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  2. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    The Assembly had another all-night sitting, passing the £2,000,000 Loan Bill, after the Opposition had criticised sharply,the items providing for State enterprises. ...

    Article : 136 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS

    Double shifts are being worked on portions of the deviation between Canley and Helensburgh. A signal box has been erected a few chains from the station. It is expected ...

    Article : 69 words
  4. NEW POLITICIANS.

    Appended are brief sketches of some of the new members of the Legislative Assembly, whose Parliamentary careers have been opened as the result of the present elections: ...

    Article : 2,168 words
  5. MINING.

    Lethargic conditions stil continue to dominate the Sydney Stock Exchange, and it is generally accepted amongst operators that this state of affairs will continue until after the ...

    Article : 702 words
  6. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's sales were:- Morning: Mt. Lyell, 24/; Broken Hills, 34/7½. Noon: Nil. The closing sales and quotations were: ...

    Article : 567 words
  7. LISMORE FIRE BRIGADE.

    The new motor fire engine, which was landed here on Wednesday, is a 50-h.p. Dennis motor, with a Gwynne turbine pump. With a good supply of water and an open delivery it is ...

    Article : 125 words
  8. B.H. BLOCK 10 MILLING WORK.

    The B.H. Block 10 mill, for the four weeks ended December 10, treated 7873 tons crudes, assaying 12.5 per cent, lead, 9.4oz silver, 14.1 per cent, zinc, producing 1129 tons ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. SHORT OF PROVISIONS.

    When the steamer Harmatries, which arrived to-day from Manila, was off Ilo Ilo port, Philippine Islands, she received a signal message from the four-masted schooner ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 words
  11. THE CHURCHES.

    The parishioners of St. Aldan's Church and friends of Miss Bayley entertained her at a social gathering in the parish hall last evening, to say farewell after a residence in ...

    Article : 94 words
  12. MOUNT BALFOUR TROUBLES.

    Although over 8O shareholders attended an adjourned extraordinary meeting of Mount Balfour Copper Mines to-day, the meeting was not representative enough to comply with the legal requirements, consequently, ...

    Article : 467 words
  13. REPORTERS AND THE "HANSARD" STAFF,

    The Postmaster-General (Mr. Agar Wynne) entertained at luncheon at Federal Parliament House to-day newspaper representatives and members of "Hansard" staff. The ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. MUNICIPAL.

    Sixty-four applications were received by the municipal council for the position of water engineer, and Mr. W. H. Best was the successful applicant. ...

    Article : 28 words
  15. FIRES.

    A fire broke out at 6.30 o'clock this morning in the centre of the main business block of Dean-street, in a shed at the rear of the premises occupied by J. F. Maloney (draper), ...

    Article : 250 words
  16. NEWCASTLE.

    The Department of Public Works has a proposal for the quick loading of coal into vessels that come to this port. A new wharf is being constructed at Carrington. ...

    Article : 264 words
  17. LATE MR. J. C. WILLIAMSON.

    The will of Mr James Cassius Williamson, who died on July 6 last, was lodged in the Probate office yesterday for scaling purposes in connection with his Victorian estate, which ...

    Article : 106 words
  18. EDUCATION.

    The rector of St Aloysius' College Rev. Father M'Curtin, had something to say on the education system in the course of his annual report, read to a large gathering last night. ...

    Article : 505 words
  19. Advertising

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    Advertising : 2,770 words
  20. KYLOE COPPER MINES.

    A report from the company's mine at Drake advises that at the 100ft level, the north drive is in 44ft, the face of ore being 2ft Gin wide, of an average assay of 8 per cent copper, Some 50 tons of ore were raised, ...

    Article : 147 words
  21. QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Tho Quarter Sesions were held to-day, Judge Scholes presiding. Mr. J. N. Mason was Crown Prosecutor. Herbert John Walsh was charged with having falsely pretended ...

    Article : 288 words
  22. STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 words
  23. TONGKAH COMPOUND.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Tongkah Compound was held to-day. Mr. J. S. Meagher presided, and in moving the adoption of the reports, congrulated shareholders ...

    Article : 233 words
  24. PELAW MAIN CAVILLING.

    The cavilling at Pelaw Main colliery for the coming quarter should have taken place to-day but there has been a dispute over two clauses contained in the recent award of the ...

