In his speech opening the Federal session to-day, the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) announced the Government's intention to uphold the authority of the Arbitration Court in the present coal strike. ...
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Article : 780 wordsThe adoption of a less tolerant attitude by the Federal Government to Communist activity was hinted by the ...
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Article : 105 wordsSo busy were the metal trades at present that the greatest worry of employers was to get enough men to do the work, said ...
Article : 270 wordsWarm opposition to what was described as the dilution of labour in factories associated with the manufacture of war materials was expressed at to-day's session of the congress of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions in Sydney. ...
Article : 383 wordsAs a Minister in the Lyons Government. Lieut.—Col. White, M.H.R., was noted for the businesslike speed with which he carried out any course ...
Article : 144 wordsThe acquisition by the Commonwealth Government of the apple and pear crop caused a number of questions ...
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Article : 155 wordsTaken jointly with the agitated anti-Allies outpourings of the Italian press, it is far more likely that the ...
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Article : 1,147 wordsThe Japanese Government, according to a reliable informant, is agreeable to an arrangement whereby a number of Powers ...
Article : 169 wordsDesiree Cooper, who lived the first 14 years of her life in New Zealand and Australia, started in London four years ago as a shopgirl and has now ...
Article : 157 wordsMr. Herbert Morrison, who as chairman of the London County Council, is responsible for London's civil defence, in a speech replied to German threats ...
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Article : 287 wordsThe Admiralty announces that it has mined an extensive area in the Clyde. Vessels wishing to enter must obtain instructions for safe passage. ...
Article : 27 wordsOne reason why an Australian soldier must be physically lit is that he must carry 64lb. when moving in full marching order. The latest outfit for ...
Article : 299 wordsPurchases from India of all forms of jute goods required in Australia for the duration of the war will in future be made by a centralised purchasing ...
Article : 120 wordsThe British submarine Thistle, operating in the North Sea, is considerably overdue and is presumed lost. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Berlin News Agency says a German 'plane hit a British battleship with a bomb of the heaviest calibre during an attack on British forces in ...
Article : 36 wordsWASHINGTON, April 17.—The Chief of Naval Operations (Admiral H. R. Stark), continuing his testimony before the Senate Naval Affairs ...
Article : 77 wordsCrumpling before machine gun fire, two German companies left many dead and wounded when attempting a raid on British outposts. The raid ...
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Article : 99 wordsNorwegian air force 'planes crossed the Swedish frontier to-day. The machines were confiscated and the crews interned. ...
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Article : 75 wordsThe Ship Owners' Union has fitted out hospital ships to maintain a constant patrol of the British-Dutch shipping route. The equipment includes ...
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Advertising : 25 wordsAn urgent call for an ambulance to take a woman to hospital was not answered for five hours, it was stated at a St. Pancras, London, inquest. ...
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Family Notices : 52 wordsMr. W. I. Ritchie, of West Hobart, sales manager, has announced that he has applied to the U.A.P. for endorsement as a Senate condidate at this ...
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