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  2. BUSHFIRES.

    Thousands of acres of grasslands in the Upper Clarence district were burnt out by bushflres to-day. Fighting the flames for 15 hours in ...

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  3. BROADCASTING OF RACES.

    It was submitted at yesterday's hearing of the race broadcasting case that the matter in dispute could be brought within the conditions under which ...

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  4. NEW LIVING WAGE.

    The Industrial Commission yesterday announced the adjustment of the living wage at £3/10/ a week for adult males and at £1/18/ a week ...

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  5. NEW SPAIN.

    A report from Talavera states that, amid great enthusiasm, a Portuguese delegate conveyed Portugal's official recognition of the insurgents to the ...

    Article : 368 words
  6. FIERCE STORM.

    A fierce storm in the Atlantic and in the English Channel delayed the Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary, and caused injury to some of her ...

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  7. PREMIER EXPECTS SURPLUS.

    For the first time for nine years the Government estimates a surplus for the current financial year. In his Budget speech in the Legislative Assembly last night the Premier and Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) estimated that the ...

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  8. CORONATION.

    The "Daily Mail" suggests the appointment of a traffic dictator to control the multitude of visitors to London for the Coronation. ...

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  9. MONARCHY IN GERMANY.

    Herr Hitler is considering the restoration of the monarchy in Germany, according to the Berne (Switzerland) correspondent of the Paris newspaper ...

    Article : 138 words
  10. INFLOW OF CAPITAL FROM ABROAD.

    "This year, the Premier said in his speech, "will mark the completion of the process of economic recovery, and prove to be the starting point from ...

    Article : 386 words
  11. PROTEST TO JAPAN.

    Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little, Commander-in-Chief of the China station, has made vigorous representations to Japan regarding the arrest, searching, ...

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  12. EMPLOYERS' COMMENT.

    The president of the Employers' Federation (Mr. T. H. Silk) said last night that the adjustments in the basic wages for men and women were not extraordinary, and "would not ...

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  13. FIERCE BLAZE IN GROSE VALLEY.

    Bushfires in the Grose Valley, about 10 miles from Richmond, spread with such alarming fierceness yesterday that the postmistress at Grose Vale sent out urgent ...

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  14. PROVINCES SECEDE.

    The provinces of Cordoba, Cuenca, and Aragon have declared themselves to be independent of the Madrid Government, states a report from Madrid, Aragon and Cuenca ...

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  15. UNION DISAPPOINTMENT.

    Union officials yesterday expressed keen disappointment at the basic wage declaration. "There can be no appreciable recovery while wages continue to be considerably below the ...

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  16. MRS. SIMPSON'S DIVORCE.

    Mrs. Ernest A. Simpson, who petitioned at the Ipswich Assizes for a divorce from her husband, a former naval officer, has been granted a decree nisi. ...

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  17. COST OF TAXATION CONCESSIONS.

    The total reductions in wages tax and special income tax are equivalent to £3,300,000. Other remissions of taxation, the Premier said, were equivalent ...

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  18. ROAD SAFETY.

    The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday said that he hoped to bring down a measure, but not this session, ...

    Article : 137 words
  19. ABYSSINIA'S WEALTH.

    Germany attaches importance to the commercial advantages which she expects to receive in Abyssinia in return for her recognition of Italy's conquest. ...

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  20. LEADERS IN INDUSTRY PLEASED.

    The general opinion among leaders of industry in New South Wales last night was that the Government's promise of a balanced budget after nine ...

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  21. DUST HAZE.

    Hot, dry winds from the north-west brought clouds of dust from the interior yesterday, and during the morning the city was enveloped in a dense dust haze. ...

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  22. PACIFIC SHIPPING.

    The Financial Editor of the "Daily Herald" says that the British Cabinet is considering the question of granting a subsidy of £1,000,000 for British shipping in the Pacific ...

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  23. CERTIFICATES PRESENTED.

