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  2. THE IRON CONTRACT.

    In reference to the State iron contract, Mr. Sandford explains that a clause was embodied in the agreement which forms part of the contract giving the firm an extension of ...

    Article : 477 words
  3. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    Shortly after midnight on Friday the Adelaide Company's steame. Colac struck the rocks near Norman Creek in the Brisbane River, and was beached. The Colac left the ...

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  4. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The high tariff party in the Federal party is trying to induce another cry of tariff revision. It is hard at work, and one of its members now delivers luncheon-hour specches ...

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  5. TERRIBLE DISASTER.

    Stanford-Merthyr, one of the finest collieries in Australia, met with sudden destruction this this morning, as the result of a terrific explosion. Four hundred men were at work, and ...

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  6. PRESSURE ON TURKEY.

    Five of the Ambassadors of the Powers at Constantinople demand a collective audience of the Sultan to impress upon him the grave consequences of persisting ...

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  7. RUSSIA'S TRIAL.

    The tramway services of St. Petersburg and Moscow have stopped. No newspapers are published in St. Petersburg. Earnestness and orderliness have ...

    Article : 143 words
  8. GERMANY'S TACTICS.

    On Wednesday, the day before he made his speech at the unveiling of Field-Marshal von Moltke's statue in Berlin, the Emperor William II., while at Dresden ...

    Article : 155 words
  9. WOMEN'S NAVAL AGITATION.

    A women's maritime union, formed on the model of the Men's Navy League, has been established in Germany for the purpose of raising money to present the ...

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  10. SOUTH MAITLAND SEAMS.

    The extensive coal seams, known as the Greta series which are now being worked in the South Maitland district, are regarded by some persons as the backbone of the coal ...

    Article : 265 words
  11. INCREASE OF ARMAMENTS.

    Reuter's correspondent at Berlin reports that the speech of the Emperor at the unveiling of the statue of Field-Marshal von Moltke is interpreted to mean that the ...

    Article : 73 words
  12. VICTORIA.

    On Saturday the motor car ordered for the use of the State Government arrived, and was taken over by the officers of the Public Works Department. It is a Darracq Tonneau, with ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. A RESORT TO ARMS.

    The authorities of St. Petersburg are dismayed with their own threats, and refrained from interference with last night's meetings at the university. ...

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  14. PARIS BOURSE DEPRESSED.

    The condition of Russia and the German Emperor's speech have depressed stocks on the Paris bourse. ...

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  15. CHEMIST OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

    Fifteen applications were received for the position of chemist for the Agricultural Department. The vacancy has been advertised throughout the Commonwealth, and ...

    Article : 86 words
  16. MENACES AIMED AT BRITAIN.

    M. Clemenceau, in the "Aurore," of Paris, writes, that the menaces of the German Emperor are addressed to Great Britain, not to France. ...

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  17. STANFORD-MERTHYR.

    The Stanford-Merthyr Colliery is the third on the line of the outcrop of this remarkable coal seam, East Greta being the one nearest Maitland, and Heddon-Greta the one ...

    Article : 131 words
  18. CZAR READY TO FLEE.

    The Czar, with his family, will start for Denmark if necessary. Steam is kept up on his yacht and on the warships which will accompany, ready for departure at a ...

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  19. LABOUR'S TROUBLES.

    Labour's cup at the present time is overflowing with trouble. Not only have Western Australia, Queensland, and Broken Hill been affected, but the disruption in the ranks has ...

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  20. THE PEACE IN JAPAN.

    The Municipality of Tokio, owing to its objection to the terms of peace, did not invite the Ministry to the reception in honour of Admiral Togo. ...

    Article : 55 words
  21. THE CRY FOR LAND.

    Sir,—the following are some letters I have received lately, which speak for themselves:— "Shooter's Hill P.O., via Oberon, Oct. 26, 1905. ...

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  22. REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEE ARRESTED.

    Citizens of St. Petersburg openly deride the proclamation of General Trepoff ordering the troops always to use ball cartridge. ...

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  23. AN EXCITING VOYAGE.

    The new schooner Jap, which sailed from Sydney on her maiden voyage on Wednesday, the 18th inst, for the Manning River, to load hardwood for New Zealand, returned to port ...

    Article : 358 words
  24. PREVIOUS FIRES.

    This South Maitland coal seam has been responsible for previous fires, notably in the East Greta colliery, where the shareholders were put to great expense in sealing off a ...

    Article : 94 words
  25. RETURNING RUSSIAN OFFICERS.

    At a farewell garden party at Nagasaki to the returning Russian officers, the teasts of "The Czar" and "The Mikado" were enthusiastically received. ...

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  26. NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS.

    The New Zealand football team played a team representing the Midland Counties to-day. New Zealand was victorious by 21 points (3 goals, 2 tries) to 5 points (1 ...

    Article : 144 words
  27. GOVERNORS WITHOUT MERCY.

    General Maksimovitch, the Governor-General of Warsaw, has issued a manifesto warning the people that every agitator caught armed shall be instantly shot. ...

    Article : 105 words
  28. THE NEWS IN SYDNEY.

