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  2. VICTORIA. MALLEE LEASES.

    The question of extension of leases of the Mal[?]ce Agricultural and Pastoral Company at Tyrrell Downs was to-day decided by the State Cabinet. An agreement extending the ...

    Article : 48 words
  3. QUEENSLAND. QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS.

    Some comment has been made on the fact that New South Wales had placed restrictions on Port Cairns before the State Government officially knew that there was a case ...

    Article : 98 words
  4. SPORTING THE TURF.

    Speculum, from the Moorefield Handicap, and Leather, from all engagements, were the scratchings recorded yesterday in connection with next Saturday's race meeting at ...

    Article : 704 words
  5. A UNIVERSITY COURSE.

    A couple of correspondents of the "Christian World" have been writing in formative articles about the cost of a University course at Oxford or Cambridge. ...

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  6. AMUSEMENTS. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

    There will be a matinee performance of "Resurrection" at Her Majesty's Theatre to-day, when playgoers will doubtless seize the opportunity of seeing Tolstoi's touching drama. Although the last nights of the ...

    Article : 63 words
  7. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    Mr. B. R. Wise, the Attorney-General, delivered an address in the Alexandra Town Hall last evening on preferential trade. The Mayor (Alderman F. C. Loveridge) presided, and was supported by Messrs. ...

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  8. CARNIVAL DATES.

    The promoters of the Sydney Thousand Carnival have definitely decided on their dates for the meeting to be run on the Sydney Cricket Ground this month. The series will open on next Wednesday night, 9th inst., ...

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  9. BENEFIT TO MR. "PETE" HUGHES.

    The complimentary farewell matinee to Mr. "Pete" Hughes, so long manager for Mr. J. C. Williamson, will take place at Her Majesty's Theatre on Thursday, starch 10. A remarkably strong programme will ...

    Article : 124 words
  10. THE FORESTERS' INQUIRY.

    An application for a further adjournment of the inquiry into the charge of bribery against an officer of the Independent Order of Foresters in connection with a recent ...

    Article : 203 words
  11. MAROONED ON AN ISLAND.

    The postmaster has received a wire from Thursday Island stating that the Piper Light vessel reports having a man on board from the cutter Viking, who reported that the crew ...

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  12. THEATRE ROYAL.

    The revival for a few nights of "San Toy" by Mr. J. C. Williarason's Musical Comedy Company has drawn large audiences, the quaintly picturesque scenery ana tuneful music ensuring the popularity of the piece. ...

    Article : 53 words
  13. AUSTRALIA AS SHE IS SEEN.

    Sir Hugh Nelson, President of the Legislative Council, who has just returned to Queensland from a holiday in New Zealand, stated to-day, in the course of an interview, that in ...

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  14. MR. FRED. H. GRAHAM'S BENEFIT.

    A benefit performance to Mr. Fred. H. Graham will take place at the Theatre Royal next Monday. In addition to an act of "Florodora," there will be the first net of "The French Maid," by the Waverlcy ...

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  15. THE ABBITRATION ACT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Your correspondents on above are far fro[?] una[?]mous, and evince strong tendencies in dispu[?]tion. So stong that the time appears ripe for definite action to [?]imise contention. Mr. J. W. ...

    Article : 339 words
  16. CRITERION THEATRE.

    There Will be a matinee of "The Lady of Ostend" at, the Criterion Theatre on Saturday, a change of day which will no doubt suit many playgoers. Mr. Hawtrcy's Company is seen to much advantage in the new ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. MAJOR TAYLOR.

    Major Taylor's victory over Floyd Macfarland in the One Mile International Championaship run last Saturday at Adelaide is only another example of the wonderful way in which Major Taylor can strike form after ...

    Article : 405 words
  18. TASMANIAN TAX ON MERCHANTS.

    At a meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce to-day a letter was read from the Premier's office mentioning that, in response to overtures made to the Tasmanian ...

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  19. LYCEUM THEATRE.

    "The Best Must Win" continues to draw well at the Lyceum Theatre, where the sensational scenes of crime enacted by "the Panther" evidently interest the audience. When a change is required, Mr. Wm. ...

    Article : 46 words
  20. REVENUE RETURNS.

