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  2. STRIKES OFF

    Strikes and rumors of strikes are still prevalent. A number of the recent troubles have been settled, but others continue to crop up. At Broken Hill the miners have not ...

    Article : 288 words
  3. HUN RIFLES IN SPAIN

    The authorities at Malaga, a seaport on the Mediterranean coast, 62 miles cast of Gibraltar, have made a sensational discovery, due more to an accident than anything else. ...

    Article : 117 words
  4. WAR NOTES

    From what late cables tell us, Italy has embraced to, some purpose the ill-fated policy of the Allies which Lloyd George designated "Too late." Just as Britain was too slow in ...

    Article : 3,384 words
  5. LETTERPRESS MACHINISTS

    The Letterpress Machinists' Union recently obtained a new award, but the members are not satisfied with certain of the rates and conditions. At the Trades Hall last night a mass ...

    Article : 79 words
  6. BRIEF NEWS

    There are now on the books of the Amelioration Committee, whose object is the relief of distressed soldiers returned from the front, 1300 names of men in receipt of assistance. The ...

    Article : 78 words
  7. THE SOUTH COAST MINERS

    Our Wollongong correspondent wired yesterday that, though the miners' ballot was in favor of a return to work to-morrow, leaving the question as to eight hours from bank to bank ...

    Article : 177 words
  8. 19TH BATTALION FUND'S HALF-YEAR.

    The 19th Battalion Comforts Fund held its first half-yearly meeting on Thursday at Bent-street. The report showed that an enormous amount of work had been accomplished, as ...

    Article : 150 words
  9. GARDEN ISLAND

    The trouble at Garden Island between dockers and painters was found to have arisen through a conflict of opinion as to the conditions at Cockatoo Island, which were put ...

    Article : 85 words
  10. WHEAT LUMPERS GO BACK

    As a result of the conference presided over by Mr. Hughes yesterday, the strike of wheat lumpers at Williamstown (Vic.) was settled. The agreement arrived at provides for ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. SIR THOMAS MACKENZIE

    At a meeting to-day the War Contingent Association congratulated Sir Thomas Mackenzie, New Zealand's High Commissioner, on his elevation to the K.C.M.G. ...

    Article : 97 words
  12. ALLIES' DAY.

    There is small likelihood of the £150,000 mark being attained by the efforts of the Allies' Day Committee and the zealous collectors in behalf of the distressed peoples of the stricken ...

    Article : 93 words
  13. MUSICIANS' DISPUTE

    The Professional Musicians' Union have a dispute with Union Theatres, Ltd., at the Olympia Theatre, Darlinghurst, owing to the orchestra of eight players being discharged during ...

    Article : 195 words
  14. PRIZES FOR POULTRY PAPERS.

    The attention of poultry farmers and others interested in the industry is again drawn to the fact that the Department of Agriculture is allotting four prizes, totalling £10/10/, for ...

    Article : 71 words
  15. THE COKE WORKERS

    As a result of the miners' strike, a number of the coke-workers are out on the South Coast, there being not enough small coke to keep the kilns going. The men are feeling the pinch ...

    Article : 87 words
  16. METAL PRICES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  17. PREMIER FOR HOBART.

    Mr. Holman, who is not yet restored to perfect health, and is endeavoring to get into form for the opening of the session in February, will leave for a trip to Tasmania on Sunday next, ...

    Article : 73 words
  18. AT BROKEN HILL

    The position is unchanged at Broken Hill. Enginedrivers and firemen, engineers and carpenters, all refused to strike, and the trouble now rests entirely in the hands of the A.M.A. ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. SADDLERS AND LEATHER-WORKERS

    A stop-work meeting will be held in Sydney on Wednesday by the saddlers and leather workers. It is claimed by the unionists that the trade is one of the lowest-paid in the ...

    Article : 80 words
  20. WHEAT IN LONDON

    The wheat market is quiet. Australians are offering more freely. Sixty-five shillings was asked for cargoes in sailing ships from New South Wales early in January, and 64/ for ...

    Article : 49 words
  21. WORK FOR SOLDIERS.

    Mr. Gilbert, of the War Council's department concerning itself with the obtaining of employment for the returned soldiers, will be glad to hear from employers who have light work to ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. MILK SUPPLIERS "OUT"

    Milk suppliers of the South Coast are in line with the disaffected workers of the country. They are out for more profit, and it is announced that if they do not get what they are ...

    Article : 138 words
  23. RIOTS IN MELBOURNE

    Prahran was quiet yesterday. After the disorderly scenes witnessed in Chapel and Greville streets on Friday night precautions were taken to prevent a recurrence of the ...

    Article : 155 words
  24. FOR THE BOYS.

    The refreshment rooms in connection with the Employment Bureau of the War Council, and the office of the Amelioration Committee, in the old buildings of the Department of ...

