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  2. MR. HUGHES. As Cabinet Smasher.

    Amusement was caused in political circles in Canberra to-day by a report in a Labour paper that there was a move in Canberra, sponsored by the Australian Workers' Union, ...

    Article : 520 words
  3. THE EARTHQUAKE.

    Referring to the earthquake at Broome on Saturday morning, the Government Astronomer (Mr. H. B. Curlewis) said it was evident that a severe dislocation of the ocean floor ...

    Article : 278 words
  4. BANK ROBBED.

    Shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon two men, one armed with a revolver and the other with a file wrapped in brown paper, held up the Kensington-road branch of the Bank of ...

    Article : 612 words
  5. STRIKE LEADERS CHARGED.

    Extraordinary evidence regarding alleged attempts at intimidation was given during the hearing yesterday of the charges against the seven trade union officials who have been ...

    Article : 751 words
  6. UPPER HOUSE.

    The three schemes drafted by the Cabinet sub-committee for the reform of the Legislative Council will probably be considered at to-day's Cabinet meeting, which will be ...

    Article : 370 words
  7. GRAVE ALLEGATION.

    Allegations of misrepresentation by the Tasmanian Government were made at a meeting of the Australian Commonwealth Carbide Company. Mr. F. A. MacQuisten, K.C., M.P., ...

    Article : 274 words
  8. TO GAIN TIME. Reparations Move

    The general opinion at The Hague is that the latest exchange of Notes between Great Britain and the other Powers leaves the reparations position ...

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  9. STOCKBROKERS

    Little importance is attached in Federal circles to a report from London that Messrs. Schwabb and Snelling, a firm of London stockbrokers, have attacked Australian loan ...

    Article : 560 words
  10. POIGNANT TRAGEDY.

    Sitting on the kerb with her infant crying in a perambulator alongside her, Mrs. Nellie Isobel Clapshaw attracted the interest of passers-by in Brighton-le-Sands yesterday ...

    Article : 314 words
  11. FRONTIER CLASH.

    A determined drive by the Soviet forces, in an endeavour to surround the Manchouli garrison, resulted yesterday in the biggest clash in the present series of frontier ...

    Article : 197 words
  12. MASS PICKETING.

    As announced in yesterday's "Herald," the State Cabinet is determined to put an end to mass picketing, and also to see that in future persons carrying out their legal occupations ...

    Article : 177 words
  13. UNION PROPOSAL.

    A proposal for the formation of industrial councils as a substitute for the Arbitration Court, in the event of that tribunal being abolished, was outlined by the president of ...

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  14. STATEMENTS BY A.W.U. OFFICIALS.

    Officials of the A.W.U., when questioned yesterday, denied that any definite move had been made. They admitted, however, that the A.W.U. would be entitled to employ any ...

    Article : 121 words
  15. SAFEBLOWERS.

    A gang of safeblowers broke into Brogan and Treacey's brass foundry in Hiles-street, Alexandria, at the week-end, and after removing a heavy iron safe from the office, spent ...

    Article : 240 words
  16. SUNK IN COLLISION.

    Thirty miles from the mouth of the Humber the large Middlesbrough ocean-going tug King's Cross, collided amidships with the Spanish steamer Ogono, 2416 tons, loaded ...

    Article : 183 words
  17. OIL FROM FISH.

    In order to purchase plant and machinery for the utilisation of by-products from sharks, dugongs, dolphins, turtles, and beche-de-mer, Mr. J. Hamley, general manager of British ...

    Article : 154 words
  18. OIL AND COAL.

    Lecturing before members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy last night, the president (Mr. C. E. Andrews) said that of the known coal reseives of the world ...

    Article : 443 words
  19. SCHNEIDER CUP.

    The new Gloster-Napier 6, which Britain has built for the Schneider Cup race, was shown for the first time to-day. She will be the baby of the race, but the designed and ...

    Article : 301 words
  20. MR. THEODORE'S DENIAL.

    The rumours were emphatically denied by the deputy Labour leader (Mr. Theodore) to-day, Mr. Theodore denied that he or any member of his party had joined in any ...

    Article : 66 words
  21. CONDEMNED FISH.

    Grave allegations concerning the conduct of affairs at the municipal fish market were made at a meeting of the Retail Fishmongers' Association yesterday. ...

    Article : 415 words
  22. MASKED ROBBERS.

    Two masked men entered a home in Underwood-street, Paddington, yesterday morning, and brutally assaulted an elderly rent-collector. They were so intent on ...

    Article : 349 words
  23. SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    The League of Nations' Economic Committee's report on the sugar situation points out that consumption since the war has increased by 4½ per cent., while production has ...

    Article : 130 words
  24. WOMAN'S BODY.

    Wrapped in a blanket fastened with safety pins, and covered with a piece of hessian, the body of a woman was found in a paddock this evening at Langwarren, about 35 miles ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. L.B.W. LAW.

    At last night's meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association it was decided to defer until a special meeting consideration of the proposed alteration to the [?].b.w. law. ...

    Article : 553 words
  26. ROAD SUBMERGED.

    Following the recent rains and the damming back of water by the Hume Weir the Bethanga-road over the Mitta River flats is now submerged. Motorists experienced ...

    Article : 151 words
  27. FIREPROOF FABRICS.

    The "Daily Express" says that a group of industrial magnates in the strongroom of their Liverpool office, witnessed secret tests of a remarkable method of rendering fabrics ...

    Article : 122 words
  28. ZEPPELIN AT. TOKIO.

    The Graf Zeppelin flew over Tokio this afternoon, escorted by seven aeroplanes. Passing near the Imperial Palace the dirigible proceeded to Yokohama, then returned, ...

    Article : 43 words
  29. SOCIALISTS SHOT.

    Several persons were killed and 40 wounded in a fierce clash between Fascists and Socialists at Marienberg. The Socialists had obtained a permit for ...

    Article : 87 words
  30. UNIONS OPPOSED TO ABOLITION.

    As a protest against the proposal of the Federal Ministry to repeal the Commonwealth industrial legislation, a meeting of members of industrial unions, their leaders, and ...

    Article : 303 words
  31. 15,000,000 WORDS.

    Approximately 15,000,000 words were contained in messages sent from Australia to the United Kingdom by cable and beam wireless in the 12 months ended March 31. That ...

    Article : 279 words
  32. FIERCE FIRE.

    The inflamable materials stored in Wood Coffill's, Ltd.'s, workshop in Marsden-street, Newtown, provided excellent fuel for a fire which occurred there yesterday afternoon. ...

    Article : 191 words
  33. THE RAILWAYS.

    The Railway Commissioners have held an inquiry, following upon the finding of the Industrial Commission, relating to a recent application by the Railway and Tramway ...

    Article : 178 words
  34. INGENIOUS FRAUD.

    An ingenious fraud was perpetrated in Paris by two Greeks, one of them apparently an ignorant peasant. Accompanied by a Greek officer in uniform, the man allowed it to ...

    Article : 175 words
  35. HUGE CRANES.

    A powerful self-propelling railway crane, of an unusual type, which has been specially constructed in England for the New South Wales Railways, was unloaded yesterday from ...

    Article : 189 words
  36. REDUCED WAGES.

    The executive committee of the wool and textile trades unions have rejected an offer by their own representatives on the Industrial Council to accept a 7¼ per dent. ...

    Article : 103 words
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