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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At a meeting of the council on Tuesday night the following rates were struck:—Lighting account, ¼d in the £, estimated revenue £398; water supply, 1½d in the £, estimated ...

    Article : 244 words
  3. KALGOORLIE STRIKE.

    The strike of mine wood-cutters, carters, and loading men has been entered upon in earnest, and the outlook as regards the supply of fuel for the minos is grave. Between ...

    Article : 402 words
  4. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

    Sir George Reid has been playing an important part in making clear to the world of finance in London the soundness of the Commonwealth balance-sheet. This, of course, ...

    Article : 241 words
  5. A WOODCARTERS' STRIKE.

    There has been no improvement in the situation brought about by the dispute between the firewood companies which supply the mines with fuel, and the wood-cutters, carters, and ...

    Article : 122 words
  6. STOCK TRUCKINGS.

    The following stock truckings have been ordered for the forthcoming sales:—January 9, 145 sheep vans and 123 cattle waggons; and January 12, 930 sheep vans and 121 cattle waggons. ...

    Article : 34 words
  7. GOLD SHIPMENTS.

    The Morea, which left Fremantle last Monday week, shipped three boxes of bar gold, valued at £12,060 8s 11d, for Calcutta, two boxes valued at £10,043 13s for Bombay, and twenty ...

    Article : 42 words
  8. HOMERUSH SALES.

    The offerings at the stock sales to be held at Homebush to-day will consist of 47,774 sheep and 2632 cattle. ...

    Article : 24 words
  9. PRODUCE MARKETS.

    Chaff appears to be in good demand just now. All qualities, especially choice, are selling well, and agents are rapidly clearing out all their old stocks on the wharf. The temporary rise in onions on Tuesday, ...

    Article : 2,121 words
  10. TONGKAH HARBOUR TIN-DREDGING.

    The secretary of the Tongkah Harbour Tindredging Company has received the following cable message from Puket Harbour, dated January 1:—During the last month, No. 1 ...

    Article : 206 words
  11. PRODUCE INWARDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 149 words
  12. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's Exchange sales were:—Victorian 3½ per cent. Treasury Bonds, £100/5/; ditto 3 per cent. Stock, 1917, £84/10/; ditto 3 per cent, stock, 1929, £85; Commercial Bank, pref., £65/; London Bank, pref., £11/3/; ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

    The Sydney and Newcastle Finance Company, Limited, has been registered with a capital of £150,000, in shares of 30/ each, the object being to acquire the Sydney and ...

    Article : 146 words
  14. IMMIGRATION TRANSPORT.

    Proposals for the centralisation of immigration projects are to be laid before the Federal Government by Dr. Richard Arthur, of Sydney. Dr. Arthur has written to the ...

    Article : 165 words
  15. SIR GEORGE REID'S APOLOGIA.

    One of the most difficult matters that the High Commissier has to explain away is the policy of the Government, with regaid to the lands of the Commonwealth, and more ...

    Article : 534 words
  16. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's sales were:—Morning: Wallaroo, 27/9; North Kalgurli, 1/4½, 1/5; South Kalgurli, 2/1; Young Bullfinch, 6/5 to 6/10; Rowan's Find, 3/9; Eagichawk, 1/2 2/3; Bullrush, 5/2; Butterfly, 3/6; Commodore, 5/; ...

    Article : 480 words
  17. MINING.

    The Sydney Stock Exchange will resume business this morning, after adjourning over the Christmas and New Year holidays. The Mount Lyell Company has despatched ...

    Article : 376 words
  18. LONDON FINANCIAL CABLES.

    Bnnk of Australasia, unchanged, at b £114, s £115. Bank of New South Wales, unchanged, at h £43/10/. s £44/10/. ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. MELBOURNE MYSTERY.

    At the City Court to-day Percy Fynch was charged with the wilful murder, in Edinburgh Gardens on New Year's morning, of Archibald Steane. ...

    Article : 233 words
  20. PRICE OF PEAEL-SHELL.

    In an interview with Mr. Reg. Hockings, who returned by the Yawata Muru from a round-the-world tour to-day, he stated that the best news for Thursday Island is the ...

    Article : 138 words
  21. COMMERCIAL.

    The reaction from the holiday season is already beginning to set in, and yesterday steady business commenced in most lines. Wheat was considerably firmer in tone, and several small ...

    Article : 299 words
  22. HEAVY EXPENDITURE EXPLAINED.

