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  2. TRIVALVE Wins the Cup.

    Trivalve won the Melbourne Cup to-day. after a thrilling struggle. The great race was witnessed by crowds which, it was estimated, numbered 170,000 people. ...

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  3. FREIGHT WAR.

    It was reported in shipping circles yesterday that the Interstate Shipowners' Association had decided to reduce freights between Melbourne and Sydney by one shilling, from ...

    Article : 421 words
  4. DARING ROBBERY.

    A daring robbery was committed on the Essendon railway station late to-night. A man attacked the station master from behind,as he was carrying two bags ...

    Article : 250 words
  5. MINE TO CLOSE.

    Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., has decided to close down the Aberdare South Colliery. A start has been made with the serving of notices of dismissal to the employees. ...

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  6. BROADCAST.

    The first broadcast for the Empire through the British Broadcasting Corporation's shortwave station at Chelmsford will be the Remembrance Festival at the Albert Hall during the ...

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  7. STATE SESSION. List of Bills.

    Mr. D. Levy appears certain of appointment as the Speaker of the new Parliament, and Mr. Bruce Walker as Chairman of Committees A joint meeting of the Nationalist and ...

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  8. GALE'S VICTIMS IRISH FISHERMEN.

    The number of men drowned in the disaster which befell the fishing fleet on the west coast of Ireland on Friday night is 50. ...

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  9. LAST RESORT.

    Labour aldermen propose to hold a special meeting of the City Council as soon as the Lord Mayor (Aiderman-Mostyn) returns from Melbourne. Their object is to instruct the ...

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  10. GIRL INJURED. ELECTRICITY LEAKAGE.

    Mr. H. C. M. Garling has written a letter to the manager of the City Council electricity department, directing attention to an accident which occurred on Sunday at the jetty ...

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  11. BRITISH INDUSTRY.

    Mr. Ben Turner, president of the Textile Workers' Union and chairman of the general council of the Trade Unions' Congress, in a remarkable article upon the co-operation of ...

    Article : 153 words
  12. LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.

    A British syndicate, representing immense capital'resources, has commissioned Mr. Gilbert Lodge, whose firm represents ArmstrongWhitworth and Co., Ltd., and other British ...

    Article : 147 words
  13. DISARMAMENT.

    The Geneva correspondent of the Australian Tress Association telegraphs—Russia's decision to participate in the work of the preparatory disarmament committee means that 26 ...

    Article : 137 words
  14. EMPIRE TRADE.

    The tremendous growth of Empire trade greatly impressed Mr. S. Cattanach, chairman of the Victoria Water Commission, who is returning on the Ormonde, which arrived ...

    Article : 209 words
  15. TAX REDUCTION.

    The secretory of the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Mellon) to-day submitted a plan to the House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee for a reduction of income tax ...

    Article : 121 words
  16. ELECTROCUTED.

    Extraordinary circumstances attended the death at Station Hill, last night of Cyril Swan. He had been informed that some children had received electric shocks while ...

    Article : 61 words
  17. FIFTY CHINESE.

    Their haggard faces and faltering stops telling plainly of the terrible sufferings thay had experienced during their long confinement in the gloomy hold of the steamer Almkerk,50 ...

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  18. CHALIAPIN DIVORCE SUIT.

    Madame Challapin, wife of the famous singer, Fedor Chaliapin. who is staying at the latter's former town house, said to-day that the news that her husband's divorce petition had been ...

    Article : 205 words
  19. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    At a civic reception at Perth to-day, Sir George Pearce, an Australian delegate at the League of Nations Assembly, said he had returned impressed with the necessity and ...

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  20. COUNTRY PARTY.

    In the afternoon the Country party, held a separate meeting to elect the officers of the party for the forthcoming session of Parliament. ...

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  21. ANTISEPTIC.

    A statement is,to be made on Thursday by. Sir Alfred Mond, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., concerning a new medical discovery. ...

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  22. MIGRATION. Mischievous Cancellations.

    Sir George Pearce, who is a passenger on the Ormonde, which arrived at Fremantle to-day, said that before proceeding to Geneva he spent four weeks in England in examining ...

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  23. LABOUR CAUCUS.

    The Labour caucus will hold a pre-sessional party meeting this morning, when it will be decided whether a nomination should be submitted to the Legislative Assembly on ...

