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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The letter which the Federal Government has addressed to the State Premier in regard to the Federal capital inquires whether the State Government is prepared to offer to the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 125 words
  3. STATE REFORM.

    The movement for the reduction of the number of members in the State Parliament was carried a further stage at a largely-attended public meeting at the Protestant-hall last night. ...

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  4. PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

    CAPETOWN, March 22.--I am writing within a few hours of the receipt of the news via London-- for we in South Africa are not allowed to know these things until they have been published in ...

    Article : 1,988 words
  5. VICTORIA.

    The Public Service Board is inviting applications both in and outside the service for the position of Conservator of Forests. The minimum salary is £537 per annum, and the ...

    Article : 86 words
  6. THE COUNTRY.

    WINDSOR, Tuesday.--At Windsor police court to-day two swagmen, named Roberts and M'Caster, were charged with assaulting with intent to rob Thomas Sullivan, on Windsor-road, on the ...

    Article : 156 words
  7. FEDERAL TRADES MARK ACT.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A conference or the commissioners and registrars of patents and trade marks of the States of the Commonwealth is being held at the Customs-house. Under the ...

    Article : 111 words
  8. CIVIL SERVANTS IN POLITICS.

    A point of considerable importance to all the States has cropped up here. A Civil servant named Buckley is charged with a breach of the Public Service regulations, in having ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. AIMS OF THE LABOR PARTY.

    DUBBO, Tuesday.--Mr. W. G. Spence, M.H.R., addressed a public meeting in the Protestant-hall last night on the aims and objects of the labor party. he declared that the party would act in ...

    Article : 110 words
  10. SIR PHILIP FYSIPS APPOINTMENT.

    HOBART, Tuesday.--Sir Philip Fysh has received a cable from Mr. Barton inviting him to accept the honorary position on the Cabinet vacated by Mr. Lewis. Sir Philip has accepted ...

    Article : 180 words
  11. MINISTERS IN CABINET.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Federal Cabinet has closed its sittings for the remainder of the present week. This has been rendered necessary, not by the forward state of their work, but by the ...

    Article : 700 words
  12. SUFFERERS BY BUSH FIRES.

    After the last disastrous bush fires the Government appointed a special board to deal with applications by struggling settlers. Up to the present 86 applications have been granted, ...

    Article : 39 words
  13. CIRCUIT COURTS.

    TAMWORTH, Tuesday.--The Circuit Court opened to-day. Great interest was taken in the proceedings. Five criminal cases were set down for hearing, including one charge of murder. ...

    Article : 846 words
  14. RAIN BADLY WANTED.

    Reports from the country state that rain is badly wanted. Unless a good fall soon occurs the area cultivated will be greatly decreased, and therefore next season's yield of ...

    Article : 47 words
  15. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    Mr. H. W. Jenvey, Chief Electrical Engineer, reports that further experiments in wireless telegraphy, conducted on Monday between Red Bluff (St. Kilda) and Cook Point, were perfectly ...

    Article : 54 words
  16. NEW ZEALAND FEDERAL COMMISSION.

    The members of the commission appointed by the New Zealand Government to conduct inquiries in the recently Federated States as to the benefits or otherwise likely to follow upon ...

    Article : 734 words
  17. ALLEGED ASSAULT ON AN INDIAN.

    A woodcutter, William Allen, 48, was arrested near Rushworth to-night on a charge of indicting grievous bodily harm on an Indian hawker. The Indian requested the payment of ...

    Article : 91 words
  18. THE CABLE RATES.

    The Federal P.M.G. is not disposed to grand the concessions of the Eastern Extension Company to enable Victoria to participate in the cheap cable rates. He says that he intends ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. NEW SOUTH WALES HONORS.

    Appended is a verbatim report of Brigadier- General De Lisle's speech to the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, on the anniversary of their landing in South Africa. It has been forwarded ...

    Article : 493 words
  20. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    An inquiry into the cause of the collision between the steamer Investigator and the schooner Mary Webster on Saturday evening will be held by the Marine Board on Thursday. The ...

