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  2. TICKETS DUPLICATED.

    Owing to a fault in the mechanism of a number[?] machine at the Government Printing Office, a number of tickets in the next Golden Casket Art ...

    Article : 368 words
  3. PRISONER AT LARGE.

    A prisoner named Benjamin Metcalfe (alias C. Mitchell), aged 40 years, who was serving an indeterminate sentence as an habitual criminal, escaped from he No. 2 Division of the Boggo-road prison on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 322 words
  4. SAVED FROM DEFEAT.

    The British Labour Government was saved from defeat by the Conservatives on Thursday, when a member of the Liberal Party moved the ...

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  5. PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

    Critics of members of the United States Ministry in connection with the oil scandals, having failed to obtain the removal of [?]he ...

    Article : 176 words
  6. SENTENCED TO DEATH.

    Angus Murray was sentenced to death by his Honour Mr. Justice Mann in the Criminal Court this evening. Murray was charged with ...

    Article : 463 words
  7. SERIOUS SHRINKAGE.

    Weddel's annual review of the frozen meat trade says that from an Empire point of view it is disconcerting to find our supplies of meat from ...

    Article : 297 words
  8. A SERIOUS HITCH.

    A hitch has occurred in the settlement of the dock strike in England. The men's delegates met in conference, and the majority refused to accept the increase of 1/ now and a further increase of 1/ later, demanding ...

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  9. The Escapee Sighted.

    It has been reported that the escapee was seen going, in the direction of Moorooka, being still dressed in prison attire. He met a man on the road; to ...

    Article : 112 words
  10. THE OPPOSITION.

    The Leader of the United Party (Mr. Charles [?]aylor) made the following statement yesterday:- A statement appearing in the Press ...

    Article : 558 words
  11. COMPOSITE MINISTRY.

    It is reported that the trouble developing in the Federal Parliamentery Party over the external objection to a Composite Government is creating ...

    Article : 129 words
  12. BUTTER HELD UP.

    There was some trouble to-day in Tooley-street, the great butter centre. Pickets tried to prevent carters taking loads from the warehouses, but a large ...

    Article : 59 words
  13. LIQUOR SMUGGLING.

    Liquor smuggling has increased greatly in recent months, and the team of fleets operating on the American coast numbers 158 vessels. The United States ...

    Article : 106 words
  14. CAPACITY TO PAY.

    The Committee of Experts inquiring into Germany's capacity to pay reparations is observing the strictest secrecy in drafting the report of the financial ...

    Article : 137 words
  15. A CHEERING EFFECT

    The news of the settlement of the British dock workers'strike exercised a cheering effect upon cotton, checking the steady decline of weeks' at the 30 cent ...

    Article : 130 words
  16. IN CABINET'S DEFENCE.

    Speaking at a dinner given in his honour by the shire councillors at Shepparton this evening the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) said he had noticed ...

    Article : 517 words
  17. BITTER OPPONENT.

    The Lower House has adopted a resolution calling upon Congress to repeal the Volstead law, thus giving evidence of open hostility, which outgrows the ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. NO TOWER GUARD.

    When Jas. Gleeson (alias Nelson) escaped from the gaol on November 22, attention was drawn to a report that when the practice of having a guard on the ...

    Article : 164 words
  19. THE RECENT RAINS.

    Interesting figures regarding the rainfall in the various divisions, of Queensland for the period from February 1 to February 21 have been made available ...

    Article : 114 words
  20. The Rope Ladder.

    The rope ladder, which was shown to a "Courier " representative yesterday by the Home Secretary (Mr. J. Stopford), is 30ft. in length, and each side is ...

    Article : 171 words
  21. STILL IN FAVOUR.

    The Senate, by 150 votes to 134, rejected the proposal to revert to the system of single member constituencies in the debate on the Electoral Reform Bill. ...

    Article : 110 words
  22. "A HUMANE ACT."

    The Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that Helene Moller, having poisoned her mother, who suffered from an incurable disease, declared ...

    Article : 94 words
  23. ESCAPE AND RE-ARREST.

    Arthur Johnson, a half-caste, under ariest on a charge of vagrancy, escaped from the lockup this afternoon, but was arrested about two hours afterwards at ...

    Article : 39 words
  24. JINGELLIC TRAGEDY.

    Claude Valentine Batson was presented at the Police Court this morning on six charges arising out of the Jingellic shooting. One charge was murder, four with ...

