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  2. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 653 words
  3. THE RAILWAYS AND PROGRESS.

    The Railways Report for the past year is particularly interesting in its summary of the progress the system is making, as evidenced by the increased provision for coping ...

    Article : 388 words
  4. AN IMPORTANT WATER SCHEME.

    Another big water conservation proposition has been occupying the attention of several municipalities on the south-western tableland, and Mr. Griffith (Minister for Works) will on ...

    Article : 163 words
  5. IN FEDERAL SESSION.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The House of Representatives remained in session till after 1 o'clock this morning discussing the Works and Buildings Estimates. The complaint of ...

    Article : 1,546 words
  6. PERSONAL.

    A "Gazette" notice last night stated that Dr. August Scheldol is recognised, as Acting-Consul-General for Austro-Hungary during the absence on leave of the Consul-General. ...

    Article : 638 words
  7. CROWN LAND VALUES.

    In adopting a motion declaring that the values of Crown lands should be fixed by an expert board of valuers before the land is made available for settlement, the ...

    Article : 750 words
  8. IN STATE SESSION.

    After another ejection scene, in which the member for Orange was again the central figure, the Legislative Assembly yesterday proceeded to discuss the overcrowding of the ...

    Article : 540 words
  9. ARTILLERYMEN REFUSE BILL.

    Replying to Mr. Bruce Smith, who asked whether the Defence Department had been advised that three days ago 240 out of 350 artillerymen refused to go to drill at South Head, ...

    Article : 117 words
  10. QUEEN VICTORIA MARKETS.

    The Lord Mayor (Ald. Clarke) has been in communication with the Minister for Works with respect to the purchase of the Queen Victoria Markets by the Government. He has ...

    Article : 131 words
  11. NEW AEROPLANE GUN.

    To make the aeroplane more effective weapon of war a colonel in the United States Army has invented a gun which can be taken up in the machine and used with deadly effect ...

    Article : 230 words
  12. STREET TRAFFIC REGULATION.

    The Metropolitan Traffic-Amendment Bill, which passed its second reading in the Legislative Council last night, deals with a matter that is rapidly becoming one of ...

    Article : 390 words
  13. Advertising

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    Advertising : 642 words
  14. ONE WAY OF "NATIONALISING" INDUSTRIES.

    It is not surprising that the confiscatory proposals of the Government regarding gas companies should have had some, reflex action upon other classes of ...

    Article : 726 words
  15. NORTH SYDNEY ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

    Replying to a question put to him in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by Mr. Meagher, the Minister for Works stated that his attention had been called to the fact that the North ...

    Article : 214 words
  16. ANTICIPATING THE SUGAR COMMISSION.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A very largely-attended meeting of sugar-growers was held in Brisbane at the office of the Australian Sugar Producers' Association, to take into ...

    Article : 255 words
  17. GENERAL NEWS.

    Speaking of England at the luncheon of the Queensland National Show yesterday. Admiral King-Hall said that some reports spread abroad would lead some people to believe, that ...

    Article : 88 words
  18. A MOTION OF CENSURE.

    Mr. Parkes announced in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that he would move next day:--"That in the opinion of the House, the building of the Bankstown-Rookwood line is ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. THE DIVISION OF THE SPOIL.

    No sooner has the Government decided to take the property of the gas shareholders from them than a dispute has arisen over the distribution of the spoil. The employees ...

    Article : 495 words
  20. IMMIGRANTS IN THE NORTH.

    Mr. J. Cook in the House of Representatives drew attention to a proposal to spend £2000 on a depot for immigrants in the Northern Territory. Was it intended to introduce any ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. A FIGHT AGAINST WOOL DUTIES

    The cable records this morning that the American Democrats'are making a sturdy fight against the President for the reduced wool duties. Mr, Taft vetoed this bill on ...

    Article : 460 words
  22. THE MAILS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 279 words
  23. REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS.

    In the Assembly yesterday the Premier gave notice of his intention to move the adoption of the report of the commission appointed to make the statutory redistribution of seats. ...

    Article : 33 words
  24. MR. WATSON QUITE INDIFFERENT.

    In the course of the discussion in the House of Representatives on Tuesday on the proposed removal of Victoria Barracks from Paddington to Double Bay ...

    Article : 153 words
  25. THE FLEET UNIT.

    The cruiser Melbourne will be commissioned on January 1, and will leave for Australian waters as soon as possible. Senator Pearce says that the route of the vessel has not been ...

    Article : 86 words
  26. DUNTROON ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In a letter to Senator Pearce touching his visit to the Royal Military College, Yass-Canberra, Mr. Bryce says:--"My visit interested me greatly. I was ...

    Article : 121 words
  27. NEW ZEALAND LAND TAX.

    Discussing the New Zealand land tax yesterday, Mr. Treffe said he had long held the opinion that the system there was a failure, because it had ceased to be progressive at that ...

    Article : 149 words
  28. MADAME BELL'S CLAIMS.

    During last session of Parliament a Select Committee sat to inquire into the claims of Madame Bell against the Education Department in respect of a system of dresscutting which ...

    Article : 203 words
  29. OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Charles Lyons was charged at the Collingwood Court with having been drunk and disorderly. Accused gave his age as 103; saying he was born in ...

    Article : 74 words
  30. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 words
  31. MR. PARKES AND THE WORKS COMMISSION.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Parkes started out to make a personal statement regarding his position towards the Royal Commission appointed as the outcome of speeches ...

    Article : 233 words
  32. LATE MR. GEORGE WALKER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 140 words
  33. FRAUDULENT WITHDRAWALS FROM FEDERAL BANK.

    Mr. Bruce Smith yesterday asked Mr. Fisher, in the House of Representatives, whether he had made any representations to the governor of the Commonwealth Bank with regard to the ...

    Article : 128 words
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