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  2. FEDERAL ELECTION.

    The result of the poll for the election of three Senators for New South Wales was officially declared at noon to-day by Mr. McLaren, the Commonwealth Electoral ...

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  3. CYCLIST WHO WAS IMPALED.

    The terrible accident by which William Francis Hubert Bosford. 18 years, lost his life was the subject of an inquest to-day. The deceased, who lived at Union-road, ...

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  4. THE DEFENCE FORCES.

    The Victorian Military Commandant (Colonel Stanley) has forwarded to the Minister of Defence a report in reply to newspaper criticism that the artillery camp ...

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  5. LONDON TABLE TALE.

    According to the "Turquie," the mysterious reason for the departure of the exSultan's harem from Salonika was in reality entirely different from any hitherto given. ...

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  6. THE KING'S LAST ILLNESS.

    An oficial report on the King's fatal illness, signed by Sir Francis Laking, Sir James Reid, and Sir Richard Douglas Powell, his Majesty's ...

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  7. LODGE OFFICIAL IN TROUBLE.

    Harry Edwin Haddon, for whose arrest a warrant was issued at Outtrim, was arrested at Jetho on Wednesday. For the past month Haddon has been wanted by ...

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  8. A BOY HURT.

    Reginald Hawker, aged 13, met with an accident in Rundle-street about 11 a.m. on Thursday. A horse and trolly belonging to Messrs. Graves & Co. was standing close ...

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  9. EMPIRE DAY.

    The Minister of Education has decided that in consequence of the death of the King the Empire Day celebrations, excepting the special morning programme in the ...

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  10. THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL.

    His Excellency the Governor received a telegram from Lord Dudley on Thursday [?]tating that the funeral of the King would take place on Friday next. ...

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  11. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

    The Executive decided to-day that all justices of the peace will have to be resworn in consequence of the accession of the new King. The payment of all fees ...

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  12. KILLED BY A FALL OF EARTH.

    Walter Dack, underground manager at the Red. White, and Blue mine, Bendigo, was buried by a fall of earth to-day. In his daily round of inspection he ...

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  13. HOW THE VICTORIANS VOTED.

    Now that the Federal election returns are completed as far as Victoria is concerned, it is possible to ascertain accurately the percentage of persons who recorded ...

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  14. IN THE WEST.

    A letter, issued by the private secretary of the Governor, states:—"Expressions of condolence and sympathy for the Royal Family on the death of the King have been ...

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  15. CLAIM FOR £20,000.

    Another of the numerous side issues connected with the action of Varawa versus the Howard Smith Company, was before Mr. Justice a'Beckett, sitting in Chambers ...

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  16. "ANCIENT LIGHTS."

    Mr. Justice Hood delivered judgment in the First Civil Court to-day in the action referring to the "Ancient Lights," which it was alleged had been blocked by modern ...

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  17. NEXT IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) will attend the next Imperial Conference, which is to be held in England during the recess of next year. It is probable that ...

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  18. PORT ADELAIDE'S TRIBUTE.

    The members of the Port Adelaide City Council on Thursday evening marked their sense of regret at the death of King Edward VII. by adjourning for 15 minutes. ...

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  19. RUN OVER BY THE ADELAIDE EXPRESS.

    A serious accident occurred at Ararat last night shortly after the arrival of the Adelaide express. A young man named Lewis attempted to board the train while ...

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  20. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At the inqnest on, the body of S. J. Thorburn, teller of the Commercial Bank, Coonamble, a verdict of death from a shot wound self-inflicted was returned. The ...

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  21. THE REVOLVER WENT OFF.

    Joseph Barnes. 25, a blacksmith walked into the Sydney Hospital shortly after midday to-day. He said he had been handling a revolver, which went off, and he was ...

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  22. DISCOVERY OF COPPER.

    A stir Was created amongst the officials of the State coal mine to-day when it became known that a discovery of copper ore had been made close to the State ...

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  23. FEDERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The Prime Minister has received through the Governor-General a communication from the Secretary of State for the Colonies containing the official announcement ...

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  24. CUT HIS THROAT.

    An inquest has been held at Liverpool into the circumstances of the death of Edward Burton a bricklayer, who was found dead at his residence with a gash in ...

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  25. ST. PETERS PARLIAMENT.

    At the meeting of the St. Peters Parliament on Wednesday evening, the speaker (Mr. R. E. E. Rogers), in the chair, sympathetic speeches were made by the ...

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  26. A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS.

    Three accidents occurred here last week. On Sunday night Mr. Hancock, of Snowtown, was riding towards Balaklava, when his horse fell with him. ...

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  27. STATE POULTRY FARM.

    The State Government intend to establish a poultry farm at Burnley during the new financial year. If Parliament votes the sum required, provision is to be made ...

