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  2. STATE POLITICS.

    Brigadier-General Cox says that if the people of New South Wales do not stick together at the State elections, Labor will secure a victory. He cannot understand ...

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  3. MARINE ENGINEERS.

    The conference between representatives of the marine engineers and Mr. Hughes proved abortive. Owing to the idle ships in port, distress ...

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  4. THE WHEAT INQUIRY.

    Referring to Mr. Grahame's resignation and Mr. Holman's comments thereon, the Leader of the Opposition said Mr. Holman and the National party think by Mr. ...

    Article : 223 words
  5. PEACE TREATY.

    Renter's Paris correspondent slates that the journal "Les Debats" is of opinion that the League of Nations will not yet attempt to define the details of ...

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  6. RUSSIA.

    No further news has been received of Admiral koitchak. Moscow wireless messages continue to chronicle a rapid Reds advance towards ...

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  7. MARINE DISASTERS.

    The French steamer Afrique (5400 tons), carrying 405 passengers, which became a total wreck off La Rochelle (on the Bay of Biscay), while making for the ...

    Article : 159 words
  8. BRITISH RAILWAYMEN.

    The meeting between the railwaymen and Sir Eric Geddes this afternoon lasted two and a half hours. It is reliably stated that the proceedings were most friendly ...

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  9. UNITED STATES.

    Mr. Byran phophesies that the United States Senate will compromise regarding the Treaty before Friday so that, it can cable the ratification to the first meeting ...

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  10. DEFENCE OF ODESSA.

    The report of the evacuation of Odessa is unconfirmed. It is now reported that Denikin dismissed Schilling and appointed Ignatier to the command, ordering him to ...

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  11. PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES.

    Major-General Rosenthal, Chaplain captain Wilson, and Mr. T. J. Ley, M.L.A. (Hurstville) have decided to stand as Progressive candidates at the ...

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  12. POSSIBLE MANNING ON MONDAY.

    It was stated in Melbourne this afternoon by a representative shipowner that in all probability the. vessels would be manned by Monday. ...

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  13. EFFECT ON JAM INDUSTRY.

    The continuance of the shipping strike will be disastrous to the jam industry, as the season for jam-making and fruit-canning is now in full swing, but they are ...

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  14. SCAPA FLOW INDEMNITY.

    The State Department announces that the United Slates refused to accept any part in the Scapa Flow indemnity, because it objects to the principles of the Supreme ...

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  15. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE.

    The names of Messrs. A. H. Grimm (Ashburnham) and F. .T. Thomas (Gough) are mentioned for the position of Minister for Agriculture. ...

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  16. AN UNPRECEDENTED DISASTER.

    A strong gale swept overboard and drowned five passengers in a cross-Channel mailhoat. Many others were- severely injured. ...

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  17. A HOPEFUL SIGN.

    Although the railway position is indefinite, the adjournment, of the discussion upon the Government's reply is regarded as a hopeful sign. The delegates ...

    Article : 318 words
  18. JAPAN AND SIBERIA.

    "The Times" Tokio correspondent states that a most important Cabinet meeting threshed out the Siberian question. The decision was not announced, ...

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  19. ASSISTANCE FOR STRIKE VICTIMS.

    A plan has been approved by the Government for assisting those who have been deprived of their means of livelihood in Sydney as a result of the marine ...

    Article : 41 words
  20. LABOR CANDIDATES FOR STURT.

    The bogus Barrier Assembly of the A.L.P. decided that Messrs. Brookfield, O'Reilly, and Hynes, the only candidates who remained loyal to the local unionists, ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. QUEENSLAND.

    In connection with the recent change of name of a township in the Moreton district from Townshend back to the prewar name of Marburg, the Brisbane ...

    Article : 311 words
  22. DEBTS DUE TO GERMAN FIRMS.

    The enemy debts clearing house has notified British firms that it requires the immediate payment of debts owing to German firms at the beginning of the war, ...

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  23. REVOLUTIONARIES SUCCESS.

    Irkutsk is aflame. The Revolutionaries have gained possession. ...

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  24. INDUSTRIAL.

    A mass meeting of the Federated Builders Laborers Union carried a resolution demanding a 40-hour week and a minimum rate of 26 per hour. It was stated that ...

