"If necessary the Government is prepared to bring out a shipful of workmen," said the Minister for Works (Mr. G[?]ffith) in moving in the Legislative Assembly last night the ...
Article : 1,315 wordsThere was a discussion on skyscrapers at last night's meeting of the City Connell. It arose on a recommendation of the works committee that an application by Mr. A. C. ...
Article : 442 wordsWhen spoken to on Monday morning, Mr. W. E, Moxon, manager in Western Australia for the Adelaide Steamship Co.. owners of the Koombana, made the following statement:— ...
Article : 673 wordsThe purchase of the old historic Lucknow mines, including, the Aladdin's Lamp and Wentworth Proprietary, and all the freeholds, plants, buildings, etc, in connection with the ...
Article : 560 wordsThe Government has definitely decided, although an official notification will not be made until Parliament has prorogued, to sacrifice Mr. Jacob Garrard as one of the ...
Article : 747 wordsA band of six apaches killed a chauffeur near Chantilly, and seized his car. They then drove to the Chantilly Bank, which they entered, and, after killing the ...
Article : 436 wordsThe Premier has had protracted conferences with the owners' and miners' representatives separately. A joint conference will be probably held to-morrow morning. ...
Article : 204 wordsMany orders for coal which had been placed in Britain have been cancelled and transferred to Germany or the United States. The price of Japanese coal has risen 40 sen per ton, ...
Article : 69 wordsThe managers of 50 railroads east of Chicago met the locomotive engineers in conference yesterday on questions relating to the increase and standardisation of wages, but a ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Scottish miners are breaking away from the strikers. One thousand have resumed work in Lanarkshire, and hundreds elsewhere. ...
Article : 27 wordsA freight train consisting of 60 cars struck a rock-slide on the Great Northern line. The engine rolled over an embankment, and three cars were wrecked. ...
Article : 69 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph" reports that the leaders of the miners have stated that they gave too long notice of the intention to strike, and so enabled the nation to replenish ...
Article : 55 wordsThe vaudeville artists held a campaign meeting yesterday on the occasion of the inauguration of the Australian Vaudeville Artists' Federation at the Queen's Hall. Speeches in ...
Article : 605 wordsThe public and municipal funds are unable to cope with the growing distress. The masters are not asking the colliers for rent for their cottages during the strike. ...
Article : 74 wordsA fierce battle is raging in the neighbourhood of the city. It is known that 400 Federal troops have been killed, and the bodies of 100 rebels have ...
Article : 86 wordsLate last night police on bicycles pursued a motor car containing three persons, one of whom had shouted for help, and had f[?] out a pad of cotton wool saturated with ...
Article : 54 wordsThe price of coal in London was increased by [?]s per ton yesterday. The Denaby colliery has sold the Cunard Company 50,000 tons at 34s, as compared with ...
Article : 59 wordsA surfing fatality occurred at Bondi yesterday morning, Charles Morphitt, aged 20, a printer, living at Tempe, being carried out to sea. ...
Article : 386 wordsThe banks in the vicinity of Paris are providing their cashiers with revolvers. The Government is about to introduce a bill to provide for a police automobile corps. ...
Article : 33 wordsA block of tenements at Dartmouth was destroyed by fire to-day. Mrs. Maud Collard and three children were incinerated. A fourth child was thrown from ...
Article : 61 wordsOwing to the coal strike, the Norddeutscher Lloyd and German-Australian steamship lines have raised their frieghts to Australia and New Zealand 2s 6d per thousand kilos ...
Article : 41 wordsTelephone lines are still down north of Roebourne, and the only message received in the city to-day regarding the recent hurricane was a police telegram from Roebourne. This was ...
Article : 142 wordsOne of those remarkable little incidents that have distinguished the present session of Parliament under the Speakership of Mr. Willis took place in the Legislative Assembly ...
Article : 324 wordsIn the House of Commons last night Mr. J. C. Wedgwood (Liberal) moved the rejection of the Consolidated Fund Bill as a protest against the prosecution of syndicalists by the ...
Article : 195 wordsA fire occurred in a large shed at Kennington, and suffocated ten trained baboons, a mandril, and two performing dogs. ...
Article : 24 wordsA protest has been sent to the United States against a proposal to take an additional water supply for the Chicago drainage canal from the Great Lakes. ...
Article : 72 words"I have not the least doubt," said the Minister for Lands (Mr. Beeby) yesterday, "that every holding which is offered under the new forms of land tenure will be eagerly sought ...
Article : 315 wordsA message from Whim Creek states that during the heavy storm on Thursday last the captains of the lighters hung on as long as possible, but finding it was impossible for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 206 wordsThe Government secured a large majority at the elections. The Cretan Revolutionary Committee has chosen 69 Deputies to proceed to Athens; but ...
Article : 46 wordsRecalling that he saw Saltbush Bill when he was in Australia, the King ordered that showman to give a performance with stockwhip and boomerang in the grounds of ...
Article : 67 wordsWhile R.M.S. Otway was in port the Australian eleven played a match at the Association Ground, Perth, against the Western Australian eleven. A good deal of interest was ...
Article : 261 wordsWhen the warship Pioneer was at Dunedin in 1906 one of her sailermen, Ernest Frank Boyes, aged then about 30 years, deserted the service, and was not discovered by the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 190 wordsRobbers at Szechuan killed an American clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Hicks, and wounded his two companions, Messrs. Hoffman and Sheldon. ...
Article : 36 wordsFurther questions were asked in Parliament yesterday concerning the position of Mr. Nielsen, M.L.A. The Premier stated in his replies that the ...
Article : 96 wordsA billiard match of 9000 up, level, with bonzoline balls, between Stevenson and Gray, was begun at Glasgow yesterday. The scores at the close of play stood:—Gray, 15[?]; ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 217 wordsHave the Attorney-General and the Minister for Works entered into negotiations or made certain offers to a number of gentlemen to occupy positions in the Upper House, and ...
Article : 163 wordsGeorge Frederick Stuart, a travelling street musician, of New Barnet, is claiming a portion of the estate of the late Duke of Fife. He alleges that he is a nephew of the late ...
Article : 88 wordsAn interesting story comes from Taranaki, where it is said the Paparoa Iron Oro Company will shortly commence the manufacture of ironsand briquettes, for which a plant ...
Article : 144 wordsApoplexy won two races at the Ultima meeting last Friday, and was disqualified for both— In the Hurdle Race for running inside a post, and in the Ultima Handicap on the ground of ...
Article : 44 wordsWhile ploughing on Mr. W. Lauridson's farm, Martin Jordan had an exciting encounter with a bull. When turning a headland with his team a bull rushed at the horses and ...
Article : 116 wordsIt is intended, in the event of the State Treasurer, Mr. Watt, persisting in his determination not to obey the writ of mandamus to issue a wine and spirit license to Matthew ...
Article : 88 wordsFollowing upon his consent to contest the Ithaca electorate, Mr. A. G. C. Hawthorn has tendered his resignation as a member of the Legislative Council. ...
Article : 34 wordsTwo shops and a dwelling-house at Yinnar were destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at nearly £2000. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 27 Mar 1912, Page 19
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