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  2. NEWCASTLE.

    From early yesterday morning until late in the evening every pedestrian in the streets of Newcastle know to his cost that it was Hospital Saturday; and for one day in the year ...

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  3. NEW ZEALAND.

    Advices from Dunedin state that the Allandale coal mine is closed down, owing to the prevalence of noxious deadly gases. ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    "Camille," as played by the Margaret Anglin Company at Her Majesty's on Saturday night, created great enthusiasm. Miss Katherine Goodson achieved a triumph ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Local coal and coke trade during the present week has been fairly brisk at most of the collieries, with full time for Coal Cliff. All Work in connection with the colliery new ...

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  6. SHIPPING.

    Moresby, s, 1763 tons, Captain F. J. Bayldon, R.N.R., from Solomon Islands and British New Guinea, via Brisbane. Passenger—Messrs. Wickham, Nicholson, Blomfield, Jennings, Aspden, Caine, Fotheringham, ...

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  7. CASUALTIES.

    A stoker on H.M.S. Gibraltar, named John Thomas Jones, aged 30 years, attempted to board a moving tram in George-street, near Grosvenor-street, on Saturday afternoon, when ...

    Article : 59 words
  8. AUSTRALIAN WEATHER.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 81 words
  9. BLACKBALL MINERS.

    Forty men have been dismissed from the Blackball coal mine on account of a, dispute with the Government. ...

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  10. QUEENSLAND.

    In connection with a proposal of Bowen Town Council and the Wangaratta Shire Council to form a joint board for the construction of a tramway from Bowen to Proserpine, loans ...

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  11. FRACTURED SKULL.

    A man named P. Spohn, living at 26 Yurongstreet, city, slipped on some steps at May-man's Hotel, at the corner of Pitt and King streets, city, on Saturday afternoon, and fell, ...

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  12. EXPORT OF GOLD.

    During the past nine months New Zealand exported 390,442 ounces of gold, of the value of £1,544,231, compared with 382,081 ounces, of the value of £1,527,526, in the ...

    Article : 61 words
  13. KNOCKED OVER BY TRAMCAR.

    Frederick Williams, aged about 70, watchmaker, was knocked down by a tramcar in George-street, near Park-street, on Saturday evening. He was taken to the Sydney ...

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  14. AN UNTRANSMITTED OFFER.

    It was stated in the House of Representatives last night that in 1904 the Imperial Government forwarded to the New Zealand Government for transmission to Mr. J. A. ...

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  15. RUN OVER BY A VEHICLE.

    John M'Donald, engineer, aged 45, living in Spring-street, Banksia, was knocked over by a vehicle at Banksia on Saturday. He was admitted to the Kogarah Hospital, suffering from ...

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  16. BRISBANE WOOL SALES.

    The third wool sale of the 1908-9 series took place in the Brisbane market on Saturday, before a large attendance representing British, Continental, American, Japanese, and ...

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  17. DROWNED IN THE HARBOUR.

    A young man named Charles Frederick William Stedfeld, third engineer on board the German steamer Tiberius, which is berthed at Stockton, was drowned in the harbour ...

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  18. STRUCK BY A CARGO SLING.

    John Ryan, aged 21, living in Terry-street, Balmain, while working on a steamer at Balmain on Saturday, was knocked over by a cargo sling. He was admitted to the Balmain ...

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  19. DEATH FROM A FRACTURED SKULL.

    George Millar, aged 50, a fish-hawker, living in Forbes-street, Woolloomooloo, who was taken to Sydney Hospital on September 14 with a fractured skull, as a result of a fall on the ...

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  20. WOMALS SUDDEN DEATH.

    A woman named Margaret Allen, 27 years of age, was found dead in Dangar-street yesterday evening. John Knott, a miner, with whom she had been living for some time, reported to ...

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  21. FIRE AT DUNEDIN.

    A fire occurred at Messrs, M'Leod Bros. soap and candle works at Dunedin, and caused considerable damage. The insurances amount to £22,550. The manager anticipates a heavy ...

    Article : 32 words
  22. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In regard to the concrete-mixers on the tramway works at Victoria-square about 30 left their work on Thursday afternoon, in consequence of the refusal of the ...

    Article : 141 words
  23. MINERS INJURED.

    John Yardward and J. Kranty, miners, were working in the North mine last evening, when a charge prematurely exploded. Yardward had some fingers blown off, and his hands and ...

    Article : 54 words
  24. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 990 words
  25. WHY THE PREMIER WAS NOT INVITED.

    The Wellington Trades Council omitted to send the customary invitation to the Premier and the Minister for Labour to attend the annual labour picnic, it is stated by the ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Kildale, s, for Tal Tal, with 5829 tons coal and 5 tons coke: Tarcoola, s, for Port Pirie, via Sydney, with 2950 tons ...

