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  2. STATEMENT BY THE METEOROLOGIST.

    Mr. H. A. Hunt, the Acting Government Meteorologist, when seen at the Observatory last night, supplied some further interesting information respecting the late violent ...

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  3. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    During the stay of the steamer Beckenham at Port Adelaide two coloured members of the crew one a native of Calcutta and the other an Afghan, absconded. The vessel ...

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  4. THE MINING SCANDAL.

    The Royal Commission appointed by the Government to inquire into the recent Dee[?] Levels share scandal continued its sittings in the School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, this ...

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  5. SHIPPING.

    Karlsruhe, G.M.S., 5057 tons, Captain Crash, from Bremen and Southampton, via ports. Passengers:—Mr. Wilhelm Schoenlan, Mrs. Maria Gosche, Mr. Theodor, Mr. John Hellberg, Mr. George Buchholtz, Mr, George ...

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  6. THE ABERDEEN LINERS.

    The managing agents for the Aberdeen line, Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, advise:— The Aberdeen is in port at London, and will sail to-day. She is due it Capetown Aug. 4, Melbourne ...

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  7. THE MORPETH DISTRICT.

    Another disastrous flood has visited this district. All the farms for miles round are covered with several feet of water. This mails the fourth flood in 10 months. The rain ...

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  8. THE SHCALHAVEN IN FLOOD.

    The river is rising rapidly. The lowlands at Bolong and down by The Canal are submerged, and the swamps and creeks are full, and backing up the river waters in some places. The river was 4½ft over ...

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  9. FLOOD AT RAYMOND TERRACE.

    The flood waters have continued to rise since Saturday. Almost all the farms are submerged Many families have removed, and stock have been shifted. The ferries traffic has been ...

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  10. THE MAILS.

    Mails for the eastern States left by special train at 8.45 this evening. The barque Zinita, from Port Gambo, had a particularly rough voyage, but escaped ...

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  11. ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

    The Inspecter-General of Police (Mr. Gar[?]in) yesterday forwarded to the Chief Secretary copies of several telegrams received by the former from police officers in the Camden, ...

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  12. MACQUARIE HALF A BANKER.

    Rain continued until late last night. The weather has cleared. The Macquarie has been running more than half a banker, heavy rains up the Fish and Campbell's rivers having caused the rise. ...

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  13. FEDERAL HOULDER-SHIRE LINES.

    Messrs. Birt and Co., Ltd., Sydney agents for the undermentioned steamers, report movements as follows:— The Cornwall is trading between River Plate and ...

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  14. LIVERPOOL FLOODED.

    Heavy rain accompanied by a strong wind, set in on Friday night and continued unabated until yesterday morning. On Saturday night the main drain near the Royal Hotel became blocked, and traffic ...

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  15. RIVER FALLING AT SINGLETON.

    At 3 p.m. to-day the river had receded to 21ft. and was falling slowly. The height reached was 41½ft, which is the highest since 1893. The water spread as far as the ...

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  16. NEWCASTLE.

    At the police court to-day. Roland Davies, 37 miner, was charged with having maliciously set fire to a curtain in a building situated in Dixon-street, Lambton, under such ...

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  17. PARRAMATTA'S EXPERIENCE.

    The storm did not do as much damage as might have been expected in the orchard districts, though it has been responsible for bringing down some of the fruit. A shed at ...

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  18. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

    PORT CHALMERS (1235 miles).—Arr: July 11, Onyz, bq, from Port Esperance. BLUFF (1107 miles).—Arr: July 11, Rakanoa, s, from Sydney; Mokoia, s, from Hobart. Dep: July 11, ...

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  19. ADVENTURE IN A FLOODED CREEK.

    James Hawkins, a groom employed by Dr. Hawthorne, had a miraculous escape from drowning yesterday. He was proceeding with a buggy and pair from Mudgee to meet the doctor at Rylstone. At the fourth crossing ...

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  20. DISCOVERY OF WRECKAGE.

    A large lifeboat and many lifebelts, together with cars and much wreckage, were washed up on Cronulla Beach to-day marked "Huddart, Parker." ...

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  21. THE CANADIAN MAIL.

    Ocean records in these days of fast cruisers, turbine and screw steamers, are a common topic of conversation. Probably the fast trip which the new twin screw steamer Manuka, of the Union Steam Ship ...

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  22. FIJI SHIPPING.

    SUVA (1743 miles).—Dep: July 11, Italian warship Liguria, for Noumea. ...

