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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    While the directors of the Duke United were paying a visit to the mine on Monday the chairman (Sir Alexander Peacock), on behalf of his colleagues, himself, and the ...

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  3. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. —The Premier (Mr. Carruthers) informed a deputation from the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund to-day that the Government had, to date, relieved all ...

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  4. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  5. PERSONAL.

    Sir Herbert Chermside's connection with the Governorship of Queensland ceased yesterday. It has been ascertained that on the eve of his departure the Premier took ...

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  6. THE HOT WEATHER.

    The great heat that was experience in Melbourne on Monday was not continued yesterday. The highest reading recorded yesterday by the thermometers at the ...

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  7. THE RAILWAYS.

    Representations have been made by the Victorian coal companies to the Railway Commissioners and Mr. Bent that the recent increase of freights on local coal from ...

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  8. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Yesterday Thomas Whelan, a carrier, was crushed to death at Tantawanglo Mountain, Bombala, when assisting another carrier. Several ...

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  9. FALL INTO A HOLD.

    A little girl named Ethel Hansen 6[?] years of age, fell down the hold of the lighter Nonpariel at Williamstown last night, a distance of about 20ft., and received a ...

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  10. YAN YEAN IMPURITIES.

    In yesterday's issue ot "The Argus a South Yarra correspondent attributed illness in his family to the impurity of the water supply, which during the past ...

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  11. OBSERVATORY WEATHER REPORT.

    Tuesday (6 p.m..—)Fine, dry; great prolonged heat far inland, cooler in districts near coast; light variable winds, between south cast and north east, sea slight. ...

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  12. WANDERER DROWNED.

    TUNGAMAH, Monday.—On Saturday afternoon information was brought into the Tungamah police station to the effect that the dead body of a man had been discovered ...

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  13. CAUGHT IN A CHAFFCUTTER.

    EUROA, Tuesday.—Mr. William Mackrell, jun., of Strathbogie, met with a terrible accident last evening. While feeding a steam chaffculter, the fingers of his right ...

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  14. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    A young man named Joseph O'Brien was airested on Tuesday by Plain-clothes Constable Taylor on a charge of larceny of a portmanteau from Mr. T. N. Woodward, ...

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  15. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—-A bush fire on Sunday destroyed a bay-shed and 15 tons of bay and stockyards belonging to Mr. Mahon, near St. George. The dwellinghouse ...

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  16. DRIVING FATALITY.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday.— Whilst a party was driving near Ross, on the west coast of the South Island, to attend a funeral, the buggy capsized over a hill, the ...

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  17. FALL FROM A CART.

    KOROIT. Tuesday.— Mr. P. M'Grath, of Grassvale, was standing in a milk-cart at the Koroit Butter Factory this morning, when the horse started, and ...

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  18. CASTLEMAINE.

    The amount of gold purchased by licensed buyers in Castlemaine last year came to 30,673oz., against 25,049oz., in 1903. The alluvial gold totalled 19,599oz., and quartz ...

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  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.—The barque Winford, which was supposed to have had small pox. on board, bas been fumigated, and will probably be released from quarantine, ...

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  20. SUICIDE OF A SIGNALMAN.

    STAWELL, Tuesdav.—A signalman named James S. Boddington, 28 years of age, employed at the local railway station, committed suicide this morning. ...

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  21. TELEPHONE EXTENSION.

    "WARRNAMBOOL, Wednesday.—During the past few days Mr. H. W. Jenvey, electrical engineer of the Postal department, has been making an ...

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  22. GEELONG.

    Telephonic connection has been completed between Geelong, Colac, and Warrnambool, and the lines have been opened for business. A direct line has also been ...

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  23. THE RAINFALL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 words
  24. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Monday.—The Marine Board today received deputations concerning the wharfage charges, but nothing definite was decided on, except that it was considered ...

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  25. INTERSTATE CRICKET.

    At a meeting of the selection committee of the Victorian Cricket Association last night, the following players were chosen to represent Victoria in the forthcoming ...

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  26. LADIES THROWN FROM A BUGGY.

    HORSHAM, Tuesday.—Through being thrown from a buggy Mrs., Young, sen., wife of Mr. Andrew Young, a well-known farmer, of Blackheath, had her arm broken ...

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  27. THE MINIMUM WAGE.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—The Arbitration Court, in an award affecting the carpenters at Nelson, fixed the minimum wage. with the result that the employers reduced ...

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  28. COW FALLS ON A MILKER.

    WARRNAMBOOL, Tuesday.—A young man named Joseph Kenny has been admitted to the hospital in consequence of an accident sustained under peculiar ...

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  29. FIRE AT FOOTSCRAY.

    A fire broke out in the Punt Hotel, Ballarat-road. Footscray, yesterday evening the building and portion of its contents being destroyed. The hotel was a very old, ...

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  30. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    CASTERTON, Jan. 10.—The first of the new season's wheat has arrived at the Casterion flour mill. It is an unusually prime sample of Steinweidel variety, and was grown by Stock Bros., at ...

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  31. CHINESE ON THE RAND.

    WELLINGTON. Tuesday.—The representative of the White League of Johannesburg is in New Zealand to thank Mr. Seddon for the opposition of New ...

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  32. BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

    WARRNAMBOOL, Monday.—Whilst riding a bicycle down an incline in Raglanparade on Saturday evening, Mr John Callaghan met with a painful accident The ...

