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  2. CITY COUNCIL.

    The City Corporation (Commissioners) Bill was further dealt with in Parliament last night. During the debate, a member, relating ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS. COTTAGE BURNT

    A weatherboard cottage on the outskirts of the town, the property of Mr. Frank Ball, was destroyed by fire during the absence of the occupants. Mr. Ball will lose heavily ...

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  4. STATE SESSION. Sydney Corporation Bill.

    The Legislative Assembly was the scene of disgraceful conduct yesterday, when the passage of the Sydney Corporation (Commissioners) Bill was bitterly opposed. The ...

    Article : 206 words
  5. SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

    The State cricket selectors have chosen the following twelve players to represent South Australia in the match, against Victoria, on December 2, in Adelaide:—V. Y. Richardson ...

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  6. AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN.

    Captain Worran, an Australian-born member of the Royal Air Force, is accompanying Sir Alan Cobham on his air survey of the African coastline. Other members of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. FEDERAL SESSION.

    Many members had doubts this morning as to whether the debate on the Budget would be concluded this week. Such strong criticism had been levelled at the Ministry that a ...

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  8. HEAT WAVE.

    A heat wave spread over the eastern States of Australia yesterday, and many high temperatures were recorded inland. Among the highest readings were 110 degrees at Bourke ...

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  9. STEELWORKS.

    The inability of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company to compete effectively against oversea importations of merchant and structural steel, besides enforcing a drastic curtailment of ...

    Article : 278 words
  10. SMALL ARMS FACTORY PICNIC.

    The eleventh annual picnic of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory employees was held at Blackheath yesterday. Special trains brought about 1000 employees and their families. The ...

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  11. "NOT INEFFICIENT."

    Resentment was expressed by officials of the Department of Labour and Industry yesterday regarding the allegations of certain unions, made during an interview with the ...

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  12. MURRUMBIDGEE FISHING.

    Waradgery and Carrathool councils have decided to support a request by the Hay Municilpal Council that net fishing in the Murr[?] bidgee River should be prohibited. At present ...

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  13. GOLDFIELDS MURDER

    Reserved judgment was given yesterday by the Full Court of the High Court in the appeal by the Crown against the judgment of the Full Court of Western Australia in respect ...

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  14. OBJECTION TO RAIL MOTOR.

    The replacing of the mixed train on the Narrandera-Hay line with a rail motor has created dissatisfaction, and a public meeting is to be called to protest against it. It is ...

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  15. QUESTIONS.

    The Minister for Works (Mr. Buttenshaw), replying to Mr. Clyne, said that the sale of a piece of land in Railway-square was agreed to by his predecessor in office, and before he ...

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  16. EMPLOYMENT PROMISED.

    At the Warden's Court, the Southern Portland Cement Co. was granted a suspension of labour conditions for six months in respect to its limestone deposits at Marulan. Mr. ...

    Article : 141 words
  17. MANLY FERRY.

    Mr. W. L. Dendy, general manager of the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company, yesterday explained the company's attitude in regard to the proposed increases in the ...

    Article : 329 words
  18. APPROVED.

    The Premier (Mr. Bavin) at the conclusion of Cabinet yesterday, said that the Ministry had decided to adopt the financial agreement with the Commonwealth Government. ...

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  19. UNPOPULAR PROPOSAL.

    The poll of ratepayers rejected, by 405 votes to 91, the council's proposal that it should be allowed to raise a loan of £27,500 for the purpose of erecting abattoirs. ...

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  20. MASTER BUILDERS.

    When it was reported at the meeting of the Master Builders' Association last night that the association's appeal for cancellation of the Newcastle award in the plumbing ...

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  21. WATER SCHEME APPROVED.

    Official approval has been given for the establishmrnt of a water scheme to serve Wingham and Taree. The capital cost will be borne by the councils concerned, and ...

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  22. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    The worst outbreak of foot and mouth disease experienced for many years is sweeping the New Forest area, 143 towns and parishes being affected. Forest ponies, roaming ...

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  23. BUCKJUMPING CONTEST.

    Considerable interest was taken in the chal[?] lenge accepted by "Snowy" Thompson, who represented Australia at the Wembley, rodeo, to ride Skuthorp's Firefly in a buckjumping ...

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  24. PROMINENT MILITARY OFFICER.

    whose death occurred in London last week. Colonel Foster was formerly brigade major on the staff of the Australian Military Forces, and at the time of his death was attached ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. MAN GAOLED FOR HORSE STEALING.

