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  2. VICTORIA.

    Messrs. John Sanderson & Co. to-day received cable advice of the arrival at London of the P. & O. branch service liner Commonwealth on Thursday. ...

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  3. BAKERS ON STRIKE.

    An extraordinary state of things prevails in the baking trade on the Barner. The efforts of the combined unions to fix the price of bread at a figure which will enable ...

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  4. A RUNAWAY TRAIN.

    A sensational runaway occurred to-day on the Gellong and Ballarat railway line. A goods train had reached Elaine station, where shunting operations had to be carried ...

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  5. THE REDHILL STRIKE.

    The secretary of the U.L.U. (Mr. J. Smith) has received a telegram from Redhill to the effect that there are 40 men on strike there and eight at work. The men ...

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  6. A SCAFFOLDING FATALITY.

    The City Coroner (Dr. Ramsay Smith) conducted an equiry at the Adelaide Police Court on Friday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the death of Alfred ...

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  7. MOVEMENTS OF UNION OFFICIALS.

    The secretary of the Agricultural Implement Machinery and Ironworkers' Assistants' Association (Mr. A. F. Block), who has been in Melbourne during the last ...

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  8. EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION.

    Mr. R. S. Walpole has suggested to the executive of the Employers' Federation that he shold be allowed to tender his resignation as secretary on the ground of ...

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  9. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    About 1,200 men are now employed in railway construction in different parts of the State. ...

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  10. SIMPSON'S LATE STRIKE.

    When interviewed on Friday Mr. A. F. Block said in Melbourne he had held conferences with the Bedstead and Fender Employes' Union, the Tinsmiths' Society, the ...

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  11. EIGHT HOURS AND CHARITY.

    A balance-sheet issued by the Eight Hours Committee for 1909-10 shows that £1,831 is available for distribution amongst charities, or about £100 more than in the ...

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  12. WOODEN PIPES.

    The New South Wales Water and Sewerage Board resolved yesterday to comply with the application of the Canley Vale progress association that the contemplated ...

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  13. EARTH TREMORS.

    The seismograph at the Melbourne Observatory shows that a severe earthquake shock was recorded on August 21. There were preliminary tremors at 3 hr. 46 min. ...

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  14. RURAL WORKERS.

    The Farm Workers' Union propose to move the Arbitration Court for an award on a schedule providing the following wages:—Ploughmen and drill-drivers, 9/ a ...

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  15. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Wah Lee, a young Chinese cabinetmaker, who was admitted to the Sydney Hospital, was found to be suffering from concussion of the brain. It is started that the ...

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  16. THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.

    The work of revising the rules of football was resumed to-night at a special meeting of the Victorian Football League. Various proposals were put forward to ...

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  17. BLACKSMITHS AND FORGEMEN.

    Mr. F. W. Lewis presided over a largelyattended meeting of the Blacksmiths' and Forgemen's Union at the Trades Hall on Friday night. Four new members were ...

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  18. A DRIVER KILLED.

    John Clarke, 39 years of age, driver of a milk cart, has died, in the hospital as the result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. He was sitting in a cart at ...

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  19. THE PASTORAL INDUSTRY.

    The annual meeting of the Pastoralist[?] Union of Southern Riverina was held today. The report stated that in view of the failure of the recent conference with ...

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  20. CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED.

    K. Heath, five years of age, who resides at Beulahdelah with his parents, has been the victim of a serious accident. His brother was felling a tree, which pinned the ...

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  21. THE ENGINEERING TRADE.

    A meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers was held at the Rechabite Hall on Friday night. There was a very large attendance. The new demand made ...

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  22. ACCIDENTS AT CUMMINS.

    A few days ago Mr. W. Farm [?] put his kneepcap out of place by slipping on the ground while yarding some horses. His wife drove him to Cumming to catch the ...

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  23. A SEVERE ORDEAL.

    E. Fackerell, who resides near Murwillumbah, was trimming a springboard with an adze, when he struck his foot, nearly severing it. The young man crawled two ...

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  24. ORGANISING WOMEN WORKERS.

    The Woman Employes' Mutual Association, which was formed in 1906, has the matter of organising all women workers in hand, and is making rapid strides in ...

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  25. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.

    The military authorities announced today that before volunteers can be made militianmen they must pass the prescribed medical tests. It is therefore anticipated ...

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  26. DRAGGED BY A HORSE.

    A very sad accident happened last week to Walter Ledgard, in the employ of Mr. Fred Seroops. He was leading two horses, one a young colt, with a very long rope, ...

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  27. A GAMING HOUSE.

    Mrs. Caroline Barron was yesterday fined £25 and costs or three months in gaol on a charge of being the keeper of gaming premises in Surry Hills. Six persons ...

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  28. NEW ZEALAND.

    The ladies golf championship of New Zealand was won by Miss Collins, of Wellington, who beat Miss Wray, of Manawatu, in the final 6 up 4 to play. ...

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  29. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    An application was made to Mr. Clarke, S.M., in the Central Court to-day to review a decision with reference to the granting of bail to Ellonar Brown, at ...

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  30. LETTERPRESS PRINTERS.

    There was a big meeting of the Letter[?] Printers, Machin[?]ts, and Stereotypers' Association at the Trades Hall on Friday night. The question of arranging ...

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  31. NORWOOD TRAM ACCIDENT.

    When enquiry was made at the Hospital on Friday it was ascertained that B[?]yan Devitt, aged 10, who was knocked down by a tram on the Norwood Parade on ...

