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  2. COMMONWEALTH NEWS

    The Minister of Defence stated to-day that the Commonwealth Government had decided to purchase the training ship Sobran from the New South Wales ...

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  3. AUSTRALASIAN WIRES

    The Crown was not. ready to proceed when the case against Dr. Peacock, who is charged with wilful murder, was called on in the Criminal Court to-day. The ...

    Article : 58 words
  4. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    The Speaker (Mr. M'Donald) took the chair at 10.30 a.m. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. Sir John Forrest (W.A.) asked ...

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  5. THE WORKER

    A witness for the railway companies told the commission that they would prefer to face the strike than to remit the question of handling blackleg goods to ...

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  6. SOUTH AFRICA

    General Hertzog, in an emigration speech delivered at Ermelo, declared that when the collision came it would not be between Dutch and British, but between ...

    Article : 67 words
  7. STATEMENT BY MR. FISHER.

    The Prime Minister said to-day, after the House rose, that until the motion of want of c[?]dence had been disposed of Ministers would generally do routine ...

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  8. A VOCA W-P.L.

    Mr. G. F. Martin. selected Labour candidate for Franklin, gave an address at the Avoca Hall on Wednesday, and had a good hearing. Mr. J. Stanley, ...

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  9. FINED FOR CONTEMPT

    The Chief Justice to-day concluded the hearing of the charges of contempt of court against J. E. Davidson and T. Smart, editor and publisher respectively ...

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  10. UNJUSTIFIABLE STRIKE

    The printers' strike has collapsed, the union declaring it unjustifiable. ...

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  11. HERTZOG-STEYN COMBINE.

    Mr. Abe Bailey is returning to South Africa. , He seeks an entire Union Parliament, and in an, interview he accused Mr. Steyn of trying to cause a split ...

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  12. DEFENCE SYSTEM

    The Minister of Defence (Scnator Pearce) said to-day that the scheme for providing full medical services in connection with the defence system of the ...

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  13. MATHINNA W.P.L.

    A social in connection with the Workers' Political League was held at Mathinna on Wednesday night. The hall was nicely decorated by lady ...

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  14. STRIKE IN IRELAND

    Irish producers are much incensed against the strikers. Several Nationalist newspapers denounce the strike, and protest against ...

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  15. ARABI PASHA DEAD

    Arabi Pashi, who died yesterday, was interred quietly before his death became generally known. [Arabi .Pasha was the leader of the ...

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  16. INSPECTION OF IMMIGRANTS

    An indictment regarding laxity of inspection in the cases of immigrants was uttered before the Medical Congress to-day by Dr. A. Wallace Weiker. He ...

    Article : 120 words
  17. FURNITURE TRADES FEDERATION

    A very large and enthusiastic meeting of the Launceston branch of the above federation was held last night at the Workmen's Club. Mr. O. Daniels ...

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  18. MEDICAL CONGRESS

    This morning the various sections of the Medical Congress entered upon their final sittings. In the section of public health, a mass of evidence was ...

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  19. THE MEN SURPRISED.

    No body of men were more surprised than the members of the United Labourers[?] Union when they read to-day that the hours of work of those who ...

    Article : 67 words
  20. LANG-LESTER FIGHT

    In the Equity Court this morning, before Acting Justice Rich, the matter of Tommy Burns against Lester and others was mentioned. Burns, it will ...

    Article : 236 words
  21. INDUSTRIAL UNREST

    In his address at the ninth annual meeting of the Employers' Federation of New South Wales, the president (Mr. A. If. Moore) said:—"As regards industrial ...

    Article : 176 words
  22. WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT

    Lord Hugh Cecil has inaugurated a Welsh National Campaign against disestablishment. He says the case is one for the readjustment of the relations ...

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  23. TROUBLE IN SPAIN

    A mob at Gativa stoned the chasseurs, who fired, killing one and wounding several others. The general strike has collapsed. ...

