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  2. RIVER TRAGEDY AT ARRNAMBOOL.

    WARRNAMBOOL.--The Hopkins River at Warrnambool was on Sunday afternoon the scene of one of the most appalling river tragedies that have ever occurred in ...

    Article : 636 words
  3. RAIN FOLLOWS HEAT

    Excessive heat during the week end was followed last evening by a severe thunder storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of rain. Since the early part of last week the ...

    Article : 418 words
  4. SHIPS' STEWARDS' STRIKE.

    The ship stewards' strike has now extended over a period of five weeks, and there is little prospect of an early settlement. The points in dispute are trivial. ...

    Article : 295 words
  5. SINN FEIN AND GERMANY.

    The Government has published a White Paper of 60 pages containing captured documents and intercepted messages showing the close relations which existed ...

    Article : 1,608 words
  6. AGRARIAN RIOTS IN INDIA.

    Agrarian riots have broken out in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (on the north-west frontier). due to the activities of notorious agitators, who are ...

    Article : 364 words
  7. THE THIRD TEST MATCH.

    ADELAIDE.--After a consultation in Adelaide by the selectors, Messrs. Bean, Collins and Gehrs, the personnel of the Australian team which is to meet the ...

    Article : 376 words
  8. LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS.

    Viscount Ishii, the Japanese ambassador in Paris, made the following statement in an interview with the Paris correspondent of the New York "Evening Post":--"If the ...

    Article : 387 words
  9. ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE SUGGESTED.

    It is regarded as probable that if no other means of settling the strike succeed a proposal will be made for a round-table conference, similar to that which brought ...

    Article : 168 words
  10. ENGLISHMEN AT BALLARAT.

    BALLARAT.--The match between the English Eleven and Ballarat Fifteen was continued on the Eastern Oval on Saturday. The heat was more intense than that ...

    Article : 411 words
  11. TORNADO AT PORTARLINGTON

    Sweeping across Corio Bay like a huge waterspout, a tornado struck Portarlington at 4.50 p.m. yesterday, and did considerable damage to property in the ...

    Article : 294 words
  12. TRADE OF UNITED KINGDOM.

    The imports for December wore £142,785,245, being a decrease of £26,817,392 as compared with those of December, 1919. The exports were ...

    Article : 176 words
  13. U.S.A. FOOD IMPORTS.

    Four freight loads of Australian eggs have arrived at Chicago, and the entire shipment has sold at 29½d. and 30d. a dozen, or at 3d. a dozen under the wholesale ...

    Article : 153 words
  14. UNION OFFICIALS DEFEND THEIR ATTITUDE.

    There was a large attendance at the Socialist Hall last night, when addresses on the strike situation were delivered by Mr. A. Moate, Federal secretary of the ...

    Article : 303 words
  15. LONDON'S BUSINESS.

    The Stock Exchange has started the new year in an encouraging fashion with all-round improvement. A feature is the rally of gilt-edged securities, especially Victory ...

    Article : 621 words
  16. JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.

    At Harlingen (Texas) a committee of citizens met two Japanese families who had arrived to take up land in the Rio Grande Valley which they had purchased from ...

    Article : 213 words
  17. A BALLOON ADRIFT.

    The first word concerning the indescribable hardships suffered by three naval airmen--who left New York in a balloon on 13th December and were driven by a gale ...

    Article : 211 words
  18. Flood Waters on St. Kilda-road

    As a result of the phenomenal downpour a portion of St. Kilda-road, near Union-street, became flooded, and for a time motor and vehicular traffic was suspended. ...

    Article : 223 words
  19. Existing Shipping Services.

    The steamer Karoo[?]a, which left Sydney before the development of the shipping strike and returned to Melbourne from Western Australia on Friday, sailed on ...

    Article : 108 words
  20. GENERAL NEWS.

    Results of the public examinations held in December will be found on page 9. Protestantism in Australia. Speaking yesterday afternoon at ...

    Article : 569 words
  21. WILSON STOPS A TRAIN

    BALLARAT.--On Sunday the English cricketers were motored by the Ballarat Cricket Association to Moorabool Reservoir, where they were the guests of Mr. ...

