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  2. THE MINT SITE.

    The City Council last night was afforded an opportunity of recording its opinion as to where the Mint should be situated. The question was brought forward as the result of a ...

    Article : 503 words
  3. ARRIVAL OF DIVER HUGUES.

    Diver Frank Hughes, the rescuer of Varischetti, who was entombed for nine days in the Bonnie Vale mine, Western Australia, arrived by the Melbourne express yesterday, on route ...

    Article : 858 words
  4. SHOOTING AFFRAY.

    A sensational shooting affair occurred yesterday morning in Macquarie-street, city, a man named William Riley being injured and his wife. Ethel Riley, dying some hours ...

    Article : 685 words
  5. A NEW AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY.

    The blast furnace just erected by W. Sandford, Ltd., was lit up on Saturday, Mrs. Pennymore, wife of the blast furnace manager, performing the ceremony of kindling the fire. ...

    Article : 545 words
  6. RUSSIAN ARMY.

    There is an alarming spread of revolutlonary propagauda in the Russian Army. Many officers have been compelled to resign, and anxiety is felt at headquarters ...

    Article : 58 words
  7. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    The "Times" in another special article on the Colonial Conference and Imperial unity emphasises that Great Britain is already a tariff State, and declares that ...

    Article : 244 words
  8. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Federal Statisticlan, Mr. G. H. Knibbs, will, towards the end of the year, issue a publication which will be a continuation of "The Seven Colonies" of Mr. Coghlan. The book ...

    Article : 193 words
  9. SHIPPING LEGISLATION.

    The sitting of the Navigation Commision were concluded yesterday. The Conference carried a resolution originally submitted by the Board of Trade ...

    Article : 741 words
  10. WOOLWICH DISMISSALS.

    The War Office states that only 60 hands will be discharged weekly from the whole of the ordnance factories at Woolwich, and that no minimum establishment has yet ...

    Article : 61 words
  11. SIR EDWARD FRY, G.C.M.G.

    The Right Hon. Sir Edwnid Fry, one of Great Britain's representatives at the forthcoming 'Peace Conference, has been created a Knight Grand Cross of St. ...

    Article : 74 words
  12. CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS.

    A request was made by the Tasmanian authorities that the Federal Statistician might be allowed to deal with the tabulation and analysis of the results of the examination of ...

    Article : 168 words
  13. JAPANESE IN CANADA.

    There has been a great influx of Japanese into British Columbia. Many are employed on railway construction. ...

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  14. VICTORIAN PREMIER.

    The directors of the London and Westminster Bank gave a luncheon to Mr. T. Bent, Premier of Victoria, and Mr. J. W. Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria, ...

    Article : 110 words
  15. TROUBLE IN INDIA.

    A telegram from Simla minimises the reported native unrest at Lahore. ...

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  16. RECAPTURED UNDESIRABLES.

    In the Treasurer's financial statement appears an item of over £500 for "refund of fines." This is explained to be in connection with prohibited immigrants who, escaping ...

    Article : 106 words
  17. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Cook made an unfinished break of 19,780, which included 9869 anchor cannons, and beat Harverson by 24,000 to 1312. ...

    Article : 155 words
  18. THE FAR WEST.

    Mr. C. J. M'aster and Mr. H. Langwe[?], members of the Western Lands Board, returned to Sydney yesterday from an official visit to the West. Leaving here on April 14, ...

    Article : 988 words
  19. CHESS BY TELEGRAPH.

    It has been decided by the Postmaster-General that telegrams detailing moves in interstate chess matches may be transmitted at press rates, providing the chess clubs can ...

    Article : 77 words
  20. INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    A deputation headed by Lord Ampthill (who was Acting Vicer[?]y of India in 1904) waited upon General Botha, in reference to differentiating legislative treatment of ...

    Article : 72 words
  21. SOUTH CLIFTON DISASTER

    The inquest surrounding the death of the victims of the Scarborough tunnel disaster was continued to-day, before the Deputy Coroner, Mr. W. H. Rees. Mr. W. Robertson, ...

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  22. THE WOODSTOCK TRAGEDY.

    Regarding the Woodstock tragedy, the murdered man, Joseph Garrett, who is 65 years of age, was one of a party of three employed by Mr. C. L. Smith, burr-cutting. He had been ...

