The Government Savings Bank (Further Amendment) Bill passed through the final stages in the Legislative Council last night after several sub-clauses had been amended and new clauses added. One additional clause will have the effect of limiting the period ...
Article : 99 wordsMr. H. F. Broadbent, who made a forced landing on a small mud island at the mouth of the Styx River, near St. Lawrence, Queensland, while attempting to fly round Australia ...
Article : 361 wordsThree girls and five youths were trapped on the second floor of the Briteshine Company's factory in O'Connell-street, Newtown, yesterday, when a fire broke out. They ...
Article : 287 wordsThe opinion that wool prices are not likely to fall again for some considerable period was expressed yesterday by Mr. A. L. Desurmont, a wool buyer representing French interests, ...
Article : 116 wordsThe composition of the new Cabinet was announced from 10 Downing-street last night after Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had had an audience with the King lasting 35 minutes. It will consist of the following:— ...
Article : 261 wordsMr. A. P Herbert, in the current issue of "Punch," addresses a letter to "Dear Australia," in which he humorously but inimitably and clear-sightedly discusses Britain's ...
Article : 662 wordsSir Hugh Poynter, in a speech at the St. John Ambulance Association's luncheon at the Arts Club yesterday, struck an optimistic note in referring to Australia's economic ...
Article : 258 wordsMr. Boyce said he proposed to support the bill—there did not seem to be anything else to do. The Government was doing all it could—but he disliked the postponement of ...
Article : 2,691 words"Bearing in mind what other countries are doing in regard to public indebtedness the Australian bondholder under this plan is offered an excellent business deal," said the ...
Article : 414 wordsStatements made in racing circles yesterday indicate that the attempt by the Associated Racing Clubs to embarrass starting-price bookmakers by doing away with ...
Article : 306 wordsIn the days of sailing clippers keen interest was taken in the race to the Continent each year with the first of the new season's Australian wool clip. Apart from the business ...
Article : 587 wordsMr. MacDonald, broadcasting throughout Britain his first public utterance since the crisis, said he had given his life to building up the Labour party. He was present at its ...
Article : 2,008 wordsThe King visited the Duke of Gloucester at a nursing home this afternoon. The Duke has made such satisfactory progress since his operation on Saturday that no further ...
Article : 79 wordsActual conversions and promises of conversion have reached a total of £320,553,724. The number of applications received yesterday was 9081, involving securities of a value of ...
Article : 265 wordsThe match between the New Zealand cricketers and Essex resulted in a draw. Essex scored 372 in their second innings and New Zealand required 111 to win. At stumps the ...
Article : 223 wordsIt is likely that additional reductions will be made shortly in the salaries and wages of Water Board employees, who are already rationed one week in five. ...
Article : 104 words"Western Australia is heartily sick of broken promises and exploitation by other States," said Mr. E. H. Angelo, M.L.A., of Western Australia, yesterday, when he arrived in ...
Article : 267 wordsAnother step in the development of hydroelectric power in the Clarence River district was taken at the meeting of the Clarence River County Council, when Councillor G. W. ...
Article : 273 wordsAn official statement issued from No. 10 Downing-street to-night states that arrangements for the Indian Round-table Conference will not be affected by the change of ...
Article : 76 wordsA statement was issued in Perth to-night on behalf of the Premier (Sir James Mitchell), who is now in Melbourne in regard to the amalgamation of the State Savings ...
Article : 216 wordsAt present there are 2,719,000 unemployed in Great Britain, an increase of 5000 compared with last week, and 700,000 more than last year. ...
Article : 32 words"Several proposals have been made with a view to aiding the directors to carry on the Primary Producers Bank," said the chairman of directors of the bank, Mr. Henry ...
Article : 263 wordsHigh winds and rough seas gain prevented the British Schneider Trophy team from making practice flights at Calshot to-day. Accoiding to a message from Paris it is ...
Article : 76 wordsIn the opening game of the United States lawn tennis doubles championship at Brookline to-day, Perry and Hughes (Britain) defeated Carl Kamrath and Carlton Burnell ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Premier and Treasurer (Mr. Lang) had intended to make his Budget speech to-day, but the departmental estimates have not been completed, and his arrangements have had ...
Article : 119 wordsSuggestions stated to have been made by the leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Lyons) that all awards of the Arbitration Court should be suspended in the present financial crisis ...
Article : 111 wordsColonel and Mrs. Lindbergh, who flew from the United States, arrived at Kasumigaura. escorted by naval planes, this afternoon. They received a wonderful reception, and an ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 27 Aug 1931, Page 9
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