    At the Bathurst Police Court Thomas J. Castles aud Michael H. Gillett, employees of a "wild west" show, were charged with horse stealing. Police evidence was to the effect ...

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  26. CHEMICAL FACTORY.

    Premises occupied by William Hermon, Slade, and Co., Ltd., manufacturing chemists, at Primrose-avenue, Rosebery, were completely destroyed by fire early yesterday ...

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  27. BATHURST ACCIDENTS.

    While a single-seater car containing four occupants was travelling along Prerthvilleroad the machine skidded and overturned several times. Three of the occupants escaped ...

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  28. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

    His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven, has accepted the invitation of the Katoomba Pastoral and Agricultural Soclety, to open its show on January 25. ...

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  29. INDEX.

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  30. SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    The circumstances of the death this morning of Selby Stewart, 26, single, residing with his parents in Auburn-street, Goulburn, point to suicide. Stewart, who appeared to be very ...

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  31. DOUBLE DROWNING.

    Royce Weir, 10 years of age, and Stuart Weir, aged 12 years sons of Mr. J. Weir, of Gosford, were drowned in an old quarry near the town to-day. ...

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  32. KIAMA SHOOTING CASE.

    Horace Prott, charged with felo[?] wounding, with intent to murder, Nurse Grunsell, at the Kiama Hospital, on October 22, came before Mr. G. A. Prior, S.M., at the ...

    Article : 54 words
  33. EMPIRE CRUSADER.

    An interesting character-sketch of Mr. Amery, Secretary of State for the Dominions, appears in this week's issue of the Sydney Mail," which also centains many other ...

    Article : 272 words
  34. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    In the Legislative Council, the President (Mr. Flowers) announced that the Governor had granted leave of absence to Mr. McIntosh for six months from October 26. ...

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  35. Advertising

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  36. TRIAL OF HIGGS BROTHERS.

    In the Central Criminal Court yesterday, Mr. Windeyer, K.C., addressing the Chief Justice, said he understood that the charge against the Higgs brothers of having ...

    Article : 167 words
  37. MUSICIANS.

    The South Australian branch of the Australian Musicians' Union has received a shock from the announcement that Hoyts, Ltd., intend to import 20 musicians for the ...

    Article : 133 words
  38. MAN FOUND DROWNED.

    Roderick Alexander McAulcy, single, aged 74, was found floating in the north arm of the Clarence this morning. He had been missing from home since Saturday night last, ...

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  39. BROADCASTING.

    "Empire broadcasting is nobody's baby," says Mr, H. A. Hankeen, secretary of the Wireless Association, who is leading for Australia by the Demosthenes on December 17, ...

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  40. NEW CONCRETE ROAD.

    At a public meeting arrangements were made for the opening of the four-mile concrete road from Windsor to Richmond on Saturday next. It is expected that the ...

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  41. SEGREGATION OF ABORIGINES.

    The objects of the Australian Aborigine[?] Progressive Association were explained by Mrs. McKenzie-Hatton, organising secretary, during a visit to Lismore. A gathering of ...

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  42. DEATH OF MR. G. A. WEIGHT

    The police are making inquirion respecting the death of Mr. George Arthur Wright, 54 years, of age, postmaster at Killara. Mr. Wright, who had been in ill-health for some ...

    Article : 113 words
  43. MURDER CHARGE.

    A statement made to the police by Mrs. Julia Kennett, shortly before her death, was rejected by Mr. Justice Macarthur, as evidence against William Kennett, aged 60 years, when ...

    Article : 153 words
  44. TO-DAY.

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  45. EX-KAISER'S PRESENT.

    The ex-Kaiser has abandoned his first attitude of indifference to his sister's wedding. He merely made a gesture of contempt on the occasion of the religious ceremony, but ...

    Article : 135 words
  46. CHILD KILLED.

    A girl, aged 6 years, was found unconscious and frightfully crushed on the staging of No. 1 wharf, at Woolloomooloo Bay, yesterday afternoon. She was, identified subsequently ...

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  47. LATE COMMERCIAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 words
  48. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE.—Arr: Nov. 22, Palembang, from Rotterdam; Riga, from Nauru, via Wallaroo and Port Lincoln, Dep: Nov. 22, Haimon and Re d'Itala, for eastern States. ...

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