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  2. SHEFFIELD SHIELD

    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, ...

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  3. GREYCUFFE INQUIRY

    Giving 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 ...

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  4. INDUSTRIAL PEACE

    In a speech before the Constitutional Club to-day the Prime Minister outlined his scheme for a conference of employers and employees. He ...

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  5. SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

    The 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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  6. SERIOUS ALLEGATION

    An interesting story was told by the president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) at a meeting of miners employed at the Stockton ...

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  7. TREATY OF AMITY

    To-morrow the French Ambassador and the Under-Secretary for State will sign a new Franco-American arbitration treaty, marking the ...

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  8. SUBMARINE WARFARE

    The President, commenting on the suggestion by Mr. Kellogg, United States Secretary of State, for the abolition of submarines, describes the ...

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  9. CONFUSION AT TOWN HALL

    The 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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  10. EXCITING CHASE

    At the Parramatta Court to-day George Scott Ross (25), labourer, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing ft motor car valued at £550, the property of Samuel ...

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  11. STANDARD OIL CO.

    Robert Stewart, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Standard Oil Co., of Indiana, has been arrested following his second refusal to tell the Senate oil committee the ...

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  12. FIFTH TEST MATCH

    The weather was bright when the fifth test match between the M.C.C. and South Africa was commenced yesterday. Deane, the South African captain, won the toss for ...

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  13. CARRIED OUT TO SEA

    A 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 ...

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  14. FEDERAL ELECTIONS

    Addressing the Bathurst branch of the Nationalist Association at its annual meeting Mr. Manning, M.H.R., predicted that the next Federal elections would be ...

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  15. APATHY OF UNIONISTS

    Speaking 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 ...

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  16. MIGRATION

    The Australian High Commissioner (Brigadier-General Ryrie) has issued a migration statement to the press "with a view of removing the grave misunderstandings at the ...

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  17. LISMORE ASSOCIATION

    A 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 ...

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  18. BLUDGEON AND BOUQUET

    Addressing the Workers' Educational Association last night, Mr. Coleman, M.H.R., declared that all elements of a vast Industrial conflagration were contained in the ...

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  19. FLOOD AT BATHURST

    A 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 ...

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  20. DISMISSED FROM THE SERVICE

    The 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 ...

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  21. DEATH OF CHINESE

    Shortly 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 ...

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  22. TO BE PROSECUTED

    The 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 ...

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  23. SUGAR REBATES

    The Export Sugar Committee, representing the Commonwealth Government, sugar industry and manufacturers, has fixed the export sugar rebates as from ...

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  24. DIED ON THE GOLF LINKS

    Mr. 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 ...

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  25. PROTEST BY SCHOOL TEACHERS

    A 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 ...

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  26. A RUMOURED RETIREMENT

    Mr. 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 ...

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  27. INTERDISTRICT MATCHES

    The following players will represent Dunoon Association against Tweed on Saturday. Cars leave Dunoon at 7 a.m. Any player unavailable please notify the ...

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  28. HAYSTACKS SET ON FIRE

    Three 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 ...

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  29. STILL AT LIBERTY

    There 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 ...

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  30. SUSPECTED MURDER

    The 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 ...

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  31. ENGLISH RACEHORSES ARRIVE

    Mr. 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 ...

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  32. LISMORE v. KYOGLE

    The 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., ...

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  33. PETROL FOR KEROSENE

    While 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 ...

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  34. BISHOP BARNES

    A Jury crowd, including the SolicitorGeneral, besieged Temple Church to hear Bishop Barnes. Hundreds stood throughout the service. Bishop Barnes declared that the ...

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  35. FARES ON RAILWAY TICKETS

    The 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 ...

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  36. UNION-STREET WORK

    A 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 ...

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  37. TOTALISATOR MISTAKES

    The 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 ...

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  38. FALL OVER A PRECIPICE

    Clarence 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 ...

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  39. NAVAL DISARMAMENT

    Dr. 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 ...

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  40. STORM DAMAGE AT LONGREACH

    A 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 ...

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  41. ALL-STEEL PASSENGER TRAIN

    The 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 ...

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  42. DISSENSION DENIED

    The 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 ...

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  43. MELBOURNE 3LO PICKED UP

    B.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 ...

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  44. CAR SOMERSAULTS

    Harold 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 ...

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  45. VALUABLE NECKLACE LOST

    Mrs. 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 ...

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  46. STRANGE ELECTROCUTION

    While 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 ...

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  47. BURIED IN THE SAME GRAVE

    Lieut.-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 ...

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  48. REPARATION AND WAR DEBTS

    Mr. 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 ...

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  49. THE WAY TO PROSPERITY

    Mr. 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 ...

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  50. CATAMARAN COLLIERY

    Doubt 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 ...

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  51. BETTER WATER SUPPLY

    Lismore 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 ...

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  52. SWIMMER'S ATTEMPT FAILS

    Ronald 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 ...

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  53. NEST OF BLUEBOTTLES

    A. 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 ...

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  54. EASY MONEY MARKETS

    In 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 ...

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  55. FUND STARTED FOR BARRY

    Fifty 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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  56. BASIC WAGE FIGURES

    Speaking at a mass meeting of runway employees at Launceston, Mr. R. V. Keane, the general ssecretaryoff hte Australian Railways Union, declared that most of the ...

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  57. STOLEN CAR SMASHED

    While 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 ...

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  58. VICTORIAN UNEMPLOYED

    A 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 ...

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  59. BALLINA

    R. 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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  60. MORE SCENES AT ST. CUTHBERT'S

    There were further scenes at St. Cuthbert's Church Darwen, Lancashire, when 400 people walked out before the sermon Hundreds followed the vicar home, but there ...

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