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  2. 44-HOUR WEEK.

    The Labor Council last night passed a resolution that while recognising the question of shorter hours is a class issue it recommends that delegates of the iron ...

    Article : 72 words
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  4. NEWS OF THE WORLD.

    The Department of Agriculture forecasts the greatest corn crop in history, and a record tobacco crop. ...

    Article : 43 words
  5. COAL STRIKE.

    The conference between the Miners Executive and the Minister of Labor from which so much was hoped, has failed. Mr. Smilie informed ...

    Article : 70 words
  6. "ABOUT TIME."

    The Premier to-night replied to Justice Rolin's statement made on Thursday in connection with the increased price of butter. ...

    Article : 411 words
  7. NOT THE KAISER.

    A spirited debate, culminating in an angry scene and a narrow escape from defeat by the Government, took place in the House of Representatives ...

    Article : 1,054 words
  8. SOLDIER SETTLEMENT.

    Before the Soldier Settlements Commission to-day, Mr. Ashford was further examined by Mr. Mack. He questioned him relative to the resumption ...

    Article : 235 words
  9. THE CHANNEL SWIM.

    Sullivan failed in his second attempt to swim the Channel, covering 34 miles and reaching to two and a half miles of France after 18 hours in the water. He ...

    Article : 45 words
  10. RELIEVING THE TONNAGE SHORTAGE.

    The Commonwealth will use four of their wooden steamers for interstate trade to relieve the pressure through the shortage of tonnage. ...

    Article : 28 words
  11. REMARKABLE COMPARISON.

    The Coal Association circulates a remarkable comparison of the miners' output and pay in Britain and America. The pithead price in America is 1210 ...

    Article : 70 words
  12. CRICKET.

    It is announced that the cricket to has been abandoned owing to New Zealand being unable to entertain a team this year. ...

    Article : 38 words
  13. IGNORING WARNING OF DISMISSAL.

    A Full meeting of shop delegates of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers last night decided that all employees in private shops and Government and ...

    Article : 59 words
  14. A RESULTLESS CONFERENCE.

    At to-day's abortive conference between the Government and Miners' Executive, Mr. Home deprecated the attitude of the Convention which assumed ...

    Article : 393 words
  15. BEACHED.

    It is reported that the steamer Konigin Luise, with 650 passengers for Australia collided off Lisbon in a fog and was beached. It is believed Konigin ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. INTERVIEW WITH MINISTER FOR LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

    An important conference of the Iron Trade Unions, including the Australian Engineers, Engine Drivers and Firemen's Union, called by the Director of the ...

    Article : 230 words
  17. INCREASE IN CRIME.

    The Chief Secretary had several interviews to-day with the Inspector-General of Police concerning the increase in crime and its causes. Mr. Dooley also ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. DISARMAMENT.

    The United States Government is stated to be considering an investigation regarding the progress made in the disarmament of Nations. The League ...

    Article : 59 words
  19. Assaults on Children.

    In connection with the many serious assaults on children, which have taken place within the past few weeks, the police made an arrest yesterday, and ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. IRELAND.

    On the Galway railway station at midnight the Sinn Feiners shot dead Constable Krumm, ex-soldier. After a desperate struggle Krumm was killed. His ...

    Article : 75 words
  21. MAJORITY HUNT.

    Captain Chaffey, M.L.A., admitted to-day that the Government had offered him a position as Director of Soldier Settlements at £1500 per year. His ...

    Article : 176 words
  22. CITY THUGS.

    Hoodlums are terrorising the street comers at Surry Hills. A gang of garrotters and thieves are using violence as a side line. They have reduced one ...

    Article : 84 words
  23. CHINA.

    Advices from Peking state that the Republicans fear a Monarchist plot. Chang Thi Ling, Inspector-General of Manchuria, is inclined to favor the ...

    Article : 74 words
  24. MEN ASKED TO STAND FIRM.

    The warnings issued by the authorities at Cockatoo and Garden Islands were discussed by the men to-day. It was stated that both dockyards are ...

    Article : 76 words
  25. DUPED.

    Edward Royce, passenger by the Thermistacles, which sailed for London this afternoon, was robbed of £150 by means of a trick. Royce was on the ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. The Premier's Denial.

    The Premier's attention was drawn to a statement by Captain Chaffey to-day with reference to soldier settlements to-night. He denied that he or any ...

    Article : 61 words
  27. QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

    Premier Theodore who returned to Brisbane to-night, delivered his policy speech to a full gathering at the Exhibition Hall to-night. ...

    Article : 246 words
  28. DR. MANNIX.

    Mr. Redwood, interviewed by the Australian Press Association, says that the British Government has blundered in the Maanix affair. It was within ...

    Article : 202 words
  29. MEETING AT COCKATOO ISLAND.

    Two thousand engineers and members of other Unions employed on Cockatoo Island met at the luncheon hour to-day to discuss the question of knocking off ...

    Article : 98 words
  30. Mr. James Offered a Judgeship.

    It is understood that Mr. James, one of the Nationalist members for Goulburn, has accepted the Government's offer to appoint him a Supreme Court ...

    Article : 61 words
  31. MURRAY VACANCY.

    The Labor Executive thinks that the Government should immediately appoint Mr. Clear to the Murray vacancy. An official statement states that the ...

    Article : 61 words
  32. "DRASTIC ACTION NEEDING DRASTIC MEASURES."

    'Drastic action needing drastic measures," is how the Iron Trades threat to only work 44 hours per wee is accepted by the authorities at Garden and ...

    Article : 324 words
  33. KILLED BY A 'PLANE.

    Arthur Tattle Was killed at the Mascot aerodrome this afternoon. He was standing in front of a plane taking a photograph of it as it ...

    Article : 56 words
  34. THE RIGHT OF WAY.

    The Labor Council to-day passed a resolution that the action of the Labor Government in placing the police force at the disposal of the big squattere to ...

    Article : 52 words
  35. A CASE IN DIVORCE.

    A decree nisi returnable in six months was granted by Justice Gordon in Divorce on the petition of Agnes Crago, formerly Orr, for a dissolution of her ...

    Article : 53 words
  36. DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

    A double tragedy, occurred at Masterton to-day. A three-year-old child went out with a lad 18 years. The lad had a double-barrelled gun . A search ...

    Article : 80 words
  37. RAILWAY RETRENCHMENT.

    What appears to be a policy of general drastic retrenchment has been introduced on the Western line in grading. A number of railway stations ...

    Article : 40 words
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