    Article : 637 words
  23. FISHING INDUSTRY.

    The Acting Prime Minister, Sir John Forrest, has written to the State Governments proposing a conference in regard to the fishing industry. In his letter, Sir John Forrest ...

    Article : 380 words
  24. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency, the Governor-General will pay an official visit to Goulburn and district on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and l1. His Excellency Sir George Le Hunte, ...

    Article : 484 words
  25. THE NAVY.

    The tropeto-boat destroyer Gurkha, which has a speed of 33 knots, and is one of the five ocean-going vessels ordered by the Admiralty, having a radius of action ...

    Article : 51 words
  26. DESIRABLE IMMIGRANTES.

    When it was heard that the Aber[?]een [?]iner Marathon was bringing a number of immigrants from England to Australia, it was expected that Victoria would receive her quota ...

    Article : 458 words
  27. A HEAVY RANSOM.

    Router's correspondent at Usltub says that the British Consul-General at Salonika paid £13,500 ransom for the liberation of Mr, Abbott's son, who was ...

    Article : 58 words
  28. A CLERICAL CRUSADE.

    The Bishop of London, the Right Rev. Dr. Ingram, and the Rev. J. S. Lidgett (President of the National Council of the Evangellcal Free Churches of England and ...

    Article : 55 words
  29. THE EXCISE ACT.

    To-day was the last day for receipt of applications for examption from the provisions of the Tariff Excise Act, for orders on the ground that the conditions of labour and rates ...

    Article : 165 words
  30. A DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.

    A tornado destroyed the village of Hemming, Texas (U.S.A.). Eight persons perished, and there were several fatalities in neighbouring villages. ...

    Article : 43 words
  31. JEWISH COLONISATION.

    Among the passengers by the steamer Kyarra, which left Port Adelalde to-day for Melbourne, was Mr. A. Marks, representative of the Jewish territorial organisation. ...

    Article : 246 words
  32. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    Major-General Sir Edmond Elles (military member of the Governor-General's Council of India) and Captain C. J. Ottley (Director of Naval Intellignece) have been ...

    Article : 44 words
  33. LABOUR IN QUEENSLAND.

    By the steamer Marloo to-day 81 New Hebrides "boys" and their families left for Sydney, where they will be transhipped for the Islands. ...

    Article : 181 words
  34. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The Minster for Home Affairs is now at work on a draft of a bill to amend the Electoral Act, consequent upon the trouble that has been disclosed in regard to informal votes ...

    Article : 290 words
  35. CONFERENCE DELEGATES.

    Mr. Lloyd George, President of the Board of Trade, will give a banquet on Friday to all the delegates to the Navigation Conference. ...

    Article : 73 words
  36. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The South Australian members of the Premiers' Conference will be the Premier (Mr. T. Prie[?]) and Treasurer (Mr. A. H. Peake). The subject to be introduced by South ...

    Article : 170 words
  37. AUSTRALIAN APPLES.

    The New South Wales Government's shipment of apples by the R.M.S. Mooltan was excellent, and realised from 9s to 14s 6d per case. A few broken and pitted ...

    Article : 82 words
  38. HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT.

    The Melbourne Hospital committee has given such close attention during the past few years to the question of reducing the expenditure in the management of the institution that ...

    Article : 214 words
  39. SALE OF THE EASBY.

    The wrecked steamer Easby, lying stranded off [?]abo Island with a cargo consisting of 9430 bags of potatoes, 310 bags of turnips, 1122 bags of oats, 36 bags of peas, 25 bags of ...

    Article : 112 words
  40. STROMBOLI IN ERUPTION.

    The volcano of Stromboll (one of the Lipari Islands, off the coast of Siclly) is in violent eruption. A shock of earthquake shattered window and ruptured the ...

    Article : 43 words
  41. STATE REVENUE.

    The revenue for April this year was £279,968 against. £296,277 for April, 1906. The principal decreases were:—Commonwealth, £4120; licenses, £6230; railway, £9700. The ...

    Article : 56 words
  42. AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS.

    Messrs. Quinn, J. Longstaff, G. W. Lambert, E. B. Mackennal, R. C. W. Bunny, E. P. Fox, Burgess, and Parker are exhibitors at the Royal Academy. ...

    Article : 39 words
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