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  2. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The bells of the Legislative Assembly called members together at 7.30 last night, in accordance with the arrangement made when the House adjourned last week. Out of ...

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  3. STRIKE CONFERENCE FAILS.

    The only result of the three lengthy conferences between the Government and the miners' representatives is that the latter absolutely decline to recommend the ...

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  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    A British communique issued at 12.45 p.m. states:—"We attacked this morning on a wide front in a sector eastward and north-eastward of Ypres. Good progress ...

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  5. WAR NOTES.

    Sir Douglas Halg's message, issued shortly before midnight on Tuesday records what appears to have been the nearest approach to a successful counter-attack yet delivered ...

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  6. ARGENTINE.

    The Argentine Chamber of Deputies agreed to a motion in favour of breaking off relations with Germany by 53 votes to 18. ...

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  7. COOL AUSTRALIANS.

    Mr. Gilmour, telegraphing from the Australian Headquarters in Flauders, ou Sunday, stated: The Germans have been so ba[?]ly shaken that their front line has not ...

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  8. HARD FIGHT

    Sir Douglas Halg reports: Under a thick mist the enemy made a powerful counterattack at dawn on positions on the ridge between Tower Hamicts and Polygon ...

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  9. STATEMENT BY MINERS' PRESIDENT.

    "On leaving the Cabinet this morning the representatives of the federation asked the Cabinet for a reply as to the collieries being opened on the conditions which existed prior ...

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  10. OSTEND.

    It is reported from New York that the British have again bombarded Ostend. ...

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  11. RUSSIA.

    The Government considers that M. Kerensky should explain the negotiations surrounding the Korn[?]off incident. THE RIGA BATTLE. ...

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  12. MR. HUGHES'S VIEW.

    In commenting upon a message received from Mr. Fuller as to the conference, the Prime Minister expressed [?]ction that the New South Wales Government had made ...

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  13. AIR RAIDERS.

    "Two parties of aeroplanes on Tuesday attempted to reach London. They were intercepted, and a thrilling battle commenced. All the enemy were driven back except one, ...

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  14. ARGENTINE'S BREACH WITH GERMANY.

    The report that the Argentine Republic, which is the latest neutral country to break with Germany, will send troops to Europe will not be taken too seriously at present. It ...

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  15. ROUMANIA.

    A Roumanian official message dated Sunday states: The enemy made two gas and violent artillery attacks on the heights north of Somka. The wind blew the gas ...

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  16. GOVERNMENT'S TERMS.

    At yesterday's conference with Ministers, the miners were represented by Messrs. J. M. Baddeley, president, E. Aubin, vice-president, and A. Lewis, treasurer, of the Miners' ...

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  17. NORTHERN MINERS.

    The news that the conference between the State Government and the representatives of the miners had failed to bring about a settlement was received here this afternoon ...

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  18. ITALIAN FRONT.

    An Italian official message says:—The enemy exploded a powerful mine under our positions in the Mount Nero region, and susequently concentrated his artillery ...

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  19. ANOTHER AIR RAID.

    A British official report says:—"Aeroplaues crossed the Kent and Essex coasts at various points this evening. A few bombs were dropped. ...

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  20. EAST AFRICA.

    An official message from East Africa says:—The enemy evacuated M[?]hambia, south-west of Kilwa on the 19th after stubborn resistance, and retreated towards ...

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  21. PROSPECTS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    Although very little news has been recelved from the British troops in Mesopotamia recently. there have been persistent rumours regarding preparations for an enemy offensive. ...

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  22. SOUTH COAST.

    Any settlement that would allow the miners to return to work would prove very acceptable; while there is a chance that the majority would prefer to go back in a body, ...

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  23. MILITARY HONOURS.

    Thursday's papers will announce that the following honours have been conferred on Australasian soldiers:— Bar to Military Cross: Lieut. L. T. Gwyther ...

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  24. APOLOGY TO DENMARK.

    The Foreign Office states that the British Government has apologised for the violation of Danish neutrality involved in the recent destruction of four German minesweepers by ...

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  25. SWEDISH ELECTIONS.

    Final results of the Swedish elections show that the Conservatives hold 60 seats, Liberals 60, Socialists 98, and peasant organisations 12. The Conservatives lost 26 seats. ...

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  26. WESTERN DISTRICT.

    Miners of this district are surprised and profoundly disappointed at the failure, of the conference between the executive and the Cabinet. ...

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  27. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    The Legislative Council sat only for a few minutes yesterday, and adjourned Until Wednesday next. On the motion of the Solicitor-General, Mr. ...

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  28. COMMANDEERING SHIPS.

    The Premier stated that the shipping companies had replied to the proposal that the Queensland Government should take over as many vessels as are considered necessary to ...

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  29. GENERAL MAXWELL KILLED.

    Brigadier-General Maxwell, V.C., has been killed in action. Except General Birdwood, all of Lord Kitchener's Indian stair have now been killed. The other four were General ...

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  30. FISHING FATALITY.

    A fishing boat manned by Charles Francis or Francis Freddy, and Charles Johnson, two Collaroy fishermen, capsized and sank yesterday morning about four miles off shore. ...

