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  2. STRIKE CONTINUES.

    The proposals made to the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) yesterday by the Industrial Disputes Committee of the Melbourne Trades Hall, in the hope of bringing an end to ...

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  3. EPIDEMIC IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Royal Commission on the influenza epidemic has published its report. It finds the cause of the introduction of the epidemic was the conveyance by sea of an infective ...

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  4. PEACE OUTLOOK

    The Copenhagen "Tolitiken's" Berlin correspondent says it is expected that the National Assembly will reject the peace terms. ...

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  5. LATE CABLE NEWS

    The "New York Times'" correspondent at St. John's describes the start of the Vickers[?] Vimy aeroplane on the Transatlantic flight. It started under especially hazardous ...

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  6. AIRMEN RETURN.

    A warm welcome awaited the Australian airmen who were brought from England in the troopship Ka[?]sar-[?]-Hind, and who landed in Sydney yesterday with other Australian ...

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  7. LORD JELLICOE.

    The Harbour Trust has issued regulations for the control of traffic on the arrival of the New Zealand on Monday morning. They require that a clear track shall be reserved for ...

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  8. EMPIRE TRADE.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes inaugurated a series of half-a-dozen farewell speeches in London to-day at a luncheon held by the British Empire producers' organisation. ...

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  9. INFLUENZA.

    So serious has the spread of the influenza epidemic become that the Premier last night issued a warning to the general public. The Cabinet has not yet decided to reimpose ...

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  10. SYDNEY POSITION UNCHANGED

    There was no change in the strike position in Sydney yesterday. A mass meeting of members of the Sydney branch was held at the Protestant Hall ...

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  11. HOUSING OF WORKERS.

    The announcement by Mr. Groom, chairman of the Murray Waters Commission, that work is to be immediately commenced on Mitta Mitta weir has caused the question of the ...

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  12. THE MOERAKI

    The Union S.S. Company's steamer Moeraki, which was announced to sail to-day for Wellington, carrying stranded New Zealanders, will not leave, on account of a crew not being ...

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  13. AUSTRALIAN WINE.

    An English company has been formed to utilise the present opportunity to introduce Australian wines into Northern Europe, and to secure a hold on markets largely supplied ...

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  14. COAL COMMISSION.

    Giving evidence before the Coal Commission yesterday, Mr. William Thompson Philpot, manager of the Lithgow Valley Colliery, submitted statements relating to the ...

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  15. BOLSHEVISM.

    Terrible incidents are recorded in a publication on Bolshevism in Russia, issued by the Imperial Government which the Agent-General for Victoria in London has forwarded to the ...

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  16. STRANDED NEW ZEALANDERS

    The [?]light of a large number of stranded New Zealanders was brought under the notice of the officials of the Seamen's Union yesterday by Captain Lo[?]den and others, and the ...

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  17. BROKEN HILL STRIKE.

    The Mining Managers' Association at yesterday afternoon's meeting decided to send the following letter to the A.M.A.:— I am directed to inform you that your letter ...

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  18. FOOD MINISTRY.

    The Ministry of Food's balance-sheet for the year ending March 31, 1918, shows the total turnover, excluding wheat and sugar, was £46,278,571, and the expenses of ...

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  19. COUNT RANTZAU'S ATTITUDE

    The Secretary of the Peace Conference handed the Allies' reply, with the revised Treaty, at six o'clock this evening to Count von Brockdorff Rantza[?], who departs for ...

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  20. HUNGER THREATENED IN NORTH QUEENSLAND.

    The serious effect of the maritime strike on the northern ports of Queensland, where the necessaries of life are running short, was indicated in a statement by the Acting Premier ...

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  21. USE OF GAS.

    The board appointed under the Gas, Electric Light Emergency Act (1917), Gas Section, has not yet arrived at a definite conclusion regarding restrictions in connection with the ...

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  22. A DEAL IN LINEN.

    The Government has sold to Leonard Martin [?]40,000,000 yards of linen, originally intended for aeroplane wings, suitable for clothing and household purposes. The price is ...

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  23. SCHOOLS TO CLOSE.

    The influenza epidemic has made such inroads upon both pupils and teachers of the public schools that the Minister has decided to add a week to the midwinter vacations, ...

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  24. SOLDIERS' RIOTS.

    Canadian soldiers, while rescuing some comrades, wrecked the Epsom police station, and a police sergeant was killed. The Canadian riot at Wiltley, in which one ...

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  25. TIMBER TRADE AFFECTED.

    Inquiries show that the timber trade is being seriously affected by the maritime strike[?] it was pointed out that a considerable quantity of the output of the timber mills goes to ...

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  26. THE SPARTACISTS.

    A Copenhagen message states that two uniformed Spartacists overpowered the guard of the temporary military prison at Weimar, and liberated 60 prisoners. The latter stormed ...

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  27. ANOTHER 28 DEATHS.

