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  2. THE TARIFF.

    Tariff increases during the past year have been so confusing to many importers, and have had so considerable an effect upon the cost of living that the man in ...

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  3. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—The difficulties that might arise in the control of railway traffic if the Federal Government were given full power over trade and ...

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  4. SENATE BUSINESS.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—The appointment of committees to deal with certain aspects of Senate business was recommended by the Select Committee of the Senate which ...

    Article : 292 words
  5. INDUSTRIAL STABILITY.

    Some months ago, arising out of a recommendation of the Premiers' Conference for the establishment of such a body in each State, the State Government appointed an ...

    Article : 819 words
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  7. SEARCH FOR OIL.

    MELBOURNE, April 9.—In his report on the search for oil in Australia, which was issued to-day by the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. Blakeley), the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 218 words
  8. WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—If tests which are now being carried on are as satisfactory as those which were conducted last week it is thought probable that the wireless ...

    Article : 134 words
  9. RESEARCH FACILITIES.

    LONDON, April 8.—In the House of Lords to-day. Lord Clarendon (Conservative) asked whether every facility was being given to Imperial International ...

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  10. LAKES ENTRANCE BORE.

    MELBOURNE, April 9.—Five bailings were made to-day at the No. 2 bore of South Australian Oil Wells at Lakes Entrance, Gippsland, when nearly five gallons ...

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  11. FEDERAL POLICY.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—When the debate on the motion for the printing of the paper containing the Government's statement, of policy was resumed in the ...

    Article : 567 words
  12. LEGISLATION BY ORDINANCES.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—In the Senate today Sir Hal Colebatch (W.A.) severely criticised the practice of the present and previous Australian Governments of ...

    Article : 355 words
  13. WATERSIDE LABOUR.

    MELBOURNE, April 9.—The proposed regulation by the Federal Government specifying common picking-up places at the port of Melbourne on and after ...

    Article : 182 words
  14. BOUNTY ON BEEF.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—An announcement that the Federal Government is considering the advisability of paying a bounty on beef produced in Australia for ...

    Article : 162 words
  15. WHALES IN THE SOUTH.

    MELBOURNE, April 9.—A whaling area worth millions of pounds was discovered by the British, Australian, and New Zealand Antarctic Research ...

    Article : 281 words
  16. THE DEFENCE CUT.

    MELBOURNE, April 9.—In departmental circles it was stated to-day that a reduction of nearly £90,000 has been ordered in the estimates for the Royal ...

    Article : 149 words
  17. FACING HARD TIMES.

    SYDNEY, April 9.—The Government's scheme to impose a levy on wages and salaries is estimated to brigs in between £2,000,000 and £3,000,000 a year. Ministers ...

    Article : 279 words
  18. UNIVERSITY OVAL.

    Another stage in the transfer of the University of Western Australia from Irwin-street to Crawley was marked yesterday when the University Sports Oval, at ...

    Article : 432 words
  19. PRINTING AND STATIONERY.

    SYDNEY, April 9.—Pressing for effective tariff protection for printed matter. Mr. J. H. Catts, managing director of Associated Business Service, Ltd., who ...

    Article : 185 words
  20. Future of the Discovery.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—No decision has yet been reached by the Federal Cabinet concerning the future of the Discovery, which has returned from Antarctic ...

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  21. QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) told Mr. E. C. Riley (Lab., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives to-day, that any published ...

    Article : 85 words
  22. THE BASIC WAGE.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—A definition of the basic wage was given by the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-day, when commenting upon a resolution passed by the ...

    Article : 195 words
  23. POLICE NEWS.

    Reginald Batcheler (31), farmer, of Charles-street, North Perth, was arrested late yesterday afternoon by Detective-Sergeants Doyle and Alchin, and Constable ...

    Article : 61 words
  24. 48-HOUR WEEK IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, April 9.—After a meeting of the State Cabinet to-night the Premier announced that the Government would apply to the State Arbitration Court to fix a ...

    Article : 56 words
  25. MOTION PICTURE FILMS.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—When asked in the House of Representatives to-day by Mr. Nairn (Nat.) why motion picture films were not included in the Government's ...

    Article : 80 words
  26. Stolen Motor Car.

    A dark blue motor car (No. 6377), the property of G. E. Jones, of East Guild-ford, was stolen from Bassendean last night, and had not been recovered up to ...

    Article : 38 words
  27. GOLD BONUS.

    COOLGARDIE, April 8.—A meeting of the Coolgardie Prospectors, Leaseholders and Citizens' Association was held last night at which matters affecting the gold ...

    Article : 142 words
  28. EXCHANGE OF CRUISERS.

    MELBOURNE, April 9.—Confirmation was given to-day to the cabled report that H.M.A.S. Canberra would leave at the end of the winter for Malta to join the ...

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  29. EFFECT ON SHIPPING.

    HOBART, April 9.—Mr. R. D. Holt, the London manager for the Blue Funnel Line of steamers, who is touring Australia, when interviewed to-day regarding effects ...

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  30. TELEPHONE TO THE EAST.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—It is expected that the telephone service between Perth and the Eastern States will be completed about November or December. A site ...

    Article : 89 words
  31. S.A. ELECTIONS.

    ADELAIDE, April 9.—Interest in the returns of the South Australian elections to-day centred in the fight in the Woorooa electorate, where the fate of the Premier ...

    Article : 137 words
  32. NEW RADIO FACTORY.

    SYDNEY, April 9.—Following the increases in the tariff Amalgamated Wireless (Australia), Limited, has bought a large factory site at Dodge Park, on the ...

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  33. STEAMER AGROUND.

    WELLINGTON, April 9.—The Anchor company's small steamer Alexander ran aground at French Pass (leading from Nelson into Cook Strait) at 2.30 o'clock this ...

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