A meeting of about 100 gentlemen, representing the business interests of Melbourne, was held at the Chamber of Manufactures last night to consider the question ...
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Article : 683 wordsAs mentioned yesterday a telegram signed by Mr. Deakin and about a score of other members was sent to the Prime Minister at Townsville on Saturday, urging. ...
Article : 405 wordsHis Majesty King Edward has greatly benefited by his slay at Biarritz, the French health resort on the Bay of Biscay, and be is now in excellent health. He ...
Article : 47 wordsSir Stair Agnew, Registrar-General for Scotland who is 78 years of age, hap resigned his position, and Mr. J. Patten MacDougall, Vice-President of the Lcoal ...
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Article : 144 wordsThe "Spectator," in discussing the naval crisis, says:--"Whatever Australia and Canada may do it will be accepted with sincere pleasure, but the world ...
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Article : 173 wordsCr. F. M. Seudds, president of Moorabbin shire, at last night's meeting of the council moved:-- That the councillors of the shire of Moorabbin ...
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Article : 189 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, arrived by the steamer Bingera to-day, and proceed to Charters Towers. He will return to Townsville to-morrow and address a public ...
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Article : 59 wordsAt last night's meeting of the Brunswick council, Cr. Allard moved-- That the council affirm the principle of offering a Dreadnought to the imperial authorities. ...
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Article : 294 wordsIn consequence of the rapid progress that has been made in aerial navigation, an international exhibition in aeronautics has been arranged. It will be held at ...
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Article : 181 wordsThe death of Admiral Cerver[?], who was in command of the Spanish fleet which was destroyed at Santiago in July, 1893, by an American squadron, has occurred at ...
Article : 119 wordsAt the shire council meeting to-day Cr. Scale moved, and Cr. Murray seconded, a motion approving of the action of the State Government in deciding to offer a ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Czar has exercised clemency in the case of fourteen of the prisoners who in May last attempted to escape front the prison at Alexandrovsk, in the province of ...
Article : 80 wordsAbout £450 was to-day received towards the Lord Mayor's Dreadnought fund, and the amount in hand now totals £61,559 ...
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Article : 132 wordsA meeting of the Peace Society held at the Friends' Meeting House, Russell-street, last night; the Rev. Dr. Strong being in the chair, was only poorly attended. ...
Article : 408 wordsA magisterial inquiry was conducted at the morgue to-day concerning the fatality at the Wellington-street crossing on Saturday afternoon, when the gatekeeper, James ...
Article : 223 wordsThe arrest of a man named Henry Thompson, alias Robt. Lawrence, alias D. M'Pherson, was made yesterday by Constable Bell, acting upon the instructions of ...
Article : 639 wordsAeronautics will play an important role in the manoeuvres of the German Imperial Army, which are to be held on the borders of Wurtemburg and Bavaria at the end of ...
Article : 65 wordsA largely attended social gathering, under the auspices of the Loyal Orange Institution, was held at the Protestant Hall last hight to bid farewell to the Rev. ...
Article : 548 wordsThe annual report of the directors of the North German Lloyd Shipping Company states that there has been an unprecedented falling off in the number of ...
Article : 187 wordsThe draft constitution for the unification of the South African colonies has been adopted without amendment by the Legislative Council of the Transvaal. ...
Article : 34 wordsMiss Evangeline Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in New York, announces that the army is raising a fund of £1,003,000 with the object of establishing ...
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Article : 151 wordsA public meeting, convened by the mayor in compliance with a numerously signed petition, was held in the town hall on Saturday night to discuss the proposal to ...
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Article : 44 wordsA Marathon race over a course of 26 miles was held on Saturday at Derby, in the State of New York. The first prize was £1000 and the second £500. ...
Article : 159 wordsIt was stated at the annual meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Union to-night that the loss on the English tour of the "'Wallabies" would be £1500. ...
Article : 43 wordsIn aid of the starving young mother and child whose pathetic case was referred to in "The Age" of yesterday, we have received the following contribution:--Ballarat Star bar maids, 12. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 6 Apr 1909, Page 5
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