    Article : 51 words
  25. THE NEXT WAR.

    Major-General Rosenthal, addressing the Millions Club, said there was ho other fighter in the world that could equal the Australian soldier, let alone excel ...

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  26. REPORTED LOSS OF STEAMER.

    The loss of the steamer Principessa Mafalda is officially denied. (The loss of the vessel was reported in a cable which readied London from Genoa ...

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  27. NEWS OF THE WORLD

    Dismissed war service girls hired an aeroplane to pursue the Prime Minister to Paris to submit their grievances. ...

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  28. SURRENDERED AUSTRIAN SHIPS.

    Renter's Toulon correspondent slates togs sent to Cat tarn and Bizerta to take the surrendered Austrian warships, notably three battleships, four destroyers, ...

    Article : 43 words
  29. FIVE 8-HOUR DAYS.

    The Building Employees Trades council decided, to recommend that its members, should work, only five days of eight hours weekly. ...

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  30. MINE-SWEEPER LOST.

    It is feared that the mine-sweeper Leonard, with a crew of nine, was lost, off the Scottish coast. ...

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  31. QUEENSLAND RUMPUS.

    The Colonial Office is considering the Queensland rumpus as regards the appointment of Mr. Lonnon as Lieutenant Governor. Officials do not think that ...

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  32. JUGO SLAVS AND ADRIATIC.

    Renter's Paris correspondent stales that a Jugo-Slav delegation submitted views on the Adriatic question to the Supreme Council. The delegation adheres to the ...

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  33. STRIKE DECLARED OFF.

    The strike of brewery engine-drivers and firemen has been declared off. ...

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  34. GALES IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    The wild gales that swept over Great Britain during the week-end were the most severe for several years. The velocity of the wind reached 68 miles an ...

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  35. HOUSEHOLD SERVICE.

    A meeting of the Household Service Association at the Town Hall decided that the minimum wage of junior household helpers, should be 10 per week, aud the ...

    Article : 55 words
  36. EX KAISER AND VON TIRPITZ.

    "The Times" Paris correspondent states that the Allies are demanding the surrender of the ex-Kaiser and Von Tirpitz, but are not asking for the Crown ...

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  37. LANDRU CASE.

    "The Times'' Paris correspondent states that after confessing that she had impersonated two persons to enable Landru to draw their savings, Madame ...

    Article : 69 words
  38. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    The "Daily Mail," commenting on Lord Birkenhead's suggestion, states Mr. Lloyd George, realises that the Coalition is doomed and seeks to lead Unionists to capture ...

    Article : 181 words
  39. HEBBURN COLLIERY IDLE.

    As a result of the marine engineers strike, the Hebburn colliery, employing a thousand men, has been idle all this week. This colliery produces some of the best ...

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  40. AVIATION.

    As a result of inquiries which have been made in regard to the whereabouts of Captain Wilkins and his crew, who left England on November 21 for the purpose ...

    Article : 93 words
  41. WRECKAGE IN THE COUNTRY.

    The great storm left an extraordinary trail of wreckage over the country. Mines and fields were flooded, and giant trees uprooted. One falling at Nottinghamshire ...

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  42. THE STATE'S FINANCES.

    The outstanding feature of the debate in the Legislative Assembly to-day on the Treasurer's financial statement was a trenchant, speech by the Leader of the ...

    Article : 188 words
  43. PREFERENCE FOR ARBITRATION.

    Mr. Bodkin, secretary of the Railway Workers Industry Branch of the A.W.U., referring to the numerous strikes that have taken place in New South Wales, ...

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  44. LIQUOR TRADE.

    Under the new Liquor Act, every licensee is now required to furnish the Board with statutory declarations stating for the twelve months ended December last, ...

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  45. ROBBERY FROM BRITISH ATTACHE.

    Captain Block, Attache to the British Embassy at Washington, notified the police that important documents and £1500 had been stolen from him from a taxi-cab ...

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  46. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

    The inquest in the mysterious death of a woman revealed that Holt and Breaks occupied a room at Bradford as man and wife. Breaks insured her life on ...

    Article : 173 words
  47. HAVANNA EARTHQUAKE.

    It is reported that a further hundred persons were killed in the earthquake at Havanna. ...

