The Dunlop road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne (165 miles) was decided to-day. Steady rain fell yesterday between Warrnambool and Terang, and the roads were ...
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Article : 587 wordsMme. Clara Butt arrived here on Saturday, and the first impression afforded by her colossal yet finely proportioned physique and easy carriage was that she had arrived here ...
Article : 1,097 wordsThe annual hill-climbing contest for motor cars, promoted by the Automobile Club of Australia, was held on Saturday at National Park. The course comprised a run of 1320yds ...
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Article : 207 wordsOwing to the establishment of a likin station at Kaisow imposing extra taxation, incendiaries fired houses, boats, and pontoons at Wu-chau, on the West River, ...
Article : 138 wordsA plenary sitting of the International Convention at the Hague has approved the draft conventions relating to the treatment of captured merchantmen belonging ...
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Article : 749 wordsA quarrel of an unusual character occurred in Exeter-place, city, yesterday between two Chinamen, as a result of which one of them now lies in the Sydney Hospital in a serious ...
Article : 241 wordsThe experiments in rabbit destruction at Broughton Island on the lines laid down by Dr. Danysz have been concluded. Prior to his departure for France some ...
Article : 308 wordsSir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, speaking at the banquet of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association at Toronto, said that personally he favoured ...
Article : 115 wordsGoold has added to the confessions which he has made to the magistrate investigating at Monte Carlo the murder of Madam Levin. The accused states that he waited ...
Article : 219 wordsAfter two unsuccessful attempts on the Melbourne-Sydney cycling record, J. Salvana, the Burwood cyclist, has succeeded in knocking 1 hour 34 minutes off the previous best time. ...
Article : 328 wordsThe Chamber of Commerce of Huddersfield has passed a resolution protestiny against the Australian tariff being enforced without affording adequate opportunity for ...
Article : 122 wordsThe unsatisfactory position in respect to the butter freights contract was the subject of discussion amongst members of the butter trade yesterday. The condition imposed ...
Article : 218 wordsMr. R. M. Johnston, F.L.S., Government Statistician and Registrar-General, Tasmania, and Mr. C. H. Rason, Agent-General for Western Australia, ...
Article : 99 wordsAt a meeting of the Council of Agriculture the following resolution, passed by the conference of the branch boards of agriculture, was ordered to be transmitted to the Premier, ...
Article : 109 wordsCount Zeppelin's airship circled round Lake Constance, and was manoeuvred perfectly against the wind. MOORS DESERT THE SULTAN. ...
Article : 103 wordsSeveral princes, governors, and high officials at Teheran have raised £400,000 in order to maintain a force sufficient to expel Turkish troops from Persian ...
Article : 38 wordsOn September 12 an inquiry was held into the circumstances of the death of Jessie Murray, whose body was found in the Yarra a few days previously. The Coroner brought ...
Article : 367 wordsPolling for the election of a candidate to represent K[?]dale division of Liverpool in the House of Commons, the vacancy being due to the death of Mr. David MacIver ...
Article : 158 wordsMr. E. Pascoo, of Bendigo, who was the owner or £1700 worth of gold stolen from the mint in June last, has written to Mr. Bent, asking him to consider the question ...
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Article : 152 wordsThe "Vossische Zeitung," of Berlin, announces that Prince Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, will accompany the German Emperor on his visit to King Edward at ...
Article : 39 wordsA large gathering of unionists assembled in the Trades Hall at the invitation of the Eight-Hour Demonstration committee on Saturday night, to witness the unfurling of the ...
Article : 298 wordsThe members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade had a strenuous day yesterday, having to answer no fewer than nine calls. Many of them were to bush fires. About 2.30 ...
Article : 333 wordsLast evening a two-year-old [?] Jessie Kidd, whose parents live in Curzon-street, North Melbourne, was attacked by a ferret. The child was in bed at the time, and the ...
Article : 157 wordsThe result of the ballot of the Boilermakers' Society on the agreement with the shipbuilders to prevent sudden stoppages of work will avert the lockout which the ...
Article : 110 wordsGeorge Tranter, aged 20 years, was out shooting at Lillil on Friday, accompanied by a lad named Teiler, who was holding the gun by the barrel. Trantor made mention of the ...
Article : 82 wordsTo-night a special train left Bathurst for Sydney containing 300 tons of rabbits from the Blayney freezing works. ...
Article : 28 wordsAt the wool sales this afternoon bidding was spirited, and all classes were firm. Sept. 28. At the wool sales yesterday the ...
Article : 95 wordsAh Sing was arrested at Ballarat on Wednesday night (says the Melbourne "Age) on a charge of having no lawful visible means of support. On the way to the lockup the ...
Article : 115 wordsTwo of the justices who presided at the Colac Police Court on Friday have no sympathy with young men who go to hotels on Sunday to court. One youth testified on oath ...
Article : 104 wordsIt is very unusual for a fire to be taken to the Fire Brigade station to be extinguished. This, however, happened yesterday. A tram on the Leichhardt service caught fire through ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Lusitania, on the homeward voyage from New York, averaged 22.60 knots. The captain says he is confident that the vessel can do 26[?] knots. ...
Article : 61 wordsTh[?] more whales were taken last week, making six to date. A child died from whooping cough. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 30 Sep 1907, Page 7
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