Six thousand men are now working at the docks. The New Zealand Shipping Company has engaged all the men it can find work for ...
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Article : 270 wordsStill another great fire has demolished a portion of Stamboul. Hundreds of houses, including several mosques, and the annexes of the Mosque ...
Article : 121 wordsThe governor of the Commonwealth Bank, Mr. Denison Miller, installed himself in his temporary headquarters at the Home Affairs branch in Collins-street, Melbourne. ...
Article : 461 wordsThe estate of the late Dr. J. H. Honeyman, has been valued for probate at £95,466. ...
Article : 26 wordsRain fell overnight, and dining the day, so that no play took place in the match, between Australia and Middlesex. At 3 p.m. stumps were drawn, and, weather and ...
Article : 67 wordsJohn Staffens, another victim of the blasting accident at Kiama, died this morning. ...
Article : 15 wordsPietre Enne was placed on trial at the Criminal Court, Sydney, on a charge of having at Sackville Reach, near Windsor, wounded J. R. Woods, with intent to murder. There was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 269 wordsA number of bills similar to those recently stolen in Pittsburgh America, were cashed by the Sydney office of Thomas Cook and Sons, world's tourist agents. The firm's loss ...
Article : 90 wordsMr. J. Bruce Ismay, president of the White Star Company, giving evidence at the British Marine Court enquiry, stated that Captain Smith handed him the Marconigram from the ...
Article : 126 wordsThe employers of the Port of London attended the Home Office yesterday, but the conference with the Ministers was without result. ...
Article : 101 wordsIn continuation of the policy explained early in the year, of watching the physical development of children attending State schools, the Minister of Public Instruction is ...
Article : 48 wordsThe elections resulted in the return of the Roman Catholics with a majority of 16 over the combined Liberals and Socialists. Many disturbances have taken place in ...
Article : 299 wordsThe strike disturbance at Tilbury docks instead from midnight until 6 a.m. The police were stoned, and two of their number were seriously injured. ...
Article : 31 wordsLast year's proposal for the establishment of a federation of labour was again before the Labour Congress to-day. It was resolved that the executive of the congress and the Mr. F. Flowers, , M.L.C., Chief Secretary, accompanied by Mr. W. Kearsley M.L.A., will visit Cessnock and Kurri Kurri at the end of the week. At Cessnock ...
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Article : 47 wordsThe general council of the National Transport Federation has endorsed the strike committee's action accepting Sir W. Clarke's report, and demanding a joint conciliation ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 5 wordsThe tailors' strike at the West End of London his collapsed. ...
Article : 13 wordsTwo thousand colliers have struck at South Staffordshire. ...
Article : 11 wordsThe Cabinet yesterday gave consideration to the topsy-turvydom at Parliament House, due to the recent arbitrary action of the Speaker in giving notice of dismissal to ...
Article : 230 wordsFive persons have perished through inhaling the gas fumes from a grain well at a farm in the Fairmont district. The farmer was overcome when he entered the well ...
Article : 69 wordsOwing to the strike the London millers have advanced the price of town household flour by 2s, making 25s per sack of 280lb. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe barn owl is, I believe, the source of more ghost stories than any other living creature, for, while in pursuit of mice, it penetrates, by means of broken windows ...
Article : 242 wordsThe engines and hull of the Cunard, liner Carmania were not damaged by the fire which broke out on board yesterday. ...
Article : 30 wordsAs a result of the primary elections, Mr. Roosevoelt and Mr. Taft are evenly matched in the contest for nomination for the Presidency. The vital struggle is now about to ...
Article : 161 wordsDr. Williams, medical officer of the Port of London, in his report for 1911 states that several consignments of Australian headquarters of beef were infected with worm ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Australian section of the Colonial Institute entertained the Australian cricketers, the Australian athletes who are to take part in the Olympic games, and other sportsmen ...
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Article : 221 wordsThe King's Birthday was celebrated quietly in London. Union Jacks were flown from the Dominion offices and agencies. The death's is announced at the age of 78 of the Right Rev. J. Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich, 1893-1909; and also of Col. F. W. Abbott of New Zealand, who died of ...
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Article : 82 wordsThe Werriwa election furnished a surprise yesterday when it was discovered by the chief returning officer, at Goulburn (Mr. Curry) that there were in all, 1336 absence votes. ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Executive Council has approved of the appointment of Mr. G. H. Smithers as chairman of the metropolitan Bench of stipondiary magistrates ...
Article : 59 wordsBar silver is quoted at 2s 4 1-16d per ounce standard. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe rebels have been totally dispersed with a loss of 600 killed. It has been decided that the Sultan shall leave the city four or five days hence ...
Article : 45 wordsAlthough the doctors anticipate that the power to distinguish light from darkness will romain, General Booth is now practically blind. ...
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Article : 65 wordsAt the meeting of the Suez Canal Company yesterday the year's receipts were reported to have been £5,521,528, an increase of £173,360 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 149 wordsA woman gatekeeper and a friend tried to save from an unexpected train two children who were playing on the railway line, but all four were killed. ...
Article : 175 wordsThe rebels are reported to be without money and ammunition, and it is further stated that their ranks are torn with dissensions among themselves. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe committee of the Henley Regatta has accepted the entry of the New South Wales team for the Grand Challenge Cup, and [?]M'Villy's entry for the Diamond Sculls. ...
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The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Wed 5 Jun 1912, Page 5
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