    Article : 375 words
  25. LONDON SHARE MARKET.

    A brokers cable message states that amongst the shares quoted on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, were the following "middle" prices: ...

    Article : 106 words
  26. BIG DROP IN FORT NIGHTLY OUTPUT.

    A telegram received at the Sydney Stock Exchange stated that in the past fortnight the plant of the Tongkah Compound Tin Dredging Company, in a run of 107 hours treated 25,500 cubic yards of material, ...

    Article : 233 words
  27. MINING NOTES.

    Development work last week at the Black Range West mine consisted in advancing the underlay shaft 6ft to 47ft below the 500ft level, and advancing the south drive 5ft on ...

    Article : 278 words
  28. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, in a special report on the Perth sewerage system, considers the present methods of septic tanks and filter the best modern practice, and to have ...

    Article : 39 words
  29. EARTHQUAKE.

    A sharp earthquake shock was experienced at Charters Towers and Townsville at 11.60 to-night. ...

    Article : 20 words
  30. BROKEN HILL MILLING REPORT.

    Broken Hill Block 10 Company, four weeks ended December 10.—Crude ore treated, 7873 tons, assaying 9.4oz silver, 12.5 per cent. lead, and 14.1 per cent zinc. Concentrates produced 1120 tons assaying 31.2oz ...

    Article : 58 words
  31. DONNAMIA DIAMOND TEST.

    Writing on the above subject, a correspondent who signs himself "A Subscriber to the Test," states:- "Re the Donnamin Diamond Test, it is now 12 months since Mr. Salomon Walewyk, representing ...

    Article : 324 words
  32. QUEENSLAND.

    The Minister for Railways announced today that the Cabinet, on his recommendation, had approved of the Commissioner for Railways visiting America and the United ...

    Article : 76 words
  33. THE LIQUOR QUESTION.

    Sir,—Now that the elections are over, may I crave space to say a word on behalf of a class of electors whose convictions would not allow them to support either of the three ...

    Article : 373 words
  34. CAVILS DRAWN.

    A meeting of the Pelaw Main miners was held to-day and subsequently the cavils for the coming quarter were drawn. None of the miners however came forward in response ...

    Article : 55 words
  35. ALTERING LEADING LIGHTS.

    The recent deepening of the entrance to the port of Newcastle has made it necessary for the main fairway towers to be placed in more suitable positions Mr Halligan, ...

    Article : 89 words
  36. Advertising

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    Advertising : 360 words
  37. MINING IN THE STATE.

    Excitement was caused at Hill End when it became known that a threetere's gold lease known as M.F. 2, was to be cancelled. There were five applicants, ...

    Article : 187 words
  38. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

    The trial of Walter Kinsley Dawson, 24, clerk, on charges of embezzling sums of £1 15s, £5 8s 6d, and £2 9s 6d, from John George Aikman, trading as Richards and Co., of ...

    Article : 72 words
  39. GRAFTON COPPER MINE.

    It is more than probable that the annual meeting of shareholders in the Grafton copper mine, to be held in the last week in January, the directors will submit a proposal to expend something like £14,000 ...

    Article : 623 words
  40. MOTOR AND CAB COLLIDE.

    At the corner of Eddy-avenue and Pittstreet yesterday afternoon a motor cycle turning the corner, crashed into a cab, knocking the horse over. Both shafts were broken. ...

    Article : 73 words
  41. BRITISH BROKEN HILL MINE.

    At the British mine, for the past week, the north-east drive (No. 10 level) on the east vein was extended to 54½ft, the last 10½ft through good ore. At No. 11 level, the main crosscut ...

    Article : 58 words
  42. MR. WADE'S POSITION.

    Sir,—It is with feelings of astonishment and disgust that I find anonymous correspondents assailing the position of Mr. Wade, as leader of the Liberal party. It is not a question ...

    Article : 141 words
  43. SUICIDES IN AMERICA.

    Statistics regarding the causes of death for the registration area of the United States prepared under the direction of Dr. Wilbur, chief statistician for vital statistics, give ...

    Article : 135 words
  44. MOUNT MORGAN GOLD MINE.

    The total value of the output of the Mount Morgan gold mine for 28 days, ended December 14, is valued at £72,293, or slightly under that of the previous month. A secretary's ...

    Article : 237 words
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