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  2. VICTORIA RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING.

    The first day of the V.R.C. Spring Meeting opened auspiciously, for yesterday was a model day for racing, and the judgment must have been at fault that could have filled to enjoy the sport, and even ...

    Article : 7,135 words
  3. THE RAILWAY DISASTER AT REDFERN: CONDITION OF THE INJURED.

    Satisfactory progress towards recovery is being made by the whole of the remaining sufferers by the recent railway disaster. Messrs. Rolston, A'Bookett, Hart, Osborne, and Mrs. Hart, who ...

    Article : 185 words
  4. THE WRECK OF THE WAIRARAPA. RECOVERY OF BODIES OF THE DROWNED.

    Some sad stones are told in connection with the wreek of the Wairarapa. The last farewells of parents to children, sister to sister, and friend to friend, are ...

    Article : 488 words
  5. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS.

    The New York Herald publishes a telegram stating that the Japanese have captured another fort at Port Arthur. Twenty British men-of-war have ...

    Article : 109 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) ACCIDENT IN THE BURRAGA COPPER MINE.

    A serious accident occurred in the Burraga Copper Mine last night. Three miners named James Reed, Bernard Birrell, and Michael Donohoe were injured, the two firstnamed being ...

    Article : 117 words
  7. VICTORIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) MINING STATISTICS.

    The yield of gold in the colony for the September quarter was 167,455oz, being a decrease of ll,900oz as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The output for the first nine ...

    Article : 155 words
  8. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS.

    The Russian army has taken the each of allegiance to the Czar, Nicholas II. The workpeople of Russia have deserted the factories and shops in order to join in ...

    Article : 264 words
  9. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.

    An accident occurred this morning at East Greta Colliery, by which Joseph Medlam, aged 19, lost his life. The deceased was engaged placing full skips on the cage and removing empty ones. ...

    Article : 77 words
  10. THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The directors' report and balance-sheet for the half-year ended the 16th April last of the Bank of Australasia has been issued. The liabilities of the bank on account of circulation ...

    Article : 104 words
  11. FUNERAL OF MR. M'KENZIE.

    The funeral of Mr. George Henry M'Kenzie, of the firm of George M'Kenzie and Co., merchants, of Pitt-street, took place at the Presbyterian cemetery, Rockwood, on Saturday morning. The ...

    Article : 222 words
  12. SHOOTING ACCIDENT AT LAKE ALBERT.

    A shooting accident occurred this morning at Lake Albert, causing the death of a farmer named Benjamin Shadbold, 65 years of ago Shadbold, who was lame, soon after rising took a gun for ...

    Article : 1,112 words
  13. A CHINESE WAR LOAN.

    A Chinese war loan of £1,600,000 will be issued on Tuesday next. ...

    Article : 19 words
  14. MELBOURNE CLEARING-HOUSE RETURNS.

    The Melbourne Clearing-house returns for the week ended 29th October were £2,388,601, being an decrease of £15,748 as compared with the corresponding week of last year. The total ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. MORE BODIES RECOVERED.

    Seventeen more bodies have been recovered, including that of Judd, the chief steward. Some have been found 15 miles from the scene of the wreek. Eleven more bags of mails have also been ...

    Article : 44 words
  16. THE PUNJAUB FRONTIER.

    The Waziris, a hostile tribe, have made an attack upon the Punjaub Frontier Delimitation party, in the North Shin country. The military escort ...

    Article : 48 words
  17. BURIAL OF THE VICTIMS.

    Some of the victims were buried here this afternoon. The funerals were very largely attended, and most of the survivors were present. It is reported that Miss Williams, who was in ...

    Article : 56 words
  18. DEPARTURE OF MAJOR-GENERAL TULLOCH.

    Major-General Tulloch, whose term of office in Victoria has expired, left yesterday by the R.M.S. Rome for England. He was received at the pier with a guard of honour, and a salute of 13 guns ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. THE FUNERAL OF MR. GILLIES.

    The funeral of Mr. Malcolm Gillies took place at the Waverley Cemetery yesterday afternoon Mr. Gillies belonged to a sect called. The Brethren, and a very large number of the people belonging ...

