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  2. BIGGEST AIRSHIP

    The "Daily Express" states the construction of the new airship R101 begins at the end of March. It will be employed on the India service, ...

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  3. STRIKE OR PEACE?

    The momentous report of the Mining Commission, which has been inquiring into the coal industry, is expected to appear in the coming week. ...

    Article : 207 words
  4. FRANCE'S PARADOX

    The "Daily Chronicle's" Paris correspondent states it is a strange paradox that a country whose industry is at a feverish pitch of prosperity has its ...

    Article : 190 words
  5. TIGHE RELEASED

    The Full Court of Criminal Appeals to-day delivered its reserved judgment in the appeal on behalf of Percy Edward Tighe, solicitor of ...

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  6. COMMUNISTS INELIGIBLE

    At a meeting of the A.L.P. executive to-night it was decided to call upon four members of the A.L.P. who attended the industrial ...

    Article : 364 words
  7. DRAMATIC RACE

    It is regarded as most likely that Tribitsch Lincoln, an ex-spy, who was held up owing to money difficulties, will reach England in time for ...

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  8. BRITAIN'S UPPER HOUSE

    The "Daily Express" states that some sweeping proposals for the re-form of the House of Lords have been presented to the Government by ...

    Article : 167 words
  9. ANTI-COMMUNIST PLEDGES

    The Australian Railways Union State Council did not instruct its delegates to the recent State Labour convention to sign an anti-Communist pledge under protest, as was ...

    Article : 148 words
  10. IMMIGRANTS

    Lord Apsley (who came to Australia under [?]n assumed name ahead of the Empire Press delegation and worked as a jackeroo) writing in the "Morning Post" on the ...

    Article : 175 words
  11. STEAMER FOUNDERS

    Several lives were lost when the steamer Karu, bound from Whangape to Australia, after springing a leak foundered during a storm. One of the survivors of the wreck ...

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  12. ALLEGED BRIBERY OF POLICE

    The case which has been before the court for some time and which was known as the police betting case reached a conclusion to-day when the court reserved judgment. ...

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  13. BUSH FIRE HEROINES

    The postmistress at Kinglake, Mrs. McDonald, and Miss D. Thomson to-day received the following cable from Dame Nellie Melba:— "How wonderful you have been. ...

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  14. CARNIVAL RAIDED

    Police raided chocolate wheels at a carnival at St. Kilda on Saturday night in aid of charities and bush fire relief. Mr. Watt, Federal member for the district, tried to ...

    Article : 136 words
  15. BUSH FIRES AGAIN

    Bush fires again threaten the town of Kinglake. Every available man from Queenstown has been called to help the local volunteers. A four-roomed house in ...

    Article : 107 words
  16. WATCH POLICEMAN ASSAULTED

    At Newtown Police Court to-day Marjorie Baverstock (19) was fined £3 for having assaulted Constable Waldock and Alfred Fox was remanded until Monday on a ...

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  17. EXCITING RETURN

    Following six weeks' leisurely journey through French and Belgian canals on the way home after seven years' service, five vessels comprising the British Rhine ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. COUNTRY AGAINST THE CITY

    A Parliamentary party, including the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Flannery), the Attorney-General (Mr. McTiernan) and the Assistant Minister for ...

    Article : 93 words
  19. CHAFFCUTTERS ON STRIKE

    About 1000 men are idle in Wagga and Coolamon districts and all the chaffcutting plants in the district have been closed. The strike follows the failure of a conference ...

    Article : 90 words
  20. STATE REVENUE

    The State revenue for February amounted to £2,641,103, or £495,952 less than that received during the corresponding month last year. For the seven months of the ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. SPAIN'S "NATIONAL DIGNITY"

    Presiding at a meeting of the organised Spanish League of Nations Society Count Bomanones declared that Spain's desire for a permanent seat on the Council of the ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. BIG BLAZE IN MELBOURNE

    Myer's bulk stores in Swanson-street were partly destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The flames spread quickly, and shortly after the outbreak one of the walls ...

    Article : 154 words
  23. PIECEWORKERS' 44 HOURS

    Giving judgment in a case before the Industrial Court to-day Judge Beeby said the newly enacted reduction of ordinary working hours applied to industries in which the ...

    Article : 69 words
  24. AUSTRIAN BOYCOTT OF ITALIANS

    Speeches urging the boycott of Italian goods and tourist traffic to Italy were made at a demonstration organised by a league named after the Tyrolese patriot, Andreas ...

    Article : 51 words
  25. INCREASE OF £1500 A YEAR

    The general purposes committee of the City Council to-day considered a minute from the Lord Mayor recommending that the acting general manager of the ...

    Article : 82 words
  26. THE 1917 STRIKE

    Replying to Sir George Fuller's remarks regarding statements alleged to have been made by the Minister for Labour and Industry in connection with the 1917 strike, ...

    Article : 110 words
  27. WALSH AND JOHNSON

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) speaking at Bungendore on behalf of the Nationalist candidate for Eden-Monaro said the Government would not, on the old charges, ...

    Article : 218 words
  28. EXPLOSION WRECKS BALLOON

    Early morning spectators at Rambervillers, in the Vosges, watching the approach of a balloon were horrified to see the gasbag explode and fall ablaze. The pilot was ...

    Article : 52 words
  29. TESTIMONIAL FOR MR. LANG

    A report has been received that the 1917 railway strikers intend to present the Premier (Mr. Lang) with a testimonial at the Sydney Town Hall shortly. It is stated that ...

