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  2. PRESS CONFERENCE.

    The Imperial Press Conference continued its sittings at the Foreign Office yesterday. The subject, for discussion was Literature and Journalism, but the principal speakers ...

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  3. SEVERE FLOODS IN GIPPSLAND.

    The heaviest continuous rainfall experienced here for many years set in on Wednesday morning. Up till 5 p.m. to-day 478 points had been registered, and it is still ...

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  4. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The annual Western Australian banquet in London was held last evening. Mr. C. H. Ruson, Agent-General for Western Australia, presided, and the guests numbered ...

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  5. EMPIRE PROBLEMS.

    A striking speech in reference to the naval situation and Great Britain's pacific policy was made last evening by Mr. R. M'Kenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, at ...

    Article : 230 words
  6. CATASTROPHE AT SUMATRA.

    A disastrous earthquake has been experienced in Sumatra, the largest island of the East India Archipelago, and was followed by a great tidal wave, which caused further ...

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  7. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE

    No matter how divided on other aspects of defence policy, all thinking Australians are now united in the demand that the creation of an Australian navy shall be the ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    In the match at Bath to-day between the Australian cricketers and Somerset, the county team made 93 in its first innings. During the luncheon adjournment drizzling ...

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  9. DREADNOUGHT OFFER.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin) yesterday made available the text of the cable messages that have passed between Australia and the Imperial authorities with ...

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  10. PREVIOUS HISTORIC DISASTER.

    The volcanic island of Krakatoa, in the Strait of Sunda, between Java and Sumatra, was in 1883 the scene of a tremendous volcanic disturbance. From May the ...

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  11. NEW ZEALAND VOLCANO IN ERUPTION.

    Ngauruhoe, the highest of the volcanic cones of Tongariro Mountain, in the North Island, erupted at 7 o'clock last night. The glare lit up the surrounding country for ...

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  12. SPANISH LINER ASHORE.

    The Spanish liner Antonio Lopez, 5975 tons, which had on board 526 passengers and a crew of 135 men, has met with disaster when approaching the coast of New ...

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  13. BRITISH FINANCE BILL.

    In the House of Commons last evening the debate on the second reading of the Finance Bill, which embodies the budget proposals, was concluded. ...

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  14. AT BAIRNSDALE.

    The best winter rains this district has been favored with for the past two years fell this week, principally yesterday and today. For the past 24 hours the register ...

    Article : 164 words
  15. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    The latest reports from Natal, where a referendum was taken yesterday to decide whether or not the colony shall enter into the proposed South African Union, indicate ...

    Article : 116 words
  16. ST. LOUIS WATERWAY.

    The United States Board of Engineers has reported to Congress [?]versely to the project of a deep waterway from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. The board ...

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  17. COLONIAL BUTTER.

    The provision trade section of the London Chamber of Commerce is protesting against the excessive moisture in Australian and New Zealand butters on the ...

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  18. THE NEW SOUTH WALES FUND.

    The Lord Mayor this morning announced that a cablegram had been received from Mr. Willie Cooper, of Cooper Estate and brother of Sir Daniel Cooper), now in ...

    Article : 167 words
  19. AT BRUTHEN.

    The rainfall to-day was 335 points. The Tambo River is running a banker, and is rising a foot an hour. The low-lying flats are submerged, and by the morning all the ...

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  20. CHURCH PAGEANT.

    The great Church Pageant which has been arranged in the grounds of Fulham Palace, the country residence of the Bishop of London, Dr. Arthur Winnington Ingram, ...

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  21. TURKEY AND CRETE.

    An interesting development has taken place in connection with the Cretan question, which has recently caused friction between Turkey and Greece, resulting in a ...

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  22. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  23. AT TRARALGON.

    There is a big flood in the Traralgon Creek to-night. It threatens to be like the big flood of 1891. Rain has been pouring down in hills, and old. residents of ...

    Article : 255 words
  24. STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, read the telegram in which Lord Dudley, Governor General of the Commonwealth, announced ...

