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  2. The Maritime Strike.

    A GENERAL feeling of uneasiness prevailed throughout the city and district yesterday in reference to the strike, and everybody appeared to be most anxiously awaiting definite ...

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  3. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

    THE Government has decided to proclaim Monday, October 6 next, a public holiday throughout the colony of New South Wales as the eight hour day anniversary. ...

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  4. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The new Ministry has been formed, as follow: Treasurer and Premier, Mr. Thomas Playford; Chief Secretary, Sir John Bray; Attorney-General, Mr. I. Homburg; ...

    Article : 156 words
  5. Local and General.

    RUSSIA is arranging a railway loan of £15,000,000. AN epidemic of cholera has broken out at Cairo, in Egypt. ...

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  6. POLITICS IN CONFUSION.

    IN the present condition of political affairs, the announcement that Sir Henry Parkes intends to be in his place in the Assembly on Wednesday is an indication that the ...

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  7. VICTORIA.

    Four inquests were held to day by the city coroner. Two were cases of sudden deaths, and the third and fourth were the results of men thrown from a cart. ...

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  8. BLOCK IN BRISBANE.

    At a meeting of maritime workers this morning it was agreed' to work free any Government steamers conveying mails. The following resolutions were carried :—1. ...

    Article : 324 words
  9. Estimated Amount of Demands.

    The following extracts from a statement by the secretary of the Steamship Owners' Association will be interesting at this juncture:—"Careful calculations have been ...

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  10. Affairs in the Harbour.

    The demand for tonnage for intercolonial ports with coal freights has, as might be expected, been very great during the past few days. Wires were received by several agents ...

    Article : 550 words
  11. CABLEGRAMS.

    BERLIN, Monday.—The Emperor William, accompanied by General Capriol, the German Chancellor, landed yesterday at Reval, in Russia, and proceeded thence to Narva, ...

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  12. Dockers' Strike Anniversary.

    Monday.—A great demonstration of labour and trades unions was held in Hyde Park yesterday, to celebrate the "anniversary of the London dock labourers' strike ...

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  13. AFFAIRS IN ADELAIDE.

    Shipping business is proceeding quietly at Port Adelaide, and, so far, the employers do not appear to be at all inconvenienced by the strike. The Santon is unloading her coal, ...

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  14. The Newcastle Steamers.

    The steamer Newcastle arrived alongside the wharf in Sydney at 5 a.m. to-day. The chief officer (Mr. Nelson) and the second officer (Mr. Schoberg) had arranged to leave ...

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  15. (FROM SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE PAPERS.)

    LONDON Saturday.—The Portsmouth coal trade has been paralysed by reason of a strike of coal porters and carters. ...

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  16. "UNDER THE PALMS."

    THIS evening, at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, in King-street, the beautiful cantata, " Under the Palms," will be rendered by St. Andrew's Church choir. The soloists include some of ...

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  17. Central American War.

    LONDON, Saturday.—General Ezeta, the San Salvador commander, has defeated the Guatemala rebels. Ban Salvador and Honduras have massed 10,000 men to operate ...

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  18. SIMONSEN'S OPERA COMPANY.

    THE recent season of the Simonson's English and Comic Opera Company at the Victoria Theatre was so successful that the management has determined to renew their ...

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  19. The Home Rule Party.

    LONDON, Saturday -It is intended by the executive of the Home Rule party to fill future Parliamentery vacancies by men of superior position, with a view to ...

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  20. NEWCASTLE FOOTBALLERS IN BRISBANE.

    THE team of Rugby football players from Newcastle, who left by the Fitzroy on Saturday evening on a trip to Brisbane, arrived there early yesterday morning. The ...

    Article : 64 words
  21. The Dock Strike Anniversary.

    LONDON, Sunday.—The Thames dockers held a great demonstration to-day in Hyde Park, on the occasion of the anniversary of the great strike last year. The dock men ...

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  22. DEATH OF MRS. CHEEK.

    WE regret having to announce the decease of the wife of Mr. H. R. Cheek, which occurred somewhat suddenly at her residence, New-comen-street last night. The deceased lady ...

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  23. TASMANIA.

    John Johnston, recently from Mudgee, New South Wales, shot himself through the head with a pistol on Saturday night. The charge was so big that the pistol burst when ...

    Article : 129 words
  24. The Markets.

    At the wholesale houses yesterday a decided uncertainty existed as to the state of the market quotations, in consequence of the unsettled way business was in. Flour advanced ...

    Article : 112 words
  25. COMPETITIVE DESIGNS.

    THE municipal council have decided to give a premium of £10 for the best design and report for the laying out of those pieces of ground now used for match contests by the ...

    Article : 126 words
  26. ENTRIES FOR SINGLETON SHOW.

    SPLENDID entries have been received for the Singleton Show, the numbers being equal to last year in the principal sections. In horses there are 281 entries; cattle, 147; fat ...

    Article : 94 words
  27. THE STATE IN SYDNEY.

    The strike of marine officers, commenced on, Saturday, is hourly widening, and it seem highly probable that within the next few days the wharf-labourers and seamen will ...

    Article : 506 words
  28. DEMONSTRATIONS IN MELBOURNE.

    Brown coal is being used in all the Government offices, instead of black. The Railway Commissioners say they do not anticipate any serious difficulty over the ...

    Article : 374 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. Joshua Bell has been appointed Sir Samuel Griffith's private secretary. A POLITICAL MOVE. The Railway Commissioners have instructed ...

    Article : 51 words
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