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  2. GENERAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.--Two of the football bookmakers whose premises were recently raided have been fined £100 each, and seven were bound over. ...

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  3. PRICELESS HEROISM.

    Rev. W. G. Taylor, speaking at the Lyceum-hall, said that unselfish physical, mental, or moral heroism was always a pricess jewel. Whether seen on the field of Waterloo or on ...

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  4. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS

    Catherine Byrnes (45), a widow, lately residing at Surry-hills, was found dead on the balcony adjacent to her room early yesterday morning. ...

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  5. AUSTRALIA AND IMMIGRATION.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Sir Edgar Vincent, K.C.M.G., chairman of the Dominions Royal Commission--or as it is sometimes called, the Empire Trade Commission--arrived in ...

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  6. GENERAL RAINS.

    A great monsoonal disturbance over Australia has resulted in splendid general rains during the past two or three days over New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and South ...

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  7. NEW SCULLING CHAMPION.

    Jim Paddon, unknown as a sculler a year ago, is now champion of Australia. On Saturday afternoon he beat Alfred Fenton decisively. Twenty-five lengths or thereabouts, was the ...

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  8. BRILLIANT MACARTNEY.

    A Queensland scorer was told on Friday afternoon to wait until Trumper came in. Well[?] Trumper came in, but it was not he who kept the scorer going at top pressure. He only ...

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  9. ARM AND LEG MANGLED BY TRAIN.

    Arthur Berwick (42), a tailor by occupation, and residing in Norton-street, Ashfield, met with terrible injuries at the Lewisham railway station on Saturday night. ...

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  10. MIGRATION AND CHILDREN.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.--The Colonial In[?]ute's Emigration Committee is submitting to poor law district conferences information relating to the migration of children to the ...

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  11. TOWN-HALL ENTERTAINMENT.

    The pictorial and musical entertainment which is being organised by the managers of the moving picture theatres, will take place at the Town-hall on Saturday, February 22. ...

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  12. OLYMPIC AERO EXHIBITION.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.--The King, by private visit, inaugurated an aero exhibition at Olympia. ...

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  13. BENEFIT AT THE ALHAMBRA.

    Friday night has been set aside by the directors of the Alhambra Theatre for a special programme in aid of the Scott Memorial Fund, when several well-known artists will assist in ...

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  14. "THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE."

    Memorial services were held at St. Matthias's Church, Paddington yesterday, the church being crowded at both services. The pulpit and organ were decorated with the Union Jack, the ...

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  15. SPECIAL CODE FOR GOVERNORS.

    DERLIN, Friday Evening.--General Egloffstein, Governor of Strasburg, has been superseded as the result of the recent hoax which resulted in the turning out of the garrison at ...

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  16. FATAL SCALDING.

    Colin Walter Bridge, aged 2 years[?] the son of Mr. Thomas Bridge, of Glebe-street, Parramatta North, died yesterday morning from scalds sustained the previous evening. Some water ...

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  17. ENMORE PICTURES.

    Messrs. Szarka Bros., of the Enmore Picture Theatre, have handed their establishment over to the Citizens' Committee of the 84th Battalion Senior Cadets for the night of the 28th ...

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  18. PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.

    LONDON, Friday Evening.--Parliament has risen, and will re-assemble on March 6. ...

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  19. DIED IN THE STREET.

    Carl Fanho[?], a blind man, about 56, was found dead yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock at the corner of Park and College streets. Deceased had been a mat-maker at the Blind ...

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  20. TOWN-HALL RECITAL.

    Yesterday afternoon about 2500 people attended an organ recital given by the city organist, Mr. Ernest Truman, in the Town-hall, in aid of the Lord Mayor's Antarctic disaster ...

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  21. TRANSPORT WORKERS' STRIKE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Grimsby members of the Transport Workers' Federation have struck work, demanding an extra 6d per day from the Great Central Railway Company. ...

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  22. AEROPLANE STABILISATOR.

    PARIS, Sunday.--The French Government has purchased the Moreau pendulum for the automatic stabilisation of aeroplanes. ...

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  23. LAUDANUM POISONING.

    TAMWORTH, Saturday.--William Henry Smith, a municipal employee, was admitted to the hospital late on Tuesday afternoon suffering from the effects of poison, and death ...

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  24. HIGH-PRICED SHIRE HORSES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Thirty-two Shire horses, owned by Lord Rothschild, have been sold at an average price of £454. The highest figure realised was 4100 guineas-- ...

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  25. MR. NIELSEN'S REPORT.

    The Premier (Mr. M'Gowen) on Saturday made available the report presented to him by Mr. Nielsen concerning his second visit to America. The duties assigned to him, observes ...

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  26. MAN'S BODY FOUND.

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Today a man's body was found in the Yarra. It has not been identified. Six receipts for registered letters in the name of B. Price were found in the ...

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  27. MONEY TO PAY THE DOCTORS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Appropriation Bill, which allocates a further £1,800,000 for the payment of doctors under the National insurance Act, was further considered in the House ...

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  28. DEVOTION TO DUTY.

