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  2. WOODBLOCKS TENDERS.

    Alderman Thomas Hughes, M.L.C., yesterday made the following statement in reply to the speech delivered by the Lord Mayor on Tuesday evening in defence of the woodblocks ...

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  3. FEDERAL TERRITORY.

    The Premier is becoming restive at the delay in the issue of the proclamation required by section 5 of the Seat of Government Acceptance Act of 1909, to finally vest the ...

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  4. DUNBAR ANCHORS.

    Two of the anchors of the illfated ship Dunbar, which was wrecked near Sydney Heads 53 years ago next month, and by which over 300 lives were lost, were secured ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION

    Residents of Beaudesert were startled about 8 o'clock to-night by the sound of revolver shots. Subsequent investigations showed that an attempt had been made to rob the ...

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  6. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    In the Inter 'Varsity cricket match, Oxford, in the first innings, scored 315. Le Couteur, a Victorian Rhodes scholar, obtained 160. ...

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  7. THE REGENCY BILL.

    The Regency Bill appointing Queen Mary Regent in case King George should die before the Prince of Wales attains the age of 18 was passed through Committee of ...

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  8. FUTURE OF RAILWAYS.

    Mr. Sydney Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, replying to Mr. W. Thorne (Labour) in the House of Commons last night, promised to consider whether it ...

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  9. FIGHT'S AFTERMATH.

    Following on the fight between Johnson and Jeffries, fierce racial disturbances have occurred at Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Kansas City, St. Louis, Houston, ...

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  10. UNCONTENTIOUS BRITISH BILLS.

    The Mines' Accidents Bill, making compulsory the provision of rescue apparatus and the training of rescue parties in mines, was read the second time in the House of ...

    Article : 177 words
  11. TO THE ANTARCTIC.

    King George yesterday received in audience Captain R. F. Scott, leader of the Antarctic expedition. His Majesty presented his portrait to ...

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  12. LONG BAY RANGE.

    After a strenuous agitation lasting for some years riflemen throughout the State have at last secured the Long Bay area as a supplementary rifle range to Randwick. For a long ...

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  13. RIOTS US NEW YORK.

    A negro cut the throat of a marine at Washington, a white man cut the throat of a negro in a tramcar in Texas. The negro died. ...

    Article : 177 words
  14. COUNTY MATCHES.

    Lancashire, 239, defeated Worcester, 48 and 62. Dean, bowling for the winners, secured 11 wickets for 67, and Huddleston nine for 38. The bowling was unchanged ...

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  15. THE WARATAH INQUIRY.

    Mr. Sydney Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, stated in the House of Commons last night that the necessity of gaining evidence in Australia and South ...

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  16. CRISIS IN CRETE.

    The Legislative Assembly of Crete did not meet yesterday owing to the insistent refusal of the Opposition to allow the Mos[?] deputies to take part in the ...

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  17. NEWCASTLE TRADE.

    The returns showing the trade done at the port of Newcastle during the six months ended June 30, submitted by the Customs Department, show a considerable decrease on the ...

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  18. AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.

    Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for Australia), speaking at a banquet in London last night in celebration of the American anniversary, said that if England ...

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  19. AMERICANS DISGUSTED.

    The excitement in America over the fight has been succeeded by deep disgust which the riots have intensified. Many newspapers are demanding legislation to ...

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  20. AMERICAN WHEAT ADVANCE.

    Reuter's correspondent at Chicago reports that wheat has advanced 4 cents a bushel. It is alleged that the North Dakota crop is beyond help. Ploughing ...

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  21. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The State Parliament was opened this afternoon by the Governor, Sir Thomas GibsonCarmichael. Prior to the ceremony members took oaths of allegiance to King George ...

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  22. MARINES HUNT NEGROES.

    Thirty marines in Norfolk, Virginia, watched the bulletins of the fight, and then marched through the streets hunting negroes. They heat one negro to death. ...

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  23. FATALITIES AT CELEBRATIONS.

    Despite the precautions taken by the municipal councils, 28 people were killed and 1785 others were injured during the 4th of July celebrations in the ...

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  24. HOMEBUSH SALEYARDS.

    "The attitude of the Government in regard to the question of the urgency of the transfer of the saleyards to the new abattoirs area," said Mr. Philip Oakden in opening the annual ...

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  25. SHROEDER PORCELAIN SOLD.

    The porcelain collection of Sir John H. W. Schroeer, a baron of Prussia, has been sold at auction at Christie's for £67,783. Six Sevres vases sold for ...

    Article : 48 words
  26. PROHIBITION OF PICTURES.

    Several Civil authorities propose to forbid the exhibition of moving pictures of the fight on the ground that they will excite racial riots. ...

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  27. NEW YORK ELECTION BILL.

    Mr. Roosevelt is annoyed nt the New York Legislative Assembly rejecting the Electoral Reform Bill submitted by Governor Hughes. ...

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  28. PREVENTION OF CONSUMPTION.

    At a conference of the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption, held in Edinburgh to-day, Professor Woodhead, of Cambridge, said that the majority ...

    Article : 55 words
  29. LOSSES OF JEFFRIES MEN.

    It is estimated that the supporters of Jeffries lost 1,500,000 dollars (£300,000), a considerable portion of which has gone into the pockets of negroes. ...

