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  2. AUSTRALIA AND IMMIGRANTS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A resolution was carried at a meeting of the Trades-hall council to-night, expressing strong approval of the action of the Swedish Consul in warning ...

    Article : 96 words
  3. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    John Webb (57), a canvasser, committed suicide at his residence, Wigram-road, Glebe, yesterday morning. He was apparently in good health and spirits last night, but at about half-past 1 ...

    Article : 145 words
  4. PAYING THE PENALTY.

    The, trial of Peter Bowling, William Brennan, Albert Burns, Amram Lewis, and Andrew Gray on the charge of conspiracy in connection with the coal strike was resumed at the Central ...

    Article : 3,940 words
  5. BEFORE THE WAGES BOARD.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Wages Board appointed under the compulsory provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act to deal with the dispute in the colliery industry resumed its ...

    Article : 3,813 words
  6. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--It appears from to-day's issue of your paper that the Premier of New South Wales does not believe that I should in any way have criticised the Government immigration policy. I am glad to find ...

    Article : 271 words
  7. WORKING FOREIGN COAL.

    The executive of the Sydney Labor Council investigated, the charges made in respect of members of the Ironworkers Assistants Union, to the effect that they had worked foreign coal ...

    Article : 322 words
  8. LABORER'S SUDDEN DEATH.

    Harry Hales (50), a wharf laborer, collapsed in Palmer-street, Woolloomooloo, yesterday morning while returning home from work. The Civil Ambulance conveyed him to Sydney ...

    Article : 43 words
  9. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    Elsie Whittaker (19), residing with her parents at Phillip-street, Parramatta, was admitted to the Parramatta Hospital on Wednesday suffering from symptoms of poisoning. She ...

    Article : 66 words
  10. RAILWAY MISHAPS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Reference was made to the Beaufort railway accident at the meeting of the Trades-hall Council to-night, and the following motion was carried ...

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  11. SHOT IN THE HEAD.

    Frederick Edmund Cansdell, who is believed to be a bricklayer, whose home is at Taylor-street, Annandale, was found bleeding from a bullet wound in the head in Victoria Park ...

    Article : 62 words
  12. TO THE EDITOR.

    At least one representative of a foreign country resident in this city has bad the courage to warn his countrymen from emigrating to these shores in spite of all the nice things said. Mr. Wade is surprised. Sir ...

    Article : 506 words
  13. THROWN FROM A HORSE.

    TAREE, Thursday.--Edward Reeves was thrown from a horse yesterday at Mitchell's Island, and died whilst being conveyed to the hospital. ...

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  14. FRIGHTENED BY THE AMBULANCE.

    FORBES, Thursday.--This afternoon Mrs. J. Edwards, of South Lead, wife of Ald. Edwards, was driving into town in a suiky when the horse took fright at the town ambulance and ...

    Article : 60 words
  15. SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE.

    The Sydney Labor Council last night decided to proceed with rasing funds in order to test the legality of the Industrial Disputes Act in the High Court. They also wish to secure an ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. FALL FROM A BICYCLE.

    HOWELL, Thursday.--A young man named Bannerman, while cycling from Inverell to Howell, sustained a fall which caused a fracture of the collarbone. ...

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  17. OLD AGE PENSIONER DROWNED.

    SINGLETON, Thursday.--The body of an old-age pensioner, James Coe, was found in a water hole off Kelso-street, South Singleton, this morning. Deceased was 82 years of age, and ...

    Article : 59 words
  18. THE CENTRAL STATION SMASH.

    The finding of the Departmental Board, which inquired into the railway accident at the Central Station on Wednesday, was made known yesterday. It will be remembered that a train was ...

    Article : 186 words
  19. THE WHARF LABORERS.

    It is evident that the Wharf-laborers' Union is determined that none of the free laborers at work on the wharves shall eventually join their body. Since the strike commenced the ...

    Article : 409 words
  20. BOAT'S OCCUPANT MISSING.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--A telegram from Thursday Island states that a seaman (Charles Foley) left there in a boat on Saturday night for Goode Island. The boat was found drifting ...

