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PORT DARWIN UNREST. V ROSS-SMI'I‘H’S ENGINE TROUBLES ‘A NIGHT IN THE BUSH.‘ Received 9.55 am. PORT DARVVIN, This Day. Three deported officials have returneEl for the purpose of giving evidence at the inquiry into the recent unrest.
Owing to engine trouble Ross—Smith was forced to land in the bush where he spent "the night. ' Shortly after leaving Port Darwin he proceeded south. MARINE ENGINEERS STRIKE. INCREASED WAGES DEMANDED_ Received 9.55 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day. So far only 400 marine engineers out of a total of 3300 are affected by the dispute. A mass meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers decided to serve all employers with notices demanding increased wages. AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. - NATIO'NALIST.S AND FARMERS. SOME DOUBTFUL SEATS. ' “ Received 9.55 a.m. V SYDNEY, This Day. Latest returns give the state of parties as follbws:—Nationalist 32, Labour 26, Farmers 4. Doubtful seats are Nationalist 7, Labour 2, Fanneis 4. The referendum on legislative powers, Yes 187,573 ‘to (?) 216,897; Monoplies, Yes. 167,692 to 203,108.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3362, 15 December 1919, Page 5
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164AUSTRALIAN NEWS Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3362, 15 December 1919, Page 5
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