The Primary Producers' Association has arranged for a conference to be held in Perth on November 3 and 4 between some thirty farmers representing the ...
Article : 165 wordsH.M.S. Renown left her moornings at 8 o'clock this morning and steamed up Portsmouth Harbour. It was a cold, grey morning but, as has happened so ...
Article : 349 wordsAlthough on to-day's figures the Government retains 40 seats out of 72 the count of the postal, absent and contingent votes in Toowoomba has advanced the Nationalist ...
Article : 410 wordsWhen the Estimates were under review in the Legislative Assembly yesterday considerable discussion took place on the vote of £67,222 for the Agricultural ...
Article : 1,585 wordsThe former Federal Treasurer (Mr. Watt) received a remarkable welcome on his arrival at Spencer-strewet from Sydney to-day. In addition to numerous relatives ...
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Article : 74 wordsMr. Hughes, in reply to Mr. Makin, said that the Wheat Board did not consider it advisable to make any disclosure as to the reported sale of wheat and flour to the ...
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Article : 229 wordsThe text of Lord Curzon's Note to M. Tchitcherin (the Soviet Minister for Foreign Affairs) confirms the summary which has been published. It says that the ...
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Article : 296 wordsThe London "Daily Graphic" says that Major-General Sir Charles Townshend (formerly commander in Mesopotamia) is taking service under General Wrangel. ...
Article : 221 wordsThe Victoria railway station was gaily beflagged to-day. A distinguished assemblage was admitted to the platform, including the Duke of Connaught, Prince ...
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Article : 129 wordsThe Swiss Socialists have rejected the invitation of M. Lenin to take part in the proceedings at the Third Internationale in Moscow. ...
Article : 26 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-night Mr. Brookfield drew the attention of the Minister for Health to the fact that, in consequence of the withdrawal of the ...
Article : 132 wordsMr. Lloyed George says that he does not propose to take any notice of Mr. Asquith's recent criticisms of his (the Prime Minister's) speech on the Irish question; and he ...
Article : 54 wordsIn the course of a speech in Seattle (State of Washington), Mr. W. H. Taft commented on Mr. J. M. Cox's statement to the effect that President Wilson had ...
Article : 80 wordsYesterday afternoon representatives of the Tramway Employees' Union and the A.L.P. disputes committee interviewed the Commissioner of Railways regarding the ...
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Article : 260 wordsThe Society of Friends in Ireland is approaching the other churches with the view of securting a month's truce, and asking the Government and the "republicans" to ...
Article : 42 wordsA family dinner was held at Buckingham Palace last night in honour of the Prince. Their Majesties to-day will give a banquet similar to that which took place after the ...
Article : 81 wordsM. Frederic Frances-Marsal (Minister for Finance) says that France has passed the financial crisis, and that the new taxes will yield about £320,000,000. It is estimated ...
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Article : 137 wordsMr. J. Scaddan, the member for Albany, who arrived by Sunday's train, was busy with the affairs of the Select Committee on the Shops and Factories Act until this ...
Article : 289 wordsCloudy conditions still persisted over coastal areas at 8a.m. yesterday but fine weather continued generally, the only rainfall registrations during the ...
Article : 222 wordsThe King sent to Dr. John L. Cope (the Leader of the British Imperial Expedition to the Antarctic) a message wishing his party good luck. ...
Article : 209 wordsThe Governor-General received yesterday from the Secretary of State for the Colonies the following cable message communicating the text of a letter from the ...
Article : 269 wordsThe debate was resumed in the Legislative Assembly to-night on the Anti-Profiteering Bill. The Leader of the Opposition (Sir ...
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Article : 153 wordsMr. Massey (the Prime Minister) told the House of Representatives that he had not given up hope of recovering from Germany a portion of New Zealand's war ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 13 Oct 1920, Page 7
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