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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. MINING FATALITY.

    At an early hour to-day Thomas M'Grath, 21, braceman at the North Mine, was killed through the cage running away. He had just come on the shift, and had sent one cage to the 700ft. level, the other ...

    Article : 137 words
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    Advertising : 208 words
  4. THE PLAGUE. WORK IN THE INFECTED AND QUARANTINED AREAS.

    Matters in connection with the plague went on quietly yesterday. The time of working in the areas which are being cleaned was somewhat restricted by the fact that it was pay-day. About ...

    Article : 402 words
  5. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—I notice a letter in your valuable paper from a correspondent, signed G. L. S[?]gleton, suggesting steam as a means of destroying plague germs, &c. May I be permitted to offer a suggestion, viz., would ...

    Article : 219 words
  6. SALE OF FARM LANDS.

    The best attended land sale held in the Clarence district for many years took place to-day, when a dozen farms in the estate of the Into Elizabeth Mackenzie, of Bondi, Sydney, were offered at a[?]ction. ...

    Article : 92 words
  7. DAY OF HUMILIATION. INTERCESSION AND PRAYER.

    Yesterday was recognised as a day of humiliation and prayer in the city and suburbs in consequence of the existence of the bubo[?]c plague. His Grace the Archbishop issued the following form ...

    Article : 186 words
  8. THE FISH TRADE.

    Inquiries at the Fisheries Department and amongst the fish shops of the city elicited the fact that there has been a steadily increasing demand for first-class fish. Such a rigid inspection of fish is being made ...

    Article : 119 words
  9. DEATH OF A SURVEYOR.

    News reached town late last night that Mr. Alfred Edward Roberts, staff survevor of the Lands Office, was found dead on the plains at Bundiwithid[?]. Confirmation has since been received, and goes to ...

    Article : 1,946 words
  10. ANTI-PLAGUE SUGGESTIONS.

    Sir,—Every effort should be made to stamp out the plague which is in our midst. To a lay mind like myself it appears that much that should be done is left undone. A walk through the streets on ...

    Article : 333 words
  11. REMOVING THE GARBAGE.

    Complaints were rife yesterday regarding the methods employed by the authorities for loading the rubbish removed from the quarantined area for removal to sea. Several shipping companies that ...

    Article : 159 words
  12. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.

    Special services were held at St. Andrew's Cathedral, at which the congregations wereo large. At the services at 11 a.m. and 4 p. m. the Rev. R. J. Read and the Rev. C. A. Brewer officiated, and in ...

    Article : 440 words
  13. CIRCUIT COURTS.

    At the Circuit Court yesterday Le[?]ghton Masters and John Masters were acquitted on a charge of stealing serated water bottles. W. F. Dyer was found guilty of stealing a gold watch and chain, and was ...

    Article : 474 words
  14. WORK IN WEXFORD-STREET AREA.

    Several gangs of men were engaged in the work of clearing, burning, whitewashing, &c., in this area. The condition of some of the places inspected and dealt with by Mr. G. M'Credie and his officers was ...

    Article : 316 words
  15. SUPPLY OF SERUM.

    The Premier is in receipt of a letter from the Consul for Italy, in Sydney, Dr. Marano, stating that his Consul-General in Melbourne ia about to receive a supply of Yersin's serum. It is expected ...

    Article : 63 words
  16. A CITY PLAGUE HOSPITAL.

    Sir,—Will you allow me space in the columns of your valuable paper to offer a suggestion, also a warning to the authorities. Would it not be much better to turn the old Exhibition Building and Prince ...

    Article : 310 words
  17. DISASTROUS FIRE IN THE CITY.

    A serious fire broke out shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning in Messrs. J. R. Love and Co.'s premises, situated ni B[?]thurst-street, opposite St. Andrew's Cathedral. The firm named are tea ...

    Article : 1,954 words
  18. INTERCOLONIAL CONFERENCE.

    The Intercolonial Conference of medical officers on the suppression of the [?]ubonic plague was opened yesterday at the health offices. Dr. Gresswell (chairman of the Board of Public Health) presided, ...

    Article : 191 words
  19. ST. JAMES' CHURCH.

    In connection with the subject of humiliation and prayer a series of services extending over a period of 12 hours were held yesterday at St. James' Church, King-street. The Rev. W. I. Carr Smith (vicar) ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. A CITIZENS' VIGILANCE COMMITTEE FORMED.

