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  2. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    William Collins (40), a quarryman, was killed at work in Lyons's quarry, at Bondi, yesterday afternoon. He was assisting to dislodge a large piece of stone when the stone fell, ...

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  3. VICTORIA'S TRADE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Compared with April, 1909, the imports into Victoria last month increased by £370,809, of which only £51,824 represented gold; whilst the exports diminished ...

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  4. "THE MAN AND THE MOUNTAIN."

    At the Girls' High School last night Mr. Dawson, Chief Inspector of Schools, delivered an inaugural address to the members of the north-western section of metropolitan teachers, ...

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  5. A LIVING WAGE.

    The great body of public servants must depend upon the Government providing for them in the same way that a wages board provides for the ordinary wage-earner in private employment. PREMIER WADE: "This will put you on the same footing as the man in private employment who is provided ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. THE COUNTRY.

    WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--At a special sitting of the Licensing Court yesterday, the license of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Morpeth, was cancelled on the grounds that the licensee, ...

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  7. LABOR CRITICISED.

    The Premier yesterday criticised at considerable length the policy speech delivered by Mr. M'Gowen, Leader of the Labor Party, on Tuesday night. ...

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  8. ACCIDENT AT THE CIRCUS.

    There was an accident at Wirth's Circus last night. An acrobat, Charles Ridgeway (27), in jumping for a pony fell and fractured his right leg. He was taken in a cab to the Sydney ...

    Article : 42 words
  9. TELEPHONE ATTENDANTS' TROUBLE.

    COROWA, Wednesday.--Thomas J. Elias (17), employed as a telephone attendant at Corowa, charged with stealing a letter, the property of the Postal Department, was to-day brought ...

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  10. SUDDEN DEATH.

    WYALONG, Wednesday.--The sudden death of a single man, Charles Drury (38), occurred yesterday, afternoon. He with two other men were engaged upon a clearing contract at a ...

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  11. PROTECTIONIST ASSOCIATION.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The new Protectionist Association, which has been started as a rival to Mr. Manger's league, is about to enter on propaganda work. Mr. Hannah, M.L.A., ...

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  12. CAUGHT IN MACHINERY.

    CLIFTON, Wednesday.--A very serious accident happened to a man named S. Middleton in the Coal Cliff colliery last night. He was employed as a pumper, and in attending to the ...

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  13. A FARMER'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mr. M. Sullivan, a farmer in the Moe district, was harrowing near the edge of the bank of the Latrobe River, when the earth gave way, and the two horses, ...

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  14. A MINING ACCIDENT.

    KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--An accident occurred this morning at the South Kalgurli Gold-mining Company's mine. A man named E. Yates had his arm completely blown off. Yates ...

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  15. QUEENSLAND.

    The claims for old-age pensions average about 240 a month in Queensland. The number of recipients of 10s a week, or less, is now 8445. The Government having received a very ...

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  16. TONGA.

    NUKUALOFA, April 30.--The schooner Ysabel, Captain W. Ross, arrived from Auckland on the 19th inst., after a passage of 13 days, with a full cargo of New Zealand produce and general ...

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  17. LABOR CONVENTION.

    TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--The Labor Convention was continued last night. A statutory eight-hour day was adopted, and the following planks in the existing platform retained:-- ...

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  18. STUDENTS ON STRIKE.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--So far there has been no change in the attitude taken up a few days ago by the teacher students at the University concerning the recent trouble about ...

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  19. LOSS OF THE STEAMER DUCO.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--The trial was concluded to-day of the action brought by the Wellington Ferries Company against the Royal Exchange Insurance Company, claiming ...

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  20. EARTHQUAKES AT THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO.

    News was received from German New Guinea yesterday that several sharp earthquake shocks had occurred among, the islands. At Rabaul. these were particularly violent, but as far as ...

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  21. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

    A deputation representing all the friendly societies waited on the Premier to-day to ask for legislation to provide assistance for them, similar to that contained in the provisions of ...

    Article : 154 words
  22. VICTORIA.

    The gross revenue of the railways for the month of March totalled £446,942, the largest amount over earned in one month by the department. The aggregate revenue from July 3, ...

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  23. A QUESTION FOR COUNTRY ELECTORS.

    Sir,--The people of New South Wales are calling out at present for a spirited policy of railway development. The steadily increasing demands on our lines for traffic purposes point to the necessity of grappling vigorously ...

