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  2. PETERSHAM.

    The Parliamentary Elections and Qualifications Committee yesterday dealt with the petition lodged against the return of Major Shillington at the Petersham by-election in ...

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  3. TWO TROOPSHIPS.

    Soldiers who had returned, to Australia by two troopships—the Delta and the Friedrichsruhe—were welcomed in Sydney yesterday. The 175 men for this State by the Delta came ...

    Article : 337 words
  4. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The debate on the Budget speech having been adjourned until next week, progress was made with other Government measures in the Legislative Assembly last night. The Premier ...

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  5. BE PREPARED.

    The Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, joined cordially in a welcome to Mr. Hughes and Sir Joseph Cook, extended by the Melbourne City Council at a banquet ...

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  6. ROUMANIA.

    The Supreme Council has sent an ultimatum to Roumania. Owing to Roumania's ffellure to reply to the Notes protesting against the [?]ging of Hungary, the ultimatum ...

    Article : 166 words
  7. PETROGRAD.

    The Bolsheviks admit the loss of the southern outskirts of Kleff. It is reported that the Anti-Bolsheviks captured the suburbs of Kieff. ...

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  8. SUGAR STOCKS.

    The Premier (Mr. Holman), in reply to inquiries on the point, stated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that inquiries had been made by the secretary of the Necessary ...

    Article : 88 words
  9. LATE CABLE NEWS.

    The decision of the Miners' Federation conference to support a ballot for direct action at to-day's meeting of the Triple Alliance does not attract much attention, though it is ...

    Article : 210 words
  10. A DRY SHOW.

    A deputation interviewed the committee of the Lismore Agricultural Society, and asked for the coming annual show to be dry. They offered to pay the society £60 for the right ...

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  11. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A bomb was thrown at the Premier of Egypt (Hussein Rusha Pasha), but he was not injured. The correspondent of the United Press in ...

    Article : 675 words
  12. NATIONALISATION.

    Mr. Smillie, who presided at the Miners' Federation Conference, declared that the Government was anxious by conjuring tricks to divert the people's attention from the Sankey ...

    Article : 317 words
  13. SEA SUPREMACY.

    Interviewed at Christchurch, Admiral Jellicoe said that unless the United Kingdom and dominions were prepared to put their hands in their pockets, it would not be possible to ...

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  14. AUSTRIAN TREATY.

    The Peace Treaty has been presented to Aus[?] There are no changes in the political. [?]tary, naval, or air terms. Slight economic [?]ssions ar emade. The reparation ...

    Article : 274 words
  15. WOMEN WAR WORKERS.

    In an interview to-day with Miss Pughe[?]nes and Miss Chomley, representing the delegation from the oveasea women's settlement committee, the Minister for Lands, Mr. Clarke, ...

    Article : 216 words
  16. RIOTS IN CHINA.

    The recent riots which threw the whole of China into turmoll were, when the steamer St. Albans left Hongkong about the middle of last month, practically under control. ...

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  17. BELGIAN HONOURS.

    A cabie message from the Belgian Government was received yesterday by the Consul for Belgium (M. H. Segaert), advising that King Albert had conferred the following ...

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  18. WHEAT INQUIRY.

    There is to be a meeting of the Cabinet to-day to decide the constitution of the commission of inquiry into the operations of the New South Wales Wheat Board and the wheat ...

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  19. CASUALTIES.

    While playing football in King-street, St. Peters on Wednesday afternoon, Norman Allman, 14, who lives in George-street, Waterloo, was knocked down by a cart, a wheel of ...

    Article : 165 words
  20. THRACE.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says the Thracian deadlock has ended. America has consented to Greece occupying Western Thrace in accordance with ...

    Article : 140 words
  21. KIAO-CHOU.

    [?] New York message says that Mr. Yosuke [?]ks (Secretary to the Foreign Depart[?]), who is on route to Japan from Paris, [?] the Japanese may within a few months ...

    Article : 93 words
  22. UNEMPLOYED BILL.

    A meeting of employers representing the commercial, shipping, pastoral, manufacturing, rural, industrial, and trading sections of the people of Queensland, carried a motion ...

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  23. CROWN RESERVE.

    A returner soldier, Arthur M'Dermott, who owns, land in the Urana district, [?]recently made application to the Minister for Lands for a lease of a valuable reserve at ...

    Article : 253 words
  24. THE COTTON INDUSTRY.

    The cotton mill buying boom in Lancashire [?] the past month marks the opening of a [?] period in speculative finance in an in[?]y whose capital [?]herto had been mainly ...

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  25. DISTINGUISHED NURSE.

    Sister Ellen Mary (Nellie) Hamilton arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Friedrichsruhe, after a strenuous period of war work. She is the daughter of the late Mr. John ...

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  26. WAGE RATE.

    In the Arbitration Court, before Mr. Justice Higgins, when the constitution-of the waterside workers was being considered, Mr. H. Adams (for the companies) said that owing ...

    Article : 140 words
  27. PECPOSED HOARDINGS.

    Alderman William Brooks, at the meeting of the works committee of the Sydney Municipal Council, moved,—"That the request of the Railway Commissioners for permission ...

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  28. FRANCE AND SYRIA.

