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  2. NO COAL WANTED.

    The brief stay of the German steamer Mosel, which entered Newcastle Harbour this morning and departed shortly after noon, brought home as few things could the melancholy state ...

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  3. ADELONG CREEK.

    The closing down of the Adelong Creek Dredging Co.'s plants on the Adelong Creek marks the end of dredging of what was probably the richest gold-bearing creek in New ...

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  4. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) and the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) visited Dubbo on Wednesday. Mr. Drummond officially opened the primary school, the six ...

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  5. AN IMPOSTER.

    The story of an extraordinary fraud was unfolded in the Central Police Court yesterday, when A. E. Sinclaire was charged with having collected money in Turramurra and ...

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  6. MINISTRY'S POLICY.

    The Premier (Mr. Bavin) yesterday referred to the forecast of the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) that there would be a reduction in wages and increased working ...

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  7. PASSENGER FARES.

    A slight increase has been made in the first and second saloon fares for passages between Australia and London on vessels of the Conference lines. ...

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  8. TOWED INTO PORT.

    The steamer Waitomo (from Newcastle) arrived this evening in tow of the Kaitoke, after a tow of [?]50 miles in rough weather, occupying nearly nine days. ...

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  9. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    The estate of Mr. William Baillie, formerly of St. Kilda, Melbourne, who died in England, has been sworn for probate at £45,501. Rear-Admiral William Blunt died yesterday ...

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  10. ALDERMEN'S REMARKS RESENTED.

    The municipal council received a letter from the Fairbanks-Morse Company, strongly resenting remarks made by aldermen at a recent meeting of the council respecting the crude oil ...

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  11. PARKES QUARTER SESSIONS.

    At the Quarter Sessions the appeal of Albert Thomas Umpleby against his conviction by the police magistrate at Parkes, in November last, on a charge of having received 14 f[?]s of ...

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  12. EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.

    Advice has been received by Archbishop Kelly from Cardinal Secretary of State to the Holy See (Cardinal Gasparri) authorising the Papal Legate (Cardinal Cerretti) to bless St. Mary's ...

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  13. GLEBE FIRE.

    A fire which broke out late last night caused extensive damage to two small factories in Hereford-street, Glebe. Shortly before 10 o'clock smoke was seen ...

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  14. SECRET COMMISSION.

    Henry Elliott, head cook at the Lidcombe State Hospital, was convicted by Mr. Williams, S.M., at the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, of a charge under the Secret ...

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  15. QUEENSLAND.

    The Minister for Labour (Mr. Gledson) to-day replied to a statement made by Mr. Shand, M.L.A., on his return to Sydney after a visit to Queensland, that the dole system introduced ...

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  16. MITTAGONG-BOWRAL ROAD.

    The Main Roads Board has granted the Mittagong Council £[?]30 as the board's share of maintenance for the Mittagong-Bowral road. This road has been in a bad state for some ...

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  17. SINGAPORE DOCK.

    The great Singapore floating dock has arrived at Port Said in two parts. The dock will begin its passage through the Suez Canal at dawn on Saturday. The passage will take ...

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  18. WORK BY SCOUTS.

    The Ro[?]er Scouts have offered to plant and maintain a garden plot at the main entrance to the new sports ground. The council has accepted the offer. The Rovers cleared ...

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  19. PERTH FLIGHT.

    The Pacific filers have doubts whether the Southern Cross cariying a team of four men and petrol and oil for a non-stop journey to Perth could rise sufficiently high from the ...

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  20. LATE MR. R. W. HARDIE

    The funeral of Mr. Robert William Hardie, one of the founders of the firm of Hardie and Gorman, took place at Rookwood Cemetery yesterday afternoon. There was a large ...

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  21. SINGLETON QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Judge White presided at the Singleton Quarter Sessions, which concluded yesterday. Michael Joseph Maher was charged with breaking and entering the premises of Henry ...

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  22. SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

    A bulletin issued by the medical men attending Sir Austen 'Chamberlain states that he has a mild attack of broncho-pneumonia, and that there is no cause for anxiety. ...

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  23. OLD WOMAN LOST.