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  27. M.U.I.O.O.F. DISTRICTS.

    A conference of the Bathurst district M.U.I.O.O.F. was held on Wednesday to consider the redistribution of districts. Bro Maunders. D.G.M., presided, and the Grand ...

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  28. GRAZIER'S SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

    Mr. James Lynch, grazier, of Boxobolar, met with a serious accident this morning. His horse fell with him, and he sustained concussion of the brain, and had not regained ...

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  29. FIJI.

    The U.S.S. Solace, an auxiliary to the American squadron fleet now in the Pacific, told off to make a search for the missing steamer Aeon, arrived in port on September 22, and after ...

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  30. A FATAL BOLT.

    The annual sports and demonstration in aid of the Cooma District Hospital were marred by a fatal accident. As the procession was about to move, Mr. H. H. Mowbray, marshal, ...

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  31. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The State's gold yield for September was 138,240 fine ozs, valued at £587,209. The total for the nine months was 1,235,370 fine ozs, valued at £5,247,522. ...

    Article : 34 words
  32. CENTURY IN TASMANIA.

    At Bridgewater last night the hundredth anniversary of the Stanfield family's occupancy of the Green Point Estate, near Hobart, was celebrated by holding a ball. There ...

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  33. FALL FROM A PONY.

    Ralph Ward, only son of Mr. S. P. Ward, fell off a pony on Monday, and sustained laceration of the brain. He is still in a critical condition. ...

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  34. PUBLICAN COMMITS SUICIDE.

    John Patterson Beresford, licensee of the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, committed suicide in his bedroom this morning by shooting himself with a revolver. He had been ill for ...

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  35. DEPARTURES.—Oct. 10.

    H.M.S. Powerful, for Adelaide and Melbourne. H.M.S. Pegasus, for Adelaide and Melbourne. H.M.S. Challenger, for Adelaide and Fremantle. Britannia, R.M.S., for London, via ports. ...

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  36. RIDING ACCIDENT.

    Matthew Sternbeck, a resident of Millfield, had the base of his skull fractured through a fall from a young horse on Saturday last. Sternbeek, after being thrown, lay ...

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  37. JAPANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH.

    At the Criminal Court yesterday a Japanese, Oki Iwakichi, was found guilty of the wilful murder of Jas. Henry Shaw, at West Murray, and sentenced to death. ...

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  38. TERRIBLY INJURED.

    At the North Coast railway works to-day an aged man named Jas. Butchard was severely injured about the head and face through the sudden explosion of a charge. His face ...

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  39. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

    Arnell, s, for Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, and Port Elizabeth, via ports; Meissen, s, for Antwerp and Hamburg, via ports; Kakapo, s, for Tasmanian ports (cargo only); Burrawong, s, for Manning River; Nerong, ...

    Article : 95 words
  40. SCIENCE SOCIETY DINNER.

    The third annual dinner of the Sydney University Science Society was held at Sargent's Rooms on Saturday evening. Over 30 members, quite a third of whom were women, ...

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  41. TYPHOID AT SINGLETON.

    Five cases of typhoid fever have been reported locally this week. A special meeting of the health committee of the municipal council was held last night, when the ...

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  42. THE RICHMOND RIVER.

    A correspondent recently complained that there were large unmarked sunken rocks in the north arm of the Richmond River, particularly at Wyralla Bend, which were a ...

    Article : 303 words
  43. BARRIER TRAMWAY COMPANY.

    An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Barrier Tramway Company, Limited, was held yesterday. Dr. Cromwell Marearey presided. The chairman stated ...

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  44. TONGA.

    The Premier is a passenger by the outgoing steamer for Vavau, and it is understood that the visit to that place is in connection with the taking over of the new ferro-concrete ...

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  45. OLD MAN'S END.

    The Coroner, Mr. Gale, held an inquest yesterday touching the death of Owen Williams, 72 years of age, who died in the hospital on Monday. The Coroner found ...

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  46. CLEARANCES.—Oct. 10.

    Maheno, s, 5282 tons, Captain Neville, for Wellington and other New Zealand ports. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schat, Duncan, Durand and child, Maccallum, Dalston, Hope, Louis, Baker, Hewiston, Wolfe, ...

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  47. ROYAL SOCIETY.

    At Wednesday's meeting of the Royal Society, Mr. D. Carment read a paper by the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) on "The Influence of Infantile Mortality on Birthrate." The paper proved ...

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  48. FARMER'S WIFE FOUND SHOT.

    This morning Mrs. George Lobsey, wife of a farmer residing about two miles beyond Wallabadah, was found shot. The body is lying in a paddock until the arrival of ...

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  49. THE SCOTTISH FISHERMEN.

    In reply to the requests of the Scottish fishermen who recently visited Adelaide with a view to establishing fisheries here, the Commissioner for Crown Lands stated that the ...

