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  2. ABSENT FROM THE LEVEE.

    Considerable interest was aroused to-day when it became known that no Federal Ministers were present at the Coronation levee held at Government House by their Excellencies ...

    Article : 285 words
  3. AEE THEY DISUNITED?

    Yesterday Mr. J. Catts, M.P., made some interesting remarks on compulsory preference to unionists, in reply to statements made on Tuesday by Mr. Beeby. ...

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  4. A PUBLIC MENACE.

    "There is a complete absence of proper appliances, and very often the fire brigade exists only in name." said Captain Dakin, Secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, ...

    Article : 498 words
  5. AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL LIFE.

    A special meeting of the Mothers' Union was held at the Masonic Hall this afternoon for the purpose of bidding farewell to Lady Dudley. About 600 ladies attended, and the ...

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  6. THE CORONATION LONDON'S GALA DAY.

    The sight-seers along the route of yesterdays procession began to congregate at midnight, and many were at dawn of day peacefully sleeping on the kerbstones. The ...

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  7. A MINIMUM OF CASUALTIES.

    In the streets of London itself the number of casualties, among both the military and the general public, was the smallest on record. ...

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  8. BRITAIN ABLAZE.

    The Prime Minister's little son, Anthony Asquith, at 10 o'clock last night, telephoned to the Festival of Empire giving the word for the signal to be fired for the lighting of ...

    Article : 196 words
  9. FIRST PUBLIC ACT.

    As announced yesterday, the King's first public act after the Coronation was to press an electric button to lay the foundation-stone of the Fishermen's and Sailors' ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. MOTHERLAND AND DOMINIONS.

    A contributor to "Le Temps" remarks that those remembering the Coronation of King Edward VII. were bound to observe that the main characteristic feature of ...

    Article : 109 words
  11. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S LEVEE.

    The Governor-General and the State Governor held a levee at the Federal Government House to-day. The function was attended by a large and distinguished ...

    Article : 36 words
  12. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE

    On Thursday his Excellency the GovernorGeneral despatched the following cable message to the Secretary of State for the Commonwealth:— ...

    Article : 54 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN VISITORS.

    The Premier of New South Wales, Mr. J. S. T. M'Gowen, Sir N. Lewis, Premier o[?] Tasmania, and Lady Lewis, Mr. F. Wilson, Premier of Western Australia, and ...

    Article : 93 words
  14. LONDON'S ILLUMINATIONS.

    A slight shower fell at 8 o'clock last night, but, despite the threatening weather, unprecedentedly large, enthusiastic, and orderly throngs stretched through the city ...

    Article : 164 words
  15. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS.

    Among the great dally newspapers of Australia, the "South Australian Register" has an honoured place. On June 18—Waterloo Day—it completed the seventy-fifth year of its ...

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  16. RECIPROCITY.

    The Finance Committee of the Senate has refused to reconsider the Wool Tariff Revision Bill and the Farmers' Free List Bill, as ordered, and is returning them to ...

    Article : 122 words
  17. DISTINGUISHED NONAGENARIAN.

    The Duke of Norfolk specially invited Mr. Wieks, a nonagenarian, who had been a chorister at the funeral of King George IV., and who was also at the corountions of ...

    Article : 41 words
  18. THE ROYAL PROGRESS.

    To-day broke cloudy, but later there were occasional bursts of sunshine. There were enormous crowds in the streets to witness the Royal Progress of ...

    Article : 175 words
  19. ISLAND MURDER.

    The steamer Makambo, which arrived yesterday from the New Hebrides, brought news of the murder, on May 3, of a trader in Tububa, South Santo, named Alexander ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

    The seamen on strike at Southampton have accepted the increase of 10s a month granted by the Royal Mail Steam Packet. Company and the Union Castle Company. ...

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  21. WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATIONS.

    Every mark of enthusiasm and loyalty characterised the Coronation celebrations At Gibraltar, Larnaca (In Cyprus), Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Mauritius, ...

    Article : 336 words
  22. ATHLETES ENTERTAINED.

    In connection with the Festival of Empire, the overseas athletes were banqueted at the Crystal Palace, Lord Desborough presiding. ...

    Article : 62 words
  23. KING EDWARD STATUE.

    In connection with the proposal to erect an equestrian statue to the late King Edward, several members of the Highland Society have agreed to contribute a sum amounting to ...

    Article : 247 words
  24. NEW HEBRIDES STAMPS.

    With regard to the forthcoming issue of the new stamps for the group. Monsieur Deschampa, the Condominium Postmaster and Treasurer, expects the new issue to be on sale ...

