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  2. THE FEDERATION CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The President took the chair at 11 o'clock. The Conference remained in committee until five minutes to 12, when the press and public were admitted. All ...

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  3. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs. J. P. Abbott (chairman), J.Garrard, C. A. Lee, J. E. Tonkin, W. S. ...

    Article : 516 words
  4. THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

    DUNEDIN, Tuesday.--The jurors this afternoon gave in a large number of awards. The Australian awards, together with the jurors' remarks, are as follow:-- ...

    Article : 389 words
  5. THE LABOR CONVENTION.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The French Government have declined to take part in the conference proposed by the Emperor of Germany with a view to an international ...

    Article : 75 words
  6. AUSTRALIAN DIVORCE BILLS.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--The Agents-General of the Australasian colonies, accompanied by Mr. W. Shiels, M.P. for Normanby, Victoria, waited upon Lord Knutsford, the ...

    Article : 257 words
  7. FRUIT SHOW AT PARRAMATTA.

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  8. THE MINING DISASTER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The funeral of the bodies of the 176 miners, the victims of the explosion at the Abesychan colliery, near Newport, South Wales, took place yesterday. ...

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  9. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The Hon. Thomas Allnutt Brassey, eldest son of Lord Brassey, has written to The Times repudiating the statement made by the Paris Temps, to the ...

    Article : 57 words
  10. THE PANAMA CANAL.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--The Commission appointed to inquire into the desirability of proceeding with the construction of the Panama Canal have published a report ...

    Article : 60 words
  11. THE BRITISH DRINK TRAFFIC.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--It is officially announced that during last year the expenditure in alcoholic beverages in the United Kingdom exceeded the expenditure of 1888 ...

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  12. INCENDIARISM AT A JUNEE HOTEL.

    JUNEE, Tuesday.--Coroner Elliott held an inquiry to-day into the cause of a fire which recently occurred at Le Warne's Hotel, it being one of a series of four fires which have broken ...

    Article : 87 words
  13. RETIREMENT OF SIR ARTHUR GORDON.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, late Governor of Ceylon and formerly Consul-General and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, has ...

    Article : 39 words
  14. THE ROBERTSON RAILWAY.

    BOWRAL, Tuesday.--The sectional committee of the Public Works Committee (Dr. Garran, Messrs. Dowel and Garrard), after taking evidence at Moss Vale on Saturday, proceeded to ...

    Article : 334 words
  15. MELBOURNE PRESS COMMENTS.

    Commenting on yesterday's proceedings, the Argus considers that the Conference opened auspiciously by reason of the principal resolution being moved by Sir Henry Parkes, of New ...

    Article : 375 words
  16. THE LONDON DOCKERS.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--Mr. John Burns, the leader of the London dock laborers in their recent strikes, has received the remittance sent from Ballarat (Victoria) ...

    Article : 110 words
  17. WEST MAITLAND WANTS.

    WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--A deputation, consisting of Mr. R. W. Thompson, M.P., the Mayor (Mr. R. A. Young) and Aldermen Birkenhead, Young, Gillies, Row and Taylor ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. THE BULGARIAN ASSASSINATION PLOT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The plotters, who have been arrested for complicity in the recent proposal to murder Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and some of the members of his ...

    Article : 42 words
  19. RED RUST IN WHEAT.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In connection with the proposal from the Victorian Minister for Lands that the South Australian Government should send two representatives to a conference to be ...

    Article : 171 words
  20. THE ROYALIST PARTY IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--The action of the Government in indicting the Du[?] d'Orleans for a breach of the law, prohibiting all pretenders to the Throne from ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. THE WRECK OF THE GLENROSA.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The Marino Board held an inquiry to-day regarding the wreck of the iron barque Glenrose, near Cape Banks, on Saturday, January 18. Evidence was given ...

    Article : 60 words
  22. THE TRADES.

    The Pressers' Society have decided to readmit the truant member who applied for permission to re-enter the society, having accepted work in a union shop. He is to pay £1 and all ...

    Article : 208 words
  23. SUICIDE OF A POLICEMAN.

    JUNEE, Tuesday.--Constable Dixon, a foot policeman stationed at Junee, shot himself this morning. He had just returned by mail train from Goulburn, whither he had gone the night ...

    Article : 161 words
  24. THE WRECK OF THE RIVERINA.

    The steamer Aldinga returned to Sydney yesterday morning from the wreck of the steamer Riverina, bringing some 400 tons of cargo, the result of two days' salvage ...

