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  2. IN TAMWORTH.

    A few days ago Tamworth district was in the zenith of a prosperous season. To-day the countryside for miles around, and practically the whole of the business portion of ...

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  3. AUSTRALIAN WEATHER.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 words
  4. SHIPPING.

    Van der Hagen, Captain Lugten, from Batavia,via Macassar and ports. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Borington, Mr. and Mrs. Wanzrich and child. Mrs. Walker, Messrs. Wann, Dougall, Bannerman, Moffit, Kenna, ...

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  5. CASUALTIES.

    John Monk, lately living in Dowling-street, Darlinghurst, died suddenly on Saturday night last. He arrived at his residence on Friday night last in the company of a white and a ...

    Article : 86 words
  6. RESIDENTS LEAVE.

    The river is 25ft, and still rising at the rate of 6in per hour. De[?]king Creek Bridge is submerged, and the general impression is that the bridge will go. The police boat ...

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  7. SURF BATHERS IN COLLISION.

    Leslie White, 28, living in Crown-street, was surfing at Coogee yesterday afternoon when he collided with another bather and was rendered unconscious. He was taken to St. Vincent's ...

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  8. RAILWAY TROLLIES USED.

    There are several washaways between here and Narrabri. The mails for Walgett and some passengers were trollied over ten miles of the worst washaways yesterday on two ...

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  9. CYCLIST AND SULKY COLLIDE.

    Cecil Cox, living in Little Belmore-street, city, was riding a bicycle along Clevelandstreet, yesterday when he collided with a sulky and sustained a fractured rib and [?] ...

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  10. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

    A verdict of accidentally shot was returned yesterday at the coronial inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of John Hall (5), who was killed by a gunshot fired by his ...

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  11. WATER RUSHING INTO PROSPECT.

    The Water and Sewerage Board officials stated on Saturday that the rainfalls on the catchment area for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m., were:—Broughton's Pass 57 points, Cataract ...

    Article : 191 words
  12. DAMAGE IN QUEENSLAND.

    Yesterday's and to-day's mall trains from the south are due to arrive at the central station late to-night—one at 5 minutes past midnight and the other 25 minutes later. For ...

    Article : 108 words
  13. KICKED BY A HORSE.

    John Rubenach was brought to the Wollongong District Hospital last night by members of the St. John Ambulance with a badlybroken knee, which he had received through ...

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  14. A FRACTURED SKULL.

    While Mr. Nash, senr., of Cranbury, was thatching a stack of [?]ay he became dizzy and fell to the ground. He sustained a severe fracture of the skull and collarbone, besides ...

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  15. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

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  16. DEPARTURES.—Jan. 15.

    Mooltan, R.M.S., for London, via ports. Australien, F.M.S., for Marseilles, via porta. Kumano Maru, J.M.S., for Melbourne. Marathon, s, for Brisbane. ...

    Article : 92 words
  17. AUSTRALIAN TEAM'S FINANCES.

    In round numbers the gross takings from all matches played by the Australian Eleven in Australia and the United Kingdom amounted to £13,200, and the gross expenses were ...

    Article : 170 words
  18. RAILWAY FETTLER KILLED.

    George M'Dougall (21), employed on the railway construction works three miles from Tar[?], was found dead in a powder magazine in which he slept last night. It would ...

    Article : 106 words
  19. COACH COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.

    The Cudgegong River rose this morning to the greatest height lecorded for nearly 20 years. As yet no losses have been reported among stock, as warning was given in time to ...

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  20. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.—Jan. 17.

    MaKura, "R.M.S., for Vancouver, via ports; Duisburg, [?] for Ant[?]erp and Hamburg, via Suez; Perthshire, s, for London and Hull, via ports; Monaro, [?], for Melbourne, Adelaide, and Western Australian ports; ...

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  21. CLEARANCES.—Jan. 15.

    Warrimoo, [?], 3529 [?], Captain Clift, for New Zealand ports, via Wellington, N.Z. Passengers:—Mr. and Mrs. cockburn-Hoad, Mr. and Mrs. Ronalds, Mr. and Mrs. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. ...

    Article : 241 words
  22. LORD KITCHENER IN VICTORIA.

    On Saturday at Seymour Lord Kitchener witnessed a very pretty fight, furnishing as much of a spectacle as modern engagements could afford. The Field-Marshal wanted a fight in ...

    Article : 225 words
  23. REMARKABLE SUICIDE.

    A most pecullar case of what was at first considered murder, but now appears to have been suicide, came to light in Forbes-street, Darlinghurst, yesterday evening. A man named ...

    Article : 298 words
  24. A TOWNSHIP ISOLATED.

