It is not easy to estimate the extent of the damage at Mackay in a financial way; but, including half a million pounds worth of sugar gone, it is calculated that the total will run to ...
Article : 705 wordsThe almost feverish efforts of a certain section of the daily press to manufacture a political scandal over the coal contract entered into between the New South Wales and Victorian ...
Article : 1,620 wordsAs in the previous year, the wheat harvest for the current season is much later than usual, due mainly to the excessive rainfall during the Spring. ...
Article : 274 wordsAt 5.30 this afternoon one of the worst cyclones that has ever been known in Melbourne struck Brighton, one of Melbourne's principal waterside suburbs, and left ...
Article : 378 wordsOrchards and vineyards have suffered severely because of the rains in the last few days. Some fruit-growers have had their trees almost stripped, and there are but few Growers of ...
Article : 386 wordsMr. L. E. Groom, Assistant Minister for Defence, to-day made available a copy of a letter written by Sir Newton Moore, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Australian ...
Article : 182 wordsEvidently the detectives on the lookout for evidences of the processes of the regular robbers of mails in transit in this State are up against a tough proposition. It has been ...
Article : 178 wordsA wireless message issued from Berlin states that at Brest Litovsk, M. Trotsky announced that the Ukrainian Soviets having defeated the Rada in many parts of Ukrainia, the Soviets ...
Article : 81 wordsReferring yesterday to the shipbuilding matter, Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works, expressed considerable concern at the delay that war being, experienced by the Prime Minister ...
Article : 303 wordsThe Press Bureau reports that at the first meeting of the Consumers' Council, whereon Trades Unionist members and co-operative ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Ven. Archdeacon Geer died at his home, Carlowrie, Magic-street, Mosman, yesterday. He was born in London in 1844, and came to Australia when 11 years old, was educated at ...
Article : 166 wordsCriticisms of the Mines Department by Mr. Brookfield, M.L.A. for Sturt, during the recent censure debate, were referred to yesterday by Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick. Minister for Mines ...
Article : 304 wordsThe Commissioner for Railways (Col. Evans, C.M.G., stated to-day that the damage to the bridges over the Burdekin and Don Rivers, in North Queensland, will be very serious to the ...
Article : 91 wordsTo a full house at the Theatre Royal Eugene Walters' play, The Easiest Way, was staged to-night, with Miss Muriel Starr in the role of Laura Murdock. It is described as an ...
Article : 458 wordsMr. Morgan, secretary of the Federated Iron-workers' Association of Australia, stated when seen to-day that there was not the least likelihood of the material Unions, that is, the ...
Article : 115 wordsMr. W. Grahame, the Minister for Agriculture, celebrates his 55th birthday to-day, The Minister, who is the tallest man in the Cabinet, is a native of the Maitland district, and has ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Government Statistician (Mr. J. B. Trivett) has prepared a preliminary statement of the operations of the manufactories and works in the State during the year ended June ...
Article : 158 wordsCharged under the War Precautions Act yesterday morning, at the Central Police Court, Ernest Brandt, 55, and Arthur Charles Brandt, 52, were remanded until Monday. Bail was ...
Article : 230 wordsThe preparations for the big carnival to be held by the police and firemen on the Show Ground, Moore Park, on March 2, are rapidly-progressing, and a fine athletic and spectacular ...
Article : 181 wordsProspecting within 1U0 yards of the old Louisa mine at Dermondrllie, about four miles from Harden and Murrumburrah, on the main southern line, Messrs. James Barnes, A. C. ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Amending Arbitration Bill, of which notice was given last week by Mr. Beeby, will be introduced by him in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 wordsThe Minister for Lands, Mr. Ashford, left last night, for Bathurst to inspect land there proposed to be thrown open for soldiers' farms. There is a good deal of first-class orchard ...
Article : 96 wordsWhen he caught hold of a pipe under Botany Pier, on Friday, Hubert Heary Skinner, 14, received an electric shock which caused him to fall into the water, beneath. He was drowned ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Taronga Park band contest recommenced yesterday, the Lidcombe Band playing the following pieces:—Bravo To Anzacs, march; Tancredi, overture; Australia, cornet ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. P. C. Evans, secretary of the P.L.L., holding the view that Mr. Hughes is "lying low," scents possibilities of intrigues and other things. Should there be an ejection, he fears ...
Article : 66 wordsThe event of to-day is the appearance of The Mirror as a Sunday paper for the metropolitan area. The wide spread or the country issue of the popular weekly necessitates the ...
Article : 300 wordsA movement to raise sufficient money to present a battleplane to the British Government is being pushed on in the Manning district since it was first started at Wingham. The ...
Article : 56 wordsRecently a movement was made in Yass to establish an Anti-Millions Club or Association. A well-known local identity secured a hall, and advertised a meeting to carry, this object ...
Article : 103 wordsA manganese deposit has been discovered on the property of Messrs. Willis aud Humb, Wade's Hill, adjacent to the town. An assay from the Department of Mines records the ore ...
Article : 191 wordsWinnie Brooke, Widow, is having a happy run at the Tivoli. The main plot is popular, and the opportunities for introducing high-class singing and dancing are availed of to the full. ...
Article : 78 wordsA half-caste aboriginal, William Alfred King aged 21, a returned soldier, was arrested at Wellington early this morning, on a capital charge in regard to a girl of fifteen. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsThere has been no diminution of trade in the western district coal mines, and full time has been worked in most of the local and district collieries since the settlement of the ...
Article : 85 wordsThere was another full house at Her Majes-ty's, where the pantomime Dick Whittington and His Cat runs a merry course. The singing and acting of Miss Vera Pearce is always ...
Article : 49 wordsMost people know that the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund, for which £150,000 is now being asked, supplements the military pay allotments and pensions granted to dependents of ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Premier to-day promised an early announcement of the date for the elections. ...
Article : 18 wordsAladdin and His Wonderful Lamp continues to make music and laughter at The King's. ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 3 Feb 1918, Page 2
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