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  2. WOMAN SHOT DEAD.

    Two persons were killed and one was seriously injured in a shooting tragedy at Prahran this morning. It is believed that the tragedy arose from a series of quarrels about business ...

    Article : 307 words
  3. GOLD SHARES. An Excited Market.

    As a result of a sharp rise of 3/2 to £6/9/4 in the London price of fine gold, the Stock Exchange yesterday experienced a record turnover in gold shares. ...

    Article : 181 words
  4. CHEERING NEWS For Woolgrower--and Australia.

    There was a wonderful increase in prices at the opening wool sales in Sydney yesterday of the 1933-34 season, the basis of values being approximately 50 per cent, above the average of last season. The average price was at least 45 per cent, above that at the ...

    Article : 254 words
  5. UNITED STATES.

    Professor Raymond Moley, chief of President Roosevelt's "brain trust," resigned to-day from the position of Assistant Secretary of State to become editor of a new magazine founded ...

    Article : 179 words
  6. FAMINE. RUSSIANS STARVE

    A striking revelation concerning famine conditions is made by the special expert observer in the Northern Cau[?]sus of the "Daily Telegraph." ...

    Article : 302 words
  7. STATE UNDERTAKINGS To Be Sold by Government.

    The State Government has decided to sell, if it can obtain suitable prices, three large State industrial undertakings—the brickworks, the metal quarries, and the monier pipeworks. Tenders for the undertakings will be invited throughout Australia at an early date. ...

    Article : 174 words
  8. RECORD TRADING IN ADELAIDE.

    With a turnover of 150,000 shares in the gold section, records of many years' standing were broken on the Adelaide stock exchange to-day. Not since the days of the Bullfinch ...

    Article : 72 words
  9. THE KANGAROOS.

    The Sunday newspapers, without roasting the Australian Rugby League players, the Kangaroos, pick out the weakness of the slow-moving wingers compared with sprinters ...

    Article : 616 words
  10. PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

    "Because we recognise the damaging effects of Government trading upon industry and employment, we are prepared to allow private enterprise an opportunity to acquire the ...

    Article : 1,073 words
  11. DOLE IMPOSTORS.

    A vigorous campaign against dole impostors, with a view to making an example of offenders that will be a deterrent to others, is being carried on, according to officials of the Chief ...

    Article : 354 words
  12. PRIME MINISTER.

    "My suggestion is that Mr. Thorby's occupation should be fighting windmills," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) to-day, when he was shown the statement made at Cowra by ...

    Article : 122 words
  13. PACIFIC NATIONS.

    The former Minister for Finance in New [?]land (Mr. Downie Stewart) startled mem[?] of the Institute of Pacific Relations at a [?]well dinner, by declaring that the institute ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. BRISK COMPETITION.

    Competition at the sales was brisk and general. The Continent, particularly France, bought keenly and in large volume. Yorkshire was a strong operator, taking bulky quantities. ...

    Article : 797 words
  15. MR. LYONS PLEASED.

    "It is very cheering news," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), commenting to-night on the result of the sales. "It is most gratifying, not only for the grower, but for the whole of ...

    Article : 59 words
  16. PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

    "The increased price for wool means increased spending power to the whole community," said the Premier (Mr. Stevens) last night. "That in turn means more employment and ...

    Article : 34 words
  17. FISHERMAN DROWNED.

    A fisherman was drowned and his companion was gallantly rescued near Bondi yesterday, when their boat was swamped in a treacherous sea. ...

    Article : 314 words
  18. AUSTRALIA'S GAIN

    "This morning's Press announced with great acclaim the fact that Australia had won another round of the American doubles tournament," said the Minister for ...

    Article : 177 words
  19. SAAR BASIN.

    The German Chancellor (Herr Hitler) and [?] Vice-Chancellor (Herr von Papen) flew [?] Tannenberg to attend a great demonstra[?]n by the Saar League at Ruedeshelm. ...

    Article : 338 words
  20. LANG PARTY.

    Evidently in the hope of suppressing the rebellious socialisation forces, the ruling faction of the Lang Labour executive, at its last meeting, took steps virtually to prevent the ...