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  48. LIEUTENANT PARER'S FLIGHT.

    Lieutenant Paver, who is on a flight to Australia, telegraphs that he is held up by bad weather at Paris. ...

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  49. BAKING ON SUNDAY.

    Although the police in some country towns warned the bakers that, they will be prosecuted if they bake on Sunday, it is understood that previous instructions ...

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  50. ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR.

    It is estimated by the Government Statistician that during the year ended dune last £7,277,000 was expended in the consumption of intoxicating liquor, being ...

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  51. MR. BEN TILLET ILL.

    Mr. Ben Tillet is seriously ill from blood poisoning. ...

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  52. RELIEF FOR THE FAMINE-STRICKEN.

    Renter s Pretoria correspondent states that General Smuts has issued a fervent appeal to the people of South Africa for relief of distress, especially in regard ...

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  53. ROME TO TOKIO.

    The main body of competitors for the Rome to Tokio flight wilt start on January 19. The finalised route follows the Australian as far as Bangkok, thence via ...

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  54. HIGHLY COMPLEX SITUATION.

    "The Times" lobbyist states that members of the House of Commons interpret Lord Birkenhead's proposal as a decisive crisis in the Coalition presaging important ...

    Article : 71 words
  55. ABOLITION OF OVERTIME.

    Unions are now discussing the Labor Council's mandate that all overtime must be abolished. ...

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  56. PROFITEERING.

    The Attorney-General stated that the Necessary Commodities Control Act would soon make itself felt. Up to the present there had not been sufficient time for the ...

    Article : 126 words
  57. STRAIGHT-OUT COUNTRY CANDIDATES.

    A considerable amount of important business was transacted at the first annual meeting of the General Council of the Primary Producers Union, held ...

    Article : 72 words
  58. THE BOLSHEVIST SPIRIT.

    At the Warden's Court at Lithgow, Mr. David Fell, for the Commonwealth Oil Corporation, in applying for six months suspension of the labor conditions at the ...

    Article : 126 words
  59. PRINCE OF WALES

    The Prince or Wales reels that the seven months of his Australasian voyage will mean a crowded life. He wishes to spend every possible minute in making ...

    Article : 114 words
  60. EVILS OF A BIG CITY.

    The Crown Law authorities state that while crime appears to be on the decrease in the country, there is an increase in the city. This is attributed to the rapid ...

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  61. LABOR PREPARATIONS.

    Laborites everywhere are speeding up preparations for the general elections. They expect to nominate over 500 candidates. ...

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  62. BURGLARS' £20,000 HAUL.

    Burglars entered the residence of Mr. Leopold Waldrof, on Wimbledon Common, and stole the family jewels and heirlooms, valued at £20,000. ...

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  63. EXTRAORDINARY ALLEGATIONS

    An extraordinary statement was made by Detective-Sergeant Donnelly in the City Police Court to-day during the hearing of a case in which a railway checker, ...

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  64. FIGHTING IN SYRIA.

    A recurrence of serious fighting with the Syrians is reported from Cairo. It is stated that the French troops suffered severely in a fight at Tallkalakh. There ...

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  65. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    Albert Finnic and Thomas Barley were remanded at Newcastle Police Court on a charge of the manslaughter of William Webb, who died in the local hospital after ...

    Article : 88 words
  66. FRENCH SENATE ELECTIONS.

    "The Times" Paris correspondent states that, the French Senatorial elections resulted in a triumph for M. Clemenceau, the Nationalists securing a ...

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  67. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    Sixty returned soldiers held an indignation meeting at Culcairn to protest against the nomination of Messrs. A. B. Paech and Johann Wenke in connection ...

    Article : 87 words
  68. TWICE MAULED BY A SHARK.

    While two boys were swimming in Newcastle Harbor this morning, one, named David Miller, 12½ years af age, was dragged by the ankle by a shark. He was ...

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  69. COMPLETING ARRANGEMENTS.

    Arrangements for the Prince of Wales tour have been practically completed. An official announcement of the date, route, staff and duration of the tour is ...

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  70. PEARL INSURANCE CANVASSERS.

    The "Daily Mail" is donating £1000 weekly to the strike fund of the Pearl Insurance Company's canvassers. ...

    Article : 24 words
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