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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT. THE SENATE.

    The President took the chair at 2.30 p.m. SYMPATHY WITH MR. BLACKMORE. The PRESIDENT intimated that he had granted the Clerk of Parliaments, Mr. E. G. Blackmore, three ...

    Article : 2,181 words
  3. NOTES IN THE STATE PARLIAMENT.

    Two or three small measures were advanced a stage in the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, and at a quarter to 5 o'clock, at which time less than [?]0 members were present, the Attorney-General ...

    Article : 889 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 536 words
  5. NEWCASTLE. HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

    The quarterly meeting of the general committee of management of the Newcastle Hospital was held in the boardroom at the institution to-night Mr. C. H. Hannell, the president, occupied the chair. The report of the house ...

    Article : 809 words
  6. VICTORIA. THE FACTORIES ACT.

    In giving evidence to-day before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working of the Factories and Shops Act Mr. F. Holdsworth, president of the Furniture Trades' Society, said that the ...

    Article : 147 words
  7. RATES OF EXCHANGE.

    At a meeting of the banks held to-day it was decided to alter the rates for exchange on Loudon, and 60 days' sight bills are now quoted at 15s (instead of 7s 6d) per cent, discount to buy and at ...

    Article : 66 words
  8. THE DIOCESE OF MELBOURNE.

    The Anglican Church Assembly is making good progress with the bill to subdivide the diocese of Melbourne and create three new dioceses, to he known as Bendigo, Beechworth, and Gippsland. ...

    Article : 52 words
  9. METHODIST UNION.

    A Methodist rally was held at Hamilton to-day preparatory to the union which will take place between the Wesleyan and other Methodists next year. The proceedings were enthusiastic. ...

    Article : 106 words
  10. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m. ALLEGED MUTINY OF TROOPS. The MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, in answer to Mr. Fowler (W.A.), said that the Premier had at his ...

    Article : 2,923 words
  11. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The ship Acamas, which went ashore in Spencer's Gulf recently, has been ordered by the owners to proceed to Sydney, where she will be docked for repairs. This is the second vessel within the month ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. TWO MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    At noon yesterday, Edward Collins, a coal trimmer on the Moonta, lying at Fremantle, was crushed between the steamer and jetty and killed. He was assisting a fellow workman who had fallen overboard, ...

    Article : 80 words
  13. VISIT OF PETERSHAM BOWLERS,

    A team of bowlers representing Petersham Bowling Club visited Newcastle to-day at the invitation of the City Bowling Club. The visitors arrived by midday train from Sydney, and were met on the railway station by Mr. Frank ...

    Article : 160 words
  14. BURNING FATALITY,

    A burning fatality occurred to-day at Worsley. A child named Fraser, aged 12 years, was cooking at an open fireplace and its clothes ignited. The child was immediately enveloped in flames, and before assistance ...

    Article : 50 words
  15. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

    Arrived at Port Chalmers, ship Taranaki, from London. Departure from Auckland, Ventura, for Sydney. (For continuation of Shipping Intelligence see page 8.) SHIPPING REPORTS. ...

    Article : 253 words
  16. A CUSTOMS SEIZURE.

    A seizure of 1800 contraband cigars was made to-day by Acting Tide-surveyor Rush under somewhat exciting circumstances. It is stated that as the ship Wray Castle was leaving port to-day for Valparaiso a bag was lowered ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. NEW ZEALAND. THE MAIL SERVICES.

    Sir J.G. Word has promised the House of Representatives to bring down the San Francisco mail resolutions within a fortnight. They will be strongly opposed by a section of the House, but the ...

    Article : 234 words
  18. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The ship Brynhilda arrived to-day from Table Bay to load a full cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for the west coast of South America; and the barque Limena arrived from Adelaide to load Hetton coal for Valparaiso. ...

    Article : 487 words
  19. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The German steamer Rhein left Suez on the 1st instant for Australian ports. The R.M.S. Orizaba arrived at Suez homewards on September 30. ...

