The Legislative Assembly on Wednesday resumed the debate on Mr. Holman's motion to ask, the Legislative Council to proceed with the State Ironworks Bill, ...
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Advertising : 168 wordsKatoomba's initial entry into Lithgow district football on Saturday last was a successful one. To only lose by a couple of goals to a team of the calibre of ...
Article : 257 wordsUntil this year Lithgow, although possessing many social clubs and devotees of dancing, was singularly unfortunate insofar as important terpsichorean functions were ...
Article : 1,504 wordsThe Mount David Company forwards a report of the work done last week, knowledge of which caused an Improvement in the market value of the shares:-- ...
Article : 130 wordsThe drought in England and Scotland is daily becoming more serious for agriculturists. At Glasgow there is only sufficient water for 77 days, while the low river level ...
Article : 40 wordsThe British Board of Trade is organising a far-reaching inquiry into the relations between the railways and the state, with a ...
Article : 28 wordsThe report of the Lloyd Copper Company for the two weeks ended August 13 state --Mine : Stoping was carried out in Nos. 2, 3, 5. 6, 7, 8, and 10 levels. Total ...
Article : 156 wordsGeneral Hertzog, leader of the Opposition in the South African Parliament General Botha, whom he accused of acting to the detriment of the South African ...
Article : 45 wordsNo further cases have been reported in Lithgow since Monday, and we were informed this morning that there were no suspicious cases under observation. Despite ...
Article : 400 wordsThe breach of a large gun blew out at the Austrian naval arsenal at Pola during firing trials. Three officers were killed and several injured. The Admiral, Count ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsThe manager of the New Burragorang Co. reports, for the fortnight ended August 18, having sunk Clark's shaft a further 40ft total 731ft. Owing to a mishap to the ...
Article : 112 wordsDuring the seven months of the present year Canada received 146,000, Australila 37,490, and New Zealand 7902 emigrants from Great Britain, while during July 4609 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 wordsIn the Assembly yesterday Mr. Wade submitted what amounted to a vote of censure upon the Government when he moved: -- "That this House is of opinion that the ...
Article : 114 wordsIt is reported that while the King Queen of Roumania were motoring at Sinaria, robbers ordered the chauffeur to bail up, but instead of obeying the order ...
Article : 63 wordsA small parcel of stone put through the company's battery at Copperhannia gave a return of nine ounces. Good progress is being made in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 wordsRain Set in on Wednesday night, and yesterday morning 29 points were registered. The weather turned bitterly cold, and yesterday afternoon there was a light fall of ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Free Gardeners' annual social will be held in the Trades Hall on September 19. The Portland Free Gardeners will hold ...
Article : 992 wordsThe return match between Kia-Ora and Imperials took place at the Colosseum last night before a good attendance. The former won by 2-1. The game was a very ...
Article : 51 wordsThe long talked of hospital bazaar was opened on Saturday last by Mr. J. Q. Armstrong. There was a very large attendance. The ladies at the different stalls and ...
Article : 239 wordsMr. McCulloch, who is seeking the selection in the Liberal interests for the approaching State election for Hartley, addressed a good meeting of the local ...
Article : 146 wordsA well attended meeting of the Lithgow Liberal League was held last night, when delegates reported on the big conference recently held in Sydney. A letter was ...
Article : 77 wordsTwo fresh cases of smallpox were reported this morning. ...
Article : 9 wordsThe Full Court granted the plaintiff a new trial in the action Blackler v. McElhone, in which the plaintiff claimed £1000 damages for injuries received through a ...
Article : 67 wordsWm. Mcpherson Taprell was charged with having been found drunk in Main-street, the previous night. He pleaded guilty and was fined 5s, or three hours. Fine paid. ...
Article : 41 wordsAt last the Government, cheque for clearing work, etc., at Mount York has arrived. Needless to say, the organising secretary is much relieved. Writs, summonses, ...
Article : 86 wordsAssistant Guard Ellis was run over by a mixed train near Na[?]mine late last night. He was dreadfully injured, the left leg below the knee being crushed almost ...
Article : 54 wordsA conference was held this week between representatives of the miners and the mine managers regarding the time which should be waited by a miner when skips or trucks ...
Article : 81 wordsThe members of the Methodist Ladies' Church Aid, Society hold a very successful social in Tweedie's Hall on Tuesday night. There was a very large attendance, ...
Article : 323 wordsIn his report to Monday night's meeting of the Bathurst Council, Mr. A. G. Ambrose, gasworks manager, stated that since last meeting an additional 12 waggons of ...
Article : 124 wordsYesterday the train generally called the "pick-up" broke some of her couplings, and was therefore much delayed greatly to the annoyance of the passengers. It seems a ...
Article : 70 wordsThere was a large attendance at the Olympia pictures in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night, when an excellent programme of moving pictures was screened. ...
Article : 53 wordsHomebush quotations yesterday :--Prime short-wool merino w to 18s 6d, extra prime to 20s 6d, good to 16s 6d, medium to 13s; prime short-wool merino e to 16s 6d, ...
Article : 305 wordsThe juvenile ball was held in the same hall last aight, and was a conspicuous success. There were about 100 children sent, attired in all kinds of pretty and ...
Article : 456 wordsA correspondent of the Bathurst cate reports that at the Rockley Warden's Court authority was granted to three applicants from Sydney to enter two ...
Article : 89 wordsThe censure debate was continued in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Mr. Poynton said the Government's policy was one of freedom of contract, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 90 wordsIn another column, the Ladies' College of Health Sydney, announce the visit of Mrs. R. E. May, their special representative. This lady is well known to many of our ...
Article : 62 wordsE. H. Tayslor and Co. report 100 yarded on Wednesday, comprising prime steers good to medium quality bullocks, cows and heifers, a few pens inferior cattle. Bullocks ...
Article : 206 wordsDuring the past fortnight we have experienced some of the most severe frosts on record. The rainfall for July was 50 points, and so far for this month only 58 ...
Article : 137 wordsVery severe frosts have been experienced here during the past week. The weather is still keeping very dry. A good downpour would do a lot of good to the district just ...
Article : 70 wordsF. Oakes and Co. report having yarded yesterday a consignment of light-weight inedium cattle from Parkes, and sold as follows :--One steer, £6 7s; two small ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Fri 22 Aug 1913, Page 4
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