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  2. A HERO'S DEATH

    To those who look upon the boy scout movement with the humorous tolerance of age towards the imagingings and make[?] believes of youth, and to those who view ...

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  3. TO THE SOUTH POLE

    Captain Scott returned to London this week from Hull to complete his final arrangements for the sailing of the Terra Nova for New Zealand and the Antarctic. ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    At the inquest into the circumstances of the death of Thomas Agnew, at Glen Innes, a verdict of suicide was returned. The body of Agnew was found hanging from a tree. ...

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  5. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The Federal Attorney-General's Department has reported to the Minister of External Affairs (Mr. Batchelor) that it will not be inconsistent with the Northern ...

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  6. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.

    Colonel Foster (professor of military science at the Sydney University), addressing a large audience in the Wilson Hall of the Melbourne University last ...

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  7. WHAT THE WEST IMPORTS.

    In proposing the toast of the Ministry at the Chamber of Manufactures dinner last night the president (Mr. Haydon) said five millions was invested in ...

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  8. SPLENDOR AND GRIEF

    Amid scenes of Imperial splendor, with every token of a nation's grief, King Edward the Seventh, Emperor and Peacemaker, was gathered to his ancestors last ...

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  9. A HORSE IMPALED.

    Richard John Luck, a motorman in the employ of the Municipal Tramway Trust, was driving a horse atttached to a vehicle along ...

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  10. KILLED BY A FALLING TREE.

    John Madden, a young man, who resided at Dorrigo, was employed about a mile from the town, when a tree fell upon him. He was so terribly injured that he died shortly ...

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  11. MADAME CALVE.

    Madame Calve appeared in opera at the Princess Theatre on Saturday night, and the memory of one short excerpt from the fifth act of "Faust" will long remain with ...

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  12. A CALF ON THE TRAMLINE.

    On Saturday evening the passengers on a down car on the electric tram to Henley Beach were startled by a sudden jolt and the application of the emergency brakes, ...

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  13. FINANCE AND THE STATES.

    Referring to the decision of the Federal Government to propose to Parliament that 25/ per head of the population be paid to the States for the next ten years, the ...

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  14. ASCHE-BRAYTON COMPANY.

    Mr. Oscar Asche's farewell production, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," must be ranked as one of his greatest successes. It was staged at the Theatre Royal last night ...

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  15. THE SINEWS OE WAR.

    As the Federal Labor caucus has decided that the Naval Loan Act, which was passed by the Federal Parliament last year, shall be repealed, the Government will ...

    Article : 189 words
  16. A TRAGEDY AVERTED.

    A young man, whose name is unknown, had a narrow escape from being run over by the afternoon train from Horsham yesterday. The train, after a prolonged ...

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  17. A NEW STEAMER.

    Messrs. Huddart, Parker, & Co.'s new steamer Zealandia arrived in Hobson's Bay from Clyde Bank yesterday, and was greatly admired. ...

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  18. THROWN FROM A TRAP.

    An unpleasant experience befell Mr. O. W. Eime, a member of the board of management of the Blyth District Public Hospital on Wednesday night. Mr. Eime was ...

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  19. SOCIALISTS' CONFERENCE.

    The fourth annual conference of the Socialist Federation of Australasia was held yesterday. Mr. J. E. Greig, of Sydney, presided, and the delegates ...

    Article : 295 words
  20. "TOO MANY HOLIDAYS."

    Commenting on the observations made by the Chief Justice (Sir John Madden) that there were too many public holidays in Victoria, the Premier (Mr. Murray) ...

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  21. ON THE POSTAL INDEX.

    The Postmaster-General published in the "Government Gazette" yesterday orders prohibiting the delivery of correspondence to the director, "The Popular," 24, Rue ...

    Article : 104 words
  22. INSTRUCTIONAL OFFICERS.

    Nearly 500 applications have been received in Victoria for the 200 positions of instructional officers for the new defence system. The salary is £156 a year, with ...

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  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At the inquest on the body of Charles Spencer, 75 years of age, who was found hanging at his home at Darlington,a Verdict of suicide was returned. ...

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  24. AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT.

    Consequent on the heavy rains experienced at the beginning of the week the rivers and creeks have been running bankers, and on Tuesday evening Mr. J. R. ...

