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  2. SOCIAL LADDER

    In resuming the debate on the Transport Workers' Act, in the House, of Representatives to-day, Mr. James accused the Prime Minister of being ...

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  3. 'INEVITABLE'

    A conference of combined unions, connected with the coal mining industry, carried a resolution to-day unanimously pledging themselves to ...

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  4. ATTACKS COMMENCE

    Serious demonstrations by unionists against volunteer timber workers, have occurred in Melbourne. A policeman drove off a body of ...

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  5. WILD SCENE

    While the Peace in Industry Conference was still sitting in camera this afternoon about fifty women, who declared they were the wives of ...

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  6. TUBE TRAIN AFIRE

    A wild stampede, resulting in injury to between 50 and 100 passengers, occurred when a train caught fire to-night in the tubes under the ...

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  7. DARING THIEVES

    Three brothers' named Sass have been arrested in connection with the most daring robbery ever committed in Germany. ...

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  8. NUMBERED

    The evacuation of foreigners from Kabul is steadily proceeding, and it is hoped that the work will be completed this week, in view of the ...

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  9. 'NEEDS NO CHARITY'

    It would be a veritable disaster if mistaken inferences from public speeches and national appeals encouraged the Dominions and the rest ...

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  10. WIRELESS HOAX

    Last October a million German listeners in were victimised. They were expected to hear Wolfgang Schwartz, a Socialist, lecture on: "The problem of ...

    Article : 150 words
  11. MOIR'S ROUTE

    Flight-Lieut. Moir has informed the Australian Press Association that his route to Australia will be as follows: Rome, Malta, Benghazi, Cairo, Ramleh, ...

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  12. PEACE CONFERENCE

    The Peace in Industry Conference sat in camera all day. At the conclusion of the meeting, it was officially stated that the ...

    Article : 169 words
  13. GRAF ZEPPELIN.

    There is a certain amount or comment in the German press to the effect that Britain refused permission to that Grat Zeppelin for its Egyptian flight. ...

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  14. SPANISH TRAINING SHIP

    The Spanish Consulate to-day expressed grave fears for the safety of the Spanish barquentine, Juan Sebastian, with 100 cadets aboard, which is en route to San ...

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  15. PROHIBITION AMENDMENTS.

    After a four days unnusually frank debate on prohibition the U.S. Senate passed the Jones Bill increasing the maximum penalties under the Volstead ...

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  16. 'INTENT TO MURDER'

    The trial commenced this morning of five men, Timothy O'Connell, Stanley Wililams, Norman McIver, Alexander McIver and Francis Delaney, charged with ...

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  17. FRENCHMAN'S FORCED LANDING.

    Early disaster overtook the flight of Captain Coste to Hanoi, described as no stunt, but a scientific expedition to study the establishment of a regular air mail ...

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  18. MIGRANT ARRESTED

    John McMillan Smith 22, a Scotch migrant, was remanded at Geelong Police Court on a charge of having attempted to administer poison to Freda Morrison, ...

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  19. BRITAIN-INDIA SERVICE

    The "Daily Telegraph" states that although the British air line to India operates on March 30, it will be impossible forthwith to carry passengers ...

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  20. RAILWAY WORKERS

    The running staff of the Rhodesian railways for years have demanded the restoration of the monthly war allowance of £3. The men waited for heavy rains to make ...

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  21. DIDN'T TURN UP

    Twenty men employed at the works of the Farmers' Implement Company, Ltd., Concord West, did not turn up to work this morning. The general manager, Mr. ...

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  22. SHOOK HANDS

    John Smith, 43 who has been an officer of the local council for 20 years, and, for many years chief clerk, committed suicide in dramatic circumstances, in the ...

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  23. 'WHITE AUSTRALIA.

    Addressing the Millions Club to-day, the Consul-General for Japan, Mr. Tokugawa, said Australia need not be afraid of her White Australia policy being challenged ...

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  24. WOMAN KILLS HERSELF

    At the inquest concerning the death of Laura Platten, 52, who committed suicide by inflicting huge cuts in her body, evidence was given that deceased was ...

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  25. ROYALTY INTERESTED

    The Queen, Prince or Wales and Prince George spent two hours traversing the six miles of avenues at the British Industries Fair. Both the Prince of Wales ...

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  26. NEW FUEL

    The "Evening Standard" states that the Royal Dutch Shell and Distillers' Company are co-operating to produce in Australia a new fuel, 85 per cent. petrol ...

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  27. ATTEMPTED SHOPBREAKING

    At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, Norman Richards, 33, rigger, and John Lewis, 36, salesman, were convicted on a charge of attempted shopbreaking. ...

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  28. KING ENJOYED IT

    It was officially stated at Craigwell House this evening that the King had a satisfactory day. There were a few hours of sunshine at Bognor this ...

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  29. £40,000 DAMAGE

    Damage estimated at about £40,000, was caused by a fire which practically gutted the engineering works of William Adams and Co., at Alexandria, this morning. ...

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  30. GIRL'S DEATH

    In the City Court to-day Gordon Peacock and Louisa Coekerill were charged with the murder of Gladys Hunter, 18, at Northcote. ...

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  31. IMPROVED FINANCES

    The quarterly report of the railways shows that revenue for the December quarter of 1928 amounted to £5,315,340, an increase of £461,594 compared with ...

    Article : 138 words
  32. IN NEEDY CONDITION

    Owing to the fact that up to the present only about thirty men have been engaged on the proposed Inglewood to Texas railway about three hundred ...

    Article : 111 words
  33. CIVIC REFORM

    In his annual report at a meeting of the Citizens' Reform Association to-day, the president, Sir James Murdoch, said the first year of the Civic Commissioners' ...

    Article : 212 words
  34. TROTSKY

    It is understood that the German Government has given permission to Madame Trotsky and children to enter Germany. There is every reason to believe that ...

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  35. FATAL SNAKEBITE

    William Henry Melrose, 42, a showman employed at the White City with Rocky Vane, the snake charmer, died in the local hospital from the effects of snakebite, ...

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  36. ROMA OIL

    A severe setback occurred in Roma Oil shares at the afternoon call at Sydney Stock Exchange to-day, prices dropping 11, to 79. A week ago shares were ...

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  37. JERVIS BAY STOWAWAY

    It has been ascertained that Jackson, one of the Jervis Bay stowaways, was born in Brisbane. He has been released from Hull detention camp. Australia is ...

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  38. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER.

    William Clear, horseowner and trainer, was committed for trial on a charge of having attempted to murder Alexander Evans, secretary, of the North Tasmanian ...

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  39. OIL WORTH £350,000

    The Norwegian whaler, N. T. Nielsen Alonso, arrived at Hobart yesterday from a four months' cruise in the North Antarctic, resulting in the capture of 732 ...

    Article : 66 words
  40. AT GAOL GATES

    After being released from Bathurst gaol to-day, Thomas Askew, 23, was rearrested at the gates and charged with escaping from Bourke street, Melbourne, ...

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  41. SOUTHERN CROSS.

    Kingsford Smith and Ulm plan to leave Richmond aerodrome about February 28 on their flight to London in the Southern Cross. ...

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  42. BLENHEIM OIL

    Another flow of oil from the Blenheim bore occurred about noon yesterday, when, approximately, 700 gallons of oil was run off in ten minutes. ...

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  43. AFRICAN NATIVE REPRESENTATION BILL.

    General Hertzog's Native Representation Bill passed the second reading by a majority of twelve votes. One member of the Labor party voted against the Bill. ...

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