    According to the statement issued by the Department of Health last night, 28 persons died fro— pneumonic influenza in the metropolitan area during the 24 hours ended at [?] ...

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  28. LATE MR. CECIL COWPER.

    The funeral of the late Mr. Cecil Cowper, a member [?] the firm of Messrs. Allen, Allen, and Hermsley, solicitors, look place yesterday afternoon at the Waverley Cemetery. The ...

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  29. AGAINST CONSCRIPTION.

    The National Union of Railwaymen's conference has instructed the executive to take any action necessary jointly with the T[?]ple Alliance to secure the overthrow of ...

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  30. SOLDIER WHARF-WORKERS.

    A large body of men, members of the Returned, Soldiers' and Sailors Ship and Wharf Labourers' Union, marched through the city yesterday with a brass band at their head to ...

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  31. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Senator McCumber, during a debate in the Senate on the League of Nations, said the United States kn[?]w all along that Germany intended to dominate by force all the nations ...

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  32. NEW CASES IN NEWCASTLE.

    The spread of pneumonic influenza in Newcastle continues, and to-day 26 fresh cases were admitted to the Varatah and Wallsend hospitals. ...

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  33. H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA.

    The court-martial arising out of the incident on board H.M.A.S. Australia at Fremantle will sit this morning on board H.M.A.S. Encounter. It will be an open court. ...

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  34. SPORT ABROAD.

    Yorkshire, in the second innings, scored 210 (Hirst 88); Gregory took seven wickets for 79, and Collins two for 29. The Australians lost nine wickets for 170 (Gregory ...

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  35. NO TELEGRAMS AFTER 5 P.M.

    The Postal Department notifies, owing to the shortage of employees in the telegraph branch at the G.P.O., that it has been decided to discontinue the acceptance of ...

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  36. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.

    Charges of having, by means of false pretences, obtained £200 from William Mackay, £225 from Thomas Henry Shallard, and £120 from Louis Septimus Lawritz, were laid ...

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  37. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the third round of the London Championship, at the Queen's Court, O'Hara Wood beat Mathey, Leighton Crawford beat Thomas. ...

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  38. IN VICTORIA.

    Four deaths were reported to the Board of Health to-day. Admissions to hospital totalled 70. ...

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  39. ASHFIELD NATIONALISTS.

    At the last meeting of the Ashfield National Association it was unanimously resolved:—"That this meeting expresses the fullest confidence in the Hon. W. A. Holman ...

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  40. WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING CONTEST.

    The United Press correspondent at Toledo says the promoter, Mr. Tex Rickard, has announced that the ring for the championship fight between Willard and ...

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  41. DYING OUT IN BRISBANE.

    The influenza epidemic appears to be dying out in Brisbane. No deaths have occurred in metropolitan hospitals since Tuesday evening. The death registrations since May 1 ...

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  42. DEATH OF MRS. ROGER MACKINNON.

    An interesting link with the past has been broken by the death, at the age of 83 years, of Mrs. Mackinnon, widow of the Rev. Roger Mackinnon, who was for a quarter of a ...

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  43. LANE COVE TRAMWAY.

    A large deputation supported by Messrs. T. R. Bavin and P. B. Colquhoun[?] Ms.L.A., yesterday asked Mr. Hall, Minister for Works and Railways, to extend the Lane Cove ...

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  44. REPUTED CURE.

    Dr. Charles Duncan stated at a convention of American medical associations on the cure of influenza that one drachm of infected mucus pasteurised in filtered, water, injected ...

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  45. JAPAN AND CHINA.

    According to the "New York Times" correspondent at Washington, the State Department has received advices from Peking stating that Chun-Chsiang, Chinese Minister to ...

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  46. VICTORIAN MINERS' WAGES.

    By proclamation in the Commonwealth Gazette the rates of wages in connection with the production of coal at all coal mines in Victoria, other than Hudson's Austral ...

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  47. MILL EMPLOYEES' AWARD.

    The Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Union of Australia applied to Mr. Justice Powers in the Arbitration Court for the re[?]inding or variation of the existing award so ...

    Article : 114 words
  48. PADDINGTON VACANCY.

    The executive of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labour party, at a meeting last night, decided to leave the selection of a candidate for the Paddington ...

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  49. H.M.A.S. BRISBANE.

    H.M.A.S. Brisbane, now in Queensland waters, will arrive in Sydney on June 26. She will probably leave Brisbane on June 23. TOWNSVILLE, Thursday. ...

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  50. SCHOOL OF ARTS COMMITTEES' LIABILITY.

    Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Treasurer, stated yesterday that his department had effected the insurance of 174 schools of arts committees against liability for accidents to hirers ...

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  51. FRENCH SAILORS MUTINY.

    A mutiny occurred in the French Baltic fleet [?]ing to Bolshevism. It was suppressed. Some casualties occurred. It is reported from Brest that French ...

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