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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    In yesterday's issue of the "Herald" it was stated on the authority of the Minister for Home Affairs that a comparison between the number of adult males recorded by the New South Wales census ...

    Article : 399 words
  3. WRECK OF THE OAKLAND.

    The south-west gale which swept along the seab[?]ard during the earlier part of the week has not passed without leaving in its track a piteous tale of wreck and suffering. The news of the loss of the ...

    Article : 608 words
  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Mr. J. Dillon, M.P. for East Mayo, in a speech at Ballagh[?]derreen, County Mayo, said: "Nothing has ever been won in Ireland by bowing the knee to representatives of a hostile ...

    Article : 86 words
  5. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    In the course of a debate in the House of Commons last night on Mr. Chamberlain's preferential trade proposals, Sir Charles Dilke said that the Ministerial ...

    Article : 113 words
  6. CARGO OF THE OAKLAND.

    Besides coal, the following is the manifest of the general cargo shipped at Newcastle:—20 cases monumental stones, 2 bundles r[?]i[?]ng, [?]0 sacks flour, 1 bundle wooden rakes, 1 leather bag, 1 bag seeds, 1 ...

    Article : 81 words
  7. EARTHQUAKE DISASTER.

    An earthquake recently destroyed the town of M[?]l[?]zghered, in the vilayet of Van, Armenia, killing 2000 persons, including 700 Armenians and the Turkish garr[?]son. ...

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  8. OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS.

    It is understood that Senator Drake has prepared [?] minute for submission to the Cabinet recommending that the request of Mr. Chamberlain for the waiving of the black labour cl[?]e in the British postal ...

    Article : 45 words
  9. AID FROM THE NATIONAL SHIPWRECK RELIEF SOCIETY.

    The shipwrecked sailors were met by Mr. Frank Gardner, the local representative of the National Shipwreck Relief Society. They were provided with new clothing and funds to enable them to reach their ...

    Article : 55 words
  10. A TERRIFYING SPECTACLE.

    The flames from the engine-room bt from the top of the funnel, and as the stern reared for a moment or two the screw raced madly as the hull swiftly disappeared. ...

    Article : 531 words
  11. INTER-STATE COMMISSION.

    Sir William Lyne stated to-day that in the InterState Commission Bill it was provided that the number of Commissioners should be three, and that the amount of salary of each Commissioner was not yet ...

    Article : 243 words
  12. SHOCK AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

    A severe shock of earthquake was felt at Constantinople on Tuesday. ...

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  13. DESCRIPTION OF THE OAKLAND.

    The Oakland was a steamer of 398 tons, and was built in 1890. She was formerly owned by W. T. Yeager, of Sydney, who maintained a small fleet of steamers in the north coast trade. These were ...

    Article : 293 words
  14. CRETE.

    The protecting Powers prevented a coup d'etat whereby the Cretan Chamber of Deputies intended to proclaim the island Greek and hoist the Greek colours, hoping the ...

    Article : 47 words
  15. NEW ZEALAND MEAT IN ENGLAND.

    Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent-General of New Zealand, in the course of an interview stated that Mr. Seddon's scheme, whereby the New Zealand Government ...

    Article : 128 words
  16. NEW GERMAN EVOLUTIONS.

    The German Emperor suddenly ordered all commanding General officers to attend the army man[?]uvres at Dueberitz [?] witness the new evolutions, which have been kept a ...

    Article : 41 words
  17. THE PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Prime Minister, considered that Mr. Chamberlain was bound to submit to the consideration of the country the preferential trade resolution adopted by the ...

    Article : 557 words
  18. MILITARY REVIEW.

    A general order issued from the military headquarters to-night states that a review of the Metropolitan troops of the Commonwealth military forces of New South Wales under command of ...

    Article : 72 words
  19. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S CRITICS.

    The Hon. E. B. Forrest, M.L.C., of Queensland, speaking at the annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Provident Society yesterday afternoon, took occasion to refer to some of the actions of the ...