    The Namoi, which rose very rapidly ou Saturday, overflowed its banks during the night, and the lower part of the town is flooded. The School of Arts and Manchester Unity Hall ...

    Article : 157 words
  25. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

    AUCKLAND (128[?]m).— Arr: Jan. 16, H. M. S. Pega[?], from Sydney. WELLINGTON (1230m).—Dep: Jan. 15, Tongariro, [?], for London. ...

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  26. LAUNCH OF A BARCE.

    The first of two steel barges ordered for harbour work at Cairns with a eapacity of 400 tons, has just been launched from the works of Messrs. Poole and Steel, at Balmain. ...

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  27. ENTERED OUTWARLS.—Jan. 15.

    Time, [?], for Rockhampton, via Brisbane; Moresby, [?], for the Solomon Islands, via Brishane; Monaro, [?], for Eden, Mclbourne, Adelaide, Albany, Fremantle, Perth, Bunbury, and Geraldton; Bombala, s, for Cairns, via ...

    Article : 42 words
  28. LARGE AREAS SUBMERGED.

    The lowlying portions of the Hunter Valley are again inundated as the result of the heavy rainfall of the past few days, which totalled locally 491 points. The rain ...

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  29. MELBOURNE FRUIT MARKET.

    In the Queen Victoria markets the following prices were realised:—Almonds, /6 to /S: apples, 2/ to 5/ case; apricots, /1 to /2 lb; cherries, /1 to /2 ditto; c[?]rrants, black, /2½ to /4 ditto; ditto, red, /2 to /3 ...

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  30. MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEA STEAMERS.

    Orates R.M.S. (Orient line) left Gibraltar on Jan. 12, en route from London to Sydney. Otway, R.M.S. (Orient line) arrival at Colombo on Jan. 13, on rou[?] from Sydney to London. ...

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  31. INVERAMSAY TO LOAD WHEAT.

    The barque Inveramsay, which has been chartered by Messrs. J. Darling and Sqn to load a cargo of wheat for the United Kingdom or Continent, arrived at Sydney from Newcastle yesterday. ...

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  32. FATAL TRAMWAY ACCIDENT.

    At Toowoomba, Lily Hanrahan, aged 3, was playing close to Munro'B timber tramline, at Perseverance, when an engine approached unnoticed, and knocked the child down. Her ...

    Article : 60 words
  33. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

    THURSDAY ISLAND. (2000m). —Arr: Jan. 15, Taiyuan, [?], from Sydney. TOWNSVILLE (1370m).—Dep: Jan. 15, Mary Peverley, seb, for Maryborough. ...

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  34. R.M.S. MAKURA SAILING TO-DAY.

    The fillowing is a list of the passengers booked by the R.M.[?]. Mikura. of the [?]-Australian Royal Mail line, which sails at 1 p.m. to-day from the Union Company's Wharf, foot of Margaret-street. for ...

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  35. THE MAILS.

    South Australia.—Overland, 5.30 p.m. Victoria-Overland, 5.30 and 8 p.m. Queensland.—Overland, 3.45 p. m. Ocean Island and Nauru (direct).—Wonga Fell, 8 a.m. ...

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  36. BROKEN HILL ISOLATED.

    The storms and consequent interruption to telegraph lines have almost entirely isolated Broken Hill from Melbourne and Sydney. On Saturday the mail coach from Wilcannia ...

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  37. VICTORIAN TRIBUTE AGREEMENT

    The Ballarat miners have agreed to accept the tribute agreement, against which a protest was made last week. ...

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  38. FATALITY AT RUSHCUTTER BAY.

    Cecil Hardy, aged 9 years, lately living with his parents in Taylor-street Paddington was found drowned in the swimming baths at Rushcutter Bay yesterday. Hardy ...

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  39. SINGLETON ESCAPES.

    Crowds of people lined the river banks last night, as a flood was anticipated. When the 39ft mark was reached the river remained stationary for some time, and then commenced ...

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  40. BONDI BEACH.

    Sir,—I wish to express my displeasure regarding the discomforts of the ladies' dressing sheds at Bondi Beach. Many workers who are only at liberty to enjoy a swim between the ...

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  41. DEBRIS IN NEWCASTLE HARBOUR.

    The recent heavy rains have caused a strong fresh in the Hunter River, and roports have been received of floods having taken place in the north. To-day the river is very much ...

    Article : 178 words
  42. WARATAH SEARCH SHIP.

    No reply has yet been received to the cable sent to the Agent-General by the executive of the citizens' committee, asking if the Wakefield's search for the Waratah might be ...

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  43. DESPATCH OF MAILS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER PLACES.

