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  2. THE BASIC WAGE

    Preliminaries connected with the hearing of the application of The Railway Commissioners in Victoria. New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania for a ...

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  3. ECONOMIC POSITION.

    Criticism of Federal and State Labor Ministries was expressed last evening at a meeting held at St. Kilda town hall under the auspices of St. Kilda, St. Kilda ...

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  4. STATE MINISTRY.

    BENDIGO, Monday.--Commenting on the political situation Mr. A. E. Cook, M.L.A., said the Country Progressive members would become units of the Country ...

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  5. CITY COUNCIL TRANSPORT.

    The greater part of the time of the City Council meeting yesterday afternoon was devoted to a lively discussion on whether the council should or should not ...

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  6. THE MUNITIONS FACTORY.

    Allegations that the Commonwealth Government was using the munitions factory at Maribyrnong to compete against private manufacturers, and that contracts ...

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  7. SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET

    SYDNEY, Monday.--The Cricket Association decided at a meeting to-night that wickets should be coverted during the forthcoming Sheffield Shield matches. ...

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  8. NEW SOUTH WALES ELECTIONS

    PERTH, Monday.--Senator Massy Greene, on his arrival in Perth to-day on a business trip, said he thought Mr. Lang, the Now South Wales Labor lender, would ...

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  9. THE STRATFORD TRAGEDY

    Before Mr. Fireman. P.M., in the City Court yesterday, Herbert James Donovan, 18 years, farm laborer, was charged with having on 16th October murdered ...

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  10. AUSTRALIAN FINANCE.

    CANBERRA, Monday.--A plea for the national control of banking, credit and exchange, as the only satisfactory means of bringing Australia through this period of ...

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  11. Numbers on the Rolls.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--It was officially stated to-day that there Were 1,448,136 names on the State roll of which, 728,590 were males and 719,546 females. ...

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  12. V.D. BECOMES E.D.

    The new efficiency decoration and medal for which officers and men of the militia forces throughout the Empire will be eligible are not new awards, but new ...

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  13. A Disturber Fined.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--Leopold Frederick Comerford, who figured in a political disturbance on Friday when the police at Armidale kept the crowd back at revolver ...

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  14. GIPPSLAND NORTH SEAT.

    SALE, Monday.--Cr. R. Harrison, farmer, has decided to accept the invitation of the electoral council to nominate for the Gippsland North seat in the interests ...

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  15. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--The Federal Cabinet sub-committee which is investigating the question of public service salary reductions will confer in Sydney to-morrow ...

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  16. Harbor Bridge Rates.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--The City Council will this week forward a cheque to the Treasurer for £55,722 for Harbor-bridge rates collected to September, 1930. ...

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  17. SALARIES AND WAGES

    Referring this afternoon to Mr. Cook's comments, the leader of the Country Progressive party, Mr. Dunstan, M.L.A., said that concerning reduction of salaries and ...

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  18. OUR CREDIT ABROAD.

    The general body of opinion among the manufacturing classes, of Great Britain to-day is strongly in favor of a sane protectionist policy, according to Mr. J. ...

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  19. IMPORTED BITUMEN.

    GAS COMPANIES' PROPOSAL. The Gas Companies' Association of Australia wrote to Collingwood council last night bringing under notice the national ...

    Article : 580 words
  20. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

    Interesting sidelights on the T [?] matches in England were given by Mr. [?] W. Trumble, the former internatio[?] cricketer, who returned to Melbourne ...

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  21. UNSETTLED WEATHER.

    Further beneficial rainfall has fallen over the north-western parts of Victoria. It is predicted that the rain clouds will travel towards the east coast, so that ...

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  22. Nationalist "Rally" at Helidelberg.

    Speaking at a Nationalist "rally", held in Scots' Hall, Heidelberg, last night, Mr. K. Hughes, M.L.A., said some people appeared to think an elective Ministry ...

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  23. TEACHERS' PRESIDENT.

    Referring to the statement made by Mr. Cremor, president of the Victorian Teachers' Union, at Ballarat on Saturday, that is had been his unfortunate job to ...

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  24. A MINER ELECTROCUTED

    WELLINGTON, Monday.--John Watson, a Runanga minor, was electrocuted to-day while using a vacuum cleaner to clean the upholstery of a car prior to ...

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  25. LOST DOGS' HOME.

    During City Council proceedings yesterday it was mentioned that a letter had been received from the Lost Dogs' Home committee relating to the annual loss of ...

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  26. BRIGHTON BEACH RESEV[?]

