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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. PROPOSED EMBANKMENT AT KEMPSEY.

    A meeting of the members of the Glenrock and Tennessee Drainage Union, which embraces a large area of valuable farming lands just below Kempsey, considered ...

    Article : 148 words
  3. CANBERRA.

    In furtherance of the economy policy of the Federal Capital Commission, it has been decided to substitute oil fuel for coil in the heating appliances in the various ...

    Article : 114 words
  4. LOSS OF MEMORY.

    Henry Clay Hamill, 23, a tile layer, was charged before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M., at Newtown yesterday with having shot at Albert Clyde Bell, at Camperdown, on June ...

    Article : 400 words
  5. TRANSPORT.

    The first meeting of the Federal Transport Council was held in Canberra to-day. The Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. Paterson) presided, and the States were ...

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  6. FACTORY GUTTED.

    Early yesterday morning fire destroyed most of the interior of premises occupied by Ogilvie Bros., Ltd., motor accessory manufacturers, near the corner of Bridge and Parramatta ...

    Article : 301 words
  7. SHOPLIFTING.

    Three men and two women were arrested on charges of shoplifting in city stores yesterday evening. Articles valued at about £12 are involved. ...

    Article : 266 words
  8. FRENCH CRUISER'S VISIT.

    Captain J. M. C. Abrial, commander of the French cruiser Tourville, on the warship's deck. Reputed to be one of the fastest cruisers afloat, the vessel is now in the Pacific, and will shortly visit Sydney. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  9. ULAN COALMINE.

    According to the Acting-Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) further development of the coalmine at Ulan, on the route of the proposed Sandy Hollow-Gulgong-Maryvale railway, will ...

    Article : 221 words
  10. SHEEP STEALING.

    At the Mudgee police court, Mervyn William Thomas Endacott was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, by Mr. H. H. Farrington, P.M., on a charge ...

    Article : 195 words
  11. OLD WOMAN.

    The Newcastle police are concerned for the safety of a woman of more than 60 years of age, believed to be suffering from loss of memory. The woman wandered from the ...

    Article : 165 words
  12. ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING.

    Thomas Charles Pattison, 17, and Arthur John Irvine, 19, were committed for trial at Armidale Quarter Sessions on a charge of breaking and entering and stealing from the ...

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  13. SEARCH FOR CHILD.

    During the hearing of a divorce case, William Matthew Brosnan v Isabella Agnes Brosman, at Dunedin to-day, the story was told of Brosnan's search in various parts of ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. TOLL OF CANCER.

    The death rate from cancer has increased by 58 per cent. in Australia in the last 27 years, said the Federal Minister for Health (Sir Neville Howse, V.C.), to-day in ...

    Article : 160 words
  15. SUBURBAN ROADS.

    Several interesting road-making experiments are now being carried on in various suburbs, including Willoughby, Ryde, and Hurstville, among them being a type of road, suitable ...

    Article : 344 words
  16. VOCATIONAL DISEASE.

    Some months ago Frederick Phillips, of the Prickly Pear Commission, contracted a disease of the lung through inhaling arsenic fumes while engaged in pear poisoning. He had to ...

    Article : 112 words
  17. NO THRILLS.

    With a view to arousing greater interest in Australian Rules football in New South Wales and Queensland, it was suggested at a meeting of the Victorian Football League to-night ...

    Article : 224 words
  18. MAN KNOWN IN SYDNEY.

    Arthur Rogers, otherwise known as Wilson and Crosby, canister worker, aged 29 years, was charged at the Carlton Court to-day with having insufficient lawful means of support. ...

    Article : 143 words
  19. CHEAP FISH.

    Mr. B. Gray's allegations in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on Thursday that prolific supplies of cheap fish were withheld from the Melbourne market by a combine of fish ...

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  20. SIX TO ONE.

    Discussing interest charged soldier settlers, Mr. Wilkins (Wellington), a delegate to the Soldier Settlers' Conference, yesterday created some amusement by declaring that there were ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. HUGH CAIRNS' DEATH

    At the inquest into the death of Hugh Harold Cairns, 41, the jockey, of Caulfield, who was killed at Moonee Valley on July 27, the coroner (Mr. Grant) returned a ...

    Article : 180 words
  22. RETIRING.

    The Consul-General for the united States (Mr. E. M. Lawton), who is retiring from the position, will sail for America by the motorship Sawokla. He will join the vessel at ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  23. BUTCHER ROBBED.

    By what is believed by the police to have been a cunning ruse, Mr. S. G. Coleman, a butcher, of Edgecliff-road, Woollahra, was robbed yesterday afternoon. ...

    Article : 125 words
  24. ROYAL ART SOCIETY.

    The annual exhibition of the Royal Art Society, at the Education Department galleries, will be opened this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Mr. Drummond, Minister for ...

    Article : 45 words
  25. COMEDIAN'S DEATH.

    MR. J. V. CANNOT. whose body was found in the scrub at Long Bay rifle range yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  26. LARRY MADDEN.

    There were few more widely known in the North than Mr. Larry Maaden, whose death occurred on Monday night. Mr. Madden was born at Gara Station, near Aimidale, ...

