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  2. THE ELECTIONS. ISSUE OF THE WRITS.

    His Excellency the Governor-General yesterday issued a proclamation dissolving the House of Representatives. To-day the writs for the Federal election ...

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  3. BIG MINING DEAL.

    The largest individual mining deal that has ever taken place in Australia has just been completed. The entire interest of the late Mr. W. R. ...

    Article : 136 words
  4. STEAMER HELD UP.

    Trouble occurred among the firemen and trimmers on the interstate steamer Zealandia yesterday, as a result of which the vessel has been delayed indefinitely. ...

    Article : 422 words
  5. THE MINERS' STRIKE. SECRET DEPUTATION.

    The trouble between the South Coast miners and their employers has reached an acute stage, and there are grave fears that it will extend to the northern collieries, and ...

    Article : 411 words
  6. BRITISH BUDGET. HUGE FIGURES.

    The House of Commons was crowded tonight, when Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Budget Speech. The Budget, however, proved brief and ...

    Article : 566 words
  7. TREATIES OF PEACE. ABOLITION OF WAR.

    Mr. W. J. Bryan, Secretary of State, has outlined a plan for the negotiation of treaties of peace between the United States and other nations with a view to the ultimate abolition ...

    Article : 147 words
  8. SKUTARI FALLS. MONTENEGRINS ENTER.

    There has been severe night fighting outside Skutari, during which the Montenegrins captured two lines of Turkish posts at the point of the bayonet. ...

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  9. SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES.

    Turkey has arranged with Servia and Greece for a suspension of hostilities and the repatriation of prisoners. ...

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  10. FIVE DISMISSALS.

    Three representatives of railway employees had a private interview yesterday afternoon with the Minister for Labour. Subsequently Mr. Carmichael made the ...

    Article : 264 words
  11. "DRIFTING INTO WAR."

    The Salonika correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that Greece and Bulgaria are rapidly drifting into war. The Bulgarians are concentrating troops at Drama, ...

    Article : 109 words
  12. INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE.

    King George will receive in audience Sir George Reid, Sir Arthur Lawley, and the other delegates on Friday, prior to their leaving for New York, to attend the International Peace ...

    Article : 38 words
  13. BELGIAN GENERAL STRIKE

    In the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Vandervelde, leader of the Socialists, accepted the olive branch of the Government, which held out a prospect of the introduction of a ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED.

    By a special proclamation issued to-day by the Governor-General, the House of Representatives was dissolved Until May 31 there will be no members of the House of ...

    Article : 70 words
  15. ALBANIANS V. ALBANIANS.

    The withdrawal in part of the Servians from Albania has been signalised by an outbreak among the Albanians, and the Mohammedans on the right bank of the River Devoll ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. MR. WADE AT LANE COVE.

    Mr. Wade, leader of the State Opposition, addressed a meeting at Lane Cove last night. The chair was taken by Mr. H. A. Jones. Referring to the referendum issue, Mr. ...

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  17. IMMIGRATION. AMALGAMATING ENGLISH STAFFS.

    The tentative agreement between Mr. W. Watt, Premier of Victoria, and Mr. W. A. Holman, Attorney-General of New South Wales, in regard to the amalgamation of the ...

    Article : 111 words
  18. STATE EIGHTS.

    Mr.W. A.Holman, New South Wales Attorney-General, was entertained at luncheon to-day by members of the City Carlton Club. Mr.Washington Evans presided. Mr.T.A. ...

    Article : 196 words
  19. ANOTHER FEDERATION MOVE.

    The Colliery Employees' Federation is now in quest of local boards of arbitration, where the executive officers will be included. The difference between those boards and the ...

    Article : 350 words
  20. GLEBE ELECTION.

    Mr.J.A.Hogue, late member for the Glebe, and ex-Minister for Education, has definitely decided to withdraw from the Liberal selection ballot as a result of what he terms "grave ...

    Article : 343 words
  21. "STRIKELESS PEACE."

    The chief inspector of Victorian factories (Mr. H. M. Murphy), who has been on a visit to Sydney, claims that the southern State is blessed with "strikeless peace." "In Sir ...

    Article : 276 words
  22. "SAVING THEIR FACES."

    Although those who took part in the deliberations were pledged to secrecy—Ministers and miners' representatives alike refusing to give any information to the press—there is ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. SALVATION ARMY'S ASSISTANCE.

    Mr. Watt, Premier of Victoria, and General Booth had a discussion with regard to the work of the Salvation Army in Australia, particularly in respect of immigration, ...

    Article : 79 words
  24. PBOPRIETORS' STATEMENT.

    On behalf of the Northern colliery, proprietors, Mr. A. R. Cant, the secretary to the Defence Association, made the following statement:— ...

    Article : 1,382 words
  25. AERONAUTICS.

    Two German officers, while flying on a biplane, ran short of petrol, and landed at Arracourt, believing that they were in Germany. The biplane was taken possession of by the ...

    Article : 64 words
  26. A RUSSIAN CRIME.

