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  2. THE KING'S.

    The King's Prize has been won again. Through gruelling stages 900 riflemen have fought since Wednesday in a contest which up to the last hours auy one of a score might ...

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  3. THE CAUCUS.

    Many hours of the weekly meeting of the State Labour party yesterday were occupied in discussing a report of a committee of caucus dealing with the Main Roads Board, and ...

    Article : 971 words
  4. RUNAWAY TRUCKS.

    The breaking of a coupling attaching 14 fully-laden colliery waggons to a coal train resulted in an accident causing minor damage at the Pacific colliery this morning. No ...

    Article : 227 words
  5. MORE TAXES.

    The stamp duty proposals of the Government were vigorously assailed by the Opposition in the Assembly to-day, when the Premier moved the second reading at the Stamp Act Amend ...

    Article : 400 words
  6. LIBERAL PARTY.

    Lord Oxford has resigned leadership of the Liberal party.- In a letter to Mr. J. A. Spender, president of the Liberal Federation, Lord Oxford says:— ...

    Article : 517 words
  7. COAL STRIKE.

    The result was announced to-day of the voting in the districts on a resolution passed last week by the miners' delegates' conference, recommending withdrawal of the ...

    Article : 334 words
  8. CITY FIRE.

    The interior of a large triangular-shaped building at the corner of Wentworth-aveuue and Commonwealth-street, city, was severely damaged by a fire which broke out soon after ...

    Article : 614 words
  9. THE DELEGATION.

    Members of the Empire Parliamentary Association arrived in Melbourne from Albury this morning, travelling by special train. They were accorded a civic welcome by the ...

    Article : 1,203 words
  10. VAN DERAILED.

    While shunting operations were being carried out in the Armidale railway yards last evening, two water tank trucks broke away from a train, and ran up an include on the northern ...

    Article : 175 words
  11. EMPIRE DEFENCE.

    Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air. in a speech on the Imperial Conferience and aspects of defence, said that Britain, though saving wherever possible, spent ...

    Article : 214 words
  12. LABOUR SPLIT.

    Mr. E. G. Theodore last night contradicted the statement made by the Premier (Mr. Lang), on Thursday that the latter had not asked him (Mr. Theodore) to approach A.W.U. ...

    Article : 355 words
  13. BRIBERY CHARGES.

    On the inquiry by the Parliamentary Select Committee into tho bribery charges being resumed yesterday, Mr. Spedding, oditor of the "Labour Daily," continued his evidence. ...

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  14. LABOUR CONFERENCE

    The moderates were kept busy at the Labour Conference at Margate to-day in restraining extremists and sidetracking their motions demanding cancellation of the Treaty of Ver ...

    Article : 188 words
  15. OTHER OUTBREAKS.

    The factory of James Robert Paton, disinfectant manufacturer, in Dean-lane, off Shepherd-street, Darlington, was practically destroyed by fire shortly after midday yes ...

    Article : 105 words
  16. THE CONFERENCE.

    There is an impression in many quarters, though it is seldom expressed publicly, that the Irish Free State and South Africa are likely to bring a certain amount of stormi ...

    Article : 220 words
  17. CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.

    Captain Williams, who is making a survey flight to the Islands, left here at half-past 9 o'clock this morning for Morobe. Captain Williams was delayed at Samarai ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. THE EMPIRE'S DEAD.

    Immediately preceding the opening of the Importial Conference, on Tuesday, the Prince of Wales unveils a war graves tablet in Westminster Abbey, commemorating the Em ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. THE WINNER.

    "My luck was in, and that is why won," said the veteran shot, O. J. Stanton, shortly after be had concluded his final shoot, which was only one point short of the ...

    Article : 479 words
  20. BEAN TRUCK.

    Mr. Francis Birties and party, who are driving a Bean motor truck from Melbourne to Darwin and back, arrived at Darwin this evening. ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    The Duke and Duchess of York entertained Mr. and Mrs. Bruce at luncheon to-day, and discussed the arrangements made for the visit of their Royal Highnesses to Australia. ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. FARMERS' CROPS.

    Not within the recollection of the oldest farmers on the Hunter River have insect pests been more prevalent than this season. Myriads of small black flies have attacked ...

    Article : 232 words
  23. SYNTHETIC PETROL.

    The Paris newspaper "Le Matin" states:- A method of making synthetic patrol has been discovered by M. Audibert, director of the National Society of Research. The method is ...

    Article : 78 words
  24. TENDERS FOR PLANT.

    At a meeting of the Goulburn Municipal Council, Alderman Yates moved—"That, in view of the letter received by the council from the Australian General Electric Com ...

    Article : 463 words
  25. MAIL ROBBERY.

    Some drug-crazed bandits are belleved to have been responsible for an amazingly coldblooded crime at Elizabeth (New Jersey). They attacked a United States mall waggon ...

    Article : 151 words
  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    From the estate of William Coates, one of the cotton magnates, who died intestate, the Treasury derives £1,600,000 in death duties. The estate was valued at about ...

    Article : 457 words
  27. SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Scholarships of £200, available for two years, have been awarded to Eric Mundy, of Trinity Council School, Wood Green, for Melbourne Grammar School, and to John Hood, ...

    Article : 122 words
  28. THE SHOOTING.

    When the day's shooting commeonced C. P. Nebelius, of Warragai (Vic.) and F. G. Harrison (Mosman-Neutral Bay) were leading the 900 competitors with 193 points each. O. G. ...

    Article : 413 words
  29. CIVIL AVIATION.

    The advent of the "Flying Parson" seems foreshadowed by an advertisement in the "Morning Post" on behalf of the Rev. L. Daniels, of Wilcannia, asking for contribu ...

    Article : 282 words
  30. DESERT LANDS.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., who passed through Goulburn from Canberra to-day, said he was much impressed by the statements made to him by the South African members of the Empire ...

    Article : 93 words
  31. NEW CEMENT WORKS.

    Charbon, the newest cement town, adjacent to Kandos, is now a hive of industry, preparatory to the commencement of cementmaking next week. All parts of the huge ...

    Article : 224 words
  32. TWICE BANKRUPT.

    Saying that he was aghast at having been told that "a gentleman could not live on £20,000 a year," Judge Harington, of the Metropolitan County Court, refused a certifi ...

    Article : 175 words
  33. CAULFIELD DISASTER.

    A proposal by the Railway Commissioners to send for trial, before a board of discipline, constituted by the Railways Department, William Stevenson Milvain, motor man; and ...

    Article : 189 words
  34. FOREIGN POLICY.

    The following official statement by the visiting delegates was made available for publication to-night:- "The attention of the British delegation of ...

    Article : 119 words
  35. REV. FREEMAN DAVIES.

    The Rev. Freeman Davies, a missionary, who was carried off by bandits from Chowkalkow, and held for ransom, has been released. ...

    Article : 34 words
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