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  32. SILVERTON TRAMWAY COMPANY.

    At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Silverton Tramway Company to-day Mr. D. McBride (chairman) said the total tonnage carried during the six months ...

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  33. UTILISING PRISON LABOR.

    In the Legislative Council to-day the Minister of Justice said his proposal for employing prison labor in preparing land now worthless for occupation by dairy ...

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  34. QUEENSLAND.

    At the Police Court a woman was fined £10 and costs for adopting a child for reward, she not being registered for the purpose. ...

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  35. CHILD FATALLY BURNT.

    A burning fatality occurred at Bolivia. The four-year-old daughter of James Dwyer, jun., was playing near a fire in a paddock, when her clothes caught alight. ...

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  36. WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

    A strong deputation, representing the New Zealand Federation of Labor, waited on the Prime Minister to-day and pointed out the hardships caused in ...

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  37. THE LEATHER TRADE.

    On Friday night, at Bricknell's Cafe, a conference was held between the representatives of the employers and employes in the [?] industry[?] Messrs. J. M. R[?] ...

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  38. A WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH.

    Mrs. James Bugg died this morning at Bolivia from burns occasioned while burning a heap of rubbish in a paddock with the object of dispatching a snake which ...

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  39. LASCAR FIREMAN'S DEATH.

    Mr. A. A. Pearce held an inquest to-day on the body of one of the lascar fireman aboard the steamer Clan Buchanan. His name was A[?]tholl[?], and he was a native ...

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  40. SYDNEY SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

    In connection with the Sydney slaughterm[?] strike, the secretary of the Federated Butchers' Union (Hon. A. W. Styles, [?]. L. C.) has received the following letter ...

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  41. UNIFORM RAILWAY GAUGE.

    It has always been urged that transcontinental railways are needed for defence purposes. Having in view that fact the Minister of Home Affairs recognises the ...

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  42. THE CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

    At the Criminal Sittings to-day the Chief Justice presiding. Charles Judah, for unlawfully wounding a woman, was sentenced to ten years' hard labor. James Wedge ...

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  43. AUSTRALIA IN LONDON.

    The Minister of External Affairs has received a communication from the Queensland Government with reference to a question addressed to the several States as ...

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  44. MR. PETER BOWLING.

    The Miners' Federation has decided to invite Mr. Peter Bowling to visit New Zealand as soon as he is liberated from prison, and also to bring Mrs. Bowling as ...

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  45. A SUB-ARTESIAN BORE.

    The ceremony of opening a sub-artesian bore was performed by the Minister of Works this afternoon on the premises of Messrs. Sharpe Bros., cordial ...

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  46. DIVORCE CASE.

    In the divorce case, Little versus Little, heard at Palmerston North Mr. Lethbridge, formerly a well-known member of the House of Representatives, was joined ...

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  47. BRICKYARD EMPLOYES' ASSOCIATION.

    There was a good attendance on Friday evening at the meeting of the brickyard [?], held in the Temperance Hall, B[?]. The president (Mr. A. J. ...

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  48. SWEATING IN HOBART.

    When the Assembly met to-day reference was made to the statement that had been published about sweating in Hobart, by Dr. Mercer, Bishop of Tasmania, and a ...

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  49. CUP CANDIDATES.

    Malt King has never been regarded as a stayer. A mile was thought to be his best distance, but this year he has been entered for the Melbourne Cup and Metropolitan, ...

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  50. AN ESTATE REPURCHASED.

    The Executive has approved of the repurchase by the Government of the [?]nkerman and Woodstock estate, on the Burdekin River, the vendors being the North ...

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  51. FALL FROM A TRAIN.

    A railway fireman named Matthews underwent a sensational experience on Thursday evening, when he fell from the cao[?] of the engine whilst travelling full speed, ...

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  52. A WITNESS DISAPPEARS.

    A new development occurred at the Darlinghurst Sessions this morning in connection with the Woolwich sensation, when John Heath was charged with having on ...

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  53. TASMANIA.

    The Minister of Education has agreed at the instance of the Australian Natives' Association to arrange for the Commonwealth flag to be flown at the State ...

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  54. POTATO BLIGHT.

    Eleven farms in Victoria are affected with Irish blight. In order to give some friendly assistance to growers whose farms have been in quarantine, the Minister of ...

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  55. "COLLEGE OF DIVINITY."

    The Government Bill for the constitution and corporation of a college of divinity, under the name of the Melbourne College of Divinity, was circulated to-night. It ...

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  56. FAMOUS PAINTINGS.

    "Les J[?]lloux[?]" (The Jealous Ones), an oil painting, by Watteau, the famous French artist, has been purchased for the National Gallery under the conditions of ...

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  57. TASMANIA AND FINANCE.

    Arrangements are being made for witnesses to appear before the Federal Select Committee in support of the recognition of Tasmania's claim for financial ...

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  58. THE GANGER THOMPSON ENQUIRY.

    On August 24 the secretar of the United Laborers' Union (Mr. J. Smith) forwarded the following letter to the Railways Commissioner:—"I am instructed by the ...

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  59. STEAMERS COLLIDE.

    A collision occurred in Darling Harbor to-day between the steamers Ulimaroa and Canonbar, but only slight damage was done. The vessels were both manœuvring ...

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  60. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. McMullen, the inventor of an improved aeroplane, is a competitor for the Commonwealth prize. He says he will have to get an engine from France, but ...

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