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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  3. THE WEATHER. OFFICIAL FORECAST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 645 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    Some time ago the Town Council presented to the Minister of Mines a protest signed by 1,400 ratepayers against the order issued for the stacking of battery sand. ...

    Article : 246 words
  5. MURDER CHARGE FAILS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—In the Central Criminal court to-day, the trial was concluded of Walter Roydon Lovett, charged with the murder of his wife, Edith Lily Stafford ...

    Article : 472 words
  6. LAD TAKES POISON.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—James Packer, a lad, 13 years of age, committed suicide today at Roma by taking cyanide. He was engaged with his brother in swimming ...

    Article : 77 words
  7. MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB.

    Mr. Justice Cussen (president) was in the chair at the annual meeting of the Melbourne Cricket Club, held yesterday evening in the Masonic-hall, Collins-street. ...

    Article : 1,361 words
  8. LOADED WAGGON'S CAREER.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Sixteen men, employed in a plate-laying gang on the deviation works at Clarence, in the Blue Mountains, had a sensational experience. They ...

    Article : 133 words
  9. ENGINEDRIVERS' POSITION.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—It would appear that a serious position is evolving in connection with the dispute amongst the Daylesford miners as a result of the refusal ...

    Article : 352 words
  10. THE BROKEN LEVEES. WATER SPREADS FOR MILES.

    NATHALIA, Friday.—Through the volume of flood-waters concentrating at one or two points a greater area is under water in this district than on the occasion of the ...

    Article : 755 words
  11. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. PAINTERS' FALL.

    William Richards, 29 years of age, living in Batman-street, Fitzroy, and Robin Garrett, 15, residing in Chestnut-street, Richmond, were yesterday afternoon engaged in ...

    Article : 117 words
  12. TRADER'S DINGHY LOST.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—A trader named Thomas, with two members of his coloured crew, is believed to have been drowned at Port Moresby, Papua, a few days ago. ...

    Article : 149 words
  13. DANCE AND REVOLVER.

    Frank Catehpool was yesterday arrested at Prahran by Plain-clothes Constables Halpin and Kinleyside on charges of having behaved in a threatening manner, and ...

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  14. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The reserve of notes and coin is £29,688,000, against £29,755,000 for the previous week the proportion of liabilities being 52.06 per cent, against 51.52 per cent. ...

    Article : 157 words
  15. MAN CUTS HIS THROAT.

    Last night Mr. H. H. Morris milkman, of Ferguson-street, North Williastown, had his attention attracted by a gurgling sound proceeding from the dividing fence between ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    The Chamber of Commerce considered on Friday that the agricultural college and experimental farm would receive more support from the Government than an intense ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. THE JUDGE'S DIRECTION.

    PERTH, Friday.—At the Criminal Court to-day, the case of John Taylor, a station hand, charged with having attempted, through the agency of an aboriginal, to ...

    Article : 109 words
  18. THE RAILWAYS. THE REVENUE.

    Figures supplied by the secretary for Railways yesterday show that the earnings of the railways are expanding at a rapid rate. During the last ten days of August ...

    Article : 151 words
  19. PORTER INJURED.

    George Dixon, a carter, 30 years of age living in Swan-street, Richmond, was driving a cart near the Hawthorn Bridge yesterday, when it collided with a brick dray, and ...

    Article : 54 words
  20. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    After representing the Connewarre Riding in the South Barwon Shire Council for 20 years, Councillor R. W. Noble, who has been president for the past 12 months, on ...

    Article : 267 words
  21. FATAL FALL FROM TRAMCAR.

    PERTH, Friday.—A man, whose name is believed to be H. A. Frost, fell off a tramcar al Fremantle last night and died shortly after, from fracture of the base of the ...

    Article : 40 words
  22. THE MONEY MARKET.

    The open money market discount rate for three months' bank bills in London is 3 per cent., or the same as the Bank rate of 3 per cent. The market rate in Paris ...

    Article : 54 words
  23. GENERAL NEWS.

    The Old Grammarians Dramatic Society gave a successful performance in the Turn Verein Hall, Victoria-parade, last night, in aid of the funds of the Hornbrook Free ...

    Article : 408 words
  24. KILLED BY CANNIBALS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—According to news brought from German New Guinea by the steamer Prinz Waldemar, two boys, engaged in work at Frederick Wilbelmshafen, were ...

    Article : 77 words
  25. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    DENILIQUIN, Friday.—The Rev. R. Since, B.A., has resigned the rectorship of St. Paul's Church of England, Deniliquin, having accepted a call to a new parish near ...

    Article : 49 words
  26. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

    The closing quotations on Thursday for Government stocks compare with those on Thursday previous as follow:— Sept. Sept. Rise ...

    Article : 206 words
  27. WORKMEN'S TRAINS.

    One of the problems of metropolitan railway traffic is the question of transporting the hordes of workers who in the early hours of the morning pour out to Footscray, ...

    Article : 205 words
  28. OPIUM TO RELIEVE PAIN.

    BENDIGO, Friday.—In the Eaglehawk Police Court on Friday a Chinese named Ah Why was fined £10, with £1/3/4 costs, for having had opium in his possession suitable ...

    Article : 59 words
  29. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Friday.—Harold Henry Reynolds, charged with having attempted a capital offence on a girl, was found guilty with a recommendation to mercy on account of ...

    Article : 35 words
  30. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    PERTH, Friday.—The Liquor Law Reform Bill providing for local option was further considered in committed in the Legislative Assembly last night. ...

    Article : 147 words
  31. WARRNAMBOOL.

    An inquiry was opened on Friday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the death of a newly born infant which occurred at the Victoria Coffee Palace. ...

