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  2. OLD RECORDS.

    Some interesting sidelights on old Brisbane history were shown in a lecture by Dr. E. Sandford Jackson, before the Historical Society of Queensland, at the ...

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  3. THORNTON'S XI.

    After lunch yesterday in the cricket match between Austrlia and Thornton's Eleven the crowd had greatly increased, and some of the spectators eneroached ...

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  4. INDIAN REBELS.

    Information has been received stating that between 1000 and 2000 Hindus have been forcibly converted to Islam. Moplah rebels, who were hiding in the hills, at ...

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  5. VITAL ISSUES.

    Mr. Lloyd George's reply to the Dail Eireann asks for a definite answer as to whether De Valera is prepared to enter ...

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  6. THE LEAGUE.

    At the Assembly of the League of Nations Lord Robert Cecil (Great Britain), speaking on the Secretariat's report of the council's work, said he was satisfied with ...

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  7. RETRENCHMENT.

    Four old officers of the Government Planting Office—Messrs. Sidney Thomson (officer in charge of the fount room), Duncan Macmillan (compositor), and ...

    Article : 173 words
  8. EXTREME IDEAS.

    Some extreme proposals are included in the agenda paper which will be submitted to the Interstate Conference of the A.L.P., to commence on October 10. One ...

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  9. WOOL INDUSTRY.

    Further information was made available to-day regarding the decisions arrived at by the conference of representatives of the wool industry held in Melbourne this ...

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  10. GALLERY NOTES.

    Deflation continues. Is not that [?] blessed word? So much more pleasant for sensitive cars than the nasty word of "sack." When Opposition members shoot ...

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  11. ATTITUDE IN REGARD TO AFRICA.

    A resolution is to be submitted to the Legislature recommending that there shal be no reciproca legislation with South Africans in India unless the South ...

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  12. RAILWAY ECONOMY BOARD.

    The Commissioner, (Mr. Davidson) met members of the Economy Board yesterday afternoon, and was with them for a considerable time. ...

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  13. TEXT OF THE REPLY.

    The Cabinet's answer is short. Mr. Lloyd George says:—"I make the following observations on your letter of August 30: The principle of government by ...

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  14. GERMAN GOODS.

    The Prussian Ministry of Trade reports a manufacturing boom in all branches owing to the fall in the value of the mark attracting large foreign orders for ...

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  15. IPSWICH WORKSHOPS CLOSED YESTERDAY.

    The railway workshops at North Ipswich were closed to-day, in pursuance of the scheme by which work is curtailed by one day per fortnight. ...

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  16. REDUCED TRAIN SERVICES.

    Further reductions in the train services have been made. The trains which left Roma on Sunday and Monday nights at 10.20 have been cancelled, and the down ...

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  17. BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

    Speaking at the annual meeting of the British Associatin, Dr. Kimmins declared that tests of 1,750,000 troops showed that one man out of every 40 had not mentality ...

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  18. MAREEBA ASSAY OFFICE ABOLISHED.

    The announcement was made from the Mines Department yesterday that the Mar[?]ba assay office would be abolished as from September 30. It was also ...

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  19. DISARMAMENT.

    President Harding, according to the Washington correspondent of the "New York Times," in replying to a letter received from Mr. Jeffers, M.H.R., asking ...

    Article : 319 words
  20. PASTORAL CASE.

    When the hearing was begun to-day, before the full Arbitration Court, consisting of the President (his Honour Mr. Justice Powers) and their Honours Mr. ...

    Article : 737 words
  21. WAR OFFICE DECORATIONS.

    So far the War Office has distributed 348,000 1914 stars, 1,430,000 1914-15 stars, 2,847,000 British war medals, and 2,394,000 victory medals. ...

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  22. RELATIVITY.

    "An observer can set up, by means of light signals, a common system of time measurement throughout space as he knows it. When such a system has been ...

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  23. VESSEL ON FIRE.

    Auckland advices state that the schooner Cecilia Sudden, 545 tons, has been abandoned by her crew. The vessel, which was loaded with coal and kerosene, left ...

    Article : 181 words
  24. LONDON MARKET FIRM.

    At the sale of "free" wool both merinos and crossbreds were very firm. There was strong competition from Continental and home buyers, and prices were ...

