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  2. FEDERAL SESSION

    Several attempts by members of the Country party to secure a reduction in tariff items were defeated when the debate on the tariff was resumed in the House ...

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  3. BOAT CAPSIZES

    Thrown into Lake St. Clair when their speedboat capsized while travelling at 45 miles an hour, four of the six members of the Harmsworth Trophy Race ...

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  4. INDUSTRIAL NEWS

    A dispute occurred at the Homebush Abattoirs to-day, as the result of which about 250 men, all of them employees of the Rogers Meat Company, ceased work. ...

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  5. THE SENATE

    Senator Sampson asked the Minister for Defence, (Senator Sir George Pearce) if the report that the Government intended merging the naval, military, and air ...

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  6. HEAVY SENTENCES

    Heavy sentences, were imposed upon two brothers when they were convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of having broken and entered a ...

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  7. BEGAN YESTERDAY

    Having decided at a mass meeting last night to accept the employers' offer of 7½ per cent. wage reduction, instead of 15 per cent. cut, under the cost of living ...

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  8. WAGE CUT HEARING

    Several additional unions were represented in the Arbitration Court to-day, when the claim of the New South Wales Transport Commission for a 10 per cent. ...

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  9. SUGAR AGREEMENT

    The proposals for a revision of the Queensland sugar agreement are expected to be completed at Canberra to-morrow, when 14 representatives of the industry ...

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  10. WAGE REDUCTION

    The Industrial Council will ask the mining companies to meet them in conference before putting the basic wage reduction into effect. A mass meeting of all ...

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  11. LAUNCESTON TROUBLE

    A noisy and abortive meeting of textile strikers was held to-night to consider recommendations from the conference this afternoon between employers and union ...

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  12. RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYED

    The State A.L.P. Executive decided to-night to call a special conference to be held in Sydney on October 23, at which a policy will be laid down for the relief ...

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  13. RETAIL MEAT TRADE

    The hearing of evidence in connection with an application for an award to cover employees engaged in the retail meat industry in New South Wales and ...

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  14. AUSTRALIA'S WEALTH

    Addressing members of the Millions Club to-day. Mr. D. Maughan, K.C., said that while he was abroad he found that people thought Australian was better off ...

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  15. TORTURED OLD COUPLE

    Two masked burglars aroused an aged couple named Peret, in the village of Thono-les-bains, and demanded at the point of a revolver that they hand over their ...

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  16. REVOLUTIONARY PLOT

    When Elishu Zeitlin was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having been in possession of certain military articles, it was alleged by the prosecution that ...

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  17. IRONWORKERS' BALLOT

    The Returning Officer of the Federated Ironworkers' Association (Mr. A. H. Osborne) stated last night that the ballot for the secretaryship of the Newcastle ...

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  18. COST £56,000

    The Minister for the Interior (Mr. R. A. Parkhill), interviewed to-day respecting the proposed transfer to Canberra of the Patents and Trade Marks Branch, ...

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  19. CONDUCT CAMPAIGN

    Although the Government has decided to introduce legislation postponing the holding of the City Council elections for 12 months, the A.L.P. Executive is of ...

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  20. EX-SERVICEMEN'S UNION

    The Secretary of the Labour Ex-Servicemen's Trade Union (Mr. A. S. Marriott) stated last night that a meeting of the organisation, called for Tuesday, would ...

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  21. ORGANISED MIGRATION

    An organised scheme for the migration of labour and capital to start new industries and extend old ones would go a long way to remedy the present ...

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  22. DARWIN WORKERS

    The Commonwealth Railways Commissioner asked the Arbitration Court to-day for a 10 per cent. reduction in the rates of pay prescribed in the award covering ...

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  23. COAL CONTRACTS

    Mr. F. Anderson presided at a public meeting held in Murray's Hall on Thursday night. Mr. W. Greener, in addressing the meeting, said it was the duty of ...

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  24. MOTORIST FOR TRIAL

    After inquiring into the death of Ellen Dougherty, at Homebush, on August 21, the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. Clark) to-day committed for trial John ...

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  25. WOOL TO BE OFFERED

    Members of the Adelaide Wool-brokers' Association, at a meeting to-day, decided to offer wool at the sales fixed for next Thursday and Friday, despite the threat ...

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  26. NAVIGATION ACT

    Replying to a Tasmanian deputation of Federal members and Senators, which asked for the repeal of the coastal clauses of the Navigation Act, the Minister for ...

