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  2. POLITICAL LABOUR LEAGUE.

    The annual Conference of the Political Labour League was continued last night at the Trades Hall. Mr. H. Lamond presided. Mr. Donald MacDonell, M.L.A. (A.W.U., Bourke) ...

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  3. TRAGEDY NEAR KALGOORLIE.

    A sad domestic tragedy, involving the loss of two lives, took place at Brown Hill at daybreak yesterday morning, when a man, named James Wegner, deliberately murdered his wife, from whom he had ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND.

    Speaking at the Australian Natives' Association's banquet last night, the Home Secretary, Mr. Foxton, said he hoped it would be possible next session to make a successful attempt to carry a bill which ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A mob of 3000 sheep, travelling from Hargraves to Belaringar, and trucking at Wellington, arrived four miles out of town at midday, and camped in a paddock, the property of Dr. Barker, at Apsley Hill. ...

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  6. SECOND EDITION

    The fire in the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum has been extinguished. Fifty lives were lost. ...

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  7. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Owing to the spread of plague 1000 natives (servants and the labourers) are leaving Durban. It is expected that the Zululand drifts will be closed. ...

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  8. VENEZUELA.

    It is officially announced in Berlin that Germany, Great Britain, and Italy have agreed to raise the blockade of Venezuelan ports as soon as the agreement to refer the dispute to ...

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  9. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Great Brilain, the United States, and France have protested to the Emperor Kwanghas against the appointment of Yu-lien-san as Governor of Shan-si, on the ground that he ...

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  10. STRIKE OF COALMINERS.

    The employees of Box Flat Colliery, near Ipswich, have gone out on strike owing to what they believe to be the attempt to induce the bowing rates. A mass meeting of miners was held at Bundamba last ...

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  11. THE PLAGUE AT FREMANTLE.

    Two fresh cases of plague were repot te-day among the contacts who were removed to Wood[?] man's Point last night. The victims are Lucy Butterworth, a waitress, employed in the restaurant, ...

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  12. RECORD PRICE FOR LAND.

    Two hundred and fifty acres of alluvial land, situated between West and East Tamworth, subdivided into 44 farms, ranging in areas from 14 acres down to two acres, were sold to-day. The record ...

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  13. THE REFERENCE TO ARBITBATION.

    Mr. H. W. Bowen, who represents Venezuela on the Arbitration Tribunal, states that Germany admits that the guarantee of the customs offered by himself on behalf of ...

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  14. DEPRESSION AT JOHANNESBURG.

    Business at Johannesburg is depressed, as it is feared that a solution of the labour question will be delayed for years. ...

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  15. RUSSIA.

    The Czar and Czarina will visit Rome early in April. ...

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  16. FATALITIES AND CASUALTIES.

    An infant daughter, aged 13 months, of Mr. E. Hawke, general agent, was accidentally drowned in a tub yesterday. At an inquiry a finding of accidental death was recorded. ...

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  17. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, on their westward trek in the Transvaal, have reached Ottoshoop, near the border. Both there and at Lichtenburg, which was ...

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  18. VICTORIA.

    The report, capital and revenue accounts, and the balance-sheet of the Metropolitan Gas Company for the half-year ended December 31, 1902, shows that after payment of interest on debentures and ...

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  19. SUPPRESSING STRIKES.

    The railway strikers at Tomsk, Wostern Siberia, came into collision yesterday with the Cossacks. An encounter took place in the strects between threc thousand strikers and ...

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  20. THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-day the Premier, in reply to a question, said he was aware Mr. Reid had sat in the Council since his election to the Senate. It was not for him to decide whether this was in ...

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  21. CAPTURE OF SAN CARLOS.

    It is rumoured at Puerto Cabello that the Germans captured and blew up the San Carlos Fort. The German cruiser Panther, having been ...

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  22. WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

    A large deputation from the Trades' Hall Council representing all building trades waited upon the Minister for Railways this evening to urge that the work of building a new railway station in ...

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  23. AUSTRIA.

    The Archduke Eagene of Austria, a brother of Queen Marie Christina of Spain, wishes to renounce his birthright in order to marry the daughter of a tradesman. ...

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  24. GERMANAY'S RECKLESS VIOLENCE.

    Official opinion at Washington expeets that Great Britain will distinctly disayow Germany's reckless violence in Venezuela. ...

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  25. LABOUR AND IMPERIALISM.

    Proceedings at the Political Labour Conference last night were enlivened by a discussion upon the right of Imperial veto on Australian legislation. On the previous day conference passed a resolution ...

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  26. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

    The annual meeting of the Goulbourn District Grand United Order of Oddfellows was held to-day. District Master F. H. Tonkin presided. Delegates were present from Gunning, Dalton, Bungendore, ...

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  27. RAISING REVENUE FOR THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.