    Article : 252 words
  22. GERMANY'S MERCHANT SHIPS

    Nine German steamship lines have resumed trade with America, Mexico, India Dutch Indies and Scandinavia. Sir Alfred Booth, chairman of the Cunard Steamship ...

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  23. GERMANY'S OBLIGATIONS.

    Germany has notified France that she will settle France's outstanding war compenation claims before Saturday next. THE SPA AGREEMENT. ...

    Article : 181 words
  24. SPANISH MINERS PERISH.

    A fire is reported from the Carolina mine m Jaen, a province of Spain, in which twenty-two miners were cut off and perished. ...

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  25. "SURVIVORS" OF THE STRIKE.

    As announced in "The Age" on Saturday, the steamers Yarra, Dilkera, Kooyong and Saros had cleared at Newcastle customs with coal cargoes for Melbourne. ...

    Article : 106 words
  26. STORM DAMAGE AT BENDIGO.

    Trees Uprooted ; Roofs Displaced. BENDIGO.--Hot, sultry weather prevailed on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday evening a severe thunder storm, ...

    Article : 64 words
  27. ASSASSINATION IN ATHENS.

    Colonel Fatseas, a former judge advocate, who presided over court-martials during the Venezelist regime, has been shot dead in the street. During a period of three ...

    Article : 64 words
  28. TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE.

    The Paris "Petit Journal" reports that after three years' research Professors Calmette and Guerin have produced a new serum, experiments with which enabled ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. BOY BLOWN AWAY IN A BATH.

    GEELONG.--Severe thunder storms passed over the Geelong district on Sunday afternoon, doing much damage at Mount Moriac and Pettavel. At the ...

    Article : 117 words
  30. COMMONWEALTH SHIPS.

    The Commonwealth Government steel steamer Dundula left Melbourne on Saturday with general cargo for New South Wales. To load a coal cargo for ...

    Article : 83 words
  31. Inter-State Cricket.

    ADELAIDE.--The weather was again warm when the second day's play of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia was resumed ...

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  32. PUBLIC WIRELESS SERVICE.

    King George and the French President, M. Mil[?]erand, exchanged Marconi-grams to-day on the occasion of the opening of the first public wireless service ...

    Article : 52 words
  33. Trade Union Clerks.

    The demand of the clerks attached to trades unions for better, pay and conditions, which was made last week, accompanied by a threat to form a trade union ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. GENERAL CABLES.

    Advices from Paris state that all cinema theatres are closing as a protest against heavy additional taxation. The ship joiners at the Hamburg yards ...

    Article : 253 words
  35. THE DAVIS CUP.

    The United States Lawn Tennis Association has written to the various national tennis bodies inviting challenges for the Davis Cup, pointing out that it is essential ...

    Article : 86 words
  36. Effects of Strike on Industry.

    It is expected that during the next few weeks the position in regard to unemployment will not be so serious as was the case last week. The partial removal of ...

    Article : 479 words
  37. BALLARAT APPRECIATES CHANGE.

    BALLARAT.--A thunder storm passed over Ballarat on Sunday afternoon, 30 points of rain falling in half an hour. The cool change came as a great relief after ...

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  38. HEAVY STORM IN TASMANIA.

    HOBART.--After the hot weather of the past few days, a heavy thunder storm occurred on Sunday. The lightning was particularly vivid, and 40 points of rain ...

    Article : 36 words
  39. SUBSIDISING AVIATION.

    The Government proposes to subsidise all British aviation companies whose services include the carrying of passengers, mails and goods along approved routes, ...

    Article : 69 words
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  41. DOMINIONS DEPARTMENT.

    Interviewed by a representative of the "Globe," Sir James Allen, High Commissioner for New Zealand, emphasised the necessity for the creation of a Dominions ...

    Article : 66 words
  42. DOMINION ATHLETES.

    A movement has been on the tapis for some time past for the despatch of a South African team of cyclists and athletes to Australia in 1922. Within the next few ...

    Article : 96 words
  43. WHEAT FOR ITALY.

    It is reported than an agreement has been reached under which Argentine and North American syndicates will supply Italy with wheat until the next harvest. ...

    Article : 35 words
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