    Article : 370 words
  20. THE "TIMES" CORRESPONDENT AT ST. PETERSBURG.

    The Russian Government has ordered the "Times" correspondent at St. Petersburg to quit the territory at a day's notice. At the instance of the British Ambassador (Sir C. ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. THE OFFICERS AND CREW.

    Captain W. Slater, who has been drowned, was for many years a trusted commander in the service of the North Coast Company. He had been for some 16 years in the North Coast trade, and knew the ...

    Article : 597 words
  22. "A STIRRING ADVERTISEMENT."

    The "Westminster Gazette" states that the proposed scheme of the New Zealand Government to sell the meat of the colony in the United Kingdom is a stirring ...

    Article : 232 words
  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ELECTORATES.

    The Minister for Home Affair[?] has received from Mr. Boothby, Electoral Commissioner for South Australia, a map showing the proposed arrangements for the federal electorates. South Australia being entitled ...

    Article : 206 words
  24. RUSSIA ORDERING COAL.

    The fact of Russia ordering a quarter of a million tons of coal for Port Arthur, including 80,000 tons from Cardiff, it is considered betrays a warlike, even a provocative, a[?]titude. ...

    Article : 43 words
  25. STORY OF A SEAMAN.

    John Olson, an A.B., residing in Princes-street, Sydney, said that his watch was below when he was awakened by a seaman named Jacob[?] calling out at his b[?]k: "You had better get up!" He rushed ...

    Article : 488 words
  26. ANNEXATION OF ISLANDS.

    Advices from San Francisco state that the British Consul at Tahiti, in order to forestall France, sent a man-of-war and annexed three small uninhabi[?]ed islands near Pitcairn Island ...

    Article : 64 words
  27. QUEENSLAND ELECTORAL ROLLS.

    The Queensland Federal electoral rolls, which are now complete, show that 125,[?]00 male[?] and 96,500 females are entitled to vote at the Federal elections. ...

    Article : 36 words
  28. THE AMERICA CUP.

    The Shamrock III., the challenger for the America Cup has sailed for Sandy Hook, New York. A [?]otilla escorted her down the Firth. ...

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  29. HOW THE WRECK OCCURRED.

    The steamer Oakland foundered off Cabbage Tree Isl[?], a little to the north of Port Stephens, at 4.30 a.m. on Wednesday, and 11 members of the crew were drowned. ...

    Article : 174 words
  30. IN FEDERAL SESSION.

    About half the membership of the House of Representatives was [?] attendance when the Speaker took the chair this morning. The Chamber was cold and cheerless, and the disinclination of members to active ...

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  31. MOTOR CAR RACING.

    Mr. G. Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has issued an order closing the course for the motor race for the Gordon Bennett Cup to be held in Ireland to all persons ...

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  32. (FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

    Sir William Lyne sta[?]ed to-day that he would probably have the voters lists printed and exhibited, at the same time publishing a request that voters whose names were not on the rolls should send in ...

    Article : 53 words
  33. GERMAN BARQUE WRECKED.

    The ketch Pearl arrived last night from Port Moresby and Yule Island. She brought the mate and seven of the crew of the German barque Edith, which, whilst bound with a cargo of timber from ...

    Article : 632 words
  34. MEMBERS RETURNING.

    Mr. Re[?]d and several New South Wales members are returning to Sydney by to-night's express. ...

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  35. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

    The results of the recent examinations of New South Wales candidates for the General Division of the Commonwealth Public Service were announced to-night as follows:— ...

    Article : 737 words
  36. PROJECTION OF MARS.

    Reuter's correspondent states that the Harvard Observatory in Arizona reports that a large projection of the planet Mars was discovered on the morning of the 26th instant, the ...

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  37. SYMPATHY FROM THE STATE PREMIER.