    The revenue for February is £223,831, an increase of £27,764 compared with February of last year. The revenue for eight months is £2,290,972, an increase of £48,674, compared ...

    Article : 108 words
  21. TIVOLI THEATRE.

    This afternoon and evening, at the Tivoli Theatre, Mr. Harry Rickards's Company will include Clarke and Hamilton in their new turn, the Three Dumonds in a vocal and instrumental medley, and Mr. Johuny ...

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  22. THE PLAYERS.

    At the Palace Theatre this evening the Playern will produce the three-act farcical comedy "The Schoolmisress." Miss Oriel Hotson, Miss Kathleen Beattie, Miss W[?]fred Gullett, Miss Violet Harcourt, Mr. H. ...

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  23. THE VICTORIAN METHODIST CONFERENCE.

    'At the Methodist Conference to-day further consideration was given to the matter of the supernumerary fund. A proposal that the fund should be divided into annuitant and ...

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  24. MLLE. YVONNE LEVERRIER'S CONCERT.

    Mlle. Yvonne Leverrier will make her ren[?]ee at the Town Hall on Saturday night, in a programme to which the brilliant Franco-Australian pianist will contribute classic pieces of especial interest. After ...

    Article : 138 words
  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. INTEREST ON OVERDRAFTS.

    The financial institutions in the State have raised, the rate of interest for overdrafts by ½ per cent. ...

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  26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—The members of the deputation interested in the clothing trade that waited on Mr. Wise to advocate amendments in the Arbitration Act assured the Minister of improved conditions in their trade, ...

    Article : 256 words
  27. THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

    At to-day's sitting of the Methodist Conference the Rev. C. H. Ingamells was elected president and the Rev. W. H. Hanton secretary for 1905. The president announced that ...

    Article : 57 words
  28. DON WALKER IN FORM.

    Don Walker has returned to form at last, and the news of his recent win in the Adelaide Wheel race, when he defeated Macfarland, W. M'Donald, and other cracks, mush be very gratifying to all those who believe in ...

    Article : 149 words
  29. MOSMAN MUSICAL SOCIETY.

    "The Mikado" is to be repeated on Saturday next at the new Town Hall, Mosman, by the Mosman Musical Society. The performance is being given in response to widely expressed desire, and the proceeds ...

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  30. THE CYCLORAMA.

    The interest at the Cyclorama centres in the great representation of the Battle of Gettysburg, the instruction and pleasure of viewing which are enhanced by descriptive lectures at 3 and 8 p.m. A most ...

    Article : 60 words
  31. THE ADELAIDE TRAGEDY.

    Thomas Horton, who was arrested in connection with the shooting of his wife, appeared at the police court to-day, and was remanded until the close of the inquest on ...

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  32. WARATAH ROVERS CLUB.

    The eighth annual general meeting of the above club took place on Friday evening last at the Petersham Town Hall. The report showed that the club had had a successful year. The following officials were then ...

    Article : 210 words
  33. ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

    In celebration of St. David's Day, a concert was held last night in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Bathurst-street. An interesting programme, comprising a number of Welsh songs and ...

    Article : 84 words
  34. THE QUEENSLAND STOCK ROUTES.

    A telegram from Charleville, Queensland, states that further beautiful grass rains have fallen to the extent of over three inches, and that the stock routes are now good for the ...

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  35. MELBOURNE SPORTING NOTES.

    Cross Keys is reported to have broken down to-day in the Australian Cup. Sea Kale will in future be trained at Randwick by J. Allsopp, into whose charge she ...

    Article : 42 words
  36. SALE OF TREASURY BILLS.

    Since the beginning of November, when the rate of interest was raised by the Government to 4 per cent., the Government has sold Treasury bills amounting to £427,800. ...

    Article : 36 words
  37. MR. COPELAND AGAIN[?]

    Sir,—Your cables this morning inform [?] readers that our Agent-General (Mr. Copeland) [?] written to the "Standard" on the employment of Chinese on the Rand, in which he criticises the ...

    Article : 447 words
  38. THE SUBURBS. ENFIELD.

