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  2. Local and General.

    WISHING you a Happy New Year. A NATIONAL union of clerks is being formed in the United Kingdom. A SEAM of coal has been discovered at ...

    Article : 1,411 words
  3. DISTRICT NEWS.

    AN inquest was held yesterday at Hutchinson's Boat-rowers' Hotel, before Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., the district coroner, regarding the sad drowning fatality the day before, whereby ...

    Article : 202 words
  4. CABLEGRAMS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,010,000 quarters, and for the continent of Europe, 750,000 quarters. ...

    Article : 26 words
  5. The Wastwater Ashore.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The steamer Wast-water, belonging to Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co., of Melbourne, which left Melbourne on November 20, for Antwerp, via Adelaide ...

    Article : 69 words
  6. AMALGAMATION OF FIRE BRIGADES.

    A MEETING of the members of the suburban fire brigades was held in Hudson's meeting-room, Wickham, last evening, to consider the expediency which exists for ...

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  7. LABOUR PLATFORM.

    THE general council of the Australian Labour Federation at Blackall has agreed upon the following recommendations for reference to labour candidates at the general ...

    Article : 553 words
  8. The Electric Light.

    THE electric light was switched on last evening for what may be considered the first time, as on the previous night it was merely tried for a few minutes. At a quarter ...

    Article : 338 words
  9. Union of Clerks.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A movement has been started, with good prospects of success, for effecting an organisation among clerks. It is proposed that the organisation be called ...

    Article : 33 words
  10. Shares.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—British Broken Hill shares are quoted at £3. ...

    Article : 10 words
  11. Leadership of the Irish Party.

    PARIS, Tuesday.—Messrs. Parnell, O'Brien, and Gill met at Boulogne in conference this afternoon. Later.—A meeting of a very cordial ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

    PRISONER Leigh who escaped some time ago from the Trial Bay prison works, is still at large. He is reported to be engaged running in wild horses on a station in the Upper ...

    Article : 194 words
  13. Wickham.

    The ushering in of the New Year was accompanied by the usual scenes of hilarity and mirth, and many social gatherings were held at the closing moments of the old year. ...

    Article : 77 words
  14. Conflagration in London.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A great fire is raging between Queen Victoria and Thames-streets, and several warehouses have been destroyed. Later.—The fire destroyed several other ...

    Article : 31 words
  15. The Anti-Slavery Treaty.

    AMSTERDAM, Tuesday. — The Dutch Government has now signed the protocol of the Anti-Slavery Conference, hold in Brussels a few months ago. It is understood ...

    Article : 45 words
  16. Adamstown.

    Last night, the Aldermen of Adamstown and the friends of Mr. Wiliam Lee, who has held the office of council clerk since their inauguration of the municipality, presented ...

    Article : 825 words
  17. VICTORIA.

    Constable Slattery was to-day charged by Constable Comins with violently assaulting and giving him a black eye. Both men belong to the Richmond division, and the ...

    Article : 357 words
  18. Latest Mining.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 words
  19. Starvation in London.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—General Booth, of the Salvation Army, has issued an urgent appeal to the public for money to relieve the unemployed in the East End of London from ...

    Article : 37 words
  20. Redskins in Revolt.

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—A fight of a most desperate character took place yesterday between the United States troops and the Indians. The redskins rose suddenly while ...

    Article : 327 words
  21. ANOTHER IMPUDENT ROBBERY.

    ANOTHER very cool and daring robbery occurred within the Roman Catholic Church, Perkin-street, at an early hour yesterday morning, when the poor-box and the offertory ...

    Article : 97 words
  22. EVENTS FOR TO-DAY.

    NEWCASTLE annual regatta will be held. A long programme has been arranged, and a splendid band will be on board the fine flagship moored in the harbour. ...

    Article : 182 words
  23. RAILWAY COAL CONTRACTS.

    THE Railway Commissioners have accepted the following tenders for the supply of coal for the half-year ending June 30th, 1891:—Mount Pleasant Colliery, 72,000 tons, at ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. AMUSEMENTS.

    PROBABLY, never before have the people of Newcastle had the opportunity of witnessing such an excellent dramatic display as was tendered by Mr. J. L. Toole at the Victoria ...

    Article : 378 words
  25. ALLEGED RAPE.

    A MAN named Thomas Suffield, who has been employed as a driver at one of the pumping-engines at the Lambton colliery, was brought before the Lambton Police Court on ...

    Article : 172 words
  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Chief Justice left for India and England by the mail steamer Austral this morning. REDUCTION OF CABLE RATES. ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. NEWCASTLE ANNUAL REGATTA

    A MEETING of the committee was held on Tuesday night at the Centennial Hotel, the president in the chair. The final arrangements for carrying out the regatta were ...

    Article : 191 words
  28. The Indian National Congress.

    CALCUTTA, Wednesday.—The Indian National Congress here, which has been attended by 4000 delegates, has been formally closed, after discussing the marriage and other ...

    Article : 65 words
  29. FACTORIES ACT COMMISSION.

    THE following correspondence has passed between the Government and the Employers' Union with reference to the Factories Commission:— ...

    Article : 279 words
  30. QUEENSLAND.

    One fatal case of sunstroke at Brisbane, and three at Rockhampton, occurred yesterday, owing to the excessive heat. CHARGER OF EMBEZZLEMENT. ...

    Article : 83 words
  31. Difficulties of the Argentine Republic.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Argentine Government have accepted the proposals of a committee of London capitalists for the relief of the financial difficulties of the ...

    Article : 32 words
  32. NEW YEAR'S EVE.

    THE wane of the year of 1890 proved anything but a sad event as far as the public of Newcastle were concerned. From an early hour last evening throngs of people continued ...

    Article : 236 words
  33. (FROM SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE PAPERS.)

    LONDON, Tuesday.—General Booth has published a denial of a statement made by Commissioner Frank Smith, who has retired from the Salvation Army, to the effect ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. NEW RACECOURSE.

    FROM the following letter, it will be seen that the Government has reserved a large tract of land on the Commonage for a new racecourse. The land is splendidly situated, ...

    Article : 216 words
  35. CIVIL SERVICE RETRENCHMENT.

    SEVERAL officers of the Government Architects' Department have received notices that their services will be dispensed with. This is stated to be in consequence of the ...

    Article : 161 words
  36. Zanzibar a Free Port.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—It is reported that the British Government will shortly declare Zanzibar a free port. ...

    Article : 17 words
  37. ALHAMBRA HALL.

    A grand social plain and fancy dress ball was held in the Alhambra Hall last night. The attendance was remarkably large, and a number of the fancy costumes were ...

    Article : 78 words
  38. The Scotch Railway Strike.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The coal miners at Kilmarnock have come out on strike, to show their sympathy with the railway employees who have struck, and the miners are ...

    Article : 157 words
  39. DIGGING A SILVER SALVER.

    YESTERDAY, while digging in the Centennial Park, a labourer unearthed a lump of smelted metal. On digging deeper, his spade struck ...

    Article : 65 words
  40. Dr. Barnardo's Homes.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 words
  41. NEWCASTLE SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    MEMBERS of the Newcastle School of Arts are notified by advertisement in this issue that all books, etc., must be returned for stock-taking on or before Monday next. To ...

    Article : 43 words
  42. Advertising

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    Advertising : 128 words
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