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  2. A BASIS OF AGREEMENT. SEAMEN AND THE SHIP OWNERS.

    A basis of settlement of the seamen's strike was arrived at to-day by the conference of representatives of the ship owners and of the Seamen's Union. The feature of the settlement is the abandonment by the seamen of "job control." In accordance with the demand made by the owners, the roster ...

    Article : 150 words
  3. LOG SHORTAGE. CRISIS AT YARRAMAN.

    The town of Yarraman depends almost entirely on the timber trade and the most important part of that trade is represented by the Queensland Pine ...

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  4. TIMELY INTERVENTION. MR. BALDWIN'S STRATEGY.

    The Prime Minister of England (Mr. Baldwin) has announced that the Government will assist the coal mining industry pending the holding of a new inquiry. As ...

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  5. OFF THE LINE. ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    At 8.30 last evening the back pair of bagic wheels of a class C17. 90-ton engine, left the rails just as the engine, coupled to a goods train, was drawing into the ...

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  6. THE BEST SITE. NEW RIVER BRIDGE.

    A representative meeting of business and public men last night constituted themselves an association, the object of which is to press for the construction of ...

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  7. MASS MEETING. HINTS OF STRIKE BALLOTS.

    Greater enthusiasm was displayed by railway employees at the mass meeting held at the workshops to-day to give further consideration to the matter of the ...

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  8. EARLIER MESSAGES.

    Late last night the announcement was circalated that the owners' notices had already been suspended. Although this was premature, it was not without ...

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  9. REDUCTION OF WAGES.

    The "Daily Herald" declares that the reason for Mr. Baldwin's failure to induce the coal owners to suspend lockout notices and withdraw the lower wages ...

    Article : 197 words
  10. A SPIRIT OF GIVE AND TAKE.

    The result of the deliberations of the sub-committee of the conference of representatives of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association, the ...

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  11. SEAPLANE CRASHES.

    Less than five minutes after leaving the deck of the Pennsylvania at 10.15 o'clock this morning a seaplane attached to that warship crashed owing lo engine trouble,, ...

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  12. IMMIGRATION ACT.

    The Governor-General (Lord Forster) has assented to the Commonwealth Immigration Act. The Government may now proclaim, at any time, a slate of ...

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  13. MISHAP AT GLADSTONE.

    During shunting operations to-day to the jetty branch line some trucks near the engine became uncoupled, and after running for some distance, collided with ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. COLLIERIES RAIDED.

    Gun shots and the discharge of explosives on Tuesday night in the vicinity. of the colliery at Ammanford, where the strike of 20,000 Welsh anthracite miners ...

    Article : 148 words
  15. TUGS' ULTIMATUM.

    No finality was reached yesterday in connection with the claim of the Brisbane, branch of the Seamen's Union upon Tug and river craft owners for a 44 hour week ...

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  16. RAILWAY MISHAPS CONTINUE.

    A flashlight photograph of the engine that left the rails at Bruffswick-street station last night. Considerable inconvenience to traffic (both ways) was caused. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  17. LIFTING OF EMBARGOES.

    Mr. W. Scale (chairman of the transport, group), referring to the news of the settlement to-night, said he considered that the result was largely due to the ...

    Article : 158 words
  18. "NO HEWER OF WOOD."

    It was the declared opinion of a speaker at the smoke concert of the Australasian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers last night, that the engineer ...

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  19. CONFERENCE AT NIGHT.

    Mr. Baldwin spent last evening in conference with the miners and owners separetely, and a joint meeting did not occur. It is understood that the owners ...

    Article : 419 words
  20. "ON THE THRESHOLD OF VICTORY."

    Today's proceedings of the British Dominions Labour Conference were opened by Mr. Purcell, M.P., who declared that the majority of trade unionists were ...

    Article : 142 words
  21. SYMPATHY STRIKE

    The work of loading 2400 tons of coal into H.M.A.S. Biloela was not resumed this morning, on account of members of the A.R.U. refusing to take further ...

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  22. "BLACK CATTLE."

