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  2. CAULFIELD CUP.

    The Caulfield heath was never seen to be[?] advantage than on Saturday, when the spring reunion of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club was brought to a satisfactory conclusion [?] ...

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  3. SOUTH COAST MINES.

    It is a curious fact that while the northern end of the district is booming industrially, the drought is playing havoc with the farmer further south. Fortunately, the state of ...

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  4. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Although the end of the tariff is not yet in sight speculations are already being indulged in as to the future. The present Ministry knows not defeat when it stalks through the ...

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  5. THE ALFHELD CASTAWAYS

    The Koonookarra, with the Government party sent to rescue the seven castaways from the Alfheld reached Port Davey on Friday night. On Saturday night the Mastinapu[?], ...

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  6. HAGUE CONFERENCE.

    The "Times" writes that the International Conference at the Hague has been a sham, and has done little good and considerable mischief. Its chief value is ...

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  7. THE WHEAT CROP.

    A close investigation of the prospects of the wheat crop of New South Wales carried out with the aid of special reports from the principal centres in the wheat belt has ...

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  8. A WALL-STREET FAILURE.

    Great excitement has been caused in Wall-street over the failure of Otto Helnze and Co., of New York, who failed to corner the United Copper Company's shares. ...

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  9. THE RAILWAY CRISIS.

    Mr. Lloyd George, President of the Board of Trade, has invited the chairmen of the principal railway companies to discuss with him privately and ...

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  10. MR. KRUGER'S GRAVE DESECRATED

    A painful sensation has been caused among every section of people in Pretoria by the desecration of the grave of exPresident Kruger. The bust of Mr. ...

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  11. ITS MONUMENT.

    At the final sitting of the Hague Conference M. Nelidoff, the President, claimed that the International Prize Court would be the monument of the Conference. ...

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  12. DOMINATING COPPER.

    Vivian and Younger, metal buyers, report that American financial conditions are entirely dominating the copper position, and that no recovery is possible ...

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  13. THE EDWARD MEDAL.

    The King has created the Edward medal for bravery in mines and quarries. The King, in a speech at Cardiff in July last, promised the institution of the medal for ...

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  14. THE CANADIAN WEST.

    Rudyard Kipling, speaking at Toronto, said that the need of the Canadian West was labour, and they should pump in immigrants from the motherland. ...

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  15. THE RACING.

    The sport opened with the Oby Hurdle, for which only five of the 19 on the list carried silk, and so great was the demand for the Portsea golding Sea Swell, that he left the ...

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  16. QUEBEC TER-CENTENARY.

    The newspapers at Toronto interpret one remark made by Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, during his speech at Port Hope, Ontario, to the effect that there ...

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  17. DANISH STEAMER WRECKED.

    The Danish steamer Alfreder Landsen, of Copenhagen, while bound from Libau was lost with 20 hands on St. Abbs Head, Scotland. ...

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  18. TASMANIA.

    The draft of a petition has been prepared for presentation to the Federal Parliament, praying that river and bay traders, small coastal vessels trading in waters where risk ...

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  19. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    The King in a marconigram, in reply to the message of Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, said: "I am delighted that wireless transatlantic telegraphy ...

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  20. ADVANCE IN CONSOLS.

    Consols sold yesterday at £83 2s 6d, an advance of £1 since Thursday. ...

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  21. NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS.

    The New Zealand football team defeated the Broughton Rangers by 20 points to 14. ...

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  22. A MINER'S DEATH.

    The Zeehan Coroner yesterday conducted an inquiry respecting the death of the Victorian miner John Janner, who was killed in the Silver Spray main shaft last Thursday ...

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  23. EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA.

    The Emperor Francis Joseph passed a restless night. Oct. 19. The appetite of the Emperor Francis ...

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  24. A MILLER'S VIEW.

    Mr. Walter Brunton, when spoken to last night about the prospects of the wheat market, said:—"It is a very difficult thing to say. Much depends upon the weather. Our ...

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  25. THE LIBEL LAW.

    On Saturday night at Aarons' Exchange Hotel the New South Wales Country Press Association brought its gatherings to a close for the year. ...

