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  2. THE COAL STRIKE.

    A slight relaxation of the Coal Board's regulations relating to the use of gas, electricity and coal for industry has been decided upon. The Minister for the Navy ...

    Article : 420 words
  3. WAR AGAINST BOLSHEVISM.

    An important All-Russian conference took place in Paris on Saturday. M. Kerensky and General Wrangel are in the forefront of a movement to launch a new ...

    Article : 77 words
  4. ABOUT PEOPLE

    A London cablegram states that it in understood Lord Chief Justice Reading (Sir Rufus Isaacs) has accepted the Viceroyalty of India. ...

    Article : 655 words
  5. RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS.

    From the comparatively small number of people in the city streets last night it was evident that a very general compliance was being given to the request made by the ...

    Article : 123 words
  6. SHIP STEWARDS' STRIKE

    The marine stewards' strike still drags on. No definite move towards a settlement of the dispute was made yesterday, but meetings of the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 678 words
  7. FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.

    As a result of the slump in trade and the excessive taxation imposed at a time when trade was booming and there was reasonable expectation for the belief that ...

    Article : 1,155 words
  8. THE NAVIES IN THE PACIFIC.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" in New York states:--Australian and Canadian representatives in New York strongly resent the idea, largely circulated ...

    Article : 491 words
  9. IRISH MEDIATION.

    The Irish Office has informed the Australian Press Association that Archbishop Clune is regarded as a very hopeful instrument in Irish mediation. Mr. Lloyd George ...

    Article : 620 words
  10. SLUMP IN TOBACCO.

    Extraordinary scenes occurred at Marysville, Louisville, Carlisle and other cities in the State of Kentucky when the tobacco crop was put up for sale and the buyers ...

    Article : 106 words
  11. PUBLIC SHOWS CONSIDERATION

    Generally speaking the public has observed the request of the authorities not to overcrowd the night trains. The railway authorities were somewhat apprehensive ...

    Article : 197 words
  12. ARMENIA AND TURKEY.

    It is understood President Wilson will not adopt Mr. Lloyd George's suggestion that the President should mediate between Armenia and Turkey through the ...

    Article : 72 words
  13. SUNDAY TRAVELLING.

    Owners of chars-a-banes are making arrangements to cope with some Sunday traffic in the absence of trams and trains. An advertisement in this issue calls ...

    Article : 47 words
  14. EARTHQUAKE IN ALBANIA.

    The town of Elbassan 36 miles from Durazzo, in Albania, has been practically destroyed by an earthquake. Half the populace is homeless. Fifteen bodies have ...

    Article : 43 words
  15. FERN TREE GULLY TRAIN RESTORED.

    Owing to the cancellation of the train leaving Fern Tree Gully for Melbourne at 6.56 a.m. many workers were seriously inconvenienced, and the Railway ...

    Article : 54 words
  16. IIarbor Trust Dues.

    Although the new Harbor Trust dues, outlined m these columns recently, came into force at the beginning of the week, the idle inter-State ships are not ...

    Article : 144 words
  17. Broken Hill Pty. Ltd.

    SYDNEY,--An application was made ex parte to Mr. Justice Rich, sitting in High Court chambers, on Thursday, on behalf of the Broken Hill Pty. Ltd., Port Waratah ...

    Article : 231 words
  18. A COMMUNIST CONSPIRACY.

    After the funeral of a Communist leader, who was killed during the arrest of Communist conspirators at Flensburg, in Schleswig, the crowd attempted to storm ...

    Article : 41 words
  19. TRAINS TO KEW.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 words
  20. TRADE UNION AMALGAMATION.

    The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters, Cabinet Makers and Joiners have merged into the general union of operative carpenters and joiners, becoming the ...

    Article : 49 words
  21. SMALL VESSELS LOADING.

    Along the water front yesterday amongst the idle inter-State vessels at North wharf the 700-ton steamer Laranah provided the only sign of waterside activity above the ...

    Article : 134 words
  22. LATE SHOPPING NIGHT AT PRAHRAN.

    The Prahran Traders' Association has arranged for a char-a-banc service for shoppers to-night after the trams stop running. The service will be along Chapel-street to ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. A TERMINATED APPOINTMENT

    Ono of the political sensations of last year was the termination by the Storey Labor Administration of the appointment of Mr. D. R. Hall as Agent-General for ...

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  24. SLUMP IN COAL TRADE.

    There is a slump in the South Wales coal trade owing to the stoppage of French purchases. France, during the recent strike, purchased heavily from America, ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    John M'Gliun, late of Chapel-street. Fitzroy, who died on 31st October, by his will of 10th April, 1918, left £35 personality to his sister, Johanna M'Glinn, for her ...

    Article : 60 words
  26. Country Industries Closing.

    BALLARAT.--Consequent on the shortage of coal the Ballarat Tile and Pottery Co., Ballarat East, has decided to temporarily suspend operations, and about ...

    Article : 126 words
  27. TRAMWAY EMPLOYES' WAGES

    Under an agreement between the Tramways Board and the Tramway Employes' Association it was recently decided that the men's wages should be increased as ...

    Article : 465 words
  28. MR. FISHER'S RETURN.

    Mr. Fisher has returned to London. The Agents-General and the High Commissioners will tender a dinner to Mr. Fisher. Australia House staff will farewell Mr. ...

    Article : 76 words
  29. THE DESIGNER OF CANBERRA.

    It was reported in departmental circles yesterday that a final effort to make peace between the Ministry and Mr. W. B. Griffin, the designer of the city-to-be at ...

