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  2. CITY COUNCIL Bill in Upper House.

    The Legislative Council yesterday decided to hear counsel (Mr. Flannery, K.C.) in support of the petition of the City Council that the Sydney Corporation (Commissioners) Bill ...

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  3. GERMAN ARMY.

    One of the most potent causes of the collapse of tho German army in 1918 is referred to in a publication on the Great War by Commandant Coeltz, of the German General ...

    Article : 169 words
  4. DRAMATIC RESCUE.

    After dramatic attempts, the crew of the Dutch oil tanker Georgia, which was sinking off the east coast, between Cromer and Yarmouth, were rescued. Yesterday a steamer ...

    Article : 272 words
  5. FEDERAL SESSION. BUDGET DEBATE.

    The debate on the Budget was continued in the House of Representatives to-day. The House met at 11 o'clock this morning, instead of at the usual hour of 2.30 p.m., and ...

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  6. NO OVERTIME. Watersiders' Strike.

    "Shipping interests have made every possible effort to find some honourable way of avoiding the widespread dislocation which the actions of the Waterside Workers' ...

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  7. FORCED BACK. GILES'S ATTEMPT.

    F. A. Giles, formerly of Adelaide started at 7.24 a.m. for Honolulu on the first stage of his attempt to fly to Australia and New Zealand. He was forced to return after be had flown ...

    Article : 349 words
  8. THE HARBOUR DISASTER. Greycliffe's Movements.

    Giving evidence at the Marine Court of Inquiry into the Greycliffe disaster yesterday, the master of the ferry steamer, Captain Barnes, said that when he saw the Tahiti on his port quarter aft he pulled the steering wheel over to starboard, but it did not take effect. ...

    Article : 91 words
  9. THE WRECKED HULL.

    When the inquiry was resumed Mr. Justice Campbell ordered on examination by a diver of the locking gear and the pin of the rudder on the main portion of the wrecked vessel. ...

    Article : 2,793 words
  10. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The first series of London wool sales, at which the new clip was offered, was held today. The market was strong, and prices showed an advance ranging from 5 to 10 per ...

    Article : 148 words
  11. RIVAL SERVICES.

    Competition between wireless and cables has reached an interesting stage. One commentator somewhat prematurely suggests that the Government is appointing a Royal Commission to ...

    Article : 489 words
  12. GERMAN SEAPLANE

    The German seaplane D1230 left Horta (the Azores) for Newfoundland to-day, but came down shortly aftewards, and was towed back, Apparently it was overweighted. ...

    Article : 110 words
  13. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    The Under-Secretary for India (Earl Winterton) moved the second reading in the House of Commons to-day of the bill for the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into ...

    Article : 315 words
  14. BRITISH INDUSTRY.

    Apprehension is felt in the Bradford wool trade of a deadlock over the wages dispute. The employers and employees accepted a permanent joint committee to deal with ...

    Article : 368 words
  15. SEPARATE CONFERENCES.

    Representatives of the Oversea Shipping Representatives, Association and the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association met in Melbourne to-day to consider the ...

    Article : 216 words
  16. THE SENATE.

    In the Senate the Commonwealth Bank Savings Bank Bill passed all remaining stages. The motion for the third reading was opposed by the leader of the Opposition (Senator ...

    Article : 160 words
  17. LUMPERS' OPPOSITION.

    A telegram has been received by the Bunbury branch of the Waterside Workers' Union from the general secretary, directing that no overtime is to be worked on the jetty on ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. CANADIAN DAIRYMEN.

    The Canadian National Dairy Council has decided to ask the Government to cancel the clause in the Australian trade treaty, which allows butter to enter Canada at a cent ...

    Article : 58 words
  19. LYSAGHT'S WORKS.

    Owing to oversea competition, Lysaght's galvanised iron works will close down on December 23. Approximately 450 men will be thrown out of employment. ...

    Article : 204 words
  20. ARMISTICE DAY.

    In a question in the House of Commons today Viscount Sandon (Con.) suggested, in regard to the Armistice Day service at the Cenotaph, that the Last Post should be sounded ...

    Article : 148 words
  21. STEAMERS DELAYED.

    It was reported yesterday that the Koranui had been delayed in loading at Newcastle, and that her departure from Sydney to-day for Launceston had to be postponed until [?] ...

    Article : 166 words
  22. DAMAGED PRODUCE.

    The survey of the Port Caroline's butter and cheese has not yot been completed, but it is known that 14,000 boxes of butter and 800 crates of cheese were seriously damaged ...

    Article : 142 words
  23. DISARMAMENT.

    Mr. Ramsay MacDonald (Lab.) on Thursday will move in the House of Commons a motion deploring the Government's lack of preparation and the militant character of the British ...

    Article : 151 words
  24. JURY-SQUARING CASE.

    Justice Siddons to-day issued contompt [?]tutions against six persons alleged to have been involved in the recen[?] tampering with [?] trial" jury. The persons cited are ...

    Article : 102 words
  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The council of the Big Brother movement has decided upon an intensive campaign by means of lectures in secondary schools, explaining the object of the movement. Though ...

    Article : 430 words
  26. PORT JACKSON.

    According to the annual roport of the Harbour Trust Commissioners, which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, a total of 8366 vessels, with a registered tonnage ...

    Article : 197 words
  27. IN DISTRESS.

    The wooden steamer Kobiloko, of 150 tons gross, bound from Sydney to the Solomon Islands, sprang a leak while steaming along the coast yesterday, and is now anchored off Port ...

    Article : 378 words
  28. CRUISERS.

    Referring to the decision not to procend with the full programme of cruiser construction this year a highly-placed official yesterday expressed his views to the Australian ...

    Article : 103 words
  29. QUESTIONS IN ASSEMBLY.

    In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Main asked the Premier if he could inform the House whether the fees paid to Mr. Flannery, K.C., for appearing at the Bar of the Legislative ...

    Article : 237 words
  30. CREMATED ROMANS.

    Workman digging in London's primeval clay sinking foundations for the now machine rooms of the "Daily Express," in Shoe-lane, discovered rows of burial urns, containing the ...

    Article : 60 words
  31. USE OF A POISON.

    Following the death of her mother. Mrs. Margaret Walte, Mrs. Margaret Delvinge, who had previously been committed for trial on a charge of attempted murder, has now been ...

    Article : 185 words
  32. AN ECHO OF TRANBY CROFT.

    The death is announced at the age of 84 years of Mrs Arthur Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was the wife of the Hull shipowner, and in 1891 was hostess at a house party at "Tranby ...

    Article : 88 words
  33. HORSE RACING.

    The Government has decided to prohibit night racing, includiug trotting, after January 1 next. The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell) said ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. THE BEECHAM OPERA SCHEME

    Referring to the subscriptions to his "cheap opera" scheme Sir Thomas Beecham to-day said:—"I have only received £20,000 out of £[?]00,000. The response from London and ...

    Article : 66 words
  35. LORD MAYOR'S FEARS.

    The Lord Mayor stated yesterday that he was considering what further efforts could be made by the citizens to prevent the supersession of the City Council. ...

    Article : 521 words
  36. BEACHING THE GREYCLIFFE.

    The salvaging plant of William Waugh, Ltd., which has been engaged in an attempt to beach the Greycliffe wreck left the scene of operations yesterday morning, to ...

    Article : 52 words
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