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  2. FAMINE IN NORTH QUEENSLAND APPEAL TO N.S.W. PREMIER

    The hypocrisy of the New South Wales Government in its vaunted professions of an attempt to bring about a speedy settlement of the dispute was evidenced in an unmistakable manner yesterday. The mere suggestion of a second effort at mediation on the part of the lord mayor was arrogantly met ...

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  3. ANZAC HEROISM NURSES SET AN EXAMPLE

    LONDON, September 2, 8.25 p.m. Mr. Keith Murdoch, the noted Australian journalist, telegraphs:—"The latest Australian fighting news is the capture of a machine gun from a German ...

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  4. HUN FAILURES CHEMIN DES DAMES FIASCO

    Reuter's correspondent at French headquarters describes the battle at Chemin des Dames, in which the French army has been, engaged for five months. He, ...

    Article : 430 words
  5. ITALIAN SUCCESS FIGHT OR DIE!

    from an altitude of 1500 feet Mr. McClure, "The Times" correspondent on the Italian front, witnessed a weird Alpine struggle. The Italian attack was ...

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  6. STRIKE BREAKERS RAILWAY WORKING.

    The Railways Commissioners report that 132 waggons of cattle and ten vans of sheep were delivered at Flemington for to-day's sales. ...

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  7. GERMAN ATTACK SMASHED TWO HUN AEROPLANES DOWNED.

    French communique:—"There was the liveliest reciprocal artillerying at night time on the Aisne. "Our accurate fire completely smashed ...

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  8. STEAMER CREWS.

    Requisitions have been, made to the authorities at the Cricket Ground Camp for blacklegs to act as crews of steamers One of the crews to be replaced has ...

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  9. LABOR FOR PORT PIRIE.

    Referring to the cessation of work Port Pirie, the Premier (Hon. A. H. Peaks) stated yesterday afternoon that as the wheat stackers at the northern ...

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  10. COAL LUMPER PENALISED.

    In the Central Count to-day George Horton, a coal lumper, was fined £5, and was bound over in a surety of £20 to be of good behaviour for a year for ...

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  11. BRITISH REPULSE RAIDS

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"We repulsed raids north-west-ward of Lens and south-westward of La Bassee. The artilleries on both sides ...

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  12. ITALIANS EXTEND GAINS

    Italian official:—"We repulsed waster-attacks on the southern edge of the Bainsizza Plateau, and the northern slopes of Monte San Gabrielle and ...

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  13. BLACKLEGS' UNIONS!

    Active steps are now being taken to form new unions among "loyalist" workers to replace the unions recently deregistered. All occupations involved in ...

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  14. WATERSIDE WORKERS CANCELLATION OF PREFERENCE

    That he would act proceed with the hearing of the application of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Federation and others for the abolition of ...

    Article : 434 words
  15. RAILWAY STAFF.

    The Chief Commissioner stated this afternoon that the total wages staff employed on the railways when the strike occurred was 37,066. Owing to the ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. FIRST TOUCH OF WINTER

    The armies in Flanders are still floundering in the mud. The enemy is having the worst experience living in continual suspense under an increasing ...

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  17. BOMBS DROPPED ON TRIESTE.

    Austrian official' — "The Italians dropped 70 bombs on Trieste." ...

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  18. CRYING VENGEANCE HUN AMBITION UNSTIFIED

    The German press is giving prominence to the fate of the German colonies In this connection Herr Zimmiermann (Minister for Foreign Affairs) defines ...

    Article : 167 words
  19. A ' GLASS WAR'

    Mr. Padgen, commenting upon statements which appeared this morning regarding Mr. Fuller's statement in which he attempted to belittle various ...

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  20. STRIKE'S EFFECTS GAS EMPLOYES.

    The secretary of the Gas Employes' Union states that the employes of the Australian Gaslight Company at Mortlake and Kent street ceased work at 11 o'clock ...

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  21. RUSSIAN FINED.

    At the Water Police Court to-day Joseph Medolphne Micklesen, a Russian, was 'charged with having used insulting words to Sabaldus Kilowsky, who is a ...

    Article : 72 words
  22. ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

    French communique:—"There is considerable artillerying at Hurtebise and in the direction of Maison de Champagne, Verdun, and in the sectors of ...

