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  2. GALLERY SKETCHES.

    "Ithuriel with his spear touched lightly." Mr. Speaker Gully wrote to a member of the House of Commons, "I never like to prophesy about Parliamentary weather. All ...

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  3. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    A terrible railway accident was narrowly averted early on Tuesday morning at Goondah. New South Wales, the junction station from the main southern line to Barren ...

    Article : 244 words
  4. MINERS DISAPPOINTED.

    The Newcastle miners are greatly disappointed that the negotiations in Sydney for a conference proved abortive. Some of the lodge officials had interviews with the ...

    Article : 84 words
  5. CO-OPERATIVE MINES.

    Statements have been made at Newcastle tha there is a likelihood of the Government taking notion to prevent Mr. Bowling's financial scheme being put into operation. ...

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  6. ENGINEDRIVERS LEAVE WORK.

    The Federaled Enginedrivers' and Firemen's Association of the coast district have thrown in their lot with the minors. The pumping engines and fans are in many ...

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  7. TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.

    There were angry scenes in the Union Congress on November 25. The trouble arose over Mr. Peter Bowling's recent speeches. Exception was taken to his ...

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  8. QUEENSLAND TROUBLE.

    The men at the Noble Company's colliery, Wattle Glen, Queensland, struck work on Monday. A demand was made on the Colliery-owners' Association for an increase ...

    Article : 155 words
  9. DESTRUCTIVE SYDNEY FIRE.

    Early in the morning of Saturday, November 20, the Sydney fire brigade were called out to the largest fire experienced in Sydney for some time. It was located in the ...

    Article : 267 words
  10. EFFECTS IN VICTORIA.

    The Victorian wool sales were postponed for the week, the reason given being that the freight question was not clear. There have been further cancellations of ...

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  11. INQUIRIES BY POLICE.

    The police on Thursday made inquiries concerning the names and addresses of the delegates to the union congress. They also made an endeavour ...

    Article : 81 words
  12. POSITION AT GIPPSLAND.

    There is not likely to be any trouble among the Gippsland coal miners over the strike. A large number are not members of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association. ...

    Article : 136 words
  13. STRIKERS' MINE.

    A leading official of the Bulli Miners' Lodge expressed disapproval of Mr. Bowling's scheme to work the mines outside the vend. The object of ...

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  14. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    At the beginning of business in the House of Representatives on Tuesday Dr. Liddell (N.S.W.) asked whether, in view of the great suffering and monetary loss that must ...

    Article : 337 words
  15. A PREHISTORIC BIRD.

    During the excavation of a foundation for Nestle's Condensed Milk Factory at Dennington, in the Warrnambool district, the workmen came across some impressions ...

    Article : 128 words
  16. GIPPSLAND MINERS.

    The secretaries of the Jumbunna and Outtrim coal companies have received letters from Mr. J. Connolly, secretary of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association, asking ...

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  17. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales was held in Sydney on Nov. 23. The report showed a net profit for the six months of £182,362, which, ...

    Article : 291 words
  18. WATCHING IMPORTS.

    In pursuance of their policy to produce a coal famine, the unions congress is keeping a lookout for coal being shipped to Australia. It is stated that when a ...

    Article : 86 words
  19. MILITARY CAMPS.

    So that Lord Kitchener shall see the [?] tary forces of Australia in camps of t[?]aining, it has been decided by the Minister for Defence (Mr. J. Cook) that one camp is to ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. BOOT TRADE AWARD.

    The award which Mr. Justice Higgins proposes to make in the action brought by the Australian Boot Trade Emplovees' Federation against 39 employers in ...

    Article : 267 words
  21. PRESSURE ON TRADESMEN.

    On the occasion of previous strikes many of the miners have exercised a mild tyranny over the small shopkeeper in the suburbs. They have demanded extended credit, and ...

    Article : 153 words
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  23. POTATO BLIGHT.

    Mr. Perry, the Minister for Agriculture in New South Wales, on Friday, November 19, sent a telegram to the Victorian Minister (Mr.Graham) stating that he was that day ...

    Article : 107 words
  24. [?]MPORTS OF CHEAP COAL.

    "The Times," referring to the Newcastle strike, makes the announcement that Japancse and Calcutta coals will probably be available for Australia from the middle of ...

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  25. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' DECISION. WILL NOT HAUL COAL.

    The most important development on November [?] was the reported decision of the Railway Commissioners not to [?]rry coal except for railway purposes. ...

    Article : 125 words
  26. TRACKED BY BLOODHOUNDS.

    A farmer in Prussian Poland and seven members of his family were murdered. The police used bloodhounds for tracking the murderers, with the result that the farmer's ...

    Article : 21 words
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