The inquest on the victims of the Exeter disaster was resumed this morning before the Coroner (Mr. Taylor) and a jury of six. The attendance was not large. ...
Article : 4,078 wordsThe Macquarie manuscripts bought in London recently for the Mitchell Library at a cost of £1750 have arrived in Sydney. Mr. W. H. Ifculd, the principal librarian, ...
Article : 354 wordsFarmers this season, as well as last season, have lost heavily owing to the failure of State railways to bring produce to Sydney. Crops are harvested, chaff is cut, and ...
Article : 845 wordsAlthough the Privy Council has not yet determined the question of the ownership of Government House, a novel suggestion has been made by a member of the State Labour ...
Article : 170 wordsPractically the whole of Wednesday's caucus, according to a statement made by the Premier, was occupied by the discussion of matters of concern from the point of view of ...
Article : 331 wordsThe excitement over the murder of M. Calmette, editor of "Figaro," by Madame Caillaux, wife of the ex-Minister of Finance, surpasses that displayed over the trial of Madame ...
Article : 514 wordsIn the House of Commons last night, Mr. Duncan Pirie (Liberal) gave notice of his intention to move an amendaient to Mr. Bonar Law's motion of censure in regard to ...
Article : 83 wordsIn the House of Commons last night the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, stated, in reply to Sir Clement kinloch-Cooke, that, broadly speaking, the ...
Article : 148 wordsThe guards have been strengthened at the Armagh barracks, the Antrim gairlson headquarters, and Carrickfergus Castle, which is used as a Government storehouse for arms ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Adelaide boarding-house, situated in Stanley-street, near the Adelaide Company's wharfs, was the scone of a tragedy this afternoon, in which Arthur Dickensen, 34, and A. ...
Article : 268 wordsLord Charles Beresford advocated the appointment of an Imperial Committee, to include representatives of all parties in the House of Commons, a few experts, and ...
Article : 45 wordsIt is reported that President Huerta, owing to the increasing seriousness of the financial situation in Mexico, is preparing to reopen negotiations with Mr. Lind, the personal ...
Article : 115 wordsSir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in replying to the speech of Mr. Aubrey Herbert (Unionist), in moving his motion in favour of a more adequate ...
Article : 106 wordsA return has been prepared showing the estimated earnings and working expenses of the railways and tramways for the eight months ended February 28, 1914. ...
Article : 251 wordsThe introduction of the totalisator to the racecourses of this State has become a live question in the secret discussions of the Ministerial caucus. ...
Article : 587 wordsThe Navy League demands that three ships should be laid down to take the place of the three that were expected to have been provided by Canada. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Labour candidates who asked for a mandate against the deportation of the strike leaders carried the Provincial Council elections in the Transvaal yesterday. ...
Article : 61 wordsDuring the debate on the naval estimates, Mr. Philip Snowden (Socialist) attacked the international ring of armament firms, which, he declared, was run largely by British ...
Article : 66 wordsFollowing on the strike of rockchoppers at Buy-road, North Sydney, a meeting of the Labourers' Group No. 2 Board was held at the School of Arts, Pitt-street, at 10 a.m. ...
Article : 190 wordsThe Viceroy, Lord Hardinge, speaking in the Legislative Council, euloglsed the report of the Indian Grievances Commission as a complete and satisfactory attempt to solve ...
Article : 59 wordsThe newspapers comment on the passage in the speech of Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the naval estimates, in which he said: "The true picture ...
Article : 131 wordsSenator Jones, speaking in the Senate, said that President Wilson was determined to secure the repeal of the exemption clauses of the Panama Canal Act, because he had ...
Article : 241 wordsIt is stated that the proposed application for the extradition of Kendall, one of the strike leaders, has arisen from alleged Australian admissions to which the Minister for Justice ...
Article : 47 wordsIf the demands upon, the Treasury, which were outlined to-day by the P.M.G. (Mr. Wynne), were acceded to an enormous amount of money would have to be found within the ...
Article : 229 wordsAdmiral Peary, speaking after a lecture by Commander Evans at a gathering in the Carnegie Hall, deplored the lack of interest in America with regard to Polar exploration. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe executive of the National Union of Railwayman, after an interview with Poutsma, one of the deported South African strike leaders, cabled £500 to the South African ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. Knibbs) has prepared an interesting comparative return showing the population growth of Australia and Canada at decennial intervals ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Official Receiver's report on the Peruvian Amazon Rubber Company states that the estates sold to the company wore not of great value, nor did they produce the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 234 wordsSome southern stockowners last week waited on the Minister for Railways to urge the necessity for reform in the carrying of live stock to market. Included in the deputation ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 48 wordsRemarkable statements were made at a special meeting of the works committee of the City Council yesterday to consider the Lord Mayor's report for the reorganisation of ...
Article : 412 wordsAnthropologists declare the skeleton of a man, which was recently found in German East Africa, to be of the first importance. It is believed to be 150,000 years old, and the ...
Article : 53 wordsThe trouble which took place at Wednesday's Labour caucus meeting was mentioned in the Legislative Assembly last night by Mr. Perry. ...
Article : 89 wordsOn Wednesday evening the residence of Mr. Frank C. Kemmis, manager of the Government Savings Bank in King-street, St. Peters, was entered by thieves, who stolo £10 worth ...
Article : 110 wordsSome anxiety has been exhibited by shipping people interested here at the absence of news regarding the big five-masted auxiliary barque France, which left the Clyde as far back as ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 174 wordsThe Hamburg-American liner Batavia, while bound from Ballimore with 296 steerage passengers, sent a wireless message reporting that the steam and hand-stcerlng gear had ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Premier referred yesterday with great gratification to the progress which is being made with the constuction of locomotives for the State railways. ...
Article : 240 wordsExcitement was caused at Marrickville last night by the appearance of a supposed burglar, several shots being fired. At about half-past 8 Mr. Frost, of 110 ...
Article : 176 wordsThe Swedish steamer Torhild (1561 tons) foundered in the Channel during the recent gale, and 10 members of her crew were drowned. ...
Article : 35 wordsAnother strike has developed. This time the trouble is with the slaters, tilers, and shinglers. The men struck work yesterday morning. ...
Article : 149 wordsThe Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that the new naval personnel scheme contemplates a total strength of 107,000 by 1920, with a reserve force of ...
Article : 41 wordsOpening of Federal Opposition Campaign: Town Hall, 8. Citizens' Meeting to arrange farewell banquet to Lord Denman: Town hall, 4.30. ...
Article : 151 wordsBritish emigrants to the dominions during January and February last numbered 17,300, compared with 32,808 during the same period in 1913. ...
Article : 50 wordsBetween 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday a kit-bag, some clothing, and jewellery (worth £10) were stolen from the house of Mrs. Vera Bassett, 121 Rochford-street, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 20 Mar 1914, Page 9
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