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  2. VALUE OF RAIN.

    The Director of Agriculture, Mr. A. H. E. McDonald, said yesterday that the rain which, had fallen in agricultural and pastoral districts in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. COAL STRIKE THREAT.

    Some sections of miners on the South Maitland coalfields believe that if the national convention of miners, to begin in Sydney on August 4, ...

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  4. MR. HEFFRON.

    Although Mr. Heffron (Industrial Labour, Botany) leads a party of four in the State Parliament, he is not yet recognised as a leader of a political ...

    Article : 277 words
  5. ROAD MAKING.

    Inquiries made yesterday showed that recent increases in the price of blue metal and bitumen had sent up the costs of road making and road ...

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  6. BRITISH SHIP ON FIRE.

    Four men were injured when the British freighter Bellwyn was bombed, machine-gunned, and set on fire by a rebel plane at the small and entirely ...

    Article : 433 words
  7. RUNCIMAN'S MISSION.

    Lord Runciman, formerly President of the Board of Trade, and now a director of the Westminster Bank, will go to Czechoslovakia to mediate ...

    Article : 438 words
  8. JAPAN TAKES KIUKIANG.

    After three days of hard fighting the Japanese have taken Kiukiang, a tactically important town on the Yanglse Kiang, 120 miles from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. OIL AS FUEL.

    A number of eminent admirals and shipowners have signed a manifesto expressing alarm at "the total displacement of coal in the navy and in ...

    Article : 420 words
  10. PROPOSED MEMORIAL SERVICE

    The Miners' Federation proposes to hold a memorial service for the 73 miners who were killed in mines last year. The service will precede a declaration of policy by the ...

    Article : 98 words
  11. MINERS' BALLOT CERTAIN.

    Results of lodge votes already taken make it certain that the Northern Miners' Federation will hold a ballot on the question of transferring its ...

    Article : 194 words
  12. ROSE BAY BASE.

    The fear that the flying-boat hangar, a contract for the construction of which has now been let, would remain at Rose Bay for a great number of ...

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  13. SHOTS FIRED AT GOVERNOR.

    Extremists attempted to assassinate Major-General Blanton Winship, the United States Governor of Puerto Rico, during a fete commemorating the 40th ...

    Article : 260 words
  14. GLOOMY TRADE OUTLOOK.

    The trade forecast of the Federation of British Industries for the third quarter of 1938 is not cheering. The federation, considers, after studying recent economic ...

    Article : 123 words
  15. LESS WATER NOW BEING USED.

    The president of the Water Board, Mr. Upton, said yesterday that there was evidence that the public was responding, in some degree, to the appeals ...

    Article : 196 words
  16. MERCURY FLYING BACK.

    The Mercury, Imperial Airways' seaplane which crossed the Atlantic from east to west in record time after a "pick-a-back" take-off last week, left ...

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  17. CESSNOCK A.L.P. STAYS WITH MR. LANG.

    Cessnock branch of the Australian Labour Party, by 20 votes to 15, decided not to sever its affiliation with the Lang Party. Among the minority which favoured linking up with ...

    Article : 137 words
  18. MINISTERIAL INTEREST.

    The State Government has not yet been officially advised of the proposal of the councils to protest against increases in the prices of blue metal and ...

    Article : 127 words
  19. LIECHTENSTEIN.

    The death is announced of Prince Francis I., until recently the reigning prince of the small Principality of Liechtenstein, which [?]es between the former Austrian province of ...

    Article : 275 words
  20. GIRL CLERK AS DIRECTOR.

    The Fruit Commissioner, Mr. J. E. Mcculloch, S.M., questioned at yesterday's sitting of his inquiry whether it was fair to appoint a woman a director ...

    Article : 342 words
  21. CLASH NEAR POSSIET BAY.

    The Domei Agency says that 50 Soviet troops crossed the Manchukuoan border at Hunchun, and were driven back by border guards after suffering ...

    Article : 117 words
  22. MAYOR OF GLEBE AS DEFENDANT.

    Dr. Horace John Foley, Mayor of Glebe, was proceeded against in the Central Summons Court yesterday on four informations under the Local Government Act laid by Alan ...

