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HOBART, This Day. John Vail, Government Printer for the past 2$ years, has been suspended by the' Treasurer for alleged insubordination.
MELBOURNE, April 9. ] Some 120,000 persons signed the petition in favour of the commutation of. Angus Murray's death sentence. . SYDNEY, This Day. The steel-plant and works at Lithgow ironworks are idle as a result of the dismissal of two men for refusing extra work on the furnaces on Sunday, the Union contending that Sunday work is a violation of the award. The matter ol Sunday overtime has been in disputefor some time and as the full strength of the union is behind the strikers the threatens to render the whole works idle. , . BRISBANE, This Day. The unity of anti-Labour parties in the Queensland Parliament has been achieved at a joint meeting of the United Party and the Country Party. The following were elected to represent the joint Opposition : Leader, Mr Moore ; deputy leader, Mr King; whip, Mr Corscr. Every member of the party was accounted for except one who is absent from Australia, but was represented by P rox yA body • and wreckage from a yacht were discovered on the beach at Humpy Island. It is believed the yacht was struck bv lightning during the storm on Wednesdav night. Among the wreckage was the lid of a trunk bearing the name "O'Neil, Auckland, New Zealand. . jne owner of the vessel was evidently interested in photography as a number of unused films were found. MELBOURNE, This Day. A conference of representatives of dairy farmers from everv State m the Commonwealth was held for the purpose of deciding on a scheme for the stabilisation of prices of dairy produce. A proposal adopted provides for the creation of a Federal board to control interState and overseas marketing, composed of representatives of all States. Proposals for the creation of boards in each, State to control inter-State marketing or alternatively the delegation by each State of powers to the Federal Board, are provided in the scheme.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 10 April 1924, Page 5
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342AUSTRALIAN NEWS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 10 April 1924, Page 5
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