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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. AN UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

    While driving near Cudal Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Glasson, of Davy's Plains station, had a very unpleasant and unique experience. They were driving over an extremely ricketty old bridge near their ...

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  3. FEDERATION. THE SPECIAL SESSION.

    The determination of the Government to hold a special session for the purpose of dealing with the Commonwealth Bill, as amended at the conference of Premiers, has met with general approval if one ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    Application was made by the Registrar of Probates to-day for letters of administration of the Victoran estate of the late Mr. James Tyson. The applicants are Mrs. Frances Shiel, Mrs. ...

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  5. THE PHILIPPINES.

    Major-General Otis, Commander of the United States troops in the Philippines, intends to strike vigorously in order to prevent the enemy from rallying. ...

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  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Frequent friendly communications have Passed between Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India, and the Ameer of Afghanistan, being a continuation of the ...

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  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    The determination of the Government to hold a special session to deal with the Commonwealth Bill appears to have met with general approval. Frequent friendly communications have passed ...

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  8. THE FEDERAL TEBRITOEY.

    Sir,—Over 12 years age the writer collected data for the completion (not construction, for the greater portion was already built und in working order) of a line of railway from Sydney to Melbourne via ...

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  9. DEATH OF MR. DAVID M'CAUGHEY.

    Mr. David M'Caughey, of Coree Stateion wellknown throughout New South Wales, died to-day from lnflammation of the bowels. He had been ill only three days. His loos will be greatly felt, ...

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  10. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.

    M. Renault-Morliere, the reporter to the Committee on Procedure in the French Chamber of Deputies, declares that the Dreyfus inquiry has elicited ...

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  11. THE AFGHAN PROSECUTIONS.

    For the fourth time two Afghans—Meer Houssam and Seyd Mahomet—were proceeded against at the phoce court this morning for a breach of the agreement under which they entered the service of the ...

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  12. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Commons last nigh the Hon. W. St. John Brodrick, UnderSecretary for War, in Opposing an amendment to the Address in Reply to the ...

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  13. THE MILK SUPPLY.

    Owing to the continued drought and the consequent decrease in the milk yield, the whole of the milk in this district is now being sent to Sydney, not any being separated or made ...

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  14. MAJOR MARCHAND.

    Major Marchand and his expedition reached Ieiop, on the Sobat River, all well on January 11. He has abandoned his flotilla, and is marching to Addis ...

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  15. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. THE POST OFFICE ROBBERY.

    Some time age the sum of £800 was stolen from the Perth Post Office Recently a man was arrrosted by a detective, who alleged that the man had made a confession of being the ...

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  16. A SUCCESSFUL LAND SALE.

    The most successful laud sale ever held in Tamworth took place yesterday afternoon, when Mesers. Garvin and Cousens submitted about 3000 acres of Robort Gill's well known Nemingha estate. The ...

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  17. THE SHORT FEDERAL SESSION.

    A meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday afternoon, at which his Excellency the Governor presided. The following preclamation was issued:—Whore[?]s the Parliament of New South ...

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  18. THE AMERICAN NAVY.

    The Naval Committee of the United States House of Representatives recommends the construction of three battleships, three armoured vessels, an six ...

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  19. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH.

    In the Lower House of Conveation of the province of Canterbury the elergy expressed loyalty to the bishops and to the directions of the Book of Common ...

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  20. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—The Government is to be commended for their promptness in calling special federation session. Mr. Reid has allowed no time to be lost in giving practical effect to the scheme to federate. He ...

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  21. NORTHERN RIVER WORKS.

    It is expected that the out dam will be completed this week in connection with the contract for the Government dock at Green Point, opposite Maclean. As soon as the water is excluded pick ...

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  22. THE SITE OF THE FEDERAL CITY.

    The 100-mile limit imposed by the conference of Premiera with respect to the seat of Government of the Common wealth has been the cause of anxiety to certain people in the metropolis, with the result ...

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  23. THE NEW GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Lord Tennyson's party, leaving in the R.M.S. Ophir for Adelaide, will number 29 persons, including three children. London ``Truth'' Condemns Lord ...

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  24. EARLY CLOSING.

    A large meeting, called in antagonism to the Early Closing Act passed last session, was held in the Town Hall to-night; but the tables were completely turned on the opponents of the ...

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  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIA AS A FEDERAL UNIT.

    Dr. Cockburn, the Agent-General for South Australia, will read a paper before the Colonial Institue on March 14 on ``South Australia as a federal unit.'' ...

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  26. QUARTER SESSIONS.