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  23. TARDY GERMAN ADMISSION.

    German official:—"The French captured a small portion of our foremost line at Hurtebise Farm." ...

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  24. IN VICTORIA POSITION IN MELBOURNE.

    Hon. W. A. Adamson (Minister of Public Works) announced this afternoon that 25 unionist boilermakers had resumed work at the State shipbuilding ...

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  25. GOVERNMENT "QUITE PREPARED."

    Hon. D. R. Hall, in the absence of Mr. Puller, at Nefri, speaking to-day in reference to the Mortlake gas strike, said the Government was quite prepared for any ...

    Article : 38 words
  26. REPELLING HUNS DASH OF ROUMANIANS

    Scoter's correspondent at Petrograd states that a Russian officer who participated in the battles at Focsani says that the struggle has been of a very fierce ...

    Article : 181 words
  27. NEW RUSSIA PLOT NIPPED IN TIME

    Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that it is authoritatively announced that the arrests made in connection with anti-revolutionary plot, cabled ...

    Article : 102 words
  28. HUNS WANT COLONIES

    "The Times," an a leading article, points out that Herr Zimmermann's plan of combining Central Europe, near Asia, Central Africa, and Central South ...

    Article : 125 words
  29. USE OF GAS RESTRICTED.

    Owing to the gas strike there is an exceptional demand for kerosene and methylated spirits. An order has teen issued to-day restricting the use of gas ...

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  30. VIGILANT NAVAL PATROL

    A Copenhagen message states that a violent cannonade was heard this mom ing, when a British destroyer squadron was seen pursuing four German mine ...

    Article : 79 words
  31. AFTER THE STRIKE.

    It is stated on good authority that constructive work at Eveleigh will not be resumed after the strike owing to the impossibility of obtaining the ...

    Article : 89 words
  32. OPPOSITION TO DEATH PENALTY.

    A Petrograd message states that the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates has passed a resolution opposing the exaction of the death penalty at the ...

    Article : 51 words
  33. IRONWORKERS' PLAINT

    Mr. justice Haggins, in the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration to-day, dismissed the plaint of the Federated Ironworkers' Association against Johns and ...

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  34. MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

    "The Times" correspondent at Rome states that his Holiness the Pope has been advised by Cardinal Ceretti, late apostolic delegate to Australia, to create a new ...

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  35. STRIKERS NUMBER 16,000.

    It is estimated that there are still 16,000 railway and tramway men on strike. ...

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  36. PEACE OR WAR? A REASONABLE PROPOSITION

    Following upon the [?] of the A[?] International Socialist and Labor conference in London, prominent delegates, including Messrs. Henderson. Hyndman, ...

    Article : 158 words
  37. RUSSIAN LIBERTY LOAN

    A Pe-trograd message states that £415,000,000 have been subscribed to the Liberty Loan. ...

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  38. PRICE OF RABBITS FIXED.

    The Newcastle Commodities Commission has decided to recommend the issue of a proclamation fixing the prices of rabbits over 5 lb. in weight at 15/ a dozen pairs ...

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  39. FIGHTING IN RIGA SECTOR

    Russian official:—"The enemy crossed the Dvina, south-eastward of Riga, and occupied Kupfermammer. They developed their success northwards, and also ...

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  40. UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATION MORE MEN GAOLED.

    In the Central Court to-day Mr. Arthur Benjamin Willson (59) was remanded until to-morrow on a charge of being a member of the Industrial Workers of the ...

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  41. FAMINE PROBABLE IN NORTH QUEENSLAND.

    The Premier of Queensland telegraphed Mr. Fuller to-day as follows:—"A wire has been received from Mr. Travers (chairman of the Shipping Council, ...

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  42. CONFIDENCE IN KORNILOFF

    Reuter s correspondent at Petrograd states that the Provisional Government has issued a statement, reiterating its confidence in General Korniloff (the Russian ...

    Article : 107 words
  43. FOG SIGNAL ON LINE.

    The Inspector-General of Police to day received a telegram from the Superintendent of Police at Broken Hill stating that at 4 o'clock yesterday morning a ...

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  44. THIRTY-TWO MEN SENTENCED.

