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  2. FEDERATION. THE UPPER HOUSE AND THE ENABLING BILL.

    It will be seen from our Parliamentary report that the Legislative Assembly sat all night on Tuesday discussing the amendments by the Legislative Council in the Federal Enabling Bill. Eventually the ...

    Article : 783 words
  3. SECOND EDITION.

    This evening a dinner in celebration of the exhibition was given by the commissioners. The president of the commisioners, Mr. Morgan, M.L.A., presided, and others present included ...

    Article : 297 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS. COROWA P. AND A. SOCIETY.

    The annual meeting of the Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held this afternoon. The balance sheet showed a profit of £134 on the last show, and an overdraft of £1800. This, it is ...

    Article : 93 words
  5. QUEENSLAND.

    The Home Secretary has received a communication from the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements, cautioning workmen from Queensland against going there in hope of obtaining ...

    Article : 256 words
  6. VICTORIA. THE FATAL FIRE AT THE KIRKSTALL HOTEL.

    The inquest on the bodies of the three men, T. J. Humphreys, M. Costello, and J. O'Brien, who perished in the burning of the Kirkstall Hotel, near Warrnambool, last Friday night, was ...

    Article : 122 words
  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    The Legislative Assembly sat through Tuesday night discussing the Legislative Council's amendments in the Federation Enabling Bill. The House was in committee. All the Council's ...

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  8. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

    It has been arranged that Lord Salisbury shall have an interview with M.Delcasse, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, after his visit to the Riviera. ...

    Article : 203 words
  9. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Admiral Grenet has left to take command of the Italian squadron on the China station. The German Emperor wished the ...

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  10. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    A Chinese hawker who was travelling along the mountains had a miraculous escape from death yesterday evening. While he was crossing the railway line at Faulconbridge a luggage train running ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. GERMANY AND TURKEY.

    The Sultan has confirmed the concessions granted to Germany in connection with the Anatolian railways and the construction of docks and warehouses at ...

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  12. THE EXPORT OF HORSES TO INDIA.

    A short time ago the colony's export trade in horses with India was threatened by the extreme steps taken by the Indian Government to keep out the tick pest then raging in ...

    Article : 595 words
  13. FATAL ACCIDENT AT CASINO.

    A very old resident named Patrick Quain met with an accident yesterday which terminated fatally to-day. Quain was proceeding home in a cart and by some means was thrown out, the wheel passing ...

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  14. EARL BEAUCHAMP.

    Earl Beauchamp, Governor-elect of New South Wales, in bidding farewell to the ratepayers of Finsbury, which district he represented on the London School ...

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  15. NEW ZEALAND.

    The barque Cuthona, bound for Sydney, timber laden, went ashore last night when crossing the Kaipara bar owing to the wind dying away. All on board were saved. Attempts are now ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. BLAYNEY SHOW.

    The annual show of the Blayney Agricultural and Pastoral Society was opened to-day. The weather was fine, but the ground was dusty on account of the continued dry weather. The attendance for the ...

    Article : 213 words
  17. THE LATE LORD HERSCHELL.

    A great service in memory of the late Lord Herschell was hold at Westminster Abbey to-day. Lord Halsbury, the Lord Chancellor, ...

    Article : 74 words
  18. THE SOUDAN.

    Lord Kitehener, the Sirdar, will inspect the Egyptian troops at Gedaref and Kassala, in the Eastern Soudan. ...

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  19. NEWCASTLE. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The ship Scottish Glens arrived from Sydney to-day to load a cargo of coal from the Wallsend colliery for Tal Tal. The ship Saint Enoch sailed to-day for Pnnama with 3190 tons of Duckenfield ...

    Article : 146 words
  20. A FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE.

    A marriage has been arranged to take place between the Hon. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, formerly private secretary to Lord Hampden, and Lady Dorothy ...

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  21. THE FATALITY AT AUBURN.

    Mr. T. E. M'Nevin, P.M., the Parramatta District Coroner, yesterday opened a magisterial inquiry touching the death of Edward M'Mahon, who was sealded through the bursting of the check-value of ...

    Article : 366 words
  22. THE CAPE-CAIRO RAILWAY AND TELEGRAPH.

    Count von Bulow, the German Minister for Foreign Affairs, states that the negotiations in regard to the Cape-Cairo railway have not yet been concluded. The ...

    Article : 46 words
  23. DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN.

    The City Coroner (Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P.) held a magisterial inquiry at Lambton this morning on the body of an elderly swagman, name unknown, who was found dead by the roadside yesterday. ...

    Article : 150 words
  24. OUTRAGES IN IRELAND.

    Frequent outrages, associated with boycotting, have occurred at Mayo, in Connaught, Ireland. It is expected that the Crimes Act will be enforced. ...

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  25. THE NEW YORK FIRE.

    Much of the jewellery that was reported to have been lost at the fire by which the Hotel Windsor, New York, was destroyed has been recovered. ...

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  26. MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE SITUATION.

    Members of the Assembly who discussed the action of the Upper House in delaying the consideration of the message relating to the Federal Enabling Bill may generally be divided into three groups. ...

    Article : 421 words
  27. TASMANIA.