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  28. WHAT A SPLINTER CAUSED.

    The death has occurred at Nulla Mountain of William Frost under strange circumstances. Ten days previous to death he ran a splinter into his finger while at ...

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  29. FATE OF TWO LOVERS.

    The circumstances concerning the death of Elsie Mary Grenfell, a young woman, who had been employed as a waitress at a wine cafe in Lonsdle-street, and who ...

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  30. TAXI-CAB COMPANY SUED.

    An action was begun in the County Court to-day in which £2,000 damages was sought for injuries received by the plaintiff owing to a collision between a taxi-cab ...

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  31. FRACTURED SPINE.

    A verdict of accidental death was returned at Bathurst, at the inquest on the body of James Connor, who died as the result of injuries received in a vehicle ...

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  32. TELEGRAPHISTS' CRAMP.

    At the present time the Postal Department provides necographs and pendographs to enable telegraph operators who suffer from telegraphists' cramp to work ...

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  33. YACHTSMEN'S CONDOLENCES.

    The Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron (Mr. F. V. Sanderson), at meeting of the body on Thursday evening, spoke of the death of the King. In his ...

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  34. COUNCIL'S PROFIT ON GAS.

    The people of Bathurst get gas from the municipal works at 3/ per 1,000 cubic feet, which is cheaper than any other town in Australia. According to the Government ...

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  35. ARRANGEMENTS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Government have decided to declare [?]ay 20 a bank holiday and day of general [?]ourning. Religious bodies are invited to hold memorial services, and 68 minute ...

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  36. NEW ZEALAND.

    News from Tahi[?]i to-day states that the Governor of French Oceana has renewed the contract with the Spreckels line for the carriage of mails between Papeete and San ...

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  37. CRUSHED BY A TRUCK.

    George Fishlock, a laborer employed at the electrolytic works, Port Kembla, had his head badly crushed between a railway truck and a weighbridge. He is in a ...

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  38. MR. FISHER ON TIPS.

    With regard to the references to tips in the marine stewards' case, Mr. Fisher (Prime Minister) remarked to-day that he had no official views whatever on tips. ...

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  39. THE KING'S OATH.

    Sir—Mr. Redmond's motion in the House of Commons to rescind certain offensive references to Catholics in the Coronation oath will have the heartiest support of ...

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  40. BANK EMPLOYES DEATH.

    James Haslet, 68 years of age, an old employe of the Queensland National Bank, was found dead at the bank to-day. Presumably he died from heart failure. ...

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  41. SYDNEY CHINESE.

    The Chinese merchants of Sydney have made an indignant repudiation of any plot having been arranged for the assassination of the Rev. J. Young Wai, as stated at the ...

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  42. SHORTAGE OF BRICKLAYERS.

    Mr. Jones, one of the contractors for the erection of the small arms factory at Lithgow, is experiencing great difficulty in getting bricklayers. He could give 60 a ...

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  43. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    The annual meeting of the Rugby Union was held to-day. The Chairman said the sending of a New Zealand team to Australia this year was to counteract the ...

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  44. A BROKEN COLLAR-BONE.

    E. Harrison, son of Mr. J. W. Harrison, had the misfortune to break his collarbone in a very simple manner. He was sitting on a stool and fed off, with the ...

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  45. DOCTOR'S SON DISAPPEARS.

    Vernon Harcourt, son of Dr. Harcourt, a lady physician, who practised in Sydney, has been miling since April 18. The lad, who is 16 years of age, had passed the ...

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  46. A SMASH ON GERMANTOWN HILL.

    On Tuesday night, at 11 o clock, a horse fully harn[?]ssed and with broken shafts dangling from the tugs, was found standing outside Bennett's Hotel, Hahndorf. ...

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  47. SWEARING IN OFFICIALS.

    His Excellency the Governor was re[?]orn in at the meeting of the Executive Council on Thursday. The Master of the Supreme Court (Mr. A. Buchanan) ...

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  48. QUEER DIVORCE CASE.

    A curious divorce suit was heard before Mr. Justice Cussen to-day, the petitioner being Elinor Florence Gillenders (27), of Bar-street, Brighton, and the respondent ...

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  49. QUEENSLAND.

    The amount of business under the Workers' Dwellings Act is far short of what was anticipated, the number of applications for loans for building being ...

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  50. BEOKEN HILL.

    It is reported that the Combined Unions have purchased the block of buildings in Argent-street, known as Tramway Buildings, for the purpose of a central bakery ...

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  51. VICTORIA.

    A deputation representing 15 of the leading friendly societies of Victoria asked the Treasurer (Mr. Watt) yesterday that the proposed friendly societies' stock to be ...

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  52. SCARCITY OF LABOR.