    The 32 members of the I.W.W. who were recently arrested, all pleaded guily in the court to-day to charges laid against them, before the informations were read. ...

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  45. FORCING THE RUSSIANS.

    German official:—"Some of our enterprises south-eastward of Riga succeeded." ...

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  46. FURTHER MEDIATION SCORNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

    In view of the statements appearing in this morning's press that mediation was to proceed with a view to the settlement of the strike, the Government this ...

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  47. FIGHTING NEAR MONASTIR.

    German, official:—"The French strongly attacked near Monastir. We wiped out or prisonered those penetrating our lines. The Servian attacks at Dobropolje broke ...

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  48. CRIMINAL SLOWNESS

    At the trial of General Sukhomlinoff, an ex-War Minister, who is charged with neglect of duty and other things, M. Rodzianko (President of the Dumy) gave ...

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  49. CABINETMAKER CHARGED.

    The detectives yesterday arrested Douglas Wallace Sinclair, a cabinetmaker, who was to-day charged with being a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. ...

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  50. ALLIES AND WAR AIMS

    The "Temps" (Paris) states that the British and French Governments have upparently fallen in with the Italian view that it is unnecessary to reply to the ...

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  51. TIP AMD FLY HUN RAIDERS APPEAR

    British official:—"Hostile aeroplanes crossed the East Kent coast, at 11.15 p.m. yesterday. They flew seawards a few minutes later. A few bombs were dropped, ...

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  52. SOUTH AUSTRALIA AT PORT ADELAIDE.

    Another day of idleness was spent by the Adelaide Steamship Company's coalladen steamer Lammeroo yesterday. An official of the company asked several ...

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  53. TAMPERING WITH RAILWAY

    The Inspector-General of Police has received a telegram from Singleton stating that a 14-rear-old boy has been arrested in connection with the finding of ...

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  54. STOCKHOLM MEETING POSTPONED

    Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm states that in view of the result of the London Labor and Socialist Conference, the organisers of the Stockholm ...

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  55. QUEENSLAND TRAFFIC.

    The Chief Commisisoner (Mr. Fraser) has received a telegram from the stationmaster at Wallangarra, stating that all traffic is now being accepted there, and ...

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  56. TWO PERSONS INJURED.

    Talking advantage of a full in the storm and the occurrence of a brilliant moonlight night, the Germans indulged in a the and run raid on a south-eastern town. The ...

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  57. WHOLESALE DEFECTION OF TROOPS

    Mr. Wilton. "The Times" correspondent, states that the behaviour of the troops on the Riga and the Roumanian fronts, which are now seriously ...

    Article : 134 words
  58. COAL SUPPLIES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

    Mr. Baddeley, when interviewed to-day, stated that as far as the members of the federation were concerned, they were not troubling about the class of ...

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  59. BOMBS DROPPED ON DOVER,

    British, official:—"A single aeroplane carried out yesterday night's raid. It dropped seven bombs on Dover. One man was killed and four women and two ...

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  60. MR. MEAGHER PLEADS.

    The Lord Mayor, when shown the Government's statement regarding the proposals for mediation, said that he would draft fresh proposals this afternoon, ...

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  61. PORT PIRIE

    The members of the Waterside Workers' Federation did not resume work this morning. A special meeting of the association was held, but the same reticence ...

    Article : 332 words
  62. Advertising

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  63. NO TIME FOR THE ENEMY

    The Trades Union Congress, with 709 delegates, representing 3,000,000 workers, opens at Blackpool to-day. The chief subject of discussion is the Stockholm ...

    Article : 106 words
  64. REDUCTION OF WAGES FEARED.

    Many of the coalminers on strike anticipate that if inexperienced men can make good pay at the mines, which are now being worked by the Government, ...

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  65. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE

    Major Bannatyne, D.S.M., met with a terrible experience when flying in Glouoestershire yesterday. His engine stopped working, and the machine caught ...

    Article : 91 words
  66. PECULIAR POSITION.

    It appears that a special regulation exists making it requisite that the nature of all meetings to be held at the town hall and all motions to be ...

    Article : 100 words
  67. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 52 words
  68. MINERS' AWARD.

    Mr. H. A. Mitchell is collecting evidence to support an application far the cancellation of the registration of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, and ...

    Article : 37 words
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