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  25. TRAINING JUNIOR CADETS.

    The Minister of Defence had some conversation on Saturday with Mr. Coneybeer (Minister of Education of South Australia) with reference to compulsory training of ...

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  26. A YOUTH DROWNED.

    Charles Izod, a youth, who resided at Coraki, was paddling along the river in a small dinghy, fell out, and failed to swim ashore. He called for assistance, but sank ...

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  27. TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS' EXAMINATION.

    The following candidates were successful at the examination, and have thereby qualified for appointment to the position of telegraph messenger at the places under which ...

    Article : 94 words
  28. AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEA TRADE.

    The official figures of the oversea trade of the Commonwealth for May show that in comparison with May, 1908, imports of merchandise increased by £232,073, and ...

    Article : 189 words
  29. SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    In connection with the reported drowning of Miss Annie De Manuel, 26 years of age, daughter of a well-known landholder of Bungowannah, it is stated that the young ...

    Article : 84 words
  30. THE AEROPLANE PRIZE

    Approval was given on Saturday by the Minister for Defence to the instructions which are to cover the trials for the prize of £5,000 for aeroplanes and flying ...

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  31. HORSE DOWN A HOLE.

    Mr. R. J. Carter, a butcher had the misfortune to lose a valuable grey mare in a peculiar manner on Tuesday. The animal was grazing, and stepped on a partly ...

    Article : 93 words
  32. SURVEY OF AUSTRALIA.

    In a letter requesting the Prime Minister to consider the desirableness of establishing a Federal department for geodetic, topographic, and the geological survey of ...

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  33. SUICIDE BY SHOOTING.

    An inquest has been held into the circumstances of the death of James Lees, a, station manager, 38 years of age, who was found with a bullet wound in the head in ...

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  34. THE WOLSELEY ACCIDENT.

    Porter George Dedman, who met with an accident while engaged in shunting operations at Wolseley on Friday, was brought to the Mount Gambier Hospital ...

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  35. SOMEONE TO BLAME.

    The inquest on the body of Thomas Parker, 43 years of age, a fireman, who died from injuries received by being run over by a truck at the Eveleigh railway yard, has ...

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  36. "PENSION NOT LESS THAN WAGE RATES."

    At the Socialists' Conference Mr. H. Holland (N.S.W.) moved, and Mr. Pope (Broken Hill) seconded, a motion that the conference should protest against the ...

    Article : 99 words
  37. THE WOOLWICH CASE.

    An application for the release on bail of Heath, the accused in the Woolwich mutilation case, was heard at the Police Court yesterday. Bail was allowed in two ...

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  38. PROSPECTIVE BRIDEGROOM MISSING.

    The banns have been published for the marriage of a young man, William Duncan, of Hobbs-street, Footscray, and a young woman, who has come from the ...

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  39. A CONSTABLE WOUNDED.

    A young constable, George Johnson, was wounded this morning in a most peculiar manner. He was in barracks, when another constable entered and threw his ...

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  40. A GHASTLY MISTAKE.

    A blunder was perpetrated at the expense of Mrs. J. Quigley, of 27, Somerset-street, Richmond on Friday last, when the body of a child who had expired at the ...

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  41. UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE.

    A meeting of the University Council was held on Friday afternoon, when there were present the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, Messrs. Murray[?] Chapple, Jacobe, S. Talbot Smith, and J. W. ...

    Article : 358 words
  42. CORONATION OATH.

    Steps are being taken with a view to obtaining an expression of opinion from the Federal Parliament in favor of an alteration in the declaration which is made by ...

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  43. BROKEN HILL.

    At the Congregational Church choir rehearsal last night Miss Lloyd was tendered a farewell social and presented with a silver-mounted hairbrush and a silver ...

    Article : 79 words
  44. THE ROAD TO RUIN.

    In sentencing George Bater at Auckland, to four years' imprisonment on Saturday for the embezzlement of £3,500 from Tonson, Garlick, & Co., Mr. Justice ...

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  45. DROWNED IN THE SWAN RIVER.

    The body of Percival Renou, a Perth commission agent, aged 70 years, who disappeared three weeks ago, has been found in the Swan River. It is thought that he ...

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  46. A FOOTBALLER INJURED.

