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  2. THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION.

    To-day the representatives of the Australian Natives' Associations, of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, and Western Australia met in conference, in the Town Hall, on the subject of the ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Several graziers were to-day proceeded against in the local police court by the inspector of stock for trespassing on the travelling stock reserves. Two of the cases were proved, and the defendants were fined. The ...

    Article : 1,810 words
  4. SHIPPING REPORTS, &c.

    CUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: January 21, Port Caroline (s.) 2130 tons, Captain J. Sturrock, for London and Antwerp, via Newcastle: R.M.S. Orova (s.), 3266 tons, Captain K. Studdert, for London, via ports; Sir William ...

    Article : 932 words
  5. TRADES MOVEMENTS. SHIPPING DISPUTES.

    A special meeting of the Maritime Council was held last night in the Maritime Hall, Sussex-street. Mr. Herbert (president) occupied the chair. It appears that the meeting, which was of a strictly private nature, was ...

    Article : 190 words
  6. THE FIRTH OF CLYDE.

    Messrs. Mason Brothers, Limited, are advised by cable from San Francisco that the barque Firth ot Clyde, which left Newcastle on November 26th last, arrived at San Francisco on Saturday last, the 18th Instant after a ...

    Article : 46 words
  7. THE BARMEN.

    Rather later than she was expected from Melbourne, the to heavy fog after leaving Melbourne, the Barmen, the fourth representative of the German-Australian line from Hamburg, arrived here yesterday morning, and everybody being in ...

    Article : 1,114 words
  8. STEWARDS AND COOKS' DIFFICULTY.

    As far as we can gather, no definite action has been taken with reference to the difficulty which has arisen between the Steamship Owners and the Fe[?]ted Stewards and Cooks. The Steamship Owners have ...

    Article : 228 words
  9. SINKING OF A RIVER STEAMER.

    The steamer Centennial, trading between Newcastle and Paterson, on ber passage to the former place sank with a heavy cargo on board, consisting of 400 bags of maize with sundries. One lad had a narrow escape. ...

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  10. A VISIT TO THE NATIONAL PARK.

    Sir,—I noticed in the columns of your widely circulated paper last week a lengthy letter describing a trip made during the Christmas holidays to Clifton, on the Illawarra line, and I thought that while I had a little spare ...

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  11. A CHINESE CAMP BURNED DOWN.

    The Chinese camp, consisting of a large cluster o. buildings in Fitzroy-street, was burned down last night The occupants were engaged in their New Year [?]estivities at the time. Only a little bedding was saved. ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. WHARF LABOURERS.

    No further action has been taken with reference to the Wharf Labourers' new rules. They have not an yet been submitted to the Steamship Owners, but it is probable an objection will be raised, inasmuch as ...

    Article : 46 words
  13. SYDNEY STORE MEN.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Sydney Storemen's Society was held last night, at the Temperance Hall. Mr. W. Johnson presided over an audience numbering about 40. The balance-sheet showed ...

    Article : 652 words
  14. THE TAMWORTH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

    The annual meeting of subscribers to the Tamworth Benevolent Society and Hospital, was held last evening, the Rev. W. J. K. Piddington presided. A very satisfactory report was presented. 187 cases were ...

    Article : 134 words
  15. THE ALMIRANTE BARROSO.

    The Ceylon papers to hand contain reports of the stay in Colombo of the Brazillian man-of-war which was in Farm Covespme time ago. Recently [?]n account of the arrival of the Brazilian warship at Colombo was published in these ...

    Article : 417 words
  16. BUSH FIRES AT BEGA.

    The weather continues dry, with a succession of very hot days and nights. There is not the sligh test sign of rain. Bush fires, have broken out in many directions. Yesterday Mr. John Otton's place, at Numeralla, was ...

    Article : 67 words
  17. DETERMINED SUICIDE AT NARRABRI.

    A man connected with a survey party, named Wade, committed suicide by shooting himself this morning. He fired two shots most determinedly from a rovolver. The man had been drinking for some days. He died ...

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  18. HARBOUR DREDGING AT NEWCASTLE.

    Reference to the alteration in the steam tug June, converting the vcssel into a sand dredge, for use at Newcastle, was made lately, and the June, it now appears, ls at work. A Newcastle exchange says:—"The Government tug June, ...

    Article : 527 words
  19. THE R.M.S. OROYA.

    Early yesterday morning after a very fast run alone the coast, this favourite Orient liner anchored in Neutral Bay. Some particulars of the largo number of passengers carried to Australia have appeared, but it is a pleasure to learn from ...

    Article : 753 words
  20. DROWNING OF AN OLD RESIDENT OF WILCANNIA.

    Considerable excitement provailed yesterday on the wharf when the body of an old resident of Wilcannia named Thomas Willis aged about 60, was taken out of the river. Deceased, who recently lost his wife, had ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. THE WINDSOR SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    The annual meeting of the Windsor School of Arts was held lost night, when there was a good attendance of members. The report showed that good work had been done during the past year, and that the number of ...

    Article : 149 words
  22. THE IRON INDUSTRY.

    Sir,—On reading "Observer's" letter re certain worke being closed at Pyrmont, I naturally thought that Brown's rolling-mills were referred to, and having half an hour or so to spare I took 'bus and went ...

    Article : 610 words
  23. THE GUNNEDAH LAND SALES.

    Sir,—I desire to invite the attention of the public to the action of the Government in reference to the recent quasi-auction sale of land in the vicinity of the town of Gunnedah, by which about 3000 acres of rich river flats, ...

    Article : 612 words
  24. SURPLUS LABOUR.

    Sir,—Your contributor " Ardea," in his able review last Saturday of the proceedings at the late Science Congress, commenting on Mr. Curry's paper proposing a reserve industry for labour which cannot find private ...

    Article : 401 words
  25. R.M.S. ZEALANDIA.

    The following passengers are [?]ooked by the R.M.S. Zealandia, Captain Van Oterndorp to leave the Admiralty Wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay, to-day, for San Francisco, via Auckland and Honolulu. For San Francisco: ...

    Article : 126 words
  26. CHAMPION RACERS OF THE OCEAN:

    Wonderful performance i[?] steam are now almost of daily occurrence in connection with the principal steamships of the principal mail line to Australia. In this trade competition is keen enough, surely. A 17-knot ship belonging to ...

    Article : 340 words
  27. THE HUBBUCK.

    Messrs. Alfred Lamb and Co. [?] in receipt of cable advies of the arrival of the steamship Hubbnck, January 20, at Lon[?] after a good run of 42 days from Adelaide. The Hubbuok, it may be remembered, was most ...

    Article : 152 words
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    To Benjamin Harris is due the credit of having published the first American newspaper. It was printed in Boston by Richard Pierce, the first number being issued on September 25, 1690. It was the ...

    Article : 113 words
  29. THE BRITISH INDIA COMPANY.

    It was the new steamer that is to run in the intercolonial trade on this coast that opened the new service of the B. I. S. N. Company from London to Zanzibar. Sir William Mackinnon, the chairman of the company, entertained the ...

    Article : 254 words
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