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  2. WHITEHAVEN DISASTER.

    All hope of saving the men entombed in the Whitehaven Colliery pit, Cumberland, has been abandoned, poisonous gas and falls of rock having foiled the ...

    Article : 249 words
  3. HEAVY FIGHTING. TURKS STILL ADVANCING.

    The Turks have reached Alashehr, 83 miles from Smyrna. The Greek evacuation of Brusa is confirmed. An Athens telegram asserts that the ...

    Article : 177 words
  4. THE LOSING RAILWAYS. STRIKING FIGURES.

    The Minister for Railways (Mr. Larcombe), replying to Mr. Godfrey Morgan, said that the number of employees in the Railway Department on June 30, 1922, was ...

    Article : 107 words
  5. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. PROCEEDINGS AT GENEVA.

    (From the Special Representative of the Australian Press Association.) GENEVA, September 6. Lord Robert Cecil (Britain), discussing ...

    Article : 430 words
  6. IRISH SENSATIONS.

    It is reported that De Valera and Erskine Childers, the Irish rebel leaders, have been captured in Cork, and that the latter is wounded. ...

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  7. PREFERENCE TO SOLDIERS.

    About 200 returned soldiers attended a general meeting of the Brisbane sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., held in the School of Arts Hall last night, when ...

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  8. THE MYSTERY WRECK.

    In Mr. Thomas Welsby's "Early Moreton Ray (Reminiscences)," a list of wrecks in or near the bay since 1847 is given, but prior to that date there are ...

    Article : 530 words
  9. FEDERAL ELECTIONS. PREPARING NEW ROLLS.

    "You can say definitely that the forthcoming Federal elections will be held on the boundaries of the new divisions. We expect to have the ...

    Article : 640 words
  10. STARTLING REPORT. MR. ARTHUR GRIFFITH POISONED.

    The special correspondent in London of the "Yorkshire Post" states:— "I am informed by two reliable persons who have just returned from ...

    Article : 175 words
  11. MR. HERTZBERG AND THE RAILWAYS.

    The address by Mr. Abraham Hertzberg, retiring president, at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday was the subject of comment by the Railway Commissioner ...

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  12. BRITISH WARSHIPS ACTIVE.

    The British warships at Smyrna are evacuating the members of the British population. ...

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  13. WIRELESS CHAIN.

    Subject to ratification by Parliament, the Government has accepted the Marconi Co's offer to erect a long-range wireless station in South Africa. It is stated that ...

    Article : 592 words
  14. CONFERENCE AT VENICE.

    It is reported that the Government has decided to accept the invitation to the Near East Conference at Venice, and that M. Gounaris (the Premier) and M. ...

    Article : 116 words
  15. IRISH POLITICS.

    The "Irish Times" champions the right of a new Centre Party to be born into Irish politics, and says that the old Southern Unionists are not only ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. ANGLO-FRENCH POLICY.

    The "Petit Parisien" says that it would be a thousand pities if events in the Near East led to further misunderstandings between France and Britain. French opinion ...

    Article : 139 words
  17. HELPING AUSTRIA.

    The "Daily Express" states that a group of powerful bankers have agreed to offer Austria, subject to the approval of the Reparations Commission, between ...

    Article : 58 words
  18. "DRY" AMERICA.

    Nine men and women have died during the last three days from alcoholic poisoning caused by drinking wood alcohol and whisky, which was bought from the same ...

    Article : 90 words
  19. "NOT WANTED."

    Inquiry at the State Department at Washington concerning the Reynolds case, concerning which the Australian authorities made representations to the ...

    Article : 214 words
  20. PROTECTING SHIPPING.

    Nine British warships have arrived at Constanza to protect shipping in the Black Sea. ...

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  21. PAPER MARKS.

    Despite the issue of 2,400 000,000 paper marks within a week, making a total circulation of 251,000,000,000 marks, the acute shortage of ready money continues. ...

    Article : 72 words
  22. PLUCKY FIGHT.

    The New York Press, in editorials, comments enthusiastically on the Australians' plucky fight for the Davis Cup against heavy odds and handicaps, such as ...

    Article : 110 words
  23. CONFLICTING LAWS.

    Although no official announcement has been made so far, it is believed that the Queensland Government is about to take action to repeal the law which provides ...

    Article : 270 words
  24. A VICTORY FOR THE "WETS."

    Senator La Follette has regained the Republican nomination for the Senate for the State of Wisconsin by an overwhelming majority of 150,000 votes. This is ...

    Article : 65 words
  25. RAILWAY WAGES. TROUBLE IN CANADA.