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  30. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Mathews (Vic.) asked the Minister for Home Affairs if, in view of the evidence he has as to the unsuitabllity of Yass-Canberra ...

    Article : 312 words
  31. RAILWAY CONGRESS.

    Thirteen hundred delegates assembled for the International Railway Congress, which was opened at Borne to-day. The proceedings were largely technical. ...

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  32. JOHNSON IN VAUDEVILLE.

    Johnson has been engaged for the music halls for the next seven months at £1000 a week. ...

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  33. DIPLOMAT AND MURDERER.

    W. Beckert, ex-Chancellor of the German Legation at Santiago, Chili, has been executed for murdering the porter at the Legation in February of last year. ...

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  34. SCALDED TO DEATH.

    Four lascar firemen were inside repairing a steamer's boiler at South Shields, when a sudden rush of steam scalded them to death. ...

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  35. GERMAN STEEL.

    Sir Joseph Jonas, steel manufacturer, Sheffield, president of the Sheffield branch of the Freetrade Union, has denounced importations of bounty-fed German steel. ...

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  36. BUSH NURSING.

    At a meeting of the hospital committee the following resolution was passed:—"That the Premier be requested to grant £1200 for the purchase of the old North Condobolin ...

    Article : 134 words
  37. TOWING A FLOATING-DOCK.

    Two tugs have started to tow the Brazilian Government's floating dock from Barrow to Rio Janciro. The length of the dock is 550ft, with a ...

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  38. RABBIT SORTING

    Speaking at a Labour gathering at Marrickville Mr. W. A. Holman, M. L. A., was dealing with the question of the Pure Foods Act, when he said he had no desire to ...

    Article : 389 words
  39. A DESERTED VILLAGE.

    Eighteen and a half miles distant from Singleton, situated in one of the richest and most fertile portions of the electorate, the township of Jerry's Plains stands as a ...

    Article : 187 words
  40. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Captain Tickell has assumed his duties in connection with the new Australian warships. CANADIAN LUMBER ON FIRE. ...

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  41. FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

    Side by side with the growing disabilities of the American market as an outlet for Australian frozen meat, there exist certain practical difficulties in the way of the trade. The ...

    Article : 152 words
  42. FOREST FIRES.

    The inhabitants of Cornucopia, Wisconsin, have fied, as the town is almost surrounded by forest fires, which are raging in this quarter of the State. ...

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  43. EMIGRATION FROM BRITAIN.

    Colonel Seely, Parliamentary Undersecretary for the Colonies, speaking in the House of Commons to-day, said it was still the policy of the Government not ...

    Article : 70 words
  44. MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At a meeting held at Government House today, presided over by Sir Day Bosanquet, it was decided, on the motion of the Premier (Mr. Verran), seconded by Mr. Butler (deputy ...

    Article : 142 words
  45. EXPLOITING FRUIT MARKETS.

    The fruit-growers in conference to-day discussed Mr. Henry Jones's (Henry Jones and Co.) scheme for exploting new markets by raising a sum to send agents to Japan and ...

    Article : 127 words
  46. AMERICAN CHIEF JUSTICE.

    It is expected that President Taft will appoint Governor Hughes, of New York, to succeed the late Chief Justice of the United States, Mr. M. W. Fuller. ...

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  47. THE TALLOW SALES.

    At the sales of Australian and New Zealand tallow to-day 1787 casks were offered and 1318 were sold. Prices were:—Mutton, fine 36/6, medium 34/; beef, fine 36/3, medium 33/6 per ...

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  48. AMATEURISM.

    The Metropolitan Rugby Union met last night to consider the following motion, proposed by Mr. L. G. Abrams:—"(1) That employers of members of the M. R. U. who may be ...

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  49. ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.

    Nurse Ingles, described as a Canadian, trained in Melbourne, has been committed for trial on a charge of kidnapping her employer's child in Leicester, stealing ...

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  50. CHINESE STOWAWAYS.

    The Governor of Hongkong (Sir Francis Lingard) has informed the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Batchelor) that the Government there is taking stern measures to prevent the ...

    Article : 144 words
  51. RUGBY V. NORTHERN UNION.

    The New Zealand Rugby representatives were enthusiastically welcomed on arrival here to-day. Mr. Meredith, the manager, said there was no doubt that professionalism had ...

    Article : 146 words
  52. A GRUESOME FIND.

    This morning, while two lads were fern gathering in a small paddock at the rear of the Albury Cemetery, they made a gruesome discovery. Observing a box partly covered ...

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  53. HIS MAJESTY'S CLEMENCY.

    The Premier has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies an army order intimating that his Majesty the King has, as as act of elemency on the occasion of his ...

    Article : 90 words
  54. ST. LEONARDS SEAT.

    The organising committee of the Liberal and Reform Association has had the difficulty in the St. Leonards branch under consideration, and on last Thursday met deputations ...

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  55. COPYRIGHT CONFERENCE.

    The subsidiary Imperial Conference on Copyright has completed its sittings. The text of the resolutions has not been published. ...

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  56. THE FINLAND BILL.

    The Czar has sanctioned the Finland Bill, which reduces Finland to the status of a Russian province. ...

    Article : 27 words
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