Mr. James Ralston, sen, has died at the age of 80 years. He opened the South Greta colliery, and recently was engaged in prospecting. He had been associated with ...
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Article : 270 wordsRain interfered with to-day's play in the last Sheffield Shield match of the season, between Victoria and Queensland, in the Exhibition Ground. Queensland was 84 runs ...
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Article : 81 wordsDuring the 48 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday, rain fell over the whole of the State with the exception of western Riverina and a large portion of the western district. Heavy ...
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Article : 179 wordsMessrs. F. E. Shillabeer and A. G. Wales, directors of the Victorian Constructions Proprietary, Ltd., have arrived here in an aeroplane, on route for Oodnadatta to inspect ...
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Article : 94 wordsA communication to the Greater Wagga League states that the Minister for Education favours a proposal to use the Rural School buildings for the purpose of ...
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Article : 83 wordsTo-day's sales included:—Commonwealth bonds. 5¼ per cent. (1933), £100/10/; 5¼ per cent. (1936). £100/3/9; 6 per cent. (1930, Dec.), £101/15/; Anthony Hordern, ord., 23/; Nestles, pref., 21/5½; Peters Arctic ...
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Article : 54 wordsThe H.M.A.S. Melbourne finished coaling yesterday in preparation for her departure to Portsmouth on Thursday. She is at present anchored off No. 1 buoy, Farm Cove. ...
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Article : 247 wordsGeorge Robinson, who, when being taken from Albion Park races on Saturday week last to the city by detectives, made a bold bid to escape, appeared on remand at the police ...
Article : 112 wordsRotarians who visited Albury to-day included Mr. F. Birks, of Sydney, first commissioner of the international in Australia, the president of the Hobart circle, and ...
Article : 237 wordsIn the report of the United Preachers' Association, which was adopted at the annual meeting of the association last evening, reference was made to the outlook in regard to ...
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Article : 118 wordsBrigadier-General H. F. Bateman Champain, the secretary-general of the British Red Cross Society, accompanied by his wife and daughter, will arrive in Sydney by the ...
Article : 53 wordsSyncopated tunes by a negro orchestra that enjoyed the fun as much as the audience, shuffling, stamping, and gliding dances by negroes, harmonies and crooning plantation ...
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Article : 78 wordsThree women, two of them being mother and daughter, and the third, aged about 50, a friend of the others, were arrested yesterday in Buckingham's Store, in Oxford-street, ...
Article : 174 wordsMrs. Clive Reid, wife of the associate of Mr. Justice Street, reported to the Detective Office yesterday that she had lost a valuable pearl necklace on Sunday, between her ...
Article : 69 wordsMichael Kelly, 58, a miner, of Paxton, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, with having murdered Willie Yaep Gum on Saturday night. ...
Article : 98 wordsThe February series of the wool sales in Mel[?] opened to-day with an offering of 626 [?] mitted by Goldshrough, Mort, and Co. For the best merinos, while [?] quotable change as compared with ...
Article : 152 wordsHer Majesty's Theatre: "The Girl Friend," 8. Theatre Ildyal: "The Trial of Mary Dugan," 8. Criterion: "The Letter," 8.15. St. James Theatre: "Archie," 8. ...
Article : 97 wordsMembers of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon decided to establish a fund to commemorate the public services of the late Mr. W. J. Carey, M.L.C. Money subscribed ...
Article : 119 wordsJames Henry Johnson aged 87 years, of Beaumont-street, Pitt Town, near Windsor, was found drowned in the Hawkesbury River about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. ...
Article : 83 wordsLeslie Berry, aged 34 labourer, died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital last night from the effects of poisoning. Berry was taken from his home at Renwick-street, Redfern, a ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 7 Feb 1928, Page 12
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