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  2. ASIA'S TRAVAIL.

    "The rather critical and somewhat difficult and delicate developments which we are earnestly watching in India to-day may bring the Indian people more abreast ...

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  3. CYCLONIC STORM. TORRENTIAL RAINS.

    Cyclonic weather in North Queensland was responsible for torrential rains in places, varying from two inches to as high as seventeen inches. There were washaways on the railway near ...

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  4. GOOD RESCUE.

    Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning a number of people were in the surf near the rocks on Burleigh Beach, when they noticed four people in difficulties, ...

    Article : 170 words
  5. ELECTRIC POWER.

    It was announced yesterday that the City Council had unanimously adopted the recommendation of the joint committee of Electric Light and Transit not to acquire the City Electric Company's ...

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  6. FIRST BLOOD.

    By 46 votes to 42 the industrialists scored a victory over the Q.C.E. and the Government at yesterday's sitting of the A.L.P. Convention, and thereby created no small amount of consternation ...

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  7. HEAT WAVE PERSISTS.

    Yesterday there Was no abatement of the trying conditions which have been experienced in the city during, the past week. Excessive heat continued, and the ...

    Article : 164 words
  8. GIPSY SMITH.

    Gipsy Smith, the well-known Christian Evangelist, arrived at Fremantle to-day from the United Kingdom by R.M.S. Otranto. His Australian revivalis[?] ...

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  9. HEAVY RAIN AT INGHAM

    Yesterday morning advice was received that a small cyclone might cross the coast somewhere between Cardwell and Townsville, and it was naturally expected ...

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  10. FALL OF 15IN.

    The General Manager of Railways at Townsville advised yesterday as follows: A cyclonic storm struck the coast somewhere between Townsville ...

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  11. WINDSOR SMASH.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Brisbane City Council Alderman T. Prentice gave notice of the following motion:- "That in view of the recent serious ...

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  12. RATING OF TEACHERS.

    New "average" award appraisements in the rating of State school teachers have been approved by the Public Instruction authorities. ...

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  13. COUNCIL'S AIM.

    The Brisbane City Council yesterday adopted the recommendation of the Works Committee that tenders be invited for the construction of four miles of roadway. ...

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  14. ANOTHER BRIDGE.

    The building of a bridge over Breakfast Creek, at Five Ways, Albion, at a cost of approximately £34,000, will be proceeded with, and tenders will be ...

    Article : 186 words
  15. MAIL TRAIN DELAYED.

    Heavy rain which fell on the Ayr line, about 15 miles from Townsville, has resulted in a hold-up of traffic, and the mail train from Brisbane is being held [?] ...

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  16. MR. THEODORE PREVAILS.

    By 50 votes to 38 the A.L.P. Convention to-day declined to reconsider yesterday's expulsions. However, it almost unanimously agreed to invite the A.R.U. to send four new delegates to ...

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  17. OVER 10in. IN 18 HOURS.

    The prolonged dry spell, which every one feared would develop into a drought, was broken early this morning, and it has rained almost incessantly ever since. ...

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  18. COUNTRY-NATIONAL PARTY.

    The inaugural meeting of the CountryNational Party was held last night in the party rooms, Creek-street, Mr. A. E. Moore, M.L.A., in the chair. ...

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  19. WINDSTORM AT BALLARAT.

    Ballarat yesterday experienced the worst windstorm in its history. Trees were uprooted, houses unroofed, and fences blown down. ...

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  20. SOUTHERN TRAGEDIES.

    Hundreds of residents from Mildura and district went into the waters of the Murray yesterday to escape the heat. Three were drowned—Arthur Blumer (28, printer), a ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. TRAMWAY EXTENSIONS.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Brisbane City Council, Alderman A. Laurie gave notice of motion that, al the next meeting of the council, he would move: ...

    Article : 87 words
  22. FIRE ON STEAMER.

    The Australian freighter, Cairnhill, arrived at Padang (Sumatra) with a fire in two holds. The vessel was run aground, and the fire was extinguished, both holds ...

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  23. BELATED TENDER.

    A discussion as to whether a tender which was received almost an hour after closing time was acceptable or not took place at a meeting of the Metropolitan ...

    Article : 316 words
  24. ROARING INFERNO.

    In a few hours the flames had laid waste hundreds of acres of valuable timber in the State Forests at Murraguldrie yesterday. Munaguldrie is regarded as one of the most important ...

    Article : 492 words
  25. NEW FARM LINE.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Brisbane City Council the Transit Committee reported that the extension of the tramway service from Merthyr-road to the ...

    Article : 45 words
  26. JAPANESE TARIFF.

    The Government's decision to leave pig iron import duties untouched, lest India should retaliate with new dutie[?] against Japanese cotton tissue, was ...

    Article : 89 words
  27. DIRECTOR OF MIGRATION.

    A private message was received in Brisbane yesterday that Mr. G. M. Dash, Commonwealth Loan Organiser had been appointed to the position of Director of ...

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  28. SERIOUS DELAY.

    [?] on the telegraph lines between Sydney and Adelaide has been considerably delayed over the past 24 hours. The exact cause of the trouble was not known ...

    Article : 133 words
  29. "ECONOMY STUNT."

    At yesterday's meeting of the Brisbane City Council Ald. W. R. Warmington complained that Ith[?]a was being unfairly deprived of a pound man, and that men ...

    Article : 133 words
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