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  2. CITY LIGHTING.

    A special meeting of the Perth City Council was held yesterday afternoon to consider the applications for the position of general manager of the electricity and ...

    Article : 1,441 words
  3. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    The member for Murchison (Mr. J. B. Holman) has forwarded to the Minister for Mines some interesting correspondence regarding the unemployed difficulty as it ...

    Article : 846 words
  4. MELBOURNE EXPRESS COLLISION.

    At Binalong to-day further evidence was heard by the District Coroner (Mr. Butler, P.M.) and jury in relation to the death of Robert John Thomas, the victim of the ...

    Article : 406 words
  5. FREMANTLE FIRES.

    At the meeting of the Fire Brigades Board yesterday references were made to the recent fires in Fremantle. The chief officer (Mr. Lapsley) reported as ...

    Article : 812 words
  6. ILL-TREATING A RACEHORSE.

    An interesting case relating to the condition of the horse Flute Player after the finish of the Hurdle Race at City Tattersall's Meeting at Randwick on April 17, ...

    Article : 369 words
  7. SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL.

    Last night in St. George's Hall the local branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society held its annual meeting, the Governor (Sir Harry Barron) presiding. With him, ...

    Article : 973 words
  8. SUMMER STREET CROSSING.

    At the meeting of the City Council yesterday Cr. Ledger, having secured the su-spension of the standing orders, drew attention to the fact that the Railway ...

    Article : 565 words
  9. SOUTH-WEST AGRICULTURE.

    The following report dealing with the agricultural conditions in the South-West during last month, based upon the reports of meteorological observers in the various ...

    Article : 305 words
  10. SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

    The Sydney wool sales were to have been resumed to-day after the Easter recess, but have been postponed indefintely on account of a dispute between the brokers and the ...

    Article : 295 words
  11. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,121 words
  12. INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE ACT.

    At the Perth Local Court yesterday, Mr. A. S. Canning, P.M. was engaged all day hearing applications by farmers for relief from their wheat contracts, entered into ...

    Article : 832 words
  13. QUEENSLAND AND FIJI BANANAS.

    Mr. James Davies, of Melbourne, who had been on a visit to the fruit districts on the North Coast, said to-day that the growers had been cutting their fruit too ...

    Article : 220 words
  14. THE PEOPLE'S PLEASURE.

    The official opening to-night by his Excellency the Governor and Lady Barron of the Palais de Danse, formerly known as the Tivoli Theatre, in Hay-street, promises ...

    Article : 935 words
  15. MELBOURNE EIGHT-HOURS DAY.

    The Eight Hours Day procession to-day was smaller than that of last year of the year before. The country cannot be smitten by drought and engaed in war ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    That the revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas by J. C. Williamsons's fine company is immensely popular was proved last night, when the second performance of ...

    Article : 682 words
  17. AGRICULTURAL RAILWAYS.

    The Minister for Lands (Mr. Johnson) journeyed to Brookton to-day by motor with the object of attending a reception social in the evening and officially opening ...

    Article : 727 words
  18. FEDERAL RAILWAYS.

    "I notice that the Minister for External Affairs is reported to have suggested that the line to the Queensland border, presumably connecting with, one of our railways, ...

    Article : 200 words
  19. PERSONAL.

    According to a telegram received by the Acting Premier from Melbourne, the Premier, who is now in the Eastern States, is suffering from influenza. ...

    Article : 303 words
  20. ILLIICIT TRAFFIC IN GOLD.

    This morning George Hughes, the owner of the Golden Zone mine, who was convicted on Saturday on a charge of having been in possession, on- April 5, of gold ...

    Article : 223 words
  21. NORTH-WEST SENSATION.

    The Coroner's inquest concerning the deaths of several aborigines which were responsible for some amount of sensation at the beginning of the month, and in ...

    Article : 160 words
  22. Advertising

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    Advertising : 236 words
  23. NECESSARY COMMODITIES.

    The Master Bakers' Association has written to the Necessary Commodities Commission announcing its intention to raise the price of bread as form May 5. The ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. THE LAW COURTS.

    Nisi Prius.—At 10.30 a.m., in No. 1 Court, before the Chief Justice:—W. W. Mitchell and W. O. Wilson and another: motion for judgment. ...

    Article : 115 words
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    The eldest son of the Archbishop of Armagh, Major Barton Crozier, of the Royal Artillery, has been in the fighting line for some time with his regiment ; and ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. SOCIAL.

    The engagement is announced of Mr. L. Andrews and Miss Beatrice Nicholas, second daughter of Captain and Mrs. Nicholas, of Claremont. ...

    Article : 24 words
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    Mr. D. A. Cossar, chemist, Hawthorn, Melbourne, was, at the last meeting of the council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia, elected president of that body ...

    Article : 30 words
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