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  2. FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

    By special arrangement the Australian Press Association is receiving progress messages from the french aviator, Etienne Poulet, descriptive of his flight to Australia. ...

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  3. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr.Hughes) faced a meeting of about 1,000 returned soldiers at the Protestant Hall this afternoon. He appealed to them ...

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  4. YUDENITCH'S FAILURE.

    A London report which has reached New York states that the greater part of General Yudenitch's force which failed in the endeavour to reach Petrograd and has since ...

    Article : 128 words
  5. U.S.A. AND TREATY

    The United States Senate, by 55 votes to 34, on Wednesday defeated the motion for the ratification of the Peace Treaty with the Republican reservations attached, ...

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  6. HIGH PRICES.

    Allegations regarding the difficulties experienced in obtaining bricks for building purposes were made in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by Mr. Snowball (Nar., ...

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  7. THE SOLDIER'S DUTY.

    A message to returned members of the A.I.F., prepared for the Repatriation department, has been issued by BrigadierGeneral H. E. Elliott. General Elliott ...

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  8. AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

    SYDNEY, Thursday.— In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr.Carmichael directed attention to the statement by the Premier of Western Australia, that his Government ...

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  9. HIGHWAYMEN IN IRELAND.

    The biggest highway robbery in recent years is reported from North-west Cork. Masked thieves wearing their clothes inside out, and with bags tied over their ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. ALLIANCE DISASTER.

    A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest on the bodies of the Australian aviators Captain R. Douglas and Lieutenant J.G.L. Ross, who were killed ...

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  11. "Hello! Prince."

    The Prince of Wales during his stay in New York has visited some of the most famous skyscraper buildings the Slock Exchange, and the horse show. He was also ...

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  12. MARIBYRNONG.

    Mr.A.K.Thompson, who is contesting the Maribyrnong seat as a member of the national Labour party, addressed a meeting at the Brougham street Methodist ...

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  13. SIX-HOUR SHIFTS FOR MINERS

    A new suggestion was made by Mr. Justice Higgins in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday as to working hours at Broken Hill during the hearing of the ...

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  14. War Statistics.

    The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reports that the direct cost of the war to all the nations was £37,200,000,000. and the indirect cost more ...

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  15. Wages of Welsh Miners.

    Borings made in Derbyshire reveal vast new coalfields cast of the "Dukerics" area. The chairman of the Ebbw Vale Coal Company, in Wales, stated that some of ...

    Article : 72 words
  16. "POLITICAL MAN[?]UVRING."

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for the Navy (Sir Joseph Cook), speaking at the Millions Club luncheon to-day, said:— "All must regret the decisions recently ...

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  17. INCREASED COST OF LIVING.

    Figures supplied by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics show an estimated increase for October of 5.6 per cent. in the average prices of food and ...

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  18. U.S.A. Coal Strike.

    It is estimated in New York that not moro than 50 per cent of the striking coalmines have returned to work. ...

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  19. TRAGIC DEATHS REGRETTED.

    The Prime Minister (Mr.Hughes) has sent the following letter to Mrs.W.Douglas, Flinders street, West Townsville, Queensland, expressing sympathy on behalf ...

    Article : 361 words
  20. GOODS TRAFFIC DELAYS.

    futher evidence regarding the congestion of good traflic in Victoria and the reported shortage of trucks was heard by the Railways Standing Committee, which sat at ...

    Article : 650 words
  21. To-day's Meetings.

    Announcements regarding Meetings to he Held To-day will be found on Page 4. ...

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  22. PREMIUM BONDS FOR GRATUITY.

    Sir,— As there appears to be some misapprehension among the "diggers" concerning the working of the premium bond sheme, it may be of interst to your ...

    Article : 319 words
  23. French General Elections.

    Results of the French elections, in which the Republicans, led by M. Clemenceau, triumphed over the Socialists, show that the following have been elected:—General ...

    Article : 193 words
  24. UNDESIRABLES OF PROSERPINE.

    BOWEN (Q.), Thursday.—A message from Proserpine states that at a meeting of the citizens' committee, held to-day, it was decided by 140 votes to 5 to adhere to the ...

    Article : 52 words
  25. REPATRIATION.

    During the month of October the Repatriation department found positions throughout the Commonwealth for 6,006 returned men, as follow:—New South Wales, ...

    Article : 419 words
  26. FIRE IN FREEZING WORKS.

    Prompt response by a detachment of the Footscray Fire Brigade to a call from Wm. Anglies and Co.'s Freezing Works, in Lynch street, Footscracy, last night, averted what might have ...

    Article : 154 words
  27. International Labour.

    The International Labour Conference now sitting in Washington has agreed to the principle of the 48-hour week and the eight-hour day for all countries, with ...

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  28. ROBBERY FROM STEAMER'S- HOLD.

    A robbery from the steamer Plassy which is berthed at the new pier. Port Melbourne was reported to the Detective Office yesterday. On Wednesday morning it was found that the door of one ...

    Article : 85 words
  29. NEW SOUTH WALES BILL.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Legislatie Assembly early on Thursday morning the Minister for Housing (Mr. Hall) introduced a bill to provide for the control of necessary ...

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  30. MR, W.C.HILL AND MILLERS.

    Sir,— On behalf of my association, I desire to direct attention to the electioneering speech ot Mr.W.C.Hill pesident of the Farmers' Union at Warracknabeal. Mr. ...

    Article : 346 words
  31. Superiority of English Goods.

    An American syndicate with a capital of £40,000,000 now in England has placed orders for £20,000,000 worth of British goods, but they say that everywhere they ...

    Article : 74 words
  32. GENERAL CABLES.

    In the House of Commons on Wednesday it was announced by the leader of the House (Mr. Bonar Law) that the Government had decided to stop the payment of ...

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  33. FIRE AT FORT GELLIBRAND.

    Late last night, a fire, the origin of which is unknown, destroyed a wooden storeroom and damaged portion of the workshops connected with Fort Gellibrand, in Morris street, Williamstown. In ...

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  34. CHILD WELFARE WEEK.

    The Child Welfare Exhibition in the Town Hall has reached its fifth day, and public interest shows no sign of waning. This afternoon the Free Kindergarten Union will give a display, and a programme ...

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  35. Labour Objection to Posters.

    A denial to a report that tramway-men had threatened to strike against the display of certain Nationalist election posters being displayed in trams was given yesterday by ...

    Article : 303 words
  36. Foul I.W.W. Plots.

    A plot at Philadelphia to kill Federal officials by meaus of bombs in Christmas parcels is alleged to have been discovered to be due to the I.W.W. ...

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  37. WHERE ARE THE POLICE?

    Sir.—For some considerable time my daughter has had to pass through Queensberry street, at the corner of Lothian street, to go to her home in Williamstown after ...

    Article : 175 words
  38. THE SUGAR POSITION.

    Sir,—Replying to a statement made by Mr. Theodore, Premier of Queensland, published in "The Argus" to-day, we would state that the duty on imported jam is ...

    Article : 145 words
  39. DOMAIN GUARD.

    Sir,— A paragraph which appeared in "The Argus" to-day under the heading, "Citizen Soldiers Being Replaced," may lead the publie astray as to the service of ...

    Article : 134 words
  40. TRAIN MUTILATES WOMAN'S BODY.

    At 5 o'clock yesterday morning Conntable [?] by of Conterbuty, was informed that the body of a woman lay on the railway between the surrey Hills and canterbuty stations. The coustable found that ...

    Article : 86 words
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