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  2. THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    Parliament was opened to-day by his Ecelleney the Governer. His speech refers to the cordial concurrence of the Government in the aneexation of New Guinea by Queensland, and their full recongnition of the ...

    Article : 1,020 words
  3. ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ, AT ALBANY.

    The P. and O. Company's s.s. Pekin, Captain Symonds, arrived here to-day. The following is a list of her passengers:— FOR ALBANY.—Mr. and Mrs. Gower, Mr. and Mrs. ...

    Article : 195 words
  4. THE QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly the Hon. A. Norton tabled the plans, &c., respecting the extension of the Burrum railway to Bundaberg. The Inseription Stock Bill passed through committee with several ...

    Article : 200 words
  5. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 360 words
  6. MINING INTELLIGENCE.

    A parcel of 1700oz. of silver has been brought in from Boorook, the produce of the Golden Age claim, the property of Hall and Davey. The difficulty in treating are has been completely overcome, and the future success of the mine is ...

    Article : 636 words
  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    On Sunday night the residence of Robert Burns, on the Hamilton Commonage, was burghariously entered during the absence of the family at church, and the drawers of the bedroom ransucked and thrown on the floor. Three £1 notes ...

    Article : 784 words
  8. GENERAL SUMMARY.

    A meeting of the Liberal party was held on the 29th ultimo, at which Mr. Gladstone informed them of the decision of the Government concerning the legislation promised for the present session in the speech from the ...

    Article : 1,120 words
  9. THE TURF.

    Since the publication of weights for the important handicaps of the spring, turf matters have been somewhat brighter. Ad Valorem and Jessie went lame at Randwick on Monday, and the former has been scratched for the ...

    Article : 480 words
  10. FARMERS' MEETING AT GRAFTON.

    The meeting of farmers, convened for the purpose of receiving and consfderine the report of the delegates, was largely attended to-day. There were about 300 farmers present, and representatives were in attendence from all ...

    Article : 622 words
  11. FOOTBALL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 414 words
  12. AMUSEMENTS.

    "So" is now in the third week of its run at the Theatre Royal, and yet public interest in it is unflagging, for the audiences are hightly very large. Miss Lee's impersonation of the street boy is, of course, recognised by every one ...

    Article : 465 words
  13. The SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-day, the Treasurer announced that the Estimates would be ready next week, and the Budget Sprech would be delivered in a fortnight. Further troubla is threatened regarding the Parliament ...

    Article : 347 words
  14. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Referring to the match, Balmain v. Redfern, played last Saturday, a report of which appears in to-day's issue of your paper, I beg to point out that the match ended in favour of Balmain by I try (2 points) to nil, and not in a draw, as ...

    Article : 238 words
  15. AMENDED MUNICIPAL TAXATION-CAPITAL VALUE.

    Sir,—The importance of this subject was made manifest by the strong feeling expressed at the Municipal Association of New south Wales against the present inequitable system of municipal taxation. That they ...

    Article : 2,392 words
  16. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  17. THE EIGHT-HOUR SYSTEM.

    Sir,—Your contention that it is not a recognised fact that more work can be done under the eight-hour system than can and has been done under the old ten-hour system is a very just and correct one. ...

    Article : 233 words
  18. KRUG CHAMPAGNE CUP RACE.

    The committee of the New South Wales Rowing Association met on Monday last. Several letters were read in connection with the protest lodged by W. G. Brett against D. Middleton, another competitor, for an alleged infringement ...

    Article : 343 words
  19. LECTURES.

    A Lecture was last evening delivered in the Wesleyan Church, Bourke-street, by the Rev. J. Walkden Brown, of Burwood, in connection with the Surry Hills Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Association, the subject of the ...

    Article : 237 words
  20. THE QUEENSLAND REVENUE.

    The total revenue proper of Queensland for the past quarter was £672,127, being an increase of £60,464 ever the corresponding period of last year. The principal increases were in Customs, £17,82[?]; land ...

    Article : 144 words
  21. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 words
  22. Advertising

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    Advertising : 86 words
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