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  25. THE NORMANTON CASTAWAY.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--In connection with the man Foy, who drifted to sea in an open boat from Normanton, and who was without food and had very little water for six nights ...

    Article : 84 words
  26. AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--The Brazilian Republic have decided to increase the strength of the army in view of the approaching elections. ...

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  27. AMUSEMENTS.

    Professor Jensen drew a good crowd to the Bondi Aquarium yesterday afternoon, and at night also the attendance was large. The various illusions presented were interesting ...

    Article : 68 words
  28. THE UNIFORM RAILWAY GAUGE.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--With regard to the proposal of the South Australian Government to hold an Intercolonial Conference to consider the question of a uniform gauge of railways for ...

    Article : 101 words
  29. FUNERAL OF MR. ANDREW TOWN.

    WINDSOR, Tuesday.--The funeral of the late Mr. Andrew Town took place at Richmond this afternoon and was the largest seen in that town for many years. People from all parts of the ...

    Article : 56 words
  30. THE SHOP EMPLOYES UNION.

    A special and well-attended meeting of members of the Shop Employes Union was held last evening in the Temperance-hall to consider the advisableness or otherwise of affiliation ...

    Article : 267 words
  31. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The forecast of the speech from the Throne, to be delivered on the re-assembling of Parliament, mentions that an Irish Local Government Bill will be ...

    Article : 104 words
  32. A WEALTHY BEGGAR.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A beggar named Patrick Cotter, an old man, was arrested at Shepparton to-day charged with being a rogue and vagabond. On being searched deposit ...

    Article : 41 words
  33. HUNTER RIVER FARMERS AND CONSUMERS' COMPANY.

    WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--The half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers and Consumers' Co-operative Company was held at Morpeth on Saturday. Mr. J. W. Bowes ...

    Article : 267 words
  34. AN ELECTION DISPUTE.

    NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Mr. J. Hart, one of the candidates for Islington Ward in the Wickham Council, and who was defeated by Alderman Edwards by one vote, intends protesting ...

    Article : 105 words
  35. REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM DEATH.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--George Carey, a bricklayer's laborer, fell 60ft. to-day from a building in course of erection in Edward-street. He struck some projecting woodwork, which broke ...

    Article : 54 words
  36. THE FALL IN BROKEN-HILL STOCK.

    BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--Much excitement has prevailed here to-day owing to the condition of the sharemarket. It is certain that the extraordinary depression is not due in the least ...

    Article : 187 words
  37. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The Emperor William of Germany has written to the-English Government exhorting them to act leniently towards Portugal in the matter of the ...

    Article : 85 words
  38. THE QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

    (BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Fifteen additional bags of seed maize were forwarded to-day for Mary-borough. A further shipment will be made on Friday. ...

    Article : 347 words
  39. LABOR TROUBLES.

    In connection with the threatened strike of bakers' operatives a special meeting of the union will be held this morning in the Trades-hall to discuss the communication received from the ...

    Article : 223 words
  40. ANOTHER BATHING FATALITY.

    BERRY, Tuesday.--An inquest was held this afternoon touching the death of William Hayes, of Berry, who was found drowned in Broughton Mill Creek this morning. From the ...

    Article : 74 words
  41. BATHURST CHURCH OF ENGLAND SYNOD.

    BATHURST, Tuesday.--The third session of the sixth synod of the Church of England commenced to-day in the All Saints' schoolroom, in the presence of a large number of clergy ...

    Article : 104 words
  42. PREMIER PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A joint committee of shareholders and depositors of the Premier Permanent Building Association met to-day and discussed the affairs of the association. ...

    Article : 62 words
  43. THE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday--The Times this morning devotes an article to the Federation Conference now sitting in Melbourne. The paper considers that the tariff ...

    Article : 70 words
  44. THE TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL.

    The executive committee of the Trades and Labor Council met last night, Mr. P. J. Bre[?]nan presiding. A deputation of six employes of the various flour mills was received asking ...

    Article : 234 words
  45. THE PROTECTION MOVEMENT.

    NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A meeting of protectionists took place to-night at the Cardiff Arms Hotel, Newcastle, to discuss the propriety of forming a separate protection union for ...

    Article : 68 words
  46. THE SANDHURST MINING FATALITY.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The body of Mr. Richards, the mining manager of the Great Southern mine, who fell down the shaft while it was on fire, was recovered to-day. The neck ...

    Article : 42 words
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