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  26. THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

    Earl Carrington, President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at Great Yarmouth, said that the proposal of Lord Newton and the Tories to create life Peers ...

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  27. GREAT FIRE AT MILDURA.

    About 10 o'clock to-night a destructive fire broke out in Eighth-street, Mildura, three shops being totally destroyed. At 11 o'clock a large boarding-house was in imminent danger, ...

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  28. SIR G. SYDENHAM CLARKE.

    Sir George Sydenham Clarke, the newly-appointed Governor of Bombay, was heartily, welcomed on his arrival there. Oct. 19. ...

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  29. BURDEN ON BRITISH VESSELS.

    The "Economist" writes that if the bond of commercial and political unity is desired throughout the Empire the first steps should be the unification of ...

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  30. SCHOOLMISTRESS POISONED.

    On Friday evening Mrs. A. Howe, school-mistress at Subiaco State School, was found in one of the rooms of the school lying ill, and apparently suffering from the effects of a dose ...

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  31. THE PRICE OF BREAD.

    A meeting of the Sydney and Suburban Master Bakers' Association was held on Saturday night, when it was decided that the price of bread should be further increased ...

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  32. GREAT SEAQUAKE.

    There are indications that the seaquake on Wednesday occurred between Hawaii and Southern Mexico, and that the intensity of the disturbance near its centre far ...

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  33. ENGLISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    The Independent Labour party is promoting the candidature of 1200 socialists for the forthcoming municipal elections in England. ...

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  34. TREASURE TROVE.

    A soldier who had obtained President Kruger's Great Seal of the South African Republic from a Boer, who was about to bury it, offered the same at auction to-day ...

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  35. THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE.

    At Newmarket Second October Meeting to-day the principal event resulted as follows:— THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE of 500 sovs, with ...

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  36. MORRISSEY'S SNAKES.

    James Morrissey, "the snake charmer," again fell into the hands of the police on Friday night at Prahran, where he was arrested on a charge of drunkenness. Morrissey, as ...

    Article : 142 words
  37. THE EMPIRE MATCH.

    Major Marshall, who has been appointed sole selector and captain of the Australian team to compete against the British and New Zealand teams in the Empire match next Monday, ...

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  38. MR. LONGSTAFF'S PICTURE.

    Mr. J. Longstaff has finished his picture of Burke and Wills. It is over six years ago (writes the London correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus") ...

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  39. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Crown Prince of Korea is going to Japan as a student. MOROCCO. France has decided to support Abdul ...

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  40. CREEP AT NEWCASTLE.

    There has been no further inovement of the creep to-day, although some of the fissures have opened out a little more. A slight earth tremor was noticed by residents on the Hill ...

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  41. SHOOTING AFFRAY AT ORANGE.

    Further particulars of the shooting affray[?] in Anson-street last night, show that the probable origin of the matter was gambling. Both men were shearers, and Smith, the ...

    Article : 255 words
  42. NAVAL EXPERT ARRIVES.

    Professor Biles, Professor of Naval Architecture at Glasgow University and vice-president of the Institute of Naval Architects, will arrive in Melbourne to-morrow by the R.M.S. ...

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  43. FIRE IN BRISBANE.

    At about 8 o'clock to-night a fire was discovered in the cabinet and upholstery factory of Kell and Garrett, Melbourne-street, South Brisbane. The building of two stories, ...

    Article : 102 words
  44. DROWNED IN A STATION DAM.

    A lamentable drowning accident occurred this afternoon at Kirkella station, near Stawell, the victims being Duncan G. McKellar, a well-known squatter, and a station hand ...

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  45. SENTIMENTAL BULLDOGS.

    It is generally recognised that, despite his forbidding countenance, the bulldog is one of the most affectionate of animals, and on Saturday evening, at the close of the Kennel ...

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  46. DIVE DOWN A HOLLOW TREE.

    At the Beechworth Court A. Purdon, a farmer, of Whitfield (says the Melbourne "Age"), was brought from the gaol, where he had been under medical observation. Some ...

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  47. BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The billiard match of 8000 up for the championship of Australia, between Charles Memmott and Fred. Lindrum, jun., concluded on Saturday evening. The present champion, Memmott, won rather easily. The ...

    Article : 63 words
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