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  23. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 707 words
  24. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The American ship Agenor cleared at the Customs to-day for Guayaquil with 2057 tons of Messrs. Brown's coal; the steamer Rockton, for Noumea, via Sydney, with 850 tons of ...

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  25. NEPEAN IN FLOOD.

    Since Friday morning 12 inches of rain have fallen, being accompanied on Saturday night with thunder and fierce winds. The rain moderated, and to-day there were heavy intermittent showers. Except for ...

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  26. DEPARTURES.—July 11.

    Miowera, R.M.S., for Vancouver, via ports. Morayshire, s, for London, via Melbourne, Capetown, and Durban. Oonah, s, for Newcastle. ...

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  27. FALL OF OVER 20 INCHES.

    Heavy incessant rain has fallen since Friday, registering up to 2 p.m. to-day 2620 points. All the creeks in the district are flooded, and telegraph communication is cut off. ...

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  28. MELBOURNE STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD.

    The agent (Mr. Andrew Reid) reports as follows:— The Perth is due on Monday from Western Australia, via Melbourne and Devonport. The Sydney is now in Western Australia, and is due ...

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  29. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.—July 12.

    Argus, s, for Bombay; Burrumbeet, s, for Fremantle, via ports; Aramac, s, for Melbourne; Barrabool, s, and Wodonga, s, both for Brisbane and Queensland ports; Tomki, s, for Richmond River, Kallatina, s, ...

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  30. KATOOMBA IN DARKNESS.

    The rainfall since Thursday to 6 p.m. on Monday was 15in. A strong gale raged on Saturday and Sunday, and steady rain fell to-day. An old and unknown well caved in on Saturday night. It was 70ft deep; the ...

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  31. OPINIONS OF THE COMPANY.

    Captain T. Langley Webb, one of the directors of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co., Proprietary, Limited, was interviewed by a "Herald" reporter just before his departure ...

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  32. THE ST. MARYS DISTRICT.

    Since Friday 12 inches have fallen. The South Creek water submerged the bridge on the Main Western-road. All vehicular traffic with Penrith has been suspended since Saturday. At Colyton, Rope's Creek was ...

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  33. THE UNION LINERS.

    The Monowai left Wellington on Saturday evening for Sydney. The Walkare arrived at Auckland on Sunday evening, and sailed again last night for Sydney. ...

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  34. WASHAWAY ON RAILWAY LINE.

    Heavy rain without cessation has been falling since Friday. Up to noon to-day 13½in have been registered. On Saturday and Saturday night southerly gales were experienced, and all day ...

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  35. CLEARANCES.—July 11.

    Oonah, s, 1767 tons, Captain H. A. Morrisby, for Tasmania. Walden Abbey, sh, 1754 tons, Captain E. Martin, for Falmouth for orders. ...

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  36. FAMILIES DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.

    The flood water reached its highest yesterday evening, and this morning had reced[?]d about 3ft. remaining thus practically at a standstill all day. The town is almost surrounded by water, the lower portions ...

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  37. THE WRECK OF THE BELLE FLOWER.

    Captain Spink, surveyor to the Underwriters' Association, inspected the wrecked ketch yesterday, and returned to Sydney. Mr. Pike, the consignee of the timber aboard the ...

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  38. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. COMPANY'S FLEET.

    The Australian sailed from Hongkong July 3, en route from Yokohama to Australian ports. The Empire sailed from Sydney July 2 for Manila, Hongkong and Japan, via Queensland ports and ...

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  39. SUSPENSION OF TRAFFIC.

    Since Friday morning 14in fell here. All the lowlying portions of the town are flooded. The creek at the northern end of Bong Bong-street rose to such a height yesterday morning that traffic became ...

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  40. COASTERS OUTWARD.—July 11.

    Pyrmont, s, for Port Macquarie. ...

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  41. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION.

    A special meeting of the City Council was held to-night, at which it was decided to thank Mr. Raw for his report on the proposed electric light extension scheme, but on the other ...

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  42. THE ISLAND MAIL SERVICES.

    The following are the movements of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s fleet of island mail steamers:— Solomon Island Service.—The Moresby arrived at Norfolk Island on the 8th inst, en route to the Solomon ...

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  43. IMPORTS.—July 11.

    Karlsruhe, G.M.S., from Bremen, via ports: 51 pkgs hardware, 15 cs fluids, 21 cs lamp parts, 11 bdls copper bars, 63 pkgs putty, 2450 cs candles, 25 cs champagne, 45 kgs cream tartar, 12 wheels, 9 cs clocks, 29 cs ...

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  44. BRIDGES GREATLY DAMAGED.