    Article : 95 words
  20. SEARCH BY THE ROYALIST.

    H.M.S. Royalist, which left for the scene of the accident to-day, will search the neighbouring islands for bodies. The body of a man named Bird, supposed to be a ...

    Article : 120 words
  21. FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR.

    The French newspapers announce that an expedition to Madagascar is inevitable. The Government intends to ask for a credit of 30,000,000f. ...

    Article : 31 words
  22. TRAGEDY AT ELSTERNWICK.

    Another case of wife-murder has been reported to the police. The crime was committed yesterday morning at Elsternwick. James Toner, aged 40, a bootmaker, had a quarrel with his wife, ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 320 words
  24. BRITISH ARMED CRUISERS.

    In the course of an interview Sir Thomas Sutherland, chairman of the board of directors of the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company, advocated the ...

    Article : 65 words
  25. SYMPATHY FROM SIR ROBERT DUFF.

    The Premier received the following telegram on Saturday from his Excellency Sir Robert Duff: —"Am much distressed to hear of the loss of the Wairarapa Desire to express sympathy with the ...

    Article : 40 words
  26. THE CZARINA COMPLETELY PROSTRATED.

    The Czarina ia completely prostrated. Her hair ia turning grey. ...

    Article : 17 words
  27. THE GRETA COLLIERY.

    During the week Mr. Cowlishaw waa interviewed by a deputation of miners, and an endeavour was made to come to a settlement of the troubles in connection with the colliery. ...

    Article : 117 words
  28. RECOVERY OF BODIES.

    The steamer Argyle returned to-day from the scene of the wreck. The starboard side of the forecastle and a portion of the main deck of the Wairarapa are still out of water. ...

    Article : 588 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    With reference to the recent cablegram as to land grant railways in Queensland, the message is rather strange in the light of the Premier's statement made in the ...

    Article : 140 words
  30. THE IMPERIAL MARRIAGE.

    Princess Alix of Hesse has boen formally admitted into the orthodox Greek Church. It is expected that the Emperor William ...

    Article : 95 words
  31. AFFAIRS IN PERU.

    Intelligence has been received from Lima, the capital of Peru, stating that the report of an insurrection in Callao, in which the British Vice-Consul was said to have ...

    Article : 85 words
  32. COOTAMUNDRA FARMERS' ASSOCIATION.

    The Cootamundra branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held their annual meeting to-day Mr. J. J. Miller was in the chair. The report was read and adopted, and office-bearers ...

    Article : 185 words
  33. DEATH OF MR. JOHN WALTER.

    The death is announced of Mr. John Walter, principal proprietor of the Times, aged 76. The late Mr. John Walter was born in ...

    Article : 161 words
  34. THE LIBERATOR BUILDING SOCIETY FRAUDS.

    The Supreme Court at Buenos Ayres, in the Argentine Republic, has confirmed the order for the extradition of Jaboz Spencer Balfour, the defaulting director of the ...

    Article : 52 words
  35. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The Government Resident and party returned to Palmerston by rail on Wednesday, after an absence of three weeks examining the lands contiguous to the East and South Alligator ...

    Article : 170 words
  36. SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT ORROROO.

    James Patman, a labourer, residing at Orroroo, shot his wife to-day with a gun, killing her almost instantly. The police were called on the scene, and found Patman in a great state of excitement and ...

    Article : 135 words
  37. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The R.M.S. Oceana arrived from London shortly before 3 yesterday ofternoon after a very fast passage. The mails for the other colonies were taken from Adelaide by special train at 5 ...

    Article : 312 words
  38. PULPIT REFERENCES TO THE RAILWAY AND SHIPPING DISASTERS. ST. JOHN'S, GLEBE POINT.

    Sermons were preached yesterday morning and evening in St. John's Glebe Point, by the Bishop of Bathurst. In the morning Dr. Camidge chose as his subject the Parable of the Seed, and referred at ...

    Article : 108 words
  39. THE PAN-BRITANNIC CONTESTS.

    The committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club states that it is prepared to discuss, at a joint conference, the question of the proposed Pan-Britannic gathering. ...