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  33. VICTORIAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION

    The usual meeting of the Victonan Cricket Association was held last night, at Young and Jackson's Hotel, Mr. J. Aitken in the chair. THE TASMANINAN MATCH. ...

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  34. WARRNAMBOOL.

    The local postmaster, Mr. H. C. Dod, has been gazetted for removal to Maryborough. Some time ago Mr. Dod appealed against his transfer to an office lower in grade than that ...

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  35. OPERA-HOUSE WRESTLNG.

    George Hackenschmidt, the champion wrestler, met Gus. Reanert for the second time in catch-as-catch-can style at the Opera-house last night. On the previous ...

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  36. FALL FROM A BUGGY.

    TARNAGULLA, Monday.— On Saturday last a lad named Savill, of Jones's Creek, was climbing over the back of a double-seated buggy, when the seat, which ...

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  37. A CHURCH DISPUTE.

    ALEXANDRA, Tuesday.—At Monday's meeting of the board of guardians of St. John's Church of England, further evidence was given of friction that his existed for ...

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  38. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—As a result of the first year's working of the superan[?]ation scheme for the employes on the Government railways the fund is in a very ...

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  39. LIGHTING A PIPE ON HORSEBACK.

    STRATFORD, Monday.—Mr. C. Cousens, of Emuvale, was lighting his pipe on horseback, when the horse was startled and began to plunge. Mr. Cousens was thrown ...

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  40. HARE-HUNTING ACCIDENT.

    LEONGATHA, Monday.—A young man named B. Fox met with a painful accident here on Saturday He was engaged in shooting bares in company with another young ...

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  41. "TEMPTATION OF CHRIST."

    Sir,—-Mr. Blamire Young in his interpretation of Sheffer's "Temptation of Christ," has again allowed his preconceived ideas to get beyond control. ...

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  42. CIVIL SERVICS CO-OPERATIVE STORE.

    Sir,—I see the busybodies are at work with the Civil Service Co-operative Store Company. I would advise the directors to decline to receive self-appointed ...

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  43. CRICKET REFORM.

    Sir,—I am glad to see that there is talk of reform in cricket in Melbourne. Two-day matches, the side scoring most runs in the time to win, would be a right step. I ...

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  44. A FRACTURED THIGH.

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—On a mine at Beaconsfield, Peter Bews, while electing poppet-heads, fell 30ft., sustaining a fractured thigh, a dislocated wrist, and many ...

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  45. TRANSPORTED FROM NOUMEA.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the water Police Court to-day a French soldier named Louis Jeanmougin was charged with being a prohibited immigrant. ...

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  46. BUILDING DISPUTE.

    Before Mr. Dwyer, P.M., and a bench of honorary magistrates, at the District Court yesterday, Frank Balmyne Sewell, contractor, proceeded against J.E. Burke, architect, of Collins-street, ...

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  47. THE PICTURE "ANGUISH."

    Sir,—When I first saw "Anguish" I remarked to a friend who was present that I was brought up on a Scotch sheep-farm and never saw more than a pair of ravens to ...

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  48. BURNED TO DEATH.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Violet Anderson, the daughter of Mr. C. Anderson, butcher, was burned to death at Bourke through her clothing catching fire. ...

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  49. OLD-AGE PENSIONER OF 84.

    GORDON, Tuesday.—An unusual application came on at the police-court yesterday before Mr. Dickson, P.M., when John Henry Phillips, a young man, 34 years of ...

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  50. HANGED HIMSELF.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—William Brown, who was in poor circumstances hanged himself in the bush near Manila to-day. ...

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  51. FALL FROM A TRAM.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—A tram conductor named Lionel Burns fell from a tram at Coogee to night. He sustained concussion of the brain, and died shortly after ...

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  52. DIRECTORS' FEES.

    Sir,—Referring to letters on directors' fees now appeanng in "The Argus," the position in mining companies may be bad, out as a policy-holder in an insurance ...

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  53. UNGRATEFUL LODGER.

    At the Carlton Court on Tuesday before Messrs. Munro and Sutherland, J.P.'s a young man named Arthur Chevanne was charged with larceny, from a dwelling. ...

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  54. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday,—In the Legislative Council today, Mr Barlow moved the second reading of the Franchise Bill. A long debate followed. The general tone ...

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  55. SABBATH DESECRATION.

    BENDIGO. Tuesday.—A deputation from the Bendigo Ministers Assotiation consisting of the Bishop of Bendigo, the Revss. J. Crookston, A.E. Blackwell. A. S. ...

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  56. GLEN WILLS MAIL SERVICE.

    Sir,—In your advertising columns I notice that tenders are now being called for the mail service to Glen Wills from Omeo. In view of the fact that the road from Mitta ...

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  57. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    GEELONG, Tuesday.—About 2 o'clock this morning several outbuildings, including a stable at Mr. J. Wood's residence, Clare-street, East Geelong, were destroyed by fire. The flames spread ...

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  58. Advertising

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  59. THIEVES DISAPPOINTED

    On Monday night thieves forced open the office window of the premises of Messrs. F. K. Cox and Co., timber merchants Racecourse and, Newmarket, and carried the safe into the yard, where ...

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  60. 108TH TIME.

    The incorripble Thomas Conroy, aged 43, made his 108th appcannce at the Carlton Court on Tuesday before Messrs. Munro and Sutherland, J.P.'s, on a charge of insulting behaviour, ...

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  62. Advertising

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