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  2. THE GREAT STRIKE.

    The efforts made by the Government, aided by large reinforcements of volunteers, continue to mitigate the hardships caused by the strike of railwaymen, and ...

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  3. AMERICA AND ITALY.

    A message from Washington states that Mr. Campbell, in the House of Representatives, declared that the people had the right to know why American troops were ...

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  4. BOLSHEVIK REVERSES

    A Bolshevik wireless message admits that owing to the pressure of the considerably reinforced enemy the Bolsheviks retired to new positions forty-five ...

    Article : 99 words
  5. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. Flowers, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Local Government Bill was ...

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  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. Senator Lynch (W.A.) asked if it was ...

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  7. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

    A meeting of the miners' delegate board was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president, Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, ...

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  8. OUR SYDNEY LETTER.

    The bread strike is over as regards baking and delivery. It will only be quite over otherwise when the householder has discovered what effect ...

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  9. NEED FOR COMMON-SENSE.

    Mr. Smillie, speaking at Glasgow, said that within the week probably fifty per cent of the manual workers in the country would be idle. ...

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  10. WORKING THE RAILWAYS.

    All the trunk lines are improving their skeleton services. The southern railways are organising quicker services. The North-western Company announces that it ...

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  11. D'ANNUNZIO AT WAR.

    D'Annunzio has cut telegraphic communication between Fiume and Agram. When the French Mission inisted on the restoration of the service, ...

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  12. SIBERIAN GOVERNMENT.

    The Russian Embassy in Washington reports that Admiral Kolchak has ordered a convocation of the State Assembly. Delegates of small rural districts in ...

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  13. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    Mr. D. Levy, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Replying to Mr. Briner, Mr. Holman, the ...

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  14. THE PEACE TREATY.

    In the course of a bitter debate in the United States Senate, Senator Hitchcock charged the Republicans with heckling President Wilson, and with "filibustering" ...

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  15. AMERICANS AND COSSACKS.

    It is reported from Washington that Major-General Graves, commanding the Americans in Siberia, has demanded an apology from the Cossack Commander, ...

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  16. BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.

    A Washington message states that the blockade of Germany, owing to the non-removal of troops from the Baltic provinces, has begun. ...

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  17. PLIGHT OF ARMENIA.

    A Washington message states that Mr. Phillips, the Assistant Secretary of State, informed the Foreign Relations Sub-committee of the Senate that the ...

    Article : 71 words
  18. STANFORD-MERTHYR TRIBUNAL.

    A meeting of the parties to the Stanford Merthyr Tribunal was held at the rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association, Newcastle, yesterday. Mr. H. M. ...

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  19. BRITISH AT ODESSA.

    It is reported in Vienna that British sailors have landed at Odessa. ...

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  20. SUBURBAN SERVICES.

    Suburban trains were more numerous and better on Tuesday than on Monday. The main lines, which are the principal arteries of food supply, are kept open, ...

    Article : 217 words
  21. CHINA AND SHANTUNG.

    A dispatch from Kufow, in Shantung, states that Kung Hsiang Ko, the special delegate from the Shantung Provincial Assembly to Paris, interviewed, said that ...

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  22. THE STEEL STRIKE.

    The Bethlehem correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the strike committee has voted a request to the Senate Labour Committee to investigate ...

    Article : 84 words
  23. ABERDARE CENTRAL.

    The question of the abolition of the "dog watch" at Aberdare Central Colliery was the subject of a conference last evening between Mr. C. M. M'Donald, the ...

    Article : 71 words
  24. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    Mr. Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. The Speaker announced the receipt of ...

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  25. AMALGAMATED ENGINEERS.

    Mr. T. B. Ward, New South Wales organiser of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, returned to Newcastle yesterday, from Melbourne, where he had been ...

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  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A debate was initiated in the House of Assembly to-day by Mr. Southwood on his motion, "That in view of the necessity for further economy in the Government, ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. VICTORIA.

    Mr. Considine, M.H.R., was released from prison yesterday, having had five days of his sentence remitted. A conference of labour organisations, ...

    Article : 122 words
  28. LYNCHING OF NEGROES.

    A report from Montgomery, Alabama, states that three negroes named Temple, Phifer, and Crosky were lynched. Crosky was a returned soldier. Temple is said ...

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  29. CENTRAL GRETA COLLIERY.

    Following on the stoppage at Central Greta Colliery, a meeting of the men was held at the tunnel mouth to consider the case of a member who was discharged ...