    At a meeting of the committee of management of the Melbourne Hospital to-day consideration was given to various suggested schemes for increasing the revenues of the hospital. Schemes for a systematic ...

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  28. EASTERN VISITORS TO COOLGARDIE GOLDFIELDS.

    The Federal Ministers and other State guests who were present in Kalgoorlie in connection with the opening of the water scheme were entertained yesterday by the managers of the mines. The principle party, ...

    Article : 203 words
  29. THE ALASKA BOUNDARY COMMISSION.

    The United States agroes that in the reference on the Alaskan boundary to arbitration by a commission composed of three British and three United States jurists, Skagway and ...

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  30. GOVERNMENT TROOPS DEFEATED.

    The revolutionists have badly defeated President Castro's troops some miles westward of Puerto Cabello. The General in command of the Grovornment's troops was ...

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  31. BROKEN HILL TRAMWAY REQUIREMENTS.

    A public meeting in connection with the extension of the tramway from Oxide-street along Argent-street to the north was held last night at the Junction Hotel. It was ...

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  32. THE A MEER OF AFGHANISTAN.

    It is reported that the Ameer Habbibullah, of Afghanistan, desires to visit Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India. ...

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  33. STROMBOLI ERUPTING.

    Strombo[?]i, thevolcano of the Lipari Islands, is in active eruption, and there are detonations. ...

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  34. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. J. A. Ewen, a member of the firm of Messrs. Sargood, Butler, Nichol, and Ewen, aged 75 years. ...

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  35. DISTRICT COURT.

    The District Court was held to-day before Judge Fitzhardinge. George H. Norris sued Fanny Carey for the recovery of £10, alleging that she had wrongfully poisoned and destroyed a valuable ...

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  36. RELIGION IN FRANCE.

    In the Erench Chamber of Deputies yesterday M. Combes, the Premier, refused to entertain the proposal of M. Maurice Allard (Var) to abolish the Concordat. ...

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  37. PROTEST FROM CANADA.

    Some Canadian newspapers protest against the appointment of the Commission, and state that Great Britain is preparing to surrender to the United States. ...

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  38. MR. G. H. REID'S PROGRAMME.

    Mr. Reid will deliver freetrade addresses at Boulder to-morrow night, and at Koolgarlie on Wednesday. He will be entertained at luncheon by the Goldfield Freetrade Association in the Palace Hotel, at ...

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  39. HOSPITALS.

    The annual meeting of the Glen Innes Hospital was held last evening. The annual report showed that during the year 186 patients were treated, inclusive of outdoor patients, as compared with 177 for ...

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  40. LATE MINING.

    The lower levels of the Great Boulder Perseverance are reported to be developing splendidly. This, together with the announcement that the output from the mine for the current month, will be a record, ...

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  41. THE PEASENHALL TRAGEDY.

    There is a stroug feeling in favour of retrying, William Gardiner, who is charged with the murder of Rose Anne Harsent at Peasenhall, Suffulk, at the earliest possible ...

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  42. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

    At a meeting of settlers in the Bena and Wamboyne districts dissatisfaction was expressed at the apparent inaction of the Government in regard to wheat distribution and the nature of the proposals. ...

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  43. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The second annual band contest promotod by the Metropolitan Committee of the A.N.A. was concluded yesterday at the Exhibition oval. Results: —First Grade: Adelaide. Locomotive, [?]; Central ...

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  44. FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION.

    On saturday night the Royal Commission on the federal capital site inspected the proposed Gadara site, and examined Dr. Mason in the evening on the health and climatic conditions of the district. ...

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  45. TUBERCULOSIS.

    Dr. Tizzoni, of Bologna, and Dr. Marmorek, of Vienna, each claim to hare discovered a serum for the treatment of tuberculosis Dr. Marmor[?]k's serum has beep used ...

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  46. ERUPTION IN MARTINIQUE.

    A violent outburst of Mount Pelee, Martinique, occurred on Saturday. The cone of the mountain, 80ft in height, was destroyed. ...

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  47. NEW CHILLAGOE COMPANY.

    The New Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company reports as follows:—Queenslander and Penzance: Stoping and shipping ore. Armada: Shipping ore. Zillmanton: Development proceeding at all points; ...

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  48. PILGRIMS TO MECCA.

    The Por[?] has agreed to the Khedive changing the routo of pilgrims to Mocca. ...

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  49. TYPHOID FEVER AT MOLONG.

    Dr. Ashburton Thompson has forwarded a copy of Dr. Millard'a report concerning his recent visit to Molong in connection with the outbreak of typhoid. The Chief Medical Officer says that the ...

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  50. A FUND FOR DISTRESS RELIEF.

    At the meeting of the Sydney City Council last night the following recommendation of the finance committee was adopted:—"That the free use of the Town Hall be granted to Mr. A. G. Humby, ...

