Senator Pearce, Australian Minister of Defence, has now completed the nr-| rangements initiated by Mr. AV. M. Hughes, Primo Minister, to ship the ...
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Article : 78 wordsSome time ago the National party in the Federal Parliament appointed committees of its members to look after sectional interests, such as wheat, wool, ...
Article : 249 wordsNo fresh developments occurred today as far as the Sydney seamen are concerned. A meeting of the men was held ...
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Article : 74 wordsIn a wireless message to-day the antiBolshevik forces claim that they are within two days' march of Kieff (capital of Ukraine). The Bolsheviks admit a ...
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Article : 33 wordsCount Karolyi, formerly Hungarian Premier, has been arrested at Prague while travelling with his wife, and using false passports. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 2 Aug 1919, Page 7
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