The Tasmnnians are to be oongratulated upon having proved equal to avoiding defeat at the-hands of the South Africans in the second match. ...
Article : 1,596 wordsMr. Neilson, the Minister of Lands, delivered the land policy of the Labour Government at Yass to-night. He said the cry was for more people, and his ...
Article : 455 wordsIt was determined by the Premiers of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria to-day to make a claim upon the Commonwealth Government ...
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Article : 41 wordsThe shipping companies have reserved space for 226,000 cases of apples and pears to be sent to Europe from Victoria this season. ...
Article : 30 wordsIn reference to the investigations into the Siberian railway scandals, which led in August lsst to thr arrest of 287 officers, including 23 generals, and which ...
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Article : 57 wordsThe International Agricultural Institute of Rome estimates that the production of winter and spring cereals in 1910 in countries north of the Equator ...
Article : 300 wordsInterest in the alleged striking of the steamer Cufic whilst passing out of Port Phillip Heads early on the morning of 20th September was revived (says the ...
Article : 333 wordsYesterday a madman visited the residence of Sir Thomas Lipton at Southgate, in Liddlesex, by pretending that he was a policeman. ...
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Article : 48 wordsA preliminary inquiry is to be held by the Chief Harbourmaster at Fromantle into the loss of the steamer Parisiana, which was destroyed by fire at sea. The ...
Article : 73 wordsM. Weyman, the French aviator, put up a remarkable performance yesterday in an aeroplane. Accompanied by three passengers he left ...
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Article : 108 wordsThe Federal Land Tax Commissioner stated to-day that a number of taxpayers had omitted to prepay postage on returns. There was no free postage, ...
Article : 185 wordsHeavy rains have again fallen in various parts of France, and at Nantes the quay for a distance of 80 yards has been undermined, and has collapsed. ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the Turkish Chamber of Deputies on Saturday Rifaat Pusha, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, made a speech in reference to the meeting of the Czar ...
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Article : 90 wordsThe White Star training-ship "Mersey entered Sydney Heads at 10 o'clock this morning. The vessel left Melbourne on January ...
Article : 146 wordsAt a meeting of the City Council yesterday, seven tenders were opened for the construction of the new storage reservoir at Ridgeway as follow: ...
Article : 238 wordsThe Municipal Council met to-day. The engineer reported that the cost of the deviation at Stoney Rise would be £1,130, as against £930 for reducing the glads. ...
Article : 156 wordsOn Saturday afternoon at Kimberley, J. Donaldson, the Australian professional runner, covered 150 yards in 14 seconds, beating the record established ...
Article : 39 wordsThe total amount of Commonwealth notes issued to date has not quite reached £3,750,000. The proceeds of the issue over and above the reserve, ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Australian billiard played, George Gray, concluded his match on Saturday night at Bristol against John Duncan, the ex-champion ot Ireland who ...
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Advertising : 63 wordsThe sales at the Wool Exchange, which were postponed on Saturday owing to the fogs, were postponed again to-day from the same cause. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 24 Jan 1911, Page 5
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