Telegraphic communication between Pekin and Chang-she has been restored and the foreigners at the latter city are reported to be safe. ...
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Article : 374 wordsIt is understood that a Naval College will be established at Buccaneer Bay, Port Hacking about 20 miles to the South of Sydney. This site will enable the authorities ...
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Article : 48 wordsThe "Reichspost," the mouthpiece of the heir to the Throne, states:—"Military circles here endorse the German newspaper complaints that Austria has latterly shown ...
Article : 57 wordsAn explosion of gas in the Loannd Colliery at Cambois, in Northumberland, yesterday resulted in four men being severely burned and two others being slightly burned. ...
Article : 36 wordsIt is officially announced that the Kaiser has invited the Italian Ambassador to confer with him concerning the political situation. The Ambassador's intended interview with ...
Article : 41 wordsThe trial of Dr. Samuel Peacock, on a charge of the murder of Mary Margaret Davies at his private hospital on August 22, was begun in the Criminal Court to-day. ...
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Article : 283 wordsSome months ago Miss Malecka, an English subject of Russian parentage, was arrested at Warsaw on a charge of having been concerned in revolutionary proceedings, and ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. G. Lansbury, M.P. (Labour) addressing a meeting at Bradford yesterday, said that, despite Mr. Lloyd-George, if the Liberals, Tories, Labourites, and Nationalists ...
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Article : 193 wordsBetween 30 and 40 men employed by the Mt. Lyell Company, at its superphosphate works at Yarraville, had to be paid off this evening. This was brought about by the ...
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Article : 46 wordsThe Coronation Gala performance in, His Majesty's Theatre realised £4,650, which will be utilised as the nucleus of the King George Pension Fund for Actors. ...
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Family Notices : 118 wordsA fire broke out early this morning in a six-storey brick warehouse in Clarence-street. When the alarm was given, the fire had a strong hold, and the building was gutted., ...
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Article : 31 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) referred to-day to Lord Dudley's speech at Kidderminister, which was published in this morning's cables, as very thoughtful, and as ...
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Article : 123 wordsOn Friday next a special number of the "Western Mail" dealing with the Royal Agricultural Show will be published. It will consist of 24 pages of illustrations and 52 ...
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Article : 140 wordsReplying to a Labour deputation to-day, the Minister for Labour (Mr. Miller) spoke against the attempts to bring boarding-houses under the operation of the Shops and ...
Article : 133 wordsThis morning two permanent-way men were riding on a railway tricycle between Gawler and Roseworthy, when they were overtaken by a locomotive. One of the men ...
Article : 56 wordsAt the conclusion of its inquiry to-day the Marine Court found that the recent collision in the Darling Harbour between the French mail steamer Nera and the Union ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 17 Oct 1911, Page 7
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