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  2. PARLIAMENT.

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7. The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. CARRIAGE OF GOODS. Mr. DALLEY, in reply to Mr. Piddington, said ...

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  3. Robbery at Picton Station.

    On Sunday, October 5, between 1 and 9 p.m., the sum of £21, alleged to be the properly of George and William Denneen, was stolen from the safe in the railway station, Picton. The matter was reported to ...

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  4. TELEGRAMS.

    A complimentary banquet to Dr. Beaney in honour of his election to the Legislative Council will be given in the Town Hall to-night. Another scaffolding accident took place to-day at ...

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  5. Sporting.

    Steady rain has fallen all day. Work at Flemington this morning was simply confined to cantering. All the Sydney Continent worked at intervals, and look well. On Tuesday, Thursday, and saturday morning last work is indulged ...

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  6. Queensland Parliament.

    In the Legislative Council yesterday the following bills were read the third time.—Wages, Local Authorities, By-laws, Gympie Gas Co., Maryborough Town Hall, and Pettigrew Estate Enabling Bills. ...

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  7. Election in Waterloo.

    The polling for an alderman to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the Waterloo Borough Council, caused by the lapse of Mr Bretnall's seat through his continued absence op country, was held ...

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  8. An Alignment Muddle.

    A letter from the Department of Mines was read in the Balmain Council on Tuesday, stating that the Borough Council has permitted a very serious departure from the alignment in Mansfield-street, and ...

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  9. South Australian Parliament.

    The Protection of Women Bill was re-committed in the Legislative Council yesterday. A new clause providing for the imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years of anyone detaining a female under ...

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  10. THE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Correspondence has taken place between Foley and { Fatnan, and a match is inevitable. Foley makes a liberal I offer (in the event of Farnan's friends raisin); the stokes to £500) to throw in the coampion belt, which he holds, and which, was declared by Jem Mace the finest he has ever seen. A benefit will be given to Farnan in the Lyceum, Hall on October 20. ...

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  11. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8.

    The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. In consequence of there not being a quorum present, the House was declared adjourned until Thursday. ...

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  12. Balmain Police Court.

    In the Balmain Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Leopold Yates, D.S.M , Henri Kanklinathy and John M'Donald were fined 5s each for having been drunk. John Kennedy was fined 10s for a similar ...

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  13. MEMS.

    Races will be held in Wark worth on Friday. An effort is being made to start a jockey club is Singleton. At a meeting of the committee of the recent races in ...

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  14. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour, NARRABRI TRUCKING YARDS. Mr. W. J. FERGUSSON, for Mr. Dangar, asked the Secretary of Public Works—1. Is he aware of ...

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  15. The Recent Railway Smash.

    The victims of the recent railway accident are progressing: favourably except Brown, whose spine has been much injured. The Subscription for the widow of driver Griffith amounts to £40. ...

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  16. Parramatta Borough Council.

    The regular meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening. After the minutes had been read and confirmed, the mayor moved that the council adjourn till Friday morning ...

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  17. Alleged Assault.

    Thomas Cunningham was cha[?]ed in the Singleton Police Court yesterday with having assaulted a man named Steadman with intent to rob him. Steadman says that three men whose faces were covered with ...

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  18. Mining News.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 31 words
  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SILVER.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday—A large sing of silver ore obtained in the Oulnina run, 23 miles south of East Mannahill, on the claim of Hosking and Watson, has been brought to Adelaide. The lode ...

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  20. Dramatic Entertainment.

    On Tuesday evening the Commercial Dramatic Club tendered a complimentary benefit entertainments to the Drapers' Association of New South Wales, at the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street. The ...

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  21. Rain in Braidwood.

    The rain cleared at about noon yesterday, but this morning started again. It has rained off and on nearly all day. ...

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  22. Orange Items.

    Sir Henry Parkes returned from Cudal last evening. Splendid rain fell here during Monday and Monday night. More is threatening. ...

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  23. GOLD NEAR PORT MACQUARIE.

    PORT MACQUARIE Wednesday.—The reported gold find at the Upper Hastings turns out to be practically a myth. There are about a dozen men working there, but nothing has yet been found to warrant ...

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  24. Clarence Town Items.

    The action Samuel Smith v. George Weller and Robert Hancock was heard to-day in the Clarence Town Police Court, in reference to the cutting of timber on leaned church and school lands. The ...

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  25. MINERS' CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The annual conference of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was opened in Maldon yesterday. Loud complaints were made about the way in which the Minister of Mines is ...

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  26. Dr. Moran in North Shore.

    Archbishop Moran, accompanied by the Very Rev. Father Sturzo, S.J., and Dr. O'Haran, visited the Catholic schools in North Shore on Wednesday afternoon. The ...

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  27. Mr. Reader's Case.

    Last night the Mayor of Dubbo convened a meeting, in response to a requisition signed by some of the ratepayers, to take into consideration the case of Mr William Meader, formerly a letter carrier in Dubbo, ...

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  28. CHARTERS TOWERS CRUSHINGS.

