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  2. COAL BILL PASSES FINAL READING

    Conberro, August 7.—The Government's Coal Bill, which will empower the Federal and New South Wales Governments to acquire control of mines, was passed by the House of Representatives shortly before midnight last night after a lively debate in ...

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  3. F.E.D & F.A. ENDORSES STOP WORK

    A meeting of members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemens Association has endorsed a resolution of the Federal Council that o 24-hour stop work meeting on a date to be determined be held throughout the Commonwealth. The slopwork ...

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  4. TRANSPORT CRISIS MAY EFFECT 25,000

    Sydney, August 7—A warning that 25,000 people may be 'thrown out of work because of the transport crisis was given today fry the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley. He said it was intended to operate between 90 and 100 diesel engines on NSW Railways by ...

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  5. SIMPLE MAJORITY RULE REJECTED

    Paris, August 7—The New Zealand proposal that all matters of substance at the Paris Conference should be decided by a simple majority was rejected by eleven votes to nine with one absentee by the Rules Committee. This decision was reached after a two day ...

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  6. Iron Foundaries To Close

    Melbourne, August 7—All Victorian iron foundries are to be closed by the employers, because of attempts by the Ironworkers' Federation and the Moulders' Union to force wage increases. When this decision, which was ...

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  7. Restoration Of Primary Industry

    Sydney, August 7.—The restoration of primary industry, and its lifting from the primitiveness of the purely commercial past, was urged by the ...

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  8. Judge Understands Cause Of Treatment

    Melbourne, August 7.—In the Arbitration Court today Judge O'Mara said [?] could understand that the resentment and dissatisfaction which existed ...

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  9. Native Murdered In Tribal Ceremonies

    Darwin, August 7.—Stories of tribal ceremonies involving blood letting were told in the Police Court today when three aborigines were committed ...

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  10. Piracy Mentioned In Salvaged Ship Incident

    London, August 7.—Merchant navy circles have gone to far as to say the question of piracy on the high seas is involved in the incident ...

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  11. Grant For Tobacco Experiments

    Canberra, August 7.—Federal Cabinet decided today to make £10,000 a year available for five years on a pound for pound basis with the states for ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. South Australian Restrictions Lifted

    Adelaide, August 7.—The arrival of colliers with coal from Newcastle permitted the Premier (Mr. Playford) to announce today the lifting of all gas ...

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  13. Big Sale At Cairns

    Brisbane, August 6.—Buyers in Cairns for the Disposals Commission sale of army goods complained before the sale started that many of the goods have ...

    Article : 172 words
  14. Half the World Undernourished

    Washington, August 7.—The United Nations Food and Agriculture organisation reported that before the war, half the world had been seriously ...

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  15. SIX MINES IDLE

    Sydney, August 7.—Six coal mines were idle and two partly idle in N.S.W. today for a loss of more than 5,000 tons of coal. Al idle mines were on ...

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  16. Heirens Allegedly Confesses

    Chicago, August 7.—The State Attorney has announced that the seventeen year old university student, William Helrens has confessed to killing ...

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  17. "Will Shoot Back If Attacked"

    New York, August 6.—American marines will remain in China at their present strength—22.000 to 23.000—and will "shoot back if attacked." the ...

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  18. BASE AT MASCOT PLANNED

    Canberra, August 7.—Australia has undertaken to turn Mascot aerodrome into a completely equipped modern air-base for the largest land planes and ...

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  19. Evidence In 40 Hour Week Case

    Melbourne, August 7.—The introduction of a forty hour week would impose two retarding factors: one was the opportunity for a major tariff ...

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  20. Vacant Jobs In Victoria

    Melbourne, August 7.—There are 12.107 vacant jobs in Victoria, according to the Commonwealth Employment Service. ...

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  21. Didn't Like The Company?

    Darwin, August 7.—Two prisoners who were sentenced to one months gaol and ordered to serve their time in the Fanny Bay Gaol were later told ...

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  22. ATOMIC ENERGY PLANS

    New York, August 7.-Full responsibility for recommending plans whereby international control of atomic energy could be achieved has now been placed ...

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  23. COAL AT £50 A TON

    Sydney.—More than 400 tons of coal carried to Shanghai by the freighter Tinana (1000 tons) was sold at a price almost equalling the value of the ship ...

