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  2. THE LATE STORM.

    The heavy rains which set in on Wednesday afternoon continued throughout Thursday night and yesterday morning, bringing the total in some districts up to 5, 6, and 7 inches. ...

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  3. SUNDAY TRAFFIC.

    The Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways, Mr. Johnson, who was waited upon yesterday by a large deputation representing the Evangelical Council of New South ...

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  4. GETTING THE COAL.

    It has become known, to-day that the Burwood Extended mine, which is situated a little beyond Dudley, and near Redhead, is being prepared for work. The mine is almost ready ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION

    Shortly after midnight news was conveyed to the metropolitan watchhouse that a fearful tragedy had been enacted in Moonta-street, Adelaide, a small thoroughfare running ...

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  6. CHRISTMAS CHEER.

    During the last two evenings Queen Alexandra's agents have been at work quietly distributing clothing and money to the derelicts of the Thames Embankment. ...

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  7. ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

    Official writs for the election of members of the House of Commons will be issued on January 10. The returns in connection with ...

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  8. NAVAL DEFENCE.

    Lord Cawdor, who was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1905, states that while the expenditure of Germany on new ships nearly trebled between 1904 and 1910—from ...

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  9. THE MINERS' MINES.

    Another effort is to be made to work the Young Wallsend and Ebbw Main mines, which were being worked by Messrs. Kethel and Co. with the co-operation of the Miners' ...

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  10. CANADA MAKES A START.

    Canada has purchased the British cruiser Rainbow as a training ship for operations in the Pacific. She is negotiating for a second larger warship for use on the ...

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  11. CRISIS IN GREECE.

    A serious political crisis has occurred in Athens. The Military League of Greece sustaining the minority of the Government ...

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  12. SHARP TACTICS ALLEGED.

    The "Daily Mail" and the "Standard," in leading articles, accuse the Government of sharp tacties in allowing January 8 to be announced as the date for the issue of the ...

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  13. "TINPOT NAVY" DEPRECATED.

    Mr. Robin, Premier of Manitoba, and Mr. Hazen, Premier of New Brunswick, speaking in their respective Parliaments, favoured the contribution by Canada of ...

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  14. STRIKE FUNDS.

    A sum of money was sent to the Abermain lodge on Thursday for relief purposes. The police, however, stopped the distribution. There is much indignation, as the money was ...

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  15. MR. BALFOUR RECOVERING.

    Mr. Balfour, leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. He will shortly be able to go out of doors. ...

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  16. THE NAVY LEAGUE.

    Sir Robert Perks, M.P. (Liberal), and Mr. J. Ward, M.P. (Labour), have joined the newly-reorganised Navy League. ...

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  17. THE PREMIER SCEPTICAL.

    This matter having been brought under the notice of the Premier last night, Mr. Wade said he knew nothing about it, and certainly would not be prepared to express an opinion ...

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  18. THE BELGIAN KING.

    King 'Albert of the Belgians made his State entry into Brussels to-day. The King was accorded a great reception in the streets. ...

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  19. BLOUSE MAKERS STRIKE.

    In connection with the strike of blouse-makers in New York, many ladles in that city have boycotted nop-union made blouses. ...

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  20. POLICE DENIAL.

    Mr. T. Garvin, Inspector-General of Police, had inquiries made concerning the above telegram last night, and stated that there was no truth whatever in the report that the ...

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  21. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    A selection of the candidates to stand in the Liberal interest for Calare, which is now represented by Mr. T. Brown (Labour), has been made. The first ballot gave Mr. H. R. M. ...

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  22. ANOTHER GHASTLY TRAGEDY.

    Christmas was ushered in to-day with a diabolical murder on the cutter yacht Banshie, anchored in Swan River, near Mill Point, South Perth. A woman, aged about 50 years, ...

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  23. STRIKE PAY AT KURRI KURRI.

    The first strike pay was made on Thursday— 10s per man, and 5s for youths. The men generally think the strikers are beaten. Distress is becoming more acute, the only thing ...

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  24. COAL SUPPLIES.

    The Railway Commissioners have issued a statement dealing with the importation of coal. They said that coal was being brought from Calcutta and Great Britain. Orders were ...

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  25. BUSH FIRES.

    Mr. Jack Lees, a selector near Upper Colo, is supposed to have been a victim of the recent bush fires, either on Tuesday or Wednesday last. When the fires appeared dangerous ...

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  26. NAMOI.

    The final result in the ballot for the selection of a candidate to contest the Namoi seat in the Labour interest was decided this morning, Mr. George Black being selected by ...

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  27. ON THE CATCHMENT AREA.

    At 9 a.m. yesterday the welcome news was received by the Water and Sewerag[?] Board that the rain of the previous day had continued steadily. Broughton's Pass ...

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  28. WESTERN MINES.

    Work was proceeding steadily to-day at the local collieries. The output continues to improve as the men get in better working f[?]rm. Many miners state it will take a week ...

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  29. MACQUARIE.