    Article : 175 words
  50. RIVAL UNIONS.

    Concerning the wages question, Mr. J. Mooney (secretary of the Non-Political Industrial Union) wrote as follows to the secretary of the Associated Unions, who have ...

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  51. ENTERED OUTWARDS.

    Upolu, s, for Solomon, Ellice, Phoenix, and Union Islands, Telamon, s, for Dunkirk and Liverpool, via ports; Elisa Lihn, four masted bq, for Antotagasta, via Newcastle. ...

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  52. PEACE AT RIX'S CREEE.

    The trouble at Rix's Creok colliery has been adjusted, and the men will return to work on Monday morning after a week's absence. The manager has agreed to allow ...

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  53. HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN.

    At the monthly meeting of the board of management of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children the medical report showed that there had been 145 patients ndmitted during the month, 140 discharged, ...

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  54. MOVEMENTS OF MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S. Moldavia, from London, left Suez for Sydney on the afternoon of Thursday last. The R.M.S. Mongolia arrived at Plymouth from Sydney on Friday morning last. ...

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  55. FROM THE ISLANDS.

    After an uneventful cruise among the islands of the Solomon Group, and in British New Guinea waters the steamer Moresby, of Burns, Philp, and Co.'s fleet, returned to Sydney on ...

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  56. THE AJAX-LEURA COLLISION.

    The auxiliary steamer Ajax, of the United States Navy, which was recently in collision with the steamer Leura at Melbourne, left that port on Wednesday last for Manila direct. The repairs, which were carried ...

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  57. TAREE LOCAL OPTION COURT.

    The special licensing court for Taree concluded its sittings this week, before Judge Fitzhardinge, Messrs. Brown and Gates. It was decided to close the following licensed ...

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  58. DECREASED VICTORIAN GOLD YIELD.

    For September the Victorian yield of gold was 49,965oz gross, or 43,585oz fine, valued at £199,496. Compared with the return for September of last year this is a decrease of ...

    Article : 63 words
  59. THE MAILS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 words
  60. THE BAR AT BALLINA.

    The pilot at Ballina telegraphed to Sydney yesterday:—12ft on bar, 14ft on inside bar at hight water. ...

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  61. THE HELGA DISMASTED.

    The barquentine Helga has arrived here from Newcastle in a partially dismasted condition. When two days out she lost her foretopmast, foretopgallant-mast, and her main topmast. ...

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  62. HELENSBURGH WHEELERS.

    Several of the Metropolitan colliery wheelers have been summoned by the management for leaving the mine before the regular time. ...

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  63. AUSTRALASIAN SCIENCE.

    The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science will meet in Brisbane on January 11. It comes of age next year, and the meeting will inaugurate the jubilee year of Queensland, whose ...

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  64. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

    CAIRNS (1400m).—Arr.: Oct. 10, Wodonga, s, from Cooktown. TOWNSVILLE (1370m).—Arr.: Oct. 9, Queensland, s, from Brisbane; Mary Peverley, sch, from ...

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  65. CHINESE OPIUM SMUGGLER.

    Customs-officer Cleland captured a Chinese opium smuggler on the railway pier on Thursday while the Eastern was alongside. The man was sauntering townward with an ...

    Article : 72 words
  66. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    In the report of the Rawson Rifle Match St. Joseph's College was placed third. It should have been St. Ignatius College. LITHGOW, Friday. ...

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  67. FIRE IN MARKET-STREET.

    At 10 p.m. on Saturday the M.F.B. received a call to a fire which had broken out on the first floor at No. 45 Market-street, in the workroom of Mr. F. C. Bates, shirt manufacturer. The flames were extinguished with ...

    Article : 189 words
  68. DESPATCH OF MAILS FOR THE UNITED KTNGDOM AND OTHER PLACES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 words
  69. MITTAGONG WATER SUPPLY.

    At a meeting of the Mittagong municipal council on Wednesday night a letter was received from Mr. E. M. De Burgh. Acting Chief Engineer for the Works Department, ...

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  70. EIGHT-HOUR DAY ACCIDENT.

    An arrest was made on Saturday night in connection with the death of John Scholes, 47, a coal-lumper, lately living in Princes-street, city, who died in Sydney Hospital on Saturday ...

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  71. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS' CAMP.

    The Seventh Day Adventists are holding their annual camp meeting at Ashfield this year. The camp is well organised, and covers a large area of land it the corner of Holden and Goodlet streets. The chief ...

    Article : 137 words
  72. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

    WELLINGTON (1239m).—Arr: Oct. 10, Helga, bqtn, from Newcastle. NAPIER (1423m).—Dep: Oct. 10, Rio, bqtn, for Sydney. ...

    Article : 83 words
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