    Article : 231 words
  25. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the contest for the lawn tennis champlouship of London, A. F. Wilding beat M. J. G. Ritch:e, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Wilding is avenging his defeat by Ritchie ...

    Article : 119 words
  26. KING AND FATHER.

    The Prince of Wales, in his Garter robes, [?]ed yesterday's procession into the Abbey, which was headed by members of the British Royal Family. The Prince's ...

    Article : 128 words
  27. INDEX. NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 170 words
  28. THROUGHOUT THE ISLES.

    There were Coronation rejoicings in every town and village in Great Britain and Ireland. All were decorated with flags and bunting, and in most cases the ...

    Article : 326 words
  29. FEDERAL LAND TAX.

    A great proportion of the Federal Land Tax payable on Wednesday last has been received by the Federal Land Tax Commissioner. The assessment, it is estimated, will amount to ...

    Article : 79 words
  30. THE COMMONWEAITH STAMP.

    When the Federal Government decided to introduce a universal stamp for the whole of the Commonwealth, to take the place of the various issues now being used by the different ...

    Article : 217 words
  31. CYCLING BOOM.

    Negotiations have been opened up with the leading riders in the cycling circuit of the United States of America and the European riders by Mr. J. D. Williams for the six days ...

    Article : 136 words
  32. STATUE UNVEILED.

    This afternoon the State memorial statue of the late Mr. C. Y. O'Connor, who designed Fremantle harbour and the goldfields water scheme, was unveiled by the Governor, Sir ...

    Article : 115 words
  33. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 224 words
  34. REGRETTABLE ACCIDENTS.

    Mr. Charles Radford, a prominent townsman at Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, was firing a salute in connection with the coronation celebrations when the cannon exploded, ...

    Article : 37 words
  35. LIBEL ACTION.

    Acting Judge Neighbour to-day decided that the verdict for, one farthing obtained last week by William Arnold Minster against the proprietors of the "Ballarat Star" for alleged, ...

    Article : 40 words
  36. GIG ACCIDENT.

    An accident occurred at Rainbow on Wednesday, resulting in the death of an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Liddle, of Taapeet. Mr. Liddle was driving in a gig ...

    Article : 153 words
  37. WOLLOWRA AGROUND.

    Information was posted on the shipping board at the Electric Telegraph Office, Brisbane, to-day, to the effect that the steamer Wollowra was aground on the bar of the ...

    Article : 206 words
  38. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 233 words
  39. HIS LAST PARADE.

    William Tregay, 80 years of age, an Imperial army pensioner, died suddenly in the bar of the Shortland Hotel this afternoon. Deceased was one of the small body of veterans ...

    Article : 125 words
  40. CANADIAN OFFICER INJURED.

    There was an exciting incident as the procession was leaving the palace. The horse ridden by Captain M'Cowan, in command of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, who ...

    Article : 91 words
  41. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    H.M.S. Prometheus left Vila on the evening of the 5th instant for the island of Tanna, with H.B.M.'s Resident Commissioner on board, and returned on the 9th in time for ...

    Article : 192 words
  42. IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.

    The returns for 1910 of the figures supplied under the Immigration Act to the Acting Minister for External Affairs show that during the year 1910 there were 94,543 immigrants ...

    Article : 120 words
  43. OTHER FATALITIES.

    During a procession in the main street at Barnstaple, in Devonshire, a triumphal arch [?] timber, wreathed with evergreens and flags, fell, killing a woman, while ...

    Article : 86 words
  44. FOREIGN WARSHIPS FIRE SALUTE.

    The fleet of foreign warships at Spithead were aressed with flags, and the various warships and the garrison batteries tired Royal salutes at mid-day. ...

    Article : 27 words
  45. LONG WALK.

    About a year ago four adult male aboriginals were taken from Torrens Creek to the Barambah Misslou Station. Three of them absconded Having only a tomahawk to ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. KILLED BY TRAIN.

    The mangled remains of Matilda Ethel Hoffmann, aged 20 years, were found on a railway line near Nhill this morning. The head had been severed from the trunk. She had been ...

    Article : 64 words
  47. CHILD SEVERELY BURNED.

    A fo[?]year-old son of George Thomas, of Tullah, was playing with a box of matches on Thursd y, when his clothes caught fire, and were practlcally burnt off his body. The ...

    Article : 47 words
  48. IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.

    In Scotland and Ireland the celebrations were less elaborate, as the people are awaiting their Majesties coming in July. Eowever, Highland sports were held in ...

    Article : 45 words
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