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  2. BROPHY CASE.

    At to-day's sitting of the Royal Commission on the shooting of Superintendent Brophy, Detective W. R. Boulton was closely questioned why the police did not immediately make ...

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  3. STATE SESSION.

    The Acting Premier (Mr. Bruxner) faid yesterday that the Government expected to conclude the present session of Parliament before the end of the month. ...

    Article : 143 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS. POWER ALCOHOL.

    To encourage the greater use of home-produced commodities, Bangalow branch of the Primary Producers' Union is submitting a motion to the district council that the ...

    Article : 93 words
  5. ROTARY CLUB PRESIDENT.

    Mr. W. Sidney F. Corner, who has been elected to succeed Sir Henry Braddon as president of the Sydney Rotary Club on October 1. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. 150th ANNIVERSARY.

    The adoption of a design for an emblem for Austialia's 150th anniversary celebrations was announced by the Minister in Charge of Celebrations (Mr. Dunningham) yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 197 words
  7. STATE LOTTERY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 885 words
  8. MINER KILLED.

    When a drill was bored into some unexploded nitro-glycerine explosive at the Zinc Corporation mine to-day, Horace John Stodden, 26, single, was killed instantly, and John ...

    Article : 140 words
  9. INVINCIBLE COLLIERY

    A deadlock exists at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, which has been idle for three weeks. The company's superintendent (Mr. Clark) has intimated that he will not meet the ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. HOLIDAY FOR FOOTBALL MATCH.

    The Minister for Education has advised Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A., that a half-holiday will be granted the scholars of local schools for the Rugby League match between the ...

    Article : 57 words
  11. OIL DRUM EXPLODES.

    When an oil drum, to which he had applied an oxy-welder, exploded, Edward James Burgess, railway employee, had a narrow escape from serious injury. The [?]d was blown off ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. PURCHASE OF TROUT FRY.

    The Oberon Shire Council has decided to purchase 10,000 trout fry of the rainbow variety for distribution in local streams. ...

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  13. JUNIOR FARMER SUPERVISORS.

    The need for more junior farmer supervisors was emphasised by the president of the Far North Coast Junior Farmers' Advisory Council (Mr. H. J. Bower) in an address to ...

    Article : 95 words
  14. HAMMONDVILLE.

    The Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Head) paid a visit to the Hammondville settlement yesterday with Canon R. B. S. Hammond, and inspected several cottages. ...

    Article : 163 words
  15. LITHGOW'S MAIN STREET.

    The Lithgow Municipal Council having de cided to order the removal of verandah posts from Main-street is considering the question of placing its elcctric cables underground ...

    Article : 95 words
  16. MODERN STANDARDS.

    Mr. Justice Henchman remarked on the need for Judges to keep abreast of the times in their view of modern behaviour, when the Full Court was hearing an appeal by Alfred ...

    Article : 277 words
  17. CHINA MISSIONS.

    The Rev. Joseph Thompson, a member of the China Inland Missions, who will leave by the Nellore to-day to resume his work in the Chekiang Province of eastern China, said, at ...

    Article : 172 words
  18. MILK SUPPLY AREA.

    At a meeting of the Bowral Returned Soldiers' League, the president (Mr. A. N. Gold) referred to efforts which were being made to confine milk suppliers to Sydney to an area ...

    Article : 94 words
  19. "THE CASE FOR NEWNES."

    The Newnes Development Advancement League has issued 5000 booklets entitled "The Case for Newnes," presenting arguments for the reopening of the Newnes oil shale field. ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. CAR OVER EMBANKMENT.

    In endeavouring to avoid two vehicles which had been involved in a head-on collision, another car crashed over a 15ft embankment at McKee's Hill, between Casino and ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. BANANA PROSECUTION.

    Two men with banana plantations at Chillingham appeared at the Murwillumbah Court on charges laid under the Plant Diseases Act. Edward Hall was fined £5, with ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. LOST AEROPLANES.

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill), commenting on the accident to the aeroplane in which the Minister for Health (Mr. Hughes) was travelling, announced yesterday afternoon ...

    Article : 166 words
  23. CONTRACT BRIDGE.

    Play in the concluding stages of the first round of the New South Wales Bridge Association teams-of-four championship was continued during the week at the Sydney Bridge ...

