At the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday Mr. A. O. Barrett outlined what he described as a simple solution of the traffic problems of the city. ...
Article : 678 wordsIn the absence of the Federal Attorney-General (Sir Littleton Groom), no official statement could be obtained yesterday regarding the report received from Sydney ...
Article : 640 wordsThe Senate has adopted the provision in the Immigration Bill for the exclusion of Japanese from the United States. The provision, which is being bitterly ...
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Article : 392 wordsThe Cabinet, has decided to accept the experts' report on reparations as a basis of negotiations, and to inform the Reparations Commission accordingly. ...
Article : 70 wordsAt the convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, held in Melbourne last week, reference was made to the depressing influence of the Federal Land Tax ...
Article : 822 wordsCountry party members of the State Parliament appear to be somewhat perplexed by the turn of events, owing to the death of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ...
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Article : 2,924 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) dealing with the reports of the reparation experts, said that the Cabinet attached so much importance to the ...
Article : 656 wordsA meeting of Liberal members of the House of Commons discussed the stand of the Labour party towards the Liberal party, particularly the action of the Labour party ...
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Article : 55 wordsThe Minister for Labour (Mr. Shaw) has appointed a Court of Inquiry into the coalmining dispute as follows:—Lord Buckmastet (chairman), Messrs. Roscoe, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 17 Apr 1924, Page 9
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