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  2. DRAMATIC SCENES DURING FIRE AT MUNGINDI

    Dramatic scenes occurred late last night and early this morning, when the townspeople of Mungindi turned out to fight a fire which threatened the main buildings of the town. Nine buildings were destroyed, and the damage was roughly ...

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    The Union S.S. Co.'s new trans-Tasman luxury liner Awatea. The vessel, which is under construction, will be of 14,000 tons, 544ft. long, with a beam of 74ft. She will be capable of a speed of 23 knots, and run between Sydney and New Zealand. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. The King Lies in State "TO MAKE SURE OF SEEING MY KING ONCE MORE"

    At the rate of up to 250 a minute, the people of Britain are travelling in a mile-long queue to at length reach the catafalque in Westminster Hall that they may have a last glimpse of the revered dead King, George V. ...

    Article : 554 words
  5. MUTUAL HELP

    It is hoped in London that the publication at Geneva of the memorandum of the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden) on the subject of assurances of mutual ...

    Article : 310 words
  6. No Flying at Low Altitudes

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) to-day issued a warning to pilots against low flying. Mr. Parkhill said that six pilots' ...

    Article : 87 words
  7. ON MERITS

    Speaking on the educational needs of to-day, the principal of the Teachers' College at the Sydney University (Mr. A. Mackie, M.A.) stressed the ...

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  8. WORKING HOURS

    The Federal Ministry has decided to convene a conference to discuss the question of working hours in industry. The conference will consist of the ...

    Article : 285 words
  9. ALWAYS HAPPY

    Mrs. Caroline Merriott of Croydon, England, thought to be the oldest woman in the world, recently celebrated her 110th birthday. ...

    Article : 424 words
  10. CORRESPONDENCE

    J. J. Kelley.—Declined. Your letter about what you call the "bankers' strike" is altogether too farfetched. ...

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  11. ROAD SAFETY

    Road safety lessons in every British school—with cinema films and model demonstrations of highway dangers—are likely to be recommended by the ...

    Article : 280 words
  12. KING GEORGE V. LIES IN STATE TO RECEIVE LAST HOMAGE OF HIS PEOPLE

    In accordance with the decision reached at the conference yesterday of Federal Trade Unions, representatives of the A.C.T.U. met the shipowners. The proceedings were brief. and after the meeting neither of the parties made any ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. CHURCH CONTROVERSY

    The Archbishops Commission on relations between the Church and the State, appointed as a result of the prayer book controversy, rejects ...

    Article : 176 words
  14. WILL GO TO GAOL

    The dairymen of the Peninsula district in Southern Tasmania, are taking a firm stand in their determination to go to gaol rather than pay fines ...

    Article : 246 words
  15. KIPLING'S FUNERAL

    Mr. Rudyard Kipling's funeral service in Westminster Abbey to-day was conducted with a minimum of pomp and ceremony. ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. PAINTER KILLED

    George Bessell, aged 36 years, a painter, of Connell Point road, Hurstville, was fatally injured when he fell about 30 feet from a ladder at the ...

    Article : 52 words
  17. Zane Grey Has Exciting Day

    To-day Mr. Zane Grey had the most exciting day's fishing since he came to Australia, and he was unlucky not to be trailing two ...

    Article : 102 words
  18. KING AND IRISH

    The Treasurer (Mr. E. Dwyer Gray), said to-day he trusted he would be permitted to remark as an Irishman that he was not at all surprised to learn ...

    Article : 237 words
  19. OPERATIC SOCIETY

    The first meeting of the committee of the Launceston Operatic Society for the 1936 year was held at the Launceston Hotel on Thursday evening. ...

    Article : 228 words
  20. STABBED IN ARM

    Charles Boujiga (21), of Foley- street, Darlinghurst, was treated at the Sydney Hospital late last night for a wound to the left arm. The ...

    Article : 119 words
  21. GROSSLY UNDERPAID

    "Domestics are grossly underpaid and overworked," said the Premier (Mr. A. G. Ogilvie) to-day, "and it is not improbable that the Government ...

    Article : 172 words
  22. DUEL WITH EAGLE

    A dramatic duel in the night between a man and a huge golden eagle was recently fought in a forest in Vermland, Sweden. ...

    Article : 244 words
  23. POPULAR STAR

    Charles Farrell, the Hollywood star, arrived to-day aboard the Monterey, hound for Australia, where he will make a film. ...

    Article : 129 words
  24. REFERENCE BOARD

    At a meeting of the Executive Council to-day Mr. P. Guy Henty, secretary of the C.T.A. Club, Hobart, and formerly of Launceston, was ...

    Article : 116 words
  25. JUBILEE APPEAL

    The Jubilee appeal for youth and motherhood, opened in May last year, resulted in a collection of £45,636 in West Australia. ...

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  26. WORLD FAMOUS CONTRALTO

    Dame Clara Butt, the world-famous English contralto, died to-day, following a long and severe illness. She was aged 63 years. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 223 words
  27. INDIAN COTTON

    "Our main application to the Indian Tariff Board is for a uniform reduction in the existing uniform 25 per cent. ad valorem Customs duty on ...

    Article : 156 words
  28. NEW ZEALAND DRIVER

    Mr. Free Holmes, of Christchurch (N.Z.), arrived at Hobart by the Marama this morning, and left again in the evening for Perth (W.A.) for ...

    Article : 149 words
  29. VICTORIA LEAGUE

    The quarterly meeting of the Victoria League (Launceston branch), which was to be held on February 4 has been postponed until further ...

    Article : 27 words
  30. DRASTIC MEASURES

    Following the publication of the Finance Bill, the Swiss Federal Council has issued a detailed report in which it justifies the drastic measures ...

    Article : 139 words
  31. HILLWOOD JETTY

    Timber mills have been asked to expedite the delivery of supplies for work on Hillwood pier. The Minister for Lands and Works (Major T. H. Davies) ...

    Article : 68 words
  32. Advertising

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    Advertising : 156 words
  33. LAUNCESTON GAS COMPANY

    A meeting of shareholders in the Launceston Gas Company will be held at the company's office, Esplanade, at 2.15 p.m. on February 7. ...

    Article : 26 words
  34. FISHERIES COMMISSION

    The Minister Controlling Fisheries (Mr. E. J. Ogilvie) stated to-night that it was hoped to finalise the personnel of the newly-constituted ...

    Article : 36 words
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