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  2. Advertising

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  3. Mr. James Fletcher, M.P.

    THE sad and almost unexpected death of Mr. James Fletcher, who for the past eleven years has represented Newcastle in the Legislative Assembly, and who for nearly forty ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 732 words
  4. FAMILY LIFE.

    When Mr. Fletcher arrived in Newcastle he went to board with Mr. James Birrell and his wife. Mr. Birrell at that time was underground manager, or occupied some ...

    Article : 226 words
  5. DECLINING HEALTH.

    During the past two years, Mr. Fletcher had been very unwell. With a tireless brain, and unceasing activity, he could not refrain from work. The consequence was ...

    Article : 173 words
  6. THE LABOUR COMMISSION.

    When, after the conclusion of the recent strike, the Government decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the dispute and to endeavour to discover a means for the ...

    Article : 180 words
  7. AS A MINISTER.

    Twice was Mr. Fletcher a Minister of the Crown. He was offered a portfolio when Sir John Robertson formed his last and short-lived administration; but was ...

    Article : 448 words
  8. AS A JOURNALIST.

    In his contributions to the Press, chiefly through the columns of the Newcastle Herald and Miners' Advocate, of which he was proprietor from 1872 until a little over ...

    Article : 69 words
  9. MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE.

    The Trades and Labour Council, on Thursday night, decided to send a letter of condolence to Mrs. Fletcher, as her late husband was one of the oldest unionists in the colony, ...

    Article : 64 words
  10. HIS MEMORY.

    As a private citizen, Mr. Fletcher will be greatly regretted. Always charitable and humane, no one ever appealed to him in vain for assistance, and thousands of people who ...

    Article : 141 words
  11. AS AN EMPLOYER.

    As an employer of men, the deceased gentleman always remembered that those who worked for him belonged to his own class—in fact, in his eyes there were no ...

    Article : 183 words
  12. Camel Racing.

    CARDINAL LAVIGERIE has, it is said, founded a prize of £60 for a camel race, to be held annually at Biskra, in Algeria. The improvement of camel breeds which the ...

    Article : 107 words
  13. AS A MEDIATOR.

    In the sphere of mediation between capital and labour in disputes in the coal trade, Mr. Fletcher was particularly prominent, and it is not saying too much to remark that but for ...

    Article : 1,626 words
  14. A Miraculous Escape.

    AT Haslingdon Station, England, a few weeks ago, a Mrs. Tattersall was crossing the line to catch a train for Accrington, when a goods train to Manchester came up. The ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. AS A POLITICIAN.

    As a politician, Mr. Fletcher for the past ten years occupied a prominent position in this colony. As has already been stated, he was frequently in his younger days requested ...

    Article : 835 words
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