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  2. KURRAWANG WOOD TROUBLE

    The Kurrawang wood line trouble is still causing some uneasiness, although the feeling uppermost in the minds of most people is that things will right themselves in a few ...

    Article : 2,037 words
  3. WRECK OF A BRITISH STEAMER.

    The steel screw steamer Hestia (3,790 tons), belonging to Messrs. Donaldson Bros., of Glasgow, struck a shoal yesterday in the Bay of Fundy (between Nova ...

    Article : 100 words
  4. SIR C. H. RASON.

    The London merchants and bankers yesterday entertained at luncheon Sir C. H. Rason, who recently retired from the position of Agent-General for Western ...

    Article : 242 words
  5. CRIME AT HOPETOUN.

    Intelligence of a desperate deed, involving an attempt at double murder, was received from Hopetoun this morning. The scene of the outrage was the post office, and ...

    Article : 849 words
  6. ASSASSINATION OF PRINCE ITO.

    A son of Prince Ito, the distinguished Japanese statesman, who was murdered by a Korean at Harbin, in Manchuria, on Monday, was interviewed at Genoa ...

    Article : 207 words
  7. COMMONWEALTH AND THE STATES.

    The Premier (Mr. Murray) said to-day that the proposal for a week-end conference of State Premiers in Melbourne to discuss the financial agreement between the ...

    Article : 346 words
  8. A SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE

    The police are investigating a sensational occurrence, said to have taken place in Liverpool-street, Paddington. On Tuesday night Bertha Mitchell, a daughter of ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. THE MISSING WARATAH

    Lloyd's has received from the captain of the s.s. Harlow a detailed account of the extraordinary incident which occurred about 180 miles off Durban on ...

    Article : 182 words
  10. WANTS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Mahon (W.A.) said that he wished to draw the attention of the Postmaster-General to a number of matters. Some time ...

    Article : 637 words
  11. THE SUEZ CANAL.

    Reuter's correspondent at Cairo states that the initial parleyings for the renewal of the Suez Canal concession continue. It is probable, the correspondent ...

    Article : 247 words
  12. A MINING TRANSACTION.

    After a hearing extending over two months the case of Lilburne v. Edwards was concluded by Mr. Justice Cussen to-day The plaintiff was Albert Shillinglaw ...

    Article : 279 words
  13. BRITISH POLITICS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) announced his intention to move the rejection en bloc of the Lords' amendments ...

    Article : 121 words
  14. COLONIAL FINANCE.

    "One of the many satisfactory features of the government of the British overseas dominions is," states the "Financial News," "the energy and ...

    Article : 100 words
  15. MOROCCO.

    Spain is pausing in her military operations in the north of Morocco, in the hope that good results will be the outcome of the Moroccan Government's ...

    Article : 135 words
  16. COLONIAL BANK DEFALCATIONS.

    Reference was made at a meeting of shareholders of the Colonial Bank of Australasia to-day to recent defalcations at the institution. ...

    Article : 85 words
  17. BRITISH NAVAL SECRETS.

    The Admiralty recently sent to Elswick, near Newcastle, confidential drawings relating to H.M. battleship-cruiser Invincible. It is now rumoured that ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION.

    At Montreal yesterday Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, delivered a brilliant address upon the British Constitution, which was, he said, ...

    Article : 152 words
  19. FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

    As a result of floods caused by heavy rains in the South of England, a railway bridge over a river between Ticehurst (in Sussex) and Effingham ...

    Article : 60 words
  20. CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS.

    The hearing of an action brought by the Collector of Customs (Mr. T. N. Stephens) against George Skinner formerly a Customs agent in the employ of Harris, Scarfe and ...

    Article : 366 words
  21. THE OATH IN COURTS.

    At the Bendigo Insolvency Court to-day Judge Moule commented on the manner in which two witnesses had given evidence. He said that indifference in regard to the ...

    Article : 94 words
  22. LONDON'S UNEMPLOYED

    There are 20,000 unemployed registered in London, chiefly in the building cigar-making, and brewing trades. Relief work has been found for 200 of these ...

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  23. TELEPHONES IN HOTELS.

    The Postmaster-General to-day received a deputation from the Federated Licensed Victuallers' Association in respect to the Postal Department's attitude regarding ...

    Article : 177 words
  24. IRISH BLIGHT IN POTATOES.

    Mr. Quin, the Government Horticultural Instructor, in his report on potato blight, states that "if the State does not arm itself with the necessary legal powers the ...

    Article : 394 words
  25. FIRE ON A STEAMER.

    The s.s. Otaki, which left Wellington on September 6 and Monte Video on October 1, arrived in the Thames yesterday with a fire burning in No. 3 ...

    Article : 53 words
  26. THE PERTH MAYORALTY.

