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  2. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The following are among the matters to be submitted by the Federal Government for the consideration of the conference of Premiers in Hobart next February: -- ...

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  3. AN EPISODE OF THE BOER WAR.

    Great interest is being taken in New Zealand in the action for slander brought by Captain. Seddon, son of the Premier, against Mr. T. E. Taylor, member for Christchurch in the House ...

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  4. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    YOUNG, Wednesday. -- Mr. Watson addressed a meeting here to-night. The hall was crowded, the Mayor being in the chair. In his introductory remarks. Mr. Watson ...

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  5. MR. CARRUTHERS MILITANT.

    Addressing the members of the Liberal and Reform Association, and a number of his Parliamentary followers, at Sargent's Cafe yesterday afternoon, the State Premier made a ...

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  6. THE COUNTRY.

    WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday. -- A special meeting of the Pelaw Main Colliery employees was held at Milgate's-hall on Saturday evening, Mr. Dawson presided, and there was a large ...

    Article : 279 words
  7. NEWCASTLE.

    Elizabeth Watson, an elderly married woman, redding at 200 Darley-street, Newcastle, was charged, before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, with having on the 29th November, at ...

    Article : 565 words
  8. VICTORIA.

    Otto Lottimoser, a steward on board the German mailboat Grosser Kurfurst, was to-day fined £25 for selling lager beer at the wharf at Port Melbourne without, a license. ...

    Article : 74 words
  9. PATHETIC SUICIDE.

    At an inquest to-day regarding the death of Walter George Hart, a married man, it was shown that, after being out of work for six months, he obtained employment at an ice ...

    Article : 188 words
  10. STORM AT ARMIDALE.

    ARMIDALE, Wednesday. -- A wind and rain storm yesterday did considerable damage in the vicinity of Kelly's Plains, where trees were blown down and crops affected. In the police paddock, close to the town, a number ...

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  11. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An interesting proposal was submitted to the notice of the Minister of Agriculture by a deputation from the local Agricultural Society to-day. The ...

    Article : 303 words
  12. THE STARLING PEST.

    A deputation consisting of the council of the local agricultural society and a number of representative fruitgrowers waited on the Minister for Agriculture to-day in accordance with ...

    Article : 150 words
  13. A WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED.

    FORBES, Tuesday. -- Colonel Waddell, Acting-State Commandant, Major Hilliard, Captain Lamrock, and Captain A. T. Robertson, A.D.C., arrived on Monday. During the afternoon the ...

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  14. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Some information obtained relating to the discovery of radium has been collected by the Secretary for External Affairs from scientific sources, and sent ...

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  15. WATER SUPPLY MATTERS.

    The board of the Hunter District Water Supply met on Monday, and received a letter from the Fire Brigade, West Maitland, complaining of a general weakness of pressure of water in the mains at West Maitland, and ...

    Article : 395 words
  16. THE CEMENT TRADE.

    LITHGOW, Tuesday. -- The Portland Cement Company lit their third rotary kiln at the end of last week, and it is now in full working order. The factory will run right through the ...

    Article : 106 words
  17. BOATING FATALITY.

    At Numurkah, a lad named Richard Musgrove, aged 11 years, was drowned while boating in a crock this evening. He was accompanied by a boy named Bert. Treacy. In changing seats the ...

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  18. PROPOSED WEIR AT HAY.

    HAY, Tuesday. -- At a meeting of the Hay North Homestead Lessees' Association, the opinion was expressed that the association should take up an agitation for the erection ...

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  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Executive have decided that the law must take its course in the case of Albert Wm. Bolfield, the cripple, who murdered Caroline Elizabeth Hinds, his sweetheart, on October 28. The ...

    Article : 194 words
  20. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

    For the forthcoming holidays the Railway Commissioners have catered largely for the requirements of the travelling public, and in this direction it will be noticed from the summary ...

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  21. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    The Rockton brought news from Fill yesterday that the Orlando, engaged in the inter-Island trade, had a narrow escape recently. She was on her way to Levuka with three passengers and ...

