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  2. LATEST DISTRICT NEWS.

    OWING to the story weather which prevailed on Monday evening, the committee of the Mechanics' Institute were compelled to postpone the half-yearly meeting till Monday ...

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  3. Floods Feared in the Hunter.

    MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday Night.—It has been raining the whole day, and grave fears are entertained of another and more disastrous flood in the Lower Hunter. ...

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  4. PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council to-night the Payment of Members Bill was discussed in committee. Clause 1, short title, was agreed to. On clause 2 ...

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  5. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

    THE petition of Mr. Anderson against the returns of Mr. Schey at the recent Parliamentary election for Redfern will be considered by the elections and Qualifications ...

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  6. Wimbledon Rifle Meeting.

    London, Tuesday.—The contest for the Queen's Prize at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association was concluded to-day. Sergeant Reed, of the 1st Lanarkshire ...

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  7. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

    TWO coaches are now running from Kookarabooka to Glen Innes. A NEW Mining Act should give inspectors of collieries greater powers. ...

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  8. CABLEGRAMS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Emperor William of Germany will shortly leave on his visit to England. He will anchor off Osborne, in the Isle of Wight, on August 1, and remain ...

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  9. West Australian Enabling Bill.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Lords to-day the West Australian Enabling Bill was read a third time. ...

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  10. AMUSEMENTS.

    BLAND HOLT still displays the old flag at the local temple of Thespis and Thalia, and each time "The Union Jack" is represented the more it seems to be appreciated. The theatre ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. The French Senate.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The French Senate closed its sittings after having passed a bill limiting candidates to one constituency, without having voted 58,000,000 francs for ...

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  12. The Cretan Disturbance.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—It is authoritatively declared that there is no truth in the statement published by the Times this morning to the effect that it was probable a squadron ...

    Article : 43 words
  13. The Soudan Trouble.

    CAIRO, Wednesday.—Intelligence has been received from General Grenfell at Assouan, reporting that he has thoroughly reconnoitred the positions occupied by the ...

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  14. VICTORIA.

    Two girls, 8 and 11 years respectively, were charged with stealing an ulster, and a boy aged 15 with stealing £43, to-day. All were sent to the reformatory. ...

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  15. WIRTH'S CIRCUS.

    Yesterday afternoon a matinee was given by the Wirth Bros. for the especial behoof of the juveniles, who attended in large numbers and were delighted with the ...

    Article : 134 words
  16. A System of Drainage.

    LONDON, Monday.—Sir Graham Berry, Agent for Victoria, and Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, have been making inquiries regarding the Shone ...

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  17. Imperial and Colonial Federation.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Addressing a meeting of the Conservative Association at the Tower Hamlets last night, Lord Salisbury dwelt on the mutual advantage derived from ...

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  18. Sullivan v. Kilrain.

    LONDON, Monday.—The efforts of the police to discover the whereabouts of J. L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain, the principals in the late prize fight at New Orleans, have ...

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  19. New Lambton.

    A concert was held in Mr. Snoddon's Hall (kindly lent) on Tuesday evening, in aid of Mr. Hugh Calderbank, Mr. Errington being in the chair. There was a good attendance, ...

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  20. GERMAN COAL MINING.

    GERMANY produced 65,322,000 tons of coal last year, of the estimated value of £7,052,150. The principal shares in last year's output were sustained as follows:— ...

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  21. "Jack the Ripper" Again.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The body of a prostitute was found last night in Castle-street, Whitechapel, with her throat cut and her abdomen gashed in a most horrible ...

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  22. Boulangism.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Committee of the French Senate have reported that during their investigation of the charges against General Boulanger they obtained evidence to ...

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  23. Mr. Parnell's Counsel.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The majority of the morning papers discussing the withdrawal of Mr. Parnell's counsel from the case before the judicial commission, remark ...

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  24. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    In reply to a question by Mr. CRICK, whether it was a fact that the Savings Bank of New South Wales had lent to other private banks over £1,000,000 of the people's money without any ...

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  25. Victorian Wines.

    LONDON, Monday.—With the object of popularising the Victorian wines, and assisting to promote the trade in this commodity, Mr. W. F. Walker, Executive Commissioner ...

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  26. The Hamilton Pit Disaster.

    SINCE the commencement of operations at noon on Tuesday, steady progress has been made in the work of strengthening the tunnel in the Hamilton Pit, although it ...

