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  2. THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

    My first impression on reading the final selection of the Australian tram to tour England this year was onr of genuine satisfaction; my hopes—they are essentially patriotic—of ...

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  3. AUSTRALIAN STEEL. MR. TUDOR MOVING.

    The Minister for Trade and Customs, Mr. Tudor, who administers the Iron Bonus Act, has asked the Attorney-General if he would be justified under the Iron Bonus Act in paying ...

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  4. PACIFIC FISHERIES, LTD.

    A meeting of the shareholders of the Pacific Fisheries, Limited, was convened to be held at the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, this morning. There were anticipations of ...

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  5. POOR LAW COMMISSION.

    The report of the Poor Law Commission recommends the substitution of the title "Public Assistance" for the present "Poor Law Relief"; the abolition of guardians, ...

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  6. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. THE ADDRESS IN REPLY.

    The debate on the Address in Reply was continued in the House of Lords last night. Lord Londonderry attacked the Government in regard to its administration of ...

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  7. PENGUIN DISASTER. DETAILED NARRATIVES.

    The New Zealand mail yesterday brought additional particulars of the wreck of the steamer Penguin with appalling loss of life. Mr. Frank Shaw, one of the passengers, in ...

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  8. PERSONAL.

    Mr. Cecil H. Wickham, of the Tramway Department, has been appointed rolling stock superintendent of the Adelaide tram-ways, and leaves to take up his new duties ...

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  9. A LAST GOOD-BYE.

    The only female survivor of the wreck was Mrs. Joe Hannan, who told a very heartrending story, her four children being all drowned before her eyes. ...

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  10. THE QUESTION OF SCRAP.

    Mr. F. A. Eastaugh, Demonstrator in Assaying Metallurgy at the Sydney University, was seen yesterday respecting the question of scrap steel being used in the Lithgow ...

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  11. THE STANLEY DISASTER.

    All hope of rescuing the miners entombed through the explosion in the West Stanley Colliery, Durham, has been abandoned. ...

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  12. NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

    A prospectus has been issued by the New South Wales Government for a 3½ per cent. loan of £1,580,000. The minimum price has been fixed at £97 10s. The loan ...

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  13. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain has been deputed to move the Opposition's official amendment to the Address in Reply. This amendment expresses regret that the ...

    Article : 105 words
  14. THE MILITIA.

    Canada has accepted the proposal of Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, in regard to a uniform system of militia organisation in the different parts of the ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. THE COMMONWEALTH. AN UNFOUNDED ASSERTION.

    A deputation of Public servants which waited on the Minister for Home Affairs last year complained that the divisional officer on the board was frequently overruled, by the rest of ...

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  16. BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    In the House of Commons last night, the Prime Minister, Mr. H. H. Asquith, stated, in reply to Mr. W. P. Byles (Liberal), that no arrangement had been arrived at during ...

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  17. AERIAL NAVIGATION.

    The "Standard" announces that secret army experiments in aviation, in remote parts of the country, place Great Britain ahead of other countries in aerial ...

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  18. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

    Twenty-four women, mostly from the provinces, advocates of the extension of the franchise, were arrested to-day during a raid on Downing-street. ...

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  19. THE CAPITAL SITE.

    The Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Mahon, left Melbourne this afternoon on a tour of the proposed Federal capital site area between Yass and Canberra. Mr. Mahon was ...

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  20. AN UNRECORDED PASSENGER.

    The body of a man, whose name, it is presumed, was George Cooper, was discovered to-day from the wreck of the Penguin. Papers found in his clothes indicate that he was a ...

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  21. GENERAL CABLE NEW[?]

    The death is announced of Sir Frederick Wills, director of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland, Limited. ...

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  22. THE NEWNES TROUBLE.

    A report from union sources from Newnes to-day states:—"All the engine-drivers ceased work on Monday evening. The miners claim a lockout from Tuesday. The weightman and ...

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  23. THE GOVERNOR AT MOSS VALE.

    His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Miss Rawson, and attended by Mr. Grenville A. Miller, R.N., private secretary, visited the Public school this morning, and were met by ...

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  24. TURKISH POLITICS.

    The Turkish Chamber has passed a vote of confidence in the Grand Vizier, Pasha Hilmi, who has recognised the Cabinet's responsibility to the Chamber, and ...

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  25. FRUITGROWERS' MOVE.

    Fruitgrowers of Cumberland and elsewhere asked the Lord Mayor yesterday to do for them what he has done for the fishermen. They asked him that the City Council should ...

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  26. A KIDNAPPED PRINCE.