    Article : 278 words
  22. ARBITRATION ACT.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- Mr. B. R. Wise, who is in Adelaide, en route to London, in the course of an interview to-day said: "The Arbitration Act is a very great success, although a ...

    Article : 314 words
  23. BOT FLY IN THE CARCOAR DISTRICT.

    CARCOAR, Wednesday. -- Nearly all horses in the Carcoar district have been more or less troubled by the bot fly. Whether this is due to the introduction of stock from other States ...

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  24. SWINE FEVER.

    A proclamation has been issued with the object of preventing the introduction into South Australia of swine fever or contagious pneumonia, or swine plague, and tuberculosis. The ...

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  25. RIPARIAN RIGHTS.

    When Attorney-General in the Jenkins Government, Mr. Justice Gordon gave much attention to the law respecting the question of riparian rights as it affected tho River Murray. ...

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  26. ISLAND MISSION WORK.

    The Rev. W. E. and Mrs. Goward, of the London Missionary Society, arrived from the Gilbert Islands by the steamer John Williams yesterday afternoon. Mr. Goward, in the course of ...

    Article : 213 words
  27. THE ALLEGED NEWCASTLE MURDER.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- Lewis Campbell, the stowaway from the steamer Bielefeld, who accused himself of being implicated in an alleged murder of a lucky digger at Newcastle in ...

    Article : 188 words
  28. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Severe damage was done by the bush fires near York. Hundreds of acres of wheat and grass were destroyed, and hundreds of sheep. Mr. Mackle lost 500 bags of wheat, while Mr. ...

    Article : 173 words
  29. EASTERN TRADE.

    A busy scene, illustrating the growth of the Eastern trade, was witnessed at the E. and A. wharf, at the Quay, yesterday, when the fine steamer Empire completed her loading for ...

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  30. UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Mr. Tom Mann, in the course of an address on socialism at South Melbourne, to-night, admitted that the present social system was better than all that ...

    Article : 160 words
  31. QUEENSLAND.

    Before Mr. Justice Real, in Chambers to-day, application was made for bail in the case of Dr. Armitage Forbes, who was committed for trial on a charge of murder in connection with ...

    Article : 62 words
  32. NEW ZEALAND.

    While the public school cadets were engaged at shooting practice to-day, one of their number, John Macpherson, aged 12 years, was shot dead by a companion. ...

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  33. NORTH SYDNEY DRAINAGE.

    The trustees of Berry's Estate are contemplating a scheme for the drainage of that part he estate situated to the west of the Lane Cove-road -- a large area which is being rapidly ...

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  34. YOUNG CO-OPERATIVE FLOUR MILL COMPANY.

    YOUNG, Wednesday. -- The annual meeting of shareholders in the Young Co-operative Roller Flour Mill Company, was held to-day, Mr. J. Forsythe, chairman, presiding. The ...

    Article : 108 words
  35. JURY FAIL TO AGREE.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. -- In the Seddon v. Taylor libel action, Mr. Taylor, addressing the jury, said that behind the action was an attempt to get square with a political ...

    Article : 334 words
  36. THE PURITY OF KOLA-CUP.

    A. J. Dixon, F.I.C., F.C.S., and G. A. Byrn, F.I.C., F.G.S. Analysis under the Public Health Act, certify: -- Sirs, -- We have analysed Kola-Cup, and find it ...

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  37. A "TOTE" PROPRIETOR'S INFLUENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- A circular written by Mr. C. Crowe to branches of the Political Labor Council, impugning the actions of labor members, has been considered by a ...

    Article : 137 words
  38. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- The Legislative Assembly, which met at 2.30 o'clock yesterday, is still sitting, having been engaged the whole of the night in consideration of the revenue ...

    Article : 150 words
  39. DROWNED IN A WATERHOLE.

    On Tuesday afternoon a boy named Griffiths Mathew Vaughan Howell was drowned in a water-hole near his residence at Willoughby. The deceased, who was unable to swim, was ...

    Article : 120 words
  40. MANLY LIGHTING QUESTION.

    Last night the Manly Council further considered the proposal to purchase the present Gas Company's interests. Several aldermen advocated the purchase of an electric plant. ...

    Article : 94 words
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