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  2. VICTORIA.

    The inquest into the circumstances attending the death of Edward Latham, who was found dead with his throat cut in the yard of his butcher's shop, Victoria-street, Richmond, on the morning of Saturday, ...

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  3. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENTS.

    Yesterday was a slack day for the first battalion. A great many of the men were on leave, and will not be back until to-morrow. Those left in camp at the old rifle range were given dismounted drill with ...

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  4. THE PLAY.

    Noble and Saunders opened the attack on behalf of Australia, the former from the southern cud. The batsmen began cautiously, 13 being on the board as a result of 20 minutes' play, Hayward being 8 and ...

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  5. QUEENSLAND.

    The Chingtu, s., from Hongkong, arrived and anchored at the bar this morning. Bad weather was experienced on the Queensland coast, and the vessel was a few hours late in consequence. The Ch[?]gtu ...

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  6. CHURCH NEWS.

    The Archbishop of Sydney preached on Sunday morning at Bega, in the evening at Cobargo, on Tuesday dedicated the additions made to the Church of All Saints', Bodalla, on Wednesday morning ...

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  7. NEWCASTLE.

    A sad bathing fatality occurred on the ocean beach this afternoon, when a lady swimmer, named Mrs. Thorn, a resident of Corlette-street, Cook's Hill, was earned out to sea by the force of the under current Deceased, in ...

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  8. MEDICAL MISSIONS.

    At St. John's parochial school hall on Thursday a meeting of parishioners was held in connection with missionary work. The gathering was also intended as a farewell to Dr. E. Maynard Pain and Mrs. Pain, ...

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  9. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR.

    The Glebe Methodist Christian Endeavour Society held its anniversary on Sunday last. Sermons were preached by the Rev. H. Martin and the Rev. W. Halse Rogers. The annual meeting was held on ...

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  10. DEATH AT SEA.

    The ship Patterdale, which last night anchored in Watson's Bay from South Africa, reported the death of an able seaman named William Hodge. He died when two days out from Capetown from Heart disease, and was buried at ...

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  11. HONOLULU SHIPPING.

    The American four-masted schooner James Rolph arrived at Kahulni on the 13th ultimo, after a passage of 45 days from Newcastle. The leak in the barque Hesper, which put into ...

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  12. YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

    The monthly meeting of the central association was held on Friday evening at the Queen Victoria Markets. Miss Rennie presiding. Mrs. Sully explained the steps that had recently been taken in ...

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  13. WRECK OF THE SCHOONER PROSPERITY.

    The following memo, was received to-night by the collector of customs at Brisbane from Mr. W. North, of Dunwich.:—"The schooner Prosperity was wrecked at 1 this morning at Point Lookout. Two ...

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  14. LABOUR INVOLVED IN BUILDING SHIPS OF DIFFERENT TYPES.

    Tonnage, says "Engineering," is but a poor basis for comparing the worth of the shipbuilding work done. In the ordinary tramp steamer of 6000 tons which represents a large proportion of the year's shipbuilding work the ...

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  15. CAPTAIN WALLINGTON.

    During the past few days Captain Wallington, private secretary to the Governor-General, has been confined to his room suffering from sickness. He is now regaining his health, and will soon be able to ...

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  16. NEW YOHK SHIPPING.

    Messrs. Mailler and Quercau, advise the following under date New York January 9:—"Since our last advices the Bucknall lines have despatched the steamship Osborne for Australian ports, and are now loading the steamship ...

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  17. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

    At the weekly meeting of the Our Boys' Institute on Wednesduy some papers were contributed to the manuscript journal, the essays being read by the editor, Mr. George Price. Upwards of 40 members ...

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  18. A TIMBER SHIP ASHORE.

    A Port Pirie telegram states that the ship Columbia is ashore on Shoalwater Point. The Columbia is a vessel of 1327 tons, with a full cargo of lumber from Taconia consigned to Elder, Smith, ...

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  19. SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.

    The four-masted barque Port Caledonia sailed from Algoa Bay on the 7th ultimo for Newcastle to load coal for San Francisco. The steamer Zambesi arrived at Algoa Bay on the [?] ...

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  20. THE WARATAH ELECTORS.

    A meeting of over 300 residents of the suburb of Hamilion, which forms part of the electorate of Warutah, which in represen[?]ed in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. A. H. Griffith, was held in the Mechanics' In[?]te. ...

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  21. TASMANIA.

    The Governor this morning inspected the Tasmanian quota of the Commonwealth Contingent under the command of Captain Percival. His Excellency addressed the men, giving thom friendly ...

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  22. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At the quarterly meeting of the South Australian Vigneron's Association to-day a conference took, place between Mr. P. B. Burgoyne, head of the well-known firm of London wine merchants, and ...

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  23. THE Y.M.C.A. TENT.

