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  2. FLOOD WATERS.

    The Acting-Premier stated yesterday that the latest report the Government had from Brewarrina was that the River was up 33ft., and was still rising. Everything was safe at the time ...

    Article : 382 words
  3. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS

    The death of Donald Gordon Moxley (6), who died from the effects of a gunshot wound on January 28, formed the subject of a coronial inquiry at the City Coroner's Court yesterday. ...

    Article : 206 words
  4. COUNTRY RAILWAYS.

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works yesterday afternoon opened an inquiry into the proposal to construct a line of railway from the existing terminus at Barellan ...

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  5. BLIND WORKERS EARNING GOOD WAGES.

    BASKET-MAKING BY BLIND INMATES OF THE INDUSTRIAL BLIND INSTITUTION IN WILLIAM-STREET. In the course of evidence before the Wicker-Workers' Wages Board on Tuesday, Mr. H. J. Hedger, manager of the Industrial Blind Institution, said that 22 inmates were engaged in making baskets, and about 2500 were manufactured in a year. After the blind workers bad been through a five years course of tuition they were put on piecework. The institution actually paid the blind workers higher rates than the Wicker-Workers' Union asked should be fixed for workers possessing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 186 words
  6. FALL FROM ALOFT.

    An inquiry was held at the Coroner's Court yesterday concerning the death of John Llewellyn Harvey, a ship's apprentice, who fell down the hold of the ship Kynanee, while she was ...

    Article : 71 words
  7. AN OLD MAN'S DEATH.

    Early yesterday morning an old man was found lying unconscious in a garden in Oaksavenue, Neutral Bay. He was removed to the Royal North Shore Hospital, and died without ...

    Article : 61 words
  8. CYCLISTS INJURED.

    BATHURST, Wednesday.--Two young men met with bicycle accidents on the Bathurst Lagoon-road this afternoon. One, Herbert Jacobs, employed as a grocer at E. Webb and Co.'s store, ...

    Article : 121 words
  9. THE RISING WATERS.

    BREWARRINA, Wednesday.--The river still continues to rise steadily, and is now 34ft 4in. It is not expected to exceed 36ft., which is about 6ft. below, the 1890 flood. ...

    Article : 123 words
  10. HUNGRY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

    The Minister for Public Instruction has had his attention called to the report of Monday's proceedings at the Labor League Conference, wherein it is stated that the delegates carried ...

    Article : 484 words
  11. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Postmaster-General is considering which of the recommendations of the Conference of Telegraph Engineers on telegraphic interruptions should be ...

    Article : 209 words
  12. SUICIDE WITH A BREAD KNIFE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--George Ormiston (28) committed suicide this morning at his residence, St. Kilda. After he had had breakfast he walked to the kitchen and took up a bread ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    The Railway Department was able yesterday to give a through service to Inverell by transhipping the passengers at the Warialda bridge. It is hoped that there will be a similar ...

    Article : 142 words
  14. SMALL ARMS FACTORY.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday--The complaints that have been made to the effect that Australians are not given fair play with respect to tho specifications for motive power machinery for ...

    Article : 459 words
  15. DENILTQUIN-MOAMA.

    DENILIQUIN, Wednesday--The 71st ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Deniliquin-Moama Railway Company was held at the company's office. Mr. John Holtom, chairman ...

    Article : 117 words
  16. P.L.L. CONFERENCE.

    The annual conference of the Political Labor. League was continued at the Trades-hall last night, when Mr. F. Bryant, President of the League, occupied the chair. ...

    Article : 349 words
  17. MAILS DELAYED.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General reported yesterday:-- "A train carrying mails left Narrabri on Monday morning, arrived at Wee Waa at noon, and ...

    Article : 199 words
  18. A CLASH IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--When the Tall-wood-Moonee River railway was under discussion during the last session of Parliament, it was urged that if the line were deflected 10 ...

    Article : 143 words
  19. COBAR STRIKE ENDED.

    COBAR, Wednesday.--After 10 weeks of strike the Great Cobar mine resumed at noon to-day. In November the tappers went out on strike, after signing an agreement for two years in last ...

    Article : 266 words
  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    Government is devising a system for the issue of tickets covering the transport by rail, steamer, and coach to and from any part of the dominion, thus relieving travellers of the ...

    Article : 55 words
  21. THE RIVERS.

    The Deputy-Postmaster-General received the following reports yesterday:-- Brewarrina.--River 33ft., rising. Circuits all right. Bourke.--River 22ft. 3in., rising; not over banks yet. ...

    Article : 38 words
  22. SCHOOL TEACHERS AND POLITICS.

    Commenting yesterday upon the statement made "by Mr. Jabez Wright, a Broken-hill delegate to the Labor Conference, to the effect that two public school teachers stationed at ...

    Article : 517 words
  23. QUEENSLAND LINES CLEAR.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Commissioner for Railways has received a report that traffic on the Townsville and Cairns lines has been resumed. About a thousand yards of earth and ...

    Article : 43 words
  24. TROUBLE WITH THE NAVVIES.

    LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Mr. G. C. Bodkin, organiser for the Railway Workers General Laborers Association, paid a visit to the work on the small-arms factory site yesterday morning. ...

    Article : 257 words
  25. HOT WEATHER DESTROYS FRUIT.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday;--During last month, owing to the wet and sultry weather, 21 tons 16cwt. of fruit, including 64 crates of bananas, were destroyed at Brisbane by order of the ...

    Article : 37 words
  26. NEWCASTLE.

    The following vessels were entered outwards at the Newcastle Customs-house yesterday:-- Zambesi, str., Sydney (docking), with ballast; Glaucus, str., for Melbourne, via Kembia, with ...

    Article : 39 words
  27. THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

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  28. SURVEYORS' CAMP AT THE CANBERRA FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    The camp has been pitched close to the Molonglo River, on the sheltered slope of a gently-rising hill, the summit of which is about 2000 feet above sea level. The site of the camp is actually at an elevation of 1865ft. From the crown of the hill above the camp a magnificent panoramic view is obtained on every side, and a more commanding site for the parliamentary, buildings would be difficult to find. The hill to the right is Black Mountain. , ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    The Brisbane Municipal Council met to-day for the election of a Mayor, but a deadlock again ensued, and the council adjourned till Saturday. ...

    Article : 26 words
  30. NEWTOWN TAKES ACTION.

    The Lord Mayor (Aid. Allen Taylor) communicated with the Newtown Council at its last meeting, with the object of seeking assistance in alleviating the distress caused by ...

    Article : 52 words
  31. THE FLAGSHIP.

    The flagship Powerful is expected to arrive here to-day from Colombo via Fremantle. She passed Green Cape at 1.30 p.m. yesterday. The Powerful was recommissioned at Colombo with ...

    Article : 164 words
  32. S.A. GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--At the Royal Geographical Society meeting Sir Langdon Bonython proposed, and Sir R. Kyffin Thomas seconded, That this council urges upon the Government that in naming places or ...

    Article : 140 words
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