    Article : 107 words
  30. SOME STRIKE EFFECTS.

    Troops are placed in all the London stations, using the waiting rooms as sleeping quarters. The London schools are closing earlier ...

    Article : 95 words
  31. RAILWAY MEN'S ATTITUDE.

    Mr. J. H. Thomas, the President of the National Union of Railwaymen, addressing meetings of strikers, said that although they wanted to limit the strike ...

    Article : 129 words
  32. VOLCANIC ERUPTION.

    It is reported from Honolulu that the volcano of Mauna Loa is in eruption. Many homes have been destroyed, and the residents are fleeing. ...

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  33. QUEENSLAND.

    During the financial year the State railways have shown a loss of nearly £1,500,000. Considerable loss was occasioned during the influenza epidemic. ...

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  34. OFFENDED DEPUTATION.

    The Agents-General for the Australian States waited as a deputation on the Food Ministry in regard to the ban on the re-export of jam. ...

    Article : 113 words
  35. TAREE EISTEDDFOD.

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  36. THE SEAMEN'S DISPUTE.

    "The position remains as it was," said Senator Millen, the Minister for Repatriation, when spoken to this afternoon with regard to threatened trouble as a result ...

    Article : 115 words
  37. RELIEVING DISTRESS.

    The Ministry for Labour, in a communique states: Unemployment payments are not designed to meet the present extraordinary situation, nor is the ...

    Article : 133 words
  38. POTATO PRICES.

    At the sitting of the Necessary Commodities Control Commission this afternoon consideration was given to an application of a number of Sussex-street ...

    Article : 340 words
  39. THE UNIONS' CONFERENCE.

    In view of Mr. Thomas' statement that he is prepared to accept the support of allied unions, great importance attaches to to-day's joint conference of the ...

    Article : 121 words
  40. DESTROYERS FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Six destroyers are now at Portsmouth and Chatham awaiting Australian crews in order to proceed to Australia. ...

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  41. NEW ZEALAND MINERS.

    It is stated that the "go-slow" policy at the Kaitangata mines has been definitely abandoned, and that the output is now a shade above normal. ...

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  42. DEVELOPING ARGENTINA.

    A despatch from Buenos Ayres states that the President has sent a proposal to Congress for the formation of a National Agricultural Bank to extend credits to ...

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  43. MOTOR LORRIES' SUCCESS.

    A feature of the strike is the triumph of motor lorries, some of which are running 100 miles from London. Their method of distributing food is ...

    Article : 72 words
  44. DIRECT ACTION.

    The leaders of the transport workers and the railwaymen have jointly advised other unions to refrain from sectional strikes. ...

    Article : 175 words
  45. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It is reported from Washington that the condition of President Wilson is improving. Sir Arthur Stanley, the late Governor ...

    Article : 186 words
  46. BROKEN HILL MINERS.

    Mr. Brookfield, M.P., has written to Mr. J. Middling, the vice-president of the Australian Mining Association, as follows: "If the Broken Hill mining ...

    Article : 101 words
  47. THE WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales wore postponed until to-day, owing to a disagreement between the Continental buyers and the Wool Department regarding the conditions of sale, ...

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  48. WICKHAM.

    A number of additional names of Wickham soldiers were yesterday placed on the second honour roll that is suspended in the local council chambers. At the ...

    Article : 59 words
  49. CANADIAN RAILWAY WAGES.

    A Montreal message states that the Canadian Railways Shopmen's Union is demanding 17 cents an hour increase. They will confer with the Canadian War ...

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  50. CARDIFF.

    At a meeting of the parishioners of St. Thomas Church of England, it was decided to hold a smoke concert and jumble fair at an early date to raise funds to ...

    Article : 90 words
  51. NEWCASTLE REVENUE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 words
  52. NEW YORK LOCK-OUT.

    It is reported from New York that 250 job-printing establishments have locked out 10,000 pressmen and feeders, as the result of the controversy, in which the ...

    Article : 42 words
  53. NEW LAMBTON.

    A welcome home, public banquet, and presentation to returned soldiers will take place at the mechanics' institute on Saturday night. ...

    Article : 34 words
  54. TRANSPORTERS' STATEMENT.

    After conferring with the executive of the National Union of Railwaymen, the Transport Federation announces that 100,000 transporters are affected by the ...

    Article : 123 words
  55. Advertising

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