    Members of contingents have been carrying on a large amount of correspondence lately in the Y.M.C.A. tent prior to their departure for South Africa. At the evening services the Revs. J. Green, ...

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  24. COLD STORAGE STEAMERS.

    Messrs. Houlder Brothers' new steamship D[?] Grange has just been completed and fitted by Messrs. [?] with large refrigerating installation, and is to be followed by the steamship Oswestry Grange, now [?] ...

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  25. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING.

    Arrivals.—Anna, Lismore, Derwent. Departure.—C[?]moncy and New Orleans, for Adelaide; Essen, for Sydney; Indradevi, s., for Melbourne; Duke of Sutherland, for Brisbane. ...

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  26. CASUALTIES.

    The circumstances surrounding the death of a fireman named John Anderson, 40, whose body was found floating in the harbour at the foot of Druitt-street on Thursday, formed the subject of an inquiry ...

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  27. ROMAN CATHOLIC.

    Cardinal Moran will bless the new presbytery of St. Mark's, Drummoyne, at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. To-morrow he will bless the foundationstone of the new chapel in connection with St. ...

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  28. A NEW STEAMER.

    Dimensions of a new steamer being con[?] Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, for the Union C[?] to engage in the Calcutta-New Zealand trade, are g[?] 430ft. length, 54ft. beam, 31½ft. depth of hold, dead [?] ...

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  29. BRITISH INDUSTRIES AND TRADES-UNIONS.

    Speaking at Birmingham on January 6 Mr. Chamberlain said (as reported by the "Times"):— Now, I have been a good deal lately about a discussion in the papers about a crisis in British ...

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  30. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The Argus, steamer, arrived yesterday from Singapore to load coal from the various collieries for Singapore; and the Uganda, steamer, arrived from the Bluff to load mixed coal for India. The Crompton, barque, cleared yesterday ...

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  31. A YEAR'S SHIPBUILDING.

    The first year of the century marks a record in the volum[?] of ship tonnage constructed in the works of the United Kingdom, the production in round figures being equal to 1,810,000 tons, in which are included 37 warships, which ...

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  32. FALL FROM A TRAM.

    A man named L. Woolfe, who resides at Gurner-street, Paddington, was Knocked off a tram in Oxford-street yesterday, and sustained a dislocation of an ankle. He was removed to St. Vincent's ...

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  33. SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE.

    A distinct shock of earthquake was felt at Coltowio and Georgetown and other parts of the north this morning. ...

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  34. MILITARY TATTOO.

    A military tattoo and camp fire concert took place at the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds last evening, under the patronage of Brigadier-General Finn, and proved a most successful affair. The ...

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  35. A LIFT ACCIDENT.

    F. Ellington, 58, a liftman, residing at Harris-street, fell down a lift well, a distance of about 20ft., at the Pitt-street entrance to the Strand Arcade yesterday. He was removed to Sydney Hospital, ...

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  36. PRESBYTERIAN.

    The Rev. John Walker, Commissioner of the General Assembly in connection with the Centenary Thanksgiving Fund, visited Picton on the 7th instant when subscriptions totalling over £100 were ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A fatal accident occurred at the Brown Hill Mine this morning. Two miners, John Bronwer and John Cock, were timbering No. 5 stope, and a fall of earth occurred. Brouwer was completely buried by debris ...

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  38. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

    Staff Quartermaster-sergeant J. Kendall has been transferred from the Austral Rifles to a similar position with the Australian Horse. He was recently entertained by the sergeants of the 6th Regiment, ...

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  39. THE EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S LINE.

    Mesrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. advise having booked the following saloon passengers per steamer Airlie, Captain St. John George, sailing hence at 1 p.m. to-day, Saturday, for Manila, Hongkong, and Japan, via ...

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  40. LATE MINING.

    Along the Currajong line of reef splendid mineral is being raised at several places. Howard, Goggins, and party, tributers of the Western reef Golden Fleece, continue to raise rich sulphides from the ...

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  41. NEW ZEALAND.

    At a meeting of the council of the Congregational union at Auckland, a letter was received from a Congregationalist in Western Australia in regard to the federation of Congregationalism. It was ...

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  42. STOCK MOVEMENTS.

    BREWARRINA, Friday. Thirty cattle, Barringun to Homebush Cuff's, 65 horses, Bendee Downs to H mebush, Innes and Kotney; 130 mixed cattle, Kurrajong to Homebush, Long[?]ne Brothers; ...

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  43. THE DEPARTURE OF THE AIRLIE.

    The Eastern and Australian Steamship Company report that some of the principal items of the Airlie's cargo for Manila, China, and Japan are:—For Hongkong: 12 boxes gold coin value £7303, 500 tons lead, 500 boxes soap, and ...

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  44. DEVELOPMENTS AT KALGOORLIE.

