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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 528 words
  3. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 906 words
  4. "USELESS, UNDERSIZED, CHARACTERLESS BRUTES."

    One paragraph in the report of the stock branch of the Agricultural Department which was presented to the Legislative Assembly last night stands out prominently. "A disquieting ...

    Article : 208 words
  5. A PRESIDENT OP CHINA.

    The election of a President of the Republic of China is an affair of more intense Australian interest than might be superficially supposed, since upon Chinese policy ...

    Article : 568 words
  6. COMMONWEALTH AND CANCER.

    In the House of Representatives yesterday, the Prime Minister, in answer to Mr. Fenton (Vic.), said he would be glad to take into consideration the question of giving financial ...

    Article : 53 words
  7. SWEEPS AND THE POST.

    The attention of the Postmaster-General has been directed to the fact that for some time tickets for an Indian sweep have been arriving in the Commonwealth. Mr. Wynne proposes to ...

    Article : 60 words
  8. IN STATE SESSION.

    The first melancholy duty of the Premier when the Assembly mot yesterday afternoon was to refer to the tragic death of Mr. Edward, Lonsdale, the late Liberal member for ...

    Article : 752 words
  9. THE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY.

    Ald Barlow sought information at last night's meeting of the City Council as to when the Lord Mayor proposed to issue instructions for the re-opening of the municipal library, which ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. HUNTER-STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

    A letter was received at last night's meeting of the City Council from the Chief Railway Commissioner, in reply to one from the Town Clerk relative to improvements at the ...

    Article : 114 words
  11. MOTOR-CAR REGULATIONS.

    Amongst the host of questions put to Ministers in the Legislative Assembly yesterday were two hearing upon the regulations governing motor traffic in the Sydney streets, Mr. ...

    Article : 192 words
  12. A LATE START.

    At Moe, Vic., on Monday, Mr. Peter Clarke (84) was married to Miss Elizabeth Boccious (69). Rev. Roberts, who is about 80 years old, performed the ceremony, and Mr. Peter Martin, ...

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  13. OVERWORKED POLITICIANS.

    A plea for Parliament to sit only on two days a week was made last night by Mr. Conroy in the House of Representatives. "We sit too often," he asserted, "and there is no ...

    Article : 117 words
  14. COUNTRY SHOPS PENALISED.

    The position of country refreshment shops, as compared with similar places in the city, was placed before the Premier last night in the Assembly by Mr. Waddell, who asked whether it ...

    Article : 129 words
  15. STAMPS FOR THE VISITORS.

    A complete set of Commonwealth stamps was presented to each member of the British parliamentary party while in Melbourne. The Postmaster-General has now received letter ...

    Article : 44 words
  16. MOTOR FUNERALS.

    A motor hearse has made its appearance in Melbourne, Motor coffin vehicles and cars have been used for some time by undertakers, but the motor-hoarse is something new for ...

    Article : 148 words
  17. WILD FLOWERS AT MANLY.

    Complaints have been frequent from the trustees of the Manly catchment area that whole sale destruction of the native flora wad caused by over-zealous flower gatherers. In a report ...

    Article : 82 words
  18. Advertising

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    Advertising : 247 words
  19. A SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON.

    Now that the fleet and eight hours and sporting holiday season is practically over the community may recall with satisfaction that the whole business has been carried ...

    Article : 366 words
  20. METAL FOR THE STREETS.

    In answer to a series of questions by Ald. O'Connor, at the meeting of the City Council last night, the Lord Mayor stated that the present contract for the supply of road metal would ...

    Article : 74 words
  21. WOLLONGONG'S RATES.

    An application was before the water and Sewerage Board yesterday from the Wollongong Shire Council asking for permission to reduce the rates for water and sewerage. The ...

    Article : 104 words
  22. KEEP TO THE RIGHT--OR LEFT !

    Until it has been finally decided which is the proper side of the footpath for the pedestrian to move along, certain indicators on the street corners will be allowed to remain in such a ...

    Article : 159 words
  23. SPRING FLOWER DISTRIBUTION.

    To-morrow there will take place the first distribution of flowers in the hospitals, benevolent institutions, and homes of the poor of the city. The committee of the New South ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. IS THE WORLD GETTING MADDER?

    Reference was made in our columns yesterday to the marked increase of the New Zealand limacy statistics which is now evoking serious comment in the Dominion ...

    Article : 540 words
  25. THE MAIN ROADS GRANT.

    Mr. Mark Morton, in Parliament yesterday, invited the Minister for Works to say whether he had yet received the report as to the amount of money, to be distributed to the shire and ...

    Article : 181 words
  26. GENERAL NEWS.

    Mr. Swinburne and Mr. Lockyer members of the Inter-State Commission, visited Geelong yestorday in continuation of their investigations into tariff matters. They inspected several ...

    Article : 42 words
  27. POSTAL FACILITIES.

    Soon after he took office the Postmastor-General found that the post-office offered facilities regarding which little, or nothing was known by the people for whom they were ...

    Article : 116 words
  28. THE DISCORDANT NOTE.

    The one discordant note in the chorus of patriotism which welcomed the arrival of Australia's new navy was raised in Melbourne, where the "Age" could not let even ...

    Article : 917 words
  29. ADMIRALTY HOUSE.

    The Premier, replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly last night, as to whom Admiralty House belonged, said that it was State property. The Government had offered ...

    Article : 76 words
  30. BOTANIC GARDENS CENTENARY.

    "Mrs. Macquarie's Chair is the true foundation-stone of the Botanic Gardens," observed Mr. J. H. Maiden, in his annual report on the Botanic. Gardens and Government Domains, ...

    Article : 240 words
  31. ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

    Reference was recently made in the press to the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society leading its support to the demolition of the Federal Government House stables for the purpose of ...

    Article : 164 words
  32. THE LORD MAYOR AND MR. WOOD.

    A rumor has got abroad that the Lord Mayor, who is also member, for St. Leonards, had offered to retire in favor of Mr. Wood. Referring to it yesterday, Ald. Cooks gave it ...

    Article : 268 words
  33. IN FEDERAL SESSION.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The members who had been to Sydney to the fleet celebrations asembled again to-day, ostensibly to hear the debate on the Electoral Bill. Nearly every seat ...

    Article : 421 words
  34. THE MAILS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 words
  35. ILLEGIBLE DATE STAMPING.

    Mr. Austin Chapman, M.H.R., recently wrote to the Postmaster-General respecting the illegible date-stamping of letters in New South Wales post-offices. He suggested that the ...

    Article : 46 words
  36. THE COST OF LIVING AND THE LIVING WAGE.

    At the outset of his inquiry into the cost of living Mr. Justice Heydon is apparently hindered in regard to procedure by the difficulty of obtaining reliably representative ...

    Article : 884 words
  37. WESTPHAL'S COMET.

    Westphal's comet was picked up by Mr. Hugh Wright, of Mosman, on Sunday night. He reports that it was then in the same low power field as the small satr 3 Pegasi. He says it ...

    Article : 124 words
  38. RESUMPTION CLAIMS.

    The Lord Mayor stated yesterday that in the last two resumption actions contested by the Municipal Council of Sydney, the verdicts of the juries in each case had proved the ...

    Article : 142 words
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