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  2. WHEAT SALE. INDIGNANT STATEMENT BY MR. WATT.

    In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Lynch (N.S.W.) asked whether, in view of the imminence of the establishment of a fourth wheat pool, the Government would take ...

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  3. JERVIS BAY SITE. MR. WATT SAYS NO.

    The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. watt, in answer to a question by Mr. Riley (N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives, said that he had discussed by telephone with Mr. Fuller, ...

    Article : 113 words
  4. ANZACS ON LEAVE.

    A contingent of Anzac soldiers will arrive to-morrow morning by two special trains from Melbourne, and friends and relations who have tickets marked "L" from the Staff ...

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  5. WAR NOTES. SURRENDER OF ENEMY WARSHIPS.

    There has never been, in this or any other war, a more spectacular confirmation of a claim of complete victory than the surrender of the German warships to the British fleet, ...

    Article : 324 words
  6. LATE CABLE NEWS.

    A Belgian communique states: We have reached the line of Arendonck, Moll, west of Diest, and east of Louvain. Two thousand five hundred Allied prisoners were picked up in ...

    Article : 176 words
  7. IN CRUEL PLIGHT.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, said Sir Douglas Haig had sent the following wireless message to German ...

    Article : 376 words
  8. THE GERMAN NAVY SURRENDER TO ALLIED FLEETS

    The surrender of 22 German warships [?] completed to-day without incident. The German fleet is moored at Lago Bay, in the Firth of Forth. ...

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  9. DR. ARTHUR'S COMMENTS.

    Dr. Richard Arthur, M.L.A., speaking to one of our representatives yesterday remarked:—"The Federal authorities are making a sad muddle of this quarantine business. ...

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  10. MR. GRAHAME'S EXPLANATION

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame), referring to the denial by the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, of the statement that a sale of wheat at 4s 9d per bushel had ...

    Article : 278 words
  11. CONDITIONS ON TROOPSHIP. GRAVE ALLEGATIONS.

    The Australian naval authorities are instituting an inquiry into conditions aboard the troopship Baramba, which has arrived at London. She carried over a thousand men from ...

    Article : 350 words
  12. BOLSHEVIKS AND THE ALLIES.

    As soon as the Allies are free from the urgent and important duties laid upon them under the armistice, they may be expected to apply themselves to the problem now ...

    Article : 375 words
  13. CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS.

    Mr. George D. Allen writes, as secretary of the Yass-Canberra-Jervis Bay Railway Decentralisation League, protesting against any proposal to remove the quarantine station to ...

    Article : 269 words
  14. NO SALE.

    All the correspondence between Mr. Hughes and the Government since March last relating to wheat was tabled in Parliament. It shows that no sale has been made. ...

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  15. PEACE PROBLEMS.

    The Paris correspondent of the Chicago "News" says that before the Peace Conference is convened the Allies must agree upon three principles—first, shall the conference be open ...

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  16. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    Remarkable progress was made in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon with the Local Government Bill. Thursday's sitting was resumed at 2.30 p.m., thus ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. WILSON'S CRITICS.

    A Washington report states that Sonator Watsons attacking President Wilson because the Government had taken over the cables, said that it President Wilson attended the ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. MONARO BY-ELECTION

    The poll to-morrow for the Monaro byelection is expected to be a heavy one, as a result of the strenuous advocacy by the Nationalist and Labour supporters. There ...

    Article : 132 words
  19. VALUE OF BAKU OILFIELDS.

    If the first occupation of Baku, on the western shores of the Caspian Sea, was of short duration, there is no reason to suppose that the British and Russian troops, which ...

    Article : 352 words
  20. OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

    The following naval official statement is published in connection with the foregoing message:—The actual number carried in the Baramba on this voyage was 997. The vessel ...

    Article : 46 words
  21. TO THE RHINE.

    A French communique on Wednesday stated: We passed Givet, where 8000 Allied prisoners were collected, occupied Neuf Chatoau and Etaples, reached St. Avoid and Saarbrucken in ...

    Article : 198 words
  22. GERMANY.

    Mr. Harold Williams, telegraphing from Geneva, says the German revolution is quite unlike the Russian. There is no exultation of liberty, and not the faintest sign of national ...

    Article : 335 words
  23. EX-GERMAN COLONIES.

    Mr. Walter Long (Secretary of State for the Colonies), in a letter to Sir Charles Wade (Agent-General for New South Wales), dated 14th inst., says: "I understand you and your ...

    Article : 116 words
  24. WAR CHEST DAY.