    At the 800ft. level of the Ivanhoe South Extended, diamond-drilling at a depressed angle is still proceeding eastwards towards the Ivanhoe boundary, but particulars of the character of the country ...

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  45. APPOINTMENTS.

    The undermentioned appointments have been g[?] —Senior-sergeant James Macintosh to be an acting Subinspector of Police; Mr. F. P. Gordon to be an [?] within the meaning of section 4 of the Land and Income ...

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  46. IS AUSTRALIA ONE OF THE BRITAINS?

    Sir,—To help the sense of solidarity in kinship it has seemed to me very important that the King's subjects everywhere in the Empire, not thinking of the coloured, should be definitely and for all time ...

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  47. HOWARD SMITH LINE.

    The Tyrian arrived from Melbourne yesterday evening, and leaves again to-day for Townsville, via ports, and is expected to arrive back again on Friday, 28[?]h instant. The Peregrine arrived last night from Queensland, and ...

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  48. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

    The annual show of the Manning River A. and H. Society was concluded to-day, in the presence of many visitors, including the Premier and party. The events in the ring were good. In the cattle section ...

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  49. PROPOSED CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS.

    In forwarding Mr. Barton's message to-day to Mr. See, the Premier, Mr. Lewis added:—"I suggest that you should summon a conference of State Premiers, and that one other Minister from each State ...

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  50. THE EMPIRE LEAGUE.

    A meeting of the newly formed Empire League was held at the School of Arts last evening The chair was taken by Mr. E. C. V. Broughton, M.L.A. who briefly explained to those ...

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  51. THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD LINE.

    The Priuz-Regent Luitpold is due at Southampton from Sydney, via ports, to-day. The Friedrich der Grosse left Colombo, en route from Sydney to Bremen, on the 7th instant. ...

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  52. IS THE ACTRESS HAPPY?

    Though the "Figaro" is su[?]posed not to be very happy itself, judging from the various proceedings in Court lately, it continues to take an interest in the happiness of others, and pursues [?]riedly its ...

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  53. THE FEDERAL LINE.

    Messrs. B[?] and Co., Limited, managing agents for the Federal S. N. Company, Limited, report their steamers and sailers' movements as under:— The Cornwall left Lyttelton February 8 for South ...

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  54. CONGREGATIONAL.

    The Rev. J. C. Harris, of the Devonshire-street (Surry Hills) Church, has declined an invitation to the pastorate of the Kadina Church, South Australia. ...

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  55. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

    The first meeting of the new municipal year was held on February 11, in the council-chambers. The Mayor (Alderman George Gale) presided over the following.—Aldermen S. R. Kennedy, I. B. Hodgson, J. G. Carter, J. S[?] ...

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  56. POPULATION OF THE STATE.

    A tabulated statement prepared by the Government Statistician appears in the "Government Gazette" relative to the population (estimated) of New South Wales on December 31, 1901. It gives the following information: ...

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  57. METHODIST.

    The opening session of the ensurag Methodist Conference will be held in the Town Hall on the 25th instant, commencing at 6 p.m. Representatives of the Anglican, Presbyterian, Congregational, ...

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  58. THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY'S LINE.

    Messrs. G. S. Yuill and Co., Limited, report:— The Chingtu left Hongkong on January 17 for the States, via Manila and Singapore. She is due Sydney on Sunday, the 16th instant; leaves Sydney for Melbourne on the 18th, ...

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  59. THE UNION LINE.

    The Waikare arrived at Wellington on Wednesday evening. The Monowai leaves Wellington to-day for Sydney. The Kittawa leaves Devonport on Monday for Sydney. ...

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  60. SANITARY MATTERS.

    "An Old Resident" writes —"If the municipal councils have the power to compel owners of property to put the tenement in order it should be done, and the tenants should be made to observe ...

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  61. MOVEMENTS OF THE E. AND A. FLEET.

    The Airlie sails from Sydney for Manila, Hongkong, and Japan, via Queensland ports and Port Darwin, February 15. The Australian arrived at Port Darwin February 9 from ...

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  62. HUNTER'S HILL.

    A meeting of the council was held on January [?] Mayor (Alderman Rooke) being absent, Alderman Jou[?] was elected to preside. There were also present: Aldermen M'Neil, M'Bride, Thomson, and Aspinall. The Harbour ...

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  63. THE BREMEN.

    The I.G.M.S. Bremen, of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line, which suffered serious damage in the terrible fire at New York, arrived at the Port Melbourne Railway Pier on Wednesday. She returns to the Australian [?]ade a new and ...

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  64. SALVATION ARMY.

    During the past week several suburban corps were visited by various officers of the headquarters staff, Lieutenant-Colonel Hoskin conducting special salvation meetings at Burwood, Hurstville, and ...

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