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  2. DARING ROBBERY UNDER ARMS.

    It is not often in these days of rapid telegraphic, telephonic, and railway communication that men are found bold enough to incur the risks of the historic highwayman or the no less notable bushranger. But ...

    Article : 898 words
  3. VICTORIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) EXPORT OF MUTTON.

    Very satisfactory advices have been received concerning the first shipment of mutton from the Portland Freezing Works. The sheep went away about the end of May, in the Gulf of Siam, and a ...

    Article : 128 words
  4. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. STANBURY v. GAUDAUR.

    The sculling match between Jamese Stanbury, champion scullor of the world, and Jacob Gaudaur, the Canadian oarsman, for a stake of £1000 and the ...

    Article : 96 words
  5. TURKEY AND ARMENIA.

    Appalling details of the massacre of Armenians in Constantinople have been received from private sources. They state that while the massacre was ...

    Article : 204 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENT. THE MATABELE REVOLT.

    There is a strong rebel impi in the vicinity of Bulawayo. Fighting of a minor character continues in Matabeleland. The friendly natives ...

    Article : 41 words
  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    The race for the s[?]lling championship of the world was rowed on the Thames yesterday between James Stanbury and Jacob Gandaur. The latter won easily. ...

    Article : 8,038 words
  8. RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

    The Czar and Czarina of Russia have arrived at Breslau, in Prussian Silesia. They were received with enthusiasm, and a banquet was given in their honour. ...

    Article : 138 words
  9. THE CITY OF MELBOURNE BANK PROSECUTIONS.

    An application was made to Mr. Justice Hond to-day for a special jury in the City of Melbourne Bank prosecutions. His Honor said he did not think such an application should be heard ex parte. ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. GAUDAUR'S CAREER.

    Jacob A. Gaudaur was born in O[?]tario, Canada in 1857, and is now 39 years of age. He is of French and Indian descent, and is of powerful build, his limbs being especially well developed. He is 6ft. ...

    Article : 420 words
  11. THE HARVEST PROSPECTS.

    The prospects of the coming harvest still hang in the balance. Light showers have fallen during the past week in most of the wheat-producing areas, but the rainfall is still far below what is ...

    Article : 92 words
  12. METHODIST UNION.

    The following are the latest returns of the Methodists Union ballot:—Wesleyans For, 19,718; against, 1585; unrecorded, 1215. Primitive Methodists: For, 1983; against, ...

    Article : 87 words
  13. THE SPANISH COLONIAL EMPIRE.

    Don Antonio Canovas del Castillo, the Premier of Spain, is asking the Spanish Cortes to give the Government unlimited credit to enable it to cope with the ...

    Article : 94 words
  14. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.

    The batting and bowling averages of the Australian cricketers for the tour are as follows:— BATTING. ...

    Article : 179 words
  15. THE MONTHLY REVENUE RETURNS.

    The revenue last month amounted to £475,208, being a decrease of £20,192 as compared with the revenue for August last year. The Customs receipts amounted to £163,068, as against £174,775 ...

    Article : 60 words
  16. STANBURY'S CAREER.

    Stanbury is so well known that a recapitulation of his victories is hardly needed. It is not two months since he defeated Harding, the Englishman, on the Thames, and when the news of his victory was received ...

    Article : 277 words
  17. DEATH OF MAJOR CRISP.

    Major Samuel Crisp, one of the best known officers of the Victerian Defence Force, died at his residence at Auburn last night, aged 48. MELBOURNE, Monday. ...

    Article : 227 words
  18. THE SETTLEMENT IN CRETE.

    The Crotan rebel Assembly has thanked the Powers for their action in bringing about the settlement with the Porte; but the Assembly at the same time expressed ...

    Article : 77 words
  19. NEW PUBLIC WORKS.

    The Minister for Works (Mr. J. H. Young) is considering the advisability of pushing on with some new public works. Amonget them is the [?]tion of Darling Island. Mr. Darley, the ...

