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  2. DISMISSALS

    The Minister for Education (Mr. W. Davies) is determined not to alter his decision regarding the dismissal of 600 married women teachers. A deputation from ...

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  3. CARRINGTON COUNCIL

    Carrington Council met on Monday night. Those present were: The Mayor (Ald. H. Coe) and Ald. J. N. Brown, A. McLagan, A. Bower, W. Loades, G. ...

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  4. HEAT WAVE

    Sydney sweltered in heat wave conditions to-day and, according to the Weather Bureau, there is no immediate prospect of a definite improvement during the next ...

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  5. ALD. A. EDDEN

    Ald. A. Edden was last night elected Mayor of the New Lambton municipality. Ald. Hill was elected Deputy Mayor. A second nomination for the position ...

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  6. ACUTE POSITION

    At a meeting of storekeepers from Tamworth, Gunnedah, Manilla, Barraba, Werris Creek, and intervening towns, held at Tamworth, to consider the financial ...

    Article : 200 words
  7. BRONTE HOLD-UP

    A half-hearted attempt was made by two hold-up men to-night, to rob Mr. Samuel Lawrence, an estate agent, at Bronte. Mr. Lawrence was seated in his ...

    Article : 157 words
  8. WATERFRONT WORK

    A stopwork meeting of the Seamen's Union to-day lost no time in coming to the aid of the waterside workers who, under the new regulation of the Federal ...

    Article : 141 words
  9. THE HIGH COURT

    No appointment to the third vacancy on the High Court Bench will be made by the Federal Government before Sir Isaac Isaacs, the retiring Chief Justice, resigns, ...

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  10. LEGS FRACTURED

    William Gavenlock, 23, of Wyong, and Harold Bowen, 15, of North Gosford, were injured when a motor cycle on which they were riding, collided with a car, near ...

    Article : 93 words
  11. QUEENSLAND FINANCES

    Speaking to-day at the official opening of new temporary premises for the State Insurance Office, the Treasurer (Mr. Barnes) said that at the present moment ...

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  12. SHOT AT GOVERNOR

    An attempt to assassinate Sir Geoffrey Demontmorency, Governor of the Punjab, was made this afternoon as he was leaving the Punjab University Hall at ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. SULTRY CONDITIONS

    Thought much wind was in evidence over New South Wales at 9 a.m. to-day, the weather was fine, except at Bourke and Byrock, where it was raining lightly. The ...

    Article : 226 words
  14. NEW VALUATIONS

    The Valuer-General's Department announced to-day that the revuluation of all properties in Sydney and Newcastle had been commenced, with a view to ...

    Article : 160 words
  15. TRADE RELATIONS

    Addressing representatives of Canadian manufacturing companies here, the Australian Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney) said he would recommend in ...

    Article : 113 words
  16. SCALP BADLY BURNT

    Miss Violet Rofe, 24, of Moore-streets, Coburg, was admitted to hospital to-day in a serious condition with a badly burnt scalp. She was having her hair waved in ...

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  17. GIRL UNDER TRAIN

    While waiting on the Bankstown Station this morning, Stella Turner, 17, fainted and fell under a train which was leaving the platform. ...

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  18. SPENT NIGHT IN GAOL

    To see for himself what the Victorian reformatory system was like, the Chief Secretary of South Australia (Mr. S. Whitford) spent a night in a goal at ...

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  19. CANADIAN WHEAT

    Arrangements have been concluded that ensure orderly marketing of the 1930 wheat crop of Western Canada. The Prime Minister (Mr. Bennett) ...

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  20. TWO ROBBERIES

    With great daring, thieves last night entered the offices of the Texaco Oil Company and the Shell Oil Company by breaking glass and bending galvanised iron. ...

    Article : 94 words
  21. YOUTH CUT TO PIECES

    Two youths, Donald and Kenneth Ferguson, aged 17 and 19 respectively, last night stole a ride on a wheat train from Orange to be present at their home in ...

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  22. KICKED UNMERCIFULLY

    Attacked by a gang of hooligans, Aubrey Corrigan, of Darley-street, Newtown, was assaulted and robbed in a yard at the rear of Queen's Hotel in Enmore-road, ...

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  23. HEALTHY AGAIN

    After successfully undergoing treatment for leprosy at Peel Island lazaret, five men, comprising three Europeans and two coloured men, were granted a clean bill ...

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  24. PRIME MINISTER

    Information was received in Melbourne that the Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Scullin), and the Attorney-General (Mr. F. Brennan) will reach Melbourne by the ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. MR. COLEMAN, M.H.R.

    On his return to Australia after seven months abroad, Mr. P. Coleman, M.H.R., Chairman of the Federal Public Accounts Committee, said the consensus of opinion ...

    Article : 117 words
  26. TWO DEATHS

    One of the victims of the collision on Maitland-road, Cessnock, on Monday afternoon, died in the Cessnock Hospital yesterday. He was Robert Brindle, 8 ...

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  27. STRUCK BY TREE

    Francis Drew, of Red Range, was fatally injured by a falling tree yesterday, Drew was working with his son on some clearing work at Yarrow Creek. Deceased ...

    Article : 127 words
  28. CLOSER SETTLEMENT

    When the Closer Settlement Bill, in which provision is made for advances of £5,000,000 for the coming year, was returned from the Legislative Council to ...