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  40. MUNICIPAL CONTESTS. MR. J. A. I. PERRY'S CANDIDATURE.

    On Thursday evening Mr. Perry held a meeting of the ratepayers of South Ward in Oberon-street, Oberon Estate. Mr. Joseph Coulter, J.P., occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance. Mr. ...

    Article : 66 words
  41. NEW ZEALAND.

    A tremendous downpour of rain occurred at Dunedin on Saturday afternoon, being tropical in its severity. The streets were flooded in a few seconds. The damage is estimated at several ...

    Article : 43 words
  42. BURWOOD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

    Special reference was made at the services in the Burwood Congregational Church yesterday to the railway accident, whereby so many families in the western suburbs were bereaved. The pulpit was ...

    Article : 58 words
  43. GOLD-MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Malcolm Frazer, Agent-General for Western Australia, applied to the Court to-day for an injunction to restrain the Western Australian Gold-mining Company ...

    Article : 111 words
  44. FITZROY WARD.

    A meeting of the supporters of Alderman John Hughes was held on Thursday evening at Flaherty's Hotel, William and Bourke streets. Over 50 gentlemen were present, and many promises ...

    Article : 110 words
  45. THE COOLGARDIE GOLDFIELD.

    At Menzies Find, 30 miles beyond the Ninety Mile-road, the country is very dry, but condensers are on all the salt lakes at a distance of every 20 miles, and this makes travelling comfortable. ...

    Article : 225 words
  46. THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE.

    On Saturday last the Rev. J. H. Landau referred in sympathetic terms to the calamities of the week. He said they would be less than human if they did not feel a pang of horrow when the mournful ...

    Article : 185 words
  47. THE INQUEST.

    The inquest was oponed at the Great Barrier reef on the bodies recovered, and was held in the open air under a puriri tree, the Coroner jury, and witnesses sitting on the ground Rough ...

    Article : 681 words
  48. ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, PADDINGTON.

    Special services to celebrate the fifth anniversary of St. George's Church (C.E.), Glenmore-road, Paddington, were held yesterday. The Rev. Dr. D. Rutledge occupied the pulpit in the morning ...

    Article : 108 words
  49. NORTH SHORE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

    The evening service of this church had reference to the two great calamities of the past week. The Rev. Joseph Parker preached to a crowded congregation from Psalm xlvi, 1,—"God is our refuge and ...

    Article : 142 words
  50. TASMANIA.

    Sir Edward Braddon has received a communication from Mr. Kingston, enclosing a copy of a resolution passed by the South Australian Parliament regarding the necessity for federation, ...

    Article : 120 words
  51. LATE SHIPPING. ARRIVAL.—NOVEMBER 5.

    Cintra (s.), 2000 tons. Captain J. Banks, from Cooktown. Passengers—Mesdames Kirkin, Cameron, Barkley, Misses Keane, Harden, Gounish, Hill, Shannon, Hunter. Messrs. M'Lennan, Sutton, Lane. Donkin, Faulkner, ...

    Article : 51 words
  52. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY SHARES.

    Broken Hill Proprietary shares are quoted at £2 7s. ...

    Article : 12 words
  53. IMPORTS.—NOVEMBER 5.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 159 words
  54. THE BUTTER MARKET.

    Owing to the present mild weather there we plentiful supplies of butter of all kinds. The importers' committee has decided not to alter the present price. ...

    Article : 31 words
  55. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Stock movements: 6600 mixed merino sheep, from Walbundrie to Gillenbah, W. Kiddle owner; 12,690 mixed sheep, from Walla Walla to North Yanco, H. and C. Donglas ownera; l8 horses, from Wodonga ...

    Article : 44 words
  56. ST. THOMAS' NORTH SYDNEY.

    Special reference to the recent railway accident and to the Wairarapa calamity was made at St. Thomas' (C.E.) last night. ...

    Article : 24 words
  57. ST. LEONARD'S WESLBYAN CHURCH.

    At this church the calamities of the last week were feelingly referred to, and appropriate hymns were sung. ...

    Article : 23 words
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