    Article : 30 words
  20. THE P. AND O. COMPANY'S LINE.

    Movements of steamers in the above line are reported as under:— The Arcadia left Melbourne yesterday, and is expected to arrive at Sydney on Friday morning. ...

    Article : 158 words
  21. GOOD TEMPLAR CELEBRATION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 920 words
  22. THE PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Representatives to-night the second reading of the Royal Visit Expenses Bill providing for the payment of £2250 to the Governor in connection with the Royal visit was debated. The ...

    Article : 126 words
  23. THE WHITE STAR LINE.

    Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report:— The Afric left Liverpool August 17, Cape September [?] Albany September 25, Adelaide October 1, is due at Melbourne to-day, and Sydney about October 8. ...

    Article : 122 words
  24. A SERIOUS CASE OF ASSAULT.

    A serious case of assault was reported to the Glebe police yesterday morning. A girl, aged 8 years, left her parents' residence at the Glebe in company with her little brother shortly after 9 o'clock on Tuesday ...

    Article : 310 words
  25. THE ABERDEEN LINE.

    Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, note:— The Aberdeen left London on September 17, is due [?] Cape on October 10, Melbourne on October 30, and Sydney on November 4. ...

    Article : 163 words
  26. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL.

    At the Criminal Court to-day Vera Hayes was arraigned on a charge of having attempted to extort blackmail from the Deputy Postmaster-General, Mr. R. A. Sholl, in connection with the post-office ...

    Article : 344 words
  27. BRITISH AND COLONIAL LINE.

    Messrs. Dangar, Gedye, and Co. advise that the steamer Bloemfontein of the above line arrived at Port Pirie yesterday, where she will load 1500 tons of ore, leaving there on Friday, and arriving at this port next ...

    Article : 77 words
  28. JUVENILE SMOKING SUPPRESSION BILL.

    Miss Mary Edwards, lady superintendent of the Working and Factory Girls' Recreation Club, has sent us a letter relative to the Juvenile Smoking Suppression [?], of which Dr. Andrew Ross, M.L.A., ...

    Article : 250 words
  29. HUDDART, PARKERS' LINE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 224 words
  30. THE ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY.

    The University of Adelaide, after consultation with the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce, has almost completed arrangements for the initiation of a faculty of commerce at the institution. ...

    Article : 37 words
  31. LATE SPORTING.

    Four members of C. L. M'Donald's team—Wakeful, Revenue, Kinglike, and Aurous—were walking about the enclosure at Epsom to-day. Acetine, Presteigne, Scientist, Balancer, Fire Up, Ibex, Kulaui, ...

    Article : 75 words
  32. CITY COUNCIL.

    In connection with the vacancy caused in Phillip Word by the retirement of Alderman Fowler, an influential deputation waited on Mr. Allen Taylor yesterday, asking him to stand, and the matter is ...

    Article : 163 words
  33. NAVAL FORCES' SMOKE CONCERT.

    On Monday night the officers of the Naval Brigade and of the Naval, Artillery Volunteers entertained the petty officers and men at a smoke concert at the new drill shed, Rushcutter's Bay. The gathering was held ...

    Article : 151 words
  34. LATE MINING

    It has been reported during the last few days that the rich Merton's Reward mine has been sold to a syndicate represented by Mr. Hamilton, manager of the Great Boulder, who is at present inspecting ...

    Article : 118 words
  35. H.M.S. SYREN.

    The Syren, the latest 30-knot torpedo-boat destroyer, and the sixteenth of her type built by Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co., of Jurrow, for the Admiralty, left the Tyne for the dockyard at Portsmouth on August 9, at 11.30 in ...

    Article : 90 words
  36. CHARTERS.

    Enlomene, four-masted ship, 2539 tons, Liverpool [?] Sydney and Newcastle—general. Canterbury, ship, 1245 tons, Glasgow to Wellington and Dunedin—general. ...

    Article : 22 words
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