The State Cabinet yesterday adopted a draft bill, submitted by the Minister for Labour and Industry, to amend the Industrial Arbitration Act for the purposes of giving power to ...
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Article : 339 wordsNew South Wales and Queensland, at the present stage of the counting of the votes polled at the referendum on Saturday, have recorded "Yes" majorities in answer to both ...
Article : 385 wordsThe hearing of the unions' claim for an increased basic wage was continued by the Board of Trade. Mr. G. H. Pritchard, on behalf of the sugar ...
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Article : 274 wordsThe body of Frederick Bartley, aged 29 years, was found in 12ft of water in Jones' Creek, 18 miles from Dubbo, near Ballimore. this morning. There were wounds on the ...
Article : 135 wordsIll-luck has overtaken the St. Barnabus' war grave pilgrims to Gallipol[?]. The steamer on which they were travelling grounded on an uncharted sandbank formed over the wreck ...
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Article : 198 wordsThe right of the president of the A.L.P. (Mr. W. H. Seale) to cancel a meeting of the A.L.P. executive has-been challenged by many members of that body. ...
Article : 182 wordsKing Alfonso presided at on important meeting of the Council of Ministers at Madrid. The head of the Directory. (General Prime d[?] Rivara) notified the meeting ...
Article : 88 wordsAccording to an official statement, Germany's reparation payments for the financial year just ended total 1,060,000,000 gold marks, of which Britain has received 226,687,000 marks. ...
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Article : 49 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly in committee, the Minister for Lands moved for the introduction of a bill to approve and ratify the agreement made between the Commonwealth ...
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Article : 116 wordsMr. G. Bodkin, secretary of the railway workers' branch of the Australian Workers' Union, stated yesterday that the strike of sewer workers at Canb[?]rra, which bad been ...
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Article : 106 wordsSenator Colonel Achille Summat, who will represent Malta at the Australian convention of the Empire Parliamentary Association. arrived by the R.M.S. Or[?]uz to-day. ...
Article : 210 wordsM[?]lle. Suzanne Lengle[?] is leaving for the United States on September 21. She has expressed delight at Miss Brown becoming a professional, and said, "I shall be glad to ...
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Article : 111 wordsThe Governor-General (Lord Stonehaven) and Lady [?]nehaven, [?]panied by the Governor ([?] [?] [?]mpion) and Lady Campion, have returned from a motor trip to the ...
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Article : 94 wordsThe Ministry of Labour announces that on August 30 the total number of persons recorded as unemployed in Great Britain was 1,519,800 This was 9138 fewer than a week ago, but ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 9 Sep 1926, Page 11
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