The mystery surrounding the report from the captain of the steamer Harlow, at Manita, of sighting a burning vessel off the South African coast, which was thought by ...
Article : 168 wordsThe Premier yesterday visited Croydon and took part in the opening of the new mechanics' institute there. The Minister of Railways, accompanied ...
Article : 944 wordsFresh from the aviation carnivals of Reims and other Fresh centres, Mr. Colin Defries has again arrived in Australia [?] time he intends to give a ...
Article : 801 wordsIt is understood that Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Home Secretary, has been offered the position of Governor-General of South Africa when the union of the colonies ...
Article : 142 wordsIt is announced that Harland and Wolff Limited, of Belfast, and other firths have provisionally formed a company for the purpose of building a dry dock at Levis ...
Article : 145 wordsThe details which have been received regarding the assissination of the famous Japanese statesman, Prince Ito, the Resident-General in Korea, show that at the ...
Article : 365 wordsA hopeful sign in connection will the negotiations for a modification of the perpetuity section of the financial agreement made in secret caucus between a "fusion" ...
Article : 401 wordsThe Minister of Mines, in the Legislative assembly yesterday, moved the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulation Bill, the chief object of which is to establish a ...
Article : 2,750 wordsThough nothing fresh has come to light that would help to positively fix the identity of the woman to whose frame had belonged the foot that was found on the ...
Article : 728 wordsA cable message from London, published in the Cape "Times" of 24th September. states:- "A cablegram has been received from Captain Brace, of the British steamer ...
Article : 113 wordsAn interesting enterprise in connection with the recovery of gold tailings is reported from Mexico. For the past 300 years gold mining has ...
Article : 141 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday, the Finance Bill, embodying the budget proposals, was further dealt with in the report stage. ...
Article : 390 wordsA public dinner was tendered to the Earl of Dudley by the Colac Agricultural Society to-night on the occasion of the society's jubilee. Mr. W. H. Stretch, president of ...
Article : 340 wordsThe meeting of the citizens of Richmond to protest against the perpetuity blot on the financial agreement has been fixed for Wednesday, 10th November. ...
Article : 30 wordsAn important law suit has been brought in the Chancery Court in London by the De Beers Consolidated Mines, Kimberley, against the British South Africa ...
Article : 87 wordsThe inter-State band contests for prizes valued at £300, which were commenced on Tuesday night at the St. Kilda reserve, under the auspices of the local cricket club, ...
Article : 316 wordsThe continued persecution by the Sultans of Morocco, Mulai Hafid, of the natives who are under the protection of the powers is becoming serious, and all the ...
Article : 162 wordsAt Doncaster yesterday a fine flight a Bleriot monoplane was made by M. Delagrange, who maintained a speed of 54 miles an hour. ...
Article : 40 wordsAn interesting discovery is reported to have been made at the Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, 250 miles east of Patagonia. It is stated that seals have ...
Article : 68 wordsWhat is undoubtedly a venturesome trip by sea to Sydney will be commenced today. The craft employed is a 26- feet motor launch and she must be about the ...
Article : 339 wordsThe first business meeting of the Australian Churches' Congress was held last night in the Perth town hall. The president (Bishop Riley), in the course of his ...
Article : 654 wordsSome of the German newspapers, in commenting on the visit of the Czar to Italy, and the official Italian communique stating that the Russian Foreign Minister and the ...
Article : 151 wordsA dispute of a very remarkable character concerning the title to a triangular piece of land forming the apex of a well known city corner block is the subject of an ...
Article : 507 wordsDr. William Shaw, Director of the British Meteorological Office, has attended a conference held in Canad for the purpose of organising the systematic collection and ...
Article : 333 wordsThe annual report of the Government railways shows that the total earnings amounted to £2,929,526, and the expenditure to £2,114,815. The net profit on ...
Article : 68 wordsHer Majesty Queen Alexandra, who has been paying an extended visit to her youngest daughter, Queen Maud of Norway, returned to London yesterday, ...
Article : 49 wordsAt the inquest in connection with the death of Thomas Pyne, 45 years of age, who died at Sydney Hospital from injuries sustained through a wall in Campbell-street. ...
Article : 110 wordsAn interesting report on sulphuric acid in wine has been presented to the Minister of Customs by Mr. Percy Wilkinson, Commonwealth Analyst, as the outcome of ...
Article : 444 wordsWhile the armored cruiser Hogue, 12,000 tons, was engaged in refitting at Devonport yesterday, an explosion of coal gas in the stokehole badly burnt eight of the ...
Article : 52 wordsThe sum of £600 has already been guaranteed by the provincial associations for mulches if the Australian cricket team will visit New Zealand. ...
Article : 38 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day Mr. Moulden moved that a select committee be appointed to inquire into and report on the working of the State Bank. He ...
Article : 220 wordsA remarkable situation, arising out of the sympathy aroused in connection with the recent execution of Ferrer, the Spanish Anarchist leader, has occurred in the Paris ...
Article : 111 wordsJames Simpson, late of Norong, farmer and vigneron, who died on 26th July last, left by will dated 25th July, 1909, estate of value of £1435 realty and £1095 personalty to his ...
Article : 149 wordsThe opening of the Croydon Mechanics' Institute was celebrated to-day. The Premier, Mr. Murray, accompanied by Mr. Evans, M.L.C., and Mr. E. H. Cameron, ...
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Article : 113 wordsThe Royal Colonial Institute has agreed to adopt a new constitution, including the admission of ladies as associate members and the establishment of local centres ...
Article : 58 wordsA fire occurred in the coal bunkers of Currie liner [?]tonus last Friday, while en route from Calcutta to Femantle, but it was suppressed without much damage. ...
Article : 72 wordsOur Lillydale correspondent reports that Madame Melba has purchased the property of the late Mr. John Dooley, at Coldstream. ...
Article : 29 wordsAt the Central Court to-day, Katie Carter, 39, a married woman, pleaded guilty to stealing 19½ yards of voile and two shirts, the property of Messrs. Antony Hordern ...
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Article : 49 wordsThe shop hours for metropolitan butchers in relation to Cup week were fixed at a largely attended meeting of the Metropolitan Butchers' Association held last ...
Article : 93 wordsMr. John Taylor, station master at Southbrook, was killed to-day by the projecting arm of a locomotive, which was passing the platform. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 28 Oct 1909, Page 7
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