    Article : 270 words
  30. Meeting of Stewards.

    A mass meeting of members of the Victorian branch of the Stewards' Union was held yesterday at the rooms of the union, Flinders-street. ...

    Article : 175 words
  31. SHIP-BUILDING CONTRACTS CANCELLED.

    The slump in freights, combined with the high cost of building, is causing the cancellation or many ship-building orders on the Tyne und Clyde. One firm on the ...

    Article : 49 words
  32. Coastal Passenger Trade.

    Oversea steamers visiting Australian ports are still assisting in the inter-State passenger trade. The Orient line steamer Orsova which leaves Port Melbourne ...

    Article : 125 words
  33. Hibble Tribunal Meets.

    The Victorian Government does not seem to be inclined to reconsider its decision to ignore the findings of the coal industry special tribunal with regard to ...

    Article : 199 words
  34. RECENT MURDER IN BAGDAD.

    The report that the chief of police and a British officer had been assassinated at Bagdad was exaggerated. A new police inspector was recently shot, but no British ...

    Article : 108 words
  35. JOINERS REFUSE TO WORK ON S. THEMISTOCLES.

    The ship joiners of Hamburg have refused to work on the steamer Themistocles. Negotiations are proceeding, and it is hoped work will commence to-day. ...

    Article : 35 words
  36. About Our Railways.

    TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE. Sir,--I, too, read in your issue of Wednesday about the 110-pounder caught between Geelong and Melbourne, and that ...

    Article : 71 words
  37. EFFECTS ON INDUSTRY.

    Industrially, the position in regard to the stewards' strike is growing worse every day. Stagnation already exists an many industries, and there is a steady increase ...

    Article : 370 words
  38. JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.

    Senator Phelan states that the enactment of a general anti-alien land ownership bill in California will not meet Japan's objection to racial discrimination. As ...

    Article : 165 words
  39. THE S. KAROOLA.

    The steamer Karoola, one of the few large inter-State passenger vessels still in commission, is due at Melbourne from Western Australia to-morrow morning, and ...

    Article : 105 words
  40. The Departmental Explanation.

    The Railway Commissioners agree with our correspondent "Little Fish," who, in a letter in "The Age" of yesterday suggested that the person caught in the ...

    Article : 144 words
  41. LYNCH LAW.

    AUCKLAND.--The latest newspaper files just received give details of an extraordinary outbreak of lynching which has recently occurred in San Francisco. ...

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  42. SWIMMING CELEBRITIES IN N.Z.

    AUCKLAND.--Among the arrivals by the steamer Makura from San Francisco was Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey, champion lady swimmer of the world. Miss Bleibtrey ...

    Article : 140 words
  43. COMMONWEALTH COAL SHIPS.

    In addition to the Commonwealth vessels Berringa, Birriwa, Bethanga and Dumosa, which are to load coal in Newcastle for Melbourne, a Government steamer of the "E" ...

    Article : 90 words
  44. VICTIMS OF OFFICIAL STUPIDITY.

    Sir,--I was one of many passengers per R.M.S. Orsova, which arrived from London at 7.30 a.m. to-day. The railway authorities scheduled a special train from ...

    Article : 208 words
  45. THE WILLIAMSTOWN FERRY.

    Since the Williamstown council purchase the ferry, Rosny from a Tasmanian firm, that body has had difficulty to meet the requirements of the Marine Board ...

    Article : 265 words
  46. COUNCIL OF THE ALLIES.

    Great Britain has assented to a meeting of tho Council of the Allies on 19th January. The "Petit Parisien." states the Supreme ...

    Article : 68 words
  47. MOANA MAY JOIN THE IDLE FLEET.

    SYDNEY.--Though the Union S.S. Co. succeeded in getting the strainer Moana away from Newcastle on Thursday, it is doubtful whether her stewards will ...

    Article : 54 words
  48. LATE SPORTING NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 words
  49. FALSE FIRE ALARMS.

    At South Melbourne court on Thursday Mr. Clifford Bay, 31 Dinsdale-street, was warmly commended by the bench for keeping under his surveillance till a ...

    Article : 213 words
  50. MONEY IN GRAPES.

    ADELAIDE.--The report of the Government Statist shows products worth £1,148,169, averaging £41 76 per acre, came from vines in bearing during the ...

    Article : 84 words
  51. GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.

    NEWCASTLE.--The decision of the Victorian Government to refuse to recognise the Hibble coal tribunal's award in regard to the brown coal mine at Morwell is likely ...

    Article : 183 words
  52. STRIKE THREAT IN GERMANY.

    The German railwayman have voted in favor of a strike. The Minister of Railways threatens all strikers with dismissal. ...

    Article : 33 words
  53. THE IDLE FLEET.

    As pointed out yesterday, the 40,000 tons of shipping now lying idle at Melbourne includes elven carriers, representing an aggregate carrying capacity of over ...

    Article : 627 words
  54. Advertising

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    Advertising : 139 words
  55. ALFRED HOSPITAL APPEAL

    Every effort is now being made to obtain £15,000, with which to complete the Alfred Hospital Appeal Fund of £51,000. The raising of the full amount is ...

    Article : 88 words
  56. FORCED LABOR IN MANDATED AREAS.

    Viscount Grey, in his inaugural address at the Christian students' congress today, said it should be made a condition that when revenue was raised on ...

    Article : 43 words
  57. Advertising

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    Advertising : 18 words
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