Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The House or Representatives sat and night discussing the Salaries Increase Bill in the utmost good humor. The second reading was carried by 45 ...

    Article : 83 words
  3. UNREST IN ASIA.

    "Le Petit Parisienne" publishes the impressions of a correspondent, who, after a long conversation with Tehiteherin, is of the opinion that Bolshevism is not only ...

    Article : 165 words
  4. IRISH REVOLT.

    In the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor emphatically declared it was the policy of the Government, whether the struggle were short or long, to employ the ...

    Article : 159 words
  5. FOREIGN POLICY.

    In the House of Commons, Colonel Walter Guinness maintained the Government had acted perfectly correct Towards Poland. He pointed out the present state ...

    Article : 934 words
  6. SOLIDARITY.

    The A.L.P., has issued a circular to unionists urging the industrial and political sections of the Labor movement to form a consultative body, whose meeting ...

    Article : 225 words
  7. THE COURTS.

    At the Burwood Police Court, further evidence was taken in the case of the alleged sticking-up of the booking clerk at the Strathfield railway station. ...

    Article : 295 words
  8. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.

    Following is the complete text of Mr. McTiernan's statement. The Attorney-General, referring to the fact that the amendment of the Federal constitution ...

    Article : 597 words
  9. PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS TO JUNE 23

    The Senate passed the Twenty Millions War Loan Bill through all stages, also the Increase of Salaries Bill without amendment. The Senate adjourned ...

    Article : 163 words
  10. MUNITIONS DECLARED BLACK.

    The English dockers and Irish transport, workers have agreed not to handle munitions intended for use in Ireland.. ...

    Article : 29 words
  11. THE WOOL POOL.

    Regarding the wool profits, Mr. J. R. Collins is now examining the figures, and the cash will presently be available for distribution. ...

    Article : 143 words
  12. THE BOLSHEVISTS.

    The "Daily Mail" estimates that the British troops driven out of Enzeli number between four and five hundred. A handful of others remain, and their fate ...

    Article : 87 words
  13. MR. GARDEN NOT PERTURBED.

    Mr. Garden, secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, referring to the letter circulated to all unions regarding the reorganisation of the Labor Council, said ...

    Article : 115 words
  14. TELEGRAMS.

    The Premiers Conference opened today and adjourned until Mr. Hughes could be present. ...

    Article : 19 words
  15. THE NORTON ESTATE.

    The Full Court to-day reserved judgment in the appeal of the Norton trustees against a verdict in favor of the Union Bank, in a claim for £17,000. ...

    Article : 35 words
  16. THE MILKMEN'S REVENGE.

    Recently the Pure Foods Inspector visited Dubbo, and as a result several milkmen were fined. Immediately after these prosecutions the dairymen of Dubbo ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. THE WOMAN CHANGED HER MIND.

    A woman who was called by the police in a criminal charge at the Central Police Court refused to give evidence. The magistrate entreated her, but she ...

    Article : 66 words
  18. STATE POLITICS.

    The Minister for Health and Motherhood, referring to the argument that it would be wiser to pay the proposed mother subsidy in kind rather than cash, said the ...

    Article : 137 words
  19. LENIN'S SUPPORT OF TROTSKY.

    A traveller from Russia states that Lenin's programme in support of Trotsky now includes the establishment of democratic rule, with free trade and the ...

    Article : 51 words
  20. SOLDIERS GRATUITY.

    It is estimated that between 170,000 and 200,000 persons will participate in the soldiers war gratuity bonds in New South Wales alone. A staff of about 200 ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. SHORTAGE OF WHEAT.

    Dr. McGill, head of Canada s Grain Commission, told a Parliamentary delegation that probably Canadian wheat will sell this year at three dollars to five ...

    Article : 215 words
  22. FRAUDS ON THE CUSTOMS.

    John Watson Brown and Leslie Wood, who were convicted of Customs frauds, were brought up for sentence to-day. Wood was sentenced to eighteen months ...

