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  2. PROPOSED NEW RAILWAY.

    Present at the National Show to-day were a number of settlers east of Katanning, and having been made aware of the presence of the Premier (Mr. N. J. Moore), they ...

    Article : 464 words
  3. RIVAL ASSURANCE COMPANIES.

    The hearing was commenced to-day of an action in which the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company, Ltd., claims £2,000 damages from the National Mutual ...

    Article : 793 words
  4. DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA.

    The Prime Minister has received despatches giving the date of Lord Kitchener's arrival in Australia. Lord Kitchener will reach Port Darwin on December 21, when ...

    Article : 634 words
  5. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    In the Senate to-day, on the motion for adjournment, Mr. Pearce (W.A.) brought under the notice of the Minister the conduct of Mr. Green, the old-age pension officer in ...

    Article : 277 words
  6. LABOUR NOTES.

    At the last meeting of the Eastern Goldfields Council of the A.L.F., consideration was given to a number of measures introduced by members of the Parliamentary ...

    Article : 1,470 words
  7. SOCIAL NOTES.

    Some three hundred guests enjoyed the hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. Hackett last evening at an "at home" given at their residence in St. George's-terrace. Mrs. ...

    Article : 1,378 words
  8. PROTESTANT POLITICAL PLATFORM.

    In the Protestant Hall, Beaufort-street, last night Mr. J. H. Prowse delivered an address on the "Protestant Political Platform." Mr. Ryle presided over an ...

    Article : 906 words
  9. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    The gorgeous pantomime "Jack and Jill" continues to delight immense audiences at His Majesty's Theatre. Another matinee will be given to-day, commencing at 1.45, ...

    Article : 1,403 words
  10. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Senate met to-day. A Challenged Ruling. Mr. Givens (Q.) moved that the ruling of the President, given the previous day, ...

    Article : 456 words
  11. AUSTRALIAN LABOUR FEDERATION.

    The fortnightly meeting of the Metropolitan Council of the Australian Labour Federation was held at Brookman's Buildings last night. The president (Mr. E. P. ...

    Article : 270 words
  12. COMMONWEALTH AND THE STATES.

    The Prime Minister had a short interview to-day at Ballarat with Mr. Peake, the Premier of South Australia, who is on his way to Melbourne, in reference to the ...

    Article : 168 words
  13. LITERATURE.

    "Unclaimed Money," by Sidney H. Preston, published by Messrs. Reeves and Turner, Chancery Lane, London, is a handy little book, neatly bound in red cloth, and ...

    Article : 445 words
  14. FIRE ON THE SURREY.

    The question has arisen as a result of the fire on the steamer Surrey as to whether it would be possible for the vessel to proceed to sea without her damaged hold being ...

    Article : 257 words
  15. THE HOLIDAY.

    Monday next being a public holiday offices will be open for post and telegraphic business from 9 a.m. to noon, in addition to which the offices at Perth, Cue, Boulder, ...

    Article : 247 words
  16. TASMANIAN POLITICS.

    Sir Elliot Lewis moved a no-confidence motion in the House of Assembly to-day, and the debate is proceeding. The defeat of the Labour Government is a foregone ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. SAILOR'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    The large French barque Eugene Pergeline, which made Storm Bay on Monday last but was blown out to sea again, arrived last evening. She is from Hamburg, via ...

    Article : 107 words
  18. DAYLIGHT SAVING.

    The daylight-saving proposal is not favoured by the Retail Dairymen's Association. Mr. James Morris, president of that trade, to-day informed the Parliamentary ...

    Article : 162 words
  19. MINING FATALITY.

    A frightful accident occurred at the Peak Hill mine yesterday. William Bennington, familiarly known as "Nugget," had charged a hole and lighted the fuse. As ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. STORM AT SEA.

    The barque Rachel Cohen put into port here to-day for repairs. She was on a voyage from Port Arthur to Port Augusta, South Australia, when she got into the ...

    Article : 150 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 572 words
  22. BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

    Mr. W. A. Robbins, resident agent in Perth for Mr. C. Spencer, of theatrescope fame, announces that he is receiving every week supplies of the latest film subjects ...

    Article : 300 words
  23. WRECK OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN.

    A boat arrived at Levuka this morning and reported that the steamer South Australian had been wrecked on Wallis Island. The agent is negotiating at Atua for ...

    Article : 121 words
  24. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

    Sir,—Be good enough to allow me a small space in your excellent paper to ask the secretary to the Agricultural Society to be kindly disposed to many of the unemployed ...

    Article : 89 words
  25. PORT HEDLAND JETTY.

    Serious difficulty, it is anticipated, will be experienced in connection with the unloading of railway material at Port Hedland. The steamer Moonta will arrive shortly with ...

    Article : 130 words
  26. THE "NEW MAGAZINE."

    The "New Magazine" for September supplies a large amount of readable fiction. The forepart of the magazine is composed of coloured reproductions of the ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. O[?]LAND GAS IN NEW CALE[?]NIA

    A cable message has been received from New Caledenia stating that oil and gas have been struck at a depth of 1,750ft. near Noumea. The Australian States Oil ...

    Article : 49 words
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