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  2. A POPULAR CAPTAIN.

    Last week Captain W. H. Skinner, of Alberton (S.A.), died suddenly at Adelaide. He arrived in South Australia in 1853 as second officer of the ship Burlington, and since then, with the exception of one ...

    Article : 99 words
  3. SHIPPING.

    HIGH WATER.—Morning, 8.52: evening, 9.10. Sun rises, 6.24; sets, 5.38. Moon rises, 6.47; sets, 6.46. ...

    Article : 20 words
  4. CURRENT NEWS.

    The Albury police have received instructions to perform the duties hitherto discharged by truant officers in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of the Public ...

    Article : 2,256 words
  5. ARRIVALS.—August 20.

    Beeswing, s, 716, Dowling, from Sydney. John Reid, agent. Vacuna, schooner, 169, Corlett, from Sydney. J. M. Rooke and Co., agents. ...

    Article : 97 words
  6. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 words
  7. RAILWAYS AND LANDS.

    THE claim of the Railway Commissioners to have the capital account of new railways reduced by the amount by which the Crown land through which they run has been ...

    Article : 517 words
  8. A LARGE STEAMER.

    The steamer Catalina, built by Messrs. Charles Connell and Co., Whiteinch, and engined by Messrs. Dunsmuir and Jackson, Govan, has had her official trial trip. She has been built to the order of Messrs. ...

    Article : 127 words
  9. DEPARTURES.—August 26.

    Melville Island, ship, for San Francisco. Eadystone, s, for Fremantle, via Sydney and Melbourne. Peregrine, s, for Fremantle and Albany via ...

    Article : 62 words
  10. THE KIRKHILL.

    The barque Kirkhill has been chartered to load a carge of 1900 tons of Duckenfield coal and 400 tons of for Callao. She will proceed to the dyke this morning to take in stiffening, and will then return to ...

    Article : 139 words
  11. IMPORTS.

    Kanahooka, s, from Brisbane: 1280 bags sugar. Beeswing, s, from Melbourne: 320 bags chaff, 100 bags flour. ...

    Article : 18 words
  12. EXPORTS.

    Weathersfield, barque, for Wellington: 1490 tons coal. Norkoowa, s, for Melbourne: 2100 tons coal. Beeswing, s, for Melbourne: 120 tons coal. ...

    Article : 32 words
  13. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

    Sydney.—Arrivals, August 25: Leura, s, from Melbourne; Poheura, s, from Suva. August 26: Tanais, s, from New Zealand; Patriarch, ship, from London; Hands Isle, schooner, from Melbourne; Eveline, ...

    Article : 128 words
  14. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING.

    The barque William Fairbain left Skutskar on July 8 for Adelaide; barque West Australian sailed on July 20 from London for Fremantle; ship Harbinger left London the 14th ult. for Melbourne, and ...

    Article : 160 words
  15. Outward Mails.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 words
  16. SHIPPING IN PORT.

    Laid Up.—Saxon, Clifton, Jean Pierre, Verulam, J. L. Hall, barques. 1893 Aug 9 Otago, barque, 316, Dasbrough; uncertain. ...

    Article : 136 words
  17. AN OCEAN RACE.

    The ocean race from fan Francisco to Queenstown between five large British ships has been decided, and has been won by the four-masted barque Pinmore, of 2358 tons, Captain Maxwell, which vessel was towed ...

    Article : 177 words
  18. Sales by Auction This Day.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  19. Index to Advertisements.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 words
  20. COMMERCIAL.

    Mr. A. TOWERS, of London, reports under date July 14 : The past fortnight has seen but little improvement in the frozen meat trade. Until this week the hot, dry weather has on the whole continued, making ...

    Article : 434 words
  21. SHIPPING BREVITIES.

    The Vacuna, schooner, arrived from Sydney on Saturday. The Norkoowa, s, left the port for Melbourne on Saturday. ...

    Article : 351 words
  22. DRAINAGE OF THE COMMONAGE.

    WITH the recent public meeting at Hamilton, held for the purpose of urging upon the Government the necessity of affording some assistance ...

    Article : 1,149 words
  23. THE NEW LAMBTON MINERS.

    AFTER being reinstated last week, under the new management, the New Lambton miners worked 1½ day. A number of the miners are receiving 10s per day, while others are ...

    Article : 111 words
  24. THE AUSTRALASIAN.

    The Aberdeen White Star steamship Australasian, under the command of Captain Spalding, from London and the Cape to Sydney, arrived at Melbourne on Saturday. She is due in Sydney about the end of ...

    Article : 38 words
  25. DEPRESSION IN THE POLICE COURT.

    FOR the first time for many years there was no Police Court in this city on Saturday. Mr. Mair, the Police Magistrate, took his seat on the Bench as usual at 10 o'clock, and ...

    Article : 165 words
  26. ASHORE.

    On Friday evening the steamer Cairo was crossing the bar at Brunswick Heads with the assistance of the Emma, when the tow-line parted, and the former vessel took to the ground on the racks. She was in ...

    Article : 43 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN HAY.

    With respect to the recent drought in the United Kingdom, and the consequent large imports of hay, in which Victoria has to a small extent participated, it may be mentioned that the United Kingdom ...

    Article : 146 words
  28. DEATH OF AN INFANT.

    WORD was received in the city yesterday of the death of the infant child of Mrs. James Hill, of Wrest Wallsend. Upon waking up yesterday morning the lady found the little ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. THE MARLBOROUGH HILL.

    The four-masted ship Marborough Hill, from Mauritius to this port, was seen about 25 miles off the port between 9 and10 o' clock yesterday morning. One of the tugs went out, but the ship stood away. ...

    Article : 46 words
  30. DECREASE IN MUNICIPAL RENTS.

    SOME time ago the tenants of the Newcastle Council petitioned their landlords, the ratepayers' representatives at the council board, for a reduction of their rents. The request was ...

    Article : 372 words
  31. ISLAND SHIPPING.

    News has been received that the schooner Jennie, which drove ashore some time ago at the Hermit Islands, has been repaired, after being floated and beached. The schooner Santa Cruz, of Sydney, was ...

    Article : 46 words
  32. FATAL BURNS.

    A LITTLE girl named Catherine Clark died in the Hospital last evening from the effects of burn sustained on the previous day. The child, who was 10 years of age, was lighting ...

    Article : 130 words
  33. WOOL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 words
  34. CLEARED AT THE CUSTOMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 words
  35. THE WHAMPOA.

    A report from Hongkong by the steamer Catterthun states that the Whampoa, of the China Navigation Company's line, which was recently ashore, on going into dry dock was found to have her bottom plating ...

    Article : 62 words
  36. VICTORIA THEATRE.

    ON Saturday evening a most unique invention in the shape of an electric piano was exhibited at the Victoria Theatre. The piano operated upon is one of the ordinary kind, ...

    Article : 257 words
  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 331 words
  38. WHALES.

    The brigantine Swordfish which reached Sydney from Penguin (Tas.), on Friday, reports falling in with a large shoal of whales on Tuesday, the 22nd inst., between Twofold Bay and Montague Island. ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. Waratah Police Court.

    SEVERAL persons pleaded guilty to allowing cattle and horses to stray On the public streets, and were fined as follows:—A. Asher, 5s and 2s 6d costs; A. Convery, 5s and 2s 6d ...

    Article : 147 words
  40. LATEST CHARTERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  41. COAL SHIPPING PATENT.

    Improvements have just been patented by Mr. C. Stewart Schenck, president of the Elevator Barge Company of New York, which greatly facilitate the rapid and economic handling of coal and other bulky ...

    Article : 222 words
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