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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. CASUALTIES AT TAMWORTH.

    Geoffrey Higgins, 28, labourer, struck his nead heavily on the pavement when he fell from a sulky four miles from Tamworth, on the Armidale-road. Later he was admitted ...

    Article : 86 words
  3. BUSHFIRES.

    Many serious bushfires are still burning in the west. Hampered by the insufficiency of their numbers and the widespread areas over which the outbreaks are spreading, the ...

    Article : 1,130 words
  4. LAWN TENNIS. COUNTRY CARNIVAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,836 words
  5. THE SENATE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 words
  6. SHIPPING DISPUTE.

    The northern miners' president (Mr. T. Hoare) said that there was nothing to tell the Press at the conclusion of the conference held at the Newcastle Trades Hall to-day to ...

    Article : 130 words
  7. THIRD TEST.

    Within 17 minutes of the resumption to-day the South African innings ended for a total of 225, giving the home side the victory by 169 runs. Australia has thus won the rubber. ...

    Article : 350 words
  8. ORDINATION OF THE REV. J. GLOVER.

    This morning the Rev. John Glover was ordained to the priesthood at St. Patrick's Church, Albury, by Bishop J. W. Dwyer, of Wagga. The Rev. Glover is the eldest son ...

    Article : 97 words
  9. DEATH OF MR. J. P. BOYLE.

    The death has occurred of Mr. James Patrick Boyle, 54, of Summer-street, Orange East. He was a native of the district, being the second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick ...

    Article : 82 words
  10. FAMOUS SINGER'S WIDOW In Straitened Circumstances.

    Mrs. Sims Reeves, widow of the famous English tenor, is reported to be "in grave risk of becoming destitute" here. It is understood that efforts are being made to communicate ...

    Article : 207 words
  11. WOMEN'S TEAMS MATCHES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,496 words
  12. TRANSPORT INSPECTORS.

    The Railway Superintendent in charge of the Lithgow district (Mr. C. M. Thompson) said yesterday that inspectors under the Transport Co-ordination Act were operating ...

    Article : 100 words
  13. SALEYARDS FOR TUMUT.

    The Tumut Shire Council has raised a loan of £500 privately for the erection of stock saleyards, on a site near Tumut railway trucking yards. Tenders for the supply of material and ...

    Article : 46 words
  14. BOXERS FROM MANILA.

    Three boxers, brought to Sydney yesterday morning on the steamer Changte by Mr. S. Feldman, met with a reverse when the manager of Stadiums, Ltd. (Mr. S. W. Griffith) ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. GULGONG'S SOBRIETY.

    There were only 38 convictions for drunkenness in Gulgong during 1931. Other cases dealt with included 156 charge and 51 summons cases, and 116 municipal and shire appeals. ...

    Article : 49 words
  16. DEATH OF WELLINGTON RESIDENTS.

    The death has occurred of Mrs. Lucy Mary Lockrey, wife of Mr. Richard Lockrey, of Mullion, Gollan, at the age of 55 years. She is survived by her husband, four sons, and one ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. NONAGENARIAN.

    Mrs. Ellen Fyfe Henderson, of Rydalmere, celebrates her ninetieth birthday to-day. She is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fyfe, sen., of Morpeth, Hunter River, N.S.W., ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 213 words
  18. HOSPITAL FEES.

    The secretary of the Berrima District Hospital has received a cheque for £15, with a note explaining that it is in payment for treatment extended to a woman at the hospital ...

    Article : 53 words
  19. TEMORA HALL DESTROYED.

    A fire occurred at Temora early this morning, when the building known as Derrick's Hall, in Crowley-street, was destroyed, together with the contents, including several suites of ...

    Article : 69 words
  20. IRAQ.

    The League of Nations Secretariat published to-day a report of the Permanent Commission on Mandates concerning the British proposal to proceed with the emancipation of Iraq. ...

    Article : 182 words
  21. VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT.

    Having failed to obtain Parliamentary approval of some of its financial proposals, and having abandoned at least one plan to augment the consolidated revenue, the Hogan Ministry ...

    Article : 94 words
  22. BOY'S BRAVERY.

    Stanley Brown, 15 years of age, though a poor swimmer, went to the assistance of a girl, named Norma Adamson, aged 10 years, who got out of her depth in the Macquarie River, ...

    Article : 63 words
  23. NEW ONE-DAY TOUR.

    A new one-day tour is shortly to be inaugurated by the Tourist Bureau. It will take the traveller from the beaten track, through the heart of the Berowra district. A ...

    Article : 408 words
  24. POWER-HOUSE STRIKE.

