Visit of the American Fleet Brilliance at Harbour Carnival
A Sydney harbour carnival honored the visiting American Fleet with a night display of searchlights, illuminated ships, and bonfires. The feature included a carnival atmosphere from Queens Beach to Post Office, plus local racing and an appeal by Dr. Barnardo's Homes for Half-Crowns to feed 7,300 children in their annual founder’s day drive.
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Sydney
Sydney Harbour
Oyale
Quesns Beach
Post Office
G. Rodney
Joe Carroll
Wembley
Barnado
Bineach
Buckingham
England
Cardigan
Wales
Dunbar
Scotland
Hill
Armagh
Ireland
Fremantle
Australia
Pembroke
Ontario
Canada
Grahametown
South Africa
Hong Kong
Nelson
New Zealand
Barnardo
Barvardo
Brisbane Oil-Shale Sample Yields 13.4 Gallons per Ton
A Clermont forwarded shale sample was analysed by destructive distillation and yielded 13.4 gallons per ton. The Minister for Mines said the sample resembled coal more than oil shale and that the yield would not support profitable work.
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Brisbane
Clermont
Sensational raid on gambling schools nets Cairns arrests
Brisbane Monday report details a midnight raid in Cairns where two gambling houses were discovered. Over fifty people were arrested. Willlow Price fined £100 and £15 costs for Freshwater gaming house, Peter Gerrity fined £100 and £10 costs for the Edmonton room, each defaulting to six months imprisonment and all forfeiting £3 bail.
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Brisbane
Cairns
Edmonton
Freshwater
Willow Price
Peter Gerrity
Visitors from the American Fleet Attend Melbourne Races
A large number of American sailors were taken to Victoria's beauty spots and attended races and sports on Saturday in Melbourne. The eight o clock fleet display featured a brilliant searchlight show.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Shipping Strike: Melbourne rejects settlement proposal
The Management Committees of the Seamen's Union rejected the shipowners proposed settlement after a week of deliberation. A conference adjourned to allow further talks, with counter proposals drawn up by the Beaten's Union as the strike enters its third week in Sydney. Shipping services across Australia are at a standstill with limited interstate sailing and volunteer labour at coastal ports.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Hove
Union dinner marks ten years without strike
London Saturday reports Ship owners, Seamen's and Firemen's Union shared the cost of a dinner celebrating a decade without a strike. Seamens Secretary Haveloce Wilson challenged seamen across the Empire to show better results than British crews, noting a 70 percent wage rise since 1914.
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London
Seamen's
Firemen's Union
Haveloce Wilson
Football selections for Jetby Construction Ports match
The office notes select Jetby Construction players to face Ports on a yet unspecified date. Team includes Kettle, Anderson, Pitcairn, Gall, Gordon, Martin captain, Warner, Sanders, Bensted, Fesney, O Keefe, Anderson, Jonas, with emergencies Prendable.
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Jetby
PF. Kettle
Gordon Heelandera
Khartum
D. Anderson
Meheffey
J. Pitcairn
Loughman
Forest Queen
J. Gall
J. Gordon
C. Martin
Old Towers
F. Warner
Sanders
Adda
Adves
C. Bensted
Charlie Collins
J. Fesney
W. O'Keafe
Grant
C. Anderson
Eniff
Briny
T. Jonas
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Snowflake
Doreen
Skipper
Richard
Geratoh
Olive
Moussy
Ruby
Rosewood
Kitty
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