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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 596 words
  3. SECOND EDITION

    The advisory and consultative committee, consisting of Gen. Sir J. W. McCay (Chairman), Mr. W. Stuart (Sydney), and Lient.-Col. H. E. Evans (Melbourne) ...

    Article : 160 words
  4. RUSSIA'S EPIDEMICS.

    The Vilna correspondent of The Daily Telegraph says:—Despite the strictest measures against the introduction into Poland of infection from Russia, the epidemic of ...

    Article : 76 words
  5. THE TEST MATCH SELECTION.

    J. W. Hitch and Saudham, both of Surrey, has been invited to practise for selection in the fifth test match against the Australians, to be begun at the Oval ...

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  6. FEDERAL ARBITRATION COURT.

    At a meeting of the Federal Executive Council to-day, Mr. Justice Duffy and Mr. Justice Rich were appointed Deputy Presidents of the Commonwealth Court of ...

    Article : 280 words
  7. MAGAZINE BLOWN UP.

    The explosion of the Kinoshima artillery ammunition magazine to-day resulted in 100 persons being killed or injured. ...

    Article : 30 words
  8. BRITISH MINISTERS.

    The British Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George), before leaving England for France to attend the Inter-Allied Supreme Conference now in session, intimated that the ...

    Article : 49 words
  9. WOOL SALES.

    Wool sales were held to-day at the Sydney Wool Exchange. The quantity catalogued totalled 6,200 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted ...

    Article : 98 words
  10. "MOST INOPPORTUNE MOMENT."

    The select committee on salaries has found that, in view of the present financial stringency, the moment chosen to make large increases in salaries was most ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. DISEASE SPREAD BY RATS.

    Recent London files state:—News has come from Russia of the terrible rapidity with which a plague is spreading. From Siberia it has crossed over the Ural ...

    Article : 111 words
  12. BRITISH RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. George Barnes moved amendments to the Railway Decontrol Bill in order to assure railwaymen seven seats on the directorate of each ...

    Article : 327 words
  13. TIMBER CONCESSIONS.

    The wide divergence of opinions between the State Government and the Conservator of Forests (Mr. Lane Poole) particularly concerning the renewal of timber ...

    Article : 146 words
  14. HELIGOLAND.

    The Berlin correspondent of The Daily Chronicle says:—The population of the Island of Heligoland intends to appeal to the League of Nations for the grant of ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. UNEMPLOYED.

    The Premier (Mr. Storey) in a statement on the unemployment question, says: —"For many months we have been burdened with unemployment at Broken Hill ...

    Article : 219 words
  16. GOLD ASSOCIATION FINANCES

    During the past half-year the net premium earned by the Gold Producers' Association. Limited, after provision for contingencies, was £444,636. This represented ...

    Article : 164 words
  17. RYAN MEMORIAL.

    A public meeting called by the Mayor of Brisbane (Ald. Diddams) was held to-night to consider the form of a memorial to the fate Rp. Ryan, K.C., and to express ...

    Article : 196 words
  18. SHIPPING.

    Semaphore Tides.—Thursday Aug. 11—High water. 7 a.m.; low water, 1 p.m. ARRIVED.—Aug. 10. Dmboola, 2,104, Brotherton. Fremantle. ...

    Article : 792 words
  19. "COMMONWEALTH AND EMPIRE."

    The Rev. T. E. Ruth, of the Collins Street Baptist Church, Melbourne, has come to Adelaide to participate in the celebrations attendant upon the diamond ...

    Article : 1,154 words
  20. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    Representatives of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League of Australia laid before the Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Millen) to-day resolutions agreed to at the ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain, replying to a question in the Commons, said the United States Government had not officially proposed a definite date for the Washington ...

    Article : 125 words
  22. SALE IN MELBOURNE.

    Dalgety & Co., Limited, to-day submitted a catalogue comprising 3,476 bales, a good selection, mostly from Gippsland and the western and central districts of this State ...

    Article : 117 words
  23. VICTORIAN POLITICS.

    The Leader of the Labour Party (Mr. Prendergast) outlined the policy of his party to-night to a crowded audience at North Melbourne. He characterized the ...

    Article : 227 words
  24. CASUALTIES.

    F.C. Lampe reported to the City Watchhouse on Wednesday, that at about 4.20 p.m. he found a man in an unconscious condition near the tramway signal box at ...