    Mr. E. V. Carr, Federal member for Macquarie, is at present conducting a campaign in this locality. He spoke to a crowded house at Wattle Flat on Monday, and had a good ...

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  30. ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Commander Peary, responding to the toast of his health at a banquet in New York, said that a fitting sequence to his discovery of the North Pole would be the ...

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  31. THE HUME.

    A meeting of town and country residents decided to form a branch of the Liberal and Reform Association. Mr. Alick Smith was elected president, and G. F. Plunket ...

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  32. LATE COMMERCIAL.

    Algerian oats were quiet and steady at 1/7 to 1/11. Maize had a better demand. A little business was done at 3/6, some sellers asking a slight advance. Chaff was ...

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  33. CULLEN BULLEN AGREEMENT.

    A report from Cullen Bullen states that the non-unionists working at the Invincible colliery have left in consequence of the resumption of work by the miners formerly ...

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  34. BEST FALL FOR 18 MONTHS.

    Mr. Wilson, the divisional officer of the Weather Bureau, said yesterday:— "The totals for the metropolitan area are the best since July, 1908, and those on the ...

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  35. VICTORIAN LAND TAX BILL.

    During the last few weeks those members of the Legislative Assembly who voted against the second reading of the Land Tax Bill have held several meetings for the purpose of ...

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  36. DENOMINATIONAL EDUCATION.

    Bisbop Dunne, at the annual breakfast of the Sacred Heart school last night, once more referred to the question of Roman Catholic schools receiving State aid. The bishop said, ...

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  37. WRONG MAN MURDERED.

    Kanare, who fatally shot Mr. A. Jackson, Collector at Nasik, a seditious centre in the Bombay Presidency, while at the theatre, is a Brahmin. ...

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  38. DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

    The Department of Agriculture has made a brief summary of the progress of the dairying industry during the year now ending. Referring to butter the report says:—"Despite ...

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  39. COAL FROM JAPAN.

    The P. and O. Company's Poona is expected from Japan with Moji coal on board on Sunday. The steamer will berth at Circular Quay, and discharge her general cargo. According to the ...

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  40. GALES IN BRITAIN.

    The steamer Rostrevor, owned by the London and North-Western Railway, which had been missing in the Irish Sea during the recent gale, has arrived in port. ...

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  41. THE STRIKE CONGRESS.

    The strike congress has come to life again. There are even rumours that it was never dead. At any rate, the ghosts seen wandering on Thursday about the Trades Hall staircase ...

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  42. THE CITY GAS.

    The coal for the Australian Gaslight Company is arriving satisfactorily. It is being put into the works not quite as fast as the company could wish, but the service will be ...

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  43. NORFOLK ISLAND NEWS.

    A successful concert was given in the new hall on the evening of the 29th ult., by the children of the Public school, under the direction of Mr. A. Knight and Miss Pain, the ...

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  44. TELEGRAPHIC INTERRUPTION.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General stated yesterday that as a result of the recent southerly, gale the telegraphic lines were considerably, knocked about. Linemen were sent out in all ...

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  45. THE WATERSIDE.

    Despite the recommendation of their executive, the union wharf-labourers did not work yesterday on the North German Lloyd Company. In the meantime the company is ...

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  46. ARRIVAL OF HACKENSCHMIDT.

    George Hackenschmidt, the famous wrestler, arrived from South Africa, accompanied by Gunner Moir as trainer and Bain as wrestling partner, by the Lund liner Wilcannia on ...

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  47. POISONING IN CALCUTTA.

    The Calcutta correspondent of the "Chronicle" states that the members of the staff of the Viceroy, Lord Minto, who had been poisoned from ptomaine in milk, are ...

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  48. STEEL CORPORATION.

    The American Steel Corporation is distributing a bonus of 2,000,000 dollars among the employees. Sixty per cent. of the bonus will be ...

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  49. THE BANFFSHIRE LOADING.

    Stevedores at Geelong and Williamstown did not hesitate to handle the cargo of the Federal-Houlder-Shlre line steamer Banffshire. As the Banffshire belongs to the same line as ...

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  50. MANLY FERRY SERVICE IMPROVED.

    Now that the end of the coal strike is in view and the holiday season is upon us, the directors of the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company have decided to improve the service ...

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  51. A FATAL ORGIE.

    Four labourers while working in a cellar of an hotel at Wigan, Lancashire, broached a cask of brandy, and all died from over-indulgence in the liquor. ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

    It was expected that Parliament would conclude its session to-day. The Opposition, however, sprung a surprise. Previously during the discussion on the Consolidated ...

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  53. KATOOMBA IN DARKNESS.

    Five inches of rain were registered from 9 a.m. on Thursday till 9 a.m. on Friday. It rained all day Friday. The town will be in darkness at 8 o'clock to-night, owing to the ...

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  54. THE FIVE MEDIATION PROPOSALS.

    "I wish," said Mr. Hughes yesterday, "to make a correction of my statement last night in reference to those five mediatory, preposals. I have since learned that these were ...

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