discuss the unemployed problem. It is ...
Article : 43 wordsR. J. B. Jack, F.B.O.A., F.S.M.C. (London), Optometrist-Optician, will be in attendance at Ballina on February 8th inst. at Mr. A. Smith's, "Dentist," 10-5 p.m. ...
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Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tue 7 Feb 1928, Page 5
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