    Upon hearing of the sad news of the loss of the Oakland the State Premier (Sir John See), who is one of the North Coast S. N. Company's managing directors, at once telegraphed to the manager in ...

    Article : 62 words
  38. STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER.

    Mr. T. Gaites, a m[?]numental mason, carrying on business in Newcastle, and who was the only passenger on board the Oakland, said that the first intimation he had of anything wrong was being awake[?]ed ...

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  39. A FORMER DISASTER

    The Oakland had previously met with misfortune. At the end of August, 19[?], in bad weather, she went ashore on the breakwater at the mo[?]th of the Richmond River, receiving serious damage. On ...

    Article : 241 words
  40. THE HUMBERT CASE.

    The "Figaro" alleges that the Humberts paid M. Pelletan, now Minister for Marine, a bribe to intervene against an election in 1889. ...

    Article : 62 words
  41. THE VESSEL'S VOYAGE.

    The Oakland left here at 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning with a general cargo for the northern rivers, having a crew of 17 all told and one passenger, Mr. Thomas Ga[?]tes, a monumental mason, of ...

    Article : 68 words
  42. SPEECH BY MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. Chamberlain said that he wholly agreed with Mr. Balfour. An entire reversal of the fiscal policy was not intended, but until a new mandate was given the ...

    Article : 280 words
  43. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 0 5-16d per ounce standard. ...

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  44. THE FOUNDERING.

    The steamer appears to have been struck by a sea which caused her to take a list to port, and it gradually increased. It is thought that the captain was making an effort to reach Port Stephens for ...

    Article : 184 words
  45. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Emigrants for Canada purchased some typhoid-infected blankets from South Africa. Cases of plague at Iquique, Chili, South America, have been traced to a cargo of ...

    Article : 218 words
  46. CAPTAIN WASHED OVERBOARD.

    Much speculation was aroused in shipping circles at the unexpected arrival of the yacht Stella at Cape Moreton yesterday, but on her arrival at Brisbane to-day it was learned that the captain had been lost ...

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  47. A GALLANT RESCUE.

    Captain H. Tanglen, m[?]ster of the Bellinger, said: "We left Camden Haven on Tuesday night at 8 o'clock for Sydney. The wind blow hard from the south-west and the sea was heavy. About 3 [?].m. ...

    Article : 553 words
  48. THE RESCUE.

    After suffering exposure for eight hours in a cold, pelting rain and heavy sea, seven survivors were rescued by the steamer Bellinger, which brought them to Newcastle this afternoon. They had a ...

    Article : 53 words
  49. EXPLOSION ON THE FLINDERS.

    The recent explosion that occurred on the steamer Flinders near Warrnambool was again referred to at to-day's meeting of the Marine Board, when the report of ...

    Article : 188 words
  50. WELLINGTON HOSPITAL TROUBLES.

    The management of the local hospital has been subject to a series of changes, and has been carried on under many adv[?] circumstances during the past few weeks. The institution is at present being ...

    Article : 199 words
  51. STATEMENT OF THE SECOND MATE.

    Mr. John Howes, second mate of the Oakland, who is married, and resides at Manly, said that they left the wharf at Newcastle, at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, the wind being fresh from the S. W. and the sea ...

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  52. LATE SHIPPING.

    Australian, s., Captain Macarthur, from Eastern ports, anchored in Watson's Bay at 1.30 a.m. Passengers— Mr. W. F. Stevenson, Misses N. Wo[?]ar[?]ki, F. Woinar[?]ki, E. Coghlan[?] D. Co[?]hlan, B. Coghlan[?] Mr. ...

    Article : 86 words
  53. CANADA'S PREFERENCE.

    Viscount Cranborne, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons last night that Germany alone differentiated against Canada ...

    Article : 43 words
  54. EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.

    Papers relating to the refusal of certificates of domicile to certain Chinese were laid on the table of the House of Representatives to-day by Sir Edmund Barton. They show that three Chinese ...

    Article : 179 words
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