    Certificates in the form of letters signed by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. S. A. Maddocks) were presented in Martinplace yesterday to the drivers of cars, cycles, ...

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  24. TASMANIAN BUDGET.

    The Treasurer (Mr. E. Dwyer Gray) presented his third budget in the House of Assembly to-night. He is budgeting for a surplus of £1247, after making provision for ...

    Article : 121 words
  25. FEELING IN AMERICA.

    Officials, commenting on reports received by the State Department about the New Zealand and Australian bills for restricting foreign shipping in the Tasman Sea, said that the ...

    Article : 162 words
  26. JAPANESE ARMY.

    The disquieting hint that the army is becoming impatient at the slow progress which is being made in the Sino-Japanese negotiations, was given by the Minister for War ...

    Article : 61 words
  27. ITALIAN ANNEXATION.

    It is reported that the new Italian Minister to Yugoslavia (Signor Indelli) received letters of credence in which "Emperor of Abyssinia" appears among King Victor Emmanuel's titles. ...

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  28. WOOL SALES.

    Substantial quantities of staple are being submitted this week at the Melbourne wool sales. The market continues to show great strength, the regularity of inquiry being ...

    Article : 199 words
  29. ARABS' LEADER.

    Fawzi Kawakji, the picturesque Arab adventurer who provided expert leadership for the armed Arab bands during the latter days of the revolt in Palestine, escaped yesterday ...

    Article : 192 words
  30. NEW GIANT LINER.

    "The sister ship to the Queen Mary, tentatively known as No. 552, has already been insured in the British markets for £3,250,000 while she is under construction," says "The ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. MOTOR CAR ENGINES.

    A statement reported to Have been made by the Minister for Customs (Mr. White) in Sydney on Monday, when, referring to the motor car industry in Australia, "that the ...

    Article : 301 words
  32. PROPERTY SALES.

    Sales of real estate in New South Wales during the nine months ended September 30 were 180 per cent, above those for the corresponding period of 1932. ...

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  33. HEAT WAVE IN QUEENSLAND.

    Drought prevails over most of the State, and the Weather Bureau holds out no hope of early rain. The temperature in Brisbane to-day reached 98.2 degrees. It was the ...

    Article : 88 words
  34. FRENCH AIR RACE.

    There are now two competitors in the Paris-Saigon-Paris air race, for prizes worth between £15,000 and £16,000. M. Michael de Troyat and M. Durmon, in ...

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  35. NATIONAL INSURANCE.

    The Treasurer (Mr. Casey), replying to a question in the House of Representatives to-day by Mr. Jennings (U.A.P., N.S.W.), said that Sir Walter Kinnear, the British expert ...

    Article : 169 words
  36. CARS HELD UP.

    A number of motor drivers were held up for various periods on Dorrigo Mountain-road to-day through their engines refusing to function. The mail car was delayed for half an hour, ...

    Article : 180 words
  37. BRITISH MOTOR SHOW.

    It is estimated that contracts placed with British motor car manufacturers during the 10 days of the Motor Show at Olympia reached, as was forecast, an aggregate value ...

    Article : 212 words
  38. MENACE OF COMMUNISM.

    The new Germar. Ambassador to London, Herr von Ribbentrop, arrived here yesterday afternoon. After acknowledging the "Heil, Hitler" ...

    Article : 105 words
  39. DANZIG SENATE.

    According to the Berlin correspondent of "The Times," it is announced from Danzig that Herr Greiser, president of the Nazi-controlled Danzig Senate, is leaving immediately ...

    Article : 122 words
  40. W.A. STRIKE ENDS.

    A meeting of about 500 members of the Collie Coal Miners' Union, after over a week of idleness, decided this morning, by a majority of about 100, to obey the order of Mr. ...

    Article : 113 words
  41. RAILING TO DISCOURAGE SUICIDES.

    Robert Anderson Ballantyne, 70, a retired architect, fell from the Grafton Bridge and was killed. At the inquest, the coroner said that the City Council should take steps to ...

    Article : 61 words
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