    An organised party of searchers, aided by black trackers and dogs, is being formed to look for Mrs. Jackson, 70 years of age, of Daylesford, near Ballarat, who has been ...

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  24. FILM REGULATION.

    The Cinematograph Films Bill introduced into the House of Representatives provides for the exhibition of definite quotas of New Zealand and British films in the moving ...

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  25. CRANE ACCIDENT.

    Pinned under a tangle of machinery. Henry Baldwin, 50, a crane-driver, of Winston-street, Abbotsford, was severely injured in a crane accident yesterday afternoon. ...

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  26. COMPANY'S LOSSES.

    Bovril Australian Estates, Ltd., announces that the severe drop in the value of cattle in North Australia had occasioned a net loss for the year of £203,328. In a scheme, of ...

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  27. BURSARIES PROPOSED FOR WAGGA SCHOOLS.

    Efforts are being made to found bursaries for the Public primary schools and rural schools. A small sum of money is available from the public celebration funds ...

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  28. THE SHEEP-KILLER.

    Mr. J. W. Shand, chairman of the Shepherd Dog Association, gave an emphatic denial to-day to the report from Perth, stating that an Alsatian dog in the Toodyay district had killed ...

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  29. SCHOLARSHIPS.

    The Board of Architects of New South Wales has awarded the Australian medallion and travelling scholarship of £400 to Mr. Graham Alasdair MacDonell, diplomate in architecture. ...

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  30. UNEMPLOYMENT AT KIAMA.

    Following slackness in the m[?] trade and the installation of modern plant with steam na[?]ies at the new State quarry, a number of the quarry employees are out of work. The ...

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  31. WOMAN CONVICTED.

    Marlon Koerbin, aged 43 years, was found guilty at the Wellington Supreme Court of attempting to administer poison with intention to injure or annoy her husband, and was ...

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  32. BLACKHEATH SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL.

    To commemorate the sacrifice made by the Australian Imperial Force, Blackheath residents project raising a memorial arch and dwarfwall facing the Great Western-road, and ...

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  33. M. BENNO SCHEREK.

    M. Benno Schcrek, who for a great many years was well known in musical circles, died suddenly in tragic circumstances at a late hour on Thursday night while conducting the ...

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  34. CENTRAL ILLAWARRA COUNCIL LOAN.

    The Central Illawarra Council has decided on the raising of a £20,000 loan instead of £10,000. The chief work will be the reconstruction of Five Islands road, which connects Prince's ...

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  35. GOORIANAWA STATION SOLD.

    Mr. E. R. Shannon, late of Tallawang, ha[?] purchased Mr. J. Campbell's Goorianawa Station, in the Coonabarabran district, comprising about 50,000 acres. This is one of the largest ...

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  36. NARROW ESCAPE.

    An exciting incident attended the visit of the Migration Agreement Executive Committee to Jackadgery. When the party, of nineteen was crossing the Mitchell, or Upper Nymboida ...

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  37. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 words
  38. HELPING THE FRUIT-GROWERS.

    Fruitgrowers are amongst those who directly benefit from the research work that is done at Sydney University. In this, as in other branches of agriculture, profitable production ...

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  39. COMPLAINT AGAINST DEPARTMENTS.

    A complaint was made at the Coraki Council meeting that departments had gone "form mad." It was stated that too much time of the office staff was wasted by preparing ...

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  40. NO FRICTION.

    No friction exists between the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League and the Federal executive, according to the secretary of the branch ...

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  41. NEWMAN SOCIETY.

    At a meeting of Roman Catholic graduates and undergraduates, held last night at St. John's University College, the Sydney University Newman Society was founded. Among its ...

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  42. INSURANCE AGAINST ACCIDENTS.

    The Forbes P., A., and H. Society is dete[?]mined not to risk claims for damages for accidents at the annual show. It was pointed out at a meeting of the soci[?] ...

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  43. FALSE STATEMENT.

    George David McGuire, alias David Peck, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the City Court to-day for having made a false statement to the Repatriation ...

    Article : 161 words
  44. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 274 words
  45. COUNTRY RAILWAYS.

    A large deputation from the executive council of the Condobolin Railway Leagues yesterday urged upon the Premier, Mr. Bavin, the need for an immediate extension of the ...

