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  2. WHEAT AND THE POOL.

    Details of the quantity of wheat held in various seasons by the pool were given to Sir Richard Butler, in the Assembly on Tuesday by the Premier, as follow:— ...

    Article : 122 words
  3. THE BUSH FIRE DANGER.

    The Chief Secretary (Hon. J. G. Bice) told the Hon. J. Cowan in the Legislative Council on Wednesday that steps would be taken to bring before ...

    Article : 79 words
  4. NO CHANCE OF STARTING MILLS.

    In reply to the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly en Tuesday, the Premier said there was no chance of the mills being ...

    Article : 72 words
  5. RESIGNATION OF SURVEYOR-GENERAL.

    The Surveyor-General (Mr. N. W. Pethick) has entered upon leave prior to resigning from the public service, and the Chief Surveyor in the Lands and Survey ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 536 words
  6. BICHARD WITTY FOSTER, M.H.R.

    Referring to the paragraph which appeared in The Observer of Saturday, August 28, wherein it was stated that Mr. Richard Witty Foster, M.P., for ...

    Article : 395 words
  7. ADELAIDE G.P.D. ALTERATIONS.

    In the House of Representatives in Melbourne on Wednesday the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Groom) moved: —"That at is expedient to carry out ...

    Article : 68 words
  8. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPLAINTS.

    The Public Service Review in the current issue, after reference to the recent resignation of two valued officers in the Railways Department, on the ground that ...

    Article : 330 words
  9. VANISHING ABORIGINES.

    The Rev. E. R. Gribble, of Forrest River Anglican Mission, North-West Australia, has spent 28 years in the far away open spaces of Australia, and he is now ...

    Article : 317 words
  10. MEAT PRICES LOWER.

    At the Adelaide Abattoirs sales on Wednesday there was a larger yarding of sheep by nearly 4,000, more than 10,000 animals being penned, and more than one-third of ...

    Article : 225 words
  11. IS POKER UNLAWFUL?

    A game of poker occupied attention in the Adelaide Police Court on Wednesday, The game was not played—only discussed! The Bench was occupied by Mr. E. M. ...

    Article : 485 words
  12. SHORT SLEEPER SUPPLY.

    The Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. W. Hague) informed Mr. Moseley in the Assembly on Wednesday that the Government was appointing a special ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. PUBLICAN'S UNLAWFUL ACT.

    "It is of great importance that licencees of hotels should know that they are bound by statute (section 195 of the Licensing Act of 1917) to provide accommodation ...

    Article : 386 words
  14. WESTMINSTER' ABBEY.

    His Excellency the Governor (Sir Archibald Weigall) has received the following letter from the Dean of Westminster. His Excellency feels that the ...

    Article : 471 words
  15. INCAPACITATED SOLDIERS' PASSES.

    Capt. Blackburn, V.G., submitted the following motion in the House of Assembly on Wednesday:—"That in the opinion of this House, free first-class travelling ...

    Article : 366 words
  16. INCOMING ENGLISH MAILS.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General intimated on Tuesday that the R.M.S. Konigin Luise, bringing mails dated from London on September 9, is expected to reach ...

    Article : 41 words
  17. GOVERNMENT AND PROHIBITION.

    The Premier informed Mr. Hill in the Assembly on Wednesday that he had been correctly understood when he was reported to have said at Crystal Brook recently ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. THE COFFIN READY.

    Elaborate directions for his burial are contained in the will of the late Isaac Tipping, of Castlemaine, engineer. The will, which has been lodged for probate, ...

    Article : 221 words
  19. X-RAY PLANT AT MOUNT GAMRIER.

    According to information given to Mr. Petherick in the Assembly last week the Government intends to make provision on the Estimates for an X-ray plant at the ...

    Article : 37 words
  20. HOLLAND-AUSTRALIA LINE.

    Messrs. Elder, Smith, & Co., Limited, were advised on Tuesday that the steamer Soerakarta—the first vessel in use under the auspices of the Holland-Australia ...

    Article : 52 words
  21. PETER WAITE BENEFACTIONS.

    In the Legislative Council on Wednesday, the Hon. J. Cowan asked the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. T. Pascoe) whether it was the intention of the ...

    Article : 90 words
  22. BY-ELECTIONS AND A NEW LAW.

    The difficulty arising under the new electoral law with regard to the filling of vacancies by by-elections was brought before the Supreme Court to-day, in ...

    Article : 110 words
  23. INCREASED SLEEPING BERTH FEES.

    The sleeping berth charges on the TransAustralian line have been again increased. From this week the fees payable are notified as being 15/ in the first-class and 6/ ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. MOTORISTS AND REGISTRATION FEES.

    The Motor Vehicles Bill was brought on for further consideration to the House of Assembly late on Wednesday night, but no progress was made. Mr. Angas Parsons, ...

    Article : 137 words
  25. A SEA CAPTAIN'S CRITICISM.

    An item of interest to shipping people in Australia was recently printed in an official document issued under the authority of the American Secretary of the ...

    Article : 130 words
  26. VICTOR HARBOUR POST OFFICE.

    Mr. Hudd, M.P., waited on the Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. W. Hague) on Tuesday, and introduced Cr. W. F. Connell, representing the Victor Harbour Corporation, regarding the ...

    Article : 137 words
  27. THEFT OF GOLD AMALGAM.

    Between Friday night and Saturday morning amalgam to the value of £2,500 was stolen from the assay room on the Great Boulder Mine. It is stated that on ...

    Article : 75 words
  28. EIGHT HOURS FOR HORSES.

    The Legislative Council to-day debated and adjourned the second reading of the Cruelty to Animals Bill, which, among other provisions, makes it an offence to work any ...

    Article : 42 words
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