    A strike has occurred among men employed on extension work at the Railway Department's power-house adjacent to the State mine. It is understood that they object to a reduction in ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. CHRISTCHURCH FIRE.

    Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out this evening in the Petone Woollen Company's warehouse at Christchurch, a five-storied building. ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. TROUT AFFECTED BY HEAT.

    Anglers report that the heat is affecting the trout in many of the streams in the district, with the result that the fish are in a half-dazed condition. In pools which are not ...

    Article : 99 words
  27. FASHION COLOURS.

    "We are now making 93 per cent, of our own dyes, compared with 20 per cent, before the war. There is no reason why the women of the world should not regard Britain as the ...

    Article : 117 words
  28. BOOKING OFFICE ENTERED.

    When the stationmaster at the Allandale Railway Station went on duty at about 7 o'clock this morning he found the booking office in a state of disorder. The cash drawer had been ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. NEW ZEALAND CHESS TOURNEY.

    G. Gundersen and Erskine tied for first place in the New Zealand chess tourney. They will play off to-morrow. C. J. Purdy finished third. ...

    Article : 73 words
  30. DEATH OF MR. P. T. THORLEY.

    The death has occurred of Mr. Philip Thomas Thorley, at the age of 97 years. Mr. Thorley, whose father settled at Mount Thorley early in the last century, was the last of a ...

    Article : 66 words
  31. M. BRIAND.

    Despite official denials concerning the seriousness of the illness of the French Foreign Minister (M. Briand), the Paris correspondent of the British United Press says he had a heart ...

    Article : 59 words
  32. INDEX.

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  33. CASUALTIES.

    John Augustus Steen, 70, died at his home in Underwood-street, Homebush, from the effects of injuries received on December 31, when he was chopping limbs from a tree near ...

    Article : 301 words
  34. SUMMONS AGAINST PUBLICAN.

    Following the discovery of an illicit still at Newcastle, a summons has been taken out by the police against a West Maitland publican, who is charged with having illicit spirit in his ...

    Article : 39 words
  35. INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

    Twelve more cases of infantile paralysis have been reported to the Department of Public Health, bringing the total to 113. Three cases were diagnosed in the city ...

    Article : 280 words
  36. CAMPERS FLOODED OUT.

    During a violent storm here on Monday night, Stanwell Park Creek overflowed suddenly, and flooded out numerous campers. Some of the victims sought and obtained ...

    Article : 37 words
  37. "RAID" ON POUND.

    The "Daily Herald" (the Labour organ), in an editorial, issues a warning of the possibility of a "raid" on the pound within the next few days. "This would be symptomatic of a ...

    Article : 99 words
  38. THEFT OF WINE.

    Tubman's bulk store was entered by thieves, and five cases of wine were stolen. The thieves got in through a window. ...

    Article : 26 words
  39. LITHGOW POWER-HOUSE.

    Supplies at the departmental power-house are back to normal, although much repair work remains to be done. The fire on Sunday did not materially affect the [?] ...

    Article : 72 words
  40. SOUTHERN STAR.

    A gale, which also affected the regular crossChannel air services, prevented Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith from leaving Hamble to-day. The 'plane is loaded with 7001b of mail for ...

    Article : 43 words
  41. Advertising

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  42. HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH.

    While looking through old documents and papers at Brooklyn Station, Armidale, Mr. F. H B. Curtis came across what is claimed to be the first photograph of Armidale. The ...

    Article : 368 words
  43. TRAIN AND LORRY.

    A train conveying empty trucks to Trundle collided with a motor lorry at a level crossing near Nelungaloo. The driver of the train attempted to pull up when he saw the lorry, ...

    Article : 74 words
  44. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The ships of the Atlantic Fleet are leaving their home ports of Portsmouth, Chatham, and Devonport to concentrate for the spring exercises. For reasons of economy the cruise has ...

    Article : 289 words
  45. FOOD RELIEF.

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) yesterday replied to a statement made by Mr. J. F. Coates in the Legislative Council that a firm of Chinese storekeepers, Y. Lee and Co., of ...

    Article : 251 words
  46. UNCLAIMED MONEY.

    Among the unclaimed money in the hands of financial institutions which are required by law after a certain period to advertise such amounts in the Government Gazette,"is a ...

    Article : 125 words
  47. LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.

    It is anticipated that Colonel Sir Maurice Hankey will act as sccietary-general at the Lausanne Reparations Conference, a post he occupied at the earlier international ...

    Article : 88 words
  48. TO-DAY.

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  49. NEW ZEALAND ECONOMIES.

    The abandonment of the building of the new Dunedin Post-office, estimated to cost £200,000, tenders for which have been called, is announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. ...

    Article : 113 words
  50. MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 words
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