    Article : 176 words
  24. Partition Plan For Palestine

    Washington, August 7.—The Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, told a press conference today that the Government had not made a formal ...

    Article : 67 words
  25. Orphaned Children With Grandparents

    Melbourne, August 7.—Three children who are left orphans by last night's shooting tragedy at Townsville are staying with their father's parents at ...

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  26. VERY FEW POLICE RECRUITS

    Sydney, August 7.—The results of the campaign for another one hundred recruits for the NSW Police Force had been so poor that numbers obtained ...

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  27. New British Industries For Australia

    London, August 6—Now that agreement hot been reached on double taxation, another imposing list can be added to the number of British companies ...

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  28. Plane Crash On Victorian Coast

    Melbourne, August 7.—One of the Tiger Moth planes, flying in formation from Flinders Island to Yarrum, Victoria, is reported to have crashed on ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. WORLD PAPER SHORTAGE

    New York, August 6.—Because wood normally exported by Sweden for paper manufacture is being used for fuel. Sweden cannot help relieve the world ...

    Article : 87 words
  30. Ten Years For Thief

    Sydney, August 7.—Michael James Delaney (19), laborer, was sentenced to ten years hard labor for robbery under arms by Judge Shortland at the ...

    Article : 79 words
  31. CIGARETTE PAPERS FOR OCCUPATION TROOPS

    Canberra, August 7.—All the thirty million cigarette papers held in store by a Sydney firm are intended for Australian troops in Japan, the manager ...

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  32. Refugees Waiting At Hong Kong

    Canberra, August 7.—Referring in the House of Representatives today to & report published on Monday from Dr. Peter V. Russo. Far Eastern Editor of ...

    Article : 188 words
  33. Large Austin Contract

    Sydney, August 7.—One of the largest contracts ever entered into between two Australian industries has been finalised. It is between General ...

    Article : 95 words
  34. CHORES IN ONLY UNIFORM

    Canberra, August 7.—By passive resistance 150 RAAF men at Fairbairn aerodrome near Canberra are combating a Station Order to wear dress uniforms ...

    Article : 80 words
  35. AMENITIES FOR OCCUPATION TROOPS

    Canberra, August 7.—The Government has given the Australian GOC in Japan, Lieut.-General Robertson, full authority to provide adequate ...

    Article : 56 words
  36. American Paper Admissions

    New York, August 7.—All American newspapers frankly admit that the British prize crew from the Elizabeth was ejected after lawfully boarding the ...

    Article : 105 words
  37. D.D.T. Program Means Millions To U.S.A.

    New York. August 7.—The D.D.T. fly control program in Kansas and Oklahoma is adding millions of pounds weight to the beef and butter and ...

    Article : 135 words
  38. Rainless Record For Sydney

    Sydney, August 7.—Today was Sydney's 27th consecutive day without rain, breaking a 52 year old record for consecutive rainless days in July-August. ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE OIL FROM COAL

    Sydney, August 7.—The extraction of oil from coal by low temperature carbonisation process is to be investigated by a strong committee of Labor ...

    Article : 102 words
  40. LOTTERY RESULTS

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  41. ACTU Wants Conference On Basic Wage

    Melbourne, August 7.—An urgent telegram sent by the A.C.T.U. to the Minister for Labor and National Services. Mr. Holloway, urges that a ...

    Article : 71 words
  42. Control Of N. Guinea

    Canberra, August 7.—Australia was [?]ting upon complete and exclusive [?]trol at New Guinea, the Prime [?]nister, Mr. Chifley, told the House of ...

    Article : 59 words
  43. FLATTERING

    They stared fixedly at one another across the railway carriage. Presently one of them found his voice. "Who are you staring at? he asked. ...

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  44. EMERGENCY TRIP FOR GOVERNOR'S SON

    Canberra, August 7.—With Hotel Kosciusko snowbound George Norrie, ten year old son of the Governor of SA. Sir Willoughby Norrie, was brought ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. CORSET FACTORY FOR LITHGOW

    Lithgow, August 7.—The Ber[?] Corset Company proposes establishing a factory in Lithgow employing 50 girls in the initial stages. ...

    Article : 24 words
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