Mr. Beare, of the Wheat Commission, in a speech at the Labor conference on food at Westminister, said the prospects of wheat supplies were very hopeful, the ...
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Article : 589 wordsAt the conference between the coal owners and the miners' federation officials the owners finally offered an increase of 1 per day in wages for an output of 240,000,000 ...
Article : 572 wordsYesterday the Cabinet considered the position in Ireland, especially the allegation that the police are being encouraged by the authorities to take reprisals for the ...
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Article : 462 wordsA very interesting situation in connection with the forthcoming elections has been created at Collingwood by the decision of Mr. M. Hannah to nominate as an ...
Article : 240 wordsThe Middle Class Political Association formed its first branch at Burwood on Saturday night. There was a fair attendance of local citizens. At the meeting. ...
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Article : 129 wordsMany business men are urging the Government to arrange for the early resumption of business with Russia, on the basis of the crucial points which have already ...
Article : 287 wordsGEELONG.--The recently-formed Consumers' League has arranged for bread to be delivered at the homes of members for 9½d. a 4-lb. loaf, or for 9d. at depots. One ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Victorian executive of the Australian Labor party has endorsed the selection of Mr. F. C. Wilcocks as Labor candidate for the Boroondara electorate. Mr. Wilcocks ...
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Article : 238 wordsRumors have been current regarding a possible advance in the bank rate, as during October nearly £488,000,000 of Treasury bills fall due. If the sales of ...
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Article : 577 wordsThe Archbishop of Brisbane (Rev. Dr. Donaldson) addressing the Church Missionary Society on behalf of the New Guinea mission, said the conditions in the ...
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Article : 52 wordsSome of the newspapers criticise the Esher committee's report on the Indian army on the ground that it aims at putting the Indian army under control of the ...
Article : 159 wordsSir,--Mr. Greenwood is evidently "ratified" when he lashes out in such an intemperate fashion, and goes on to accuse the very respectable housewives of our ...
Article : 242 wordsAt the meeting arranged for to-night to consider the extension of the Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School Brigadier-General H. E. Elliott will speak, ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Prince of Wales arrived at Bermuda to-day and landed at Hamilton, the capital, where he was welcomed by the Governor, Sir. James Willcocks, and the officials and ...
Article : 99 wordsA telegram from Sofia states that Greece, Roumania and Servia have asked Bulgaria to surrender 700 men who are accused of having committed various atrocities during ...
Article : 59 wordsSir,--"Dead Soldier's Sister" does not stand alone in reference to the war gratuity. I filled in the application form, which was correct in ...
Article : 187 wordsSYDNEY,--Speaking at the annual dinner of the Eight Hour and Labor demonstration at the Trades Hall on Saturday night, ex-Senator A. M'Dougall said that ...
Article : 257 wordsThe New York "Times" correspondent at Washington says:--"It is understood that the United States will suggest at the International Communications Conference ...
Article : 126 wordsMuch interest has been aroused in the recently published report that Mr. William Gordon Low, nephew of Captain Low, who fought in the Maori war, is claiming a ...
Article : 172 wordsADELAIDE.--Lord and Lady Forster arrived in Adelaide on Saturday evening, after what they termed a most enjoyable and instructive journey from Western ...
Article : 98 wordsIn an address on Continuance or No-Licence, which delivered at Wesley Church yesterday, Professor Berry said there had been an article in the ...
Article : 197 wordsMr. E. H. Symonds, who attended a meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. Morley, at the St. Kilda town hall on Saturday evening, announced that he had ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 232 wordsThe United States Shipping Board will publish the terms of the contract between the American Ship and Commerce Corporation and the Hamburg-Amerika line to ...
Article : 100 wordsThe new Governor-General of Australia (Lord Forster) is due to arrive in Melbourne by the Adelaide express on Wednesday. Reaching Spencer-street at 10 ...
Article : 108 wordsA strong reaction is occurring against the illicit payment of baseball players. Many managers of large baseball teams are endorsing a plan to have a national ...
Article : 166 wordsThe proprietors of the Phœnix Steel works, at Rotherham (Yorkshire), have dismissed 1000 steel workers owing to the shortage of orders. Three thousand ...
Article : 83 wordsWELLINGTON.--The Civil List Bill is now partly through committee. The portion dealing with the payment fo members of Parliament provides the following ...
Article : 106 wordsFollowing upon the breakdown at the power house of the Melbourne Electric Supply Co., Richmond, on Friday, there was a slightly reduced service on the Problem ...
Article : 365 wordsThe only passenger vessel in Melbourne likely to be affected immediately by the "stop-work" meeting this morning is the turbine steamer Loongana, which is to sail ...
Article : 155 wordsThe Italian Socialist party conference at Milan has decided to adhere to the Moscow Third International. It also voted the expulsion of the moderates, including ...
Article : 210 wordsThe Lord Mayor, Cr. J. G. Alkman, M.L.C., was taken suddenly ill at his home on Saturday afternoon. Dr. Sewell, whose services were obtained, advised him to ...
Article : 117 wordsMen employed in the ship building and engineering trades are asking for an advance of 6d. per hour for journeymen, and the equivalent for piece workers This ...
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Article : 67 wordsExcitement was caused in Flinders-street on Saturday afternoon, when the round of a revolver shot was followed by a considerable amount of yelling and imprecations in the ...
Article : 175 wordsSir,--Mr. Holloway says that "he is confident that with a 44-hour week there would be no reduction of output." In that connection I quote from a circular issued ...
Article : 167 wordsThe Minister of Customs expressed surprise yesterday when informed of the intention of the seamen to hold a "stopwork" meeting to-day. He stated that he ...
Article : 137 wordsThe annual collection for the Bishop of Melbourne's fund, for Anglican home missions, was taken up yesterday in all Anglican churches. Archdeacon Hindley, in his ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 4 Oct 1920, Page 7
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