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  2. FEARS REMOVED.

    Fears for the safety of a survey party which landed on King George's Island (South Shetlands), from the Royal research ship Discovery II., were dispelled ...

    Article : 231 words
  3. ENGINES FOR AIRCRAFT.

    Discussing the announcement that Australia is purchasing 40 aeroplane engines in the United States, Mr. E. C.Bowyer, of the Society of British ...

    Article : 362 words
  4. NEW PLANT FOR BUNNERONG.

    When the County Council yesterday. accepted the tender of the Australian. General Electric Co., on behalf of Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., ...

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  5. CHEAPER PETROL.

    A reduction of one penny a gallon in the metropolitan retail prices of the two grades of petrol distributed by the major oil companies will take effect ...

    Article : 379 words
  6. LAND LOST.

    Because of rapid erosion on Stradbroke Island, some 50 allotments of land have disappeared into the sea. The ocean is now within 100 yards ...

    Article : 298 words
  7. STRATAGEM BY SPAIN.

    According to reports from Italian sources, the Spanish Government has found a way of circumventing any agreement to prevent the ...

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  8. 'PLANE DIVES INTO SEA.

    A single-engined monoplane, owned by North Queensland Airways Pty., Ltd., carrying two children as passengers, crashed into the sea about ...

    Article : 570 words
  9. WOOL AT 37½d.

    An Australasian price record for merino [?]ece wool this season was established by the sale Mr. W. T. Walker's noted Ledgworth clip from ...

    Article : 190 words
  10. THE ABDICATION.

    Mr. Emest Thurtle, M.F. (Lab., Shoreditch), feels that the broadcast remarks of the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Cosmo Long) on December 13 in regard to the ...

    Article : 235 words
  11. SCENE OF FIRE.

    Charred debris, twisted steel, and pools of black water, covered with a scum of melted butter and cheese, remained this morning to mark the scene ...

    Article : 239 words
  12. BREAD PRICES.

    The price of bread in the metropolitan area will be increased by a farthing a loaf from next Monday. This decision was made at a general ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. REJECTED CLOTHING.

    The Minister for Defence (Sir Archdale Parkhill) yesterday commented on the report that a consignment of military clothing received by Kearsley Shire Council from the ...

    Article : 190 words
  14. CANADA'S ATTITUDE.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, the Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) said he had informed the British Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) that Canadians would not ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. CHOICE DEFENDED BY MINISTER.

    The Minister for Defence (Sir Archdale Parkhill) said yesterday that British aviation companies had had the same opportunity as General, Motors ...

    Article : 1,030 words
  16. SHAFT MYSTERY.

    The police of two States are inquiring into the murder of a man, believed to be Joseph Murray, a British ex-service man, whose skeleton was found, with a bullet hole in the ...

    Article : 281 words
  17. MARINE UNDERWRITERS

    The Financial Editor of "The Times" says: "Marine underwriters have already learnt that, they may expect a loss of £120,000 in respect of the cover of butter valued at ...

    Article : 100 words
  18. SOUTH AFRICAN BILL.

    In the House of Assembly, the Prime Minister (General Hertzog) moved the first reading of the Abdication Bill, but, to the surprise of the House, the introduction of the ...

    Article : 103 words
  19. MAIL PLANE IN STORM.

    The Minister for Trade Treaties (Sir Henry Gullett) was a passenger on the Melbourne to Sydney mail 'plane which was forced down at Wagga at 7.15 this ...

    Article : 125 words
  20. OIL FROM COAL.

    Sir Harry McGowan, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., who arrived in Fremantle by the Oronsay yesterday, said that while he was in ...

    Article : 260 words
  21. NEW AIR MAIL SERVICE.

    The Minister for Defence (Sir Archdale Parkhill) said yesterday that the British Air Ministry expected to receive about next Friday the report of Major ...

    Article : 262 words
  22. ARBITER OF STYLE.

    Delegates to the convention of the men's clothing industry agreed that ex-King Edward cannot abdicate the throne of "Emperor of styledom." They expressed the same ...