    CHARTERS TOWERS, Wednesday.—Following are the latest crushings:—Bryan O'Lynn Co., 60 tone of stone for 168oz of gold; Disraeli Co., at Rishton. 263oz; Day Dawn Prospecting Co., 620 tons for ...

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  29. Carcoar Stems.

    The news that probably tenders will be called for the Blayney-Murrumburrah railway on Wednesday next has been received with satisfaction. The vital statistics for the Cercoar district for the ...

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  30. A COMPLICATED CASE.

    A case of a rather complicated character, involving a question of considerable importance to minors will come on for hearing in the Rushworth Warden's Court shortly, A party of men obtained permission ...

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  31. The Wagga Trespass Case.

    The trespass case, Jackson against Rudd, was settled in the Circuit Court yesterday by the plaintiff having accepted a verdict for £100. The defendant was allowed the right to appeal on a point to be ...

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  32. Glen Innes Item.

    There is a case of typhoid fever in Glen Innes, the first for many years. It is now beginning to rain. The next sound from our farmers will be against the generosity of "Jupiter ...

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  33. Melbourne Express Train.

    Last night the express train from Melbourne arrived half an hour late. The trains are now fitted with the new automatic vacuum brake, anc the delay was caused by the apparatus having trot out of ...

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  34. Dog Registration.

    There has been a marked falling off in the number of dogs registered this year as compared with last year's registration. Up to the present date only 3200 dogs hare been registered at the Central Police Office, ...

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  35. Hay items.

    A thunderstorm occurred in Hay this morning. Rain is threatening. An engine-driver named John Huntley, 38 years of age, died suddenly yesterday. The doctor's evidence ...

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  36. A LARGE DIAMOND.

    A very extraordinary diamond, of no loss than 457 carats, has been shipped from South Africa, and sold by a London firm to a syndicate of diamond merchants. The colour equals, if not excels, that of the finest ...

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  37. A Romantic Suicide.

    A romantic suicide occurred in Narrabri late on Monday afternoon. A young girl named Kate Payne, about 17 years of age, took a dose of strychnine because she asserted that her mother would not let ...

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  38. Death in the Hospital.

    The wife of Mr. Joshua J. Davis, of Stubbo Creek, Gulgong, was on Tuesday taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital by her relatives residing in King-street, Newtown, for the purpose of taring an operation ...

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  39. Mudgee Items.

    Shearing at Biragambil, Menah Flat, Pine Ridge, and other sheds about Mudgee is finished. Good yields have been obtained in every instance. A southerly wind set in to-day with light showers ...

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  40. SILVERTON.

    The following is an extract from a letter received yesterday by Mr. R. R. Machattie, M.L.A.:—Silverton, September 25,1884 Business is dull in town, but we expect it to be so for some months. The ...

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  41. Breach of By-laws

    The adjourned case of the inspector of the Borough of Ashfield (Mr. Charles Van Treight) against Mr. FredericK Poppenhagen, for having built a balcony which projected 4ft over the alignment of ...

    Article : 122 words
  42. Tumut Items.

    Messrs. Baker and Hughes performed here on Monday night. So disgusted were the audience with Mr. Hughes as a performer, that they hooted and hissed until the entertainment broke up in confusion. ...

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  43. Important Decision.

    An important decision wag given by Mr. Marsh, S.M., in the Water Police Court on Wednesday in an action which arose from the ease Donald v. Story for rent due. In the latter case the ...

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  44. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8.

    The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. THE NEW LOAN. Mr. BURNS acted the Colonial Treasurer what information had been received by the Government in ...

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  45. St. Leonards Police Court.

    At the St. Leonards Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Leopold Sates, D.S.M., the following cases were disposed of :—P. Byrne and T. Early were fined 10s each for being drunk, or 48 hours' imprisonment. ...

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  46. Alleged Forgery.

    "William J. Scott, lately a temporary click in the Mutual Provident Society's office, Sydney, was identified in the City Police Court to-day by Mr. Richard Teece, the society's chief clerk, as the man who ...

    Article : 129 words
  47. The Fire Brigades' Bill.

    In the Waverley Council, on Tuesday, Alderman T. J. Murray carried the following resolution: "That this council disapproves of the compulsory contribution imposed on it by the Metropolitan Fire Brigades ...

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  48. Alleged Assault on a Constable.

    James Barry and Martin Durkin, Irishmen, were charged before Mr. Marsh, S.M., in the Water Police Court on Wednesday with having (in company with others) assaulted Constable Gonider while in the ...

    Article : 199 words
  49. MEMS

    The mining manager of the Centennial Prospecting and Baal Gammon Amalgamated Gold-mining Companies, Copeland, reported on October 4:—Tunnel driven 5ft this week, making total length 526. ...

    Article : 161 words
  50. A Great Violinist.

    The violinist Remenyi will give his first concert in the Town Hall, to-morrow. All the reserved seats were bought up by noon to-day. Nearly all the seats for the other two concerts have been taken. He will ...

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  51. A Schoolboy Drowned.

    A sad case of drowning occurred in Ballarat East. A little boy named John Mackasee, whose parents reside in Humffray-street, Ballarat, stopped to play near a waterhole on his way home. While he was ...

    Article : 98 words
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