By forcing an entrance to the City Council's pumping station a thief secured engineering equipment valued at £30. The engineer has complained to the ...
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Article : 116 wordsLeonard Henry Cooney, a police constable, attached to the George-street North Police Station, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital last night suffering from a broken ...
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Article : 763 wordsThe general secretary of the Country party (Mr. E. J. Munro) said yesterday that reports from the various constituencies that are being contested by Country party ...
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Article : 71 wordsDr. A. Verbrugghen was farewelled by a public gathering here before his departure, with Mrs. Verbrugghen, for the United States. Tributes were paid to his skill and interest ...
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Article : 47 wordsKangaroo hunting is the sport of the day around the once-famous mining town of Burraga. As the result of the open season, which was declared a few weeks ago, a number of ...
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Article : 719 wordsMany lorry drivers and bus conductors pay a small weekly sum into a fund controlled by themselves, and out of which all the money for their police court fines for speeding, ...
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Article : 130 wordsSome concern is felt locally at the prospect of the Main Southern Road not passing through Bowral and Moss Vale. It is stated that the establishment of the cement works ...
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Advertising : 228 wordsThe trustees of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church say that the contention of Mr. Baird, city assessor, in his report to the City Council, that there would be a loss of £50,000 a ...
Article : 399 wordsMr. Robert Johnson, who has an attractive collection of landscapes on view at the Grosvenor Galleries, George-street, displays in these oil paintings a fine feeling for colour and ...
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Article : 28 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Lang) will address two meetings to-night, one at 8 o'clock in Prince's Theatre, Beamish-street, Campsie, in support of Mr. A. Tonge, selected Labour candidate ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Butler) announced to-day that, as the construction work in hand at the Islington workshops had been practically completed, the men who left their work last week ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 126 wordsThe Leader of the National party (Mr. T. R. Bavin, M.L.A.), will address a meeting of the electors of Willoughby in the Royal Picture Theatre, Willoughby, to-night, in support ...
Article : 161 wordsMELBOURNE (570m).—Arr: Aug. 29, Orama., R.M.S., Berrima, s, from London; Poonbar, s, from Brisbane; Macumba, s, Katoomba, s, Momba, m.s., Mawatta, s, from Sydney; Beulah, s, from Newcastle; Tambar, s, ...
Article : 75 wordsAUCKLAND (1281m).—Arr: Aug. 29, Aorangi, R.M.M.S., from Sydney. ...
Article : 13 wordsThe body of Mrs. F. Heydon, of Cabramatta, was found lying beside the railway line near Cabramatta last night. She had apparently been run over by a passing train, one of her ...
Article : 66 wordsThe combined branches of the Australian Labour party in the Parramatta electorate at a recent meeting unanimously selected Mr. A. C. Warton, secretary of the Tramways ...
Article : 37 wordsTo-day's sales included:—Commonwealth bonds, [?] per cent. (1928), £100/16/3; City Electric Light, calls in advance, 23/6; Howard Motor, ord., 25/6; John Hicks, ord., 1[?]/[?]; [?].N. Bank, paid, [?]9/, £4/14/. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 30 Aug 1927, Page 12
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