    Mr. W. Nulty, ex-president of the A.M.A., has taken exception to a statement made by Mr. Hogan, chairman of the Junction North directors, at a meeting of ...

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  53. ACCIDENTS AT TAILEM BEND.

    On Monday afternoon Mr. E. Norman had the misfortune to have his trap considerably broken through the horse bolting. Mr. Norman had just alighted and ...

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  54. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED.

    The Executive to-day considered the case of the aboriginal, Dick Normanton, who was sentenced to death for murder at Chinchilla. It was decided to commute the ...

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  55. THE NEXT CENSUS.

    A conference will shortly be held in Melbourne between the Federal statistician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) and the statisticians of the several States regarding the ...

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  56. INCREASED RAILWAY REVENUE.

    The railway revenue from July 1, 1909, to April 30 totalled £3,783,170, an increase of £196,383 on the amount recorded for the same term in the previous year. ...

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  57. CALIFORNIAN FOOTBALLERS.

    With reference to a private cablegram to the effect that the team of Californian footballers would play their first match in Brisbane, on June 11, the officials of the ...

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  58. MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE.

    Additional messages of condolence were received by his Excellency the Governor on Thursday from the following:— Municipal Tramways Trust. ...

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  59. THE STATE'S GOLD YIELD.

    The yield of gold for April was 39,317 oz. gross, or 36,875 oz. fine, valued at £156,630. Compared with the amount won during April of last year, a decrease of 16,433 oz. ...

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  60. A ROAD RACE.

    The League of Wheelmen yesterday afternoon conducted a road race over 16 miles, starting from the South Australian Hotel, where a large number of supporters ...

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  61. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The surveyors cannot keep pace with the rapid land settlement. Already 150,000 acres of classified land in the Avon, Nelson, Williams, Ninghan, and Victoria districts ...

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  62. ACTION AGAINST COAL COMPANIES.

    The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes), who has been in Sydney for some day. has now been joined by the secretary to the Law Department Mr. R. R. ...

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  63. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

    During the quarter ended March 31 the births in Victoria totalled 7,749, an increase of 333 as compared with the number in the corresponding period of last year. ...

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  64. ALLEGED VALUELESS CHEQUE.

    John Mitchell, a young man, of respectable appearance was charged at the Police Court to-day with obtaining £3 5/ from Alice Peter at Wilcannia by means of a ...

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  65. A FLOURISHING FIRM.

    A very active and leading industry, an[?] one which is giving South Australia a big inter-State reputation, is undoubtedly that of vinegrowing, Everybody ...

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  66. THE FEDERAL HOUSES.

    The President of the Senate (Sir Albert [?]ould) had an interview to-day with the Prime Minister in regard to the draping of the Federal Parliament Houses. ...

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  67. A RACING DISPUTE.

    At the Local Court on Thursday morning a case which formed a sequel to the Grand National Steeplechase last year, was called on. A jockey, Alfred ...

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  68. RAILWAY WORKSHOPS BUSY.

    Nearly 2,700 men are working at the Newport workshops in day and night shifts to meet the abnormal demands for new rolling stock. The workshops have ...

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  69. CHARGE OF STEALING.

    Horace Ritchie, a hairdresser, was charged at the the Police Court to-day with stealing 14/3, the property of John Nicholas. The accused was remanded, ...

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  70. RONALD-HARPER CASE.

    The hearing of the charges of subornation of perjurv preferred against Patrick Hill, arising out of the well-known Ronald versus Harper slander action, was continued ...

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  71. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    A driver of a trolly, which was laden with boxes, and drawn by two horses, attempted to cross the railway line in St. Vincent-street, Port Adelaide, on Thursday ...

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  72. AN OLD BUSHRANGER.

    John Dermody, Captain Moonlight's lieutenant, was before the Ballarat East Court again to-day, charged with having resisted the police and having been drunk. ...

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  73. SUPPOSED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    To-night a man was found lying upon the bank of Saltwater River, bleeding profusely from wounds in his throat, supposed to have been self-inflicted. The ...

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  74. KING EDWARD AND MISSIONS.

    Speaking of the death of the King at the annual meeting of the Adelaide Diocesan Missionary Association in Adelaide on Thursday evening, the Bishop of Adelaide ...

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  75. ANOTHER CYCLE TRACK.

    During the winter months cyclists have had a somewhat bad time in travelling to the western suburbs along the Henley Bea[?]-road. Some time ago the northern ...

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  76. A MOTOR SMASH.

    A collision which occurred in Bourkeroad, Kew, to-day resulted in the capsize of a motor car and the injury of its two occucupants. A laundry van was being driven ...

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  77. TASMANIA.

    Mr. W. Dickson, the Commissioner appointed to enquire into the Brantho[?] railway land transactions, waited on the Governor this afternoon and presented his ...

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