    At St. Barnabas' Church, George-street West, a memorial service was held in the evening. Mr. Kenneth Chariton, organist, gave a short organ recital before the service, the programme ...

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  29. CYCLIST KILLED.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.--Charles Yarrow, 16, assistant at the electric telegraph office, while cycling at Wooloomin yesterday, collided with an omnibus. He was removed to the hospital ...

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  30. LAWLESS PERSIAN TRIBE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. C. D. Acland (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) was questioned w[?] reference to the death of Captain Eckford, o[?] ...

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  31. THE RACE.

    At the start Paddon got away quickly, and led by a quarter of a length, after about 50 yards sculling, but Felton pulled up with him a little farther on, and took the lead. At Uhr's Point ...

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  32. UNFORTUNATE RAILWAY SERVANTS.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--During the past week six railway servants have met their death under tragic circumstances, three having been killed while on duty. ...

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  33. "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN."

    "Greater love hath no man than this," was the theme of Rev. John Ferguson's discourse at St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, last night. Captain Scott and party, the preacher said, had ...

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  34. GALLANTRY AT ADELAIDE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--In connection with the fire on the steamship South Africa in Port Adelaide River [?] 1910, the silver medal for gallantry has been granted to George Justice (coxswain), ...

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  35. THE ELECTIONS.

    A meeting of the Federal Liberal Council was held in the Liberal rooms last Friday evening. Mr. Joseph Cook, the Federal Liberal leader, presided over a large attendance. The council ...

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  36. CAUSES OF CANCER.

    COPENHAGEN, Sunday.--Professor Fi[?]ger claims to have made experiments which prove that cancer in rats is due to their eating cockroaches in which certain worms lay eggs. ...

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  37. DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE.

    NEW YORK, Saturday.--At a meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis Association yesterday it was decided to challenge England for the Davis Cup. ...

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  38. IRELAND BEATS ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Ireland defeated England at Belfast yesterday in the international match under British Association rules by two goals to one. ...

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  39. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DRAW.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Oxford-Cambridge British Association football match was drawn yesterday, each side scoring two goals. ...

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  40. SOME VIEWS OF THE CONTEST.

    When seen after the race, Paddon said that Felton made a pace a cracker for the mile. He expected this though, and consequently was not a bit discouraged by it. He bad to make a ...

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  41. QUEENSLAND RAINFALLS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 words
  42. RAILWAY WORKERS' UNIONS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The projected amalgamation of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, the General Railway Workers' Union, and the United Pointsmen and Signalmen into ...

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  43. MR. HUGHES AND THE FIXING OF PRICES.

    Sir,--Mr. Hughes attempts, in a reported interview in your yesterday's issue, on the above subject, to be amusing at the expense of Mr. Cook, the leader of the Federate Opposition, but all who know Mr. Hughes and ...

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  44. SPIES IN GERMANY.

    BERLIN, Saturday.--A newspaper states that Dr. Segel, of the Naval Construction Department, has been arrested and charged with selling the plans of a German submarine to ...

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  45. WHAT FELTON SAYS.

    Felton was naturally disappointed, but he took his beating like a sportsman. He congratulated Paddon on his excellent win, and remarked that he was a coming champion. He ...

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  46. LAW NOTICES.

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  47. OTHER OPINIONS.

    Mr. William Beach proffered the opinion that the bettor man had won, notwithstanding that he was a novice. When he learnt how to row properly though, he would be a very hard man ...

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  48. LEAGUE SWIMMING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 701 words
  49. FUNDS AND MEMORIALS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The funds inaugurated by the newspapers for the dependents total £5270, and the Mansion House Fund amounts to £2200. The London Stock Exchange has opened a ...

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  50. AMERICAN IMMIGRATION TESTS.

    WASHINGTON, Saturday.--President Taft has vetoed the Immigration Bill imposing a literacy test on all foreigners who seek to enter the United States. ...

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  51. AUTOMOBILE BANDIT.

    NEW YORK, Saturday.--Robert Webb, the automobile bandit, who recently murdered a policeman, was captured yesterday through information furnished by a telephone employee ...

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  52. PAYING OVER THE STAKES.

    The stakes won by Paddon were paid over at Bateman's Hotel on Saturday evening. Mr. R. Coombes presiding. In handing the winnings to Paddon, Mr. ...

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  53. VICTORIAN RAILWAY FATALITY.

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.--At Victoria Park railway station yesterday afternoon. Felix Noisette (40), a married man, was knocked down by a train and killed, instantly. He had been ...

    Article : 65 words
  54. THE THEATRICAL MATINEE.

    The arrangements for the big benefit matinee to be held at Her Majesty's next Saturday are growing to extraordinary dimensions as an entertainment. ...

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  55. LATE MINING.

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  56. CHURCH EXTENSION AT MOSMAN.

    Yesterday afternoon Monsignor O'Brien blessed and opened an extension to the Church of the Sacred Heart at Mosman. The cost of the extension and the necessary increased ...

    Article : 113 words
  57. Advertising

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    Advertising : 61 words
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