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  2. COAL DISPUTE. OWNERS ADAMANT.

    The Premier (Mr. Bavin) and the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) had a conference with representatives of the northern coat owners yesterday, concerning the coal ...

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  3. THE DISCOVERY. Survey of Work.

    "The perfect weather experienced on January 28 came suddenly to an end when the barometer fell an inch in 24 hours. A severe north-easterly gale followed for three days. ...

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  4. ELECTRICITY.

    The City Commissioners decided yesterday to reduce the existing scale of charges in agreements with suburban councils for electricity supply, and also, in view of the ...

    Article : 691 words
  5. EMPIRE GAMES.

    Subject to ratification by the Australian unions concerned, the invitation to send a team to the British Empire Games, to be held at Hamilton, Ontario, from August 16-23, ...

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  6. AUSTRALIA.

    In a speech at the Royal Empire Society's luncheon, at which he was the guest of honour, the Australian Minister for Customs (Mr. Fenton), said:—"I hope that the £100,000,000 of ...

    Article : 553 words
  7. FEDERAL SESSION.

    The Commonwealth Parliament will reassemble at Canberra on Wednesday, March 12. Members of the Parliamentary Labour party ...

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  8. DISARMAMENT. British Plan.

    The first committee of the Naval Conference met this morning. In addition to statements made at the previous meeting, the committee had under ...

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  9. CHICAGO.

    With 40,122 public employees demanding their unpaid salaries, the Chicago City Council has capitulated to the ultimatum of the citizens' rescue committee, backed by the ...

    Article : 197 words
  10. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

    The Cabinet to-day, after the meeting of the Parliamentary Labour party, agreed to a compromise in the conflict which has arisen between the House of Commons and ...

    Article : 553 words
  11. ENGINEMEN TO RESUME.

    Members of the Cessnock sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association have decided to resume work at associated collieries where their services are ...

    Article : 168 words
  12. WOOL SALES.

    It has been decided to extend the wool sales to the middle of August, instead of terminating on June 30. Offerings are to be spread as nearly as ...

    Article : 430 words
  13. SYDNEY LOAN.

    It is understood that the City of Sydney has just completed negotiations for the flotation of a loan here. The Blair Company informed the ...

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  14. PEACE PROSPECTS.

    Despite reports from various sources to the effect that a speedy settlement of the coal trouble may be expected, many northern miners and tradespeople are convinced that no ...

    Article : 204 words
  15. PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.

    Suggestions that delay in the receipt of wireless messages from Sir Douglas Mawson is due to anxiety that the London "Times" should obtain the messages first, and thus take ...

    Article : 194 words
  16. DAVIS CUP TEAM.

    It is understood that economics will be made in the travelling expenses of the Australian Davis Cup team, which will leave for Europe this year. When three players were sent, ...

    Article : 250 words
  17. GIRL'S ESCAPADE.

    An adventure on which a 17-year-old Newcastle girl had entered with high hopes and fine address ended yesterday afternoon when she was taken from a P. and O. Branch ...

    Article : 478 words
  18. THE HATRY FRAUDS.

    The "Evening Standard" to-day publishes on interesting message from the Italian Government with reference to the case of John Gialdini, an Italian, whose name was ...

    Article : 199 words
  19. COAL MINES BILL.

    The Government has come to an arrangement with the Liberal party whereby they have agreed to postpone consideration of Part I. of the Coal Mines Bill, which deals with ...

    Article : 199 words
  20. ROTHBURY MINERS.

    Complete quietness prevailed in the Branxton section of the coalfields to-day. Miners are intensely interested in rumours of a likely settlement, and this topic is being ...

    Article : 215 words
  21. SHARE MARKET.

    The share market yesterday had a better tone than on any preceding day this year. Rumours that a settlement of the coal dispute was not far off caused investors to ...

    Article : 267 words
  22. TEACHERS' FEDERATION.

    The president of the Teachers' Federation (Mr. McGuinness) made further reference yesterday to the Minister's decision to sever relations with the federation. ...

    Article : 297 words
  23. RUSSIAN GENERAL.

    The suggestion that Soviet secret agents were responsible for the mysterious disappearance of General Koutepoff, head of the Russian refugee organisation in Paris, is refuted ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

    Dr. R. Martin, the late Government medical officer and quarantine officer at Vanikoro, a port in the Solomon Islands, referring to the recent outbreak of infantile paralysis in ...

    Article : 396 words
  25. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons Sir William Allen inquired whether the Budget would make discrimination in favour of income derived from home and Imperial investments. ...

    Article : 161 words
  26. WALLSEND MINERS.

    Wallsend miners reported to-day that the had been refused Government relief pendin[?] the lifting of the "black" embargoes imposed by the local picketing committee for the ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. STOLEN GOODS.

    Numbers of pawn tickets seized by police in a raid on premises in Surry Hills yesterday morning led to the recovery of goods valued at more than £100, and believed to have been ...

    Article : 117 words
  28. BETTERMENT TAX.

    A bill to provide for a betterment tax will be brought down at the forthcoming session of the State Parliament. An announcement to this effect was made by the Premier (Mr. ...

    Article : 190 words
  29. AIRWAYS AGREEMENT.

    A distinct breach of commercial faith by the Nationalist Government is indicated by the announcement of the cancellation of the Sino-American airways agreement which was ...

    Article : 138 words
  30. BAN ON MOTOR CARS.

    Emphatic denial was given to-day by the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to a suggestion that the Federal Cabinet was considering the placing of a ban on the importation of motor ...

    Article : 98 words
  31. COAL MARKETING.

    Yesterday, at the instance of Mr. B. L. Gray (South Australia), the A.W.U. Convention agreed to recommend to the Federal Government the establishment of a ...

    Article : 44 words
  32. SHIPBUILDING.

    According to Lloyd's annual summary of mercantile shipbuilding throughout the world, the output in 1929 reached 2,703,201 tons, an increase of 93,971 tons compared with 1928. ...

    Article : 102 words
  33. UNASSOCIATED PITS.

    The scope of the coal stoppage has been narrowed to some extent by a decision of the central council of the Miners' Federation yesterday, that members who had not received ...

    Article : 202 words
  34. NEW BROADCAST FEAT.

    A raido programme, broadcast by Station W[?]XAF, from Schenectady (New York State) to Sydney, was returned by Station VKME to Schenectady, and again broadcast ...

    Article : 103 words
  35. WATER BOARD WORKS.

    When the accountant's report was presented at yesterday's meeting of the Water Board Mr. Stuart declared that the board, in view of the financial position, should seriously ...

    Article : 106 words
  36. BOY'S FALL FROM TRAIN.

    A ten-year-old boy named Bruce Pearson, of Como, fell from a moving train at Oatley Station yesterday, and later was admitted to the district hospital. It is thought that both ...

    Article : 43 words
  37. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At yesterday's wool sales 3097 bales were sold from New South Wales, 1405 from Victoria, 393 from Queensland, 1581 from Western Australln, 330 from South Australia, and ...

    Article : 39 words
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