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  2. COMMONWEALTH NEWS

    In the House of Representatives today Sir William Lyne (N.S.W.) asked if the schedule of rates under the land Tax Bill would be published in clear ...

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  3. STATE TELEGRAMS

    George Clement Horsley, carpenter, of Port Cygnet, has filed his schedule. His liabilities are £107 18s 10d. ...

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  4. AUSTRALASIAN WIRES

    The inquest conducted by the coroner into the death of Sydney Dauncey Wellington, who was killed in the Richmond railway disaster, was concluded to-day. ...

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  5. CORRESPONDENCE.

    W. R. Goyne (Oascado River). —We have no knowledge of the matter to which you refer, and cannot be expected to remember correspondence forwarded ...

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  6. AUSTRALASIAN WIRES

    Reuben Williams, aged 19, and Walter Murphy, employed by E. Wash at the Woolshed Valley sluicing claim, Woolshed, had a quarrel on Tuesday night. ...

    Article : 96 words
  7. COMMONWEALTH NEWS

    Senator Givens (Q.) resumed the debate on the Northern Territory Acceptance Bill. He favoured taking over the territory, but saw no reason for imposing ...

    Article : 249 words
  8. THE FIRE FIEND

    A four-roomed cottage, with a semidetached kitchen, belonging to Mr. Ernest Hall, was burned to the ground at 1 o'clock this morning. Mr. Hall says ...

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  9. SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY.

    Sir,—As a keen supporter of the Saturday afternoon movement, and do sirous of bringing it about speedily and at the same time without any friction, ...

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  10. PURCHASES OF PICTURES

    Further purchases have been made for the National Gallery under the condition of the Felton bequest. One is "Les Jaloux"' (the jealous ones), an ...

    Article : 108 words
  11. THE NEW SCALE.

    The net effect of the new scale of land tax now proposed (as compared with the schedule of rates) is to raise the tax all round. Instead of there being a ...

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  12. FEDERAL LAND TAX AND LOCAL OPTION.

    Sir,—My reason for penning the following is because I believe in a fair deal and justice to all. When the Local Option Bill was before the House of ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The Legislative Council met for the brief period of ten minutes, when several bills were received from the Assembly, read a first time, and an ...

    Article : 36 words
  14. COLLEGE OF DIVINITY

    Mr. Billson (Minister for Education), and Mr. J. Thompson (hon. member of the Ministry), have introduced into the Legislative Assembly a bill to provide for ...

    Article : 115 words
  15. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

    Mr. Hurst moved for a return showing:—(1) Number of passengers carried on the Western line for the last 12 months. (2) Number of passengers ...

    Article : 148 words
  16. THE REPRESENTATIVES

    The new member for Kooyong (Sir Robert Best) was introduced by Mr. Deakin and Sir John Forrest and sworn in and took his seat, amid cheers, on the ...

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  17. THE FISHING SEASON.

    Sir,—Now that the fishing season is drawing near, I would ask why we cannot have a 5s license. In many cases, or the majority, people cannot pay more ...

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  18. SLAUGHTERING DISPUTE

    The slaughtermen and their employees engaged in the meat export trade are at variance over the rates of pay, and several other matters in respect to the ...

    Article : 120 words
  19. THE NOTICE PAPER

    Mr. Baklhap, to ask the Minister for Lands (1) has he received any request from any public body in the north-east of this state for a report from Mr. ...

    Article : 327 words
  20. UNJUST OLASS TAX.

    In the course of the address of the president of the Pastoralists' Union of Southern Riverina (Mr. J. A. Campbell) on the proposed federal graduated land ...

    Article : 464 words
  21. LATE MINING

    A fair amount of business was transacted in the gold section to-day, and prices generally were satisfactory. The pace was made pretty fast by the ...

    Article : 209 words
  22. LOCAL OPTION.

    Sir,—Mr. Howroyd tickles me. If he were a Scotchman I would say, "Stop your ticklin', Jock!" He give me all along the line credit for more than I ...

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  23. SHEEP RETURNS

    The number of sheep in the Dominion to the end of April was estimated at 23,792,947, an increase of 312,240. ...

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  24. COMMONWEALTH NEWS

    At midnight the sitting of the Senate was suspended until a quarter to one. Senator Keating's amendment to provide is special payment of £75,000 to ...

    Article : 198 words
  25. BILLIARDS

    Roberts obtained an easy victory over Lindrum in his concluding match. At the afternoon session Roberts carried his unfinished break of 76 to 218, and also ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. COUNTRY COURTS

    At the Oatlands Police Court on Thursday, before the Warden and Dr. Jones and Mr. J. C. Lord, J'sP., the superintendent of police, on behalf of ...

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  27. TRAMWAY STRIKE

    Violent scenes occurred in the Assembly last night in connection with the tramway trouble. As a result of the criticisms of ...

    Article : 249 words
  28. I.O.O.F.

    On Tuesday evening the Loyal Cornwall Lodge. No, 1, held its usual fort nightly meeting, N.G. Bro. Tom Rankin presiding. Several candidates for ...

    Article : 154 words
  29. A PEACE DISTURBER.

    At the Police Court, Waratah, yesterday, before Messrs. Millen, Montgomery, and M'Creery, Js.P., Chas. Stanton was found guilty of disturbing the peace, and ...

    Article : 39 words
  30. LABOUR MEMBERS PERTURBED.

    There was marked perturbation among the Labour members in the House of Representatives to-day, when the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) ...

    Article : 444 words
  31. LONDON OFFICES

    In connection with the proposal that the states should co-operate with the Commonwealth in establishing London offices for the various Australian ...

    Article : 105 words
  32. BURNIE.

    Yesterday Walter Tighe was fined 2s 6d, costs remitted for using insulting words in Marine Terrace on the 18th inst. ...

    Article : 20 words
  33. SIX MONTH'S SENTENCE.

    At Devonport Police Court yesterday Thomas Herbert, alias Turner. was sentenced to six months on a charge of living on the proceeds of immorality. ...

    Article : 57 words
  34. OLD-AGE PENSIONS

    Tables relating to the administrative expenses of the Old-Age Pension Act during the first year of federal control were presented to Parliament to-day by ...

    Article : 78 words
  35. LEFROY.

    Mr. Davis, school inspector, has paid a visit to the Piper and Lefroy schools. Mr. C. Pontice, employed by air. Barrett, butcher, met with a nasty accident ...

    Article : 202 words
  36. FRANKLIN VILLAGE.

    On Wednesday Franklin Village was enlivened by a concert and faree in aid of the local club funds, in which several Launceston ladies and gentlemen ...

    Article : 138 words
  37. Advertising

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  38. BROACHING CARGO

    Four members of the crew of the Kia Ora—Barter (fourth officer), Mill (boatswain), Guest and Kerrick (seamen)—pleaded guilty to broaching the ...

    Article : 66 words
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