    The Canadian Cabinet has called a special meeting to consider the appeal of the Railway Shopmen's Union from the findings of the Conciliation Board which ...

    Article : 122 words
  26. "GRUMBLING PERIODS ARE OVER."

    The Director of prohibition enforcement (Mr. Day) in the New York State, has announced that the people are accepting prohibition as an indisputable fact. ...

    Article : 100 words
  27. A SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY.

    Owing to the hoarding of banknotes, big industrial concerns are paying wages in a substitute currency, which will temporarily be accepted as legal tender. The ...

    Article : 68 words
  28. PATTERSON INTERVIEWED.

    Gerald Patterson, interviewed by the "New York Times," said: "In my opinion what Anderson accomplished against Tilden showed that my judgment was not ...

    Article : 174 words
  29. THUNDERSTORMS.

    A thunderstorm passed over Brisbane at about 9.30 o'clock last night, and heavy rain fell for about half an hour. The "Courier" rain gauge registered 46 ...

    Article : 257 words
  30. SOLAR ECLIPSE.

    The work of erecting the instruments at Wollal camp has proceeded apace, and during Monday the Lick Observatory party erected a tower, to support a great ...

    Article : 445 words
  31. WIDOW'S DEVOTION

    Mareel Sembat, a Socialist leader and a former member of the French Cabinet, died yesterday. His wife was inconsolable, and committed suicide to-day by ...

    Article : 66 words
  32. AMERICAN STRIKES

    Bitter opposition to the Government's strike injunction has developed in Congress, and Senator Robinson will lead an attack on the Government, declaring that ...

    Article : 171 words
  33. COLOURED SEAMEN.

    Thirty-one coloured seamen of the steamer Wonganella were charged at the Middlesborough Police Court with having disobeyed the captain's orders. The men ...

    Article : 85 words
  34. NORTH SYDNEY.

    The last obstacle in the way of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) becoming a candidate for North Sydney at the forthcoming Federal elections was removed ...

    Article : 137 words
  35. MOTORLESS FLIGHT.

    Mr. Glenn Curtiss has conducted the first successful flight of his motorless seaplane. It was towed by a motor boat at a rate of 35 miles an hour, and ...

    Article : 156 words
  36. FOND HARTS UNITED.

    The birth of a son to Mrs. Hurt has resulted in a reconciliation of "Bill" Hart and his wife. [William S. Hart, the famous motion ...

    Article : 75 words
  37. HORRIBLE CRIME.

    A horrible crime has been revealed by the arrest of Omar Roberts a prominent guide, who has confessed that when his 19-year-old housekeeper repulsed his ...

    Article : 62 words
  38. FAMILY FEUD.

    A political feud between two families, which supported the contending aspirants for the Country Judgeship, broke out into a pistol and knife battle in the ...

    Article : 56 words
  39. PRESENT FOR ADELAIDE.

    Queen Mary is sending to the corporation of the city of Adelaide, South Australia, a pair of artistic candlesticks bearing the monogram of King William IV. ...

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  40. WHEAT POOL.

    The Minister for Agriculture and Stock (Mr. Gillies) said yesterday that the question of amending the Wheat Pool Act, so as to make the pool a permanent ...

    Article : 143 words
  41. NEW SETTLERS.

    As a result of the publication in a New York newspaper of an interview with Mr. Percy Hunter, Director of Immigration for Australia, outlining the ...

    Article : 139 words
  42. "DRAINING NATION'S LIFEBLOOD."

    The first Assistant Postmaster-General (Mr. Bartlett), addressing the Post Office Clerks' Convention declared that the railway strike had caused the ...

    Article : 51 words
  43. WOOL MARKET.

    At the wool sales to-day competition continued keen, and there were good clearances of both merinos and crossbreds at full late rates. The following ...

    Article : 88 words
  44. CALCUTTA TEA SALE.

    At the 14h sale 30,068 packages were offered, making a total of 260,637. The chief districts from which they were drawn were:—Dooars, 10,645; Assam, ...

    Article : 137 words
  45. SUGAR COMMISSION.

    Colonel Oldershaw (member of the Australian Sugar Commission) has practically completed his business here on behalf of the Commission, and will leave on a brief ...

    Article : 54 words
  46. ISSUE OF PASSPORTS.

    The repeal of the regulations governing the issue of permits to leave the Dominion is under the consideration of the Government. This will not affect ...

    Article : 47 words
  47. HERRIN MASSACRE.

    The investigation of the Herrin massacre has been extended to cover the responsibilitty for the riot and the failure of the authorities to call out troops. It ...

    Article : 50 words
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