    Article : 131 words
  21. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BANK MANAGER.

    Alexander Francis Tassie, manager of the Riverton branch of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank, was charged at the Riverton Court today by Sir. S. J. Asher, inspecting officer, with ...

    Article : 64 words
  22. THE SLILMP IN SHARES.

    The final hearing in the insolvency case of Irwin Alfred Bleechmore, agent, of Adelaide, took place to-day. His liabilities were shown to amount to 10.881, and his assets to £146, leaving a deficiency ...

    Article : 88 words
  23. OFF TO MELBOURNE.

    Mr. Fegan, the Under-Secretary to the Home Department, is to leave for Melbourne later in the week. He expects to be there the whole of the Parliamentary session. Mr. Fesan has heard ...

    Article : 62 words
  24. QUEENSLAND.

    Fifty men, employed on railway deviation works at Alpha,and 50 unemployed, waited upon Mr. Hardacre, M.L.A., yesterday, stating that they were destitute. Mr. Hardacre promised to ...

    Article : 101 words
  25. MR. WATSON, M.H.R. ENTERTAINED.

    WYALONG, Tuesday.--Mr. Watson, representative of the Bland electorate for the Federal Parliament, arrived here yesterday, afternoon for the purpose of returning thanks for his election. He ...

    Article : 257 words
  26. HOW A BUSHMAN DIED.

    Writing to Mrs. Logan, of Quirindi, from Rheposter Kop Camp, Transvaal, under date of the 17th January, Captain J. F. Thomas, of A Squadron, 1st Regiment Australian Bushmen, relates ...

    Article : 369 words
  27. ENDOWMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC BOARD.

    A deputation of members of the Metropolitan Joint Eoidemic Board waited on Mr. Foxton, Home Secretary, to-day, on several matters connected with the working of the board, the ...

    Article : 85 words
  28. NEWCASTLE.

    Prospective candidates for the Wickham seat in the State Parliament are anxious to know when Mr. J. L. Fegan intends to vacate his Parliamentary office. It was understood that ...

    Article : 205 words
  29. THE ROYAL PROCESSION IN SYDNEY.

    Complaints having been made by residents of South Sydney that none of the streets in the vicinity of the railway station are to be traversed by the procession upon the arrival of ...

    Article : 151 words
  30. TASMANIA.

    Mr. Palmer has approached Mr. Mulcahy, Minister for Lauds, to ask that the Great Western Railway Company be granted a further extension of eighteen months to complete the railway, ...

    Article : 195 words
  31. COMMONWEALTH FACTORIES ACT.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Already the Victorian manufacturers, heavily protected as they are, fear the competition of freetrade New South Wales when the inter-State barriers are removed, ...

    Article : 467 words
  32. CITIZENS' ROYAL RECEPTION FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 words
  33. SYMPATHY WITH DR. O'HARAN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 323 words
  34. POLLUTION OF COOK'S RIVER.

    During the past few days the waters in the lower reaches of Cook's River have been polluted to such, on extent that almost the whole of the fish-life contained therein has been rendered ...

    Article : 125 words
  35. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Council of Churches has adopted a resolution urging church members to vote "no license" at, the next local option poll. WRECK OF THE ARIADNE. ...

    Article : 88 words
  36. HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND.

    A meeting of the Hospital Saturday Fund Committee for Ashfield was held at the local Town- hall on Monday, Mrs. H. D. Norman presiding. When the household boxes were opened, the ...

    Article : 74 words
  37. A QUESTION OF PAY.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Dissatisfaction still exists in regard to the pay of the officers of the different Queensland contingents. The officers claim certain field allowances, and their claims ...

    Article : 99 words
  38. Advertising

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    Advertising : 72 words
  39. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.

    The schooner Prosper, which arrived at New castle from Sydney yesterday, will load a carge of Duckenfield coal for Honolulu. ...

    Article : 26 words
  40. Advertising

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    Advertising : 24 words
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