    Article : 214 words
  23. AGGREGATE OF SURPLUSES.

    Surplus in the accounts of all Australian Governments, Commonwealth and States, for the year 1937-38 amounted to £3,515,000. Two of the ...

    Article : 187 words
  24. MR. MENZIES' VISIT TO GERMANY.

    The visit which the Australian Attorney-General, Mr. Menzies, will pay to Germany to-morrow has become a miniature diplomatic mission, ...

    Article : 183 words
  25. SOIL EROSION.

    Soil erosion and nutrition are the two most important subjects to be discussed at the conference of Colonial Directors of Agriculture which opened in London yesterday. ...

    Article : 188 words
  26. NATIONALITY OF WOMEN.

    Lord Alness (Con.) moved in the House of Lords the second reading of the British Nationality (Status of Aliens) Bill, which gives British women the right to retain their ...

    Article : 170 words
  27. BOLTING HORSE STOPPED.

    The prompt and plucky action of Constable F. D. Rogerson, of Croydon Park, prevented what might have been a number of serious accidents when a ...

    Article : 282 words
  28. FORTY INJURED IN INDIAN RIOT.

    Forty people, including a European police sergeant were injured during rioting by Buddhist monks and Mohammedans which resulted form the publication of a book ...

    Article : 43 words
  29. DEFENCE FACTORIES.

    Extensive projects for new defence buildings and equipment which will cost about £1,000,000, were explained to-day to the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Mr ...

    Article : 153 words
  30. JAPANESE IN CELEBES.

    Concern is being felt in the Netherlands Indies at Japanese penetration in the northern part of Celebes. A new Japanese consulate at Menado, the ...

    Article : 140 words
  31. SEA TREASURE.

    There was great rejoicing at Terschelling to-day, when the Karlmata, the world[?] largest tin dredge, brought up the first Spanish gold piece from the wreck of the frigate Lutine. ...

    Article : 78 words
  32. COMMERCIAL USE OF SEAWATER.

    Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki a research officer of the Finance Ministry, claims to have discovered a process for extracting gold and silver from scawater, and obtaining other products, ...

    Article : 215 words
  33. FROM EUROPE IN 7½ DAYS.

    Mr. Wilhelm Hische, an engineer from the firm of Hanomag, Hanover, who arrived at Kingsford Smith Aerodrome, Mascot, yesterday afternoon, in the ...

    Article : 256 words
  34. BRITISH MIGRANTS.

    The Federal Government believes that its migration policy will stem the flow of British people from Australia, and that alien migration is being kept well ...

    Article : 167 words
  35. WOMEN'S REQUEST REFUSED.

    The trustees of the Shrine of Remembrance have refused the Australian Women's Movement for Social and Economic Research permission to hold a woman's pilgrimate to ...

    Article : 168 words
  36. STEWARDS' CUP.

    The Stewards' Cup race, run over six furlongs at Goodwood to-day. resulted:—HARMACHIS, 1; Old Reliance, 2; Davy Dolittle. 3 Betting: 9 Old Reliance, 100-9 Davy ...

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  37. AUSTRIAN BECOMES ENGLISH KNIGHT.

    [?] King received and knighted Baron [?]kenstein, the former Austrian Minister in London, who became a naturalised British subject a few days ago. He was described ...

    Article : 179 words
  38. LINESMEN'S ESCAPE.

    Two telegraph linesmen Allen Renwick and L. Annesley were saved from serivous injury when they were caught by telegraph wires after they had been thrown from the top of a ...

    Article : 130 words
  39. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/4 an ounce fine, compared wilh £7/1/5 yesterday. BASE METALS. Base metals (all steady) were quoted at noon ...

    Article : 79 words
  40. FIVE-DAY WEEK IN W.A.

    The Premier of Western Australia Mr. J. G. Willcock announced to-day that his Cabinet had agreed to the adoption of five-day week for the civil service in this State. ...

    Article : 65 words
  41. QUEEN MARY.

    Queen Mary will visit Edinburgh from September 1 to 12. During her stay, she will plant a tree opposite to that which was planted centuries ago ...

    Article : 58 words
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