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  2. MINE DISASTERS

    Simultaneously with the disaster at the Marine Colliery, at Cwm, Ebbw Vale, an accident, involving loss of life, occurred at the Bilsthorpe pit, in ...

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  3. SHANGHAI DEFENCE

    One of General Sun Chuan Fang's leading generals on the Sungkiang front Meng Chao Yueh, who has already given Sun a good deal of trouble, together with his ...

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  4. THE COMMONS

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Day asked Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he intended to tax all bachelors over 25 ...

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  5. COLLIERY DEPUTIES

    The application made to Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, Deputy Industrial Commissioner, by the colliery Officials' Association of the South Maitland coalfields ...

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  6. THE DUKE OF YORK

    The camp was simmering with excitement this morning, when the Duchess, of York hooked and landed an 8lb trout. The Duchess went out very early for ...

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  7. GOVERNMENT REBUFFED

    A serious position has arisen between Mr. Lang and his colleagues on the one hand, and the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, on the other, in regard to the ...

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  8. DISTRICT RELIEF WORK.

    Fifteen men were engaged at the Trades Hall office of the Labour Exchange. They will be employed on work in the Newcastle municipality, towards the cost of ...

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  9. INDUSTRIAL COURT.

    A sitting of the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court will be held in Newcastle to-day. ...

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  10. RYLANDS' CASE.

    The whole day was occupied by the Full Court to-day in hearing further argument in connection with the appeal of Rylands Bros. (Australia), Limited, ...

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  11. THE HOUSE OF LORDS

    In the House of Lords last night, Lord Burnham asked the Government to establish standing committees, to which all public bills should be referred. The ...

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  12. DEPUTATION OF WOMEN

    A deputation of women members of the A.L.P., visited Government House this afternoon to ask the Governor to permit the appointment of women to ...

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  13. PATHETIC SCENES

    Scenes of deep pathos marked the Cwm disaster. The alarm came at 1 a.m. The night shift, consisting of 150 men, had been working two and a half hours When ...

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  14. MISSIONARIES CAPTURED

    The London Missionary Society reports that brigands in Yunnan have taken prisoner Rev. E. G. Melcalfe, a missionary, and Mrs. E. G. Metcalfe, ...

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  15. NORTHERN COLLIERIES.

    The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Aberdare Extended, Aberdare Central, Aberdare South, and Waratah are on strike to-day, on account ...

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  16. APPEAL TO AMERICA

    Mr. Porter, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives has received a letter from the Chinese ...

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  17. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS

    The miners' delegate board continued its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the ...

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  18. COMPENSATION AWARD.

    After delivering judgment, which was reported in detail in this morning's issue of "The Newcastle Morning Herald," the Workers' Compensation Commission ...

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  19. SCIENCE AND WOOL

    Lord Balfour yesterday opened the Science Museum at South Kensington. The exhibition had been arranged by the Research Association, illustrating the ...

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  20. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour party has unanimously passed a resolution asking Dr. L. Haden Guest to resign his seat without delay. ...

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  21. WALSH ISLAND DOCKYARD.

    In the Legislative Assembly today, Mr. Connell asked Mr. Flannery, the Minister for Works and Railways, if anything had been done towards commencing the work ...

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  22. ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S VIEW

    On being asked his opinion, Mr. M'Tiernan, Attorney-General, said to-night that he wished respectfully to say that the decision of the Governor that he would ...

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  23. SORROW IN EBBW VALE

    Ebbw Vale, during this period, was a heartbreaking spectacle. Through the gloomy valley long files of men, in rescue kit, marched to the pit-head, ...

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  24. TEA PARTY AT THE PALACE

    A new era in Royal entertainment opened yesterday, when the Queen was hostess to a tea-party in the picture gallery at Buckingham Palace. ...

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  25. SOLDIERS' DAY APPEAL

    I earnestly appeal to the citizens of Newcastle and district to help in raising funds for the purpose of assisting and caring for those who were unfortunate ...

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  26. STATE GRANTS BILL

    Mr. Bruce has circulated amendments to the State Grants Bill, giving the Federal Treasurer power, if any agreement is come to, to pay in equal monthly instalments ...

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  27. TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES.

    When Mr. Skelton recently asked a question in the Legislative Assembly concerning retrenchment of tramway employees at Newcastle, Mr. Flannery, the ...

