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  2. TO DOUBLE EGYPT'S FERTILITY.

    The height of this dam is not as great as that of Burrinjuck. The fact that the British Government intend very shortly to utilise the natural power from the water flowing through the Assouan Dam to produce artificial fertilisers, and for other purposes, such as working pumps in Upper Egypt, suggests that the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 276 words
  3. AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The British parliamentarians divided into two parties to-day. The first party--consisting of Lady Emmott, Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Lough, ...

    Article : 624 words
  4. PROJECTED RAILWAYS.

    When the Legislative Assembly met yesterday afternoon Mr Griffith laid upon the table a large number of railway and other projects which he proposed to bring before Parliament in order ...

    Article : 326 words
  5. BORDER RAILWAYS.

    The agreements entered into between Mr; Holman and Mr. Watt, on behalf of the Governments of New South Wales and Victoria respectively for the construction of certain ...

    Article : 274 words
  6. AN ISLAND MURDER.

    The French mail steamer Dumbea, which arrived from New Caledonia last night, brought news of, the murder of an Arab coachman named EI Haoussine. A Javanese named Belenguen ...

    Article : 240 words
  7. GOVERNMENT HOUSES.

    CLIFTON, Tuesday.--The scarcity of house accommodation in the Clifton portion of the South Coast district is now more acute than over. Hundreds of the employees at local ...

    Article : 422 words
  8. BREACH OF PROMISE.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The prothonotary (Mr. J. W. O'Halloxan) to-day had before him a case in which Bertha Pascoe, of Ramsden street, Clifton-hill, sought to recover from ...

    Article : 279 words
  9. "EXASPERATING."

    NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--At this afternoon's sitting of the Miners' Wages Board, Mr. Kelynack (counsel for the colliery proprietors) said he was informed that the machine men at Pelaw ...

    Article : 321 words
  10. WORLD'S CHAMPION MOTOR-BOAT.

    MAPLE LEAF IV., THE WORLD'S CHAMPION MOTOR BOAT, WHICH, ACCORDING TO RECENT CABLE MESSAGE, HAS AVERAGED OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR IN COMPETITION. This boat, has won the British International Trophy two years in succession. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  11. NEWSPAPER COMPANY SHARES.

    PERTH, Tuesday.--The Full Court gave its reserved judgment to-day in the case-of Harper v. Hackett, in respect of the transfer of shares in the ''West Australian" Newspaper. Company. ...

    Article : 290 words
  12. A MINER'S CALLING.

    NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Continuing his address before the Minors' Wages Board to-day, Mr. A. Lewis, for the Colliery Employees' Federation, referred to the 1907 strike, which he ...

    Article : 467 words
  13. NORFOLK ISLAND.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. Glynn(S.A.) moved the second reading of the Norfolk Island Bill to-day in the House of Representatives. Mr. Thomas (N.S.W.): Would'it not be ...

    Article : 304 words
  14. THE LATE DR. HINDER.

    Rev. J. E. Carruthers writes:--"May I be permitted, as one who owes his life under Divine Providence to the skill and care of the late Dr. Hinder, to pay a brief ...

    Article : 469 words
  15. "WHIDDLED ROUND."

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Maurice Reall Flahire, of Glenferrie, fruiterer, was to-day awarded £269 5s as the result of an action which he brought against the Albion Quarrying Co. ...

    Article : 181 words
  16. AN OLD NAVY LIST.

    Sir,--Under this heading, Mr. Arthur Moore contributed an interesting article in your issue to-day, and mentioned that the Sydney Public Library is the proud possessor of a set of the ...

    Article : 205 words
  17. THE LATE CAPTAIN SCOTT'S SON.

    Ald. J. Lavington Bonython (Mayor of Adelaide) writes as follows;--" In June last I received the sum of 3s2d from certain school childeren in NBew South Wales, who gave no address, for the Baby Scott Fund. As the fund was closed here, I sent the amount to the Agent- General in london, requesting him to forward it to F ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 146 words
  18. HAVOC CAUSED BY TYPHOONS.

    Terrific typhoons swept the China seas last month, and played havoc among small craft, many lives being lost. News was received by the steamer Changsha ...

    Article : 218 words
  19. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The action taken by a section of the Political Labor Leagues in connection with the selection of a candidate to represent the Dalley electorate in the Labor interest, when it was ...

    Article : 95 words
  20. AN ISLAND DISAPPEARS.

    The island of Falcon, in the Tongan Group has disappeared. The discovery was first made by the German gunboat Cormorant, whilst on a recent cruise, around the,archipelago.Falcon ...

    Article : 75 words
  21. AUSTRALIAN KNITTING MILLS.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--For the year ended June 30 the Australian Knitting Mills, Ltd., shows a gross revenue of £14,724, as compared with £14,244 in 1912. The total expenditure ...

    Article : 72 words
  22. ROBBERY AT CHATSWOOD.

    A thief broke a lead light of the front door of Mrs. Beatrice Storm's residence in Mowbray road Chatswood, yesterday and gained an entrance to the house by pulling back the catch. ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. SECOND DEVON WRECK INQUIRY.

    WELLINGTON. N.Z., Tuesday.--At the second inquiry into the Devon wreck to-day judgment was reserved. ...

    Article : 22 words
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