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  2. THE SOIL

    The reports of stock inspectors as to the condition of the country, almost without exception, make pleasant reading from the grazing point of view. Except in some of the coastal ...

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  3. WEIGHED UP

    Mr. A. D. Kay, addressing a large and enthusiastic meeting in Martin Place during the lunch intorval yesterday, spoke on the unemployment question. it was useless, he said, ...

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  4. WELLINGTON'S FETE

    WELLINGTON. Wednesday.--There were thousands of people in the town at the centenary opening proceedings, yesterday. The centenary banquet hall was crowded, while the ...

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  5. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT

    MELBOURNE wednesday--The deierred ceremony of swearing-in the newly-elocted members of the Legislative Assembly took place this morning. it was not without its ...

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  6. SHORTER WEEK .

    MELBOURNE,Wednesday.--The hearing was continued to-day before a special arbitration tribunal, consisting of Justices Powers, Duffy, and Rich, of the claims made by various ...

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  7. SPENDING THOUSANDS

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Additions, costing about £2000, to the City Council's electric power station, were opened this morning by Sir Denison Miller, governor ot the ...

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  8. COUNTRY NEWS

    BALRANALD.--A branch of the Riverlna Severanco League has been formed here. The Mayor (Aid. Dowllng) was elected president. The river is 1ft. over flood level, and is ...

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  9. BATLOW SHOW SOCIETY

    BATLOW.--The secretary's report and balance-sheet, adopted at the annual meeting of the Batlow Agricultural Society, recorded that the total receipts for the year amounted to ...

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  10. BOT-FLY CAUSES LOSSES

    WARREN.-- Some sheep-owners in this district report the death of sheep after suffering for a brief period from symptoms identical with staggers. One of the owners, Mr. Geo. ...

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  11. REMARKABLE COW

    LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Mr. H. Harrison, of Bloom Hill, claims to have the champion,longdistance cow in the State. He has been milking the animal for 16 years in succession, without ...

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  12. WHEAT POOL

    PERTH, Wednesday--in the Assembly yesterday, Mr. Maley, Minister for Agriculture, moved the second reading of a bill empowering the Government to establish a wheat pool in ...

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  13. PRISON EMPLOYEES

    BRISBANE. Wednesday.--An application was made to the president of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice M'Cawley) by cortain members of the Prison Employees' Union for the ...

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  14. WHEAT HARVEST

    GOULBURN. Wednesday.--The Southern Tablelands District Council of the Primary Producers' Union carried a motion this afternoon to urge the Wheat Board to arrange for the ...

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  15. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--Referring to the paragraph in your issue of September 6 under this heading. it is gratifying to note that Sir Joseph Cook does seem inclined to spend something which he ...

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  16. "IT PAYS"

    The Federal Parliamentary Sectional Committee of Public Works, now visiting Sydney, is inquiring into a proposal to provide the General Post Office at Melbourne with ...

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  17. NEW JUMP RECORD

    ALBURY, Wednesday.--A new high jump record was established by Sundown at Albury Show to-day. The high jump for a prize of £40, donated by ...

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  18. GOVERNMENT BORROWING

    There is a strong force of public opinion behind the plea of the Sydney Chamber of Commerco for a cessation of Government borrowing in order that the confidence ot the community ...

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  19. GOVERNOR'S TOUR

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--The Governor, accompanied by Sir Georgo Fuller, Mr. W. F. Dunn. Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Lavelle, M.H.R., and the mayor and shire president, ...

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  20. IN A TYPHOON

    Passengers by the J.M.S. Aki Maru, which arrived yesterday from the East, related details of the liner's encounter with a typhoon The Aki Maru was betwoon Nagasaki and ...

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  21. SHEEP-FLY PEST

    The hope is expressed that the Acting-Prime Minister's announcement that the Federal Government will find the money for the blow-fly investigation td be continued in Queensland, ...

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  22. EXTREMIST PLOTS

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Referring to the conflict in the north between the A.W.U. officials and the extremists, the Premier said yesterday that in his opinion the situation was ...

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  23. COCKATOO

    Representatives of the iron trades group waited on the Board of Control of Cockatoo island Dockyard, and discussed a number of matters regarding which an understanding was ...

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  24. NECKLET WORTH £625

    Last Friday it was reported to the police that a pearl necklet, valued at £625, had been lost in the city by Mrs. Davies, wife of Dr. Reginald Davies, of Macquarie Street. ...

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  25. WARDERS DISMISSED

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Discussing the dismissal of a number of temporary warders from St. Heleona prison, the Home Secretary said today that the Home Department had carried out ...

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  26. TO DEVELOP AUSTRALIA

    The Million Farms Campaign Committee is linking up in affiliation with the North Australian Railway and Development League. The latter organisation has its headquarters in ...