    Article : 364 words
  27. AERIAL SERVICE IN N.Z.

    A company has been formed for the purpose of commencing commercial aeroplane services between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin with a capital of £250,000. ...

    Article : 33 words
  28. QUEENSLAND.

    At the presessional meeting of the Government party to-day the Premier (Mr. Moore), in welcoming the new members, said that it was a unique meeting as for the first time ...

    Article : 372 words
  29. INSPECTOR DISMISSED.

    The Cooma Pastures Protection Board has dispensed with the services of the rabbit inspector (Mr. Murray) on the casting of the chairman's vote. The inspector will receive ...

    Article : 65 words
  30. SENSE OF COLD.

    The personal sense of exceptional cold throughout last month was not the result of an abnormal winter, but of undue shade evaporation, the extent of which is registered ...

    Article : 119 words
  31. POSTAL CONGRESS.

    Discussing the recent International Postal Congress in London, the Chief Inspector of the Postal Department (Mr. M. B. Harry), who was Australia's representative at the ...

    Article : 241 words
  32. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 174 words
  33. LATE MRS. BOGUE LUFFMAN.

    A number of friends of the late Mrs. Laura Bogue Luffman met last night at the Lyceum Club in order to discuss the establishment of a memorial. They decided to open a ...

    Article : 91 words
  34. WOMAN ASSAULTED.

    Mrs. Doris May Sowter, an employee of H. C. Austin, fruit and produce merchant, was robbed of a bag containing £100 in Uinon-street, off Rundle-street. Adelaide, at 11 o'clock ...

    Article : 124 words
  35. TRADE WITH ITALY.

    At the annual meeting of the Italian Chamber of Commerce held on July 31 it was pointed out that the trade balance between Italy and Australia had always been in favour ...

    Article : 156 words
  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    Lord Forster has undergone a successful operation, and his condition is satisfactory A diploma of membership of the Royal College of Surgeons has been awarded to Dr. ...

    Article : 160 words
  37. Advertising

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  38. SHOT FIRED.

    A man who was caught in the act of robbing the coin receptacle of a telephone bureau at Clovelly early this morning was chased for some distance by two constables. Although a ...

    Article : 225 words
  39. SCENES AT GANG-WAR INQUEST.

    Evil-looking men with battered faces rubbed shoulders with bejewelled women in fur coats at the City Coronel's Court yesterday, when Mr. May inquired into the gang duel which ...

    Article : 204 words
  40. TERRIBLY INJURED.

    Robert Sinclair, [?] rigger employed on construction work at the Bunnerong power-house, suffered terrible injuries when he fell from a girder on which he was working. ...

    Article : 94 words
  41. ARMY HORSES.

    General W. H. Anderson (Director of Remounts in India), who arrived in Sydney yesterday, will inquire on behalf of the Government of India, into the horse-breeding ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 134 words
  42. ADMITTED AS SOLICITOR.

    Who has been a member of the magisterial bench for 32 years, and was on Thursday admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  43. MR. DRUMMOND ON TOUR.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) performed the opening ceremony of the new additions to the East Orange Public School, and visited Wolaro[?] College, the ...

    Article : 96 words
  44. LABOURER SUICIDES.

    Nine children were left oy a labourer named Albert Thomas, who committed suicide at his residence in Union-street, Pyrmont, yesterday. Thomas was 52 years old, and was employed ...

    Article : 58 words
  45. GIANT MAMMALS.

    Fifty science papers were read at the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science to-day. Mammoth teeth found in the Vaal River were exhibited by ...

    Article : 74 words
  46. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 words
  47. MAN ARRESTED.

    Noticing a young woman weeping bitterly on the steps leading to Wentworth Park late last night, Constable Dairy, of Pyrmont station, approached her. She said she was 18 ...

    Article : 88 words
  48. ALLEGED ASSAULT.

    A man was found lying in a semi-conscious condition in Raglan-street, Redfern, eaily this morning by a taxi-driver, who took him to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He was ...

    Article : 150 words
  49. CHINESE ARRESTED.

    When Sergeant Small and Constable James made a surprise visit to a house in Reservoir-street yesterday they observed things which led them to suspect that the place was an ...

    Article : 110 words
  50. COAL COMMISSION.

    A statement attributed to Mr. Justice Davidson, Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry, has been published, in which he is represented as having commented ...

    Article : 83 words
  51. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.

    Major Elliott, chairman of the Research Committee of the Empire Marketing Board, addressing the International Agricultural Congress at Pretoria, said that the board aimed ...

    Article : 88 words
  52. UNITARIAN CHURCH BUILDING.

    The Unitarian Church building, situated in Liverpool-street, was submitted at auction in the rooms of Richardson and Wrench Ltd., yesterday. The bidding started at £30,000, ...

    Article : 43 words
  53. THEFT FROM HOUSE.

    While the occupants were absent last night thieves entered the home of Mr. John Felton, Cook-road, Centennial Park. Articles of jewellery and clothing to the value of £15 were ...

    Article : 44 words
  54. MAN FATALLY STABBED.

    Thomas Levy was fatally stabbed outside his house to-night. A halfcaste negro has been arrested. ...

    Article : 21 words
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