48 Hours To Man Ships Licensing System Threatened
Commonwealth Government warns seamen they have 48 hours to resume work or face Transport Workers Act measures. If coastal steamers prove impracticable, overseas ships may gain coasting trade permits. Prime objective is to prevent dislocation of Australia’s seaborne trade and uphold a judicial award.
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Transport Workers Act
House of Representatives
Peter
Lyon
Mr. Lyons
Australia
Commonwealth Court of Conciliation
Seamen's Union
Seamen Vote Against New Award in Plebiscite
In Melbourne and Brisbane seamen meet amid union tensions over the new award. The Melbourne gathering of over 1,000 voted not to accept the proposal pending plebiscite, while a small opposing group was outvoted. Federal President Clarke warned a strike could trigger volunteer ships and Transport Workers Act measures. Discussions with owners and arbitration on weekly hours followed, with service to be run by extra liners except for weekly runs. Communications urged against island salting and warned of tourism season impact.
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Bydnay
Inge Son
John‘son
Witeting
Melbourne
Naw Nwa
Dar
W. Clarke
Nalices Shoul
Labour Profiier of
Tasmania
Ogilvie
Tasmanian ‘Trades Hall and Textile Workers Union of
Fife B
Nellore
Niagara
Vancouver
Sydney
Cockatea Deck
Ata
Mulbourne
Pam
Miny
Indian Tour Recount and Mixed Foregin Movements
A fragmented report from Geneva notes the Lord Mayor of Bydney with Alderman McElhone in attendance as Indian tour logistics unfold. It mentions Kisaad the American Jim star and Lady Mayor lata clvic, with remarks of larger forces behind the delegates and shifts in desert campaign Alliances. General Graziana reportedly faces pressure to reconfigure forces, replacing Moslems observing Ramadan with European forces.
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Bydney
Tuseday
Aldarman McElhone
Kisaad
Jim Star
Lata Clvic
Walcome
Ane
Graziana
Governor General's Message Cites Italian Campaign Devastation
A curt dispatch from Rome reports the Governor General's message condemning Italian aggression. The message notes casualties among seamen and soldiers, with four killed and forty wounded. It mentions Tigre delegates in Abyssinian parliament submitting to Italian authority and claims broad acceptance of Italian policy across Tigre.
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Marar
Syrah
Opedell
Commonwealth of Australia
Omeres
Rome
Tour Majesty
Beraave
Asmara
Gheromedan Hagos
Tigre
Adons
Tigrese
Sympathy and War News Dominate from Montreal to Ottawa
Reports from Bombay Ottawa and Canada’s Geneva motion dominate the page. Venizelos and King exchange sympathy over insurrection duties while Canada faces oil embargo issues and sanctions debates. Prime Minister Lyons and King Victor Emmanuel II pledge condolence for Princess Victoria as international tensions and maritime matters unfold.
Unemployment Fearful in Italy Amid Trade Sanctions
In Rome and across Italy the government warns of rising unemployment as imported raw materials dwindle. Authorities urge extending the 40 hour week with proportional pay cuts to preserve jobs, while many unemployed in cities are told to return to rural areas and labor back to the land.
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Rome
Tupsiay
Somali Troops Stir Abyssinia Tensions
Sir Percival Phillips of The Daily Telegraph reports from Djibouti that Somali detachments arrived at designated posts amid a Somat force redeployment causing grave concern for the Ethiopian High Command. The message notes Abyssinian raids and wary deployments along the frontier.
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London
Itshan
Daily ‘Telegraph
Abyssinia
Percival Phillips
Djibouti
Peaceful End After Long Illness Reaches Princess Victoria
London reports the death of Princess Victoria after a prolonged illness at 3.35 am. The King canceled Parliament opening and planned mourning as two blood volunteers rushed from London to donate over two pints each at her bedside. Royal family visitors and international kin learned of the loss, with scattered details about the royal schedule and funeral arrangements.
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Hib Y
Victoria
Lyons
London
Centric George Vu
Aulletin
Bandringham
Loblon
Tver
Lord Dawson of
Penn
War era pledge to surrender wedding rings spreads
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a wartime appeal urging people to give up their wedding rings as part of a broader effort during the Great War. The readable text hints at a community call to sacrifice to support the war, with no clear dates or places provided.
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Mary
Bombing Maneuvers Over Canberra Reported
A chaotic report describes a surprise visit to Parliament House, air force planes circling Canberra and conducting maneuvers. Eleven planes took part while a ground party fired on attackers with no clear effect before the planes returned to base.
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Canberra
Taderat
Parliamant House
Sarval
Ciran
Seorin Ng Hly
Woman killed by lightning in West Wyalong storm
A severe thunderstorm lashed West Wyalong killing Ming Ninn Tonga, 20, as she traveled with her nephew to a cinema. The nephew was burned and shocked. The storm dumped 68 points of rain in 20 hours, toppled trees, unroofed houses, and disrupted the railway yard with wind driven debris.
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West Wyalong
Tuesaday
Ming Ninn Tonga
Talimba
Burna
Alaé
Yorong Creek
Leeon
Orchardiaty
Win
Cortin Siroewna
Tutankhamen Curse of Tomb Sparks American Debate
In New York on Monday reports claim the death of Professor Taken Evonated who helped uncover Tutankhamen's tomb. He fell ill while returning from the tomb visit and was treated in hospital. Doctors cited a complex illness described as a form of intestinal fever, with speculation about an ancient curse connected to the Tutankhamen finds.
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New York
Tutankhamen
Bit
American Speciatista
Waforedin Heath
Denounced in Parliament over press and broadcasting monopoly
In the House of Representatives Minister for Defence Mr Parkhill denounced a growing media monopoly. He argued for scrutiny of broadcasting regulations and the power of Postmaster General licences, urging a parliamentary select committee to investigate the news and station controls amid rising concerns over monopolies in Australia.
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Australia
House of Representatives
Defence
Parkhill
W. V. McCall
Nat
Caetain
Anatrasia
Yeatarday
McCall
Postmaster-General's Department
Abe
Buniny Hun
Barkhill
Jan Sumly
Curtin
Iixeeroa
vanLagge
Gavvantro
Amalgamated Wirelens
The
Melbourne “Herald
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