    Article : 86 words
  23. REDS CLAIM SUCCESSES.

    A Moscow wireless message claims that the Reds have occupied Disualepel and forced the River Berezina on a sector of twenty miles, and that they also captured ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. PNEUMONIC INFLUENZA.

    The suspicions case of illness on board the mine-sweeper Geranium has definitely been diagnosed as pneumonic influenza. The patient's condition is critical. Several ...

    Article : 55 words
  25. DISARMING OF BOLSHEVISTS.

    The "Morning Post" states that the Japanese have disarmed the Bolshevists in Siberia, and now hold all the important towns eastward of Baikal, although the ...

    Article : 85 words
  26. BALLINA-BOOYONG RAILWAY.

    Mr. G. Nesbitt, M.L.A., has been informed by the Works Department that although the railway between Ballina and Booyony has been approved by ...

    Article : 48 words
  27. SLY GROG SELLING.

    Charlie Chong, a Chinese cabinetmaker, was fined £30 for selling liquor without a license, and £10 for offering a police officer £10 to induce him to neglect his duty. ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. HILL END MINE.

    The Amalgamated Tributers in the Marshall Hill End mine fired out a cut, and it is officially reported that the face still shows rich stone, and gives every ...

    Article : 40 words
  29. INDUSTRIAL.

    The Industrial Registrar reported to Judge Rolin that two trades unions (the Bricklayers' and the Leather Workers') had failed to pay the fines imposed upon ...

    Article : 92 words
  30. MR. BRYANT'S APPOINTMENT.

    The Government is considering the appointment of Mr. Bryant as Immigration and Publicity Officer in London on the eve of the general elections. It is thought ...

    Article : 37 words
  31. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES.

    At the Police Court, Richard Willis was charged with obtaining £80 by false pretences. It was slated that while a warder at ...

    Article : 74 words
  32. MISSION WORK.

    At the State Governor's invitation a large company visited Government House to consider a project to raise £30,000 as a victory and peace thanks offering to ...

    Article : 171 words
  33. COST OF LIVING.

    At the inquiry as to the cost of clothing and blankets before the Necessary Commodities Commission, Colonel Lassetter stated it astonished him where the money ...

    Article : 203 words
  34. BUFFER STATE IN SIBERIA.

    A Honolulu message reports that Japan is immediately to open negotiations with Russia for a buffer Stale in Siberia. A. Tokio cable messgae states that the ...

    Article : 65 words
  35. THE POSITION IN AUSTRALIA.

    It is stated in Labor party circles that if any attempt is made to take wheat away to England the position may be serious. The wheat, it is said, must not ...

    Article : 127 words
  36. PRINCE OF WALES.

    The hunt was a fine three-and-a-half hours sport, with one good kill. The Prince had two falls, both harmless, after his horse had crossed the hedges. Several ...

    Article : 153 words
  37. THE 44-HOUR WEEK.

    The Labor Council has decided to place the proposal for a 44-hoar week before Mr. Justice Higgins. ...

    Article : 24 words
  38. NEWS OF THE WORLD.

    Sir Auckland Geddes, in an address, stated that Americans and British should seek to dispel the cloud of misrepresentation and misunderstanding which tends to ...

    Article : 46 words
  39. TWELVE THOUSAND UNEMPLOYED.

    It is now estimated that there are over, 12,000 unemployed in New South Wales. ...

    Article : 21 words
  40. PULLING IN.

    London's post-war period of extravagant luxury and buying, and the enormous shop profits, shows signs of ending. The verge of the busiest season finds West ...

    Article : 130 words
  41. EIGHT HOUR DAY.

    The Labor Council appointed, a committee to endeavor to change the Eighthour Day holiday in October to May 1 which is regarded as the international ...

    Article : 41 words
  42. ANZAC TWEED LENGTHS.