    The revenues of the six Australian States for 1908-9 amounted to £34,500,000 and their expenditure to £33,980,000, explains the High Commissioner. These totals are £8 1s 2d ...

    Article : 351 words
  23. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,295 words
  24. ALLEGED SHOOTING.

    Edward Alfred Fielding, 28, was on Wednesday, at the Central Polire Court, committed for trial on a charge of shooting at Frederick Reardon, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, Fielding was ...

    Article : 57 words
  25. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    At the annual meeting of the Lithgow Rifle Club on the local range four matches were shot. They were as follows:—The Lithgow, seven shots each at 200 and 300 yds, The Eskback, seven shots at 500 and 600 ...

    Article : 431 words
  26. LONDON SHARE MARKET.

    On the Stock Exchange yesterday quotations of Australian and New Zealand mining ventures were:—North Broken Hill, b 83/3, s 86/3; South Broken Hill, b £5/2/6, s £5/5/; Waihi, ...

    Article : 46 words
  27. INCREASED CORNSACK SHIPMENTS.

    A return of the importation of cornsacks to the Commonwealth last year, and a comparison with the figures of 1900, is rather interesting, and in so far as it shows greater ...

    Article : 189 words
  28. BROKEN HILL MINES.

    Mr. Maurice M'Keown, who has been manager of the Phillips River Gold Mine, Ravensthorpe (W.A.), has been appointed mill superintendent of the B.H. North mine, in ...

    Article : 178 words
  29. A GREAT PERORATION.

    The High Commissioner hopes that he has given ample warrant for his sanguine estimate of the resources and prospects of Australia, and in conclusion says:—"The nature ...

    Article : 294 words
  30. ARGENTINA WHEAT CROP.

    A private cable received in Sydney from Buenos Ayres states that the wheat crop in Argentina this year shows an increase of about 35 per cent, over that of fhe previous ...

    Article : 35 words
  31. THE GOLDEN WEST.

    The contractor laying the water-pipe line to Bullfinch says that the last pipe will be laid on Friday next, and that the water will be turned on at Bullfinch on Saturday. ...

    Article : 566 words
  32. BREADSTUFFS.

    There wis a firmer tone in the wheat market, and though there was not a great deal of business done farmers were being offered bigger prices. In fact, 3/8¼ is said to have been refused for some ...

    Article : 150 words
  33. BROKEN HILL RIFLE CLUB.

    The Broken Hill Rifle Club tired a series of open competitions during the holidays. Allen won the Jameatown match, 600 and 700 yards, with 66 points. Williams won the New Year's match, at 800 and 900 yards, ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. LONDON MARKET CABLES.

    Yesterday's closing, quotations were:- Copper.—Spot, b £56/276 a £56/7/6 (1/3 lower); three months. b £56/18/9, s £57/3/9 (2/6 higher). ...

    Article : 181 words
  35. Advertising

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    Advertising : 390 words
  36. GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

    The first Colombo sale of tea for the year took place yesterday but tables are not yet to hand showing the prices paid. Private tables yesterday however, state that the position in Calcutta is even ...

    Article : 2,120 words
  37. ROYAL MINT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  38. INTERSTATE MARKETS.

    Although the new year has witnessed a marked reuival in business in Europe, the change is not reflected in Adelaide. To day merchants continued to quote 3/6½ to 3/7 for firmers' lots on trucks. The Adelaide ...

    Article : 326 words
  39. BANK ABSTRACTS.

    The chief feature of the abstract of average liabilities and assets in the State of the undermentioned bank for the quarter ended December 31 compare with these for the ...

    Article : 79 words
  40. HEALTH IN FISH.

    Mr. Geo. Charistle writes:- Sir,—The public would be interested in reading and grateful for the information, given by Captain P. W. smith, trawling master of the Federal Endeavour, as ...

    Article : 143 words
  41. MELBOURNE.

    The Wholesale Fruit Merchants' Association reports pries per case as follows:—Victorian fruit; Apples eating, first quality, 8/; ditto, new season, 2/6 to 5/; cooking, new season, 2/ to 4/6; Mildura lemons, 5/6 ...

    Article : 160 words
  42. LIVE STOCK MARKKTS.

    In the live stock market to-day 30,000 fat sheep were yarded, which consisted chiefly of second and usual grades, including a large proportion of half and threeparts fat ewes. In both merinos and crossbred, best ...

    Article : 229 words
  43. Advertising

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    Advertising : 15 words
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