The Centennial Hall yesterday was the meeting place for a conference of delegates representing the dairying industry in Queensland at which a scheme for the ...
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Article : 1,434 wordsTo be "class conscious." What does it mean? It is a shibboleth designed for the confusion of the unthinking[?] It is absolutely undemocratic It could only ...
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Article : 292 wordsSlowly, but it may be hoped surely, the Federal Council of the Stamen's Union is groping towards a settlement of the shipping strike. Members of the ...
Article : 457 wordsGiving evidence before the Low Grade Mines Commission this morning, the representatives of the shop stewards' committees of the Witwatersrand miners ...
Article : 134 wordsA difference of opinion concerning the interpretation of one c[?]use of an award resulted in a special mass meeting of the Coal Workers Union unanimously ...
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Article : 421 wordsThe Danish Red Cross Mission has returned from Moscow, and states that the situation at Moscow is one of terrible terrorism. The triumvirate executed a ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Government has decided to suppress Sinn Fein and kindred organisations in the county of Clare, Ireland. Official memoranda [?]umerate instances of [?]n ...
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Article : 214 wordsIt is reported from London that the Roumanians are leaving Budapest. BUCHAREST, Tuesday The Roumanian Cabinet has resolved ...
Article : 139 wordsFifty-eight thousand New Zealand troops have already left England, homeward bound, and 4400 have still to be repatriated. Of these 1100 will leave by September ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Admiralty awaits the New Zealand Government's decision regarding naval requirements. At first it offered a modern light cruiser of the Canterbury class as ...
Article : 89 wordsThe drastic action of the League of Consumers, formed to reduce prices, is [?]aving an unexpected result. Serious revolts have taken place on the [?]art ...
Article : 93 wordsSydney is threatened with still another strike. A stop-work meeting of members of the country milk distributing sec[?]on of the Milk Carters' Union to-day ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Acting Chief Secretary said yesterday that the Excelsior had arrived at Mackay with 53 tons of foodstuffs. The flour she carried was sent to ...
Article : 278 wordsThe political situation in Turkey is chaotic owing to the Central Government losing authority. Anatolia is in open revolt under Ke[?]el Pasha, and anti-Greek ...
Article : 47 wordsGenerals Botha and Smuts had an en thusiastic reception here. Speaking at a banquet tendered to them, General Botha said that he had returned with but one ...
Article : 204 wordsThe steamer War Khan had an exciting experience. She received an S.O.S. signal when 200 miles off Brest to stand off. and found that the crew ...
Article : 77 wordsA divorce [?], the principals in whi[?] are well known in business circles in [?]Melbourne, was [?]eard in the Divorce Cou[?], before his [?]our Mr. Justice ood, ...
Article : 511 wordsThe Belgian Chamber of Representatives has unanimously ratified the peace treaty. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt the suggestion of the Broken Hill Branch of the Political Labour League Mr. Brookfield, M.L.A., has withdrawn his resignation from the State Labour ...
Article : 33 wordsST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Thursday. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales attended a regatta to-day A rowing boat overturned while a race was in ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr W. F. Massey), in his speech at Honolulu concerning Japan's policy in regard to Shantung, said: "The dispute ...
Article : 54 wordsThe railway employees, unions have asked the Arbitration Court to revise the awards of January. 1918. and grant a 44 hours week and pay increases, in ...
Article : 54 wordsThe sales of Government war stores not wanted by the Government realised a sum of £155,000,000. Many million pounds' worth more are awaiting sale. The sale ...
Article : 47 wordsSenator Foll, in the Senate to-day, asked if the Government was aware that a large number of munition workers in Queensland were on the verge of ...
Article : 145 wordsGeneral Sir Archibald Macdonnell, in defending General Sir Arthur W. Currie, who commanded a cava[?]ry corps in France, from criticisms of undue losses ...
Article : 68 wordsA special meeting of the council last night authorised the borrowing of £12,000 for the purpose of lighting Glen Innes by electricity. ...
Article : 31 wordsA note of warning to Mexico, in which it is stated that there will be a radical change of policy unless the treatment of foreigners improves, has been ...
Article : 48 wordsThe magistrate unexpectedly confront[?]d the alleged murderer of women, Landru, with his wife. Landru burst into tears. When he recovered he apologised to his ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister informed Mr. Finlayson, in the House of Representatives to-day, that permission was not refused to the Queensland ...
Article : 145 wordsThe State Prices Regulation Commission, which recently ordered a reduction in the price of sugar fr[?]m 4d to 3½d per [?]b. in the metropolitan area, has ...
Article : 191 wordsLord Inchcape has sold practically all of the 40 new standard steamers which it was announced last month he intended to sell, on condition that they must not be ...
Article : 58 wordsBaron von Bissing, a half-brother of the former German Governor of Brussels, is living at Felixstowe. General resentment is felt regarding his presence, and ...
Article : 113 wordsIn connection with the efforts to recover gold from the sunken steamer Laurentic, it is stated that gold ingots to the value of £7,000,000 were on board. The bulk ...
Article : 101 wordsIn reference to the question asked by Major C. F. Entwisle, Liberal member for Kingston-upon-Hull, in the House of Commons, whether the Commonwealth line ...
Article : 79 wordsIn connection with the cout-martial of Fratel, the Eurasian warrant officer, who is charged, on the complaint of British officers and men imprisoned in ...
Article : 76 wordsCrushing will start at Pleystowe sugar mill next Wednesday. Most of the mills in this district will start crushing this month, but only two to three weeks' ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 16 Aug 1919, Page 5
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