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  2. FEDERAL LAND TAX.

    The Land Tax. Assessment Bill was fur[?] ther considered in Committee in the House of Representatives to-day. On clause 62, relating to release of taxpayers in case of ...

    Article : 525 words
  3. AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

    The fall compaign has, in nearly all the debatable states, now got well under way, and there is in it a high-pressure intensity which, aa many men believe, is ...

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  4. WAREHOUSEMEN'S WAGES BOABD.

    The employes of Messrs. Goode, Durrant, & Co.'s Grenfell-street warehouse assembled in force at the warehouse on Thursday afternoon for the purpose of ...

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  5. NO-LICENSE AND ITS RESULTS.

    In the Legislative Council yesterday the Attorney-General read reports from several police-inspectors, to whom Mr. Day's recent pronouncement regarding drinking in ...

    Article : 494 words
  6. WAGES BOARDS.

    In the House of Assembly on Thursday Mr. Rudall asked if the Attorney-General would obtain the opinion of King's Counsel as to the extension of wages board ...

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  7. THE IRON TRADE.

    In reply to the recent request of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers for an increase of wages, the Government wrote at length and details of that communication ...

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  8. PROTECTING THE NATIVES.

    An interesting movement has been started in Melbourne and Sydney by a number of professional men and leaders of certain religious bodies, having for its [?]b. ...

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  9. A TEMPERANCE VIEW.

    Mr. Thomas Taylor, a we[?] known nolicense advocate, claims that the figures relating to the consumption of liquor in nolicense areas justify no-license, as they ...

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  10. COMMISSIONER AND DEPUTIES.

    The Federal Cabinet has decide, to invite applications for a Land Tax Commissioner and six Deputy Commissioners. The Commissioner, who will be appointed by the ...

    Article : 85 words
  11. WELCOME TO THE REV. PETER FLEMING.

    On Thursday evening there was a large assemblage of the Flindee-street Baptist Church congreg[?] tion at the church to extend a ...

    Article : 377 words
  12. VICTORIA.

    William McDonald, who resided at Captain's Flat with his father, committed suicide by banging himself. ...

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  13. WHAT WILL THE TAX YIELD?

    When the Prime Minister introduced the Land Tax Bill he estimated that the tax would show in revenue £1,000,000. That the estimate is well below the mark may ...

    Article : 204 words
  14. ENGINEMEN, FIREMEN, AND CLEANERS.

    The annual social of the S.A. Loco. Enginemen, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association was held in the Trades Hall on Thursday evening. The president (Mr. F. J. ...

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  15. A QUARRY FATALITY.

    Arthur Crassingham was working at the Laurieton quarry to-day, when a large stone fell from the top of the quarry. It struck him on the head and inflicted fatal ...

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  16. WAGES BOARDS IN VICTORIA.

    The advance of factory legislation in Victoria was strikingly shown by some figures quoted by the Premier in the Legislative Assembly to-day. He said a ...

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  17. THE RUNDLE-STREET STRIKE.

    Sir—The Asphalte Workers' Trust or combine, apparently conducted by one or two ring leaders, of whom one is reported to represent a portion of the city in the ...

    Article : 148 words
  18. SCHOOL TEACHER KILLED.

    James Johnson, who was recently appointed teacher at Hallston and Allambee, was thrown from his horse while out riding. He was dashed against a tree, and ...

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  19. A HORSEMAN KILLED.

    E. Berger, of Goorambat, 24 years of age, was thrown from his horse on to the metal road, and sustained concussion of the brain. A doctor was sent for, but the injured man ...

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  20. A CHILD DROWNED.

    The three-year-old son of E. D. Mead, of Wollar, was found drowned in the Bylong Creek. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. ...

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  21. RAILWAYS IN THE WEST

    The Railway Advisory Board, reporting on the proposed railways south of the eastern goldfields line, in the great southern areas, suggest a scheme of ...

    Article : 132 words
  22. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYES.

    Sir—The hours of labor in Victorian hotels and restaurants are reeulated by direct law and are limited to 56 per week for females and 58 for males, excluding ...

    Article : 596 words
  23. ROBBERY OF A SAFE.

    A safe, in which was nearly £30, belonging to the Plumbers' Society, was opened during Friday night at the Trades Hall and the money was stolen. It is believed ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. £50 REWARD.

    The Minister of Customs has approved of a reward of £50 being offered for information that would lead to the conviction of the person or persons who attacked ...

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  25. LAND VALUES ASSESSMENT BILL.

    Sir—Some of the points raised hy "B.T." on the question of unimproved land values rating contradict others in the same letter. I do not think we need trouble whether ...

