News was received in Sydney yesterday that great excitement ha[?] among the natives in Fiji by the burning of a [?] of Testaments at Naililili. A "Herald" reporter subsequently ...
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Article : 58 wordsMr. G. H. Reid, leader of the federal Opposition, when seen yesterday with regard to the matters touched upon in Sir William Lyne's speech on the previous night, said that the wild exaggerations and imaginary ...
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Article : 455 wordsKing Edward has ordered the holding of an inquiry into the alleged threefold increase in the occurrence of cancer in Ireland within the past few years. ...
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Article : 91 wordsA meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Drought Relief Lord Mayor's Fund was held yesterday at the Town Hall, Mr. J. R. Carey presiding. A large amount of correspondence was read ...
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Article : 112 wordsNew regulations under the Old Age Pensions Act have been gazetted. Their purpose is to enable the authorities to make a closer investigation of the affairs of the claimant before the claim is heard by ...
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Article : 174 wordsThe Customs case against E. T. Bray and Co. was continued at the City Summons Court to-day. Evidence was concluded, and after counsels' addresses were delivered the case was adjourned till ...
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Article : 49 wordsAt the Criminal Court to-day Bert Osborne, 36, Charles Williams, 27, James Everest, 29, were charged with having uttered counterfeit coin at Unley, Osborne and Williams pleaded guilty, and ...
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Article : 77 wordsThe Rev. George Lane (Australasian President of the Methodist General Conference), when seen by a representative of the "Herald" last night, made some statements on the subject. Mr. Lane said he ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 119 wordsSt. George reports that last week 800 sheep out of a travelling flock of 14,000 died in one night at a camp below Doondi station. This week a flock of 8000 travelling from Yamhuran was camped in the ...
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Article : 208 wordsThe Paparoa, from London, via the Cape, brought the following passengers:—For Sydney: Mr. and Mrs. Ward and two sons, Mrs. M. Gerald, Messrs. James, Harley, and Hewitt. For Brisbane: Mr. ...
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Article : 63 wordsAnother case of plague was reported at Rockhampton to-day, near where the first case occurred. The patient, who is a Chinaman, is in a critical condition. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 21 Feb 1903, Page 9
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