    Article : 727 words
  20. CHAMPIONSHIP RACES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 296 words
  21. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Adelaide-Goodwood tramway, which cost £16,000, was sold to-day for £3900. Mr. J. A. Hartley, Inspector-General of Schools, met with a serious accident in the city this ...

    Article : 108 words
  22. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    M'Kibbin's success in bowling has given great satisfaction to his old school and club mates in Bathurst, amongst whom he learned all his cricket. They point to his fine average as showing what ...

    Article : 50 words
  23. INSULTING THE QUEEN.

    The two Arab editors of Cairo who recently referred to the Queen in an insulting manner in their journals have been sentenced to l8 months' imprisonment. ...

    Article : 38 words
  24. TASMANIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LADY GORMANSTON.

    Lady Gormanston and the private secretary, Mr. Rawlinson, have left by the Pateena for Melbourne. They will be the guests of Lord and Lady Brassey, at Government House, for one ...

    Article : 98 words
  25. THE SHIPBUILDING TROUBLE.

    The threatened lockout in the shipbuilding yards in the north of England, on the Clyde, and at Belfast has been averted, and the engineers who struck at ...

    Article : 128 words
  26. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Joint Select Committee of the two Houses of Parliament, appointed to report upon the price of meat, states that the causes of the high prices are the remoteness of the stock-raising areas from ...

    Article : 194 words
  27. RESTRICTIONS ON TASMANIAN FRUIT.

    The Government has aceredited Rev. Mr. Thompson and Messrs. J. G. Turner and J. G. Brown as delegates from the Tasmanian fruit-growers to visit Sydney and endeavour to obtain ...

    Article : 54 words
  28. QUEENSLAND.

    The railway returns for the month of August show a net increase of £10,316, as compared with August of last year. The Southern division increased £8470 the Central £726, and the Northern ...

    Article : 223 words
  29. A NEW AGENT-GENERAL.

    Sir Westby Perceval has been appointed Agent-General for Tasmania, vice Sir Robert Horbert, resigned. Sir Westby Perceval has been appointed for one year, form the 1st October next. ...

    Article : 194 words
  30. THE RELEASE OF DYNAMITERS.

    The Marquis of Londonderry has protested against the release of Irish dynamiters without the consont of Parliament. He states that the recent release of ...

    Article : 50 words
  31. A FEARFUL ACCIDENT.

    A fearful accident occurred yesterday afternoon, Five boys—sons of Messrs, Faint and Duncombe— found several dynamite detonators in an outhouse, and one of the party, Raymond Duncombe, aged 10, ...

    Article : 188 words
  32. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    Nearly 100,000 tons of machinery are expected to be delivered on the field within the next three months if the railway can cope with the traffic. At a well-attended conference of mining engineers ...

    Article : 291 words
  33. AN IRISH DYNAMITER INSANE.

    Dr. Gallagher, one of the Irish dynamiters who were recently released from gaol, has become insane in New York. ...

    Article : 27 words
  34. WICKHAM AND BULLOCK ISLAND MINERS.

    An important meeting in connection with the prospects of the Wickham municipality was held to-day. It resulted in a resolution by the miners belonging to the Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery to ...

    Article : 119 words
  35. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 167 words
  36. COUNT SCHOUVALOFF.

    Count Schouvaloff, the eminent Russian statesman, is in a critical condition. He is sufferiug from paralysis. ...

    Article : 21 words
  37. DROWNING FATALITY.

    The body of a man was found floating in the fresh water of George's river close to the Hoklsworthy Bridge on Friday last. Information was at ones given to the police, who immediately proceeded to ...

    Article : 123 words
  38. GOLD FOR AMERICA.

    The export of gold to New York has slackened, During the past fortnight about £4,000,000 in gold was sent there. ...

    Article : 26 words
  39. LATE SHIPPING.

    Our South Head correspondent wired at 2 a.m. that the [?]mer [?]wonga, from London, had anchored in Watson's Bay. ...

    Article : 25 words
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