    Prince Ladislas Lubeckt was found murdered in the grounds of his residence this morning. There is no clue to the identity of the murderer. ...

    Article : 38 words
  27. VIEWS IN THE LOBBIES.

    The lobbies view the Budget favourably, owing to the absence of contentious new proposals. The Unionists are inclined to think that ...

    Article : 51 words
  28. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 240 words
  29. STRIKE PAY DISTRIBUTED.

    Strike pay was distributed to-day at the rate of 8s per man, with 2s for each child. A properly-constituted meeting of Mount Keira Lodge was held to-day, when a ...

    Article : 139 words
  30. PRESS COMMENTS.

    The Conservative newspapers accuse the Chancellor of guesswork, and of juggling with the sinking fund. The Radical newspapers agree that the ...

    Article : 62 words
  31. POLITICAL PRISONERS.

    At an influential meeting last night, at which the Earl of Lytton presided, a resolution was agreed to, protesting against the treatment of political prisoners in Portugal. ...

    Article : 76 words
  32. FOR AMERICA.

    "An Australian team of cricketers will definitely leave for America on Monday, May 5, by the Niagara," said Mr.E.R. Mayne, yesterday. "The information published in ...

    Article : 106 words
  33. UNION RIVALRY.

    A serious position has arisen in connection with the construction of the Australian warships at the Cockatoo Island Dock. Two powerful unions are at variance over a ...

    Article : 349 words
  34. IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

    The debate in the House of Lords on the annual Army Bill is attracting considerable attention, especially in view of the remark of Lord Haldane, Lord High Chancellor, to the ...

    Article : 162 words
  35. THE SUFFRAGISTS.

    Militant suffragists burned four pleasure boats at Handsworth, a suburb of Birmingham. Annie Bell, who was recently arrested ...

    Article : 46 words
  36. EFFECT IN COBAR.

    Owing to being unable to obtain supplies of coal and coke due to the continuation of the South Coast coal strike, fuel supplies at the Great Cobar mine are very short, and ...

    Article : 71 words
  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 138 words
  38. UNIFORM GAUGE.

    At the interstate conference of engineersin-chief for railways, which was held recently, the adoption of the standard guage of 4ft 8½in, was recommended. ...

    Article : 144 words
  39. OSCAR WILDE CASE.

    The hearing of the action for libel, brought by Lord, Alfred Douglas, against Arthur Ransome and the "Times" Book Club, in connection with Mr. Ransome's book on the late ...

    Article : 76 words
  40. BROKEN HILL STRIKE.

    At a meeting of the A.M.A. last night the finance committee formed itself into a committee for the purpose of assisting members in distressed circumstances, as the result of ...

    Article : 126 words
  41. SCHOOL CHILDREN'S STRIKE.

    Thousands of school children "struck" because of charges preferred against an unpopular teacher, whom a jury has just acquitted. ...

    Article : 113 words
  42. UNITED STATES TARIFFS.

    The Senate has decided not to give the customary public hearings in connection with the Tariff Bill. The House of Representatives will sit 12 ...

    Article : 72 words
  43. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 188 words
  44. LORD DENMAN AS TENNIS PLAYER.

    A handicap tournament, which entitles the winner to have his name engraved on the "Manifold" shield, and to a trophy, was played to-day, when Lord Denman, giving half 30, ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. FEDERAL CROWN SOLICITOR.

    The vacancy caused by the retirement of the Federal Crown Solicitor (Mr. Chas, Powers) to take a seat on the High Court Bench was to-day filled by the Executive ...

    Article : 73 words
  46. GERMAN ARMAMENT SCANDALS.

    The Budget Committee has adopted the motion brought forward by the Centre party for the appointment of a committee to investigate the whole matter of armament contracts. ...

    Article : 73 words
  47. AN ISLAND HURRICANE.

    The captain of the interinsular steamer Ripple reports that a hurricane swept the southern part of the Low Archipelago on April 15. ...

    Article : 56 words
  48. GUN-LAYING TESTS.

    The results of the 1912 gun-layers' tests in the navy have been published. In regard to heavy guns, the Mediterranean Squadron was first with an average of 108.130, ...

    Article : 110 words
  49. ALLEGED SHOOTING AT WIFE.

    At the Maitland Circuit Coun to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury, Hugh William Gorman was charged with shooting at his wife, Clara Jane Gorman, at Cessnock, on ...

    Article : 156 words
  50. PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION.

    The by-election for Shrewsbury for the vacant seat in the House of Commons, caused through the death of Sir Clement Hill (Unionist), took place to-day, the result of the poll ...

    Article : 48 words
  51. THE BISLEY TEAM.

    Owing to ill-health, J. H. Williams will not accompany the Commonwealth rifle team to Bisley. His retirement is a big loss, as he is recognised as one of Australia's foremost ...

    Article : 56 words
  52. A HANDSOME GIFT.

    Information has been received that Messrs. Coward and Son, proprietors of "Standard of Empire," have presented the Government of New Zealand with an aeroplane of latest ...

    Article : 47 words
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