    Article : 101 words
  25. FURTHER REDUCTION OF WAGES.

    Unions concerned, after conference with the railway managers, have accepted a reduction of wages in railway workshops for skilled artisans amounting to 6/ a week ...

    Article : 49 words
  26. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. A. Thomson (Deputy-Leader of the Country Party) continued tie debate on the Address-in-reply. He emphatically denied ...

    Article : 126 words
  27. GENERAL CABLES.

    Mr. Cox, representing the Victorian Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society reports that the whole season's pack of 75,000 cases of canned fruits has been sold at prices ...

    Article : 194 words
  28. WAGES AND PRICES.

    It was argued by Mr. H. C. Gibson (secretary of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association) in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day that ...

    Article : 197 words
  29. BRITISH AIRSHIPS.

    Mr. F. E. Guest (Secretary for Air), replying to question in the Commons, said the original cost of the existing British airships and material was approximately ...

    Article : 57 words
  30. WOODCUTTING ACCIDENT.

    MEADOWS SOUTH, August 9.—A painful accident occurred at the marble quarries yesterday to Mr. Vernon Wray. White he was cutting wood the axe glided off a ...

    Article : 68 words
  31. THE TARIFF.

    When the tariff discussion was resumed in committee in the Senate to-day, item 94, "Soap"—which had been postponed until after item 104, "Waxes, sparklets, spices ...

    Article : 448 words
  32. McDONALD'S POSITION.

    Despite the announcement by the Nelson Club of his acceptance, the Australian Press Association is authoritatively informed that McDonald has not signed an ...

    Article : 62 words
  33. BRITAIN AND DUMPING

    Lord Inchcape, writing to the convenors of a Glasgow meeting of protest against the Anti-dumping Bill, described the measure as "fantastic, unworkable, and a farce." If ...

    Article : 55 words
  34. "A VITAL ISSUE AT STAKE."

    The Acting Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Thomas) has telegraphed to the Leader of the Victorian Party as follows: —"The Western Australian Country Party ...

    Article : 52 words
  35. SURREY'S WIN FROM KENT.

    The surrey team, alter An exciting match on the Oval—a benefit game tendered to F. W. Hitch—snatched a 75 runs' victory over Kent. For the victors, A. Sandham ...

    Article : 101 words
  36. JURY "SQUARING."

    Remarks on "jury squaring" were made by Mr. Justice Wasley to-day in passing sentence on James Joseph Lyons, manufacturing furrier, who had been found ...

    Article : 142 words
  37. YORKSHIRE V. NOTTS.

    The reappearance of G. H. Hirst was the feature of the Yorkshire team matched against Nottinghamshire yesterday. The veteran, with a score of 60 ...

    Article : 51 words
  38. CENTURIES IN ENGLAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 720 words
  39. INDIANS IN FIJI.

    Writing from Fiji under date of August 1, a correspondent states all the sugar mills have started crushing. Many Indians in the disaffected districts have returned to ...

    Article : 168 words
  40. MACARTNEY'S METHODS.

    Under the title of "The Governor-General," which is Macartney's nickname among Sydney cricketers, P. F. Warner has an appreciation in the latest issue of ...

    Article : 311 words
  41. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    The President (Mr. Givens) took the Char at 3 p.m. Shipping Decision. The Honorary Minister (Mr. Russell) ...

    Article : 291 words
  42. NEWMARKET CATTLE SALE.

    At the Newmarket sales to-day about 2,590 fat cattle were yarded. The demand was animated, and well sustained throughout. For bullocks the prices hardened to ...

    Article : 193 words
  43. DIED IN THE SNOW.

    A message from Bright states that Mrs. Finnis, who was employed as housekeeper at Mount St Bernard Hospice, left there on Sunday morning to walk 13 miles to ...

    Article : 121 words
  44. FOOTBALL IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Playing Whangarei to-day New South Wales beat North Auckland by 17 to 8. They displayed superiority all round, except in forward work, in which ...

    Article : 134 words
  45. STONETHROWING AT A MEETING.

    While a meeting under the auspices of the Protestant Alliance was being held at a hall at Woolloomooloo last night stones were thrown at the windows from outside. ...

    Article : 102 words
  46. A MICE PLAGUE THREATENED.

    It is reported that another mice plague threatens in the Wyalong district. Forty per cent, of the bags of wheat at the general railway siding require reserving on ...

    Article : 62 words
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