    At the Quarter Seesions to-day, before Judge Docker, Ernest Saville William Heath, and Alfred Davis were arruigned on a charge of stealing £2 13s from one Patrick Burke, at Bathurst, in November ...

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  27. COUNTRY HOSPITALS.

    At an adjourned general meeting of the subseribers of the Car[?]coar Hospital, held yesterday at the Court House. Carcoar, Mr F.R.C. Hopkins occupied the chair. Messrs. John Fagau, William Clark, and ...

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  28. THE GORDON COLLEGE.

    A brilliant ball was held at the Hotel Ceeil last night in aid of the fund for the establishement of the Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum. ...

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  29. ROWING.

    W. Haines, the English sculler, and J. Wray, of Shoalhaven, have been matched to row on the Tyne on March 11 for £50 a side. ...

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  30. DISCOVERY OF A NUGGET.

    At the Murble Bar on Wednesday the large nugget found at M'Phie Brothers' claim was weighed and found to be 371oz A dispute has arisen as to the ownership of this and other gold ...

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  31. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

    The Nowra show bean to-day in fiue and hot weather. The district is looking very bare and dry is consequence of the continued drought, but the show did not suffer very heavily. The total number ...

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  32. QUEENSLAND.

    A deputation representing the Master Printers' Association interviewed the Minister of Education to-day with reference to the compilation and printing of new school books, and requesting that ...

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  33. SAD EFFECT OF AN ESCAPE. OF GAS.

    Dr. Henry Keyes, a leading physican of New York, and his wite were suffocated whilst asleep in their bedroom owing to an escape of gas. ...

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  34. THE QUEENSLAND PREMIER INTERVIEWED.

    The Hon J. R. Dickson, who was interviewed yesterday, said with referene to bringing tho bill forward in Queensland:"I have given the Premiers a promise that when New South Wales accepts ...

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  35. THE TRANSVAAL.

    Elliott, an employee of the Consolidated Goldfields Company of South Africa, was recently reported to have been murdered at Johannesburg by a gang of ...

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  36. MOREE-INVERELL RAILWAY.

    A number of labour[?]ea on the Moree-Inverell line have demanded an increase of thepresent rate of wages, which is 6s per day. Mr. Hutchinson, the engineer in charge, has refused the demand on the ...

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  37. NEW ZEALAND.

    A shocking accident occu[?]red on the wharf at Wellington this ifternoon while the Tarawera was being berthed. The hawser being used to warp her into position sprang over the pile head, and ...

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  38. TASMANIA.

    Tho Couneil of Agriculture is arranging with the Marine Board to erect a building for fumigating all fruit brought into the colony. The Premier is trying to arrange with the Premiers of ...

    Article : 178 words
  39. BRIGANDAGE IN INDIA.

    Reports from Simla state that the brigands at Goornatti, on the north-western frontier of India, who defated a British froce at Edwardesabad, have since a ...

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  40. SOLOMON ISLANDS.

    The steamer Ysabel, which left Sydney on December 30, and returned last night after a trip to the Solomon Islands, reports that everything was quiet at the Group. Very bad ...

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  41. CRICKET IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    A. E. Trott, Playing for Lord Hawke's team at Johannesburg in a match against a respresentative eleven of the Transvaal, scored 101 runs. ...

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  42. FIRE IN THE CITY.

    Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered on tho promises styled ``The Golden Cob,'' at 190 Grorge-street North, occupied by W. Harris, produce merchant. Constnble Bnnborough, who was ...

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  43. THE WEATHER.

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  44. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    Parliament will meet on the 28th instant to consider the amendments in the Common wealth Bill. It is considered probable that the sitting will not last more than a week The Premier will declare ...

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  45. MR. G LYNN'S VIEWS.

    Mr. Glynn M.P., on of the South Australian delegages at the Convention, in an interview regarding the Premmers' amendments, that as on agreement had been come to by all the Premiers ...

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  46. THE WHEAT MARKET.

    The American visible supply of wheat and floour ``east of the Rockies'' is estimated at 51,737,000 bushels. Feb. 9. ...

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  47. THE GATTON TRAGEDY.

    It will be remembred that two letters found near the scence of the murders were addressed to a patient named Luney in the Ipswich Hospital. It was hoped these letters would assist in tracing ...

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  48. TO-DAY.

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  49. THE COAL-WEIGHING DIFFICULTY.

    Matters in connection with the coal-weighing difficulty are still in a quiescent state. When seen yesterday and questioned as to the probable effects of the lesolutions passed at the meeting of the ...

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  50. THE CUBAN TOBACCO OUTPUT.

    An American syndieate proposos to secure a monopoly of the Cuban tobacco output, at a cost of £8,000,000. ...

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