    The Agent-General has cabled from London in reply to a query from the Railway League concerning the Great Western Railway of Tasmania, as follows:—"£1,100,000 underwritten on terms ...

    Article : 176 words
  28. THE LAMBTON ELECTRIC LIGHT.

    It will be remembered that upon the seizure of the municipal electric lighting plant of Lambton by the agent of the mortgagees some days ago, the city electrician, at the request of the City Council, ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. THEATRICAL ARTISTS FOR SYDNEY.

    Miss Dora De Winton, with her husband, Mr. Saunders, has sailed for Australia, in order to join Mr. Holloway's company, which will appear at the ...

    Article : 61 words
  30. THE HOULDER LINE.

    A new company, to be called the Houlder Line, Limited, is being formed to acquire 10 of the refrigerated steamers now belonging to Messrs. Houlder. ...

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  31. PROPOSED SWIMMING BATHS.

    An application has been made to the local land board by Dr. J. L. Beeston, on behalf of a syndicate, for a special lease of portion of Newcastle beach at the foot of Scott-street ...

    Article : 90 words
  32. LATE MINING.

    At the Brown Hill Extended the north drive at the 400ft. level is being pushed on rapidly. The Brown Hill boundary will be reached soon, and crosscuts then put in east and west right across the ...

    Article : 162 words
  33. ACCIDENT TO MADAME MELBA.

    Madame Melba met with a painful accident in San Francisco yesterday. While she was seated in a drawing-room, a bronze statue fell from its pedestal and ...

    Article : 63 words
  34. SEVERE WEATHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

    The temperature is very low, with frosts and heavy snowstorms in the Midland counties, where yesterday 18 degrees of frost were registered. ...

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  35. OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE CITY.

    For some years past the shopkeepers of Newcastle and other business men have been gradually encroaching on the footpaths of the principal thoroughfares of the city, and the pavements are now used ...

    Article : 117 words
  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Yesterday the steward on the ship Clan M'Farlane, which arrived from the Cape on Friday, was found dead in his bunk. A few minutes afterwards a West Indian, who was engaged ...

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  37. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Will you allow me briefly to draw attention to one or two facts with reference to the above matter which have not been made sufficiently preminent bitherto. When the present Parliament met fresh from ...

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  38. SETTLEMENT OF LABOUR DISPUTES.

    The Employers' Parliamentary Council has informed Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, that it cannot see its way at present to agree to a ...

    Article : 56 words
  39. THE PLAGUE IN CALCUTTA.

    The plague mortality in Calcutta has risen from 66 deaths to 218 per week. ...

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  40. BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION.

    The monthly meeting of the Builders and Contractors' Association was held at their Exchange, 266 Pitt-street, Tuesday night. The chair was taken by the president (Mr. Walter Ives), end there was a fair ...

    Article : 171 words
  41. AMBULANCE CLASSES.

    The successful candidates at the recent examinations in connection with the Plattsburg Fire Brigade Ambulance Class have been presented by the Department of Mines with silver medals. The class was ...

    Article : 106 words
  42. A PERILOUS TIME AT SEA.

    News was yesterday received from the Gilbert Islands of a narrow cscape from foundering of the Sydney-owned steamer Fernmount. The Fernmount will be remembered as having for many ...

    Article : 474 words
  43. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted at 2s 3½d per ounce standard. ...

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  44. THE WHEAT MARKET.

    The cargo of Victorian wheat ex Endymion, from Geelong, has been sold at 27s per quarter. ...

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  45. WOOL SALES.

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  46. THE RECENT FIRE.

    The superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Mr. Webb) arrived in Newcastle to-day for the purpose of investigating complaints made in connection with the action of the ...

    Article : 482 words
  47. IN PARLIAMENT.

    There was nothing for the Assembly to do when it met yesterday, because no ward had come from the Council. It was expected that some reply might have been forthcoming to the message sent ...

    Article : 417 words
  48. THE POST-OFFICE AT DULWICH HILL.

    At the Petersham Council on Tuesday evening a letter was received from Mr J. J. Cohen, M.L.A., stating that the Postmaster-General has decided to purchase the site on which the present post-office at ...

    Article : 102 words
  49. THE COWES REGATTA.

    The Emperor William will visit Cowes, Isle of Wight, during the regatta in June. ...

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  50. METROPOLITAN CHARITIES' ASSOCIATION.

    The Newtown committee of the Metropolitan Charities' Association held the second meeting on Monday last, 20th instant in the Newtown Town Hall. Mr. W. Rigg, M.L.A., ex-Mayor, presided. ...

    Article : 106 words
  51. ENGLISH SPORTING.

    The Australian racehorse Newhaven has been scratched for the Liverpool Cup. ...

    Article : 20 words
  52. TO-DAY.

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  53. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 105 words
  54. THE GATTON TRAGEDY.

    Dr. Wray, the Government medical officer, with Inspector Urquhart, visited the scene of the tragedy to-day. On their return to Gatton the doctor was examined in connection with the second ...

    Article : 182 words
  55. I.O.O.F., M.U.

    On Tuesday evening the half-yearly meeting of the Star of Pyrmont Lodge of the above order was held at the Woolbrokers' Arms Hotel, Ultimo, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing term, ...

    Article : 181 words
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