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  2. ALL N.S.W. COAL MINES TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT

    The State Government today issued a proclamation taking over all the coal mines in New South Wales for the period of the ...

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  3. ADELA PANKHURST IS SENT TO GAOL

    Adela Pankhurst was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at the City Court today on a charge of having behaved in an offensive manner ...

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  4. WOOL LIGHTER LOADED

    Voluntary workers yesterday completed loading a lighter with wool, and the vessel was taken to Melbourne. Other lighters are coming to ...

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  5. TRIKE EXTENDS IN VICTORIA

    Enrolling at the National Volunteer Bureau in the Athenaeum a going forward steadily. All the deck hands who will ...

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  6. DELAYED JUTE GOODS FREED

    Work began this morning on the Commonwealth steamer from Calcutta with a cargo of jute goods. The steamer had been in the Bay for several days. ...

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  7. WOOD AND OIL FUEL SAVES COUNTRY BUTTER INDUSTRY

    City merchants state that shortage of coal will not affect the production of Victorian butter except insofar as railage is concerned, as the country ...

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  8. WILLIAMSTOWN BUSIER

    Beyond knots of workless men at intervals along Nelson place there was little to suggest this morning that Williamstown was participating in a ...

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  9. BUREAU BUSY

    Volunteers are steadily enrolling at the bureau in the Athenaeum, Collins street. The numeral method has now been introduced. ...

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  10. ALLIES' LEAD SUPPLY

    J. Flynn and J. Middling, Broken Hill delegates, addressed a mass meeting of unionists yesterday and urged the Port Pirie men to join in sympathy with the ...

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  11. MINES COMMANDEERED BY STATE MINISTRY

    Following its expressed determination to work the coal mines if the men remained out on strike, the New South Wales ...

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  12. FACTORIES MAY CLOSE DOWN

    Now that the coal strike has extended to Victoria manufacturers take a serious view. Most of those dependent on steam power have fair stocks ...

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  13. HUNTERS TO REFUSE TO WORK BLACK TRAINS

    In well-informed union circles it is stated this morning that at a meeting of railway shunters last night [?]allot was taken on the question of ...

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  14. DOCKERS ARE IDLE

    Shipowners in Melbourne today stated that no work was being done along the river by members of the Ship Painters and Dockers' Union ...

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  15. WHARF WORKERS DEFENDED IN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

    Speaking in the Legislative Assembly today, Mr R. H. Solly referred to a statement made by Mr F. W. Hagelthorn, Minister of Agriculture, at ...

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  16. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS NOW MORE THAN 3000

    This morning there were approximatley 3200 country volunteers in Sydney. This numbr[?] will, it is expected, be doubled by tonight. ...

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  17. MELBA OFFERS TO HELP

    Madame Melba called at the National Service Bureau, Athenaeum Hall, today and stated that she was willing to render any service that ...

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  18. ULTIMATUM WITHDRAWN

    Serious trouble is feared at Port Pirie. At a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council, it was reported that 99 ...

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  19. TWO GANGS OF VOLUNTEERS COALING OVERSEA VESSELS

    Calling at the National Service Bureau this morning, a representative of the Melbourne Steamship Company Pty. Ltd. picked up two gangs of men ...

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  20. [?]GINEERS MEET TONIGHT TO CONSIDER POSITION

    At Unity Hall tonight, a special ag[?]gate meeting of the Amalgamated dety of Engineers is to be held, at each it is understood the industrial ...

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  21. FURTHER WAR REGULATION PROHIBITS INTERFERENCE

    In an amendment of the War Precautions Regulations, issued today, it was made an offence if any person, by word, attitude, or otherwise, interferes ...

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  22. [?]TIMBER MEN CEASE

    There was a new development on the [?]arf today, when the timber sorters[?] stackers, who have not previously [?]en any part in the strike, did not ...

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  23. MORE VESSELS ARE WORKED BY VOLUNTEER LABORERS

    Along the water front today work was continued on every vessel in the river and at the Victoria Dock, on which men were employed yesterday ...

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  24. LINKING UP TASMANIA

    When the steamer Conah leaves for Burnie and Devonport at 5 p.m. today she will be manned by a notable crew. All the deck hands will be men ...

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  25. MR. HUGHES' STRIKE POLICY HAS PARTY'S WARM SUPPORT

    At the usual weekly meeting of the Federal Ministerial Party today, Mr W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister, presiding, unanimous approval was ...

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  26. GRIEVANCE DAY IN ASSEMBLY LEADS TO MANY COMPLAINTS

    Today was "grievance day" in the Legislative Assembly, and, on the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, and the House go into ...

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  27. NAIL FACTORY INVOLVED

    Fifteen laborers who were engaged this morning by the Austral Nail Works, Ferrars street, South Melbourne, on learning that they would ...

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  28. [?]OSPHATE WORKERS IDLE AGAINST ADVICE OF UNION

    A further 400 men have ceased work [?] Yarraville because of the decision [?] the employes at the Mount Lyell company's chemical works at ...

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  29. TRAIN SERVICE IMPROVED

    This morning's train service into Sydney comprised 68 trains. Evening trains will begin running today on the main suburban and certain ...

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  30. CHAFF MILLS CLOSING

    Many of the chaff mills in Melbourne have been compelled to shorten hands, while reports have been received that all those at Geelong will be closed ...

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  31. SIX HUNDRED MEN USED BY OWNERS' SUB-COMMITTEE

    Reports received this morning by the sub-committee of steamship owners which is controlling volunteer national workers for shipping ...

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  32. FEARS IN ISLAND STATE

    It is almost certain that waterside workers in north-west ports will refuse tomorrow to discharge the cargoes of the Marrawah and Oonah, on the ...

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  33. LABOR LEADERS REMANDED

    When the Labor leaders E.J. Kavanagh, M.L.C., secretary of the Trade and Labor Council; A. C. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and ...

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  34. IMPROVED GOODS SERVICES WILL CARRY 200 TONS OF SALT

    Now that the railway services between New South Wales and Victoria are being well maintained, the New South Wales authorities have advised ...

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  35. ROCERY MANUFACTURERS ARE CALLING FOR COAL

    [?]rocery manufacturing houses on [?]om the public is dependent for sup[?]es of oatmeal, split peas, and many [?]er articles of daily consumption are ...

    Article : 127 words
  36. SHIPWRIGHTS OBSERVE RULE

    "Only about 15 of our men are affected yet," said Mr W. Brown, secretary of the Shipwrights' Union, today. "However, others will become ...

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  37. CESSNOCK FEARS FAMINE AND APPEALS TO STRIKERS

    "In a few weeks Cessnock will be without food, and a starving man does not care whether his food is black or white," the president of the Cessnock ...

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  38. HOW BREAD IS SERVED

    Mr John Johnston (Moonee Ponds) writes:-- A Fitzroy master baker giving evidence before the Interstate ...

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  39. SOME GRADES SCARCE

    There is a temporary shortage in some grades of salt, and grocers are for the moment conserving stocks. This shortage is due not, to the ...

    Article : 189 words
  40. CHILD WELFARE WORKERS

    At the annual meeting of the Victorian Association of Creches at the Town Hall, this afternoon, the following office-bearers were re-elected: ...

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  41. PICTURE SUPPLIES SHORT IN TASMANIA AND THE WEST

    Mr A. B. Hellmrich, general manager of the Co-operative Film Ex- change Ltd., stated today that Melbourne and Sydney were well supplied ...

    Article : 82 words
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