    Article : 113 words
  23. JAPANESE SAMPAN

    The sub-collector of Customs at Thursday Island was advised yesterday that a Japanese sampan was anchored at Wednesday Island. The sub-collector of Customs, accompanied ...

    Article : 112 words
  24. ROYAL CAR.

    Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, had a narrow escape from death when her car skidded on the edge of a 600ft precipice, on an ice-coated mountain ...

    Article : 87 words
  25. SWAG FOUND.

    A swag containing old clothes and blankets, and bearing a woman's name, was found by detectives outside the Wedderburn police station early yesterday morning. The police ...

    Article : 134 words
  26. NO SETTLEMENT.

    Hopes of a prior settlement of the Franco-Turkish dispute over Alexandretta (Syria) have been dissipated, and it will be left for arbitration by the League of Nations at the ...

    Article : 77 words
  27. HEAT NO EXCUSE.

    Even if the heat is oppressive, Sydney business and professional men do not approve of coats being discarded in restaurants. yesterday, at the Rotary Club's luncheon ...

    Article : 97 words
  28. GOVERNMENT CONCERNED.

    The State Government is concerned at the action of the Sydney County Council in rejecting the advice of the general manager (Mr. Forbes Mackay) on the purchase of ...

    Article : 152 words
  29. MOTORISTS WARNED

    Motorists who are convicted of driving at a dangerous speed will face the possibility of losing their licences. Mr. Farrington, S.M., issued a warning to ...

    Article : 108 words
  30. 40-HOUR WEEK.

    The President of France (M. Lebrun) has signed a decree enforcing a 40-hour week on the railways from January 25. It is expected to result in work for 60,000 ...

    Article : 80 words
  31. ROAD SAFETY.

    The Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner), in a speech at the annual dinner of the Motor Traders' Association at David ...

    Article : 202 words
  32. AIR MAIL FARES.

    Owing to the devaluation of the franc, Imperial Airways and the K.L.M. (Dutch) air line are considering reducing the fares to the East by from 15 to 20 per cent. ...

    Article : 51 words
  33. M.P. FOR 22 YEARS.

    The death has occurred of Sir Robert Leicester Harmsworth, at the age of 66. [Sir Robert Harmsworth, as a Liberal, represented Calthness in the House of ...

    Article : 59 words
  34. ANTI-GAS MEASURES.

    Defence against gas attack and the part that will be played by pharmaceutical chemists were discussed at the biennial meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Pharmaceutical ...

    Article : 163 words
  35. LINER DAMAGED.

    The French liner [?] de France (43,000 tons) was severely damaged when she was driven against the quay here by a gale. One of her four propellers will have to be ...

    Article : 39 words
  36. SIR EDMUND SPRIGGS.

    Sir Edmund Spriggs, senior physician at Ruthin Castle Clinic, North Wales, and formerly consulting physician to the Duke of Windsor, when he was King, arrived at Fremantle ...

    Article : 72 words
  37. TREES TO CRASH ON MOUNTAIN.

    One hundred thousand tons of timber will crash down a mountainside in a timber "drive" at Craven Plateau, near Gloucester, this week. For weeks about 20 expert ...

    Article : 156 words
  38. POPE'S CONDITION.

    The Pope is still suffering pain from the neuritis in his right arm. ...

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  39. ONE-DAY STRIKE.

    Engineers employed on the waterfront will hold a one-day strike to-day as part of their campaign for a 20 per cent, increase in wages. Representatives of the men had a conference ...

    Article : 120 words
  40. LONDONER'S SUICIDE.

    A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned at the inquest on Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton, Lyon King of Arms, 1927-29, and a former chairman of the ...

    Article : 146 words
  41. HARBOUR RESCUE.

    The ferry Kirrule, which was making a trip round the harbour, went to the assistance of four men in a small launch, which broke down in a heavy swell off Sydney Heads yesterday ...

    Article : 109 words
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