    Article : 275 words
  32. SAUSAGE-SKINS IN COAL.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Empire, on arrival to-day from Eastern ports, was subjected to the usual overhaul by the Customs officers, and a considerable quantity ...

    Article : 40 words
  33. MINING SHARES.

    The lowest and highest prices on the Stock Exchange yesterday for the stocks mentioned were as follows, and the middle prices may be computed from the ...

    Article : 43 words
  34. THE RAINFALL.

    The following records of rainfall have been received from our correspondents:— Points. Points. Beaconsfield Upper 25 Heyfield...... 28 ...

    Article : 625 words
  35. INGRATITUDE.

    MYRTLEFORD, Friday.—Whilst the Ovens River was in flood on September 2 Mr. J. R. Boyd found three swagmen, named respectively Laurence Darling, ...

    Article : 75 words
  36. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    The prices stated below are Thursday's closing quotations:— Wool.—The Bradford market is firm. Quotations for tops are:—Sixty-fours, 29d.; ...

    Article : 368 words
  37. TRUCK DERAILED.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—Two wheels of a truck, attached to the 8.15 p.m. goods train from Ballarat to Melbourne, left the rails near Warrenheip to-night, and the driver, ...

    Article : 59 words
  38. HEAVY RAINS.

    LOCKHART, Friday.—Heavy rain fell here last night. In a little more than an hour 50 points were registered. Shearing has commenced on the Brookong Estate, ...

    Article : 33 words
  39. ALFRED HOSPITAL BENEFIT.

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  40. KANAKA'S WIFE KILLED.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Commissioner of Police his received a telegram from Proserpine that Molly, wife of Billy Boslem, a kanaka, was found in bed yesterday ...

    Article : 66 words
  41. "THE COERCION ACT."

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. M'Gowen, the leader of the Labour party, addressed a meeting in his own electorate, Redfern, to-night. The town-hall was too small to ...

    Article : 153 words
  42. THE GOULBURN LEVEES.

    As soon as floods were threatened on the Goulburn River earlier in the week, the Public Works department sent up Mr. Kermode, one of its engineers to do what ...

    Article : 95 words
  43. POTATO-GROWERS' GRIEVANCES.

    BUNYIP, Friday.—Many growers on Koo-wee-rup Swamp are very much disappointed with the replies given by the Minister of Agriculture to the requests made to ...

    Article : 318 words
  44. MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

    BENDIGO, Friday.—The mayor (Councillor Wilkie) was to-day appointed to represent the city council at the next municipal conference. ...

    Article : 106 words
  45. ACQUITTED OF PERJURY.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Marie Napier Edwards was, at the Central Criminal Court to-day, charged with having committed perjury in an action tried before ...

    Article : 89 words
  46. Advertising

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  47. MURRAY RISING RAPIDLY.

    COBRAM, Friday.—The Murray River is rising rapidly, and all the low-lying ground is covered. There is still a great deal of water to como down, but since last flood the ...

    Article : 93 words
  48. PICTURE SALE.

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  49. PAPUA.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—Advices from Papua state that the Government gave a picnic on September 1, to celebrate the foundation day of possession. ...

    Article : 68 words
  50. TABLEAUX VIVANTS.

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  51. SOCIAL REFORM IDEAS.

    PERTH, Friday.—The conference of the Women's Service Guild carried a resolution urging:— "1. Better administration of the factories ...

    Article : 136 words
  52. DUTCH CRUISERS.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Dutch squadron, consisting of the De Reuter, the Hertog Hendrick, and the Koeningen Regente, arrived off Cape Moreton at 7 o'clock to-day. ...

    Article : 61 words
  53. PRIVATE ADVICES.

    The following private advices have been received:— By the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd.:—"Tallow.—At the auction sales to-day ...

    Article : 94 words
  54. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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  55. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 words
  56. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

    The following information regarding the English market for Australian produce on September 8 has been received by cable from the Victorian AgentGeneral in London (Sir John Taverner):— ...

    Article : 121 words
  57. PROLIFIC EWE.

    GEELONG, Friday.—Mr. H. M. Sutherland, of Elcho, Lara, has in his possession a Border Leicester ewe which in three years has given birth to 10 lambs. The ewe, ...

    Article : 52 words
  58. DOG AND POULTRY SHOW.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 370 words
  59. STATE LABOUR PARTY.

    BRIGHT, Friday.—The Ovens Political Labour Council are taking a vote on the question of opposition to the Minister of Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) at the next ...

    Article : 38 words
  60. Advertising

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  61. TRADES-HALL SEWING-BEE.

    Sir,—The one predominant feature is the low sweating prices paid to the "home workers." Such prices would not be tolerated in a factory for one moment, ...

    Article : 257 words
  62. RECORD WHEAT CARGO.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Caldergrove cleared at the Customs to-day for Las Palmas with a cargo of 73,000 bags of wheat, shipped by Messrs. J. Darling and Sons. ...

    Article : 61 words
  63. THE CHAIR OF ENGLISH.

    Sir,—"Old Student" has, by means of a garbled quotation, fabricated a false charge. In the speech in question 1 made no reference whatever to the present distinguished ...

    Article : 263 words
  64. RETIREMENT OF MISS BOOTH (Y.W.C.A.).

    Sir,—The many friends and admirers of Miss S. C. Booth, who for the past 27 years has devoted her entire time and energies to the work of the Young Women's ...

    Article : 302 words
  65. CHURCH POOR-BOX STOLEN.

    During Thursday evening, thieves gained access to St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Sydney-road, Brunswick, and wrenched the poor-box from its place in the ...

    Article : 85 words
  66. MAYOR'S AND PRESIDENTS.

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  67. Advertising

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  68. Advertising

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  69. Advertising

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