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  2. S.A. SENATE VACANCY.

    Two nominations have been lodged for the South Australian Senate vacancy — lames O'Loghlin and Joseph Vardon. The election will take place on February 15. ...

    Article : 28 words
  3. OVER WENT THE WEDDING CAKE.

    The other morning a lorry, laden with glass, china, wedding cake, and other accessories for a wedding breakfast, was being hauled up a hill at Darlinghurst, Sydney, ...

    Article : 86 words
  4. NEWS OF THE WEEK.

    William Ticehurst, while bringing in a waggon-load of wheat near Grenfell (N.S.W.), fell beneath a wheel, which passed over his head, killing him instantly. ...

    Article : 49 words
  5. BOILED IN A HOT SPRING.

    Rodney Graham, an Australian, fell into a boiling pool at Rotorua (N.Z.) on January 20. His agonised screams were beard by natives, but steam prevented them ...

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  6. MORRISSEY SNAKE-PROOF.

    Morrissey, the Melbourne snake-expert, was again bitten while giving a display before a large crowd at Footscray (V.). He killed the reptile, treated himself with ...

    Article : 37 words
  7. CROWS ATTACK DYING MAN.

    Richard Dickson, of Nunn's survey party, lest his way in the bush 20 miles from Matheroo, on the West Australian Midland, railway line. For three days he wandered ...

    Article : 80 words
  8. TWO LUNATICS.

    A number of patients were being conveyed up Sydney Harbor to the Gladesville Hospital in a steam launch, when one jumped overboard. He was no sooner ...

    Article : 60 words
  9. TINSELLED POST CARDS.

    The transmission through the post of uncovered tinselled post-cards has been prohibited by the Postal authorities. This action was necessary because of the fact ...

    Article : 58 words
  10. THE ELINGAMITE'S GOLD.

    Some £3300 has been recovered from the wreck of the Elingamrte, which went to the bottom of the sea at the Three Kings Islands, to the north of New Zealand. It ...

    Article : 85 words
  11. HE WANTED JUSTICE.

    John Cotton, 53, kicked at a door at the Central Police Court, Sydney. When a policeman remonstrated with him, he said, "I want justice," and went on with his ...

    Article : 116 words
  12. RECORD SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

    Last week THE WORKER recorded the case of a girl who had not missed an attendance at school for five years. Miss Maggie M'Kinnon, a, scholar at the Marrickville ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. FELL UNDER A TRAM.

    Victor Paul, a well-known Sydney butcher, was journeying by a Long Bay tram, when he decided, for some reason, to change from one car to the other. He was doing ...

    Article : 93 words
  14. GANAMIN BLAZE.

    Gamain's (N.S.W.) biggest fire occurred last week, a block of buildings opposite the railway line being completely burnt out. The premises destroyed were Burns, ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. BETWEEN THE CAPITALS.

    A great motor-car, run was accomplished by Messrs. Harry James and C. B. Kellow last week. Leaving Melbourne at 2.30 a.m. on Thursday, they drove the 572 miles ...

    Article : 111 words
  16. PRISONER'S SENSTIONAL ESCAPE.

    While being conveyed to the Ballarat Jail (V.)to serve a sentence of six-months for stealing a bicycle, a prisoner named Hutchings made a sensational escape. ...

    Article : 112 words
  17. WHO PLANTED THE OPAL.

    In cleaning up the floor of a dwelling at White Cliffs (N.S.W.) which some time previously had been owned by two men in succession, who have both died, Mr. Patrick ...

    Article : 79 words
  18. NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTRY RE-ARRANGED.

    The separation of the Departments of Mines and Agriculture rendered necessary the re-arrangement of the portfolios in the New South Wales Ministry. Mr. Perry, ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. THE UBIQUITOUS CHINAMAN.

    One of the most amusing scones imagin able is that of a Chinaman learning to [?] a bicycle. His (to the European) quai[?] expletives, and extraordinary antics, ...

    Article : 132 words
  20. DIMINISHING THE POPULATION.

    For "attempting to diminish the population," as Mr. Barnett, S.M., put it, by selling rotten oysters, a hawker was fined £2 at North Sydney the other day. His ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. WINE WITH MEALS.

    The proprietors of the Trocadero Cafe, Sydney, has been fined for providing wine with meals at his cafe on Sundays. Defendant pointed out that he did not sell the ...

    Article : 84 words
  22. VICTORIA AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    A conference between the Premier of Victoria and the rest of his party, and the four South Australian Ministers, the Railway Commissioner, and the ...

    Article : 119 words
  23. FORTY MILES OF FLAME.

    A great bush fire has been raging in the Edenhope district (V.) It started on Kadnook Station, and came to within five miles of Edenhope, and penetrated [?] ...

    Article : 103 words
  24. POLICE IN BARRACKS.

    An order has been issued that all single N.S.W. policemen will have to live in barracks, which have been specially built for them. The order has created a deal of ...

    Article : 137 words
  25. THE DOGS JOINED IN!

    When Senior-constable Cawsey, of Long Gully, near Bendigo (V.) announced his intention of searching the cart of Peter Shenandorff, a rag, bone, and bottle merchant, ...

    Article : 109 words
  26. DRUNK, WITH £1300.

    Few men will thank a policeman for running them in. A little German in Sydney did. He was take to the police station by Constable John Williams, who is the ...

    Article : 99 words
  27. BALLOONIST'S FALL.

    Alphonse Stewart, who is giving aeronautic exhibitions at Sydney, narrowly escaped a terrible fall the other day. When the balloon had ascended about 12ft. or 15ft., a ...

    Article : 134 words
  28. QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

    Mr. Myles Ferrick's nomination for Bowen has been disallowed, having been received by the returning-officer too late. It is said the packet containing the ...

    Article : 136 words
  29. ANOTHER CREEP AT NEWCASTLE.

    Newcastle (N.S.W.) has again been visited by a "creep," in reality a miniature earthquake, caused by the subsidence of the earth into old and abandoned mine ...

    Article : 203 words
  30. BIG FIRE AT NEWCASTLE.

    Newcastle (N.S.W.) is a particularly unfortunate city. Some four months ago a creep occurred which wrecked many houses in the residential area. The big coal strike ...

    Article : 399 words
  31. A LAZY HUSBAND.

    The man who deserts his family is bad enough, but the man who deliberately loafs at home is worse, inasmuch as his family usually has to feed him. Mrs. Jane ...

    Article : 160 words
  32. PHILOSOPHICAL SUICIDE.

    When no reasonable motive can be found for a man's suicide, it is sometimes assumed that the suicide was temporarily insane, and a Coroner's verdict is returned to that effect. ...

    Article : 322 words
  33. THE HEAT WAVE.

    Fearully hot weather has prevailed at Melbourne, Adelaide, and the inland towns of Victoria, South Australia, and N.S.W. during the past month. At Melbourne ...

    Article : 249 words
  34. PRISONER'S SOCIAL STATUS.

    It has become a byword that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor." Future architect's plans for courthouses will have to contain separate docks ...

    Article : 231 words
  35. AN ABANDONED BAB

    The mystery surrounding a two-and-a-half years-old girl, who was left on the verandah of a Mrs. Stewart, at Coburg (V.), has been cleared up. Mrs. Linney, a ...

    Article : 184 words
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