The conference of State Premiers and Ministers continued its session at the Executive Council Chamber on Saturday. The premier, Mr. J. H. Carruthers, presided. The Prime ...
Article : 1,481 wordsIt has been decided by the Eastern Extension Company to close its office in Melbourne as far as receiving messages for transmission is concerned. Mr. Warren, manager in ...
Article : 1,236 wordsTwo petitions, one signed by 20 sea pilots and four tug-masters, and the other by 33 masters holding pilotage exemption certificates, were read at a meeting of the Marine ...
Article : 97 wordsKanowna, B, 8976 tons, Captain James Watt, from Fremantle, via Adelaide and Melbourne. Passengers— 271 in the saloon and 65 in the steerage. Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., agents. ...
Article : 580 wordsJohn McClosky, living at Short-street, Balmain, was engaged shaft-sinking in the Sydney Harbour Colliery on Saturday morning, when a large piece of rock fell on his foot, ...
Article : 58 wordsThe theatrical carnival arranged by Mr. J. C. Williamson in aid of theatrical charities was presented on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, a crowd of some ...
Article : 618 wordsA fire was discovered in Charlick Brothers' grocery establishment, Rundle-street, this afternoon, and before it could be subdued by the brigades a large amount of damage was ...
Article : 48 wordsThe popular Aberdeen liner Salamis reached Sydney yesterday morning from London, via Capetown and Melbourne, and proceeded at once to the Central Wharf without waiting for medical inspection. Consequently ...
Article : 230 wordsWhilst on duty in Victoria Park at 6 o'clock yesterday morning Senior-constable Diamond and Constable Ball, of No. 2 station, found the dead body of Alfred Jersey Logon, 40, a ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Public Works Department on Friday accepted the tender of Messrs. Atkins and Son at £21,228 for the construction of the first section of the Perth stormwater drainage ...
Article : 51 wordsGentlemen,—Among the various subjects which you are about to consider, there is none more important—in fact, none so important—as the question of immigration. This ...
Article : 1,405 wordsTwo trams going to North Melbourne and North Fitzroy came into collision at the intersection of Elizabeth and Collins streets last night. The dummy of the former was ...
Article : 40 wordsCAIRNS (1400 miles).—Arr: April 7, Arawatta, s, from Cooktown. TOWNSVILLE (1370 miles).—Arr: April 7, Wollowra, s, from Sydney. ...
Article : 1,742 wordsThe representatives of the Melbourne Cricket Club arrived from New Zealand on Friday morning per the steamer Monowai, but the voyage had been rough, and some of ...
Article : 64 wordsMichael Guilfoyle, the victim of the shooting affair at Largs, had his right leg amputated above the ankle at the hospital yesterday afternoon. ...
Article : 30 wordsIt is considered probable that in the coming State session, a third party, led by Mr. Mackinnon, will arrive at a thorough understanding with the Government ...
Article : 68 wordsColin Stewart, a boy, while riding at Lake Bathurst on the arm of a horsepower, which was working a chaffcutter, fell. One foot was caught in the machinery. He was ...
Article : 77 wordsNews has been received that the oil tank of the ketch Topsy exploded, and the ketch was burnt to the water's edge, in the Mallacoota inlet. Two men were injured. ...
Article : 35 wordsEarly on Saturday morning the end of one of the ammonia cylinders, for ice-making, at the local freezing works, exploded with a loud report. A volume of flame shot to the roof ...
Article : 90 wordsMr. Robert Coomb, postmaster at Boomery, was returning home on Friday night in a sulky. Half a mile from town, on the top of a hill, Mr. Parker's motor-car suddenly hove ...
Article : 74 wordsAt Her Majesty's Theatre, Miss Tittell Brune played "Camille" to a full house. The "Fatal Wedding" continues to draw well at the Royal, and new artists have strengthened ...
Article : 98 wordsThe annual meeting of the above fund was held on Friday, Mrs. C. B. Stephen presiding Mr. T. F. Knox (hon. treasurer), in moving the adoption of the report, expressed his ...
Article : 136 wordsWhile driving in a sulky yesterday Mrs. J. F. McLaughlin, wife of the council clerk, was thrown out with two children through a wheel of the sulky striking a stone. She is ...
Article : 53 wordsDuring the past fortnight the district collieries worked well, but the Heddon-Greta lost a few shifts through a mishap in the jig. Extensive machinery is being installe ...
Article : 480 wordsOruba, R.M.S., for London, via ports. Sarpedon, s, for Glasgow, via ports. Hazel Craig, bq, for Auckland. Nikko Maru, J.M.S., for Melbourne and Adelaide. ...