    The Enfield Council last week struck a municipal general rate of 1s in the £ and a lighting rate of 4d in the £. It was decided at the list meeting of the council to ...

    Article : 81 words
  39. [?]RGWA RACING CLUB.

    Following are the entries for the Corowa annual races on March 9 and 10:— First Hurdle Race.—Coryp[?]us, Rodalla, Shirley, Anam, Fable. ...

    Article : 72 words
  40. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. THE SAVINGS OF THE PEOPLE.

    The amount to the credit of depositors in the Government Savings Bank at the end of February last was £1,980,192, against £1,986,808 at the end of the previous month, ...

    Article : 84 words
  41. THE NEWCASTLE MEETING.

    The Newcastle Club has decided upon holding a race meeting on March 10. The chief items on the programme are a scries of three races over one, two, and three miles between A. F. Chapman and R. W. ...

    Article : 145 words
  42. LANE COVE.

    This borough cannot boast of an expansion or progress when compared with the neighbouring municipilities, which have shown so marked a development during the past few years. This in partly due ...

    Article : 278 words
  43. ENNGONIA AMATEUR TURF CLUB.

    At a meeting of the Enngonia Amatcur Turf Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. R. Lack; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. C. Baird and L. ...

    Article : 73 words
  44. HOTELKEEPERS' CAMPAIGN.

    The Licensed Victuallers' Association of Western Australia has decided to make a campaign against the temperance bodies and the Labour party at the forthcoming State ...

    Article : 124 words
  45. FOOTBALL.

    At a meeting of the South Australian Football Association last night, arrangements were completed for the playing of all matches of the association for the coming season off the Adelaide Oval. ...

    Article : 66 words
  46. PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD EXAMINATIONS.

    Sir,—The scheme entlined by the Public Service Board, early last year, for the examination of candidates in the clerical division of the Civil Service destring admission to the higher series of grades, which ...

    Article : 416 words
  47. BOWLS.

    The pennant committee has arranged that the match City v Petersham shall be played next Saturday on the Victoria Park green. On the same day the St. George and St. Leonards clubs will meet for the final ...

    Article : 57 words
  48. BELLINGEN HARBOUR.

    Surprise is expressed at the economy practised in this part of the Raleigh electorate by the Government. The expenditure on roads in the last two years is the lowest on record, ...

    Article : 163 words
  49. SYDNEY v BATHURST.

    A match is to be played at Bathurst on Saturday, Match 12, between representatives' of the New South Wales Association and the Bathurst Club. The Sydney players will consist of officers and delegates of the ...

    Article : 76 words
  50. MANLY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 words
  51. SWIMMING.

    A sub-committee of the Victorian Amateur Swimming Association has selected W. L. Harris and R. Edmunds to represent Victoria at the Australasian championship meeting. M. J. Robb was not able to spare the ...

    Article : 44 words
  52. TASMANIA.

    Two notorious Victorian criminals named Victor Masuglia and Frank Morris were convicted at the Supreme Court to-day of burglary and of receiving, and were sentenced to ...

    Article : 61 words
  53. LABOUR AND SOCIALISM.

    Sir,—In your leading article on the above you lo[?] sight of the fact that while science and invention have made rapid strides the process of advanceme[?] with regard to employment runs in the same oli ...

    Article : 705 words
  54. CHATSWOOD BOWLING CLUB.

    A team of "B" bowlers from Chatswood, under the direction of Mr. F. C. Petrie (Mayor of Willoughby), will visit Moss Vale on Friday, and on the following day will meet the local club in a friendly ...

    Article : 46 words
  55. NEW SOUTH WALES A.S. ASSOCIATION.

    The executive committee of the association have decided to hold a test for the selection of the representatives of this State in the forthcoming Australasian championships as under:—220 Yards, on Monday, ...

    Article : 61 words
  56. CRICKET.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 461 words
  57. MARRICKVILLE.

    At the last meeting of the Marrickville Council, the Major (Alderman England) submitted a minute intimating that a notice of application received from the Registrar-General's office to bring certain lands ...

    Article : 149 words
  58. CASUALTIES. CARBOLIC ACID POISONING.

    Charles Herman, 44, tobacconist, living at 144 Enmoreroad, Newtown, was conveyed by the Civil Ambulance to the Prince Alfred Hospital last night, suffering from carbolic ...

