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  2. AMUSEMENTS.

    A house full everywhere! People packed in the stalls from the orchestra back to where perspiring doorkeepers wrestled good humoredly with a long persistent invasion; ...

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  3. BOXING DAY.

    As though to make up for the amount of lolling about in the neighborhood of cool drinks induced and almost necessitated by the intolerable heat of Christmas Day, the ...

    Article : 605 words
  4. BOATING FATALITIES.

    KIAMA, Tuesday.--The holiday to-day terminated in one of the saddest accidents that has ever occurred in this district. Early in the afternoon news was ...

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  5. BURNING STEAMERS.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--From New York it is reported that fires have been discovered on board of several steamers in American ports, but they were fortunately ...

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  6. QUEENSLAND.

    BUNDABERG, Tuesday.--Jackey, the second Dora Dora black, was seen in the vicinity of Moolboolaman station a fortnight ago, and more recently in the neighborhood of ...

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  7. UNITED PROTESTANT DEMONSTRATION.

    As regards the United Protestant Demonstration, held yesterday at Mrs. Darvall's grounds, Ryde, the promoters were more than satisfied with the results they achieved, the ...

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  8. AN INTENSELY HOT DAY.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--To-day has been one of the hottest ever experienced in Brisbane, the thermometer registering 106 in the shade. A hot, scorching wind blew the whole day. ...

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  9. SIR JOSEPH BANKS GROUNDS.

    Nearly a thousand persons visited Sir Joseph Banks Grounds at Botany yesterday. Dancing was the chief amusement, and a large percentage of visitors took part ...

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  10. SUPPOSED MURDER OF A KANAKA.

    MACKAY, Tuesday.--The body of a kanaka was found on Sunday under circumstances which point to a brutal murder. The body had been cut all over with a tomahawk, and ...

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  11. THE CYCLORAMA.

    Added attractions at the Redfern Cyclorama have done a great deal to popularise the show more than of yore, and for the present holiday season some exceedingly ...

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  12. THE ANARCHISTS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--During the midnight service on Christmas Eve an anarchist threw an infernal machine into a church at Beziers, France. The machine ...

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  13. THE COUNTRY.

    COONABARABRAN, Tuesday.--The second annual meeting of the Co-operative Roller Milling Company was held on Saturday. The balance-sheet showed a profit on ...

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  14. THE CRYSTAL MAZE.

    The Crystal Maze in the Strand-arcade has completely mystified many people during the past few days, and all of them have admitted that though the principle of the illusion is ...

    Article : 111 words
  15. THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.

    LONDON, Tuesday, 1 p.m.--Sir Charles Dilke, M.P., expresses himself opposed to any coalition between England and a Foreign Power. He declares that the ...

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  16. "CHARLEY'S AUNT" AT THE CRITERION.

    The Criterion was opened again last night in one of those farcical comedies that Messrs. Brough and Boucicault made us familiar with during their long tenancy of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  17. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

    The large attendance at the Zoological Gardens on Christmas Day was considerably exceeded by the numbers who visited the place yesterday. Hardly had the gates been ...

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  18. SUICIDE OF AN OLD RESIDENT.

    YASS, Tuesday.--An old man named John King, a resident of Yass Plains for over 30 years, was discovered in his hut on Christmas Day dead from a shot fired by himself. He ...

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  19. THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The British Admiralty have decided to strengthen the Channel squadron, making it more powerful than at any previous period of ...

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  20. BUSH FIRES.

    CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday.--Bush fires continue to burn on the south side of the river. A fresh one started on Friday on Milby, 15 miles distant, and it is still burning. It is ...

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  21. RESCUE OF A CREW

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The barque Hurunia, bound from London to Wellington, New Zealand, has rescued the crew of the vessel Bess Waters, which was found in a ...

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  22. TURKEY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The Sultan of Turkey has expelled hundreds of Softas, or Mahommedan theological students, from the country for having circulated ...

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  23. RAIL AND TRAM TRAFFIC.

    The railway station was a scene of great activity yesterday morning, when thousands of pleasure seekers entrained for the various pleasure resorts within easy distance of the ...

    Article : 370 words
  24. IN THE COUNTRY.

    HILLGROVE, Tuesday.--The friendly societies' athletic sports were begun to-day, and will be finished to-morrow. There were a large number of entries from all parts of the ...

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  25. BONDI AQUARIUM.

    The fact that somewhere about 10,000 persons passed through the turnstiles at the Bondi Aquarium, and that from first to last there was nob a hitch in the ...

    Article : 430 words
  26. MOROCCO.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--The Kabyles, in the south-eastern portion of Morocco, who in June last unsuccessfully rose in revolt against the Sultan, have paid the ...

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  27. RUSSIAN ACTORS IN PARIS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--A subscription is being raised in Paris for the relief of a large party of Russian actors, who are on the verge of starvation. The company ...

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  28. THE WEATHER.

    The weather in the city yesterday continued sultry, and though at times the sky was overcast, no rain fell. About 40 stations reported rain in the country districts. In ...

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  29. THE TRAGEDY IN ADELAIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--An inquest was held to-day on the bodies of Mrs. Oxley and one her children, the victims of the Start-street tragedy, and on the body of Harry Oxley, who, ...

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  30. THE RUSH TO MANLY.

    Within the remembrance of the "oldest inhabitant" there has never been seen such a number of visitors as were at Manly. It is estimated that there ...

    Article : 298 words
  31. YACHTING FATALITY AT RAYMOND TERRACE.

    RAYMOND TERRACE, Tuesday.--A boating fatality occurred about half-past 11 this forenoon, when Peter Cridland, aged 19, a blacksmith's helper was drowned. He was ...

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  32. IN THE COUNTRY.

    ARMIDALE, Tuesday.--The heat has been excessive for several days. To-day was the hottest this year, the glass registering 90 deg. in the shade. It was 86 deg. in the shade yesterday, ...

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  33. COOGEE AQUARIUM.

    The management of the Coogee Aquarium had not prepared a more than usually attractive series of side shows and entertainments in vain. All day long the ...

    Article : 290 words
  34. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The case of Mrs. Knorr will be dealt with on Friday by the Executive. Efforts are being made to secure a commutation of the death sentence, and a ...

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  35. THE WEST AUSTRALIA GOLDFIELDS.

    PERTH, Tuesday.--Mr. Woodward, the Government Geologist, has been interviewed concerning the Dundas-hills goldfields. He states that the field is a continuation of the ...

    Article : 238 words
  36. HARBOR AND OCEAN EXCURSIONS.

    Yesterday was essentially a day to be spent on the water, and by far the majority of the holiday makers, found their way out on to the harbor. The Circular Quay was ...

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  37. THE ROYAL MIDDY AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

    The performance of "The Royal Middy," otherwise "The Naval Cadets," at the Imperial Opera House last night by Mr. John Bennett's newly organised English Opera ...

    Article : 430 words
  38. STRUCK DEAD BY A RAILWAY CARRIAGE DOOR.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A terrible railway accident happened this evening on the Brighton line. A little boy named George Salary, aged 12, residing at Fitzroy, was ...

    Article : 142 words
  39. RECHABITE PICNIC.

    The annual outing of the members of the Rechabite Order and their friends was held yesterday, and took the shape of a picnic at Pearl Bay. Some 3000 people were conveyed ...

    Article : 197 words
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