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  27. HONE HITS OUT

    Playing against Somerset, which scored 303, Sussex made 256. J. Parks and H. Parks each scored 83. Robertson-Glasgow took five wickets for 37 runs. At the ...

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  28. LABOURER'S DEATH

    A verdict that Joseph Michael Byron, 33, labourer, died from degeneration of the brain, probably due to having been struck on the head with a brick on ...

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  29. DEFINITELY CLOSED

    The 12th annual report of the A.I.F. Canteen's Fund Trust, which was tabled in the House of Representatives, states that as no further money will be ...

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  30. OPINIONS DIFFER

    The President of the Bookmakers' Association (Mr. J. H. O'Dea) denied to-day that the vast majority of bookmakers were in favour of the proposed turnover ...

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  31. GIRL'S DEATH

    The inquest into the death of Nola Louise Medway, a single girl, who died at the Coast Hospital on July 19, was held at the Coroner's Court to-day[?] ...

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  32. VICTORIAN DUMPING

    A complaint was made to-day to the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. R. St. Kill) by a deputation of coalminers, who desired better working conditions, that ...

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  33. DEAD IN BUSH

    The body of William Lees, 47, of Thorn-street, Hamilton North, who has been missing since Monday, was found in the bush near New Lambton Heights ...

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  34. CASE STRUCK OUT

    At the Central Police Court to-day Joseph Henry Slater, 38, miner, appeared on a charge of having, on August 5, 1918, assaulted Thomas Tarrugia, and robbed ...

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  35. BOXING IN BRISBANE

    Bill Richards, 10st. 10½lb, gave a clever display at the Bohemia Stadium to-night, to outpoint Alby Roberts, 10st 6lb, the southern welterweight, over 13 rounds, ...

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  36. £10,000 A YEAR

    George Ridley, 22, a mechanic, was sentenced at the Liverpool Police Court recently to three months' imprisonment on a charge of having stolen goods valued at ...

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  37. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

    At a meeting of the council of Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Mr. W. E. Alexander presided. A report was submitted of the interview with the ...

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  38. PENSIONS CUT

    Strong opposition to the reduction in old-age and invalid pensions announced in the Prime Minister's Budget speech was expressed by Mr. Lawson, M.H.R., a ...

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  39. WORKERS STAGGERED

    Workers who hitherto have been favoured purchasers from Government food shops were staggered at the sudden rise in prices to-day. ...

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  40. APPEAL TO HIGH COURT

    Steps have been taken by the Queensland Peanut Board to appeal to the High Court from the decision given by Mr. Justice Webb in the action between the ...

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  41. APPEAL FAILS

    Mr. Justice Stephen to-day refused to grant an application for ball on behalf of Guy Neville Kingsbury, who succeeded in his appeal against the conviction and ...

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  42. FILM POSTERS

    The National Council of Women a Perth has sent a resolution to all States for endorsement, asking that a Board should be set up to regulate the ...

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  43. NEW BILLIARDS RULE

    The Billiards Control Council is proposing to adopt a new rule which may considerably modify Walter Lindrum's enormous breaks. ...

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  44. TAXATION REFUND

    Reserved judgement was given by the Full Court to-day in connection with the claim made by Madame de Romero, formerly the wife of the late Lebbeus ...

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  45. QUESTIONS

    Replying to Mr. A. Green (L., Kalgoorlie) Mr. Lyons said that the Government had made very careful inquiry regarding the gold industry and possible ...

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  46. SERIOUSLY INJURED

    Mrs. Violet Bennett, 45, of Cambridge-street, Penshurst, was seriously injured when knocked down by a motor-car at Hurstville to-night. ...

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  47. LARGEST SINCE 1922

    The New Zealand export year ended in June with exports totalling £35,546,573, a decrease of £1,398,404 compared with the preceding year. Imports, which ...

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  48. BRITISH FOOTBALL

    Association football matches, third division, played to-day, resulted—Southern section: Queen's Park 2, Aldershot 2; Carlisle 2, Crewe Alexandra 0. ...

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  49. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

    Advice has been received here that the Minister for Unemployment (Mr. J. Coates) is returning to New Zealand aboard the Monowai, on which A. A. ...

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  50. WOMAN FATALLY BURNED

    Severely burned when a fire broke out in the kitchen of her home at Leongatha yesterday. Mrs. J. C. Campbell died in hospital last night. She was found by her ...

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  51. DEATH FROM INJURIES

    As a result of injuries received when a motor-car struck a culvert on the Maclean-Harwood road last Friday, James Connolley, 62, died in the Lower ...

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