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  51. THE NAVY.

    The new 18,000-ton battleships of the British navy will be armed with four 12in. guns, eight 9.2in. guns, and twelve 6in. guns. The armour be[?]t will be 9in. in ...

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  52. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

    At a recent, meeting held at Daysdale, the question of throwing open travelling stock reserves between Daysdale and Corowa was discussed, and a resolution was adopted that the travelling stock route and ...

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  53. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Serious bush fires were reported from Esperance on Saturday. At the southern port it was the hottest day on record. During the afternoon a bush fire, which had been raging cast of the port, reached the ...

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  54. MR. A. LYNCH.

    The " South African News " admits that nothing can be said on behalf of Mr. A. Lynch, who lus been convicted of treason. The Irish Ca[?]dians do not sympathise with ...

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  55. R.M.S. SONOMA.

    The R.M.S. Sonoma arrived at 7 a.m. to-day from San Francisco. The passengers for Sydney are:— Mesdames A. Hackett and infant, Miller, Kalbe, E. Beaumont, Misses M. and E. Coffee, Clark, Rev. ...

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  56. STRIKE THREATENED ON THE CLYDE.

    A great strike is threatened on the Clyde owing to notice having been given to reduce shipworkcrs wages by 5 per cent, and of engineers by 1s per week. ...

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  57. NAVAL NEWS.

    Vice-Admiral A. D. Fanshawe yesterday issued his orders in connection with the proposed cruise of the Australian Squadron in New Zealand waters which according to the programme just ...

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  58. THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.

    Mr. Atkinson Price, M.L.A., met in conference representatives of those engaged in the timber industries on Tuesday. Delegates were present representing Bulahdelah, Coolongoolook, Port ...

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  59. PLAGUE AT FREMANTLE.

    The attention of Dr. Ashburton Thompson, president of the Board of Health, has been drawn to the fact that plague has made its reappearance at Fremantle. That gentleman expressed the opinion ...

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  60. A CHARGE OF MURDER.

    At the police court this morniug William Bannerman Kennedy was charged with the wilful murder of Ginger Sly. Accused was remanded. Bail was refused. ...

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  61. AN APPALLING FIRE.

    A fire broke out this morning in the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, and assumed grent propertions. The fire is still raging. ...

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  62. ROBBERY FROM A CARETAKER.

    A. Marlow, caretaker of the city markets, reported to the police that on Sunday night in his absence three chamois bags containing —128 in notes, gold, nnd cheques were stolon from his room. One ...

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  63. MUNICIPAL BRIBERY.

    An inquiry into a municipal election at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, showed that out of 661 persons who voted, two-thirds were bribed. ...

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  64. THE HOME RULE MOVEMENT.

    A large and enthusiastic meeting of sympathisers with the movement to secure Home Rule for Ireland was held at the Miners'Institute. Addresses were delivered by several State and federal legislators, ...

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  65. WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day competition was keen. Pricos for crossbreds showed a hardening tendency, and merinos were occasionally in buyers favour. ...

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  66. THE BOER DELEGATES.

    The Boer delegates, accompanied by Mr. W. S. Campbell, arrived to-day, and proceed to the Tweed to-morrow. They visited the Wollongl[?]r State Furm, and were shown over the establishment by the ...

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  67. COONAMBLE RAILWAY REQUIREMENTS.

    A well-attended public meeting was held at the council-chambers last evening to consider what steps should be taken in view of the Railway Commissioners' action in running a bi-weekly ...

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  68. CIVIL AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 311 words
  69. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED.

    The Federal Government has been notified of the outbreak of plague in Western Australia by Mr. James (the Premier of that State) in the following terms:—"Case of plague at Fremantle; sufferer ...

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  70. SENTENCED TO DEATH.

    The German, Kohler, has been sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow seaman on the German cruiser Loreley at Piraeus, Athens. ...

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  71. TASMANIA.

    The Metropolitan Drainage Board, accepting the engineer's estimates as reliable, has resolved to take a poll of the citizens on the question of the adoption of the underground drainage scheme. Public opinion is ...

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  72. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. T. C. Harrington, M.P., has been reelected Lord Mayor of Dublin by 48 votes to 28. Jan. 27. ...

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  73. A RAILWAY MISHAP.

    This morning when the paper traiu was nearing Mittagong two trucks [?]t the rails when on the bridge crossing Nattai Crerk. They were dragged a considerable distance, tearing off no fewer than ...

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  74. ERE FANCY YOU CONSULT.

    Consult your purse. LLOYD'S ls 3d TEA will suit both parse and fancy [?] buy a pound. loyd's 591 Geo,-st., and 109 King-st., city.—Advt. ...

    Article : 33 words
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