    Overland to Adelaide, and thence per P. and O. Company's steamer Mooltan, Tuesday, January l8. Letters.—Registered, 3.30 p.m.: ordinary, 5.30 p.m. 2d the [?]oz. for United Kingdom, Canada Ceylon, India, ...

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  44. FITZPATRICK'S CASE.

    Sir,—In connection with the case of the lad who has just been tried and sentenced at the North Shore Police Court for failing to deliver certain letters and for retaining ...

    Article : 366 words
  45. COUNCIL AND MAGISTRATE.

    Sir,—In your issues of 9th and 10th inst by a strange coincidence you report complaints by two municipal councils, Redfern and Paddington, against magistrates' decisions in ...

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  46. DAMAGE AT MERRIWA.

    A rain storm at half-past 3 on Saturday afternoon gave an inch in 15 minutes. Flood waters invaded many business premises. ...

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  47. PROBATIONARY STUDENTS.

    Sir,—The training of probationary students at the various district schools is of great importance to the State, because these students represent the future teachers in the ...

    Article : 336 words
  48. TRAINS BLOCKED.

    As the result of the continued rains further damage has been caused on the Narrabri railway line. The Railway Commissioners have been informed that at a spot 255 miles from ...

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  49. THE VIVA'S CARGO.

    The Norwegian barque Viva is now loaded with 32.813 bags of wheat. She is bound for Falmouth, and is ready for sea. ...

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  50. CARGO FOR THE MOOLTAN.

    The principal lines of cargo taken by the R.M.S. Mooltan, which sailed from Sydney for London on Saturday. were:—440 bls wool, 100 bls leather, 75 bls skins, 105 [?] meats, 50 pkgs shells. 10 tons ore. 300 tons ...

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  51. RECORD AT NARRABRI.

    Our Narrabri correspondent, writing on Friday evening, reported:- The river is still running. Much country is inundated, and fears are entertained of a ...

    Article : 363 words
  52. MERSEY SAILS THIS MORNING.

    The White Star training shin Mersey, which his been in port since December 11. has been fixed I to sail from the stream at 10 o'clock this morning on her homeward voyage to London. ...

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  53. BRISBANE MAIL ARRIVES.

    The Brisbane mail arrived at Sydney at 2.25 yesterday afternoon. After leaving Tamworth the rails were submerged for some considerable distance, and the engine had to proceed ...

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  54. THE H. K. HALL FROM PUGET SOUND.

    An American five-masted schooner, believed to be the H. K. Hall, 72 days out from Puget Sound, with a carg of timber, was about nine miles south-cast of Sydney Heads at midnight last night in tow[?] of a ...

    Article : 50 words
  55. SYRIANS ON THE SEYDLITZ.

    Several Syrians who joined the G.M.S. Seydlitz as passengers for Sydney, have been detained on board pending an investigation by the Customs authorities to-day. ...

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  56. Advertising

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  57. ALBION PARK (Q.) JOCKEY CLUB.

    The Initial meeting of the Albion Park Jockey Club was held yesterday, the takings being donated to the building fund of the Mater Misericordine Hospital. The weather was dull and threatening. but the attendance ...

    Article : 125 words
  58. RIVER OVERFLOWS.

    At Paliamallawa 6½ inches fell yesterday. The village is under water, and the river over its banks at Newbridge. Mohi River at More[?] was 19 [?]oot at 6 p.m., and still rising. The ...

    Article : 91 words
  59. FRIEDA MAHN FROM TOCOPILLA.

    After a voyage of 58 days in ballast from Tocopilla the German marque Frieda Mahn sailed into port without the [?]stance of a tug last evening, and cast anchor off Shark Island. She has come here for ...

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  60. THE LATE MR. MUNROE.

    The [?]uneral of the late Alexander Munroe, who was third engineer on the stea[?]er Merimbula on her voyage from her builders' yards to Sydney, took place on Saturday at Waverley Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. ...

    Article : 95 words
  61. Advertising

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  62. PAIR-OAR CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The pair-oar championship of victoria was rowed on the Yarra on Saturday afternoon, and won by M. G. Scott and C. Donald (Albert Park Club), with the Cob[?] crew second and Essendon third. Won by half a ...

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  63. WERRIS CREEK BUSY.

    Owing to the serious washaways along the northern line north of Werris Creek and at Quipolly, five miles south of this station, all tra[?]lo has been suspended since last night. ...

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  64. [?]AR HARBOURS.

    The following telegrams were received yesterday re specting the condition of the virious bar harbours:— Yamba bar, [?]Oft [?]in, tide 5ft [?]in, crossing 15ft 9in, rise of tide 2ft 9in, Ballina bar, 10ft Inside channel, ...

    Article : 92 words
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