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  46. COMMUNISTS.

    "It is the urgent duty of all loyalists to do all in their power to return to the Federal Parliament at the approaching general elections only men whose loyalty is beyond ...

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  47. CHARGE OF BREAKING AND ENTERING.

    At the Singleton Quarter Sessions Samuel Nisbitt was found guilty on a charge of breaking, entering, and stealing from a shop at Aberdeen. ...

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  48. STRIKE LIKELY.

    A conference of miners from the two Abermain and the two Seaham pits, [?] be held at the Newcastle Trades Hall to-morrow morning, may have serious results. ...

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  49. PEKIN TO LONDON.

    An expedition led by Major Duncan M'Callum, driving heavily-loaded Buick cars, recently arrived in Paris in the course of a pioneering motor journey from Pekin to ...

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  50. PROHIBITION.

    At a recent meeting of the Sunday Observance and Social Reform committee of the diocese of Sydney it was decided to support the abolition of liquor. "In view of the serious ...

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  51. JQY RIDING.

    Two quiet youths, Hying at North Sydney, engaged upon a daring escapade on Wednesday night. A long jaunt to the west and back, which ...

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  52. NONAGENARIAN'S DEATH.

    Mr. William Wilson, who died at Barmedman aged 92 years, came to Australia when 14 years old. He had a thrilling experience in a sailing vessel. The storm blew the ma[?] ...

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  53. ILLICIT SPIRIT.

    At the Newtown Police Court yesterday. Michael Joseph Waldron, 54 years of age, a traveller, was charged with having sold illicit spirits at Newtown on July 30, and Samuel ...

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  54. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's: "Rigoletto," 2; "Turandot," [?]. Criterion: "Sexes and Sevens," 2, 8. Theatre Royal: "The Silent House," 2, 8. Palace Theatre: "Mr. What's His Name," 8. ...

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  55. BACK-TO-ORANGE WEEK.

    Orange is to have another Back-to-Orange week, the dates being from December 24 to January 2 next. The principal officers elected to carry the scheme to fruition were:— ...

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  56. BALMAIN MINE.

    Proposals were submitted to a conference yesterday between the Miners' Federation and the liquidators of the Sydney Collieries, Ltd., that the miners should take over the Balmain ...

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  57. DOG POISONING AT BOWRAL.

    Dog poisoners are again active at Bowral, powdered glass being a favourite method. Some valuable animals have been included among the casualties, and this week a ...

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  58. "ENORMOUS BENEFITS IN AMERICA."

    To obtain information about prohibition in the United States of America from Salvation Army officers. Commissioner Sowton cabled to Commander Evangeline Booth. Her reply ...

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  59. MAN ASSAULTS AGED MOTHER.

    At the police court to-day George Francis Feeney, aged 35 years, was convicted of assaulting his mother, who was 74 years of age, and was fined £10, in default two months' ...

    Article : 71 words
  60. "OLD CONTENTIBLES."

    Coinciding with the setting out from Britain this year of a great pilgrimage to Y[?]res, organised by the British Legion, the newly-formed Fellowship of Mons, New South Wales, ...

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  61. COMMONWEALTH LINE.

    A meeting of representatives of the marine workers formerly employed by the Commonwealth Shipping Line was held in the Federal offices of the Australian Seamen's Union ...

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  62. OLD WARRIOR DEAD.

    Hohepa Kaka, chief of the Aupourl tribe, died to-day. He was reputed to be considerably over 100 years old. Hohepa was one of Hone Heke's warriors away back in ...

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  63. BOY KILLED BY LORRY.

    John George Cox, aged 14 years, of 28 King-street, Newtown, an employee of William Arnott, Ltd., was knocked down by a motor lorry outside the factory in George-street. ...

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  64. ADDITIONAL TRAMS.

    The tramway authorities announce that, commencing on Monday, an improved service will be run on the Daceyville line on week-days. The new timetable provides for a 15 minutes ...

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  65. SNOW ON BARRINGTON TOPS.

    A record fall of snow is reported to have occurred on Barrington Tops. A party from Eccleston visited the Tops this week, and found the whole area covered to an average ...

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