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  2. CONTRACT BRIDGE.

    The second elimination round of the pairs championship of New South Wales, under the Howell match point system of scoring was played last night at the Sydney Bridge Club. ...

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  3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    It is a common mistake to think of local government as something which mainly consists of an Act of Parliament. The Act is no more than the rails on which the engine ...

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  4. THE ELECTIONS.

    Parties are preparing in all States for the election, which as announced on page 11, will take place on September 15. Mr. H. W. Horsfield (general secretary of ...

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  5. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The power conferred upon inspectors to enter denial surgeries to inspect instruments and make inquiries, under the Dentists Bill, was opposed by Labour members in the Legislative ...

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  6. DR. BAINTON.

    A good deal of expectation was in the air at the Conservatorium last night, when Dr. Edgar Bainton took the rostrum as the new conductor of the Conscrvatorium Orchestra. ...

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  7. COPRA.

    In the first two decades of this century, preparations for increased production of copra in the South Seas proceeded vigorously. Those who know the tropic belt of cocos palms which ...

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  8. RELICS OF ANNANDALE

    Many people will be surprised to learn that there still stands in the suburb of Sydney called Annandale, or, more strictly speaking, in the area known as South Annandale, a ...

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  9. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    When the Sydney Corporation Amending Bill was further considered in committee, there was considerable onpositdion to a provision giving the Auditor-General power to ...

    Article : 646 words
  10. STUDY OF LANGUAGES.

    Recent cables announce that, following the Franco-Soviet rapprochement, pupils in Russian schools will henceforth be required to study French. If the same principle should ...

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  11. MARTIN BY-ELECTION.

    Interest in the Martin by-election has been practically killed by the announcement that the Federal election will take place on September 15. It is considered certain that the ...

    Article : 134 words
  12. BANK DIVIDENDS.

    Further reference to the extent of dividends paid by the banks was made to-day by the leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Scullin), who replied to the statement made in ...

    Article : 204 words
  13. YOUNG MAN SENTENCED.

    A case which revealed smart work by Detective Ramus was heard in the Wagga Police Court to-day, Lawrence Cottrell, 28, was charged with stealing a suitcase containing ...

    Article : 171 words
  14. CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. Ivy Ellen Homan, 37, whose husband had reported her missing from her home in Bellevue-street, Glebe, yesterday morning, was found dead on the rocks near Darghan-street, ...

    Article : 242 words
  15. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The State Treasury finished the financial year with a deficit of £788,912, compared with a deficit of £864,081 for th[?] previous year. Expenditure was £9,270,609, compared ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. SAVAGE ASSAULT.

    A young married woman was savagely attacked by a man at Ryde yesterday afternoon. She reported to the Ryde police that she ...

    Article : 146 words
  17. FRUIT INDUSTRY.

    A further important proposal for assisting the fruit industry will, it is expected, be announced by the Federal Government before the end of this month. Probably ...

    Article : 160 words
  18. PUBLIC SERVANTS

    The secretary of the Federal and State Public Service Defence Committee (Mr. W. Burke) said that unless the Government restored salaries in its Budget, Public servants ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. ALL LEFT-FOOT SHOES.

    Thieves who stole two suitcases of shoes from a motor car in Bankstown last night got little profit from their theft, as the shoes were samples and would only fit left feet. ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS

    The committee of the Tariff Board to-day heard evidence in the adjourned application for a reduction of the duties on agricultural implements and parts. The inquiry was ...

    Article : 176 words
  21. SNOWFALL IN N.Z.

    The snowfall in the National Park area has resulted in the isolation of the Chateau Tonga[?]ro. No one is able to reach or leave the hotel. Several roads are blocked. The ...

    Article : 43 words
  22. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The session of State Parliament will be adjourned for a short period to permit Ministers and members to take part in the Federal election campaign. ...

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  23. BOY INJURED.

    Fresence-of-mind saved David Wheeler, 16, of Morton-street, Epping, from serious injury yesterday, when he fell between a moving electric train and the Strathfield railway ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. INDEPENDENCE DAY.

    The anniversary of the declaration of American independence was quietly observed in Sydney yesterday. The American Consulate was closed, and the national flag was ...

    Article : 97 words
  25. THE SCRUB-TURKEY.

    Interest was aroused by a statement in an article recently published in the "Herald" that the scrub-turkey was to be found in "The Jungle" reservation at Mt. Tomah, Mr. ...

    Article : 99 words
  26. HOUSE ROBBERIES.

    Detectives Hargraves and Simpson, who have been investigating robberies from houses in Gordon, Killara, and Willoughby, arrested a 13-year-old girl yesterday. Robberies ...

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  27. BOOK PLATES DISPLAY.

    An interesting feature of the exhibition arranged by the Society of Australian Genealogists, in the Education Building, is a collection of heraldic book plate engravings, lent by the ...

    Article : 47 words
  28. GOLD CUPS STOLEN.

    Three gold cups and Jewellery, of a total value of about £800, were stolen from the residence of Mrs. Sweetapple. The cups were won by her trotters. ...

    Article : 32 words
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