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  25. THE "BLACK HAND."

    As the result of a police paid at the town of Marson, in Ohio, U.S.A., a remarkable disclosure has been made regarding the operations of the notorious "Black Hand" ...

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  26. WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

    A most successful trial of wireless telephony has been conducted at Toulon, the French naval base on the Mediterranean. Messages were despatched for a distance ...

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  27. SECOND TEST MATCH.

    C. Blythe, the Kent professional, who in the first test match between England and Australia secured a total of eleven wickets for 102 runs, will not be able to play in ...

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  28. OLD AGE PENSIONS.

    At the meeting of the Federal Cabinet yesterday, an important decision was arrived at with regard to the payment of old age pensions. The Prime Minister stated ...

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  29. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CABINET.

    There was an immense gathering in the Jubilee Exhibition Building to-night, when amid a scene marked with enthusiasm, the action of the Liberal party in the recent ...

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  30. FLOODS IN THE AVON AND MACALLISTER.

    It has been raining steadily for three days. The Avon is in flood and is rising rapidly. MAFFRA, Friday. ...

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  31. WAR OFFICE SUPPLIES.

    The War Office is inviting tenders, returnable by 22nd September next, for 666,640 1b. of tinned meat for delivery in January and February, 1910. The contract ...

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  32. APPEALS FOR HELP.

    Sir, -- You were good enough to open your columns to an appeal in aid of the late porter Assistant M'Auley, who at the Kensington railway station last August, under ...

    Article : 337 words
  33. "FOUND ON THE PREMISES."

    Sir, -- It was recently my misfortune, though a law abiding citizen, to be "found on the premises" at a forbidden hour, and although I was able to submit in ...

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  34. CHARGE OF BLASPHEMY.

    Harry Boulter, a tailor's cutter, who was convicted in February, 1908, of having used blasphemous language, was again before' the court to-day on a charge of having ...

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  35. TASMANIAN POLITICS.

    The Premier has written to Sir Elliott Lewis expressing his regret that his Ministers had not been able to dispose of their departmental business earlier, but that he ...

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  36. THE WORK PROBLEM.

    According to the Director of Labor the prospects of the winter seem to be good, and present indications point to a fair amount of employment being available. ...

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  37. CIVIL SERVICE AND POLITICAL CONTROL.

    A bill to remove the civil service from political control and place it under an independent board has been introduced in Parliament by a private member. The ...

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  38. ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY

    The "Record," the Anglican Church organ, in commenting on the acceptance by Archdeacon Wright, of Manchester, of the Archbishopric of Sydney, in succession to ...

    Article : 123 words
  39. OUR DIRTY STREETS.

    Sir,-- It is pleasing to see that the attention of the authorities has been directed to the dirty state of the Melbourne streets. In London a water cart is used to make ...

    Article : 129 words
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  41. AGENT-GENERAL'S QUOTATIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 words
  42. POSITION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In order to meet the claims made by the unemployed, the Government has ordered the construction of 500 railway waggons, one-half to be built at the ...

    Article : 89 words
  43. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrived, -- Chiswick, from Port Pirie 27th March; Versailles from Port Pirie 20th January; Marechal de Gontaut, from Melbourne 21st January. ...

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  44. BIRTH OF TRIPLETS.

    Mrs. Westacott, wife of Mr. J. B. Westacott, solicitor, to-day gave birth to triplets -- two daughter and one son. They are all doing well. ...

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  45. MELBOURNE NURSING SOCIETY.

    In response to the appeals made by the president of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (Mrs. Hood), for assistance to the suffering sick poor under the care of the society, we have received 5 ...

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  46. RICHMOND LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

    The mayoress of Richmond (Mrs. G. W. Freeman) desires to acknowledge the receipt of the following additional donations for the above appeal: -- H. C. C., £2; M. R. M., £5; amount previously ...

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  51. "LILIAN" DISASTER.

    The Mercantile Marine Band will play at Flag[?]taff Gardens to-morrow afternoon for the "Lilian" Disaster Fund. ...

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