Captain Matthews and Sergeant Kay started at noon under excellent conditions, in the presence of many Australians and with the British flag flying. The officers ...
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Article : 143 wordsIn the Senate to-day Senator Russell, replying to Senator Gardiner, said that the statement made by the Prime Minister concerning war gratuities was correct. ...
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Article : 366 wordsAt the International Trade Conference now being held in Atlantic City, Sir James Simpson, director of the Bank of Liverpool and one of the British delegates, in ...
Article : 142 wordsPresident Iregoyen, of Argentina, has summoned a special session of Congress to consider a loan to the Allies. ...
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Article : 46 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was presented to-day with an illuminated address by the King and Empire Alliance of Queensland. Replying to a reference which ...
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Article : 40 wordsMr. E. S. Lazarus, the Royal Commissioner on the subject of the National workers, took further evidence at Parliament House yesterday. Several witnesses ...
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Article : 31 wordsThe Emir Feisul, the leader of the Arab forces, who co-operated with Lord Allenby, has gone to Paris at M. Clemenceau's invitation to discuss the Syrian question. ...
Article : 128 wordsThe Prime Minister addressed a meeting of over two thousand persons at Wynnum South to-night. Returned soldiers and others received Mr. Hughes outside of the ...
Article : 76 wordsOn receipt of the notification of the vacaney in the Legislative Council, caused by the death of Mr. H. J. Saunders, member for the Metropolitan Province, the ...
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