    The secretary of the Combined Disputes Committee (Mr. Jonas) notified the Meat Industry Employees' Union to-day that cattle had been landed from, the ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. GOLD STANDARD,

    The mining dispute has induced an influential section of the Press to increase their attacks on the decision to restore the gold standard as an important ...

    Article : 193 words
  24. ITALIAN MIGRANTS.

    Signor Nitti, formerly Prime Minister of Italy, who intends remaining abroad until tho Fascist regime is ended, has airrved in London. In discussing Italian ...

    Article : 405 words
  25. A MYSTERY PIN.

    Giving evidence at the inquiry into the Traveston railway disaster yesterday, the Chief Mechanical Engineer at Ipswich said he could not see now a cotter pin ...

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  26. FOOD SUPPLIES DELAYED.

    The coastal ship Kinchella is still idle in the harbour, waiting to be unloaded. She has been declared "black'' by the Sydney Seamen's Union because two of ...

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  27. WAR CEMETERIES.

    In the House of Commons to-day the Secretary of State for War (Sir Laming Worthington-Evans) in reply to questions said the intention of the Government in ...

    Article : 114 words
  28. CHINESE TROUBLES. AN AMOY OUTBREAK.

    It is reported from Amoy that a disquieting situation has arisen there. A Chinese merchant, named Lim, of proBritish sympathies, was shot and killed ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. HEROIC BROTHER.

    About three months ago Stuart Street (12) a son of Coustable Street, of Daceyville, was severely burnt about the arms and chest by an explosion. For weeks his ...

    Article : 163 words
  30. THE "MONKEY" MANIA

    The evolution suit brought by Lauren H. Wittuer has been withdrawn by his attorneys. (A recent cable message stated that ...

    Article : 84 words
  31. NATIONAL INSURANCE.

    Dr. Earle Page (Federal Treasurer) was interviewed at Wingliam in regard to compulsory insurance, and its effect on existing friendly societies. He ...

    Article : 186 words
  32. CUPID BUSY.

    Bury as the officers and men of the visiting American Flect have been, in accepting hospitality and dispensing it, a few, have found time for other activities ...

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  33. DECLINING MARRIAGE RATE.

    The Government Statististic's report snows that the marriage rate in New South Wales last year was 5 per cent, below that for the previous year. ...

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  34. FULLY SUBSCRIBED.

    The South African loan of £4,000,000, bearing interest at 5 per cent. issued at £994, and redeemable in 1975, has been fully subscribed. Dealings in the ...

    Article : 39 words
  35. GLUT UP COAL.

    The glut of coal is causing a crisis in German industry, and the 10.000,000 tons lying in the Rnhr must be sold at any price to say the industry from ruin. The ...

    Article : 123 words
  36. WEMBLEY EXHIBITION.

    The Empire Exbition Board, Lord stephenson presiding, tendered a farewell luncheon to Mr. Lee Neil (Australia), who said as a business man, he regarded ...

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  37. KING FEISAL.

    King Feisal will go to London next week on medical advice to consult West End specialists. Nothing is seriously wrong, but his constitution shows signs ...

    Article : 61 words
  38. SHEFFIELD MURDER,

    Three of the ten men who were charged at the Leeds assizes with the murder of William Plummer at Sheffield, have been acquitted by direction of the judge, as ...

    Article : 59 words
  39. ENGINE DERAILED.

    A cattle train engine was detailed at the points entering Macrossan. No damage was done, but the cattle had to bo unloaded, and traffic, was delayed. ...

    Article : 49 words
  40. WOOL MARKET.

    The wool market is in a state of complete stagnation. No business is doing, nor is there a basis for quotations. ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. A BEOkEN HILL CASE.

    In the case of the Broken Hill Proprietary v. the Broken Hill Municipal Council, the Judicial Commuttee of the privy Council has reserved judggement. ...

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  42. AUSTRALIAN SURGEONS.

    The new members of the Royal College of Surgeons include Dr. H. M. Birch of Adelaide, and Dr. R. S. J. Honner, of Sydney. ...

    Article : 37 words
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