    Superintendent Cotter, who is in charge of the north-eastern district, forwarded the following telegram to the Inspector-General of Police yesterday afternoon:— ...

    Article : 202 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    See Kan, a Chinese, was found illegally on the premises of Mrs. Howlett, at Galatea-street, Charleville, on Thursday night, and Mrs. Howlett becoming alarmed struck him ...

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  30. OPIUM SCOURGE AMONGST ABORIGINES.

    Dr. Roth, protector of aborigines, has returned, from a tour in North Queensland for the purpose of conforring with local protectors. He states that the terrible scourge ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. "FORCE TO BE MET BY FORCE."

    General Trepoff, Commander of the St. Petersburg garrison, has issued a proclamation to the troops and police directing them to act most vigorously, and always ...

    Article : 63 words
  32. MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND.

    The match against England, to be played on December 2, has been transferred to the Crystal Palace Ground from Blackheath, owing to the enormous ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN GOLF TOURNAMENT.

    Saturday at Sandringham golf links was the "allcomers'" day, and with so many men released from business who cunnot spare time for golf during the week, the entry was a very ...

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  34. HENLEY ON THE YARRA.

    The Henley on the Yarra regatta, held on Saturday afternoon, was the most successful rowing carnival that has taken place here. The weather was delightful, and the river ...

    Article : 203 words
  35. NEW RAILWAYS.

    It is stated on good authority that several railway proposals will shortly be submitted to Parliament including a border line from Thane towards Goondiwindi. Other lines ...

    Article : 116 words
  36. JAPAN'S RICE CROP.

    The rice crop of Japan is much below the estimate. Three prefectures of the Empire are threatened with famine. A cable messaga published on August 29 ...

    Article : 71 words
  37. RAILWAY TRAFFIC PARALYSED.

    Seven hundred and fifty thousand railway men have struck, and all the principal lines, except those of Finland, are paralysed. The Siberian lines are ...

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  38. NEW ZEALAND.

    The closing hours of Parliament have been occupied by the House debating the proposal by the Government to deal with the Harvester Trust Bill, which proposes to set ...

    Article : 275 words
  39. BARRICADES AT KHARKOFF.

    Three thousand students at Kharkoff, after pillaging the armourers' shops, barricaded the windows and doors of the Cathedral, the University, the Courts of Justice, ...

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  40. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of General Dragomiroff, a celebrated Russian commander in the Russo-Turkish war. General Dragomiroff's name was often ...

    Article : 140 words
  41. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

    Mr. Board, Under-Secretary for Education, visited the Technical College last night, when the desirability of increasing the facilities for Public school pupils was pointed out by ...

    Article : 378 words
  42. THE NAVAL MUTINY.

    It is reported at St. Petersburg that Vice-Admiral Biril[?], commanding the Black Sea fleet, started for Ana[?]lia without the battleship Kniaz Potemkine, and that her ...

    Article : 39 words
  43. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Colonel Head, at the Town Hall on Saturday night, delivered a lecture. "With the Japanese in Manchuria." The hall was crowded with members of the military forces ...

    Article : 51 words
  44. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    M. Lebaudy's steerable balloon yesterday at Paris ascended to an altitude of 1500ft, travelling 30ft a second against the wind. The balloon was easily directed. Military ...

    Article : 161 words
  45. EXPORT TRADE SUSPENDED.

    At Odessa the export trade has stopped in consequence of the disturbances. Twelve British steamers have left the port empty. ...

    Article : 28 words
  46. NEWCASTLE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  47. REVOLUTIONARIES WOUNDED.

    In the dispersal of crowds of people by troops at Poltava (Little Russia), Novocherkassk (Southern Russia), and Odessa, on the Black Sea, many citizens were ...

    Article : 31 words
  48. QUARREL IN A COFFEE PALACE.

    A peculiar case was reported to No. 3 police station yesterday. Two mon, named Edward Jones and Thomas, Brown, engaged rooms at the Oxford Coffee Palace. Riley-street, ...

    Article : 153 words
  49. A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.

    The French warship Mourthe arrived this afternoon from the New Hebrides. She reports that with H.M.S. Pegasus she landed a force at Bushman's Bay on October ...

    Article : 94 words
  50. SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

    In the senior grade cricket matches yesterday Hamilton met and defeated Newcastle East by 8 runs. The scores were:—First innings, Hamilton 79, Easts 94; second innings, ...

    Article : 78 words
  51. VICTORIAN RIFLE PRIZE MEETING.

    The matches fired in connection with the Victorian Rifle Association prize meeting at Williamstown on Saturday were of a local rather than an interstate character. In the ...

    Article : 87 words
  52. [?]ARGE FRENCH SUBMERSIBLES.

    Ten submersibles of 166ft in length and of 500 tons displacement have been begun at Cherbourg. So far the largest submersibles built for ...

    Article : 59 words
  53. NEWCASTLE ART UNION.

    The Eight-hour are union was drawn on Saturday afternoon. The principal prize, a diamond bracelet, valued at £100, was won b[?] No. 23,375. ...

    Article : 40 words
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