    A number of representative business men of Perth waited on Mr. R. P. Vincent at his office yesterday and presented a requisition asking him to nominate as a candidate for ...

    Article : 338 words
  27. MISCELLANEOUS.

    A large dynamite bomb was yesterday found in the chapel of the Irish Dominican monks at Lisbon. ...

    Article : 102 words
  28. THE WHAKATANE-CIRCE COLLISION.

    Eight sets of claims for a total amount of £140,000 were sent to the New Zealand Shipping Co. in connection with the salvage of that company's s.s. ...

    Article : 78 words
  29. TARIFF WARS.

    In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday M. Jaures (Socialist) urged that France should take the initiative in proposing a cessation of the general ...

    Article : 50 words
  30. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 132 words
  31. POLITICIAN'S DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

    At the Glebe Police Court to-day George Arthur Burgess, who represents Burragong in the Legislative Assembly, was proceeded against by his wife, Florence Burgess, for ...

    Article : 121 words
  32. "WESTERN MAIL."

    This week's issue of the "Western Mail" contains a group photograph of the clerical and lay members of the thirteenth Synod of the Diocese of Perth. The Eight Hours ...

    Article : 270 words
  33. THE ENGLISH TURF.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 words
  34. EXPLOSION IN A CHEMISTS SHOP.

    On the 4th inst. an explosion occurred at the East Sydney Pharmacy, Woolloomoolloo, and the building collapsed like a house of cards. Two men were injured, and Charles ...

    Article : 239 words
  35. INCIDENTS IN THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    A most amusing series of incidents occurred this afternoon in the Legislative Assembly, when the Bill to place the regulation of boxing under the control of municipalities ...

    Article : 220 words
  36. RAILWAY SLEEPERS FOR AMERICA.

    In referring to Captain Neill's communications with the Commonwealth Government regarding inquiries from America for 1,000,000 sleepers, Mr. Gill, the Conservator of ...

    Article : 78 words
  37. THE TANIMA GOLDFIELD.

    Mr. Pearce, who is leading the Government well-sinking party, has forwarded a memorandum from the Mucka head station to the Government Resident. He states that ...

    Article : 243 words
  38. POSTAL ADMINISTRATION.

    The Postal Commission sat again to-day. Mr. W. Edwards, Public Service Inspector for Victoria and Tasmania, said that it had frequently been averred that ...

    Article : 173 words
  39. PERSONAL.

    Mr. T. B. Robinson, formerly in business at Rockhampton (Q.), and now resident in London, has been offered and has accepted the position of Agent-General for ...

    Article : 511 words
  40. WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT.

    The hearing of a case under the Workers Compensation Act, 1902, was concluded yesterday before the Resident Magistrate and two assessors (Messrs. Alferi and Austin ...

    Article : 293 words
  41. CARDBOARD FOR BOOT SOLES.

    A deputation from the Trades Hall Council asked the Premier (Mr. Murray) yesterday that legislation should be introduced to prevent the use of cardboard in the ...

    Article : 220 words
  42. ATTEMPTED HOUSEBREAKING

    A ruffianly attempt was made this morning to enter a house at South Hamilton occupied by Mrs. Capel, aged about 60 years, and her two daughters, with whom a ...

    Article : 146 words
  43. THE LAW LIST.

    High Court of Australia.—Before the Full Court, at 10 a.m.: (1) Muller and Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and another (judgment). (2) The Registrar of Titles and Spencer ...

    Article : 99 words
  44. CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION.

    At a meeting of the Trades Hall Council to-night, a report on the proposal agreed to at the Premiers' Conference for vesting in the Commonwealth by the States certain ...

    Article : 186 words
  45. SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN A MINE.

    Two serious accidents occurred in the Great Cobar mine to-day. Ambrose G. Fox was tapping the furnace when the metal shot out and he was badly ...

    Article : 85 words
  46. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier (Mr. Murray) gave notice of his intention to move for leave to introduce two Bills. They are uniform with similar ...

    Article : 150 words
  47. PRESS CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Select Committee appointed by the Senate to inquire into the Press cable service of Australia held its first meeting to-day. All the members were present, ...

    Article : 89 words
  48. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Government yesterday brought down a Bill providing for the establishment of State advances offices embracing advances to settlers, workers, local authorities, and ...

    Article : 66 words
  49. DANGEROUS CRIMINAL LUNATIC AT LARGE.

    Parramatta was thrown into a ferment to-day when it became known that George Harris, who is regarded as a dangerous criminal lunatic, had made his escape from the ...

    Article : 87 words
  50. THE MEN WOMEN PREFER.

    "The question of character is the supreme test among the women of the Liberal League, but it is absolutely untrue that we prefer the goody-goody, namby-pamby kind ...

    Article : 65 words
  51. Advertising

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