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  2. DISASTER. IN THE NORTH-WEST.

    Details of a terrific gale on the north-west coast, causing immense damage and loss at life, were received in Porth yesterday. The gale commenced on Wednesday night, ...

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  3. MOTOR FATALITY.

    A motoring fatality occurred between Bankstown and Liverpool yesterday morning, Mr. John Sands, of Karoola, Bennett-street, Bondi, und head of Zollner, Limited, losing ...

    Article : 381 words
  4. JAPANESE RETURN.

    The Japanese polar exploring ship Kainan Maru arrived at Wellington yesterday. Members of the expedition state that they did not go to look for the South Pole, but ...

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  5. MR. NIELSEN.

    The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Thomas), from whose department the Northern Territory is administered, was most distressed on Saturday by the receipt of a cable ...

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  6. MR. KEELE'S COUP. TO ABOLISH BOTANIC GARDENS.

    The Government has judiciously suppressed the scheme submitted to it by Mr. T. W. Keele, one of the Commissioners of the.Harbour Trust, for dealing with the congestion of ...

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  7. COAL STRIKE. DEBATE ON BILL.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon discussion in committee on the Wages in Coalmines Bill was continued. The amendment moved by Major General Sir ...

    Article : 342 words
  8. BRITAIN'S NAVY. MR. CHURCHILL'S POLICY.

    Lord Charles Beresford, in a letter to the "Times," states that Mr. Churchill", First Lord of the Admiralty, would have been wiser if he had mapped out a policy, of defence for the ...

    Article : 131 words
  9. PRESS OPINIONS.

    The "Westminster Gazette" states the Labour party is deeply chagrined, and that its members had expected the Government would yield and insert a provision in the bill ...

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  10. BUILDING CRUISERS.

    Two cruisers which it had been hoped would be ordered from the Thames Ironworks Company are to be laid down in the Royal Dockyards. ...

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  11. MINERS' FEDERATION.

    The Miners'" Federation has held a meeting, when the delegates reaffirmed their demand for the inclusion in the bill of a provision for minimum wages of 5s and 2s for men and boys ...

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  12. GERMANY'S DEFENCES. FURTHER INCREASES.

    The defence bills provide for an additional £750,000 for the navy in the present year, and tho building of an extra battleship every second year, beginning in 1913. ...

    Article : 59 words
  13. HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

    The Prime Minister has "announced that representatives of the mineowners and the men will confer on Monday with a view to a settlement of the trouble. ...

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  14. SIR EDWARD GREY'S SUGGESTION.

    In course of the debate on the Minimum Wage Bill last night. The Premier stated what if provisions for minimum wages were inserted in the bill ...

    Article : 291 words
  15. TINY ENGLAND.

    "Just think of it," said the Rev. W. S. Taylor in the course of an address before tho members of the Central Methodist Mission in the Lyceum Hall, Pitt-street, ...

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  16. LARGE INCREASES.

    The newspapers are publishing further details of the defence bills. The army increases provided for are £4,850,000 in 1912, £6,350,000 in 1913, and ...

    Article : 223 words
  17. MINEOWNERS' WARNING.

    The mineowners Lint that if the bill is passed as it stands the mines will not be reopened until the boards have fixed the minimum rate of wages that are to be paid, and ...

    Article : 59 words
  18. KEEPING A SECRET.

    The Defence Dopartment is very angry with the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. O'Malley, for refusing to let them haye free run of his census cards. ...

    Article : 315 words
  19. LOSSES OF MINERS.

    Two million workers, including minors, are idle. The miners have lost £5,000,000 in wages owing to the strike, not one-eighth of which ...

    Article : 200 words
  20. BRITISH GOODS.

    In the House of Commons on Friday, Mr. S. Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, replying to a question by Mr. H. P. Croft (Unionist), said that in the year 1911 ...

    Article : 109 words
  21. THE COTTON FIELDS.

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Trefle) has been in communication with the Agent-General regarding the efficacy of cotton-picking machines, it being practically certain that ...

    Article : 207 words
  22. CASE FOR THE GARDENS.

    "I call it a wildcat scheme, and I don't mind if you print that." Mr. G. Harwood, the superintendent of the Botanic Gardent, was very indignant when he ...

    Article : 323 words
  23. LIBERAL PARTY DIVIDED.

    Discussing the debate on the bill, the "Times" states that had a division on the minimum wage amendment been pressed for the Llberal party would have been split, ...

