Mr.—John Cochrane Remington, general manaager of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, and one of Sydney's foremost business men, was found dead at his house, Pibrac ...
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Article : 1,665 wordsYesterday morning a strike of iron-workers' assistants took place at Mort's Dock and Engineering Co.'s works, Balmain, involving the cessation of work by 250 men, and the ...
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Article : 927 wordsThe engagement of 38 Chinese firemen and seamen on a steamship in the West India dock led to the calling of a meeting under the auspices of the National Seamen ...
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Article : 69 wordsThe Czar, in receiving 304 Deputies at Tsarskoe Selo, thanked the Duma for assisting him to maintain law and order. He emphasised the importance of ...
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Article : 250 wordsD. J. Williams, post and telegraph master at North Broken Hill, was to-day committed for trial on two charges of embezzlement. Ball in £200 was granted on each charge. In ...
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Article : 440 wordsIn the divorce case Boyd v Boyd, husband's petition on the ground of misconduct, in which Sir Francis Burdett was joined as co-respondent, the latter was ...
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Article : 289 wordsSir Frederick Bedford, Governor of Western Australia, and Lady Bedford have arrived in London. He will return to Australia in June. ...
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Article : 81 wordsHis Majesty the King personally presented the Edward Medal to Chandler and Everson, Yorkshire and Welsh miners, for conspicuous gallantry in saving life. ...
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Article : 56 wordsRegulations under the Orchard Posts Act gazetted provide that all fruit imported from oversea must be accompanied by a declaration and the Covernment officer a certificate ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 29 Feb 1908, Page 13
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