    Article : 186 words
  25. BRITISH TRADE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  26. BANK ROBBERY.

    Four men motored to the Hibernian Bank at Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland, where they suddenly produced revolvers, and ordered the manager and ...

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  27. SAD TRAGEDY.

    Seated side by side in two armchairs, and bleeding from builet wounds, Leonard Maybury (aged 35) and Lethia Maybury (aged 30) were found by Dr. A. T. ...

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  28. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    The Glasgow Corporation is petitioning the Government requesting the provision of work to relieve distress amongst members of the working classes, and asking ...

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  29. REPARATIONS.

    The Parliamentary Finance Committee has approved a resolution confirming Italy's right in accordance with the Spa and London agreements to 10 per cent. ...

    Article : 51 words
  30. PUBLIC HEALTH.

    Means to remove many of the causes of physical unfitness in the community, and to bring about a lessening of the drug habit, which is said to be increasing, were ...

    Article : 297 words
  31. RUSSIAN FAMINE.

    It is understood that the Russian Soviet Government has, without qualification, refused to permit Inter-Allied Commissions or experts to visit Russia to study ...

    Article : 60 words
  32. YORKSHIRE PAPER'S COMMENTS.

    Commenting on Sir John Higgins's speech at the conference in Melbourne of representatives of the Australian wool industry, the "Yorkshire Post" says: "The ...

    Article : 241 words
  33. SHANTUNG.

    The Pekin correspondent of the "New York Evening Post" states that the Japanese Minister to China (Mr. Yukichi Obata) handed to the Foreign Minister ...

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  34. THEATRICAL CASE.

    Much interest had been shown in the case in which Flora Cromer (a music hall artist) claims £2500 damages for alleged breach of contract from Harry Rickards ...

    Article : 365 words
  35. CANADIAN RAILWAY.

    A sensation has been caused on the London Stock Exchange by the decision of the Ottawa Arbitration Board that the stock of the Canadian Grand Trunk ...

    Article : 372 words
  36. FREEDOM OF SCARBOROUGH.

    The Scarborough festival jubilee is being held to-day, and Mr. Thornton will be presented with the freedom of scarborough to-night. ...

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  37. FOOTBALL TEAM.

    The Australasian footballers have commenced practice on the Harrogate Association Club's grounds, where they will give an exhibition display to-morrow. ...

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  38. BERLIN EXCHANGE.

    Owing to the speculating fever on the Stock Exchange, the directors have decided to keep it closed, so business can be transacted on only two days a week ...

    Article : 139 words
  39. VALUABLE ORE.

    Inquiries are being made by the Commonwealth Bureau of Commerce and Industry concerning the manufacture of aluminium an Australia on commercial ...

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  40. A.W.U. APPEAL.

    His Honour Mr. Justice Draper, in the Arbitation Court to-day, dismissed with costs the appeal of the A.W.U. against the registration as a trade union of the ...

    Article : 85 words
  41. SOUTHERN OFFERINGS.

    Goldubrough, More, and Co., Ltd., report the receipt of the following telegram from their Sydney office, dated 8th instant: "Offered good selection merino, ...

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  42. HIGH COMMISSIONERSHIP.

    At the annual conference of the Tasmanian branches of the Australian Naties' Association, held to-day at Launceston, the following recommendations ...

    Article : 125 words
  43. CHANCE MISSED.

    In respect to the shearing dispute the Pastoralists' Association recently proposed that work should proceed on the 1920 rates, and that the difference ...

    Article : 97 words
  44. SALE OF A STEAMER.

    The famous steamer Ophir was sold at auction for about £[?]. The Admiralty refused an offer of £45,000 for the vessel in March, 1920. ...

    Article : 103 words
  45. SAILING SHIPS' RACE.

    The French barques Edmond Rostand and Marechal de Turennes held a race from Geelong, which lasted for 115 days, and was won by the former vessel, which, ...

    Article : 58 words
  46. SALE OF JERSEY CATTLE.

    Lord Blythe's stud of Jersey cattle has been sold at auction. The King bought one cow for 52 guineas and two at 40 guineas each, The stud of 45 head ...

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  47. ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S AUNT.

    (Miss Catherine Jellicoe, an aunt of Viscount Admiral Jellicoe (Governor-General of New Zealand), has celebrated her hundredth birthday. ...

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