    A meeting of citizens was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon to devise means of strengthening the hands of the governing bodies dealing with the sanitation of the city, to act as communicative ...

    Article : 1,351 words
  21. THE PLAGUE PATIENT IN MELBOURNE.

    Dr. Bull, who is in charge of the bubonic plague patient at the Quarantine Station, reports that Brown continues to improve in health. Two guinea-pigs inoculated with cultures obtained from the patiout ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. REMOVAL OF PLAGUE PATIENTS.

    Sir,—In the name of common humanity, I desire to e[?]phatically protest against the action of the health authorities in removing plague patients from their homes to the Quarantine Station. It stands to ...

    Article : 244 words
  23. THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN OUTBREAK.

    Police-constable Vaughan, who was taken ill at Bunbury on Tuesday, was much better yesterday, though he is still ill. All sympto[?]s of bubo[?]e plague have disappeared, and the isolation precautions have, ...

    Article : 142 words
  24. ST. JOHN'S, DARLINGHURST.

    The day was observed strictly as one for humiliation and prayer at St. John's Darlinghurst, when three special services were held, at which the attendances were large. At 11 a.m., the Rev. Canon Pain ...

    Article : 138 words
  25. NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL.

    The monthly meeting of the North Shore Hospital was held in the local Town Hall on Wednesday evening. The president, Mr. J. R. Carey, occupied the chair. There wera also present—Mos[?]arnes ...

    Article : 352 words
  26. THE PLAGUE, SANITARY COMMITTEES, AND RATS.

    Sir,—I see the Woollahra Sanitary Committee is doing excellent work, and giving the municipal council valuable assistance, especially in arousing the rate[?]ayers to a full sense of their responsibility, and ...

    Article : 1,092 words
  27. POINT PIPER-ROAD CHURCH.

    At the service held yesterday evening the Rev. Dr. Fo[?]d[?]ce spoke on the subject of ``Prayer in Connection with Plague.'' It had been objected that the plague was due to our own neglect and ...

    Article : 464 words
  28. PRECAUTIONS FOR THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    The secretary of the foreign missions committee of the Presbyterian Church recently brought under the notice of the Premier the danger of bubonic plague being carried into the New Hebrides from New ...

    Article : 123 words
  29. ROWING.

    The crew to represent this colony at Brisbane next month in the cight-o[?]r contest has been doing a satisfactory amount of work on the lower harbour in the ``Yaralla'' boat, built by F. Rough, of ...

    Article : 670 words
  30. SOUTH AUSTRALIA FREE FROM PLAGUE.

    Some alarm has been created in the public mind in consequence of rumours that cases of plague had occurred at Adelaide. As the result of inquiries it had been officially stated to the Minister for Health ...

    Article : 77 words
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  32. EXTERMINATION OF RATS IN BRISBANE.

    For the past two or three weeks numbers of rats have been received by the Government bacteriologist for examination, but none has been found with plague bacilli. Mr. Pound does not, however, think ...

    Article : 80 words
  33. NEW ZEALAND PRECAUTIONS.

    It has been decided to declare the whole of Australia infected This decison is likely to have a serious effect on shipping, while Fiji and Samoa will not be declared infected. Vessels arriving from the ...

    Article : 63 words
  34. CENTENARY HALL.

    Services for special prayer and hamiliation were conducted at the Centeuary Hall,, York-street, by the Rev. W. G. Taylor (super[?]ntendcut). At 1 p. m. there was an encouraging attendance, and at 8 p.m. ...

    Article : 97 words
  35. PRECAUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

    At a meeting of the municipal council last night a sanitary committee was appointed to enforce the clearing of houses in the borough. Several cases of diphtheria have occurred, one having proved fatal. ...

    Article : 145 words
  36. IN THE COUNTRY.

    There was a large congregation at the Wesleyan church this morning in connection with the day of humiliation and prayer for the removal of the plague. The Rev. J. W. Moore presided, and ...

    Article : 131 words
  37. VIEWS OP CORRESPONDENTS.

    Allow me through the medium of your valuable paper to suggest what I think would be a great help to us [?]our dire distress at the present time, viz., the [?]., plague, I. Think if we could induce ...

    Article : 155 words
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