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  27. HAMILTON AND MEREWETHER RELIEF FUND.

    THE entertainment in aid of the Globe Disaster Fund, which will take place in the Theatre to-morrow evening, promises to be a great success. The secretary has all the ...

    Article : 156 words
  28. Chinese Railway Construction.

    LONDON, Monday.—The Emperor of China has issued an edict sanctioning the construction of the proposed railway from Pekin to Tungchow, and it is believed that a ...

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  29. Snowdon.

    LONDON, Monday.—It is announced that the purchaser of Mount Snowdon, a favourite spectacular resort of English tourists in North Wales, which was recently sold for ...

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  30. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-day Mr. Hopkins obtained leave to introduce a bill to accord better facilities to seamen for voting at elections. Ex-Premier Playford has been ...

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  31. Land Taxation.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. C. L. Garland, M.L.A., of New South Wales, declared at a meeting in Dublin that it was probable that Henry George's system of land taxation ...

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  32. Mysterious Disappearance.

    NEWCASTLE has within the last two years achieved an uneviable notoriety as a port from which persons who desire to speedily leave their country, often for their country's ...

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  33. INSPECTION OF THE COLONIAL FORCES.

    ON Saturday next the 4th Regiment of Infantry, in common with the majority of the forces in the colony, will be inspected by Major-General Edwards, C.B., who has been ...

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  34. QUEENSLAND.

    Rain has fallen incessantly since Monday night, and there are no signs of a change. Floods are expected in the low lying neighbourhood of Brisbane. Steamers bound ...

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  35. Banquet to the Mayor of Newcastle.

    ALDERMAN BUCHANAN, the Mayor of Newcastle, will to-night be tendered a banquet by the Irish Delegates Citizens' Reception Committee at Moroney's Assembly Rooms. ...

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  36. West Australia.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A telegram from Perth, in the Pall Mall Gazette, states that the Enabling Bill introduced into the House of Lords is an Imperial job, and must be ...

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  37. PRACTICAL SYMPATHY.

    The residents of Ashfield have been among the first to show practical sympathy with the sufferers by the mining disaster at Newcastle. For this purpose a public meeting, ...

    Article : 318 words
  38. Irish Delegates to Australia.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Dublin Freeman's Journal, in reference to the visit of the Irish delegates to Australia, says that all the best Australian political society coalesced with the ...

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  39. G.U.O.O.F.

    THE half-yearly district delegate meeting of the above order took place in the Rose of Australia Lodge-room, Lambton, on Wednesday last. ...

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  40. LATEST MINING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 148 words
  41. Irish Tenants' League.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Parnell and six other members of the Parnellite party have been appointed to frame a constitution for the Irish Tenants' Defence League. ...

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  42. International Sugar Bank.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—An International Sugar Bank, with a capital of £3,000,000, is being formed at Brussels. It will undertake sales of sugar on commission. ...

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  43. THE NORTHERN DISTRICT FOOTBALLERS IN VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday Night.—The Northern team of footballers played the Carlton Club on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day in the presence of 1000 spectators. ...

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  44. Searle and O'Connor.

    LONDON, Monday.—Searle and O'Connor have made their second deposit of the stakes in the match for the sculling championship. The race will be rowed on September 9. ...

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  45. Swiss Labour Congress.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Swiss Labour Congress has been postponed until next spring. ...

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  46. The Central Mine.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night.—The cross-out at the 200ft level in the Central Mine has penetrated excellent carbonate ore for a distance of 24ft from the face, and is still ...

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  47. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

    LONDON, Tuesday.—At to-day's sitting of the Times Parnell Judicial Commission, Sir Charles Russell announced that Mr. Parnell had instructed himself and Mr. Asquith, ...

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  48. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    AT about 8 o'clock yesterday morning an accident occurred to a little boy in Blane-street which might have been attended by fatal results. A horse, attached to fish-cart, by some ...

    Article : 145 words
  49. The Tighe's Hill Lockup.

    AT a meeting of the Wickham Council yesterday evening it was decided that the deputation which left for Sydney last evening to interview the Minister for Works with ...

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  50. The North Broken Hill Mine.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night.—The acting manager of the North Mine denies the rumour of a rich find in that mine. ...

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  51. Adelaide Share Market.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night.—The chief demand in the share market to-day was for British and Block 10, which reached 81s to 63s 9d respectively; Broken Hills, £42 3s; ...

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