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  24. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A telegram from Broome reports that the north-west coast steamer Koombana "neaped" at that port and will be left on the bottom for two to four days until the tides give sufficient ...

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  25. "BUSH NURSING."

    PERTH, Wednesday.--Before leaving Fremantle on the R.M.S. Osterley yesterday evening, the Countess of Dudley was induced to give some information respecting her efforts in the ...

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  26. PROHIBITED IMMIGRANTS.

    Captain Morton, master of the steamer M. S. Dollar, has been fined £200 for having allowed two Chinese members of his crew to escape on April 26, they being prohibited immigrants. The ...

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  27. EMPIRE DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 words
  28. HURRICANE AT TONGAN GROUP.

    AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--The U.S.S. Co.'s steamer Tofua arrived from the islands to-day. She reports that a hurricane visited Haapai and Niafou, in the Tongan Group, on May 7. The ...

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  29. FIJI.

    SUVA, May 6.--The Criminal Quarter Sessions have just concluded, and while this term's list lacked the usual number of coolie murder cases, establishing a record by not having a ...

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  30. THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

    At Pakenham Court, Mrs. Barber was charged with having, on April 1, milaciuosly wounded Donald Campbell. Campbell said there was a dispute between Mrs. Barber and ...

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  31. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLERS.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--The management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union has received particulars of the matches arranged by the New South Wales Union for ...

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  32. NEW ZEALAND.

    Joseph Davis and Martin Haines were found guilty on charges of arson and conspiracy and attempted fraud on insurance companies. Davis was a jeweller at Wanganui, and Haines was ...

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  33. ABANDONED IN VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Empire Day celebrations have been definitely abandoned this year, so far as the Victorian State schools are concerned. ...

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  34. WEST AUSTRALIA AND GAMBLING.

    PERTH, Wednesday.--With respect to gambling suppression, the Acting Premier has given a definition to the police of what constitutes a "recognised" course, on which the ...

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  35. THE MAORI RUGBY TEAM.

    "Full-back," in the Otago "Witness," writes with regard to the individuals in the Maori Rugby team which is to visit Sydney shortly:--"Roger Dansey has been selected as one of the Maori team to play a series of ...

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  36. A.I.M.E.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The annual meeting of the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers, which will be held at Mount Morgan at an early date, will be attended by a number of the most ...

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  37. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The annual meeting of the South Australian Railway Officers' Association was held last evening. Mr. B. H. Gillmann, retiring president, said that they had closed the first year ...

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  38. MAY DAY DEMONSTRATION AT SEA.

    PERTH, Wednesday.--When the Osterley was between Suez and Colombo, 100 German immigrants for Queensland obtained tho captain's permission to hold a May Day celebration. ...

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  39. WOLLONGONG LAND BOARD.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 313 words
  40. OIL FUEL.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A representative of the Commonwealth Oil Corporation has assured the Minister for Defence that the company in now in a position to supply oil fuel for ...

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  41. RAILWAY BREAK OF GAUGE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mr. Brennan's invention recently shown in Sydney, designed to solve the break of gauge problem as far as the working of rainway points is concerned, ...

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  42. BURGLAR USES TREACLE.

    RAYMOND TERRACE, Wednesday.--The promises of Mr. Digby, tailor, were entered by burglars at an early hour this morning, and goods to the value of £25 stolen. An entrance ...

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  43. Advertising

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  44. WAS IT A SCALP?

    The Water Police yesterday continued dragging operations at Port Hacking in the vicinity of the spot where a fisherman drew up a supposed portion of a woman's scalp. Their search, ...

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  45. ANGLICAN SYNOD AT LISMORE.

    LISMORE, Wednesday.--For the first time in the history of Lismore, the Anglican Synod sat here. The Synod opened yesterday evening at St. Andrew's Church. Dr. Cooper (Bishop of Grafton ...

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  46. Advertising

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  47. CONSUMPTION AMONG MINERS.

    PERTH, Wednesday.--Giving evidence before the Royal Commission to investigate the prevalence of miners' complaint, Mr. Smith, the secretary of the A.W.A. at Meekatharra, said ...

    Article : 62 words
  48. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 words
  49. CANADA'S CENTENARY.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Federal Government has decided to subscribe £100 towards the memorial which is to be erected in Halifax to mark the centenary of constitutional ...

    Article : 37 words
  50. Advertising

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