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  2. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the Assembly to-day the Minister for Local Government gave notice of his intention to move for the introduction of a Bill to create a Main Roads ...

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  3. LABOR AFFAIRS. Strike at Broken Hill.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Members of the Printers' Union on the "Barrier Miner" ceased work because the management refused to allow the union to censor matter ...

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  4. LATEST SPORTING. THE TURF.

    Nominations close on Thursday at 4 p.m. for the above club's race meeting on December 10th and 11th. No entries will be accepted by phone, and if wired fees must ...

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  5. BANK RAIDED.

    LONDON, Monday.—The authorities raided a Sinn Fein bank at Dublin. They tore up the floors and discovered a secret underground safe which was not revealed on the ...

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  6. IRELAND. Precautions in London.

    LONDON, Monday.—As additional precautious a police motor boat with a machine gun is patrolling the river in front of the Houses of Parliament. Seventeen "black ...

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  7. OVERSEAS LABOR. An International Conference.

    LONDON, Monday.—At the International Railway Men's Conference to-day the president, Mr. Robert Williams, said it was essential to know what the different countries ...

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  8. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Officials at the Trades Hall report that trade in a number of industries is becoming extremely slack. Many are unemployed, particularly ...

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  9. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL.

    LONDON, Monday.—After the Kilmichael ambush many shops in the district were burned. Large parties of armed auxiliaries are patrolling the town as a precaution against ...

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  10. BASIC WAGE COMMITTEE DISSENTS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A committee meeting of the Federal Public Servants' Basic Wage Association carried a resolution dissenting from and emphatically ...

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  11. RACEHORSE DESTROYED.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The black gelding Dally broke his off fore fetlock while galloping at Randwick this mornng and subsequently had to be destroyed. ...

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  12. WORKERS EMIGRATING.

    LONDON, Monday.—Three hundred tinplate workers and their families are emigrating to Broken Hill. ...

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  13. PRECAUTIONS IN SCOTLAND.

    LONDON Monday.—The Glasgow authorities sue elaborately prepared for a Sinn Fein outbreak in the city. Special police guards have been posted at the docks, and at all ...

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  14. A SUCCESSFUL JOCKEY.

    LONDON, Monday.—Frank Bullock is the second most successful jockey this season. ...

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  15. EIGHT-HOUR DAY AT SEA.

    LONDON, Monday.—Sir Kenneth Anderson, who was presiding at a general meeting of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, declared if the eight-hour day at ...

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  16. STRIKE IN WOOL INDUSTRY.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The whole of the employees in the wool and basil working industry went on strike yesterday for increased wages. About 1500 men at Botany ...

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  17. GOSFORD RACES.

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  18. COMMONS CLOSED TO PUBLIC.

    LONDON, Monday.—A Sinn Feiner has been arrested in connection with the Liverpool fires and charged with murder. At the police court he refused to give his name and ...

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  19. BUSH FIRES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Busk fires were responsible for great damage in the Narromine districts. Many crops were destroyed. A number of properties were only saved ...

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  20. SINN FEINER RELEASED.

    LONDON, Monday.—A suspected Sinn Feiner was arrested in the House of Commons on November 26 and was released without being charged. ...

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  21. FIREMEN HAVE A GRIEVANCE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The firemen on board the steamer Wyreema handed in their notice to leave yesterday on the ground that conditions in the stokeholds did not meet with ...

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  22. PERSIA.

    ALLAHABAD, Monday.—The Shah of Persia on Saturday opened an extraordinary council meeting in the Palace at Teheran. He then left the assembly, which after hearing the ...

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  23. EXPLOSION IN COFFIN MAKER'S SHOP.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Light was thrown on the explosion in the coffin maker's workshop at Cork at the court of inquiry, when the police testified that they found a tin ...

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  24. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Charles Will and Daniel Preston were committed for trial on a charge of having broken and escaped from Emu Plains prison farm. ...

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  25. SETTLEMENT WOOL STRIKE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is expected the strike of employees in the wool and basil industry will be settled almost immediately. A number of men already has resumed ...

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  26. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Cabinet decided to commute the sentence of death passed upon Eugene Falleni for the murder of Annie Crawford or Birkett to imprisonment ...

