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  2. JOHN MEAGHER ACQUITTED.

    The trial of John Meagher, 34, for the murder of his wife, Marjorie Kathleen Meagher, at Coogee, on November 20, was concluded yesterday at the Central Criminal Court, ...

    Article : 444 words
  3. ROYAL SHOW

    Good weather continues to favour the Royal Show. Despite a cloudiness yesterday morning, which held a possibility of showers, norain resulted, and the people, city and country ...

    Article : 219 words
  4. THE NEW HOUSE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 336 words
  5. BUILDING TRADE.

    There was no fresh development yesterday in regard to the demand by the unions engaged in the building industry for a 44-hour week. Mr. E. H. Buchanan (president of the Master ...

    Article : 432 words
  6. GERMANY.

    Advices from Copenhagen state that there is no confirmation of the reported revolutionary outbreak in Germany. On the contrary, Herr Muller, speaking in ...

    Article : 142 words
  7. LATE CABLE NEWS

    A delegation representing a large number of prominent Republicans and Democrats called at the White House to urge President Wilson to re-submit the Treaty to the Senate, ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. ELECTIONS.

    Sturt is the only electorate for which the complete results of the polling on March 20 are still outstanding. In 89 of the 90 electorates the counting has been completad and ...

    Article : 560 words
  9. HOME RULE BILL.

    The Irish debate was concluded in the House of Commons this afternoon. Sir Edward Carson, while recording his unalterable opposition to the whole policy ...

    Article : 1,052 words
  10. DENMARK.

    A Copenhagen report states that a general strike has been declared against the King's action in dismissing the Cabinet. ...

    Article : 30 words
  11. COMPANIONS OF HONOUR.

    The Order of the Companions of Honour has been conferred on Mr. G. N. Barnes (Labour M.P. for Glasgow, formerly a member of the War Cabinet), and Mr. Phillp H. Kerr, ...

    Article : 46 words
  12. U.S. NAVY.

    In the House of Commons, during question time, Mr. Walter Long (First Lord of the Admiralty) made a statement regarding the report that the American navy is to ...

    Article : 197 words
  13. WAR GRATUITY.

    After a sitting extending over 15 hours, the War Gratuity Bill was passed by the House of Representatives at a quarter past 6 this morning. The Prime Minister, Mr. ...

    Article : 84 words
  14. LARGE ATTENDANCE.

    Yesterday's attendance at the Show was officially recorded at 31,260, representing £2078 in gate receipts. On the third day of the 1918 Show, 31,000 were present, and the amount ...

    Article : 36 words
  15. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

    At the annual meeting of contributors to the Newcastle Hospital, held in the council-chambers, it was stated that the work of the hospital had continued to increase. During ...

    Article : 257 words
  16. RING EVENTS.

    The ring events yesterday opened with a series of trotting matches, which brought out many competitors and a number of first-class turnouts. The afternoon events opened with ...

    Article : 953 words
  17. DEFENCE.

    The reorganisation of the Defence Department has led to the re-allotment of some positions, while others remain unchanged. The full list of appointments is published ...

    Article : 223 words
  18. PRINTERS MOVE.

    The New South Wales branch of the Printing Industry Employees' Union has decided to call a special general meeting of members next week in regard to the question of a ...

    Article : 161 words
  19. PEACE TANGLE.

    Republican leaders have introduced a resolution in the Senate, declaring that the state of war with Germany has ended. The motion was referred to the Foreign ...

    Article : 123 words
  20. THE MAN ON THE LAND.

    Mr. A. G. Michaelian, the principal sheep and wool expert of the Union of South Africa, who is visiting Australia on behalf of the South African Government to investigate all ...

    Article : 435 words
  21. PROGRESSIVE, 15.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 110 words
  22. GOULBURN.

    The counting of the votes has been completed, and the following members elected: BAILEY, J. (Lab.). JAMES, A. G. A. (Nat.). ...

    Article : 199 words
  23. BARRIER STRIKE.

    There are prospects of an early settlement of the Broken Hill strike, which started nearly 12 months ago. Mr. Willis, secretary to the Coal and Shale ...

    Article : 604 words
  24. H.M.S. RENOWN.

    A hogg rock was discovered at the bottom of the channel in the Culebra Cut Just before the Renown entered the cut. The ship was moored to the bank while the ...

    Article : 97 words
  25. TRAGEDY AT BONDI.

    A tragedy which occurred on Tuesday evening last, when, it is believed, Mrs. Johannah Palanque and her three young children were drowned at Bondi, came to light yesterday. ...

    Article : 384 words
  26. ALLOWANCES TO FEDERAL SERVANTS.

    Mr. Justice Powers, in the Federal Arbitration Court, dealing with the claims of l8 Federal Public Service Associations for increased pay, said he felt bound to grant an ...

    Article : 282 words
  27. BRITISH EMPIRE ORDER.

    The following further honours in the Order of the British Empire are announced:- Knights Commanders.—Colonel Barraclough, superintendent of Australian munition ...

    Article : 144 words
  28. MR. E. D. MEAGHER'S PREDICTION.

    Mr. R. D. Meagher, who polled over 2000 primary votes in the election for Sydney, said yesterday that with the even composition of political parties in Parliament, and the clear ...

    Article : 113 words
  29. CASUALTIES.

