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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 406 words
  3. THE FINANCE BILL.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. Wade had a long interview with Mr. Deakin to-day in regard to the situation created by the debates on the Finance Bill, and the demands of a section of ...

    Article : 494 words
  4. IMPERATIVE DUTY.

    THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: "Congratulations on a most successful meeting! I hope to see rifle clubs one of the main features of the defence of Australia." THE RIFLEMAN: "Thank you, sir. You may rely on the riflemen if your Government only does its duty and provides every rifle club member with a rifle; at present only one in every five possesses a rifle." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 171 words
  5. ENGLISH CRICKET TOUR.

    MELBOURNE, Monday,--By the P. and O. steamer' Macedonia, Victor Trumper reached Melbourne to-day, on his return from England. Trumper, who is looking remarkably well, ...

    Article : 1,192 words
  6. A MATTER OF £1.

    The strike at the South Clifton colliery is as unfortunate in every respect as it is stupid in several and admirable in others. However much the foolishness and the ...

    Article : 1,972 words
  7. NO CHANCE OF SETTLEMENT.

    CLIFTON, Monday.--The South Clifton Colliery strikers is still unsettled. It was stated last night that both Williamson and Philips were prepared to pay their fines, and ...

    Article : 206 words
  8. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--Having no desire to abuse the privilege you consider by publishing divergent views on matters of public interest, it becomes my plain duty to be as brief as possible and to eschew the abominable practice of abusing ...

    Article : 513 words
  9. THE POTATO BLIGHT.

    MELBOURNE. Monday.--The position of Victoria in regard to the prohibition by New South Wales of the importation of Victorian potatoes to that State was laid before Mr. Wade on ...

    Article : 289 words
  10. COMMONWEALTH VERSUS STATE.

    Towards the close of his speech to the Federated Master Builders of Australasia last evening the Minister for Works (Mr. C. A. Lee) took occasion to refer to the financial arrangements ...

    Article : 390 words
  11. DUTCH IMMIGRANTS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Dutch immigrants who arrived yesterday by the German mail steamer Scharnhorst, en route to Queensland, were entertained at dinner in the Federal ...

    Article : 365 words
  12. NARRUNG-YARRA COLLISION.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--An Admiralty Court, composed of Mr, Justice Gordon and Captains Creer and Smith (nautical assessors), gave judgment to-day in respect to the collision in Port ...

    Article : 117 words
  13. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--It is understood that a large party of Federal legislators will shortly pay a visit to Oodnadatta with the object of gaining some value of the country through ...

    Article : 105 words
  14. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    The death occurred at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday afternoon of Louisa "Thompson, who on October 13 fell from a third story window at her residence, Jersy road, Woolahra, ...

    Article : 47 words
  15. ROCKDALE RAILWAY CASUALTY.

    Rolf Hansen (16), who, on Friday last had both legs cut off by a train while attempting to board it at Rockdale railway, station, died yesterday at the Kogarah Hospital. ...

    Article : 37 words
  16. VICTORIA'S "PULL."

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Another aspect of the "potato crisis" between New South Wales and Victoria has arisen. Tho Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, said-to-day that the fifth ...

    Article : 577 words
  17. COAL LUMPER INJURED.

    George Doolan (64), a coal lumper, who resides in Lyons-road, Camperdown, while working at Dawes Point yesterday was crushed between a cart and a launch. He was taken to ...

    Article : 48 words
  18. MURDER IN NEW CALEDONIA.

    Files which arrived from Noumea yesterday contain an account of a dramatic trial for murder in which two women and two women were the accused ...

    Article : 474 words
  19. PARLIAMENTARIANS AT PLAY.

    MELBOURNE, Monday,--The cricket team of the New South Wales Parliamentary" party now on a pleasure trip to this State met a team representing the Victorian Parliament on the Albert Cricket Ground, St. Kilda-road ...

    Article : 809 words
  20. CHILD LOSES A LEG.

    NARROMINE, Monday.--On Friday,'the two- year-old son of Mrs. G. Lea, came into contact with a binding machine, by which one of his legs was severely lacerated. The little fellow ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. MR. PEARE'S OPINION.

    'ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Premier, Mr. Peake, asked to-day whether in view of the statements which had appeared in the press, in respect of the financial agreement, he would favor any ...

    Article : 320 words
  22. FOUND DEAD.

    MURWILLUMBAH, Monday.--Yesterday, morning a man, Alex. Kelly, was found dead outside the Chinderah Hotel. It is stated that his neck was broken. Mr. P. Dougherty was found dead ...

    Article : 66 words
  23. A MOTHER DROWNS HERSELF.

    KURRI KURRI, Monday.--Florence Mary Caban, wife of Robert Caban, of Ellalong, drowned herself early on Friday morning. Her husband retired at about nine-o'clock on Thursday night, ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--I must claim for the Immigration League of Australasia the credit of bringing the Dutch farmers to Australia. Our letters sent to the Dutch press aroused widespread interest about Australia in Holland, and ...

    Article : 176 words
  25. FRACTURED SPINE.

    WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--Mrs. John Sharpe, who was thrown out of a sulky on Sunday, lies in a very serious condition at the Maitland Hospital. It was discovered to-day that ...

    Article : 39 words
  26. FATAL LIFT ACCIDENT.

    The City Coroner yesterday commenced an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of John Leary (45), enginedriver, who died as the result of injuries received on August 16 through ...

    Article : 438 words
  27. AN OLD MAN'S FATE.

    BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--An inquest was hold to-day upon the death of an old man, William Johnson, who was knocked down by a tramcar on October 6,and died from his injuries ...

    Article : 51 words
  28. SCHOONER'S ROUGH TRIP.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The little topsail schooner Relic, bound from Hobart to Adelaide, with a cargo of 63,000ft. of timber; arrived unexpectedly off the Heads on Sunday evening, ...

    Article : 163 words
  29. SYRIANS IN VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Syrian residents of Victoria, of whom there are quite a number, gave a banquet to-night to celebrate the grant of constitutional government to Turkey. The ...

    Article : 269 words
  30. DEATH FROM SHOCK.

    CROOKWELL, Monday.--Mr. Munro, a local resident, was on Saturday preparing for a bath when he was seized with a fit and fell into the bath. He was nearly drowned before being ...

    Article : 42 words
  31. VICTORIA.

    The railway revenue received from July 1 to October 7 totalled £1,025,506, an increase of £9936 compared with the same period of 1908, which was a record year. ...

    Article : 33 words
  32. AN UNKNOWN HERO.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--Yesterday afternoon, on the banks of the Torrens, at East Walkerville Bridge, an exciting incident occurred. On one bank some boys who had been bathing were ...

    Article : 111 words
  33. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--I have read with keen interest the protests made by the Ministers for Agriculture in Victoria and Tasmania regarding the prohibition issued by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Perry) of this State in ...

    Article : 323 words
  34. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    To date 2107 claims for old-age pensions have been received, of which 1274 were granted and 192 rejected. ...

    Article : 28 words
  35. BATHURST EIGHT HOUR SPORTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 269 words
  36. A NEW ZEALAND.

    Forty members of the New Zealand Parliament have sent a cable to Mr. Lloyd-George, wishing him Godspeed in his efforts on behalf of the people of Great Britain. ...

    Article : 40 words
  37. MOSMAN MUSICAL SOCIETY.

    The Mosman Musical Society have gained a high reputation in concert and operative performances, and the concert with which they opened their seventh season in the Mosman Town-hall, last night, was one of the best ...

    Article : 236 words
  38. GREENSHIELDS BEATS TURNER.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Bob Greenfields and Tom Turner met in a 20-round contest at Ballarat to-night. The fight lasted the full 20 rounds, when Greenshields gained the verdict. ...

    Article : 126 words
  39. TEAMS AT BILLIARDS. AN EVEN DRAW.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 130 words
  40. THE MAILS.

    Mails dated Kobe, September 21, and Hongkong, October 1, by the J.M.S. Kumano Maru, are expected to reach Sydney this morning. Mails by the G.M.S. Scharnhorst are due at ...

    Article : 61 words
  41. TANAMI GOLD FIELD.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Government Geologist has received a telegram from Mr. Temby, who left Tanami two months ago, in which it is reported that Lawria, the prospector, had ...

    Article : 50 words
  42. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 88 words
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