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  31. NEW ZEALANDERS KILLED.

    The inquest on the New Zealand soldiers killed on the railway near Plymouth, was adjourned [?] Monday, after identification of Privates J. S. Jackson, C. J. Kirton, B. A. ...

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  32. PEACE PROPOSALS.

    The Rome correspondent of the United Press Agency says the Pope considers Germany's request for a peace conference is impossible unless Belgium is freed and ...

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  33. THE EAST AFRICAN SIDE-SHOW.

    While the fact that a handful of her troops beyond the main theatre of war is offering a show of resistance may be a source of some slight satisfaction to Germany, the ...

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  34. U.S.A. WAR FINANCE.

    President Wilson has signed the £2,200,000,000 Bond Bill. The Senate has passed the £1,600,000,000 Urgent Deficiency Bill. ...

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  35. AUSTRALIANS HONOURED.

    Bombardier Wallace Devereaux, of Tasmania, who with his two brothers has been at the front for two years, has been awarded the Military Medal for rescuing a wounded ...

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  36. £300,000.

    It is estimated that the colliery employees have lost £300,000 in wages since the strike commenced, between seven and eight weeks ago. The amount approximately paid to the ...

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  37. WELL-PROVIDED ESCAPEES.

    Among the twenty-four officers who escaped from a camp in Leicestershire was Captain Muller, of the Emden. When recaptured he had a compass, money, and food ...

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  38. CONSUMPTION OF GAS.

    A correspondent residing at St. Leonards writes: In spite of the gas restrictions of the last few weeks, my meter reading—taken on Tuesday—is 500 cubic feet more than last ...

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  39. MR. HUGHES'S OBJECTION.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has received a long telegram from the Premier of Queensland outlining his proposals for acquiring ships in Queensland. Mr. Ryan's ...

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  40. RAILWAY TRAGEDY.

    The New Zealanders who were killed on the railway near Plymouth had only arrived on Monday. An express travelling at a speed of forty miles an hour dashed into the ...

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  41. BROKEN HILL.

    The strike was a thing almost unknown in discussion in Broken Hill to-day. More men reported for work at all the mines, mostly surface workers. ...

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  42. AMERICA'S MOTIVE.

    Considerable interest has been manifested in an article by Lord Northcliffe, which has appeared in the magazine, "Current Opinion." in the course of it he says that if America ...

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  43. GERMAN ESCAPEES.

    Twenty-four German officers escaped from a camp in Leicestershire. Six have been recaptured. The escapees made a tunnel under the wire. Apparently the guards were ...

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  44. SUCCESSFUL SALVAGE.

    The purchasers of the wreck of the steamer Opouri, at Greymauth, salved practically everything of value, including the engines and bollers. ...

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  45. VICTORIA.

    The Rubber Workers' union, at a mass meeting to-day, rejected the offer of the Dunlop Rubber Company to reinstate 50 of its former employees, out of a total of 1104, ...

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  46. FATAL ALTERCATION.

    At an inquest regarding the death of an old man, James Wilkinson, from fracture of the skull, the evidence shafted that a man named Booth ereated a disturbance at the ...

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  47. TOWN IN DARKNESS.

    The coal supply is exhausted and the town was in darkness last night. ...

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  48. "SHIPOWNERS' OFFER.

    The Premier anounced to-day that Mr. Hyne, of Maryborough, who owned the steamer Hopewell, was now in negotiation with a Maryborough sugar factory to carry ...

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  49. RECRUITING.

    In connection with the endeavour to raise 150 men to proceed abroad as a Railways and Tramways Infantry Reinforcements Unit, addresses will be delivered to the men attached ...

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  50. SOUTH AMERICAN FEELING.

    It is reported from Monte Video that the Uruguayan Congress will meet on Saturday to consider the question of severing relations with Germany. ...

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  51. TURKS LOSE MATERIAL.

    A fire at Haidarshi, the western terminus of the Bagdad railway, destroyed enormous quantities of war material intended for use in the reconquest of Bagdad. ...

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  52. BATHURST SOLDIERS' HOME.

    The recent dismissal of the matron of the Western Convalescent Home for Soldiers, and the subsequent protest of the patients at the home, were referred to the Central ...

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  53. IRISH CONVENTION.

    At the twentieth meeting of the Irish Convention, which was held to-day in Cork, it was resolved to refer the various schemes discussed by the convention to a grand ...

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  54. FUSION OF PARTIES.

    At a conference of the People's party to-day a proposal for amalgamation with the Liberal parties was agreed to. The meeting was equally divided on a motion expressing ...

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  55. NEW ZEALAND WHEAT SHORTAGE

    It is officially stated that there is a shortage of wheat in New Zealand, and the position will not be improved until the industrial position in Australia is settled. In any case, ...

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  56. MR. BONAR LAW'S SONS.

    Apart from one son being a prisoner in Turkey, Mr. Bonar Law's second son, who was in the Royal Flying Corps, is reported missing. The youngest boy, Anthony, joined the Artists ...

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  57. CAUCUS POSTPONED.

    Owing to the non-arrival of many delegates, the democratic caucus has been postponed. ...

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