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  24. SPLENDID GIFT.

    The late Lord Iveagh's gift of pictures to Ken Wood is far more valuable than was at first reported. The gallory is endowed with £50,000 and 63 masterpieces. These include ...

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  25. BRITAIN'S DEAD.

    In commemoration of the first battle of Ypres, Princess Beatrice, as a patron of the Ypres League, to-day placed a wreath at the base of the Cenotaph. The wreath bore an ...

    Article : 130 words
  26. TO BE DISMISSED.

    Recently the Premier (Mr. Bavin) announced that, in regard to the appointment by the late Lang Government of inspectors under the Early Closing Act, there was very little work ...

    Article : 324 words
  27. PIDDINGTON CASE.

    We have received the following intimation from the Crown Solicitor— "The Attorney-General has directed the Grown Solicitor to [?] a nolie prosequ[?] ...

    Article : 109 words
  28. OLYMPIC GAMES.

    Sitting at Lausanne the executive of the International Olympic Commission unanimously passed a resolution protesting against the charge that it had gone beyond its authority ...

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  29. MR. COOLIDGE.

    Senator Borah said to-day that if the Republican leaders persist in talk of renominating President Coolldge an attempt will be made curing next session of the Senate to put ...

    Article : 198 words
  30. FIRE AT BRISBANE.

    The clothing factory of the A. C. B. Company, in the top story of the company's premises in Wickham-street, The Valley, was destroyed by fire early this morning. ...

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  31. AN OPEN DOOR.

    Sir George Pearce, at a civic reception in Perth to-day, emphasised the need for an awakened public opinion regarding migration to Australia. ...

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Under the auspices of the Empire Marketing-Board Dr, A. W. Hill, superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew, will leave on Thursday on six months' tour of the ...

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  33. STATE FINANCES.

    The State expenditure for the four months of the new financial year exceeded the revenue by £ 2,840,837. The revenue amounted to £12,417,124, a ...

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  34. AUSTRALIAN V.C. WINNER.

    While enacting for a war film the deed which won bim the Victoria Cross on Gallipoli Lieutenant Leonard Keysor (A.I.F.) was injured at Hounslow to-day, As Keysor was in the act ...

    Article : 78 words
  35. NO-SMOKING ORDER.

    Work on the waterfront at Bowen is at a standstill consequent on the, successful prosecution of 20 watersiders for smoking on the wooden portion of a jetty. ...

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  36. TELEPHONE SERVICES.

    A telephone service between London and Vienna will be opened during the next few weeks Satisfactory experimental conversations have already taken place between ...

    Article : 205 words
  37. ROUMANIA.

    Though there are contradictory reports. especially from Berlin, direct messages from Bucharest confirm previous news that the Roumanian Government has the situation created ...

    Article : 108 words
  38. SHIPPING TRADE.

    That shipping everywhere is brighter was the impression gained by Captain J, R. Patrick, managing director of the Patrick Steamship Company, who is returning to Sydney on the ...

    Article : 151 words
  39. LACK OF REQUISITIONS.

    Replying to Sir Henry Cowan's statement at Melbourne that "Australia House is the Migration bottle-neck." Mr. J. T. Barnes, deputy director of migration, declares that ...

    Article : 118 words
  40. WELCOME RAINS.

    The general rain which set in yesterday morning, continued in increasing volume until midnight, soaking the wheat belt and enhancing harvest prospects so much that the official ...

    Article : 143 words
  41. COST OF LIVING.

    According to the monthly statement issued yesterday by the State Government Statistician. the general level ot food prices in Sydney diring October showed an increase of ...

    Article : 105 words
  42. THRILLING RACE.

    Encouraged by rapturous shouts from many thousands of people, the brilliant, game colt Trivalve, and his veteran, but still vigorous rider. Robert Lewis, gained additional fame ...

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  43. HOSTILITIES IN CHINA.

    Under cover of fire from the Chinese warship [?], the first and secoud divisions of General Yang-Sen's army entered [?] yesterday, capturing the city with little ...

    Article : 84 words
  44. NEW RAILWAY.

    The railway authorities announced yesterday that from 'November 7 next the new raliway line from Ivanhoe to Menindie, a distance of 116 miles, will be open for traffic. ...

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