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  2. BIG DEBT

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, in the House of Representatives to-day asked for leave to make a statement concerning the proposal to appoint ...

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  3. OPIUM TRAFFIC

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Central Police Court to-day, Ah Hee (or Chung Lum) (56), importer, and Young Young (49), storeman, were charged with having in their ...

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  4. NEW SCHEME

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A new scheme for the subdivision of New South Wales was explained to the New States Royal Commission to-day by Mr. James Francis Thomas, a ...

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  5. PARIAMENT

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Legislative Assembly met at 3 p.m. to-day in order to celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the first Australian legislative ...

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  6. QUEENSLAND LABOUR

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Foley, continuing the debate on the Budget, spoke in favour of co-operative union enterprises. If something of ...

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  7. "MATTER OF FINANCE"

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Works, Mr. Ball, informed Mr. Nesbitt in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he could not recall informing the members ...

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  8. FEWER MEMBERS

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sir Arthur Cocks, State Treasurer, says that the pfoposal for the reduction of the numerical strength of the Assembly would require deep ...

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  9. FLOODS LIKELY

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Advices from Seymour state that a big flood is expected, and many families are preparing to quit their homes. The water is up to three feet in the ...

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  10. VALUE PROVED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies and trade unions for 1922-23 was laid oh the table of the Legislative Assembly to-night. ...

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  11. WORLD FLIGHT

    Lieutenant Locatelli has been found, according to a message received from the cruiser Racligh, when 80 miles east of Cape Farewell. ...

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  12. PUBLIC SERVICE

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—In the House of Representatives to-day the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, moved the second reading of the measure sent down from the Senate to amend ...

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  13. WHEAT POOL

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is understood that a severe criticism of the Federal Government was indulged in by State Ministers at a Cabinet meeting held this morning. ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND BENEFITS

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—During the past 24 hours splendid rainfalls have been recorded over Central Maranoa and the western Darling Downs. Some places have received over ...

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  15. ITALIAN GOVERNMENT'S THANKS

    A message from Signor Mussolini has been conveyed to the Government through the Italian Embassy, following the news of the rescue of Lieutenant Locatelli and his ...

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  16. FRUIT STRIKE

    The leader of the Transport Union, Mr. Bevin, has instructed the dockers throughout the country to inform their employers of their refusal to handle any fruit or ...

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  17. THEATRE MANAGER ASSAULTED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Augustus Smith (22) appeared at the Central Police Court this morning, charged with having assaulted J. S. Rendall, manager of the Tivoli Theatre. ...

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  18. ROOFING TILES

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Albert Trendholme, in giving evidence in the roofing tiles industry to-day, said: I was offered £200 a year for three years by Roofing Tiles, Ltd., ...

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  19. OPEN DOOR

    At the closing session of the inter-Parliamentary Congress it was agreed that the principle of the open door should be extended to all colonies that traffic in arms and ...

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  20. MEDICAL STUDENT SENTENCED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The trial was concluded sat the Darlinghurat Sessions this afternoon of Michael Sayegh (26), a former medical student, and Nancy Cowman (19), ...

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  21. SENSATIONAL RUNAWAY

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two horses attached to a four-wheeled waggon, in charge of David Edmunds, were proceedings along Thomas-street, Marrickville, this afternoon ...

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  22. CONDEMNED MAN

    The Australian Press Association states that Mahon, the murderer, as a result of a hunger strike is in a serious condition. He has not taken food since his appeal, and is ...

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  23. Y.A.L.

    Fifty-four members of the Young Australia, League have arrived. From here they will commonce a trip across Canada, ending at Vancouver, from whence they sail for ...

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  24. HEAVY RAIN

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Light to heavy rain has fallen over a widespread area of New South Wales. At many towns one inch was recorded. ...

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  25. MYSTERY CRIME

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A further postmortem examination of the body of Archie Mouat has disclosed that death was partly due to suffocation and party through having ...

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  26. FOUND DEAD

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A driverless horse pulled a load of wood into Glenfield railway station yesterday afternoon and stopped in its accustomed position. ...

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  27. PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION

    The Empire Parliamentary delegation is engaged in a two months' tour of the Union, covering ten thousand miles. Mr. Thomas, Colonial Secretary, however, ...

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  28. COTTON GROWING

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The director of cotton culture, Major Evans, who proceeded to Fiji at the instance of the Empire Cotton Growing ...

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  29. CANADIAN PREMIER'S ESCAPE

    Ten minutes after a Liberal mass meeting opened the speakers' platform collapsed, throwing the Premier, Mr. MacKenzie King, the Minister for Marine, Mr. Cardin, and ...

