In the House of Commons, Captain Crawshay-Williams (Liberal) moved a resolution asking the Government to appoint a commission to investigate the present industrial ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 229 wordsThe Australian cricketers commenced the second match of their tour to-day at Northampton against Northamptonshire. Smith, Whitty, Webster, and Hazlitt were omitted ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 134 wordsFour candidates have been nominated for the Alexandria electorate. ...
Article : 20 wordsApplication was made to Justice Sly in chambers, on behalf of C. and G. Hoskins, for a further extension of time in which to file their declaration in an action ...
Article : 70 wordsLieut. Gregory, accompanied by a signaller, on a naval hydro-aeroplane, swooped down upon a submerged submarine, almost touching the periscope. He then rose and ...
Article : 60 wordsIn the Industrial Court to-day, the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage was fined £3, with costs, for brenches of the wages award, in saying three of its employees ...
Article : 58 wordsKing George went for a trip in a submarine, which for a period of ten minutes was submerged. ...
Article : 22 wordsMr. H. D. McIntosh has cancelled the match between Sam McVen and Jim Flynn, fixed for the 18th instant, owing to McVea's manager objecting to Arthur Scott ...
Article : 63 wordsVictor George, aged 17, met a shocking death at the Public Works Department, Bridge-street, this morning. He entered the lift with his father to go up to the Railway ...
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Article : 460 wordsThe Presbyterian Assembly to-day reaffirmed its disappointment regarding the continued lawlessness in the New Hebrides, and expressed an earnest ...
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Article : 85 wordsThere is reported to be pending a merger of the Bank of Montreal with the Union Bank, and afterwards the Bank of Montreal is likely to be amalgamated with the Royal Bank ...
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Article : 160 wordsAbout midnight a young woman was the victim of a savage assault under a railway culvert at Lavender Bay. At that hour people heard cries of "Murder!" "Help me!" ...
Article : 195 wordsSix thousand East End tailors and tailoresses decided to strike immediately. The Amalgamated Society of Tailors and Tailoresses have been decided that as the ...
Article : 44 wordsThe steamer Mamari has sailed with 600 emigrants for New South Wales, including 175 carpenters and bricklayers. The vessel carries 20 lifeboats, Mr. T. A. ...
Article : 48 wordsFifteen thousand East End tailors and tailoresses have struck. ...
Article : 15 wordsOnly one award has been made in five weeks under the Conciliation Act, and in only seven of 21 districts have the parties agreed in the selection of a chairman, the ...
Article : 55 wordsThe estate of the late W. H. Tindale, grazier, near Rylstone, has been valued for probate at £13, 539. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe debate on the second reading of the Home Rule Bill was continued in the House of Commons last night. Mr. George Wyndham (Unionist), and Mr. A. Birrell, Chief ...
Article : 127 wordsSeveral vendors were heavily fined to-day for selling adulterated milk. ...
Article : 14 wordsThe United States invasion of Canada promises to exceed all records. During the present season 170,000 emigrants are expected. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Admiralty has placed large orders for coal at Cardiff anticipating a strike of seamen. ...
Article : 23 wordsBefore Mr. Payton, S.M., at the Summons Court this morning, Edward William Knox, general manager of the Colonial Sugar Company; Henry Edward Kater, chairman of ...
Article : 294 wordsThe pressroom employees in all the newspaper offices struck work, and endeavoured to prevent the publication of the papers. Their efforts proved partly successful, and ...
Article : 70 wordsThe weather information received at 9 a.m. to-day at the West Maitland Telegraph Station reported fine at all places. ...
Article : 28 wordsAt a meeting of the Walhi Gold Mining Company, the chairman stated that the mine had paid £4,500,000 in dividends and was originally purchased for £3000. ...
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Article : 74 wordsThe trial was continued of William Ward on a charge of having murdered Edward Nixon Smity, at Chiswick, in November, 1908. ...
Article : 138 wordsNew South Wales: Generally fine, and warmer, with northerly winds veering to south-west in the far west, and isolated thunderstorms inland. ...
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Article : 58 wordsReuter's Paris correspondent states that the present stock of wheat is 44,000,000 kilogrammes, instead of the normal several hundred millions. ...
Article : 127 wordsThe entire Finpovier family often members committed suicide on learning that the eldest son, by whom they were supported, had failed in business. ...
Article : 115 wordsThe French forces in Morocco will bring the total to 43,000. ...
Article : 24 wordsSir Thomas Tait, formerly Railway Commissioner of Victoria, is spoken of as likely to be the new chairman of the Canadian Railway Commission. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe jewels which were stolen from the Maharajah of Alwar have been recovered from the thief. (A cable message yesterday stated that a ...
Article : 75 wordsThe "Financial News" is organising a party of 100 English manufacturers and financiers, representing a capital of £50,000,000, to visit 30 Canadian cities. The Dominion ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Italians captured the Vali of Rhodes while he was attempting to escape. ...
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Article : 55 wordsThirty policemen exchanged shots with three bruglars in an inn. Two were arrested and the third committed suicide. The engagement instead 1½ hours. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe British Standard Produce Company has sent the first trainload of Australian meat to Rome in refrigerated" cars throughout the Continent. ...
Article : 52 wordsSouth Australia's excellent display of produce and fruit at the Bristol Bakes and Grocers' Exhibition during the past ten days has attracted much attention form visitors. ...
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The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Fri 10 May 1912, Page 5
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