    The Nepean continued to rise during the night, until at 8 o'clock it had reached a height of 29ft above summer level. From then on to 2 p.m. it remained almost stationary, when it began to recede, ...

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  45. THE STORM AT MOSS VALE.

    A fierce gale from the south-east with heavy rain set in on Fridy, and continued till Sunday. The wind blew with hurricane force. The rainfall to 9 a.m. was 1491 points. Mails were delayed through ...

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  46. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE THREE STEAMERS.

    The Moorabool is a steel steamship of 2996 tons gross, and 1947 tons net. She is commanded by Captain Stoddart, and was built in the year 1899 by the Biyth Shipbuilding Company, ...

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  47. TASMANIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 133 words
  48. BRITISH INDIA LINE.

    Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., agents for the British India line, report:— The Jumna left Calcutta, on the 4th inst for Sydney, via Fremantle, Adelaide, and Melbourne. ...

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  49. BRIDGE BADLY DAMAGED.

    The total fall for the four days ended this morning was 1107 points. On Saturday night Farmer's Creek rose rapidly, and in several places where portions of the banks had been eaten away some settlers living ...

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  50. M'ILWRAITH, M'EACHARN, AND CO.'S LINE.

    The agents for the above line (Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.) report:— The Coolgardie, from Prenmantle, via Adelaide and Melbourne, is due to arrive here on Sunday next, 17th ...

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  51. RAPID RISE IN THE HAWKESBURY.

    Light rain started here at daybreak on Friday and continued incessantly all day. With darkness a heavy rain set in, and lasted for 24 hours without a break. The flood waters, covering all the low lands on the ...

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  52. HEAVY FALL OF SNOW.

    The heaviest fall of snow for the past 10 years occurred on Saturday. The weather is still cold and showery. ...

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  53. THE GERMAN AUSTRALIAN LINE.

    The movements of the fleet of the German-Australian S.S. Company are as under:— The Altona arrived Fremantle July 6, outwards. The Apolda left Padang May 29, homewards. The ...

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  54. THE MAILS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 454 words
  55. LIVE STOCK SUFFERING.

    Nine hundred and forty points of rain have fallen here since Saturday, accompanied by heavy and bitterly cold southerly winds, severely cutting up the live stock. ...

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  56. EXPERIENCES OF SHIPPING.

    The accounts of the terrific tempest at sea given by a score of masters yesterday bore a striking resemblance to one another. All vessels had a perilous experience, and ...

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  57. THE LOWLANDS SUBMERGED.

    Very strong winds and heavy rain have prevailed for the last three days. The creeks are flooded and the lowlands have been submerged. The weather now appears to be clearing. ...

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  58. CASUALTIES.

    The death of Henry M'Cooey, 75, carter, was reported to the City Coroner yesterday. On Friday last the deceased, who was employed by the City Council, fell whilst ...

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  59. AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP LINE.

    Messrs. Birt and Co., Ltd., Dangar, Gedye, and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Houlder Bros. and Co., Ltd., joint agents, report movements of their New York steamers as follows: ...

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  60. TOWN OF WINDSOR ISOLATED.

    All the lowlands at M'Grafh's Hill, Pitt Town, Freeman's Reach, Wilberforce, and Cornwallis are almost under water. The farmers have been busy all night and to-day removing their stock and goods. Windsor ...

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  61. FALL FROM A WINDOW.

    Richard Morgan, 30, a machinist, employed at Messrs. Goodlet and Smith's timber mill, Pyrmont, fell from a window, a distance of 30ft. yesterday afternoon, and broke both his ...

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  62. THE GULF LINE.

    Messrs. W. and A. M'Arthur, Limited, managing agents in Australia for the Gulf line of steamers, report the following movements:—The Gulf of A[?]cud is in the Atlantic trade. The Gulf of Venice arrived ...

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  63. A CABMAN INJURED.

    A cabman named John Gillespie, living in George-street, Waterloo, was taken to the Sydney Hospital last night suffering from injuries caused through being thrown from his ...

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  64. THE COMLIEBANK, FROM NEW YORK.

    The four-masted barque Comliebank arrived yesterday, and anchored in Double Bay, after a passage of 92 days from New York. The Comliebank comes here to the agency of the Colonial Oil Company with a ...

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  65. A HUGE INLAND LAKE.

    The Hawkesbury valley is a huge inland lake, the flood approximating that of 1900. The Kurrajong mails had to be carried in a boat from Richmond. The current broke over the banks of the Agnes, and the ...

