A Royal Commission, consisting of eight members of Parliament and four representatives of the milling industry, has been appointed to investigate the conditions of the ...
Article : 93 wordsThis is a country under the protection of England where, as in Australia, the people speak of England as "home." Borneo is the second island in size in the ...
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Article : 684 wordsFor some months past underwriters not only in Australasia but also in England. have been engaged in discussing the causes and means of prevention of ship fires and they ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 wordsMaiwa, R.M.S.,10,881 tons, Captain Spicer, from London, via ports.passengers:— Earl and countess of Morton, lion. W. Douglas, Hon.R. Douglas, Miss M[?]nsaw and maid, Mr.F.Fry,Rev.G. Williams, ...
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Article : 27 wordsThe Royal Commission appointed to investigate the charges of a "Government stroke" at the Addinigton railway workshops commenced its sittings at Christchurch yesterday,the ...
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Article : 198 wordsAbout half-past 7 yesterday morning an oldage pensioner named John Kelly, 72 years old. was found dead in his bedroom at 24 Arundelstreet, Glebe. His body was removed to the ...
Article : 68 wordsPrinz Sigismund, s. for China and Japan, via ports. Scottish Monarch, s, for Hongkong, via port Huon (Tas.). Renc Keroiler, French sh, for West Coast, via ...
Article : 42 wordsThe repairs to the steamer Ulimaroa, [?] in dock at Lyttelton, are expected to occupy two months, and to cost between £8OOO and £10,000. ...
Article : 52 wordsSomerset, s, for London and Liverpool.via ports; Moresby. s, for Solomon Islands and New Guinea norts; St. Louis, s, for Noumea and Port vila; Mornya. s, for Wollongong, Kiama, Batcman's Bay, Nellingen, ...
Article : 89 wordsA bricklayer named John Anable, 36 years of age, fell from a scaffold to the concrete floor at Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.'s wool stores at[?] Wattle-street. Pyrmont, ...
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Article : 111 wordsScottish Monarch. s, 5043 tons, Captain Seleball,for Hongkong and Whampoa,via Port l[?]n (Tas.). Suva, s,222[?] tons, Captain M'Leilan. for Newcastle. Prinz Sigis[?]nd, s,3302 tons Captain Lenz, for Kobe, ...
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Article : 69 wordsThe Quarter Sessions opened on Wednesday, before Acting District Judge Blacket. Mr. R. W. Browning was Crown Prosecutor. William M'Lennan pleaded guilty to forging ...
Article : 185 wordsLight to heavy rain has been recorded along the coast, and light showers on parts of the highlands. Very heavy downpours occurred at Clarence Heads where 690 points were ...
Article : 145 wordsOronies. R. M. S., for london. via ports; Innamincka, s. for Que[?]land ports; Malwa, R.M.S., for London, via ports; Paloo[?],s, for Hobart. ...
Article : 39 wordsMaKura H. M. S. (Canadian Australina line), arrived at vanco[?]ver at 4 o' clock on Tuesday afternoon last from sydney. via ports one day in advance of timetable date. ...
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Article : 62 words"The Dairymaids" will be performed for the last time at Her Mujesty's. Theatre to-night, as to-morrow Mr. J. C.williamson will product the new Gaiety piece, "Havana." ...
Article : 125 wordsA man named Walter Reynolds was drowned in Duck Creek near Benah station. He was swimming his horse across when the animal struck something and deceased was thrown ...
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Article : 221 wordsSir,—Now that the Federal Ministry have with apparent sudden alarm decided to speculate in doing what the Imperial Defence Com[?]ittee and prominent naval experts denounced ...
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Article : 862 wordsSir,—A paragraph appeared in your Friday's issue announcing that the American authorities are taking drastic action to put down expectoration in railway and tram cars. ...
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Article : 782 wordsMessrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited, will despatch their island steamer Moresby from the Federal Wharf at noon to-day for the Solomon Islands, Shortland Group, Woodlark Island, and British New Guinea ports. ...
Article : 129 wordsA law case in which £3,000,000 damages have been awarded, by the Canadian courts, and in which the sum involved amounts to the enormous figure of £100 000,000, came ...
Article : 255 wordsAfter a voyage of 101 days with a cargo of general merchandise the British barque Amulree arrived at Sydney yesterday, and cast anchor in Rose Bay. Captain Cooper reports having experienced an ...
Article : 59 wordsThe steamer Mombassa, running under charter to the United States and Australasia S.S Company, left Melbourne at 2 p.m. yesterday with part cargo of general merchandise, from New york, for Sydney, ...
Article : 46 wordsThe steamer Muniara, of Messrs Burns Philp and Co.'s [?]eet, is new due at Sydney from her cruise among the islands of the Gilbert, Marshall, and Ellice [?]roups. She has been absent from this port since ...
Article : 48 wordsThe big steamer Clan Cumming of 48OO tons will be despatched by Messrs. Nelson and Robertson at 8 o'clock this morning, with a cargo of 73,084 bags of wheat, shipped on behalf of Messrs. J.J. ...
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Article : 371 wordsThe Royal Mail Packet Company's mammoth steamer Asturias arrived nt Fremantle last evening on her sccoud voyage from london to Sydney, under the auspices of the Orient-Royal Mail line. in view of her ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 242 wordsSir,—The articles under the above leading in your issue of to-day may possibly create the impression that the Broken Hill Water Supply Company has been something in the ...
Article : 367 wordsThe Federal trawler Endeavour, recently completed at the Fitzroy Dock, will leave Sydney to-day on her first trial trawling cruise. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Union Company's steamer Paloona, formerly known as the Zenlandia, which arrived here yesterday with 112 paesengers from Hobart, encountered strong south-westerly winds, accompanied by a heavy ...
Article : 61 wordsThe following sailing vessels are now due at Sydney:— Australian, sb, from Mazatian—107 days. Forthbank, bq, from Carrizal—66 days. ...
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Article : 1,176 wordsWELLINGTON (1280m).—Dep: March 11, Turkins, [?] for London. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 12 Mar 1909, Page 8
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