In an attempt to stave off threatened retrenchment in the Railway Department, a deputation from the Australian Railways' Union met the Treasurer and Minister for ...
Article : 1,254 wordsMr. F. A. Bland yesterday continued his inquiry concerning the suspension of Canterbury municipal officers. Mr. Hammond, K.C., spoke for four hours on behalf of Mr. ...
Article : 1,029 wordsThe Acting Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw), told a representative deputation yesterday that the majority of the Cabinet favoured Dr. Bradfield's scheme for the construction of a ...
Article : 1,393 wordsThe publication recently in the "Canberra Times" of a statement relating to the future administration of the Federal Capital has created a stir in official circles, as it is ...
Article : 206 wordsAfter being swept three-quarters of a mile out to sea yesterday afternoon, Bernard Hall, a young man, was rescued by the pilot steamer Captain Cook. Though the man was ...
Article : 219 wordsThe Berlin Transocean Radio Company car ried out a telephone conversation between Berlin and Sydney. It was perfectly audible at both ends. ...
Article : 165 wordsThe Prince of Wales to-day opened the North-East Coast Exhibition at Newcastle, which illustrates the great industries of north-east England, the chief of which are ...
Article : 570 words"Our policy has been to help people in industry to help themselves," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) in a speech at Exeter. This same line of thought was pursued ...
Article : 430 wordsCommunists are suspected of having planned deliberate attempts to destroy large railway workshops at Lahore. Mysterious outbreaks led to the discovery of a poster, signed ...
Article : 87 wordsA fire to-day destroyed the contents and fittings of Selfridge's shoe shop, in The Block Arcade. The damage is estimated at £10,000. So quickly did the flames spread that the ...
Article : 226 wordsThe counting of votes for the State election was continued to-day. In Brisbane Mr. Kirwan (Minister for Works) secured 60 of the 95 votes counted to-day, and is now 19 votes ...
Article : 253 wordsConceding the Finnish barque Lawhill a start of live days in a race from Australia. The Swedish four-masted barque Beatrice was first to arrive at Falmouth. The ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Duchess of Bedford, it is understood, intends to attempt to fly to India in two days, her ambition being to surpass, if possible, the great accomplishment of the two Royal Air ...
Article : 406 wordsThe Acting Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) said yesterday that while in England the Premier (Mr. Bavin) would probably confer with the Secretary of State for the Dominions in regard ...
Article : 74 words"We landed the Vickers-Jaguar Vellore plane here at 5 p.m. We landed at Muntock yesterday in stormy weather, and had to tie the Vellore down and stand by all ...
Article : 148 wordsA fierce southerly gale, accompanied by heavy rain, is sweeping the lower half of the North Island. Floods are reported in many districts. The rainfall in the back country ...
Article : 294 wordsThe King left Bognor for Windsor. There was a striking contrast in the circumstances attending his coming to Craigwell House. Thousands of most enthusiastic spectators ...
Article : 234 wordsAllegations that the directors of the timber workers' strike were threatening further acts of sabotage were made yesterday by the secretary of the Timber Merchants' ...
Article : 91 wordsThe city of Kioto gave a Royal welcome to the Duke of Gloucester when he arrived to spend three days in visits to beautiful and historic places in the neighbourhood. ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Newcastle Timber Merchants' Association and the disputes committee of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council are to meet under the chairmanship of Alderman C. J. Parker ...
Article : 109 wordsThe total number of unemployed registered on May 6 was 1,132,700, being 31,108 less than a week before, but 28,000 more than a year ago.—Official Wireless. ...
Article : 679 wordsThe Cabinet has decided that a bill to reform the Legislative Council shall be brought down next session and passed into law before Parliament expires. ...
Article : 216 wordsThe report of the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea states that since the convention of 1914 inquiries have established that a wide measure of agreement exists ...
Article : 115 wordsA report from Washington says that the President (Mr. Hoover) is of the opinion that no further disarmament action can be taken until the naval Powers have advanced their ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Master Builders' Association to-day decided to apply to the Arbitration Court for a suspension of the builders' labourers and carpenters' awards. The president of the ...
Article : 124 wordsEvidence in regard to piecework was given in the Arbitration Court to-day at the hearing of the plaint of the engineering and other metal trades. ...
Article : 241 wordsIn a first serious attempt to win the dominions' markets, the Morris Motor Co. has produced a Wolseley special oversea, six-cylinder, 20 h.p. car. It was displayed for ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Ministry to-day issued an instruction prohibiting night processions in Melbourne. Trades Hall officials had decided to hold a procession through the streets on Friday night, ...
Article : 53 wordsThe economic committee on which the President (Mr. Hoover) served as chairman, and which was appointed in January, 1928, to report on recent economic changes in the ...
Article : 132 wordsOn arrival from Sydney yesterday the Ulimaroa reported having had a hard tussle with the gale, but the experiences were not nearly so severe as those which marked her recent ...
Article : 175 wordsIn the second round of the ladies' golf championship at St. Andrews Miss Joyce Wethered played surprisingly well. Despite a strong wind, she played 11 ...
Article : 286 wordsStrikers will hold a mass meeting in the basement of the Town Hall to-night, to hear reports from their leaders. Admission will be by ticket. The strike will also be discussed ...
Article : 41 wordsMr. John McManus, a representative of the United States Shipping Board, who is visiting Australia, says that American timber buyers are endeavouring to secure increased supplies ...
Article : 56 wordsIn spite of the attempts of the Australian Railways Union to have the service of the new log of working conditions stopped, the Commissioners will proceed immediately with ...
Article : 71 wordsA typhoid inoculation depot was opened at the Auburn Town Hall yesterday by the Department of Health. More than 100 persons, including a number ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Newmarket Stakes, for three-year-olds, 1¼ mile, run to-day, resulted:— Lord Derby's Hunter's Moon (Hurry On— Selene)................................ 1 ...
Article : 109 wordsThe police believe that financial matters were the cause of the tragedy at Coburg, where a married woman, Mrs. Andrews, was found dead with bullet wounds in her body, ...
Article : 104 wordsThe Minister for Health (Dr. Arthur) gave an assurance yesterday that tuberculosis was not prevalent amongst metropolitan dairy herds. Pasteurisation, he said, did not ...
Article : 71 wordsWages ranging from £8/10/ to £10 are claimed in a new log prepared by the railway workers' industry branch of the Australian Workers' Union, for railway gangers engaged ...
Article : 92 wordsA settlement was reached yesterday of the dispute at the works of the Commonwealth Oxygen and Accessories, Ltd., Balmain, caused by the dismissal of a number of engineers. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 16 May 1929, Page 11
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