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  24. INCITING SOLDIERS TO MUTINY.

    Guy Bowman has been sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour, and Benjamin Buchs to six months' imprisonment, for publishing mutter in the "Syndicalist" ...

    Article : 41 words
  25. INDEX.

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  26. CHINESE SUFFRAGISTS.

    A mob of women who were dissatisfied with the Nanking Assembly's lukownrmness in regard to the franchise for women, yesterday invaded the Assembly. ...

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  27. THE MURRUMBENNA CASE.

    A writ has been issued by Miss Evelyn Womersley, of Murrumbenna, against William Thomas Liley, of Williamstown, pilot, and Lizette Liley, his wife, claiming £250 ...

    Article : 88 words
  28. FOODSTUFFS FOR THE COUNTRY.

    At a conforence of railway managers it was decided to keep up the transit of foodstuffs to the country even if every passenger train had to be stopped. ...

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  29. BURGLARS IN THE COUNTRY.

    The Royal Exchange Hotel, Ourimbah, near Gosford, was entered by burglars late on Saturday or early on Sunday morning. An Iron safe, containing £150 in cheques, ...

    Article : 142 words
  30. FIXED MINIMUM OPPOSED.

    The Federation of Lancashire Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers, employing 300,000 hands, and paying twenty millions in wages, has protested against legislation fixing a ...

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  31. FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

    Members of the Chamber of Deputies have by a large majority expressed confidence in the Government's policy in regard to Morocco. The Chamber carried a resolution for the ...

    Article : 77 words
  32. JUDGE V. MINISTER.

    Mr. Watt, State Treasurer, says he will not obey the mandamus issued on Friday by Mr. Justice a'Beckett calling on him to issue a wine and spirit merchant's license to ...

    Article : 207 words
  33. AMERICAN COLLIERY TROUBLE.

    Negotiations between the coal mineowners and their workmen have been postponed till Tuesday next. It is understood that the owners are anxious to place the terms of a ...

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  34. DOMINION LEADER.

    Interviewed after his election to the leadership of the Liberal party, Mr. T. MacKenzie said:—"I shall not spare myself (in endeavouring to build up the interests ot this country ...

    Article : 339 words
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  36. IN A MINE CAGE.

    A serious mishap occurred on the North mine last night. Three men, Charlton, Fitzgerald, and Brann, were coming off the shift and got into the cage at the 1250ft level. As ...

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  37. LUGGERS MISSING.

    Following on the latest particulars relating to the blow at Balla Balla, two Japanese, Narkia Chi, and Sider, reported at Balla Balla this morning that the lugger Clara was ...

    Article : 330 words
  38. BEST PAID IN WORLD.

    "I have had a number of letters and complaints in regard to the shortage of teachers for the smaller schools," said the Minister for Education (Mr. Carmichael) yesterday. ...

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  39. TURKEY AND ITALY.

    The "Piester Lloyd," referring to the visits which the Kaiser is making to the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria and King Emmanuel of Italy, says that they encourage a ...

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  40. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

    Mr. Roosevelt, in the course of a speech, in criticism of Mr. Taft, said Mr. Taft favoured government by a representative of part of the people only. ...

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  41. TO-DAY.

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  42. FOOTBALLERS AND CRICKETERS.

    While the outgoing steamer Otway and the incoming steamer Osterley were on the water on Friday Mr. Ford, manager of the Australian football team who have returned from ...

    Article : 81 words
  43. WEIGALL MEMORIAL.

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  44. A CAKE OF GOLD.

    The Launceston police rearrested John Berresford this morning on a charge of being in possession of a cake of gold und failing to satisfy the police how he came by it. He ...

    Article : 102 words
  45. LATIN AMERICA.

    Mr. P. C. Knox, Secretary of State, has sent a wireless message to the Preisdent, in which he states that the debired results of his tour of Latin America has been attained. ...

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  46. WARLIKE SENTRY.

    Three privates belonging to the Territorial camp at Papatote, while endeavouring to reenter tbe lines late at night, were challenged by a sentry, who as they refused to halt, ...

    Article : 69 words
  47. ABORIGINAL BURIAL.

    Jacky Williams, an aboriginal, aged about 50, who came from the South Coast, died of consumption, and was buried yesterday by the police in the orthodox fashion, with his ...

    Article : 45 words
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