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  2. Advertising

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  3. COMPLETE IN THIS ISSUE.

    All Queensland Rights Reserved. It was a bitter evening, and Jessie Chaplin sat sewing in her father's homestead, out on the bare snow-swept levels ...

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  4. Colliery Strike.

    At ballot was held on Saturday, in order to decide whether the south collieries would return to work on Monday or not. It resulted in a majority ...

    Article : 537 words
  5. DEATH OF MAJOR DARVALL.

    Few citizen officers of the Defence Department were more popular than Major Edwin Orme Darvall, who died suddenly yesterday afternoon in the Mater ...

    Article : 359 words
  6. NEWS FROM INDIA.

    In the Rajputana desert; as in the Libyan desert, water is held in vast quantities in sandstone beds under the scorched surface and is drawn up from ...

    Article : 171 words
  7. SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM.

    A Rangoon telegram dated 11th January says : The execution ground at Yunnan-fu a few days ago was the scene of a remarkable proceeding in connection ...

    Article : 151 words
  8. HEALTH IN BOMBAY.

    Referring to the health statistics for the past year in Bombay, the "Times" of India writes: "The exceptionally favourable conditions which have been ...

    Article : 227 words
  9. A PUSHFUL LINE.

    "Now, I want you gentlemen to distinctly understand that I'm not boasting," said commercial traveller No. 1, tackling his eggs and bacon; "but my ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. IN THE LODGEROOM.

    STANLEY DISTRICT.--The annual meeting of the Stanley District of the G.U.O.O.F. was held on Saturday night, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Brunswick street. ...

    Article : 579 words
  11. RIFLE SHOOTING IN RAIN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 284 words
  12. A FEW QUERIES.

    He was engaging a new typist, and he bit off his words and hurled them at her in a way to frighten any ordinary, girl out of her wits. ...

    Article : 257 words
  13. MOTOR FATALITY.

    Motor-car No. 1138, belonging to the Indian Taxicab Company, was being driven along the Lisle road the other day by an unlicensed driver, named ...

    Article : 173 words
  14. AWAKENING OF INDIAN WOMEN.

    A Bombay telegram dated 13th January says: Lady Muir Mackenzie yesterday opened a ladies' art and industrial exhibition at Broach. In doing so she ...

    Article : 84 words
  15. LORD KITCHENER'S REPORT.

    The Minister for Defence (Hon. J. Cook) stated that he had received Lord Kitchener's report on the defence of the Commonwealth. So far he had not had ...

    Article : 222 words
  16. RUNAWAY IN ANN STREET.

    A runaway, which was attended with some damage to property, took place in Ann street, city, on Saturday. Mrs. Farrell, boarding-house proprietress, of ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. PIG RAISING.

    Farmers will study their own interests if they take up pig raising, and there is nothing so profitable on the farm as the pig (writes W. Smith, Victorian pig ...

    Article : 614 words
  18. EXPLOSION ON A BARGE.

    A barge loaded with 3,500 drums of petrol was being towed by a steam launch to the explosive anchorage at Kala Bunder, Bombay, when an explosion ...

    Article : 129 words
  19. DAILY MISHAPS.

    The danger of accident dogs many a housewife's footsteps all day long, especially if she be the mother of a family. Scarcely a day passes without some ...

    Article : 321 words
  20. PHARMACY BOARD OFFICERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 words
  21. PLAGUE IN INDIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 words
  22. SOUTH BRISBANE LAND.

    The chief bailiff of the District Court will sell by public auction at the District Court-house, Brisbane, on Wednesday, at 11 a.m., under warrants of ...

    Article : 60 words
  23. SECRET OPIUM SMOKING IN CHINA.

    Notwithstanding the general belief that China is slinking off the opium habit, the reform as applied to most provinces may be stated to be a "paper" one only, says ...

    Article : 297 words
  24. FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    The Home Affairs Department is completing the conditions for the competitive designs which are to be invited for laying out the federal capital city. The ...

    Article : 134 words
  25. CURIOUS MOTOR ACCIDENT.

    A curious motor accident happened in Lower Circular road, Calcutta, on the night of 6th January. Two gentlemen were motoring down the road at about ...

    Article : 168 words
  26. FIRE AT KILLARNEY.

    A destructive fire occurred at Killarney early on Saturday morning, when several business places--namely, White's tailoring shop, Kables' two-storied Post Office ...

    Article : 62 words
  27. SUGAR COMMISSION.

    The Prime Minister (Hom A. Deakin) made an announcement regarding the Sugar Commission about to be appointed by the Government. He said: "I am ...

    Article : 136 words
  28. AS HIS NEIGHBOURS SEE HIM.

    If he is poor, he is a had manager. If he is rich, he is dishonest. If he needs credit, he cannot get it. If he is prosperous, every one wants to do ...

    Article : 157 words
  29. INDIA'S RICE CROP.

    The area under rice cultivation in the 15 principal rice producing districts in Burma is now reported to be 7,577,094 acres, an increase of 8,915 acres over ...

    Article : 89 words
  30. RIFLES FOR CADETS.

    The Minister for Defence (Hon. J. Cook) yesterday said that the order which the Birmingham Small Arms Company had received from the Federal ...

    Article : 345 words
  31. AGA KHAN ON ANARCHY.

    A Bombay telegram dated 12th January says: The Anjuman-i-Islam last evening presented an address to his honour the Aga Khan, on his return from England. ...

    Article : 355 words
  32. EAR STRAIN AND CITY NOISE.

    Ear-strain, producing greatly-impaired hearing, is (says "Popular Science Siftings") found by Dr. Albert Barnes to be very prevalent, and to be chiefly due to ...

    Article : 223 words
  33. ALMOST GENEROUS.

    Two Irishmen were discussing the death of a friend. Said Pat: "Shure, Casey was a good fellow." ...

    Article : 120 words
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  35. WEAK SPOT IN HIS DEFENCE.

    A religious worker was visiting a southern penitentiary, when one prisoner in some way took his fancy. This prisoner, was a negro, who evinced a ...

    Article : 143 words
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