    The Emir Said incident, in which a French protege in a village under French jurisdiction was arrested by the British authorities, was apparently due to an innocent error. The ...

    Article : 61 words
  29. THE FOOD PROBLEM.

    Mr. M'Curdy (Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Ministry), in an address to the Consumers' Council, propheslsed that there would be no reduction of food prices in the ...

    Article : 88 words
  30. QUEENSLAND MINISTRY.

    A meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day. The Premier' (Mr. Ryan) had an interview with the Covernor earlier in the day, when, it is believed, the Cabinet, changes ...

    Article : 138 words
  31. ECONOMY CAMPAIGN.

    [?]gton, in a letter to the news[?] points out that none of the legislation [?] the session aimed at economy. On [?] contrary, it involves gigantic ...

    Article : 170 words
  32. SOLDIERS' HOUSES.

    Difficulty has already arisen between the War Service Homes Department and the Commonwealth Bank in connection with the arrangements made between the two ...

    Article : 187 words
  33. SUPERANNUATION.

    All Public servants who were under the age of 30 years on July 1 last compulsorily come under the provisions of the Superannuation Act from that date. Those over 30 years on July ...

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  34. ABORIGINEES' PRODUCTS.

    An exhibition of the products and handicraft of the aborigines in the Wallaga Lake district is to be given during Bush Woek. It is intended to set up a typical native hut for ...

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  35. ALLIES AND GERMANY.

    Senator Hitchcock, speaking in the Senate, said the real purposes of the Foreign Relations Committee in amending the Peace Treaty, were to destroy it altogether. It would be ...

    Article : 117 words
  36. TO STOP PROFITEERING.

    In the House of Representatives Mr. Macdonald, ex-Minister, introduced a bill giving the Board of Trade extended and extensive powers to stop profiteering. ...

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  37. STEAMER MAIN.

    Rumours were current in Melbourne to-day that the steamer Main, formerly of the German Nord Deutscher Lloyd line and now en route to Australia with troops, had been towed ...

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  38. SOLDIER SETTLEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND.

    In the House of Representatives many hours were spent discussing a bill providing for authority to borrow £16,500,000 for soldiers' settlement, income derived from ...

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  39. JEWELLERY THIEVES.

    During the past week burglars have been operati[?] in Brisbane and suburbs, and some big hauls have been made. The premises of the Star Jewellery Company, in City-buildings, ...

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  40. IRISH SITUATION.

    [?] and a constable were patrolling [?] (Tipperary) last night, when the for[?] was shot dead. The assassin escaped. [?] contraband has been found aboard the ...

    Article : 91 words
  41. SPORT ABROAD.

    The Beckett-McGoorty contest last night is considered to be the best heavyweight bout fought in England during recent years. Universal admiration was expressed for ...

    Article : 108 words
  42. NEW ZEALANDERS AT SOLDIERS' CLUB.

    The visiting New Zealand soldiers, who have been on leave in Sydney while their troopship is being coaled at Newcastle, were entertained at the Soldiers' Club last night prior ...

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  43. VOTING POLICY.

    At the continuation to-day of the conference of the National Federation at Bendigo, motions were submitted in favour of the adoption of the initiative, referendum, and recall. ...

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  44. WELL-KEPT RAILWAY STATION.

    The Railway Commissioners, on their annual inspection of the line from Lismore to Murwillumbah, complimented the station master at Binna Burra on the clean and ...

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  45. ECHUCA BY-ELECTION.

    Nominations for the Echuca by-election, to fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused by the death of Mr. A. C. Palmer, close to-morrow. So far three candidates have ...

    Article : 75 words
  46. A MINING APPLICATION.

    Dissatisfaction among shareholders in regard to the conduct of the Nuggety Ajax Gold-mining Company led to an application to Mr. Justice Mann in the Practice Court ...

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  47. SOLDIERS HONOURED.

    [?] following have been awarded bars to the [?]shed Conduct Medal:—Australians: [?] S. Collett (58th Battalion), Sergeaut[?] J. McCash (59th Battalion). ...

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  48. CO-PARTNERSHIP.

    In the Legislative Council Dr. Taylor submitted the following motion,—"That, in the opinion of this Council, co-partnership between employers and employees wherever ...

    Article : 64 words
  49. THE DAVIS CUP.

    The Davis Cup team will leave for Australia at the end of September. It comprises [?]ingscote and Lowe. A third player has to be selected. ...

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  50. BROKEN HILL UNEMPLOYED.

    Official figures show that about 600 or 700 men are employed at present on the mines, in addition to members of the staffs. Many men have left Broken Hill since April, and it ...

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  51. CONFIDENCE IN MR. WEARNE, M.L.A.

    Mr Wea[?]ne, M.L.A., to-day delivered an address to a p[?]blic meeting on proportional representation. A vote of confidence was carried unanimously. Members of the Farmers ...

    Article : 43 words
  52. [?] OUTRAGE IN KOREA.

    [?] Korea state that a bomb was [?] at the Governor-General Major-Gene[?]. Twenty People were wounded, in[?] one American. ...

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  53. CRICKET.

    In the second innings the Australians scored 179, Trennery making 54. South of England won by 122 runs. ...

    Article : 19 words
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