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  27. PLUMBERS ON STRIKE.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—The Perth plumbers have gone on strike for wages at the rate of £1 per day. ...

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  28. WOOTTON PLACED.

    LONDON, Monday.—Frank Wooton, riding over the hurdles, was placed in the first two races to-day. ...

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  29. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ARRESTED.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Yesterday's arrested men in Dublin included William Sears, a member of the House of Commons. ...

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  30. AUSTRALIA'S GREAT FUTURE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Governor in unveiling a monument to the memory of the explorer Evans at Bathurst said Australia in years to come would be one of ...

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  31. WICKERWORKERS' AWARD.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—His Honor Judge Curlewis granted an increase of 15 per cent. for the wickerworkers of the State. ...

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  32. NORTH CASINO RACES

    The North Casino races, set down for to-day, have been postponed until Friday. ...

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  33. SOLDIERS AND POLICE MASSACRED.

    VANCOUVER, Monday.—At Curk 15 "black and tans" and police were massacred. ...

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  34. STATE POLITICS. End of the Session.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Government propose to terminate the present session of Parliament in three weeks' time, and the House is unlikely to reassemble until the ...

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  35. SECRET SERVICE OFFICERS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The precautions in London against Sinn Feiners include a special guard of secret service officers for every member of the Cabinet. ...

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  36. LABOR COUNCIL'S MANIFESTO.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A manifesto issued by the Trades and Labor Council declared that the lot of the working class is getting worse and worse, and the situation is ...

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  37. FIRE AT BOOT FACTORY.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire broke out late last night in a boot factory in Elizabeth-street which practically burnt out the two top floors and severely damaged the contents of ...

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  38. CRICKET.

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  39. WOOL BALES DAMAGED.

    LONDON, Monday.—At Liverpool 13,000 bales of wool were damaged. Troops remain in the barracks within easy call. Hundreds of additional police have been brought in ...

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  40. EDITORIAL STAFF HELD UP.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Before the "Freeman's Journal" office was set on fire armed and masked men entered the offices of the Unionist paper "Irish Times" and held up ...

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  41. LIVE STOCK DECREASES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Government Statistician's live stock figures for the year ended June last disclose a reduction of 8,500,000 sheep and 500,000 cattle. Horses ...

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  42. PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAMME.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Cabinet sat for several hours to-day considering the Parliamentary programme for the remainder of the session. It is probable that only ...

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  43. SHORTER WEEK.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the report of his Honor Judge Beeby on the question of 44 hours he recommends in connection with the building trades that the working hours be 44 ...

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  44. BOMB EXPLOSIONS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A bomb explosion occurred near London bridge. There were no casualties. An explosion occurred at the premises of a skin merchant in Old Swan ...

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  45. DETAILS OF THE MASSACRE.

    LONDON, Monday.—Seventeen "black and tans" under District Inspector Crake patrolling in two lorries yesterday were ambushed near Kilmichael by 100 Sinn ...

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  46. ALLEGED GRAFT.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The inquiry into the allegation of graft against three members of the State Parliamentary Labor party, including two Ministers of the Crown, will ...

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  47. THE PROPOSED LOTTERY.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The United Committee of the Churches issued a manifesto denouncing the proposed State lottery as a means of raising public revenue, as the ...

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  48. ENGLAND v. QUEENSLAND.

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  49. FIRE AT NEWSPAPER OFFICE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A mysterious party off armed and masked men set fire to the "Freeman's Journal" office, Dublin, at midnight. ...

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  50. DANGER?—NOT AT ALL

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The captain of the steamer Newcastle emphatically denies the statements of the passengers that the vessel was in any danger just before entering ...

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  51. ARRESTS IN DUBLIN.

    LONDON, Monday.—In Dublin there were 50 arrests for the week-end, and a total of 400 since November 21. The "Star" understands all Sinn Fein members of the House ...

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  52. ARRIVAL OF SINN FEINERS.

    LONDON, Monday.—The "Daily Mail" states that the protection of the Parliaments ary buildings involves a number of armed police, all ex-soldiers, who are constantly on ...