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  21. DEATH FROM TETANUS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--William Stowe, a youth, died in Melbourne Hospital this afternoon from lockjaw. This supervened on an injury which he sustained at work, and which ...

    Article : 41 words
  22. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--It is greatly to be regretted that the Premier could not reply to Count Morner without going out of his way to attack the operations of a society that has done invaluable work for Australian immigration. It is ...

    Article : 572 words
  23. ELECTION OF SUBURBAN MAYORS.

    Ald. H. H. Robey was unanimously elected Mayer of Willoughby, as successor to Ald, Bailey, who did not seek re-election. Ald. T. R. Gilderthorp has been unanimously elected ...

    Article : 57 words
  24. TRUCK COLLAPSES.

    KATOOMBA, Thursday.--Still one more railway accident has been added to the series recorded during the past week. From the meagre particulars at present ...

    Article : 197 words
  25. SHIRE AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 words
  26. LATE SPORTING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 words
  27. "FAILURE, FOLLY, FARCE."

    "What I know, about the Liquor Question from a World-wide Personal Experience," was the title of an address delivered to a large audience in the Protestant-hall, last night, by Dr. ...

    Article : 369 words
  28. PASSENGERS BY THE NAN HEEMSKERT.

    THURSDAY ISLAND, Thursday.--The s.s. Van Heemskert sailed to-day for Sydney via Moresby. Passengers for Sydney: Miss Bent, Mesdames Bent, Colt, Richards, Tenbeye, Avery, Messrs. ...

    Article : 39 words
  29. NORTH SYDNEY FEDERAL ELECTION.

    Mr. Dugald Thomson, who represented North Sydney since the first Federal Parliament, and is now retiring. intends appearing before the electors before severing his parliamentary ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. FEDERAL QUARANTINE.

    Mr. H. V. Jackson, Chief Quarantine Officer for administration of the plant section of the Federal Quarantine Act, has received notification of an alteration in the inspection fees to ...

    Article : 478 words
  31. LODGES OPPOSE BALLOT.

    KURRI KURRI. Thursday.--The. Pelaw Main and Stanford lodges took an open vote to-day, and decided not to take a ballot. The Heddon Greta meeting broke up because a squad of ...

    Article : 48 words
  32. THAT PATRIOTIC SONG.

    Sir,--In your issue of Wednesday you print the first verse of a patriotic song, with the original title of "Australians All!" I learn that Mr. Hogue has the fell design of inflicting this composition upon the memories ...

    Article : 128 words
  33. SOUTHERN MEN.

    WOLLONGONG. Thursday.--A special meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Delegate Board was held at Tattersall's Hotel today. There were present--F. Dunleavy ...

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  34. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

    The return of infectious disease for the fortnight ending February 7 shows that typhoid fever is much more prevalent in the country districts than in the metropolis; though there is, of course, nothing new in this. The ...

    Article : 115 words
  35. SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY.

    Sir,--I should like to ask how much longer are we to wait before something definite is done in the matter? After all the exhaustive evidence which was taken during the Royal Commission, and not forgetting the expense ...

    Article : 279 words
  36. HOW LETTERS MAY GO ASTRAY.

    Sir,--Allow me through your columns to make an appeal to the public on a matter of considerable moment to very many new arrivals in Australia. Strangers arriving here having no friends and unable to fix on ...

    Article : 416 words
  37. THE VALUE OF LIFE-SAVING INSTRUCTION.

    Sir,--Under the above beading you publish in your issue of Tuesday last a portrait of Eric C. Burt, the schoolboy who effected a praiseworthy rescue of a drowning bather at Bronte Beach last Saturday ...

    Article : 181 words
  38. POSITION AT BULLI.

    BULLI, Thursday.--Coal-mining matters today at Bulli are exceptionally quiet, but there is a general feeling abroad that with careful handling on the part of the leaders, the strike is ...

    Article : 293 words
  39. MORE IMMIGRANTS.

    PERTH, Thursday.--The mail steamer Orontes, which sailed for the East this morning, landed 18 immigrants (10 assisted and 8 nominated) for West Australia. ...

    Article : 27 words
  40. Advertising

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    Advertising : 105 words
  41. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 words
  42. Advertising

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    Advertising : 49 words
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