The Fire Brigades Conference, which was formed to devise a better system of water supply for the city for fire extinction purposes, met again at the Melbourne Town ...
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Article : 418 wordsThe Agents-General of the Australasian colonies and Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner for Canada, yesterday had an interview with Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary for ...
Article : 196 wordsAfter the players had adjourned for lunch rain fell again, and was still falling at the time appointed for resuming after the interval. ...
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Article : 138 wordsMr. W. T. Stead, editor of the "Review of Reviews," who is again visiting St. Petersburg, has by special permission of the Russian Government, been allowed to deliver a ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Earl of Huntingdon and his Countess (formerly Miss Maud Wilson, daughter of the late Sir Samuel Wilson, of Ercildoune, Victoria) have started on a tour round the ...
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Article : 73 wordsMr. Best and Mr. Trenwith to-day met the conference convened by Mr. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand of representatives of the employers and unions in the ...
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Article : 85 wordsThe Governor, Lord Lamington, has received a communication from Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary for the Colonies, acknowledging a despatch enclosing a petition from ...
Article : 86 wordsThe steamer Talune, which arrived tonight, reports that she saw nothing of the missing steamer Perthshire on her voyage. ...
Article : 29 wordsAt the meeting of the Hawthorn council last night, Cr. Riddell drew attention to the article which appeared in '"The Age" of yesterday on the class of work being ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 18 May 1899, Page 5
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