    The legal difficulties which barred the sale of Anzac tweed lengths has been cleared away, and it will be available for distribution to returned men at the end ...

    Article : 66 words
  43. ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITIES OF BRITAIN.

    In the House of Commons Mr. Winston Churchill remarked that the Government had enormous responsibilities in Ireland, Constantinople, Cologne, Palestine, ...

    Article : 60 words
  44. PLASTERERS THREATEN TO STRIKE.

    The shop hands and caster section of the Operative Plasterers Union threatens to strike unless the demand for 2 an hour end a 44-hour week is conceded. About ...

    Article : 49 words
  45. GENERAL INCREASE IN PRICES.

    The Federal Statistician states that during April, compared with March, there was a general increase throughout the Commonwealth of 5.5 per cent, in food ...

    Article : 31 words
  46. VENEREAL DISEASES ACT.

    The date upon which the Venereal Diseases Act is to be brought into operation has been postponed until December. ...

    Article : 26 words
  47. ALLIES' FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

    A New York afternoon paper says dent Wilson has decided the Allies and Germany must work out their own financial recovery unaided further by the United States. This decision is ...

    Article : 132 words
  48. CASUALTIES.

    Robert Remington was run over by a train near Strathfield Station this morning. His right leg was torn off, his right arm crushed, and the top of his head split ...

    Article : 74 words
  49. ANGLO-PERSIAN AGREEMENT.

    Mr. Bonar Law stated that the new Anglo-Persian agreement did not involve Britain in any obligations to Persia. ...

    Article : 23 words
  50. DISMISSALS FROM THE DOCKYARDS.

    The Minister for the Navy, stated this morning that the assertion of Sydney union secretaries that a thousand men had been discharged from the Cockatoo Island ...

    Article : 84 words
  51. SUBSIDY FOR PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL.

    A deputation from the Board of the Prince Alfred Hospital waited on the Minister for Health and stated that the late Government had promised to ...

    Article : 109 words
  52. PRICE OF RICE.

    Before the Necessary Commodities Commission, Robert Harper, Ltd., applied for permission to raise the price of a shipment of rice they were expecting from ...

    Article : 83 words
  53. IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

    Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at a luncheon at the opening of a military tournament, said that now we had again the broad sunlight of victorious peace, ...

    Article : 143 words
  54. RIOT IN WEST VIRGINIA

    A Matewan (West Virginia) message reports that twelve men were killed, including the Mayor, in a battle between the police, citizens, and the private ...

    Article : 58 words
  55. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

    The Federal Government has removed practically the whole of the War-time restrictions on trade. The meat contracts made with the ...

    Article : 112 words
  56. A "BEAR" RAID.

    A remarkable collapse occurred in Hill End gold shares on the Stock Exchange, which dropped, ten shillings a share within an hour. The crash is said to be the ...

    Article : 78 words
  57. A FRACTURED SKULL.

    Charles Jausen (37) a farmer, was found with a fractured skull lying on the footpath in Woolloomooloo. His condition is critical. It is thought he was assaulted. ...

    Article : 33 words
  58. FURTHER DECLINE ON WALL STREET.

    Wall street stocks continue to go downward, and Canadian Pacific shares were quoted at 110dol., which is the lowest for years. ...

    Article : 77 words
  59. PROTESTANT FEDERATION.

    At the opening of the Protestant Federation at Bathurst, the Rev. Mr. Ditterick president of the Victorian Methodist Conference, said the movement was ...

    Article : 101 words
  60. TWO MILLION LOAN.

    The coal miners of West Muitland have sent a war savings certificate for £1000 as a subscription to the State Two Millilon Loan. ...

    Article : 38 words
  61. MAN CAUGHT IN A BELT.

    George Smith (36), was caught in some machinery at the Sunlight Laundry, Slimmer Hill, through his clothes being caught in a wheel on which he was fixing the ...

    Article : 62 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$