    Article : 329 words
  21. "THE WORST IS OVER."

    The president of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales (Mr. James Walker) said lost night that yesterday's auctions constituted the most heartening opening for the past four ...

    Article : 290 words
  22. LOWEST DEATH-RATE

    "As for the previous ten years, Sydney again has the lowest death rate of any city in the world with a population of over half a million," said the city health officer (Dr. ...

    Article : 270 words
  23. WOMEN'S GOLF.

    In one of the most thrilling golf matches ever seen in Melbourne, Miss Susie Tolhurst (Vic.), in her match against Miss Odette Lefebvre (N.S.W.), took the lead for the first ...

    Article : 409 words
  24. FOOTBALL PROFITS.

    At a meeting of the Council of the New South Wales Rugby Union last night, it was revealed by the hon. treasurer (Mr. J. W. Breckenridge) that for the first time since the ...

    Article : 421 words
  25. CARL NAUER.

    It has been definitely established that Carl Nauer, the Swiss airman who recently visited Australia, has been drowned in the Congo River while on a flight from Capetown to ...

    Article : 127 words
  26. NARCOTICS STOLEN

    Narcotic drugs, which the police believe may find their way to Sydney's underworld, were stolen from a city warehouse during the weekend. ...

    Article : 268 words
  27. GOLD CURRENCIES.

    Referring to the currency confusion, the "Daily Telegraph" says: "The pound and the dollar last week were each left to find their own level, the Exchange Equalisation Fund ...

    Article : 216 words
  28. WOOLBROKER'S VIEW.

    Mr. Kenneth Cudmore, chairman of the Sydney wool-selling brokers, said that though a substantial rise in the price of wool had been obtained, there must be no losing sight of the ...

    Article : 143 words
  29. LISMORE'S PROTEST.

    The Lismore Diggers and Citizens' Choir has decided, if necessary, to obtain an injunction to restrain the Eisteddfod committee from handing the disputed prize in the male ...

    Article : 286 words
  30. GALLIPOLI.

    The "Daily Express" says that a "pilgrimage of chivalry" is being arranged for the spring of 1934, when 500 ex-soldiers of the British and Anzac forces will be entertained in Turkey, ...

    Article : 124 words
  31. "WONDERFUL NEWS."

    "This is wonderful news for the pastoral industiy," said Mr. F. H. Tout, ex-president of the Graziers' Association, when informed last nigth of the rise in the price of wool. ...

    Article : 139 words
  32. SCENES IN SALEROOM.

    About 10,000 bales were sold yesterday, and in two and one-half hours buyers from all parts of the world gave, it is estimated, about £170,000 for them. In June last they would ...

    Article : 266 words
  33. FARMERS' CROPS

    Wallabies are destroying the growing crops of numerous farmers in the district, and licences to shoot a certain number have been granted by the Chief Secretary's Department. ...

    Article : 192 words
  34. RIOT ON ISLAND.

    Rioting by the populace on the island of St. Pierre, in protest against the imposition of taxes by the Governor of the French colony, has resulted in two warships being rushed to ...

    Article : 84 words
  35. ROCK CARVINGS.

    An exploration of the Woy Woy district was made on Saturday by a number of scientists interested in rock carvings. Some of the carvings discovered were pronounced by Mr. ...

    Article : 121 words
  36. MYTHICAL MILLIONS.

    Canadian and United States newspapers were recently publishing circumstantial particulars of "The Quinn Millions," which awaited claimants at Sydney. According to ...

    Article : 112 words
  37. BRITISH WORKERS.

    The "Daily Express" says that a nationwide campaign for better wages will be a critical issue at the Trade Union Congress at Brighton next week. Two million workers, ...

    Article : 106 words
  38. INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.

    At Rotterdam, Italy, by three matches to one, eliminated Holland in the 1934 Davis Cup contests. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. ...

    Article : 60 words
  39. STOCK EXCHANGE.

    News of the rise in wool prices was received with enthusiasm on the Stock Exchange. The investment market, always sensitive to the course of the wool market, was firmer on a ...

    Article : 131 words
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