    On War Chest Day, next Friday, the officers of the Department of Labour and Industry will control a stall at 78 Elizabeth-street. All the usual stall features will be embraced, and ...

    Article : 288 words
  25. MURDER TRIAL.

    Evidence for the prosecution in the trial of Percy Dargin for the murder of a fellowclerk named Glanville closed to-day. Crossexamination was chiefly directed at shaking ...

    Article : 217 words
  26. AUSTRALIANS REPATRIATED.

    Captain N. G., Blanchard (of Sydney), 20th Battalion, who has arrived from Holland, had a lengthy and varied experience of prison camps in various parts of Germany, including ...

    Article : 151 words
  27. INTERNMENT IN U.S.A.

    A Washington message states that owing to the spread of Bolshevik doctrines in the United States the Government has decided to continue the policy of internment of aliens. ...

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  28. NEWINGTON COLLEGE

    The old boys of Newington College have rendered a magnificent service to the Empire. Eighty-three of them have made the last great sacrifice, and old Newingtonians who were ...

    Article : 540 words
  29. NORTHERN HUNGARY.

    Fighting continues in Northern Hungary between Czech and Magyar troops. If is reported that Polish troops summoned the fortress of Posen to surrender, and also to ...

    Article : 35 words
  30. MACKENSEN'S ARMY.

    An Amsterdam message states that Mackensen's army has broken up into several parts, and is marching west, 20,000 via Kronstadt, and 35,000 via Orsova. ...

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  31. SCHOONER FOUNDERS.

    The schooner Scout, whilst being towed by the steamer Warooka from Marble Island, near Mackay to Maryborough, sprung a leak yesterday between Gladstone and Bundaberg, ...

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  32. DEPORTATION OF ALIENS.

    The announcement that it is the intention of the British Government to deport, immediately peace is declared, all undesirable aliens who have been interned will be read with ...

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  33. THE UKRAINE.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says the greatest satisfaction is evinced in official and diplomatic circles at reports of the overthrow of the Ukrainian ...

    Article : 56 words
  34. RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY SERVICE.

    The executive committee of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association has asked the Government to appoint a Royal Commission of a non-legal character to ...

    Article : 187 words
  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    King George and Queen Mary will visit Paris during November. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Military Service Act would ...

    Article : 247 words
  36. SINN FEIN LITERATURE.

    The police raided the Sinn Fein headquarters in Dublin and seized election literature. They also arrested Brennan, a Sinn Fein election agent. ...

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  37. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    At the committee meeting of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, held on Thursday last, a resolution was carried, ...

    Article : 168 words
  38. AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA.

    Sir T. B.. Robinson (Agent-General for Queensland) presided at ther Australian and New Zealand Club's luncheon to General Biddle, commander of the American army in ...

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  39. FINNISH COAST BOMBARDED.

    Helsingfors reports state that three Russian warships flying the red flag bombarded Vikalla, on the Finnish coast, for three hours. ...

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  40. THE AMERICANS.

    A Washington message state's that when the armistice was signed the United States troops in France totalled 1,900,000. The Americans brought 900 locomotives and 13,000 freight cars ...

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  41. QUEENSLAND LAND LAWS.

    At a meeting of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, Ltd., in Edinburgh, Mr. David Murray, chairman, condemned the Queensland Labour party's land rental ...

    Article : 60 words
  42. KAISER'S EFFRONTERY.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that two train loads of stores have arrived at Amerongen Castle for the ex-Kaiser, including large quantities of ...

    Article : 141 words
  43. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 156 words
  44. PASTORALISTS' AWARD.

    Parties to the proposed variation of the Pastoralists' Award spoke to the minutes of Mr. Justice Higgins's determination in the Arbitration Court. His Honor said he ...

    Article : 168 words
  45. SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.

    A Martizburg message states that considerable comment has been aroused by a letter addressed to the president of the Women's Union by Mrs. Botha Reid, daughter at the ...

    Article : 107 words
  46. LABOUR SHORTAGE.

    A report by the Acting Director of the State Labour Exchanges for October, submitted to the Minister for Labour and Industry yesterday, shows that 1454 persons ...

    Article : 78 words
  47. UNDESIRABLE ALIENS.

    In answer to a question as to what steps the Government was taking to prevent the influx of German and other undesirable allens after the war. Sir George Cave (Home ...

    Article : 75 words
  48. HISTORIC MEMORIALS.

    The historic memorials committee, which deals with the collection of historic memorials of representative men, has decided that the art advisory board, as originally constituted, ...

    Article : 60 words
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