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  2. FEDERAL SESSION. THE REFERENDUM.

    Following the speech yesterday by the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Charlton) on the Federal Ministry's industrial proposals, the debate on the Constitution Alteration (Industry and ...

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  3. AVRO CRASHES.

    Falling from a beight estimated at between 3000 and 3000 feet, Aubrey Henry Percival, aged 21 years, flying cadet, attached to the Point Cook Flying School, was killed ...

    Article : 193 words
  4. COMPENSATION.

    "I think that the rigid enforcement of the Workmen's Compensation Act will cripple the country" was the comment of a representative farmer yesterday when discussing the new Act, ...

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  5. PER CAPITA. PAYMENTS BILL.

    The withdrawal of the per capita payments, a reduction of approximately 40 per cent. in the rates of taxation on the incomes of individuals, and companies, and the ...

    Article : 351 words
  6. EGYPT.

    The battleship Resolution, with RearAdmlra) Staveley (says Reuter), has been ordered from Malta to Alexandria forthwith. News comes from Matta that, although no ...

    Article : 339 words
  7. ARMED ROBBER.

    A sensational robbery under arms occurred shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon on a passenger train, between East Perth and Perth, when a young man, about 30 years of ...

    Article : 246 words
  8. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    Wretched weather conditions—rain and raw, btting wind—were experienced at Birmingham yesterday, when the Australians commenced their match at Birmingham against ...

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  9. EMERGENCY. Keeping the Peace

    When the Secretary of State for Home Affairs (Sir William Joynson-Hicks) moved in the House of Commons that an address should be presented to the King, thanking his ...

    Article : 764 words
  10. DISTRESS RELIEF.

    "It is a gross maladministration of public funds," said Mr. W. Bennett. M.L.A., yesterday, commenting upon the published statement that the executive officers of the ...

    Article : 259 words
  11. LAWN TENNIS.

    At a special meeting of the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association, held last night, the Victorian delegate, Mr. S. E. Jamison, moved: "That it is desirable that the headquarters of ...

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  12. BRITISH DERBY.

    The Derby of 1936 will long be remembered for the shocking weather which prevailed. Rain continued to fall all day long, and transformed the great trek to Epsom, for the ...

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  13. "PREPOSTEROUS ARRANGEMENT."

    A serlous view of the declsion of the Federal Government regarding per capita payments was taken by the Deputy Premier (Mr. Loughlin). ...

    Article : 176 words
  14. COAL SUPPLIES.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) stated to-day that from time to time recently inquiries had been received from persons and firms desirous of purchasing from the ...

    Article : 498 words
  15. "REGRETTABLE DECISION."

    "I think the decision of the Federal Government regarding the per capita payments is a most regrettable one," said the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin) when the matter was ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN UMPIRES.

    Despite Lord Harris's personal disavowal, it is learned that a charge of incompetence against Australian umpires was definitely made at the Imperial Cricket Conference. Du ...

    Article : 297 words
  17. 44 HOURS.

    The settlement of the 44-hour strike has been followed by a sertes of minor disputes at individual establishments. The difficulties have so far been surmounted ...

    Article : 466 words
  18. MINING DISPUTE.

    The "Morning Post" says that officials of the Coal Owners' Association have invited officials of the Miners' Federation to meet them with a view to the possibility of getting ...

    Article : 92 words
  19. DERAILMENTS. MOUNTAIN TRAIN.

    Four carriages of the crowded passenger train which left Sydney for Mount Victoria at 8.20 a.m. yesterday left the rails while the train was mounting Lapstone Hill. beyond ...

    Article : 199 words
  20. FIRE IN MINE.

    This afternoon an outbreak of fire was discovered in a section of the East Greta colliery. The manager, Mr. J. Rees, as he was ...

    Article : 168 words
  21. LABOUR CONFERENCE.

    The correspondent of the Australian Press Association attending the international Labour Conference at Geneva says:—Australia seat three delegates to volce ber views at ...

    Article : 176 words
  22. KING'S BIRTHDAY.

    The usual picturesque feature of the King's Birthday celebrations, the trooping of the colours at the Horse Guards' parade, was omitted to-day. The ceremony was cancelled ...

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  23. REFERENDUM.

    The attitude to be adopted by Labour supporters towards the referendum proposals of the Federal Government has become more complicated to-day by reason of the fact that ...

    Article : 258 words
  24. INJURED PLAYERS.

    Mr. P. F. Warner has announced that G. T. S. Stevens (Middlesex) will not play with The Rest against England in the trial match on Saturday, owing to having sprained his ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The New Zealand loan of £6,000,000 has been beavlly over-subscribed. Dealings in the loan commenced at a premium of 1[?] per cent., advanuing to 1½per cent.—Reuter. ...

    Article : 303 words
  26. ENGINE'S FALL.

    While shunting on a goods' line at Canterbury Railway Station shortly before 1 a.m. yesterday, an engine broke through a dendend, and foll some distance down an ...

    Article : 122 words
  27. GOLF.

    Play was continued to-day in the Walker Cup golf match between Great Britain and America. At the end of the first day's play America was leading Great Brltain by three ...

    Article : 138 words
  28. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

    Briefs filed in a suit at Detroit against the Ford Motor Company give that concern's net profits officially as more than 526,000,000 dollars between 1917 and 1924, with 1922 as the ...

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  29. CITY COUNCIL.

    The following resolution was carried at the last meeting of the Central Kensington branch of the Australian Labour party:—(1) That the Central Kensington Branch of the A.L.P. ...

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  30. LAUNCH SWAMPED.

    A message from Nambour states that a motor launch, with a fishing party of four, was crossing Maroochy bar thin morning between 7 and 8 o'clock, when the boat was ...

    Article : 121 words
  31. MUDDLE IN CHINA.

    The situation in China shows no sign of clearing up. Dr. Yen's Cabinet is an amusing farce. None of his colleagues have yet assumed their portfolios. ...

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  32. TOC H AND SOLDIERS

    The Melbourne branch of the Returned Sallors and Soldiers' Imperial League to-night decided to inform the Melbourne branch of Toc H that it must vacate its offices at Anzac ...

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  33. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

    Cambridge bad lately been discussing the Probability of some members of the University Senate on Saturday opposing conferment of an [?]ary degree on Mr. Ramsay ...

    Article : 89 words
  34. NAURU.

    The Federal Ministry has decided to appoint Sir John Monash a Royal Commissioner to investigate several matters in regard to the work of the British Phosphate Commission, ...

    Article : 71 words
  35. ALLEGED THEFT.

    Consequent on the receipt of a message at police headquarters yesterday. Detective-Sergeents Matthews and Gallagher and Detectives Lawrence and Missingham arrested a man ...

    Article : 50 words
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