    Article : 34 words
  59. EAST SYDNEY CLUB.

    The following handicaps have been declared for the East Sydney Swimming Club's inaugural Wednesday afternoon race:—Wickham, scr; Healy, [?]; Baker, Thomson, Ralph, 5s; Kealy, Martin, Grainger, 7s; ...

    Article : 76 words
  60. STATE REVENUE RETURNS. VICTORIA.

    There has been a very satisfactory increase in the State revenue for the month of February. The total collections amounted to £742,013, as against £516,966 for the same period of last year. The ...

    Article : 137 words
  61. A CHILD DROWNED.

    Horace M'Gaffin, aged 5, yesterday fell into the River Onkaparinga, at Noarlunga. A little brother ran home for assistance, but when the body was recovered line was ...

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  62. SAILING.

    A meeting of the Sydney Flying Squadron was held on Monday evening at which it was decided that in addition to the 22-footers' championship and 14footers' handicap, a general handicap should be sailed ...

    Article : 233 words
  63. MOSMAN.

    The local council at its last meeting considered the request of the Paddington Council for co-operation in obtaining from the Government a subsidy of 5s in the £. The suggestion did not meet with much favour, ...

    Article : 102 words
  64. RAILWAY FATALITY.

    An aged woman, supposed to be Mrs. Allen, residing at North Hobart, was knocked down by a train at Newtown on Monday night and killed. ...

    Article : 29 words
  65. ELANDS RIVER.

    Sir,—May I ask that you will give inscrtion in your columns to the following which I have copied from Sir Conan Doyle's excellent history of the "Great Boer War":—"A smaller [?]ege had been ...

    Article : 410 words
  66. DEATH FROM LOCKJAW.

    Arthur Davidson, 10, died at Benalla from lockjaw caused by being impaled on a fence a week ago. Pasteur's serum for incipient tetanus was tried, but failed to act. ...

    Article : 34 words
  67. ROCKDALE.

    The Railway Commissioners have dedicated to the Rockdale Council a piece of land at the Harrowroad crossing for the purpose of forming a road at that point. ...

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  68. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The State revenue for February amounted to [?]310,922, being £24,886 more than was received for January of this year, and £10,606 less than the revenue for February, 1903. Comparing the revenue ...

    Article : 121 words
  69. A FATAL FALL.

    Mr. Plerce Butler, Engineer of Roads, was thrown from a horse on the Sorrell Causeway last night, and died from the effects of the Injuries. ...

    Article : 79 words
  70. WILLOUGHBY.

    A Short time ago the East Willonghby Progress Association approached the Railway Commissioners and urged that the Willoughby tram-line be divided into three penny sections instead of four, as at present. ...

    Article : 108 words
  71. THE GUN.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 68 words
  72. THE PLAGUE.

    Owing to the reappearance of bubonic plague in Queensland the Governor has, with the advice of the Executive Council, directed that "all ships or vessels arriving in this State ...

    Article : 117 words
  73. CITY COUNCIL—INCREASE OF SALARIES.

    Sir,—I note a statement that our aldermen propose to increase the salaries of 10 or 12 of the higher officers of the council. While at all times I have been pleased to see encouragement shown to ...

    Article : 166 words
  74. CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

    A meeting of the Board of Directors of the above fund was held on Monday. Mr Justice Cohen presided. The board resolved to abolish the office of Hon. Industrial Secretary forthwith, and to rescind that portion of a former ...

    Article : 232 words
  75. THEFT OF THOROUGHBREDS.

    A daring theft of thoroughbred stock was perpetrated on Friday night from a paddock near the racecourse. The animals in question were two mares belonging to Mr. J. Mancarrow. The one was ...

    Article : 153 words
  76. CYCLING AND MOTORING.

    The Australian Bicycle Club will hold a club road race over 10 miles shortly after Easter, and the committee are making arrangements for a big open road race in June. ...

    Article : 180 words
  77. Advertising

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    Advertising : 36 words
  78. WALLAROO RE[?]EF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 17 words
  79. Advertising

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    Advertising : 13 words
  80. Advertising

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