The Foreign Office has issued a report on last night's ceremony in Mr. MacDonald's room at the Foreign Office. This shows that the pr tocal of the London Conference was finally ...
Article : 407 wordsThe State Cabinet, at its meeting this morning, will further discuss the proposal of a guarantee for the forthcoming harvest. At the last meeting of the Cabinet it was decided that ...
Article : 663 wordsA spectacular and destructive fire occurred at Glebe last night when an old landmark in Westmoreland-lane was razed to the ground. ...
Article : 560 wordsThe fifth test match between England and South Africa was continued at the Oval to-day in dull weather. The wicket was soft when England's opening batsmen, Hobbs and ...
Article : 299 wordsMr. W. M. Hughes, accompanied by Dame Mary Hughes and their daughter Helen, is a passenger for Sydney on the Niagara. Mr. Hughes lately concluded a lecturing tour in ...
Article : 368 wordsEmphatic opinions in favour of piece work and bonus allowances as means of enabling men to improve their positions were expressed by the President of the Federal ...
Article : 560 wordsIn accordance with the decision of the first mass meeting of the Sydney sub-branches, the Federal executive of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association has ...
Article : 663 wordsA deputation of six returned soldiers and others connected with the Waterside Workers' Federation waited on the Premier (Sir George Fuller) yesterday afternoon to lay certain ...
Article : 1,468 words"Compared with the Canadian pavilion the Commonwealth's display at the Empire Exhibition is very disappointing," said Mr. A. J. Lamont, of Brisbane, who returned from a ...
Article : 445 wordsAlthough the demand for telephones is increasing almost every day, the Postal Department is gradually overtaking the arrears. in July 5142 applications were made for new ...
Article : 374 wordsA special meeting of the North Sydney Council was held yesterday afternoon, to consider the Main Roads Bill, now before Parliament, and its effect on the municipality of ...
Article : 587 wordsReuter's correspondent at Reykjavik (Iceland) says that Lieutenant Locatelli, the Italian airman, has arrived from Horna Fjord, and hopes to proceed with the American airmen ...
Article : 77 wordsThe efforts of the industrial leaders in the A.L.P. will be directed at the next election towards unseating certain selected and endorsed candidates who are unsympathetic with ...
Article : 512 wordsThe conference of representatives of the Federal and South Australian Governments regarding the construction of the North-South railway line was concluded to-day, and the ...
Article : 127 wordsThe former Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), paying his first visit to Ireland, had an imper[?] conference with the Ulster Cabinet with reference to the boundary question. ...
Article : 39 wordsA Reuter message from Cairo says it is stated that Zaghlul Pasha (Premier of Egypt), who is convalescing in France, has congratulated the Egyptian Government on its ...
Article : 40 wordsThe arrangements for the centenary celebrations of the New South Wales Legislative Council are now practically completed. The centenary will occur on Monday next, August ...
Article : 209 wordsSir Keith Smith states that plans are now being prepared to pave the way for the inauguration within three years of an airship service between London and Sydney, with a ...
Article : 322 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle," referring to the fact that Mars will be nearer the earth on August 22 than at any time since the end of the 18th century, says that unique ...
Article : 51 wordsThe aerial mail from Sydney, which was to have been delivered in Adelaide on Sunday, but was delayed owing to the pilot (Lieut. F. S. Briggs) having to make a forced landing ...
Article : 146 wordsMessrs. Francis Birtles, H. Ellis, and J. H. Simpson, engineer of Messrs. Harper, Ben, and Co., motor manufacturers, England, passed through Broken Hill this morning on their ...
Article : 160 wordsA message from Lisbon says the damage to the Swedish motor ship Tisnaren, as a retult of the collision with a Spanish steamer while on her way to Sydney, is more serious ...
Article : 53 wordsThe international teams' cycling race of 20 kilometres at Warsaw was won by the Italians, Demartini and Zuchetti. The Australians, G. Dempsey and W. Coppins, were ...
Article : 39 wordsSir,—I am glad that Mr. Roland Foster's reply to my letter re above admits the "imperishable" qualities of many of the old songs. Owing perhaps to the multitudinous ...
Article : 535 wordsDeterminations affecting the paymont of travelling allowances to members of five Public Service organisations were delivered by the Public Service Arbitrator (Mr. Atlee Hunt) ...
Article : 290 wordsLeichhardt Downs woolshed was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The flames were 200 feet high, and prevented any approach. ...
Article : 108 wordsA comprehensive and illustrated pamphlet describing the charms of Australian scenery has been compiled under the supervision of the Railway Publicity Officers of New South ...
Article : 114 wordsThe first annual meeting of the Parramatta district of the G.U.O.O.F., was held in Parramatta on Saturday. Bros. Wm. Sayle, P.G.M., G. T'tee, W. H. Jones, P.G.M., G.D., and S. H. ...
Article : 250 wordsAn assurance of security of tenure to the Hermansburg Mission Station of its allotment of 900 square miles in Central Australia was to-day sought by a deputation which waited ...
Article : 135 wordsThe ceremonies of the official opening of the new post-office and the switching on of the electric light at Guildford took place last night. By pressing a button the Mayor ...
Article : 373 wordsSir,—The "platform" of the Majority Labour party just issued in the "Herald" of to-day is a very peculiar document, and the electors of this State should give it their most ...
Article : 346 wordsThe Minister for Mines (Mr. Jones) is exacted to arrive back from England early next week. While motoring recently in the United ...
Article : 78 wordsA crowd of over 400 people assembled in the Oxford Theatre on Saturday afternoon, when the land comprised in what is known as the State Housing Board garden suburb ...
Article : 199 wordsAt Lakemba Railway Station yesterday Mrs. Alice Meadowbanks, aged 67 yours, of Ernest-street, Lakemba, fell between the platform and a train and received injuries which included a ...
Article : 163 wordsFollowing upon a quarrel on Saturday, August 2, Michael Joseph Ryan, of Long Valley, Strathalbyn, was removed to the Strathalbyn Hospital in an unconscious ...
Article : 168 wordsA further meeting of the employees at the Cockatoo dockyards was held yesterday in connection with the agitation to have the proposed cruisers for the Australian Navy built ...
Article : 70 wordsTrouble with he wheelers was responsible for stoppages of work at Cardiff, Borehole, and South Wallsend collieries yesterday. Dudley and Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 resumed, ...
Article : 106 wordsMr. R. Percy Sims, of Canada, has been appointed assistant chief mechanical engineer for the New Zealand railways, succeeding Mr. G. A. Pearson, retired. Mr. Sims was selected ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 19 Aug 1924, Page 9
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