Article : 77 wordsWhile James Hudson, a ganger on the Gladstone-Rockhampton railway line, was on a tricycle on Friday night between Mount Larcombe and Raglan, a goods train bound ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 625 wordsVentura, R.M.S., for San Francisco, via ports; Wodonga, s, for Melbourne; Westralia, s, for Hobart; Karori, s, for Tasmanian ports; Electra, s, for Manning River; Pyrmont, s, for Port Macquarie; Tuncurry, s, ...
Article : 62 wordsA young man, John Owen, at Gooram, near Euroa, on Saturday, had a slight quarrel with his wife and shortly afterwards passed her and his brother. He said he was going for a ...
Article : 63 wordsWaikare, s, 3071 tons, Captain Rolls, for New Zealand ports, via Wellington. Passengers,—Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hall, Proct[?] Mr. and Mrs. Jinks, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Godber, Mesdames Crane, ...
Article : 233 wordsThe following vessel cleared at the Custom House yesterday:—Age, s, for Melbourne, with 3300 tons coal. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe body of William Murray, a letter-carrier, was found on Saturday with a bullet wound in the forehead, hanging by the neck in the fork of an elm tree overhanging the ...
Article : 98 wordsSir,—As the engineer who carried out the survey and construction of the North-east Dundas tramway in Tasmania, I crave a little space in reply to Mr. H. Deane's criticisms ...
Article : 347 wordsAt Princes Court last Monday a boy named William Plisch was standing behind a shooting gallery, when a stray bullet struck him in the forehead and entered his brain. The ...
Article : 56 wordsFriendship, s, for Tweed River. ...
Article : 8 wordsAt the amateur wheelers' cycling meeting on Saturday a serious smash occurred in the five miles championship. P. Rickards and H. Moore came into collision and fell, and C. ...
Article : 71 wordsBuninyong, s, from Melbourne: 284 cs starch, 128 bxs patent medicine. 55 cs milk, 1121 cs fruit, 22 bgs chicory. 20 cs insectibane, 48 E gas cylinders, 2[?]0 cs [?]zine, 15 cs wine, 190 cs cakes, 92 bdls iron, 31 ...
Article : 323 wordsDuring March Halnault treated 4G97 tons for 1680 fine ozs, valued at £7134. The expenditure totalled £5579, leaving a profit on the month's operations of £1555. ...
Article : 186 wordsRouter's representative, reports the "Westminster Gazette" of March 1, had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir John Forrest, G.C.M.G., Treasurer of the Commonwealth of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 457 wordsOraba, R.M.S., for London, via ports: 444 bls wool, 166 bls leather, 114 bls furskins, 26 csks pelts. 100 csks tallow, 10 bls hair, 66 cs jam, 9 bxs gold, 54 bxs silver, 12 bls s. skins, 2624 bxs butter, 37 cs ...
Article : 133 wordsSir,—I have read with much interest Mr. H. Deane's letter on light railways, and your subleader thereon, published in your issue of 23rd instant. From this and other of your ...
Article : 571 wordsA resident of Mount Pleasant, named James Geary, informed tho police this morning that when going home at 10 o'clock last night he was set upon by two men and robbed in a ...
Article : 85 wordsThe R.M.S. Himalaya, from London, bound to Sydney, arrived at Adelaide at 1.15 p.m. on Saturday, and sailed again at 6.30 p.m. for Melbourne, where she is due to-day. ...
Article : 224 wordsPICTON (1246 miles).—Arr: April 7, Rakanoa, s, from Newcastle. WELLINGTON (1239 miles).—Dep: April 7, Warrimoo, s, for Sydney. ...
Article : 23 wordsA communication has been received by the Mayor from the Public Works Department, under date April 7, stating, in reference to the public meeting recently held in Wollongong ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Trades Hall Council on Friday night decided to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the deplorable state of affairs in connection with the Federal Arbitration ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Ocean-street Congregational Sunday School yesterday held its anniversary services, at which there were large congregations. In the morning the Rev. M. Scott ...
Article : 85 wordsThe following is a list of passengers by the R.M.S. Ventura, which leaves the eastern side of Circular Quay at 1 p.m. to-day for San Francisco, via Auckland, Samoa, and Honolulu, including through ...
Article : 514 wordsWith a view to augmenting the fund being raised to assist the Bullereis by the recent tornado, the committee of management arranged that two band performances should ...
Article : 340 wordsAlthough the showery conditions cleared away from the south coastal districts early on Friday morning, they continued along the northern seaboard, and upon reaching the ...
Article : 245 wordsA curious case was tried recently in London before Mr. Justice Walton, when Henry, Charles Jiggens, formerly a butcher in Smithfield Market, claimed that his wife, who ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsAt Dalby a young man named Tate, from the south, who had been inspecting land at Jondowaie, has been missing during the last few days. The country has been scoured by ...
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Advertising : 41 wordsThe English mails by the R.M.S. Himalaya for the eastern States were despatched overland by special train which left Adelaide at 4.55 p.m. Saturday. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 9 Apr 1906, Page 8
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