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  2. MR. FRASER.

    There is a possibility that Mr. Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner, may within the next 12 months enter upon retirement from the service with full pension rights. ...

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  3. REDISTRIBUTION.

    Details were made public yesterday of the new boundaries of the country electorates, as redistributed by the Electoral Commission, in accordance with the amended Electoral Act. ...

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  4. KING EDWARD'S LIFE.

    The Countess of Warwick, who has joined the Socialist party, has published her reminiscences entitled, "Life's Ebb and Flow." They give insights into high society, ...

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  5. COMPROMISE. In Coal Dispute.

    The northern organiser of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association (Mr. H. Sutherland), who is Just out of hospital after a series of major operations, made ...

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  6. SCHNEIDER CUP.

    The official Schneider Cup teams are:— Britain: Flying-officer Waghorn, supermarine Rolls-Royce 86; Flight-Lieutenant Darcy Greig, supermarine Napier 85; Flying-Officer ...

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  7. GREAT EVENT. British Signature.

    M. Briand declares that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's announcement that Britain will sign the optional clause of The Hague Convention is a very great ...

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  8. BRUCE GOVERNMENT. Critical Position.

    The debate on the Maritime Industries Bill, which involves the fate of the Bruce-Page Government, was continued until an early hour this morning in the House of Representatives. It is likely that the Government will have a majority, perhaps of four ...

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  9. FASTER TRAIN.

    A faster tourist train service to and from the Blue Mountains was announced yesterday by Mr. E. O. Milne, of the Railway Traffic Department, who was the guest-of-honour at ...

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  10. NAVAL PROPOSALS.

    Britain's naval proposals have reached Washington by mail, and America's reply is awaited. In well-informed circles the outstanding points are variously estimated at ...

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  11. THE DEBATE.

    Having sat all night to debate the motion for the second reading of the Maritime Industries Bill, members of the House of Representatives adjourned at 8 o'clock this ...

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  12. MR. HUGHES.

    In the course of an interview yesterday, the Premier (Mr. Bavin) said that, having read the report of the speech made by Mr. Hughes in the House of Representatives on the ...

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  13. AIR LINER OVERDUE.

    The report of the finding of the wreckage of the City of San Francisco, and the passengers and crew of the transcontinental air liner dead, is erroneous. ...

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  14. LIGHTS "BLACK."

    A remarkable position has developed in Kurri Kurri district, where miners dismissed from the association are virtually on strike against the decision of the combined mining ...

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  15. ARABS PUNISHED.

    The Colonial Office states that successful action was taken against a party of raiding Arabs on the evening of September 3 at El Mesha, a village east of Mount Tabor. ...

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  16. WORLD COURT.

    The Secretary of State (Mr. Stimson) announced that Senator Elihu Root's formula for American adherence to the World Court had been formally adopted as an ...

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  17. "THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE."

    The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, will leave Geneva to-night, and will reach Paris to-morrow. It is expected that he will fly from Le Bourget to London. ...

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  18. STREET ACCIDENT.

    The timely action of a constable probably saved the life of Stanley Burton, aged 15 years, a printer's apprentice, of Clarencestreet, Rockdale, who was knocked down by a ...

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  19. MELBOURNE SEE.

    Canon Head, of Liverpool, who has been offered the Archbishopric of Melbourne, informed the Australian Press Association on the long-distance telephone from Liverpool ...

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  20. MONEY STRINGENCY.

    The stringency of money in South Africa is refiected in an increaso in the discount rate by the Reserve Bank to six per cent. The commercial banks are offering higher interest ...

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  21. INDUSTRIAL PEACE.

    The Trades Union Congress debated the Melchett-Tumer peace-in-industry conferences on a resolution declaring the opposition of the Congress "to the false cry of industrial ...

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  22. RURAL AWARD.

    There were several lively interludes yesterday when a deputation from the Australian Workers' Union waited on the Premier, Mr. Bavin, to protest against the proposed ...

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  23. MISSING KOBENHAVN

    A message from Copenhagen states that it is now learned that the report of the missing Danish training ship Kobenhavn being sighted off the island of Tristan da Cunha on January ...

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  24. ADELAIDE THEATRE.

    As a result of the proposed levy by the Federal Government on amusement proprietors' receipts, the following notice has been handed by the management of West's ...

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  25. MISSING MAN.

    Yesterday, a letter reached the North Sydney Police Station from' Mr. Alex. Jardine, a resident of Tenterfield, who believes he saw Mr. Treloar, the missing man, at ...

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  26. AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONERGENERAL.

    Mr. Herbert E. Brookes, Australian Commissioner-General to the United States, who arrived at Washington for official calls, wi11 be entertained by the British Ambassador and ...

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  27. CABLE RATES.

    The recent campaign to reduce Pacific cable rates to Australia and the Orient, has resuited in a cut of 5 cents a word off the full rate, and 3½ cents a word off the deferred rate to ...

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  28. DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

    A shocking double poisoning tragedy occurred at Mudgee yesterday afternoon, when the infant son of Mrs. Charles Ward, accidentally secured possession of a bottle of ...

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  29. GUESTS OF THE KING.

    The Chanceilor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Phillip Snowden arrived to-day at Sandringham, where they will stay as the guests of the King and Queen until to-morrow. ...

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  30. TRAGEDY.

    The report of a double tragedy at Abington Downs Station, 75 miles from Georgetown, has been received by the police. A black boy brought news to Georgetown ...

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  31. THE MAORI RACE.

    Lecturing to the ninth international congress of psychology at Yale University, Professor I. L. G. Sutherland, of Victoria University College, New Zenlnnd, read a paper ...

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  32. FATHER ROHAN.

    With a deep wound in his right temple, and a seven-chambered revolver clasped in his right hand, the Rev. rather Rohan, who for the past four months was in charge of St. ...

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  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Many Australians were present at the wedding at St. George's, Hanover-square, of Mr. Charles Rodney Segrave to Mis Joan Beryl Lempriere of East St. Kilda, Melbourne. Sir ...

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  34. SALVATION ARMY.

    Commander Mary Booth is retiring from the leadership of the Salvation Army in Germany. she will be succeeded by Commander Friedrich, a German, who was formerly head ...

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  35. PLASTERERS.

    A number of plasterers are now on strike as the result of the decision of the Builders' Association to reduce their wages to the 1926 scale of £6/0/6. ...

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  36. THE BRIDGE.

    A settlement was reached yesterday of the dispute on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which had resulted in about 40 boilermarkers and ironworkers' assistants remaining away from ...

    Article : 101 words
  37. SCOTTISH CHURCH UNION.

    Elaborate preparations are being made at Edinburgh for the celebration of a union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free church. ...

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  38. SLAUGHTERMEN.

    A strike of slaughtermen is threatened. Officials of the Meat Employees' Union claim that the Carcase Butchers' Association intents to reduce the wages of mutton slaunbtermen ...

    Article : 96 words
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