    Article : 360 words
  26. STORY OF MINING.

    Messrs. Bell, Lambert. & Co. have sold at auction the lease, plant, &c., of the Star of the East Company, Sebastopol, to Miller & Co., machinery merchants, for £3,600. ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    As the result of a brawl in the city, W. Hennessy, 24 years of age, a groom, lies in the Sydney Hospital with a fractured jaw and abrasions to the face. An arrest ...

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  28. AUSTRALIA'S PROTECTED CRUISERS.

    The Minister of Defence stated yesterday that two protected cruisers were to be built in Great Britain, and the raw material for the third ...

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  29. AN ANGRY MAN'S DEATH.

    Alexander Middleton, who had been arrest ed on a charge of having inflicted grievous bodily harm on John Thomas Brooks, was to-day discharged. On ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. A MINER KILLED.

    A fatal accident occurred at the Great Cobar mine. Gerhardt Heinrich Christoph Weichmann, motor driver, was found under the stone-cracker platform with his skull ...

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  31. HAND AMPUTATED.

    Patrick Kearney, a youth, residing with his parents at Bathurst, had his left hand caught between the rollers on a mangle at a steam laundry yesterday. The hand was ...

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  32. DUTCHMEN AT BENDIGO.

    Over 300 officers and men belonging to the Dutch squadron visited Bendigo to-day, and were entertained by the mayor and councillors. A procession from the ...

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  33. QUEENSLAND.

    A deputation asked the Premier for a subsidy of £5,000 for the Zoological Gardens. Mr. Kidston, in reply, said the object was a worthy one, but he could not ...

    Article : 122 words
  34. DEATH AFTER AN ACCIDENT.

    Andrew Byrne, 67 years of age, a farmer, who was injured at Cowra recently by falling off a platform while watching some trucks of bullocks, has succumbed to his ...

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  35. NEW TYSER LINER.

    The new Tvser liner Indraharah, which arrived to-day from London, is one of the finest specimens of a cargo carrier seen in Australian waters. Her capacity is 15,000 ...

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  36. DROWNED IN A CREEK.

    Carl Boye, 10½ years of age, of Marrickville, was drowned in a creek at Arncliffe. The boy went to bathe with other lads, and at one time wns in the water alone, when ...

    Article : 64 words
  37. EIGHT HOURS DAY.

    A meeting of the Eight Hours committee was held at the Trades Hall on Thursday night. It was decided to provide hot water gratis on the day of the celebration ...

    Article : 354 words
  38. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

    The proceedings of the Presbyterian General Assembly were brought to a close to-day, and it was decided to open the next gathering at Melbourne on September 9, ...

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  39. NOT PRECIOUS STONE.

    At the District Court to-day James Williams and John Maddon, on a charge of obtaining £9 10/ by means of a confidence trick were each sentenced to 18 months in ...

    Article : 68 words
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  41. BROKEN HILL.

    Rose Naisbett, a domestic, was before the court yesterday, charged with stealing £4 from a fellow servant at Harding's boarding-house. The defendant was ...

    Article : 76 words
  42. EXPORT OF STUD SHEEP.

    Returns laid on the table of the House of Representatives to-day showed that during 1907 there had been separately exported from the Commonwealth 6,554 stud sheep. ...

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  43. A DAIRYMAN FINED.

    At the Central Summons Court to-day Timothy Twomey, a dairyman, was proceeded against for selling milk not of the quality demanded by the Act. The ...

    Article : 76 words
  44. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    The vagaries of locomotives attached to the 6.30 train to Warrnambool to-day caused an irritating series of delays and tedious waits. The train started with a ...

    Article : 130 words
  45. THE SAVINGS BANK OF VICTORIA.

    The chief feature of the accounts of the Savings Bank of Victoria is the great increase in deposits during the year ended June 30. These now amount to £15,417[?]887, ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    The Government have already made arrangements under the State Statistics Act for the future collection of records relative to imports from and exports to other States ...

    Article : 87 words
  47. THE SCOTTISH COMMISSION.

    The northern section of the Scottish Commission arrived at Clermont this morning, and were met by representatives [?] local bodies. They went to the B[?] ...

    Article : 40 words
  48. THURSDAY ISLAND.

    The Torres Straits liner Rippin[?] Grange arrived off the port this [?] from London, and will resume the [?] to Brisbane in the morning. ...

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  49. PRICE OF SUGAR REDUCED.

    As the result of the fall in the wholesale rates of sugar retailers have reduced their prices 1½d. on the 12 lb. bag and 1d. on the 6 lb. bag. Less quantities are ...

    Article : 47 words
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