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  2. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The House of Representatives this afternoon determined by 30 votes to 16 to stand by its previous resolution to keen Tumut as the capital site in the Seat of ...

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  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. BORDER CUSTOMS DUTIES. Sir WILLIAM LYNE, in reply to Mr. Kennedy (Vic.) said no authority had been given to ...

    Article : 684 words
  4. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly. The Estimates were discussed. At midnight the House adjourned until 4.39 p.m. on the following day. ...

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  5. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Sir Philip Fysh has received the report of the Inter-State Conference of Electrical Experts of his department. One of the subjects reported on was the ...

    Article : 255 words
  6. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--From a shipping and commercial point of view, the Bombala-cum-Eden proposal is undoubtedly the best site in this State, and fully justifies Mr. Oliver's selection as the location ...

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  7. THE ESTIMATES.

    The Estimates of Expenditure for 1903-4 were considered in Committee of Supply. On "Military pensions, £1003," Mr. GEORGE moved to omit the item "Colonel ...

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  8. A REFERENDUM SUGGESTED.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. O'MALLEY (Tas.) asked if the Government would bring in a bill to submit to a referendum the capital sites, Tumut ...

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  9. LOAN ISSUES.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Sir George Turner is strongly of opinion that any loan issue of the Commonwealth should, if possible, be redeemable only at the option of the Commonwealth, ...

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  10. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--A phase of the Federal capital question has occurred to me which, so far as I am aware, has not been publicly discussed, hence I write for enlightenment. The Commonwealth ...

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  11. WAGGA POISONING MYSTERY.

    WAGGA, Tuesday.--The District Coroner today concluded the inquest concerning the death of Ada Jane Boyton, aged 21, who died from an irritant poisoning in the hospital on October 2. ...

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  12. JUVENILE SMOKING SUPPRESSION BILL.

    The amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Juvenile Smoking Suppression Bill were further considered in Committee of the Whole. ...

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  13. IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY.

    The Federal capital came up at question-time in the Legislative Assembly last night. Mr. YOUNG started the ball rolling by asking the Premier if, in view of the crisis in the Federal ...

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  14. SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND DISPUTE.

    Mr. F. J. Ironside, who was asked by the Minister for Lands to express, as he states in his report to the Minister, "an expert opinion" upon the dispute between the trustees of the ...

    Article : 531 words
  15. OFF TO MALAY.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Owing to slackness of work in the construction branch of the Railway Department, halt a dozen of the surveyors and engineers are to leave for Malay Peninsula, ...

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  16. VICTORIA.

    The Colonial Bank half-yearly report shows a profit of £17,251, out of which a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, is to be paid on both preference and ordinary shares, £5000 paid to the ...

    Article : 49 words
  17. THE IRON BONUS.

    LITHGOW, Tuesday.--Nearly a fortnight ago the Mayor of Lithgow telegraphed to Mr. Deakin Prime Minister, urging action to be taken in regard to the Bonus Bill before the present ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. THE REFORM ACT.

    The State Cabinet has finally adopted the plan of redistribution of seats for the Assembly under the Reform Act. Under the scheme, there are to be 40 country single ...

    Article : 87 words
  19. ANOMALY IN THE ELECTORAL ACT.

    Speaking on the adjournment of the House. Mr. MACDONALD said he desired to draw the attention of the Premier to an anomaly in the Electoral Act. The names of those electors ...

    Article : 128 words
  20. TASMANIA.

    An old man named Thomas Sheridan left his home at North Motton on the north-west coast on Friday to go to Preston. Not arriving at his intended destination, search wan made, and his dead body was found in the ...

    Article : 52 words
  21. THE COMING ELECTIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. Agar Wynne, M.L.C., intends to contest the Wannon sent in the House of Representatives, and Mr. M'Culloch, M.L.C., contemplates running for the ...

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  22. STEAMER FOR THE NEW ZEALAND TRADE.

    Messrs. Macfarlane Bros, and Co. have received advice that the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Kaikoura left London on October 8th for Hobart. on her maiden voyage. The Kaikoura was launched at Clydebank on ...

    Article : 98 words
  23. ON THE HIGH SEAS.

    In connection with alleged assaults on some of the members of the crew of the barque Fingal whilst on the high sens, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, the three officers accused ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Railway Commission, in the first progress report, makes the following recommendations:--(1.) The early provision of at least 100 new type specially constructed steel coal ...

    Article : 100 words
  25. ESCAPE FROM A PADDED CELL.

    This morning, a man, who has been confined in the general hospital for observation for dementia, effected his escape from the padded cell, a compartment 10ft. by 8ft., and 13ft. high. After a search, the escapee was found ...

    Article : 110 words
  26. AN EARLY MORNING DISTURBANCE.

    As the result of a disturbance in George-street shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, D. While (37), of Queen-street, Woollahra, had his arm broken, and sustained severe minor injuries. It appears that he was attacked ...

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  27. ALLEGED HOUSE BREAKERS ARRESTED.

    Senior-constable Allen and Constable Spring, of Redfern, last night arrested two men, who are supposed to have been connected with numerous petty robberies which have occurred in the suburbs lately. ...

    Article : 155 words
  28. TWO PRISONERS FLOGGED.

    Thomas Grant and Arthur Davoren, who for shooting Constable Donovan were recently sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and 20 lashes, underwent the latter portion of the ...

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  29. ANOTHER SKELETON FOUND.

    Whilst two laborers were digging on a vacant piece of ground in Ashburner-street, Manly, yesterday afternoon, they found a skeleton. It was burled about 5ft, from the surface. The remains were sent to the Sydney ...

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  30. MISS CROSSLEY'S FAREWELL.

    Miss Ada Crossley gave a farewell matineo in the Town-hall this afternoon, when not only the principal vocalist, but each member of the company was enthusiastically cheered. Miss ...

    Article : 104 words
  31. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.

    The residence of Mr. Henry Moses, M.L.C., in Morrison-road. Ryde. was entered by burglars about 1.30 this morning. Mr. Moses, sen., heard a noise on the stairs and on investigating found ...

    Article : 115 words
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