    Bruce Todd 25, a returned soldier, fell from a balcony at Dind's Hotel, corner of Fitzroy and Alfred streets, Milson's Point, yesterday afternoon. He was conveyed by the Civil ...

    Article : 258 words
  30. RUSSIAN POSITION.

    According to a cablegram from Tokio received in Honolulu, Japanese troops near Nikolavisk, Siberia, suffered severe losses in a battle with Russian forces. ...

    Article : 33 words
  31. THE AGITATORS.

    The Minister of Mines (Mr. Jones) is highly satisfied with the operations of the State smelters at Chillagoe. Referring to the industrial trouble, Mr. Jones stated that at the ...

    Article : 217 words
  32. AVIATION.

    Captain Matthews will probably leave Bangkok on April 4, resuming his flight to Australia. Masseiro, the Italian airman, arrived at ...

    Article : 45 words
  33. WAR VICTIMS.

    The Society of Friends' Emergency and War Relief Committee early in the war set to work to relieve the needs of the towns and villages in Northern France, from which the waves of ...

    Article : 209 words
  34. THE CHINESE.

    With a view to assisting the Republican party in China, a convention of Chinese Nationalists will take place in Sydney, beginning to-morrow. Representatives from ...

    Article : 261 words
  35. ARBITRATION PROBLEM.

    The "New York Times" editorially comments on Mr. Braddon's recent statement that compulsory arbitration is based on wrong principles, and cautions America against ...

    Article : 59 words
  36. MEXICO.

    The Mexican Foreign Office has announced that the Government will soon resume payment of interest on the foreign debt. A San Antouio message reports that Senor ...

    Article : 66 words
  37. TEXTILE WORKERS RIOTS.

    Serious rioting has occurred in the Roubaix district, owing to the refusal of textile workers to accept a rise of 3.66 times the pre-war wage, this representing the ...

    Article : 62 words
  38. NIGHT PROGRAMME.

    A highly interesting programme was carried out in the arena at night. The Sydney Show Ground Mile Trotting R[?] cord was the first event, and was produc[?] ...

    Article : 276 words
  39. STATE REVENUES.

    T[?]e financial return for March shows a surplus for the month of receipts over expon[?] ture of £75,781. The revenue for March was £619,045, and the expenditure £543,264. The ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. PONY MEETINGS.

    During the quarter which ended on Wednesday, the Associated (Pony) Racing Clubs have paid away in prize money £24,938, which includes £1816 in sweepstakes. ...

    Article : 62 words
  41. GOLD EMBARGO.

    Buring a discussion on the embargo against the export of gold in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Railways said that the gold premium had resulted in an organised traffic in ...

    Article : 71 words
  42. BRITAIN'S REVENUE.

    The revenue for the past quarter was £643,300,000, being an increase of £263,500,000, compared with the corresponding quarter in 1919. ...

    Article : 49 words
  43. DISLOYAL SPEECHES.

    The Premier (Mr. Peake) stated to-day that he had received from various societies copies of a resolution expressing indignation at the utterances of speakers at the recent St. ...

    Article : 107 words
  44. HEAVY COAL SHIPMENTS.

    During the past few days heavy shipments of coal have been made from Newcastle, and in consequence work amongst crane employees at the basin and the dyke has been plentiful. ...

    Article : 107 words
  45. A MATTER FOR THE STATE.

    Mr. Watkins (N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives, asked the Prime Minister whether it was a fact that because the cooperative society at Wallsend refusud to raise ...

    Article : 71 words
  46. PACIFIC MAIL CONTRACT.

    The Postmaster-General, in the House of Representatives, in reply to Sir Robert Best, said that the Government would consider the question of special provision being made in ...

    Article : 59 words
  47. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A message from Winnipeg says that five leaders of the general strike in May last were convicted of Bedltious conspiracy. Radicals who filled the court room started a ...

    Article : 141 words
  48. YEARLING SHORTHORN.

    The record price realised at the sales of stud stock at the Royal Show Grounds this year was 1000 guineas, paid for a Shorthorn under two years old, yesterday. Messrs. ...

    Article : 121 words
  49. WAR WEALTH.

    Though the select committee has decided that the taxation of war wealth is impracticable, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, urged them to continue ...

    Article : 113 words
  50. ALLEGED THEFT OF GOLD.

    Henry Smithson, who was arrested on Sunday shortly after his arrival from South Africa on the steamer Anchises, was again before the police court to-day on a charge that at Natal ...

    Article : 81 words
  51. SOLDIER SETTLERS.

    The Minister for Home and Territories, Mr. Poynton, stated, in reply to a question on behalf of Mr. Chapman (N.S.W.) that advances to the amount of £625 would be made to ...

    Article : 70 words
  52. LATE CAPTAIN HOWELL.

    The body of the late Captain E. C. Howell the Australian airman who lost his life in an attempt to fly from Great Britain to Australia, will be buried with full military ...

    Article : 68 words
  53. SCORE CARD JUDGING.

    The judging of various classes of live stock on the basis of the score cards issued by the Hawkesbury College was a noteworthy innovation. The competition started on ...

    Article : 248 words
  54. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

    The Acting Treasurer, Sir Joseph Cook, stated in the House of Representatives to-day that the Ministry intended as early as practicable to Institute a searching inquiry ...

    Article : 47 words
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