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  53. CHARGE OF STEALING.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Christiana Asprey and William Reid were charged at the Police Court with having stolen dress material of the value of £250, the property of Farmers, ...

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  54. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. The Mandates.

    LONDON, Monday.—The "Sun" and "Herald's" Geneva correspondent states the League Council has agreed to a permanent Mandates Commission which will consist of ...

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  55. REVENUE RETURNS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The revenue returns for November show an increase in Governmental returns of £102,704. The income tax increased by £14,000, land revenue £46,000, ...

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  56. THE STATE'S STOCK.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Figures compiled by the State Government Statistician relating to the numbers of stock within the State as on June 30 based upon the preliminary ...

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  57. BOXING.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Jim Higgins, Scotland, outpointed Billie Eynon, Wales, for the bantamweight championship of Great Britain. ...

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  58. A LIFE OF PANIC.

    LONDON, Monday.—The "Times" special correspondent travelling in Ireland wires the gloomiest picture of the existing conditions. Everybody is leading a life of panic and ...

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  59. BALLINA GREEN.

    On the Bowling green at Ballina last Saturday three rinks were engaged. Scores:—Crofton, S. Yeates, R. Gibson, Bruce, 23, beat Bald, H. Underwood, S. Harris, H. Gibson, ...

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  60. WORRIED TO HIS GRAVE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—William Alexander Brown, aged 70, a shipwright, committed suicide at North Sydney last night by taking arsenic. The police report that deceased ...

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  61. THE SPIRIT OF THE COVENANT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A message from Geneva states that the whole question of mandates should be settled before long. One of the difficulties is Japan's desire to embody ...

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  62. CRIBBAGE.

    The above match played at Byron Bay was the moat closely contested game in the Byron competition so far played. On the trip over both cars ran into a mob of ...

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  64. A NEW BISHOP.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Father M. O'Farrell was this morning consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst. The clergy in an address of welcome staled:— "It may be that ...

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  65. GREECE. FRENCH SQUARDON DESPATCHED.

    LONDON, Monday.—France is despatching a formidable squadron to the Piraeus, arriving before the plebiscite. ...

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  66. ALLEGED CRIMINAL OFENCE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Jas. Steward was placed on trial a second time at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of having committed an offence on his niece, aged 17. There ...

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  67. GREAT EXCITEMENT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Daily Mail's" Athens correspondent reports that extravagant excitement centres in the approaching return of ex-King Constantine. A theatre ...

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  68. SENTENCED TO DEATH.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The jury returned a verdict of guilty and accused was sentenced to death. ...

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  69. THE NATION DESPONDENT.

    LONDON, Monday.—The "Times" Dublin correspondent wiring says intense national despondency has been caused by the Liverpool incendiarism. All parties, including ...

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  70. MISSING NURSE.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Opening the lid of a chaff bin in the yard of the residence of Dr. Tucker, of Brighton, Victoria, Charles McKean, a man employed by the ...

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  71. AN ALLEGED LOTTERY.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Justice Harvey in the Equity Court delivered reserved judgment in the application of the Attorney-General to restrain Mercantile ...

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  72. NOVEL WAR RECORDS.

    PARIS, Monday.—The Minister of Fine Arts has suggested that school children who invaded the war regions should write a story of their experiences in the war and ...

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  73. JAPAN.

    TOKIO, Monday.—Osaka Asahi reports that arrangements have been made to receive General Somenoff in Japan. There is a possibility of General Wrangel also coming. ...

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  74. INSURING AGAINST INCENDIARISM.

    LONDON, Monday.—Lloyd's announce, unprecedented insuring against incendiarism and Sinn Fein riots in England. ...

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  75. IN CHINESE TERRITORY.

    PEKIN, Tuesday.—After a prolonged frontier discussion the 10,000 remnant of Admiral Koltchak's and General Semenoff's troops entered Chinese territory and were ...

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  77. HALL BURNED DOWN.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Transport Workers' Union hall was burned down. Explosions within the building preceded the outbreak. ...

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  81. NEWRYBAR v. FERNLEIGH.

    Another pleasant evening was spent at cribbage in the Fernleigh Hall on the 25th November between the above teams, Newrybar adding another win to their victories. ...

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