    Article : 782 words
  24. OBITUARY. SIR JOHN BOWSER.

    Sir John Bowser, politician, journalist, and agriculturist, died at Wangaratta. For an unbroken period of 35 years, from 1894 to 1929, he represented Wangaratta and ...

    Article : 63 words
  25. BANANA MARKETING.

    A motion, "That this meeting wholeheartedly supports the Banana Marketing Board's proposals for the control and distribution of bananas," was carried, with only two ...

    Article : 81 words
  26. CAR TURNS SOMERSAULT.

    Driving his car from Coonamble to Gulargambone J. Rosser had a remarkable escape from injury when the car turned over and finished upright on its wheels. He ...

    Article : 57 words
  27. TROLLY BUSES.

    The Transport Commissioner (Mr. Maddocks) yesterday let a contract to Messrs Ritchie Brothers, of Auburn, for the construction of 21 all-metal bodies for the ...

    Article : 153 words
  28. FOOTBALLER'S DEATH.

    An inquest into the death of Stephen Beckue, 20, the All Blades footballer, who died in Tweed District Hospital on June 1 following injuries received in a football match played ...

    Article : 65 words
  29. WORKMAN FALLS 40 FEET.

    Arthur Couch, employed on the erection of a new picture theatre in Geneva-street, Kyogle, had a lucky escape when he fell 40 feet, landing in a thick growth of paspalum. ...

    Article : 64 words
  30. MR. G. P. CLIFT.

    The death is reported of Mr. George Percival Clift, 65, at East Maitland. He was born at East Maitland, and owned station property at Lochiel, and was also associated with the ...

    Article : 89 words
  31. WOMEN QUELL FIRE UNDER CHURCH.

    Miss M. Smith and Miss E. Brandie, while walking home last night, noticed a fire under St. Peter's'Church of England, a weatherboard building. They discovered that a sulky left ...

    Article : 67 words
  32. PENRITH BY-ELECTION.

    A by-election held to fill the vacancy in the Penrith Council, due to Alderman A. J. Colless's departure from the district, resulted: Robert Edward Morphett 189, Samuel Ernest ...

    Article : 43 words
  33. MR. S. C. CROPPER.

    Mr. Samuel Clement Cropper, who died at Manly on Thursday was well known in the suburb, where he had resided since 1913. Born at Epsom, England, he was a son of the late ...

    Article : 192 words
  34. SHOT FIRED.

    A suspect was arrested at Rose Bay early on Thursday morning after a chase during which Constable Bushell, of Rose Bay police, fired a shot from his revolver. ...

    Article : 162 words
  35. THEFT OF MOTOR PARTS.

    Two members of the unemployed camp at Mayfield, Eric Cowell, 27, and John Herbert Bamforth, 24, were each fined £5 at the police court for stealing parts of a motor lorry ...

    Article : 62 words
  36. NEW HOTEL AT OBERON.

    The Tourist Hotel at Oberon was officially opened by Mr. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A. The building is at the western end of Oberon-street. All bedrooms have a hot and cold water ...

    Article : 41 words
  37. NEW FREIGHTERS

    The Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic S.S. Co., Ltd., of Gothenburg, which conducts a regular freight service between Sweden and Australia, has placed orders in Sweden for ...

    Article : 104 words
  38. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 135 words
  39. MR. L. HENRY.

    Mr. Lewis Henry, whose death took place at Lindfield on Thursday, was well known throughout the State. He was a Public school teacher and inspector for more than 50 years ...

    Article : 154 words
  40. PRISON STAFFS.

    Practically all members of the Bathurst Gaol staff attended a meeting to-day to protest against appointments of executive officers in the Prisons Department. ...

    Article : 122 words
  41. PAPUA.

    The Government Anthropologist of Papua (Mr. F. E. Williams) arrived in Sydney by the Montoro yesterday, en route to Hawaii, where he will attend the conference on native ...

    Article : 127 words
  42. LOTTERY DRAWING.

    The principal prizes in the 346th State lottery were drawn at the Australian Hall yesterday morning. First prize was won by "The Spider" ...

    Article : 109 words
  43. MR. J. LEACH.

