The shipping dispute was considered at a special meeting of the Sydney branch of the Seamen's Union to-day, when the following motion was carried:—"That we ...
Article : 133 wordsEneggora and the adjacent Rifle Range were awakened to a new activity yesterday with the institution of the first Brisbane camp of continous training under ...
Article : 1,473 wordsA representative deputation which waited on the Federal Treasurer (Sir Josepn Cook) to-day urged that Anzac Day should be observed in a manner ...
Article : 205 wordsArrangements are now being made by the Commonwealth Treasury for the payment of war gratuity bonds amounting to £10,000,000, which will fall due ...
Article : 106 wordsEngland with three wickets down, had a credit of 220 runs on the opening of the fourth day's play in the match with New South Wales. The weather was fine and ...
Article : 1,410 wordsThree thousand Cossacks from Kazvin, and two batteries of guns, with Riza Khan Sardar commanding, captured Teheran (the capital of Persia) at ...
Article : 140 wordsAs a preliminary of the Reparations Conference, the "Big Three"—Mr. Lloyd George (Prime Minister of England), M. Br[?]and (Prime Minister of France), and ...
Article : 1,233 wordsCaptain Wedgwood Benn (Liberal member for Leith), an the House of Commons, moved an amendment to the Address in Reply, condemning the ...
Article : 901 wordsC. Kelleway has notified the Board [?] Control that, for business reasons, he cannot accept the board's invitation to join the Australian cricketers for ...
Article : 48 wordsA match was commenced between the South Auckland team and the Australian team at Hamilton to-day. The local eleven batted first, making 173. ...
Article : 71 wordsThe annual sittings of the Methodist Conference were commenced in the Albert-street Church last evening, in the presence of a large congregation, the retiring ...
Article : 1,164 wordsIt is announced that the Austral Nail Co. will cease operations on Thursday, and 350 men will be thrown out of employment. This is another result of the ...
Article : 65 wordsThe result of the interstate cricket match, Queensland v. New South Wales, was another disappointment to local enthusiasts, ending, as it did, in a victory ...
Article : 1,177 wordsThe earliest results of the Prussian Diet elections show that the reactionary parties, comprising the old military and industrial elements, are gaining ...
Article : 82 wordsLord Haig landed this morning, and was accorded a great civic reception. In his speech in reply, he said that the conference he had come to attend aimed at ...
Article : 129 wordsThe waterside deadlock continues. Though no fresh labour has been engaged on the wharf since Thursday, some 700 men are still working the ships. ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Chinese War Ministry is preparing an expedition against Urga, in Mongolia, the captors of which are estimated to number 5500 Russians and 10,000 ...
Article : 561 wordsThe official announcement is made that Major-General Nishi Fara, the Commandant of the brigade of which the sentry who shot Lieut. Langdon, of ...
Article : 80 wordsA compulsory conference was held before his Honour Mr. Justice Powers yesterday in the dispute between the E[?]ine-drivers and Firemen's Association ...
Article : 110 wordsThe correspondent of the "Times" at Washington says it is understood that the United states has begun the coining of silver dollars. This will recall that ...
Article : 88 wordsSittings of the Industrial Court were held, before his Honour Mr. Justice M'Cawley, to revise the awards of the various callings, and to bring them in ...
Article : 250 wordsThe transference of part of the Syrian mandate over territory from France to Great Britain, under the convention, has been formally concluded between them ...
Article : 87 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Washington reports that probably President Wilson will shortly recommend Congress to accept a special issue of German ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Duke of Connaught is in Bombay, where there is almost a complete "hartal." The retail shops and the markets, except those of fish and meat, ...
Article : 117 wordsArmed men attacked a party of soldiers conveying soldiers rations at Kilkenny. The fire of the troops killed two of the attackers. Another report states that ...
Article : 180 wordsAt the sitting of the special court created to inquire into the hours of labour in industry his Honour Judge Beeby heard applications for the ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Colonial Office, replying to a request from the Agents-General for the reduction of fruit freights from 8/ to 6/ per case, states that the ship owners ...
Article : 42 wordsThe statistics prepared by the Ministry for Labour for January show the first substantial decline in wages, 1,450,000 persons sustaining a net decrease of ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Minister for War (M. Barthou), speaking at the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Battle of Verdun, said that any concession the French made on ...
Article : 229 wordsThe seventh anual British industries Fair, comprising 3½ miles of stalls, has been opened at the White City. The fair surpasses its predecessors in size and ...
Article : 54 wordsArchbishop Man[?] addressed a gathering of 2000 sympathisers with the Sinn Fein movement in Edinburgh. As the use of the Usher Hall was refused, the ...
Article : 44 wordsThe first move was made yesterday in probably a crucial struggle affecting the mining industries in the future, when the executive of the Miners' Federation ...
Article : 118 wordsAt the continuation of the wool sales in Sydney to-day the quantity catalogued was 5452 bales. These were put up at auction, and 4088 bales were ...
Article : 146 wordsReplying to a question in the House of Comm[?] Mr. Bonar Law said the British Government was considering a proposal for altering the name of the Colonial ...
Article : 58 wordsThe International Fur Exchange sales have opened, and prices are approximately 40 per cent. lower than the prices of May, 1920. Furmen states that the ...
Article : 54 wordsMr. Ashbolt Butters has completed a tour of British electrical manufacturers for the purpose of securing high tension gear for Tasmanian works. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Government Estimates inclue £105,000 for purposed of overseas settlement and £55,000 for assistance to settlers. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe idea has been revived of marking the limits of the German advance in 1918 by obelisks, inscribed: "Here the barbarian rush was stayed." ...
Article : 41 wordsMr. Nicho[?]s Kelley (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury), who is in charge of foreign loans, informed the Judicial Committee of the Senate that France had asked ...
Article : 167 wordsIt has been definitely settled that Mr. Harry K. Daugherty, Senator Harding's political manager, shall be appointed Attorney-General. ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Privy Council has refused to grant special leave to appeal, in the case of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand versus M'Guire, form the judgment ...
Article : 41 wordsA large new store belonging to the Stanmore Preserving Co., at Stanmore, was destroyed by fire to-night, together with a large and valuable stock. The fire, which ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Agent-General for Queensland (Mr. J. M. Hunter) states that he thinks great good would result if the Commonwealth insisted on a better selection of the fruit ...
Article : 82 wordsAn application by the Federated Storemen and Packers' Union was made to the Industrial Registrar (Mr. A. M. Stewart) for leave to amend the ...
Article : 94 wordsAt a conference before his Honour Mr. Justice Powers, between the Manufacturing Grocers' Employees' Federation and Messrs. G. Mowling and Song, and others, ...
Article : 80 wordsThe chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives (Mr. Fordney), on returning from a conference with Senator Harding, ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Federal Treasuier (Sir Joseph Cook) was questioned to-day regarding the report from Melbourne that the Federal Cabinet had decided to send a ...
Article : 68 wordsMessrs. Vickers will launch the new vessel Moreton Bay on April 23, but the date of completion is uncertain owing to a strike of ship joiners. The ...
Article : 52 wordsT. J. E. Andrews i[?] to be 12th man for the Australian team in the final [?] match, which commences on Friday. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 23 Feb 1921, Page 7
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