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  27. SMALL-ARMS FACTORY

    LITHGOW, Wednesday--Heavy overhead and supervision charges at the Small-arms Factory are claimed by ex-employees to be largely responsible for their dismissal, though it is ...

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  28. FLOWERS IN VAUCLUSE PARK

    Lovers of flowers should glory in the blooms now showing at Vaucluso House. This ancient place has othor attractions besides its historic associations; its garden and lawns are ...

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  30. FEDERAL SERVICE

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--When the hearing of the Public Service Clerical Association's application was resumed before the Federal Arbitrator to-day, Mr. Maher, appearing for ...

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  31. ON RATION LIST

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--in the City Police Court to-day. James Uprichard, of Red Hill, was charged with obtaining Governmont rations by false pretences on no fewer than nine ...

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  32. AERIAL MAILS

    LISMORE, Wednesday.--Mr. F. L. Roberts, a well-known aviator, is at present in Lismore to inltiate a financial scheme to enable him to tender for the contract for tho aerial mail ...

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  33. DE-HYDRATING SCHEME

    lNVERELL Wednesday.--For some time the fruitgrowers of the district have been agitating for some way of disposing of their surplus fruit. The situation has been so ...

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  34. EDWARD MUYBRIDGE

    Sir,--In your issuo of August 27, a paragraph speaks of the inventor of the zoopraxiscope as an American. He was born at Kingston on Thomas, the son ...

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  35. WHEATGROWERS' BALLOT

    BRISBANE, "Wednesday.--The result of the ballot of wheat farmers on the question of the continuance of the pool, without any financial responsibility on the part of the Government ...

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  36. OLD-AGE PENSIONER'S DEATH

    KEMPSEY, Wednesday-- An old-age pension or, named George Washington Colton, was found dead at Gladstone, in a paddock near his homo. A medical man certified death to be due to ...

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  37. NO WITHDRAWAL

    Replying to questions asked by Sir Allen Taylor relative to a series of articles in the press by Sir Thomas Henley on taxation and rents, the Lord Mayor referred to the ...

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  38. WHEAT POOL STATISTICS

    An adjustment of the State wheat pool statistics, rendered necessary by the duplication of returns from agents ot wheat received, shows that up to the 5th inst. 51,160,281 bushels had ...

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  39. ENGINE-DRIVER INJURED

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--John Brandt, 52, a railway locomotive driver, was taken to Newcastlo Hospital to-night suffering from a fractured skull and concussion of the brain. He ...

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  40. FISHERY LICENSES

    PERTH, Wednesday.--The Assembly passed the third reading of a bill to authorise the issue of exclusive licenses for turtle, tortoise, dugong, and trepang fisherios on the ...

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  41. VETERAN EX-MAYOR

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Mayor to-day presided over a meeting in the Town Hall in connection with the testimonial in recognition of the services renderod to the city and State ...

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  42. MUNICIPAL ECONOMY

    INVERELL, Wednesday.--A conference of representatives of the shires of Bannockburn and Macintyre and the inverell Town Council is to be held to consider the question of ...

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  43. BUSH WORKER INJURED

    KEMPSEY, Wednesday.--A man named Schier was brought into Kempsey from Eungal, and admitted into the district hospital, suffering from a fractured hack and other injuries. He ...

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  44. VIOLENT HAILSTORM

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by hall as big as bantam oggs, passed over Adelaide and district today, and flooded the streets. The hall broke ...

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  45. DEATH OF MR. C. WILLCOX

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Mr. Charles Willcox, a prominent citizen and business man, and formerly Mayor of Adelaide and a member of the Legislative Council, died to-day, aged ...

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  46. MILK FOR THE 'CITY.

    ALBION PARK.--Last week three block days were experienced by suppliers to the Dairy Farmers' Milk Company. Silence was preserved at the annual meeting of that company as ...

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  47. ELECTRICITY FOR LITHGOW

    LITHGOW, Wednesday.--The bank will not lend Lithgow Council the money to install the electric light in the central portion of the town until the special rate has been struck. The ...

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  48. CONTROL OF DEALERS

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--During the hearing of evidence before the Pillaging Commission recently, the need for control over second-hand shops was stressed. The commission made a ...

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  49. VETERAN SAILOR DEAD

    ORANGE, Wednesday.--The death has occurred of Mr. George Joseph Stewart (84), an old resident of the district. Deceased served the guns on board the Serpent in the Crimean ...

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  50. NEWTOWN SHOP ROBBED

    Thieves entered Mick Simmons' branch shop in KingStreet, Newtown, on Tuesday night, and stole money and postal notes to the valuo of £30 2s cd. Entrance was effected by forcing the ...

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  51. ARBITRATOR RESIGNS

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--Mr. J. A. M'Cullough has resigned his position as Labor member of the Arbitration Court. Ho refuses to mako a public statement of his reasons, ...

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