    Mr. Joseph Leach, who died on Thursday at his home in Lithgow-street, Crow's Nest, was a worker in charitable movements on the north side of the harbour for over 30 ...

    Article : 118 words
  44. CASUALTIES.

    Henry Cartwright, 35, of Bridge-road, Glebe, was knocked down by a motor lorry in Georgestreet, Broadway, yesterday. The Central District Ambulance took him to Sydney ...

    Article : 394 words
  45. IMPUDENT THIEF

    A bag-snatcher carried out an impudent theft on a city tram on Thursday, when he stole a handbag from a woman's lap and escaped. ...

    Article : 107 words
  46. FARM SCHOOL.

    Mr. Angliss, M.L.C., has offered his station property, Glenmore, of 3000 acres, and valued at £20,000, situated 10 miles from Bacchus Marsh, to the Northcote Children's ...

    Article : 107 words
  47. MRS. REG. BLAXLAND.

    Mrs. Eveline Grace Blaxland, 84, widow of the late Reginald T. Blaxland, of Murinbin, Broke, and aunt of Mr. Robert Blaxland, of Singleton, died at her home, Leura-road, ...

    Article : 165 words
  48. NATIONAL PARK.

    The honorary secretary of the Sydney Bush Walkers' Club (Miss D. Lawry) recently wrote to the president of the National Park Trust (Mr. H. W. Whiddon), directing attention, ...

    Article : 149 words
  49. FEDERAL LOAN.

    The Commonwealth Treasurer Mr. Casey) announced this evening that further substantial applications made to-day in the £9,000,000 loan, included £100,000 from the State ...

    Article : 79 words
  50. TOADS IN FIJI.

    The 67 toads of the species Bufo marinus, which were imported from Hawaii to keep down insect pests, have bred so fast that already several colonies of 100 each have been ...

    Article : 83 words
  51. TECHNICAL COLLEGE. STUDENTS' EXHIBITION.

    An exhibition of work by the more advanced of the 1400 art students attending the East Sydney Technical College will be on view at the Blaxland Galleries from Monday ...

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  52. MR. G. T. SHERRIFF.

    Mr. George T. Sherriff, who died in a private hospital in Adelaide yesterday, aged 69 years was a well-known pastoralist of New South Wales, owning properties in the ...

    Article : 86 words
  53. WOMAN FALLS FROM TRAIN.

    Mrs. Anna Gutterson, 50, of Provincial-road Auburn, was terribly injured when she fell from a moving train at the Homebush railway station yesterday evening. Mrs. Gutterson's ...

    Article : 65 words
  54. SHEARERS' DISPUTE.

    A meeting under the auspices of the A.W.U. this afternoon unanimously confirmed the decision reached last Saturday to accept work at the present shearing award rates until a ...

    Article : 47 words
  55. MR. W. H. WOODWARD.

    Mr. Windsor Harold Woodward, who died in Sydney yesterday, aged 54 years, had practised as a solicitor in Sydney since 1923, Previously he was attached to the Department of Justice ...

    Article : 83 words
  56. LASSETER'S REEF SURVEY.

    To prepare preliminary reports on the potentialities of Lasseter's Reef as a mineral source a well-organised party, comprising two 'planes, flown by Pilots Pat Hall and Bob ...

    Article : 70 words
  57. JAPANESE TRAINING SHIP.

    The Kaioh Maru, a Japanese mercantile marine training ship is due to arrive at Darwin next Tuesday. It is a four-masted sailing ship, with auxiliary engines. It carries ...

    Article : 64 words
  58. BOOKLETS FOR MOTORISTS.

    Tenders are being called by the Transport Commissioner (Mr. Maddocks) for the printing of 450,000 booklets for distribution to drivers of motor vehicles. It will contain ...

    Article : 50 words
  59. STOWAWAY ON AORANGI.

    A stowaway was found in a second-class cabin while the Aorangi, which arrived yesterday from Vancouver, via ports, was at sea. He said that he was an Australian, and that ...

    Article : 54 words
  60. N.Z. HIGHWAYS.

    The Minister for Works (Mr. Semple) announces that 4146 miles of arterial roads have been declared State highways. These will be maintained by the Government through ...

    Article : 45 words
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