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  24. CUSTOMS DUTY

    In the Supreme Court today the ease of the Minister for Customs versus the Australian Kodak Company for £20,040, penalty for the alleged evasion of ...

    Article : 135 words
  25. A TERRIBLE OUTRAGE.

    The details of the Cullera incident show that a judge and the Chief Constable were chased by the revolutionists. The former, aided by the Actuary, took ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. RECENT EXPLOSION

    Three more deaths have resulted from the explosion on the battleship Gloire. ...

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  27. THE TOSS OF A COIN

    An extraordinary case was heard at the Bendigo court to-day, when Edward George Longstaff was proceeded against by his wife, who desired that he should ...

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  28. TATTERSHALL CASTLE

    A milionaire bought Tattershall castle, near Boston, and is removing it for re-erection in the United States. This structure was built by Thmoas Cromwell ...

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  29. EIGHT HOURS

    Replying to a deputation representing all the trades unions in the state, asking for a statutory eight hours' day, the Premier said he agreed that public ...

    Article : 189 words
  30. INTERSTATE POLITICS

    In the House of Assembly Mr. Petrie had a motion on the notice paper ex- pressing the desirability of recognising the services of colonists of 50 years' or ...

    Article : 176 words
  31. IRISHTOWN

    When Tasmania was being opened up it was very evident the pioneers were particularly desirous that such a title as Irishtown should not be omitted, for ...

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  32. BOWLERS' CONFERENCE

    The interstate conference of, howlers was held to-day for the purpose of establishing an Australian bowling council. Mr. S. Nathan was in the chair, ...

    Article : 89 words
  33. ANARCHIST PLOT.

    A warship with 500 troops has arrived at Ferrol, where the authorities secured the details of a carefully-prepared anarchist plot, for which the strikes were ...

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  34. EMU BAY COUNCIL

    A special meeting of the Emu Bay council was held this afternoon, when a motion was carried unanimously, abolishing the recreation ground ...

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  35. WEIGHT LIFTING RECORD.

    At a weight-lifting demonstration yesterday, R. G. Shorthose, the well-known athlete, was successful' in establishing a world's 10st. weight-lifting record for ...

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  36. INCITING TO MURDER

    The Treasurer of the Brest Labour Exchange has been arrested on the charge of inciting to murder. ...

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  37. THE WEATHER

    With a crash, as of the simultaneous discharge of artillery batteries, a severe, albeit brief, thunderstorm broke over the city shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday. ...

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  38. SHEARERS' DISPUTE

    After a 60 days' hearing the shearers' case in the Federal Arbitration Court, before Justice Higgins, reached its close to-day. Justice Higgins intimated that ...

    Article : 62 words
  39. STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS

    The Board of Trade report on strikes and lockouts declares that over half a million of workers were affected in 1910, that number being the highest since 1893. ...

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  40. THE TIMBER INDUSTRY

    The employers in the timber industry held a meeting at the Imperial this evening. Mr. A. E. Risby presided. There were 60 present, representing the ...

    Article : 218 words
  41. THE BUILDING TRADE

    A conference consisting of Mr. White- head, of the Labour Bureau, as representing the Government; Mr. J. W. Swanson, president of the Master ...

    Article : 64 words
  42. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS

    In the House of Representatives to- day Sir John Forrest, on behalf of Mr. Dcakin, gave notice of motion—"That in the opinion of this house preference ...

    Article : 125 words
  43. ADVANTAGE OF BEING HARD UP.

    It was not the intention of the office boy to be swart, and luckily for him, his employer lid not take his answer as smart. The "bess" had forgotten his own penknife. and everybody else, it seemed, had ...

    Article : 114 words
  44. Advertising

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  45. PATENT ALL IMPROVEMENTS

    And retain their sale for yourself or your licensces. The Australian patent covers 4½, million people, all of whom may be your customers and be solely dependent ...

    Article : 56 words
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