    A young man, Bert Trembath, of East Moonta, met with a serious accident while playing football at Ardrossan yesterday in the match Ardrossan versus Moonta Mines ...

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  47. LARCENY AT AN HOTEL.

    In the Police Court yesterday Edward Arthur Lowe, a young man, for some time employed at tie Freemasons' Hotel, was charged with the larceny of ten cigars, four ...

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  48. THE NOTE ISSUE.

    If the Commonwealth Government make satisfactory progress with its most important financial measures the first issue of Australian notes will be made on ...

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  49. SUDDEN DEATH AT MOONTA.

    This afternoon an elderly man, Mr. Harry Temby, fell dead at his residence, Cross Roads. He had been in the street a few minutes earlier. Although the ...

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  50. IRISH BLIGHT.

    There are three spots in Victoria quarantined under the Vegetable Diseases Act in consequence of the appearance of Irish blight in potatoes. They are Fish Creek ...

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  51. BOYS UNDER ARREST.

    Two more boys were taken to the City Watchhouse on Saturday on criminal charges, while two others, who had been arrested at midnight on Thursday last and ...

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  52. WAGES OF BREADCARTERS.

    At a meeting of the Breadcarters' Union on Friday night the matter of an increase in the minimum rate of wages paid to breadcarters was discussed. The question ...

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  53. A DAUGHTER'S DEATH.

    In the case of Victoria Florence Williams, who died on June 16 in the Homœopathic Hospital, the coroner yesterday recorded a verdict of death from ...

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  54. RACING MEN UPSET.

    A motor car containing Sol Green, his two sons, Lynch, the well-known horse-trainer, and two other gentlemen got out of control when descending a hill at ...

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  55. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    An outbreak of diphtheria, accompanied by two deaths, has occurred at the infants' school. Claremont, and 16 children were found to be infected. ...

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  56. THE GREAT "DIRTY WOOD RING."

    Sir—The Premier stated that there were millions of tons of wood in the district which would be served by the proposed Willunga railway, and which could be ...

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  57. KILLED BY EXCITEMENT.

    Yesterday Edward Goulder, employed by J. Morris as barman at the Home from Home Hotel, attended the Bou[?]r races and backed the winner of the ...

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  58. SUICIDE AT 81.

    An old age pensioner named McIlready, aged 81, was found dead this morning with his head nearly severed from his body. It is not known why he took his life. ...

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  59. QUEENSLAND.

    The Queensland representative lacrosse team defeated the second team on Saturday by 13 to 5. The English Rugby League football team ...

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  60. SAVED IN SPITE OF HIMSELF.

    This morning, at the end of the St. Kilda pier, a young man, Ernest Ireland, was noticed to be divesting himself of his overcoat, coat, waistcoat, and hat, ...

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  61. A REMARKABLE ESCAPE.

    A marvellous escape took place at the railway crossing at Hamilton on Saturday about 8 p.m. Hector McDougall, of Buckley Swamp, in driving home in a buggy, ...

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  62. TWO LADS ESCAPE.

    Edward Tracey and Irving Carlisle, two lads, who on their arrest had admitted to Detective Jenkins with being perpetrators of a lengthy list of robberies, managed to ...

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  63. "WATERLOGGED BUTTER."

    A communication from a Melbourne firm enclosing extracts from a letter by some London wholesale butter buyers has been received by the Minister of Customs. It ...

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  64. DEFRAUDED BY TELEGRAM.

    Mrs. Douglas, wife of Captain Douglas, of the coastal schooner Grace Darling, was recently victimised to the extent of £20. On March 16 Mrs. Douglas, who lives at ...

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  65. TASMANIA.

    A third English amusement company has publicly stated that plans and specifications have been approved, and a new theatre is to be ready for opening in four months at ...

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  66. Advertising

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  67. KING EDWARD VII. STATUE FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 21 words
  68. A BURNING ACCIDENT.

    An elderly man, John Taylor, living at Gunbower Creek, narrowly escaped being burnt to death last night. He complained of feeling unwell, and went to bed, leaving ...

    Article : 101 words
  69. NEW ZEALAND.

    The no-license convention has formulated a demand for a special vote on Dominion prohibition, to be taken on the day of the general elections separately ...

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