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  2. MANUFACTURE OF LOCOMOTIVES.

    On Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, representatives of the Society of Engineers will interview the Minister for Works, and urge the acceptance of the tender by the Fitzroy Dock ...

    Article : 229 words
  3. AT THE WAGGA FARM.

    Now that at nearly every country railway station one meets stacks of wheat, it may be of interest to our renders who have followed the series of articles by our special commissioners ...

    Article : 2,134 words
  4. IN THE WHEAT BELT.

    ORANGE, Saturday.--"That's tellin' yer straight." It was. indeed, for the farmer, one of a successful family, deliberately and emphatically ...

    Article : 3,219 words
  5. OBITUARY.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Mr. Powell, Williams, Liberal M.P. for South Birmingham, who had an apoplectic fit in the House of Commons on Friday, died to-day. He was 64 years ...

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  6. "THE MACDERMOT."

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The death is announced of the Right Hon. Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke Macdermot, "The Macdermot," Prince of Coolavin. ...

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  7. A MASS MEETING.

    The Iron Trades Council of Employees last night decided to convene a mass meeting of the trades unions connected with the industry, to be held at the Trades-hall on the 17th inst. ...

    Article : 59 words
  8. A TIMBER MILL BURNT.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--Fire has destroyed the Kauri Timber Company's mill at Whitianga. As a result 50 men have been thrown out of work. ...

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  9. PARRAMATTA PROTEST.

    A large and enthusiastic meeting, presided over by Alderman W. Noller (Mayor of Parramatta) was held in the Parramatta Town-hall last night, to protest against the Government ...

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  10. WILL CHINA JOIN JAPAN?

    "It is certain that China will help Japan in her struggle with Russia, notwithstanding the formal intimation made by Prince Ching to Count Ito recently that, in the event of war, ...

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  11. THE WALLAROO MINE FIRE.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--A telegram from Kadina states that the fire at the Wallaroo mines is becoming seriously complicated. Late last night the ground eastward of Taylor's shaft, ...

    Article : 157 words
  12. VICTORIA.

    As an outcome of the conference between the Broken-hill Proprietary Company and the Silver Ion, Tramway Company on Friday, the Silverton board has, it is understood, framed a ...

    Article : 325 words
  13. DIFFERENCE OVER A DIRECTORSHIP.

    BRISBANE, Monday.--The action pending between Victor Ethelbert Ludlow, William Alex. Smith, Claude Manning, and James Wilkinson, plaintiffs, and the Australian Metropolitan Life . ...

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  14. "BRIDGES I HAVE BUILT."

    MARTINSVILLE, Monday.--A banquet was given on Saturday to mark the visit of Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, who, in company with Mr. John Norton, M.L.A.. is touring a portion of the ...

    Article : 203 words
  15. STEAMER AGE IN THE GALE.

    When the R.M.S. Moldavia, which arrived at Port Melbourne this morning, was passing the Steamer Age on her way to Sydney on Sunday afternoon in Bass Straits, it was noticed that ...

    Article : 117 words
  16. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    ARMIDALE, Monday--Bush fires were prevalent in this district last week, in the locality of Saumarez. A considerable area of grass was demolished, and fencing was destroyed. So ...

    Article : 318 words
  17. QUARANTINED PASSENGERS.

    The steamer Manuka, which reaction the Heads from New Zealand on Saturday, landed 69 passengers at the quarantine station, which, with those who had previously been landed from ...

    Article : 93 words
  18. QUEENSLAND.

    The Home Secretary to-day informed a deputation that he intended to order certain local authorities in the Brisbane suburban area to eradicate the water hyacinth from their ...

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  19. RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION.

    Referring to-day to the cable that the Government of Victoria received from the Lando syndicate, offering to supply it witty electric power at 1d per unit for the electrification of suburban ...

    Article : 90 words
  20. TASMANIA.

    The value of the minerals exported from the west coast for January totalled £56,490, Blister copper was responsible for three-fourths of that amount. ...

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  21. COST OF BROWN COAL.

    Mr. Angus M'Naughton. chairman of directors of the Victorian Electric Light, Heat, and Power Distributing Corporation, Ltd., to-day said that, the company had tested the vast deposits of ...

    Article : 60 words
  22. MANUFACTURE OF LOCOMOTIVES.

    Sir,--It would be desirable from many points of view to have locomotives manufactured in the State, provided it can be done at a reasonable cost. I would like to suggest that the ...

    Article : 491 words
  23. MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

    Ratepayers of Wyndham, Footscray, Williams- town, Brighton, St. Kilda, Port Melbourne, and South Melbourne, consented at the polls to electricity being supplied in their municipalities. A ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. CYCLING CHAMPIONS IN CONTEST.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The challenge match arranged between Major Taylor and Ivor Lawson was run off at the Exhibition Ground to-night, in the presence of 24,000 people. The match ...

    Article : 296 words
  25. CHAMPION BOXING CONTEST.

    Jack Willis and Bob Fraser fought a 20-rounds contest at the Queen's-hall to-night for the welter weight championship' of Australia. At the end of the twentieth round the referee ...

    Article : 39 words
  26. SUICIDE OF A CAPTAIN.

    Captain Cook, captain of the ship Cambuskenneth, bound from Puget Sound, died during the voyage to Melbourne. This vessel arrived this evening, and John Tring. chief officer, ...

    Article : 291 words
  27. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    At Norseman, James Major, an old resident of the fields, was found with his throat severely lacerated by a razor, with which he apparently tried to commit suicide. He was taken to the ...

    Article : 45 words
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