The Cabinet have considered the Intercolonial Railway Agreement, and have rejected it. The Premier thought it was a very one-sided arrangement, ...
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Article : 79 wordsThe war between China and Japan has been terminated by the ratification of the Peace Treaty, which was signed by the Emperor of China yesterday. ...
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Article : 82 wordsThe Geo. Dean defence committee have made an appeal to the public for foods for his defence before the Royal Commission. It is stated that the ...
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Article : 378 wordsThe measure introduced into the German Reichstag for the suppression Of Socialist and revolutionary practices in Germany, has met with strong ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Morning Chronicle, in commenting on Mr. Reid's Budget Speech in the Assembly, states that the straightforward exposition by the Premier is a ...
Article : 48 wordsMr. H. M. Molony, proprietor of the Murgoo pastoral station on Murchison, gives a woeful account of the state of his part of the country. According to ...
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Article : 126 wordsThe Times has expressed a strong opinion on the subject of French aggression in the Nile Valley. It states that it is clear that the French expeditions have ...
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Article : 231 wordsThe Premier delivered the Budget Speech in the Assembly last night. Mr. Reid said every shred of the Dibbs duties would go in six weeks, except ...
Article : 162 wordsThe Marquis of Ripon has stated that the vacancy in the Governorship of New South Wales will be filled in the coarse of a few days. The name of the Right ...
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Article : 34 wordsThe proposals for the annexation of Newfoundland by Canada have been agreed to by the Parliament of the former. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 17 May 1895, Page 1
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