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  28. COMMONWEALTH STEAMERS

    In his annual report, Mr. Cerrutty, the Auditor-General, commenting on the balance-sheet of the Commonwealth Shipping Line, stated that from the condition ...

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  29. DISCOVERY IN GENEVA

    It is reported from Geneva that workmen excavating for the new League building discovered on the borders of the lake a luxurious Roman villa, and a series of ...

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  30. WAGES IN QUEENSLAND

    The Queensland unions to-day applied to the Arbitration Court for an increase of the basic wage from £4 5s to £4 15s per week. ...

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  31. HEROIC RESCUERS

    The conditions facing the rescuers rendered their efforts nothing short of heroic. They were confronted by a scene of indescribable confusion, including coal, ...

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  32. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.

    Mr. D. Murray, M.P., recently made representations to. Mr. Flannery, the Minister for Works and Railways, concerning the recently introduced medical ...

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  33. THE BEAM SERVICE

    While Marconi's do not indicate the date of the repetition of the Post Office's tests of the Australian beam wireless service, it is understood that Senatore ...

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  34. DIFFICULTIES OF POSITION

    It was gathering to-night that during the discussion to-day Mr. Lang pointed out to the Governor that the Family Endowment Bill, which he had promised ...

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  35. NEWCASTLE TRAMWAYS

    Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway traffic manager, who was in Newcastle yesterday, made it known that the administrative staff is to be transferred from Parnell ...

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  36. AMERICAN WOOL

    A message from Washington states that the Government has assigned Mr. J. F. Walker, of Ohio, to make a year's study of conditions in Australia and New ...

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  37. ROYAL SYMPATHY

    The King and Queen have sent messages of sympathy to those bereaved at Ebbw Vale and Bilsthorpe. ...

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  38. LEAGUE FOOTBALL

    Mr. G. A. Lloyd, presided over a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Eastern Suburbs Rugby League Football Club, held in the club rooms last night. ...

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  39. STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS

    Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, the President of the Board of Trade, with deep regret, gave the available particulars in the House of Commons of the mine disasters. ...

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  40. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS

    A telegram from California states that seven earthquakes, one violent enough to shake buildings, were felt in the Lassen National Park area yesterday. ...

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  41. NATIONAL INSURANCE

    The report of the Royal Commission on National Insurance was presented to the House of Representatives to-day. It recommends a comprehensive national ...

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  42. MR. BALDWIN AT EBBW-VALE

    The Cwm miners made an angry demonstration against Mr. Baldwin and his wife, shouting to the Prime Minister: "Why don't you go down the mine ...

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  43. THE FEDERAL BUDGET

    Criticism of the form of Budget presentation, adopted by Dr. Page, the Federal Treasurer, was contained in the annual report of Mr. Cerutty, the ...

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  44. VICTORIA

    Mr. Bruce stated to-day that the Queensland Government had accepted his invitation to attend a conference between the Commonwealth and the States to ...

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  45. COAL TRIBUNAL.

    The claims of the Wallarah miners Catherine Hill Bay, will come before the Coal Tribunal at a sitting to be held in Newcastle to-day. ...

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  46. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE

    The third annual report of the Federal Public Service Commissioners shows that the expenditure on salaries of permanent officers as at June 30, 1926, amounted to ...

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  47. STANFORD MERTHYR COLLIERY.

    A conference between the representatives of the several parties regarding matters affecting the employees of Stanford Merthyr Miners' Lodge will be held in ...

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  48. WATER BOARD EMPLOYEES.

    Mr. E. E. Rowlands, secretary of the Hunter Water Board Employees' Union, stated yesterday that it was expected that Mr. F. J. Jackson, chairman of the ...

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  49. STATEMENT BY MR. BAVIN

    "It is very difficult to understand why the action of the Legislative Council with respect to the Family Endowment Bill should afford any reason for Mr. Lang ...

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  50. QUEENSLAND.

    With debts of only £368, and assets worth no less then £24,000, Mr. W. T. Forrest, grazier, was in June last adjudged insolvent on a creditor's ...

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  51. CATHERINE HILL BAY ROAD.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Skelton asked Mr. Baddeley, the Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, if it was a fact that the main road between ...

    Article : 140 words
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