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  66. TRADES AND LABOUR.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the United Furniture Trades Society, at the Trades Hall last night, it was reported that, despite the industrial depression and the severe ...

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  67. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.

    Charles Brown, agod 11 years, son of a ganger on the line, whilst playing with others at a turntable at the railway sheds fell and had one arm crushed, necessitating its ...

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  68. THE SOUTH COAST.

    The greatest rainstorm experienced here for the past 20 years raged last night and to-day. Most of the business premises in Crown-street were compelled to close at 8 o'clock owing to the intensity of the wind ...

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  69. FLOODS IN THE HUNTER DISTRICT.

    The river is 33ft, and stationery. The water is working through the woodwork of the embankment at High-street, and over the footway and roadway to a depth of 2ft. But this ...

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  70. THE PORT OF WESTPORT.

    Sir,—The attention of the board has been called to a paragraph in your shipping column of June 10, 1904, regarding the port of Westport, and as the remarks made therein are quite misleading you will ...

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  71. RIDING WITH A BROKEN LEG.

    Mr. C. Erratt, storekeeper, while riding with his brother yesterday was kicked on one leg by his brother's horse. The kick broke his leg, and his horse then bolted, but the ...

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  72. EXPORTS.—July 11.

    Miowera, R.M.S., for Vancouver, via ports: 100 cs gin, 73 pcs timber, 107 cs meats, 44 bls hemp, 125 bxs raisins, 14 bls wool, 63 cs fruit, 50 cs jam, 54 bls sheepskins, 43 cs wire, and sundries. ...

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  73. QUEENSLAND.

    Since Thursday evening 185 points have fallen. The river has risen to 17 feet. ...

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  74. PARCEL MAIL.

    Parcels addressed to the United Kingdom, Egypt, and Continent of Europe, will be received at the Parcels Office, Basement, G.P.O., George-street, for transmission per Orient Company's steamer Ortona, ...

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  75. QUEENSLAND.

    The proposal to establish Federal Departments of Agriculture and Health serves to call attention to the rapid creation of new offices under the Commonwealth. Queensland ...

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  76. CARPENTERS AND JOINERS.

    The quarterly meeting of the Progressive Society of Carpenters and Joiners, which was held at the Trades Hall last night, was numerously attended. It was reported that there ...

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  77. FOUND DROWNED AT PORT PIRIE.

    The body of Johan Johannsen, a seaman, who arrived at Wallaroo in the Inversnaid in January, and afterwards went to Port Pirie in one of the flux craft, was found floating in ...

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  78. AMUSEMENTS.

    Mine. Elsa Buhrow will appear in a new character as Claire de Beaulien in "The Ironmaster" at the Palace Theatre this evening and to-morrow, with the support of Mr. A. B. Davies and other well-known ...

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  79. ALLEGED BRUTAL ASSAULT.

    A man named James Maher [?]s [?]alleged to have been brutally assaulted by James Plow in Croydon yesterday morning. The assailant is said to have used a pick handle, and Maher is ...

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  80. BOOT CLICKERS.

    The half-yearly meeting of the New South Wales Boot Clickers' Association was held in the Wesley Hall, Regent-street, last evening, and presided over by Mr. W. J. Jordan ...

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  81. THE WHITE STAR LINERS.

    Messrs. Dalgety and Co., limited, agents for the White Star line, report:— The Afric left Liverpool July 7, and is due at Capetown July 27, Albany Aug. 11, Adelaide Aug. 16, ...

    Article : 185 words
  82. THE BRITISH FOOTBALLERS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 words
  83. MR. FLOHM'S STUDENTS' RECITAL.

    Mr. A. Bertram Flohm will give his first studnets recital at St. James' Hall to-night, when he will himself repeat the favourite new piece "Bergliot," whilst a new selection of pieces will be brought ...

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  84. SUICIDE BY BURNING.

    Arthur Williams, 27, a native of Cornwall, England, committed suicide at Harvey on Saturday by burning himself in a fire. He was found lying on his breast in the live coals, ...

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  85. PATERSON RIVER FLOODED.

    Heavy rain fell on Friday and Saturday, and the river flooded very quickly, doing great damage to the crops and property. The mail coach from Gresford was caught in the flood ...

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  86. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING NEWS.

    RICHMOND HEADS (331 miles.)—Passed: July 11, Mareeba, s, at 3.45 p.m., north. WOOLGOOLGA (251 miles).—Passed: July 11, a schooner, at 6.30 p.m., south; a steamer, at 6.30 p.m., ...

    Article : 513 words
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