    Article : 62 words
  30. WIFE REFUSES TO ACCUSE

    When George Nicolaides, a cafe proprietor, appeared at the Central Police Court to-day charged with having assaulted his wife, Hilda Nicolaides, occasioning her actual ...

    Article : 108 words
  31. WORK FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS

    The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League has received a report from Mr. J. W. Cox and Mr. W. F. Donald, who represented New South Wales at the returned soldiers' ...

    Article : 100 words
  32. LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS

    The Premier (Mr. Lang) to-day admitted that there was a proposal under consideration to send the Attorney-General (Mr. McTiornan) to London in the near future in ...

    Article : 61 words
  33. FRANCE'S FINANCE BILL

    At a sitting of unusual brevity the Chamber of Deputies to-night received the Finance Bill back from the Senate and promptly Referred it to the finance committee. ...

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  34. SEQUEL TO SEAMEN'S STRIKE

    During the recent seamen's strike several ships were lying idle in Fremantle Harbour and the Harbour Trust Commissioners subsequently rendered accounts for large sums ...

    Article : 51 words
  35. SPIRITUALIST FOUND DEAD

    H. Clark Nicola (50), a well-known spiritualist and Socialist and proprietor of the Nature Cure Institute, Henley Beach road, Mile End, was found dead on Henley Beach ...

    Article : 52 words
  36. CANBERRA SEWER WORKERS

    A Canberra message states that a large number of men will be affected if the sewer workers carry out their threat to strike. A largely attended meeting appointed a ...

    Article : 49 words
  37. RAILWAYMEN AND COMMUNISTS

    The New South Wales branch of the Australian Railways Union at the annual conference ruled out of order requests from two sub-branches referring to Communists. One ...

    Article : 100 words
  38. NORTH COAST SHIPPING

    The owners of the steamer Bergalia have found no difficulty in securing a volunteer crew for the vessel, and after the departure of this ship men will be enrolled to man the ...

    Article : 72 words
  39. DEAD IN HOSPITAL GROUNDS

    Clive Smith, a medical student of Forest Lodge, was found dead with a fractured skull in the grounds of Sydney Hospital last night. It is considered probable that he ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. CAR BURSTS INTO FLAMES

    About 17 miles from Bathurst yesterday the front wheel of a motor car driven by S. Earlam, of Sydney, collapsed and the car overturned, pinning its five occupants ...

    Article : 61 words
  41. STOLEN REGISTERED MAIL

    It has been discovered that the registered letters stolen from the parcels office near the Central Railway Station last Tuesday contained £320 in notes, the numbers of ...

    Article : 51 words
  42. DROWNED AFTER RESCUING GIRL

    Thomas Brady (19) and Miss Mary Murray, visitors from Sydney, were bathing in the surf at Stockton, near Newcastle, yesterday when the latter got into difficulties ...

    Article : 92 words
  43. ALLEGED THEFT OF YACHT

    Keith Barry (30), a Victorian, surrendered to the police yesterday on a charge of having stolen the £1000 yacht Rondon from Hobart. During the week he made off in the yacht, ...

    Article : 65 words
  44. BARGAIN SALE CRUSH

    During a bargain sale at The Hub stores in the city to-day the crowd of women was so dense that one of the plate glass windows collapsed. Three women were severely ...

    Article : 51 words
  45. ENGINE DRIVER'S LAPSE

    Fredk. Lavin, driver of a train which was derailed at Opapa September 22 last and caused the death of five persons, was found guilty of manslaughter with a ...

    Article : 63 words
  46. YOUNG OFFENDERS IN COURT

    Six young people, the eldest 22 years of age, pleaded guilty at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day to serious charges and were remanded for sentence. They were William Jackson ...

    Article : 62 words
  47. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

    It was stated to-day that the Government has practically decided upon the appointment of Judge Beeby as chairman of the Industrial Commission. The position will probably carry ...

    Article : 38 words
  48. KILLED BY RAILWAY TRAIN

    William Henry Wilks (55), a casual employee on the railway at Wodonga, was returning from a fishing excursion when he was overtaken by a stock train from Albury ...

    Article : 50 words
  49. METHODIST CONFERENCE

    At the Methodist conference it was decided to recommend the general conference to amend the law to provide that when a minister entered into business he shall no ...

    Article : 73 words
  50. FATAL FALL FROM SCAFFOLDING

    One man was killed and another seriously injured when they fell 90 feet at Murray Bridge yesterday in attempting to move scaffolding on Noske Bros', silo. Another ...

    Article : 62 words
  51. REDHEAD MINE DISASTER

    Giving evidence at a departmental inquiry into the Redhead mine disaster a Government inspector, Mr. Thomson, said it appeared to him that the explosion was ...

    Article : 64 words
  52. METHODIST STATIONING COMMITTEE

    The enlarged stationing committee of the Methodist conference to-night made the following alterations at the second reading:— Middle Clarence, Rev. Morris Young; ...

    Article : 44 words
  53. HOT WEATHER KILLS POULTRY

    According to Mr. E. Ward, poultry judge at Blacktown show, in coastal districts alone during the past month the excessively hot weather has killed over 100,000 head of ...

    Article : 48 words
  54. TROUBLE OVER A COOK

    The steamer Waitomo is held up at Auckland owing to a dispute with the crew. The men demand the dismissal of the cook, but the company refuses to a[?]cede[?] to the request, ...

    Article : 48 words
  55. PATERSON. SCHEME OPPOSED

    The Trades Council has expressed opposition to the Paterson butter stabilisation scheme. They declare it is detrimental both to producers and consumers. ...

    Article : 34 words
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