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  2. STATES REJECT UNIFORM TAX PLAN. Commonwealth to Decide Next Step.

    The uniform income taxation proposals of the Federal Government were rejected by the States at the Premiers' Conference at Canberra to-day. South Australia, alone, showed any signs of appreciation of the Commonwealth viewpoint. ...

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  3. BEIRUT NEXT GOAL. ALLIES PUSH ON IN SYRIA.

    There are indications that the French Commander-in-Chief in Syria, General Dentz, is preparing for a last major stand in the rugged Damour section in ...

    Article : 500 words
  4. DUTCH HOSPITAL SHIP FOR AUSTRALIA.

    One of the several wards which have been fitted in the liner Oranje (20,000 tons), which will be presented to the Commonwealth Government to-day by representatives of the Netherlands Government. Infectious patients will have special wards and seriously wounded men will have cabins. Other pictures of the interior of the hospital ship are published on the illustrations page. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 64 words
  5. CITY WATER SHORTAGE.

    The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, believes that there are good prospects of substantial rain falling on the water catchment area before the end of the ...

    Article : 616 words
  6. AGRIGULTURAL PRODUCTION. COUNCIL MEETING IN CANBERRA.

    Although the Commonwealth and State Governments, at the meeting of the Agricultural Council in Canberra to-day, agreed in principle on the ...

    Article : 554 words
  7. STATE'S OBJECTIONS.

    After the conference the Premiers expressed their views as follows:— NEW SOUTH WALES. The Premier of Now South Wales, Mr. ...

    Article : 780 words
  8. CONTROL OF SALVAGE.

    Mr. A. M. Walker, formerly organiser of the New South Wales Country Hospitals' Benefit Association, has been appointed Federal Co-ordinator of ...

    Article : 145 words
  9. U.S.A. MUST ACT NOW. "CALL TO ARMS," BY MR. ICKES.

    A virtual call to arms to Americans was sounded by the Secretary for the Interior, Mr. Ickes, in a speech in New York yesterday before the Committee to ...

    Article : 592 words
  10. CRETE EPIC. RESCUE OF N.Z. TROOPS.

    A high Dominion officiai now in London told me that when the history of the war is written, the evacuation of Crete will be found no less a miracle ...

    Article : 251 words
  11. MOCK INVASION OF ULSTER. German Interest.

    German agents are believed to have been studying British Army manoeuvres in Northern Ireland, where the troops have been repelling a mock invasion. ...

    Article : 240 words
  12. WOMEN IN WAR.

    Two human sidelights on the woman's part in the war have been published simultaneously. A leading Wren (member of the Woman's ...

    Article : 161 words
  13. FIGURES DEMANDED.

    "The Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Pane, should be challenged to give some definite figures on the export of primary products." said Mr. J. B. Cramsie, a former ...

    Article : 120 words
  14. LINE BLOCKED BY LANDSLIDE.

    A special train carrying several hundred passengers was saved from derailment by the prompt action of a guard on the line between Sodwalls and Tarana, west of Lithgow, this ...

    Article : 166 words
  15. SUPPLY BILL.

    The Supply Bill passed all stages in the Senate yesterday, after a debate of nearly 12 hours. Senator Brown (Lab., Qld.) said that if ...

    Article : 212 words
  16. SPANISH ASSURANCES.

    Information has been received in London that the Spanish Government has undertaken to give full satisfaction regarding the Germanorganised "riot" on Tuesday afternoon, when ...

    Article : 78 words
  17. SHORTAGE OF SHIPS.

    The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Nash, said to-day that the figures he had did not suggest that the total shipping space available for the pxport of Australian foodstuffs during the ...

    Article : 125 words
  18. WHEAT CONFERENCE.

    An international wheat conference will be held in Washington on July 10. The United States, Australia, Canada, and the Argentine will be represented. ...

    Article : 29 words
  19. SIR C. HOBHOUSE DEAD.

    The death has occurred of Sir Charles Hobhouse, fourth baronet, at the age of 79. Sir Charles Hobhouse was private secretary at the Colonial Office from 1892 to 1895; ...

    Article : 80 words
  20. RUSSO-GERMAN BATTLEGROUND.

    The Russians admit that the German tanks have broken through in the direction of Minsk, which is 30 miles within the border of White Russia. This is the first penetration of Russia proper. The Germans have launched four main drives against Russia. (1) Through north-eastern ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 93 words
  21. £44,060 CLAIM.

    Application was made to Mr. Justice Martin in the Practice Court to-day, to strike out certain particulars in the statement of clain in an action brought by Edmund Harold ...

    Article : 288 words
  22. THE CALL-UP.

    A call-up for employment ls announced in this issue. Details appear in the "Positions and Situations Vacant" columns on pases 23 and 24. ...

    Article : 25 words
  23. NEW HOSPITAL SHIP.

    Representatives of the Dutch Government will formally present the liner Oranje to the Australian and New Zealand Governments to-day for use as a ...

    Article : 247 words
  24. Advertising

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  25. APPLES AND PEARS FOR SYDNEY.

    Mr. H. A. Stevenson. State Superintendent of the Apple and Pear Board, said yesterday that about 65,000 eases of apples and 10,000 cases of pears would arrive in Sydney next ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. NORWAY'S SEA AID.

    The Norwegian Foreign Minister. M. Trygve Lie, paid a tribute to the Norwegian merchant navy, which had lined up loyally in the Allied cause. ...

    Article : 54 words
  27. BAUXITE DEPOSITS.

    The Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, said yesterday that he had reported to the Premier. Mr. McKell, on the bauxite deposits in New South Wales, which were estimated at more ...

    Article : 95 words
  28. CLUBS WARNED.

    The use of poker machines was criticised by Mr. Hardwick, S.M., at the North Sydney Court yesterday. "For the well-being of the community these ...

    Article : 94 words
  29. EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN U.S.A.

    Eighty thousand Roman Catholics, marching for four hours in columns of eight abreast, closed the ninth national Eucharistic Congress at St. Paul, Minnesota. ...

    Article : 48 words
  30. PLANS TO DEAL WITH EGG SURPLUS.

    Whatever action the Commonwealth Government takes to deal with the egg surplus for the forthcoming season will enable producers to obtain the same return as if the eggs were ...

    Article : 90 words
  31. U.S. SHIPYARDS STRIKE ENDS.

    Machinists at Oakland, California, who are members of the Committee of Industrial Organisations, have decided to return to work on Monday, providing the employers sign a ...

    Article : 77 words
  32. CANADIAN SHIPBUILDING.

    It is reported from Canada that workmen from the Clyde and other shipbuilding centres in Great Britain are to go to Canada to help the shipbuilding industry there. ...

    Article : 58 words
  33. EMPLOYMENT IN N.S.W. A RECORD.

    Employment figures for New South Wales reached a new high level of 906,567 last month. This is 4,451 more than in April, and 1,526 ...

    Article : 76 words
  34. MISS MARJORIE LAWRENCE.

    Miss Marjorie Lawrence, the Australian soprano, who is suffering from temporary paralysis of the legs, has been forced to cancel her operatic engagements in Mexico, and ...

    Article : 63 words
  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £257 a ton, compared with £259/12/6 on Wednesday. Rubber was quoted at 13?d a lb. Mining quotations: Broken Hill South, 20/; ...

    Article : 57 words
  36. CASUAL SUGAR WORKERS STRIKE.

    Casual sugar workers employed at the Pyrmont wharves ot the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. have refused to accept work unless they are given 3/ an hour for stacking sugar ...

    Article : 68 words
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