Settlement Reached in Railway Dispute Brightens Outlook
The Midland Union mediation at Perth reports progress toward a settlement of the railway strike. Officials say talks with the Government and the Disputes Committee have yielded optimism, with Cabinet decisions expected tonight. Further trouble at Collie looms as miners threaten to halt coal supplies over a changed agreement.
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Midland
Meil Interreo
Railways
Celtic
Isinera
Col Ha
Pope
Disputa
Strike Settlement Sets Rules for Night Work and Promotion
Reference to arbitration resolves key issues on overtime and promotion in railway work. Court to interpret eight hour day and night shift pay while maintaining existing engine drivers wages, with method of applying the eight hour principle left to the court. Union defers disputes to arbitration for final settlement.
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Penh
Government Refuses Wage Payment to Striking Locomotive Men
Perth reports the government refuses to pay days out on strike. Food supplies at Southern Cross nearly exhausted with four days left. A meeting debated recognition conditions and a government decision to return to work, with full wages guaranteed next week and notices sent to all centres.
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Southern Cross
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Toran
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Vie
Fohnavn
Dis Trice
AWD
Goverment Agreus
Norries
Uni
Perth Economic Stores Fire Tops City History
Telegrams report the January blaze at the Economic Stores in Perth as the biggest in the city’s history. Heat blistered the area, gas cylinders exploded heard miles away, and investigators probe a basement ignition with hose lines found in an iron bucket.
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Forth
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Wright
Wileoa Amd Beott
Leederville
Thare
Lapeley
Perth
Sanilover
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Preeman
Ator
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Warrhorn
St. George's ‘Hall
Maliabene
Sydney Railway Strikes Near Settlement and Round Table Talks
In Sydney on January 12 shipowners and transport unions prepared for talks after threats to resume work. The unions urged an unconditional return to yard operations while owners demanded fairness and a round table conference. Shipping and wool movements loom as Perth and Geraldton services resume, with preparations for wheat shipments to Sydney and wool exports. The Marine Stewards Union predicts a end to the strike by next week as talks continue. Mr. Hughes declines to intervene.
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Wading
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Perth
Ceraktion
Sevice
Sherewouncu
Vaunl Secvica
Midland
Mullewa
Yalgoo
Murchison
Naval Northampton
Aydney
Marine Stewards
Stewarts Union
Funis
Hughes Hon
The Position of Geraldton Strife Weighs on Town
Striking residents face service cuts and empty shops as negotiations between parties continue. Telegrams from Perth hint at possible settlement, but conflicting reports delay final decisions. Crowds gather in the streets while officials debate arbitration and reinstatement of services.
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Alfaira
Cnac
Perth
Wee Wu
Melbourne faces heat and coal shortage amid shipping strike
The daylong heat in Melbourne and surrounding disruption left streets nearly empty as trains halted and coal shortages hit services. Commuters moved slowly through the city center while few trains operated, reflecting the regional transport crisis.
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Melbourne
Unday
Enburha
First Wheat Guarantee Payments Under Government Scheme
The report notes the first payment due to wheat farmers under a 5 shillings per bushel guarantee. Certificates promising a total of £170,100 will be issued for immediate payments of 27 shillings per acre. Western Australian farmers will receive about £1,250 as disbursements. The wool sales item follows with the British Government cable regarding a proposed scheme for Australian wool growers to control sales. The Prime Minister approves and will relay the government verdict without delay.
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Air Nuk
Pole
Melbourne
Hughes
Ronlay Hathe Bird
Woalgrowere
Market for Arras removal and Australian apple prices
The report notes unlikely price increases from removing the English controlled apple market. Australian apples, especially the best Western Australian, may rise little amid a market flooded with Nova Scotian and American fruit. Prices in some categories slide, while shipments of oranges and butter trends show declines and favorable Danish purchases.
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England
Oregon
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Clanith
EEE
Snell
Morocco
Australia
Fragmented Memoir Glimpses Distorted by Obscure Wording
The excerpt presents a garbled narrative about a famed mentalist figure, a political pressure to arm Britain, and a Palestine antiquities discovery. It mentions Lloyd George urging armament manufacturers to share secrets and appeals to supply guns for soldiers. It also reports on discoveries of early Christian churches in the Garden of Gethsemane and preservation efforts by Franciscan monks.
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Palestine
Department of Antiquities
Gethermane
Wally
Columan
Apers
Momie
Birmingham editor recalls eerie premonitions in new book
Veteran Birmingham journalist H J Jennings recounts odd warnings from a quiet visitor who predicted disasters including a fatal blast at Astos ammunition works and the death of a famous pianist, each followed by calamities. He cites uncanny coincidences as cautionary examples in his memoir.
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H. J. Jennings
Birmingham
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