    Persian revolutionaries kidnapped Shu[?] es-Saltaneh, the brother of the Shah, who landed at Resht on Tuesday from Europe. They are demanding a ransom of £1000 ...

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  27. G. AND C. HOSKINS' ENTERPRISES.

    In response to an invitation from Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins, the president, members, and several officers of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage paid a visit ...

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  28. A COURTEOUS RAILWAY COMMISSIONER.

    The Bangalow show committee has completed arrangements with the Queensland Railway Commissioner to run an excursion to the show next month. The committee was ...

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  29. MURRAY RIVER WATERS.

    The treasurer (Mr. Peake) speaking at Springton said it was pretty well known what had been done with respect to the Murray River question, and that an agreement had ...

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  30. THE PANAMA CANAL.

    Mr. Roosevelt in a message to Congress strongly supports a lock canal for the Panama project, and a reduction in the height of the Gatun dam by 20ft, the ...

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  31. ALL RED MAIL ROUTE.

    The suggestion of Canada that Australia should join Great Britain, Canada, and New Zealand in the establishment of an all-red mail route was discussed by the Federal ...

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  32. A BRILLIANT METEOR.

    A brilliant meteor was observed shortly after midnight. It appeared under the Southern Cross, seemed to burst, and ran to the earth, leaving a fiery trall. The whole city ...

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  33. THE CANADIAN MINISTRY.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, has proposed a bill for the establishment of a Foreign Affairs Department. ...

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  34. ASBESTOS AND WOLFRAM.

    The following report was received this morning from Porter's Retreat:— "Much excitement has been caused locally by the discovery of asbestos and wolfram on ...

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  35. THE FALLEN TUNNEL MOUTH.

    In connection with the fall of the tunnel mouth at the Mount Pleasant mine it was decided some weeks ago to erect a brick arch at the entrance to bring the mine up to ...

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  36. ANGLICAN CHURCH WORK.

    The voluntary offerings to the Church of England for central and diocesan societies and parochial purposes for the year ending at Easter amount to ...

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  37. "PRINCIPAL BOY'S" DIVORCE.

    In the Divorce Court yesterday, Ernest John Taylor, fireman on the Victorian railways, petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with Ada Rebecea Mabel Gardner Taylor, 27, ...

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  38. A WOMAN AND A HATPIN.

    It has been reported to the police that a woman, who was under the influence of liquor, stabbed two children with a hatpin in Cleveland-street, city, on Thursday night. ...

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  39. LONDON UNEMPLOYED.

    A number of unemployed, while marching through the streets to-day, broke the window of a jewellery establishment in the West End. ...

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  40. DEATH UNDER CHLOROFORM.

    An inquest was held by the city coroner (Mr. C. Hobble) yesterday into the circumstances of the death of Frances Ann Broad-foot in a dental surgery yesterday, whilst ...

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  41. TREBLE-FOOTED BEAST.

    The local butcher a few days ago slaughtered a beast which had two distinct feet and a portion of another on one hind leg. The second foot grew cut from the lower ...

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  42. A DESPERATE SUICIDE.

    At Narby, near Cassilis, a few days ago, a youth of 18 years, named Oakley, committed suicide in a desperate manner. It was the tragic end of a love episode. The young lady ...

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  43. BOYS ON STRIKE.

    Twenty-five out of about sixty boys employed by the City Council as street-cleaners went on strike to-day. The lads roceive from 11s to 15s a week, and they took the action ...

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  44. A MILE SWIM.

    A fishing boat, containing two country lads, Kenneth M'Crea and Wm. Warren, capsized in Swan Bay yesterday. The occupants succeeded in regaining the craft, and clung to ...

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  45. AMERICAN TARIFF REVISION.

    The United States Tariff Convention, sitting at Indianopolis, has urged Congress to create a permanent Tariff Commission, and to hold a special session for the work ...

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  46. THE CAPTAIN'S STORY.

    "When putting the ship's head down the straits, as it was coming on thick, I was intending to stand down clear to the southward out of the way," said Captain Naylor. ...

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  47. INSOMNIA PROMPTS SUICIDE.

    Thomas Walkom, who shot himself on Wednesday, left a letter Showing that the act was premeditated, owing to continued [?]omnia and stomach trouble. He feared the loss ...

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  48. ATTACKED BY AN ALLIGATOR.

    An aboriginal was brought to town yesterday from Ayr with a badly lacerated foot. He had been fishing in a lagoon on the Klondyke plantation, and was seized by an alligator, and ...

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  49. MINER IN GRINDING PAN.

    A Ball, 24, single, fell into a grinding pan in the Central mill to-day. The pans revolve at a great rate, and Ball was cut and bruised all over the face and body. He was admitted ...

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