    Article : 160 words
  25. SOUTHERN MINERS TO RESUME

    A meeting of shiftmen and wheelers, which was largely attended, was held at Bulli yesterday for the purpose of deciding what action would be taken in view of the decision of the ...

    Article : 396 words
  26. ELECTRIC CUPS

    A dispute between the Sheet Metal Workers' Society and the Electrical Trades Union has been settled. It concerned the making of brass clips for electrical wires on ships. Mr. M. ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. CARTERS' CONDITIONS

    The Trolly, Draymen, and Carters' Union has been very busy lately in making arrangements for new agreements and for putting cases before wages boards. ...

    Article : 293 words
  28. THE "REALTY REVIEW."

    In the "Realty Review" for January, issued by Arthur Rickard and Co., Ltd. the editor points out that Mr. Mares, the head officer of the Meteorological Department, has stated that ...

    Article : 91 words
  29. STATE BRICKWORKS

    On Friday night the Brickmakers and Clay workers' Association held a special meeting concerning the strike at the State Brickworks. It was decided that the men should resume ...

    Article : 47 words
  30. FIREMAN FATALLY STABBED

    A little before 7 o'clock last night, Constable Jones, from information received, found a fireman, whose name is supposed to be Michael McNally, lying in the gutter near the urinal of ...

    Article : 161 words
  31. COMMONWEALTH WAR LOAN.

    As January 31 will be a public holiday in Victoria, the Commonwealth Treasurer has arranged with the Governor of the Common-wealth Bank that applications will be received ...

    Article : 67 words
  32. MUNITIONS AT NEWCASTLE

    The latest development in connection with the munition trouble at Newcastle is that a sub-committee from the Labor Council of New South Wales will try to help the adjustment ...

    Article : 189 words
  33. THE WHEAT HARVEST.

    Usually the harvest in the Riverina country is finished before the end of December; even when the crop is heavy, the bulk of the grain is bagged by then. This season farmers ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. "ALL AUSTRALIAN."

    As far as is possible, all the work in connection with the new building of the head office of the Commonwealth Bank will be Australian. Mr. Denison Miller hopes that all the ...

    Article : 113 words
  35. COOPERS STILL OUT

    There has been no change in the situation concerning the dispute between coopers and their employers on the question of payment for holidays. The men who are employed in ...

    Article : 43 words
  36. SOLDIER'S WIDOW GIVEN FREE HOME.

    When the news was received in the Auburn district that Sergt.-Major Beasley, of that town, had been killed in action at Gallipoli a strong committee was formed to undertake the work ...

    Article : 169 words
  37. CHILD FRIGHTFULLY INJURED.

    A youngster named Henry Rayard, aged 5, living at 41 Edward-street. North Sydney, was sliding down a post at North Sydney last night at about 7 p.m., when a protruding nail caught ...

    Article : 65 words
  38. ENEMY SHAREHOLDERS.

    The Prime Minister stated yesterday that the decision of the Commonwealth Government to prevent persons of enemy nationality, whether naturalised or not, from holding shares in ...

    Article : 93 words
  39. SPORTSMEN ENLIST.

    W. P. O'Neil, of the Carlton Harriers, one of Victoria's brilliant long-distance runners, has enlisted for active service. He is the present two mile steeplechase, three mile track, ...

    Article : 232 words
  40. WHARF LABORERS

    A number of wharf-laborers employed in connection with the Vacuum Oil Company's business at Pulpit Point, left work about ten days ago, and demanded an increase of 3d on their ...

    Article : 165 words
  41. GENIUS FOR ESCAPING.

    William Andre, about 24 years of age, who is a German naval reservist, has twice escaped from custody. He is credited with being a genius, and rather a shrewd man. He was ...

    Article : 151 words
  42. FOR THE HOSPITALS.

    The objective of the promoters of the Police and Firemen's Carnival, fixed for February 26, is £7000 for the hospitals. The result of last year's carnival was £2072, handed over to the ...

    Article : 166 words
  43. FATAL FALL OVER CLIFF.

    John Abbott, about 40, who lived at 44 Taylor-street, Surry Hills, fell 35ft over a cliff near Bilyard-avenue, Elizabeth Bay, yesterday at about 8 a.m., and so injured his head that ...

    Article : 75 words
  44. POSSIBLE MILK FAMINE.

    If the intentions of the milk suppliers of the South Coast, as expressed at a meeting held yesterday, are to be adhered to, no milk will be sent from that district by the trains ...

    Article : 165 words
  45. SUGAR WORKERS

    The present award of the sugar workers is nearly two years old. The men point out that the cost of living has increased very greatly in that time, and they express much ...

    Article : 88 words
  46. Advertising

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    Advertising : 68 words
  47. CARTER INJURED.

    A carter named Maurice Brown, 37, living at 45 Cornwallis-street, Redfern, fell from a can while working at McMahon's stable, Redfern, yesterday at 1 p.m. In the fall his head ...

    Article : 71 words
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