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  2. CITY WATER SUPPLY.

    Summer has arrived and with it the usual cry of a shortage of water. The position is not so serious as it might appear. The Water and Sewerage Board has an ample supply of water, ...

    Article : 149 words
  3. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly, The Premier made a Ministerial statement regarding the motion carried the previous evening characterising Mr. Wade's charge of ...

    Article : 113 words
  4. ANGRY MEMBERS.

    The harmless little query as to when the Minister for Works intended to submit to the House the North Shore bridge proposal, asked in the Legislative Assembly yesterday ...

    Article : 1,408 words
  5. SHIPPING.

    Moldavia. R.M.S. (P. and O. fine), 9500 tons., Gordon, from London via ports. Passengers: Miss E. M. White, Miss A. E. Macrace. Mr. Sleeman, Mrs. Sleeman, Mr. J. Thesiger, Miss Abnic Thesiger, Miss Bridgett Thesiger, ...

    Article : 3,898 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 630 words
  7. A SUGGESTION.

    Sir,--The sudden and unexpected cutting off of the water supply from householder is productive of great inconvenience, and if tome means could be adopted to forewarn the residents it would he very desirable. On ...

    Article : 117 words
  8. WHARF LABORERS' BOARD.

    Further reference was made to the wharf laborers' strike in the industrial Court yesterday before Judge Scholes, on the nomination of employees' representatives and suggested ...

    Article : 701 words
  9. BUDGET DEBATE.

    The debate on the financial statement was resumed in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Holman, who vigorously resented the repeated criticism that had been made of the ...

    Article : 1,689 words
  10. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. LAND ON RAILWAY ROUTES.

    The public school teachers have sent a circular to the Premier outlining certain increases in salary. Mr. Bruntnell asked the Premier if he had received the circular, and whether he intended giving effect to the Dr. Arthur asked the Minister for Lands if it was his intention to allow large landowners on the Forbes to Stockinbingal and Merriwa to Muswellbrook railway routes to get the increased value attaching to their ...

    Article : 136 words
  11. CROWS NEST GOES "DRY."

    Yesterday morning it was remarked by one of the residents of Crow's Nest, North Sydney, that if present conditions continued there would not be a teetotaller in the district at the end ...

    Article : 617 words
  12. EDMOND WINS THE KING'S.

    KARRAKATTA (W.A.), Thursday.--The following scores were made to-day:-- "Sunday Times" Match, seven shots at 999 yards, Best (Adelaide), Raymond (Vic.), and ...

    Article : 348 words
  13. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    Arthur Goodwin (21), a painter, who lives in Foster-street, Leichhardt, was painting on the assembly platform at the Central Railway Station yesterday morning, when the ladder on ...

    Article : 73 words
  14. HAS BECOME A TRICKLE.

    The supply for Balmain has been a source of complaint for Borne time. At the last meeting of the local council Ald. Clubb drew public attention to the matter "They were," he said, ...

    Article : 154 words
  15. STATE BURSARIES.

    Arrangements in connection with the examinations that are to be held for the qualifying certificates for State bursaries have involved the appointment by the department of some 1200 ...

    Article : 428 words
  16. LIFT ACCIDENT. FELL 25 FEET.

    Jacob Henery (25), a laborer, who lives at Darlinghurst, was, with others, working at Callier's chocolate establishment, Macquarie-place, yesterday morning, when he received severe John Smith (23), residing in Crown-street, Surry-hills, and in the employ of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, was working on a tank at Bellevue-hill ...

    Article : 147 words
  17. THE DIFFICULTY OF DISTRIBUTION.

    "The whole position, is that we have plenty of water at our back," said Mr. J. M,. Small, engineer-in-chief to the Water and Sewerage Board last evening. "The reservoirs at ...

    Article : 224 words
  18. A TIMBER-YARD ACCIDENT.

    At the Coroner's Court yesterday morning an inquiry was held by Mr. Hawkins into the death of Lennox Nisbet (aged 37), laborer, who lately lived with his wife and ...

    Article : 129 words
  19. SUCCUMBED TO BURNS.

    GOULBURN, Thursday.--Mrs. Mary Nixon (73). who was admitted to the hospital last week suffering from severe burns to the shoulders and back through the bed-clothes catching ...

    Article : 40 words
  20. SHORTAGE ONLY ISOLATED.

    Mr. C. W. Smith, superintending engineer of water to the Water and Sewerage Board, when questioned on the matter last evening, said that the trouble lay in the arterial mains being of ...

    Article : 162 words
  21. FELL INTO THE FIRE.

    URALLA, Thursday.--Mrs. Augustus Shallhsta, a widow, while engaged washing, fell, into the fire, and was severely burned. ...

    Article : 24 words
  22. OUR YOUNG SOILDERS.

    GLEN INNES, Thursday.--Brigadier-General Gordon, who is here in connection with the camp to be held in February, met a number of citizens last night. In a speech referring to the ...

    Article : 236 words
  23. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

    The report of the Public Works Committee upon the proposal to erect new premises for the Government Printing Office on the Rocks resumed area was laid upon the table of the ...

    Article : 93 words
  24. A DRIVING ACCIDENT.

    LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Miss-Ethel Hart, of Cullen Bullen, and her brother had a rather narrow escape from serious injury. They were proceeding down Crown Ridge in the direction ...

    Article : 88 words
  25. NEW SOUTH WALES ENGINEERS.

    There was a big assembly of engineers at Aaron's. Exchange Hotel last night, when a successful smoke concert was given by the Engineering Association of New South Wales. The ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. SAD SEQUEL TO HIDE AND SEEK.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Having swallowed, their lunches in quick and truly boyish fashion, the youthful employees of Messrs. Harvey, Show, and Company, of Lonsdale-street, entered ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. QUESTION IN THE ASSEMBLY.

    In the course of "questions" yesterday, Mr. David Fell brought to the notice of the Legislative Assembly what he described as the serious shortage in the water supply of North ...

    Article : 166 words
  28. CROWN-STREET WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.

    The board of directors of the Women's Hospital, Crown-street, intend making provision for representation by the Government on the board of management of the institution. A special ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. LADY RIDER KILLED AT A SHOW.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--At the Whangarel Agricultural Show a young woman, Polly Weaver, was killed instantly through the horse she was riding in a jumping competition, ...

    Article : 34 words
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