    Article : 112 words
  29. SHEFFIELD SHIELD

    Players selected to represent South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match, against Victoria, in Melbourne, are as follow— ...

    Article : 62 words
  30. DUTY ON SHEEPSKINS

    Further cables were received to-day from French firms cancelling orders for sheepsking until the half-penny export duty is removed. ...

    Article : 260 words
  31. CHILD'S LUCKY ESCAPE

    Alfred Jenkins, 9, travelling with his mother from Sydney to England, was playing with other children near an open batch on board a steamer at Port ...

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  32. LIEUTENANT HILL

    Flight-Lieut, C. Hill arrived unexpectedly at Longreach aerodrome at 11.55 a.m. to-day from Cam[?]weal. In the course of an interview, Hill said ...

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  33. MARY DEAN MURDER

    Detectives investigating the murder of Miss Mary Dean, 25, of Elwood, to-day questioned a man and a woman for several hours, and then allowed them to go. ...

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  34. BROKEN HILL MINES

    To-morrow afternoon the Industrial Council, which is representative of all unions with members working in the mines, will meet the Mining Managers' ...

    Article : 165 words
  35. CLEVER FEINT

    At Glebe Police Court to-day, George Vincent, 24, a labourer, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on a charge of assault and was fined £50, in ...

    Article : 154 words
  36. SHEEP 6/ A DOZEN

    Sheep sold at a ridiculously low figue to-day, realising 6/ a dozen. Their value in 1924 was 30/ a head. ...

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  37. PROPOSAL REJECTED

    The Teachers' Conference to-day rejected a motion that all females in the employ of the federation be paid male award rates in accordance with the ...

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  38. PERTH-SYDNEY TELEPHONE

    The telephone service between Perth and Sydney, was opened for public use this morning. There was an entire absence of ceremony. Considerable use has ...

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  39. WITHDRAWAL SOUGHT

    A suggestion that, in view of the nature of the evidence, the charge against Albert Augustine Edwards, M.L.A., of having committed an unnatural offence to May ...

    Article : 86 words
  40. MARRIED WOMEN

    The Federated Clerks' Union Secretary (Mr. A. E. William) stated to-day, that the union intends to make an immediate move against the employment of ...

    Article : 89 words
  41. GIRL'S HEAD BATTERED

    Michael John McHugh, 36, appeared at the local police court to-day on a charge of having maliclously injured Olive MacNamara, 13. He was remanded. The ...

    Article : 57 words
  42. DEATH ACCIDENTAL

    At the City Coroner's Court to-day, Mr. May held an inquiry into the drowning of Jessie Elsie Coull, 18, at Gearie Beach, National Park, on November 23. ...

    Article : 140 words
  43. RADIO TELEPHONE

    The Postmaster-General's Department advises that the Anglo-Australian (including the Transatlantic) and New Zealand radio telephone services will be opened for ...

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  44. MOTHER AND CHILD SCALDED

    Mrs. Ada Hughes, of Federal, near Lismore, and her daughter, aged six months, are in hospital in Lismore, suffering from scalds, sustained when the mother fell ...

    Article : 68 words
  45. MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED

    Losing control of his motor cycle, Reginald Friday, 23, married, of Newtown, Geelong, was thrown heavily on Colae-road, to-day. A passing motorist rushed him ...

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  46. STATE BOWLS TITLE

    Mr. George Gartrell, of Chatswood, to-day won the metropolitan division of the single-handed bowls championship of the State by beating Mr. F. Rowley, of ...

    Article : 111 words
  47. EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOLS

    A resolution that where a child was found, by medical examination, to be mentally deficient, such child should be excluded from an ordinary State school, ...

    Article : 60 words
  48. PROGRESSIVE LISMORE

    Despite the depression in other parts of the Commonwealth, Lismore has record building figures for 1936, heating the previous best, in 1929, by £7000. The total ...

    Article : 33 words
  49. KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR

    Joseph Knight was seriously injured when he was struck by a car in Bridge-road, Drummoyne, near his home, to-day, Knight, who is aged 62, was taken to ...

    Article : 83 words
  50. SECOND ELEVENS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 words
  51. VICTORIAN WHEAT POOL

    As a result of the passing of the Wheat Advances Hill last week by the Federal Government, under which the growers are guaranteed 4/ a bushel, f.o.h., for their ...

    Article : 69 words
  52. REDUCED GAS PRICE

    An announcement was made to-day that the Manly Gas Co. had decided to reduce the price of gas by 4d per 1000 cubic feet, as from January 1. ...

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  53. M. BRITIANU DEAD

    The death is announced of M. Vinttla Britianu, a former Premier of Rumanin. He was a brother of the late M. Ion Britianu, who for 10 years after the war ...

    Article : 29 words
  54. AUCTION SALES ADVERTISED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 31 words
  55. HOLIDAYS ON 'CHANGE

    The Stock Exchange adjourned to-day until January 6. There was a brighter tons than of late in all metals. Broken Hill shares. Mt. Lyell and all tin quotes ...

    Article : 43 words
  56. TWO FINGERS SEVERED

    Manna Trevena, 20 of Burwood, test two fingers when his left hand was caught in a machine at Randwick tramway workshops to-day. Eastern Suburbs ...

    Article : 79 words
  57. Advertising

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    Advertising : 45 words
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