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  2. SOLD.

    The sale of the Commonwealth line of steamers for £1,900,000 to the White Star Company was announced in the House of Representatives to-day by the ...

    Article : 171 words
  3. FLOODS.

    A message from Rockhampton states that the last ray of hope for the safety of Muldoon and his employees, who it was surmised had been swept away at Gelobera on ...

    Article : 837 words
  4. LABOUR SPLIT.

    There was a startling development in Labour circles last night when the Co[?]roy ex[?]tive held a meeting in defiance of the State A.L.P. executive and issued a ...

    Article : 842 words
  5. CIVIC ADMINISTRATION.

    Startling developments may be expected shortly in regard to City Council administration. The exact nature of these developments cannot be stated at the present moment, as difficulties have arisen regarding certain ...

    Article : 59 words
  6. FILM REPORT.

    The establishment of awards of merit for the best film produced in Australia, the prizes to be £5000, £2000, and £1500, and the creation of a board of film censors are among ...

    Article : 671 words
  7. WILKINS'S ARCTIC FLIGHT.

    In the following message wirelessed from Mr. G. H. Wilkins he continues his narrative of the flight across the polar basin from Alaska to Spitbergen:- (Copyright—Australian Press Association.) ...

    Article : 854 words
  8. QUESTION OF TRUST MONEYS.

    Mr. Ma[?]ng has been acting as deputygeneral manager of the City Council electricity department for a number of years. He still nominally holds that position. He ...

    Article : 523 words
  9. MR. BRUCE'S SPEECH.

    Before explaining the tenders to the House, Mr. Bruce recalled that the ships had been offered for sale in 1925, but on that occasion certain specific conditions had been laid down. ...

    Article : 2,121 words
  10. BY BOAT TO NORWAY.

    News comes from Green Harbour that Wilkins will take the first boat to Norway after the ice has broken up. The aeroplane was only slightly damaged. Eielson has already ...

    Article : 410 words
  11. UPPER HOUSE.

    When the Legislative Council met yesterday the sessional committees were appointed. It was resolved that the House should meet on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for the ...

    Article : 200 words
  12. SEAMEN'S UNION.

    Disregarding the plea contained in a letter from the acting general secretary (Mr. Jacob Johnson), which urged that the branches should determine what action should be taken ...

    Article : 323 words
  13. GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.

    The tabling of the report was supplemented by a speech by the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Pratten) announcing the action the Commonwealth Government proposes ...

    Article : 456 words
  14. ENDOWMENT.

    The application of child endowment within the State was explained by Mr. T. Treble, the Commissioner, in evidence before the Royal Commission on Child Endowment ...

    Article : 301 words
  15. 3000 FARMS.

    The Government land development scheme, which it is proposed to carry out with cheap money under the migration agreement, provides for the development of 3000 farms in ...

    Article : 82 words
  16. MR. T. WALSH CENSURED BY SEAMEN.

    The action of Mr. J. Johnson in forwarding a letter to shipowners attacking them for their alleged delay in holding a conference with the men concerning their new ...

    Article : 76 words
  17. CORINTH IN RUINS.

    Details of the devastation and death-roll in Bulgaria were hardly complete when very [?] snocks, lasting from 9 o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock, were reported from ...

    Article : 256 words
  18. PILOT SELECTED.

    Flight-Lieutenant David Darcy Greig has been appointed to command the highspeed experiment section of the Royal Air Force. He will go into training at once to ...

    Article : 87 words
  19. LIQUOR TAX.

    The Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee) presented the draft of the Liquor Tax Bill to a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday. The Ministry approved the measure, which will ...

    Article : 202 words
  20. LIFE ASSURANCE.

    Proposals are being submitted to policyholders in Australia of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York for the taking over of the policies by the Colonial Mutual ...

    Article : 136 words
  21. CITY COMMISSION.

    The City Commissioners, at a meeting yesterday, decided to ask the Governor-in-Council to approve a Sydney Council loan of over £5,000,000, to meet the needs of the ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. ELECTION EXPENSES.

    The House of Commons to-day continued the committee stage of the bill giving votes to women on equal terms with men. By 220 votes to 71 it accepted a new clause moved by Mr. ...

    Article : 235 words
  23. STATE CABINET.

    The question of obtaining further coal supplies was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the State Cabinet. It was decided not to make additions to reserves, as the Government ...

    Article : 249 words
  24. CANBERRA DESIGN.

    Deviations from the original plans of me Federal Capital, as designed by Mr. Walter Burley Griffin, were alleged to-day by Dr. Frederick J. Watson, formerly editor of the ...

    Article : 178 words
  25. ABORIGINAL.

    Peter Jackson, an aboriginal, of Kellerberrin, had his four children taken away from him by the Ab[?]rigines Department a week ago, and they were placed in a home in Perty, ...

    Article : 142 words
  26. HIGH RENTS.

    Evidence of high rents which have to be paid for houses at Canberra by Civil Servants was tendered to the Public Accounts Committee to-day by Mr. H. S. Richards, an ...

    Article : 161 words
  27. POLICE RAID.

    Following a police raid on business premises, and a private house in South Brisbane, a considerable quantity of jewellery was recovered. It is said to have been stolen ...

    Article : 148 words
  28. LAWN TENNIS.

    News from Rome states that in the first round of the international tournament Hopman (Australia) defeated the Italian player Castorl, 6-0, 6-4. Crawford, who was drawn ...

    Article : 115 words
  29. MANNING'S FLIGHT.

    Wing-Commander Manning, who left Croydon at 5.30 on Monday morning, arrived at Lyons at 2.50, and left later for Marseilles, where he landed at 7 o'clock. ...

    Article : 45 words
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