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  30. CANCER

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—At the Science Congress, Dr. Sydney Dodd, veterinary scientist, read a paper on cancer, in which he begged for closer co-operation between ...

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  31. LEAVE TO APPEAL REFUSED

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—At the Court of Criminal Appeal to-day Samuel James Hannah, who was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life by Mr. Justice Shand ...

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  32. SKIT ON GOVERNOR

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is stated that the artists' ball committee was informed this afternoon that the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, would be annoyed if the proposed skit ...

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  33. WEALTHY WIDOW ARRESTED

    Frau Kruger, an extremely, wealthy widow, was arrested and charged with murdering her three husbands. The police state that Kruger made a ...

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  34. LARKIN'S NEW ROLE

    The Irish Communist leader, Jim Larkin, received an ovation on his return to Dablin from Moscow. He said that the Third Internationale had ...

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  35. LICENSING INSPECTORS' TENURE

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In regard to the special licensing inspectors, the Minister for Justice, Mr. Ley, informed Mr. Ness in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he had ...

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  36. KING'S EVIDENCE

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Judge Rolin, at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, declined to accept, the ruling of the Court of Appeals in England, that if two men should be arrested ...

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  37. EXPLOSION AT TOWNSVILLE

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Deputy Postmaster-General has been advised that an explosion occurred in Flinders-street, Townsville, this morning, and as a result nearly all ...

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  38. SENTENCED FOR FORGERY

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Harry Patterson (32), an agent, was found guilty at the Darling-hurst Sessions to-day on a charge of having uttered and forged a ticket for the first ...

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  39. SUDAN AGITATION

    The Egyptian Government's reply to the last British note in regard to the Sudan protests against certain clauses of a threatening character, and denies that Sir Lee Stack, ...

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  40. EXECUTIONER SHOT

    John Ellis, the famous executioner cf two hundred persons, including Crippen, Casement, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Newell, was found this morning at his home at ...

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  41. ADVOCATE OF SINGAPORE BASE

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sir Joseph Ward, a former New Zealand Premier, arrived in Sydney to-day on a private visit. In an interview he said that he believed ...

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  42. CASE OF MR. BUTLER

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The case of Mr. Arthur Ormonde Butler, who was recently suspended, from the magistracy on account of a certain decision at the Children's Court, ...

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  43. STATE FINANCE

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Interviewed at the conclusion of to-day's Cabinet meeting, the Premier, Sir George Fuller, said: "We discussed State finance, which embraced the ...

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  44. YOUTH KILLED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—William Peters, aged 17 years, and his father jumped off a train near Kurri Kurri while it was slowing down. The bay fell under[?] the train, and the ...

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  45. BUILDING ACTIVITY

    Following the settlement of the strike in the building trade building is unusually active. Houses are being built throughout the country, and this is resulting in a shortage ...

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  46. FLIGHT ROUND AUSTRALIA

    PERTH, Tuesday.—Colonel Brinsmead, director of civil aviation, who is making a survey flight around Australia, has reached Perth. ...

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  47. SERIOUS FIRE AVERTED

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.—Overheated coal in the port bunker of the oversea steamer Rio Claro brought the fire brigade to the vessel last night. The outbreak ...

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  48. DUMPING DUTY ON SEPARATORS

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. H. E. Pratten, Minister for Customs, informed Mr. Roland Green (N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives to-day, that since he had ...

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  49. PEARL NECKLACES STOLEN

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man named Ernest Macfarlane (25), a salesman, was convicted at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having stolen two pearl necklaces valued at ...

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  50. DR. BURGESS'S RESIGNATION

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Rev. Dr. John Burgess, after a ministry of 43 years in the Presbyterian Church, of Australia, has resigned his charge in consequence of ill health. ...

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  51. INDUSTRIAL PEACE

    A year of industrial peace is assured in the wool textile industry. The British manufacturing unions are withdrawing their demands for an advance in wages, and agree ...

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  52. APPEAL ADJOURNED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Owing to the continued illness of Mr. Justice Ferguson, Mr. T. E. Rofe's appeal in his action against "Smith's Weekly" has been adjourned till ...

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  53. BANDITS STILL AT LARGE

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The bandits who robbed the Essendon bank are still at large. The police are working on a detailed ...

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  54. DEPUTY TOWN CLERK OF SYDNEY

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Roy Hendry was last night appointed deputy town clerk of Sydney at a commencing salary of £1000 per annum. ...

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