    Keen interest was taken in a p[?] meeting held at Brighton town hall [?] night, for the purpose of electing a [?] cessor to Mr. E. E. Bean, who rece[?] ...

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  27. ARCHBISHOP HEAD.

    PERTH, Monday.--The Archbishop of Melbourne and Mrs. Head arrived at Fremantle by the steamer Barrabool today. When interviewed Archbishop Head ...

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  28. "Substantial Readjustments Necessary."

    At a meeting of the council of the Chamber of Manufactures yesterday a discussion took place on resolution which was carried at a meeting at the Trades ...

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  29. A MIDDAY THEFT.

    At Brunswick court yesterday Edgar Edwards, 18 years, otherwise Bromley Lockland, was charged with having broken into a dwelling and stolen a gold watch ...

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  30. MILITIA STRENGTH.

    A quarterly return issued by the Defence authorities yesterday allows there are now 27,993 men on the militia strength of the country, representing 80 per cent. ...

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  31. Unions' Campaign.

    As an outcome of the meeting of executives of trade unions on Sunday the emergency committee of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions proposes to enter ...

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  32. Teachers' Salaries Reduction.

    Sir,--I would like to point out that in your condensed report of my remarks at a teachers' conference at Eltham on Friday last a wrong interpretation may have ...

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  33. MEAT INDUSTRY.

    Members of the Meat Industry' Employes' Union, comprising employes in shops and factories, drivers and drovers and slaughtermen and laborers on weekly ...

    Article : 357 words
  34. WHEAT MARKETING.

    ALBURY, Monday.--The Acting Minister of Markets and Transport (Mr. Fourde), addressing a meeting here in support of Mr. Fitzgerald, the Labor ...

    Article : 278 words
  35. SELECTING A BISHOP.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--Alleging that [?]tical methods have been introduced [?] the selection of a bishop for Newcast Rev. R. B. S. Hammond, who was ...

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  36. TRAMWAYS STATUTORY PAYMENTS.

    During a discussion at last night's meeting of St. Kilda council on the drain on the Tramways' Board revenue through statutory payments to the Metropolitan ...

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  37. A VIOLENT ASSAULT

    As the result of a violent assault on Reginald Mills, of Queen's-parade, North Fitzroy, on the afternoon of 30th August, he was fourteen days in an unconscious ...

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  38. FASHIONS IN FURS.

    That the increased Australian f[?] duties had made little difference to [?] overseas fur trade, was the opinion pressed by Mr. M. Marks, of J. and [?] ...

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  39. CARRIER ATTACKED AND ROBBED.

    Called to a house in Alfred-street, Preston, ostensibly to see furniture to be packed, Frederick Charles Peebles, carrier, of Tivoli-road, South ...

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  40. REDUCTION OF SALARIES.

    Sir,--I was surprised to read the note sent to the Attorney-General respecting the salaries of the judges of Victoria, and pointing out that under the Constitution ...

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  41. OPTICAL CONVENTION.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--Something unusual in business was seen to-day, when the deliberations of the annual optical convention were opened by Dean Talbot with a ...

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  42. STRING FLOWER SHOW.

    Record entries have been received by the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria for its spring show, which will be held in Melbourne Town Hall to-day and ...

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  43. RIOT AT STADIUM.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--A wrestling contest at Newtown Olympia Stadium [?] night between Ed. Charles (12.6) and C[?] Grivas (12.4) for the light heavy-weight ...

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  44. NON-PAYMENT OF RENT.

    PERTH, Monday.--About 100 unemployed men are picketting a house in Mt. Lawley, where house agents had threatened to put in a bailiff because of the ...

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  45. ASLEEP IN BURNING HOUSE.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--Although the house he occupied was burning around him, a Torrensville resident, Mr. Clifford, Knowles, did not wake up this morning ...

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  46. THEFT OF TOBACOO.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--Stock valued at nearly £1000 was stolen from Prior Bros.' tobacconists' shop, George-street, yesterday morning. When Mr. Prior arrived at the ...

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  47. ILLICIT MANUFACTURE OF RUM.

    SYDNEY, Monday.--Police and customs officers seized an elaborately-fitted ram-making plant at Five Dock to-day. They said the evidence they secured suggested ...

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  48. SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL.

    SYDNEY, Monday:--The city council's finance committee decided to-day that the town clerk should be asked to submit a system of rationing for departments which ...

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  49. SHOOTING AFFRAY AT GWALl[?]

    KALGOORLIE, Monday.--Following quarrel at Gwalia on Sunday night Sic[?] Rahl was wounded by a revolver s[?] alleged to have been fired by George ...

    Article : 50 words
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