    Article : 58 words
  25. SHEEP EMBARGO.

    A deputation, consisting of Sir Joseph Cook (High Commissioner for Australia), Mr. Farrar, Sir Timothy Coghlan (Agent-General for New South Wales), and Sir ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. TO RELIEVE FEELINGS.

    With the arrest and confession of Tsnnajiro Naruse, a farmer residing in the neighbourhood of Nagoya, to-day, the mystery was solved of the attempted train ...

    Article : 110 words
  27. SENATOR THOMPSON IN BRISBANE.

    Sanator General Thompson, representing the Central Divisional Council, United Party, met the executive officers of the Southern Division 1 Council, yesterday, ...

    Article : 58 words
  28. LIFE POLICIES.

    A nobleman's life insurances policies, amounting, with bonuses and profits, to £320,000, were sold al the London auction mart for £105,000. There is no clue to ...

    Article : 56 words
  29. KENDENUP INQUIRY.

    Further evidence was heard to-day by the West Australian Commissioner (Mr. Ross M'Donald), who is inquiring into the affairs of the Kendenup Development Co. ...

    Article : 344 words
  30. RAILWAY SERVICES DISLOCATED

    The railway services, in the Downs district are still suffering from the recent rains. Mr. G. Steer (Secretary to the Commissioner for Railways) was advised ...

    Article : 192 words
  31. SETTLEMENT SCHEME.

    The High Commissioner for Australia (Sir Joseph Cook) personally addressed 2179 local authorities in all parts of the country, particularising Australian ...

    Article : 116 words
  32. WORKS TO BE CLOSED.

    For some time rumours have been current, first in Queensland and later in Victoria, that the firm of ...

    Article : 178 words
  33. PRINCE OF SCOTLAND.

    Her Majesty the Queen was present at the inaugural lecture of the Lectureship on Scottish History at the ...

    Article : 178 words
  34. FINE WOOL.

    The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (Mr. Noel Buxton) stated in the House of Commons to-day that in view of the high cost of imported fine wool the ...

    Article : 104 words
  35. CHURCHES ROBBED.

    Two robberies at churches were reported to the police yesterday, and another to-day. In the third case the thief forced the door of St. Barnabas' Church, ...

    Article : 62 words
  36. TREATY RATIFIED.

    The Rome correspondent of the "Morning Post" states that the Prime Minister (Signor Mussolini) has announced that the Cabinet has ratified the tr[?] ...

    Article : 83 words
  37. MORE THUNDERSTORMS.

    Heavy thunderstorms occurred over the country to the north and east of Aramac last evening. The following rainfalls were recorded at 9 o'clock this morning: ...

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  38. EMPIRE WIRELESS.

    The lobby correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the Donald Committee handed its report on Imperial wireless to the Postmaster-General (Mr. V. ...

    Article : 58 words
  39. MINING SUCCESS.

    The Institution of Mining Metallurgy has awarded the gold medal, its highest honour, conjointly to Herbert William Gepp and Gilbert Trigg in recognition of ...

    Article : 180 words
  40. SEAMEN IMPRISONED.

    Robert Quirk and Christopher Farrell, who held up the steamer Port Curtis at Port Kembla a few days ago, were each sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment at the ...

    Article : 47 words
  41. EMPIRE PREFERENCES.

    The Chancellor of the Eschequer (Mr. Philip Snowden), in replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day, stated that Empire preferences last year ...

    Article : 47 words
  42. NORTH SHORE BRIDGE.

    Further action has been taken by the Minister for Customs (Mr. Chapman) in regard to the remission of duties on certain articles that may be used in the ...

    Article : 110 words
  43. LEGITIMACY BILL.

    The House of Lords to-day carried the second reading of the Legitimacy Bill, moved by Lord Buckmaster, the object of which is to legitimise children born ...

    Article : 83 words
  44. MINERS' FEDERATION.

    During 1923 the levies, apart from contributions, paid by 24,000 members of the Miners' Federation amounted practicany to £250,000. The year's levies included: ...

    Article : 46 words
  45. FLYING BOATS.

    The Spanish Navy has placed an order for 12 amphibious flying boats. ...

    Article : 32 words
  46. VISITS TO BATTLEFIELDS.

    The Church Army has completed arrangements for Special visits to the battlefields and cemeteries in France and Belgium for Exhibition visitors. ...

    Article : 34 words
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