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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 352 words
  3. FIRE AT PYRMONT.

    A man rushed to the door of the Pyrmont Fire Station shortly after 11 o'clock on Friday. night, and reported that a big fire was in progress in Harris-street. Having in mind the ...

    Article : 246 words
  4. LATE CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—The weather was dull at Canterbury to-day when play in the match Australians v. Kent was resumed, and the attendance was meagre. ...

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  5. LATE CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—The Winnipeg "Tribune" condemns the decision of the Imperial Defence Conference to impose upon Canada its own navy, instead of it joining the other ...

    Article : 132 words
  6. DUNBAR WEATHER.

    The Dunbar date, August 20, takes the place in Australia of the English St. Swithin's Day. Yesterday the Clerk of the Weather failed to produce the customary gale in Sydney, though ...

    Article : 181 words
  7. SYDNEY BUND INSTITUTION.

    At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution, held in the boardroom of the institution, William-Street, Sydney, Sir Henry Stephen presided. ...

    Article : 268 words
  8. Railway Sensations.

    CULCAIRN, Saturday.—An accident happened to a special train which was returning ta Culcairn from the Corowa Show on Wednesday night When about two miles from Walla the ...

    Article : 131 words
  9. Spain and the Moors.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—Spain is sending two naval divisions to Melilla to shell coastal villages from which the Moors are harassing the troops. ...

    Article : 37 words
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  11. In the Danish Parliament

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—Miss Mary Westnholz, an elderly spinster, entered the Folkething (the Lower House of Parliament) at Copenhagen, took the Speaker's seat, rang his ...

    Article : 67 words
  12. MAN RUN OVER NEAR ASHFIELD

    A fettler, whose name is supposed to be H. Lees, was killed on the railway between Summer Hill and Ashfield, about 9.15 this morning. Lees had been sent from Bathurst to ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. THE JAVA-SINGAPORE TRADE.

    Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Company have received a cable from' London advising the successful launch of the steamer Mataram, Intended for the company's Java-Singapore trade, ...

    Article : 109 words
  14. BAR SILVER.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—Bar silver was to-day quoted at 1s ll 1/2d per ounce standard. ...

    Article : 17 words
  15. NOTES.

    Why do we swing our arms "when we walk? Lecturing in London recently, Sir Victor Horsley referred to this habit as a relic of the days when we walked on all-fours. Then ...

    Article : 247 words
  16. CHINA AND JAPAN.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—Renter's Agency states that an announcement will shortly be made officially that all outstanding questions between China and Japan have been amicably ...

    Article : 31 words
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  18. AN AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT

    Our Camden correspondent writes:—Several leading dairymen, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture, top-dressed their grassed land; but, owing to the continued dry ...

    Article : 110 words
  19. MONDAY'S MAILS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 words
  20. BAILLIEU BANQUETTED.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—The Victorians in London entertained Mr. W. L. Baillieu, Minister of Public Works, at a banquet at the Grosvenor Club. Mr. J. H. Taverner, the ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. THE TRAVELLERS' HUT.

    AT one time the "Travellers' Hut" was an institution on every station of any size. It generally stood some distance away from the men's quarters at the homestead; and it was ...

    Article : 608 words
  22. THE AERIAL DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. G. Taylor, hon. sec, Aerial League of Australia, writes:—The Commonwealth Government has offered a prize of £5000 for the invention of an Australian aeroplane, provided ...

    Article : 207 words
  23. CHARTERS TOWERS QUOTATIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 319 words
  24. THE MAILS AND CABLE SERVICE

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—Sir Joseph Ward, Premier of New Zealand, had a long Interview to-day with Mr. Lloyd George (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Mr. Winston Churchill ...

    Article : 56 words
  25. THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—Lieutenant Shackleton, in an interview after the announcement made by Mr. Asquith, the Prime (Minister, in the House of Commons, that he intended to ...

    Article : 95 words
  26. THE FERRIES.

    The Sydney Ferries Company cannot well be blamed for wanting to see what the traffic on the new tram route to M'Mahon's Point will be before deciding as to the number of boats ...

    Article : 207 words
  27. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 431 words
  28. MONDAY'S MATCH.

    The Australians are fast approaching the and of their tour, and including the match against Middlesex, which is to begin on Monday, there are seven contests now on their ...

    Article : 143 words
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  30. THE MISSING WARATAH.

    LONDON, Friday.—The reinsurance rate for the Waratah is slightly easier. Business has been done at 80 guineas. Quite a number of people outside the market ...

    Article : 187 words
  31. A BAILIFF IN TROUBLE.

    KURRI KURRI, Saturday.—At the police court on Friday, Robert James Fullford, late Small Debts Court bailiff, was fined £5 and costs, or two months' imprisonment, on a ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. MARSHAL IN FORM.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—Playing for Surrey against Yorkshire, at Kennington Oval, Alan Marshal, formerly of Sydney, scored 110 in brilliant form. ...

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  33. SOUTHERN RIVERS RISING.

    The Murray and Murrumbidgee commenced to rise during last night. At Albury the Murray at 9 o'clock this morning was 12ft 7in above summer level, a rise of 3in since 9 a.m. on ...

    Article : 201 words
  34. STRANGE PETS.

    There is no accounting for tastes, of course, but we do not think Miss Hawkins will find many people to snare her strange, fondness for wasps. In an article in a London review she ...

    Article : 166 words
  35. SEASON AT BOURKE.

    A resident of Bourke writes:—"We have had a glorious rain, just on in, the test August rain since 1899, and It should put the whole of the district in good heart. With coming warm ...

    Article : 78 words
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  37. AN ATLANTIC RECORD.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.—The Cunard Line steamer Mauretania has crossed the Atlantic westwards in 4 days 14h 28min—the record. The port of departure is not given, but was ...

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