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  2. GREAT FIRE IN AMERICA.

    A terrible fire took place this morning, at Lynn, a well known manufacturing town in Massachusetts, United States, about 9 miles from Boston. The town, ...

    Article : 227 words
  3. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    The new Governor of Victoria landed yesterday and received a cordial welcome from the citizens of Melbourne. Extensive preparations were made for the reception of his Excellency. ...

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  4. THE NEW GOVERNOR.

    Victoria made high holiday yesterday, when the new Governor, the Earl of Hopetoun, landed. Expectation has stood on tip-too for days, and the hour of debarkation has been ...

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  5. BOATING FATALITY ON THE YARRA.

    A sad boating accident took place on the Yarra yesterday afternoon at Hawthorn, through which a young man named Arthur Simoon, aged 22 years, a dentist, residing ...

    Article : 318 words
  6. THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

    Since the Exhibition was declared open by the Governor on Tuesday workmen have been busily employed completing the various courts, and a few days more will suffice to finish all ...

    Article : 496 words
  7. THE NEW VICTORIAN LOAN.

    The announcement that the Victorian Parliament has passed a new Loan Bill, authorising the borrowing of £4,000,000, in addition to the balance of ...

    Article : 130 words
  8. THE SYDNEY BISHOPRIC.

    It is stated that a protest has been lodged at the Colonial Office against the appointment of the Rev. Canon W. Saumarez Smith as Bishop of Sydney, and that it is ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day there was again a large attendance of buyers and brisk competition. The market was even firmer than on the opening day of the series, and ...

    Article : 52 words
  10. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN STATE SCHOOLS.

    A lecture on the Education Act was delivered in the South Yarra Hall last evening by the Rev. J. F. Ewing, with a view of showing that religious instruction should form portion of the ...

    Article : 857 words
  11. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The tenants on the Olphert Estate, who have offered a determined resistance to the payment of rent, have now abandoned their adherence to the " Plan of Campaign." ...

    Article : 41 words
  12. RECEPTION ON BOARD THE ROME.

    At about 1 o'clock the Customs steam launch came under the lee side of the steamer Rome and was boarded by Sir James MacBain, President of the Legislative Council; Mr. M. H. ...

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  13. THE HEALTH OF MR. MARTIN TUPPER.

    Mr. Martin Farquhar Tupper, the author of Proverbial Philosophy, who is now 79 years old, is so seriously weakened by illness that there is no hope of his ...

    Article : 38 words
  14. TWO MISSING VESSELS.

    The County of Carnarvon, ship, 1270 tons, of Liverpool, which left Newcastle on 1st June for Valparaiso, and has not since been heard of, has this day been." posted as missing" by the ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. IMPORTANT ACTION FOR PROBATE DUTY.

    Au important case as to the liability of payment of probate duty on shares came under the notice of the Full Court this morning, in the case of John Dalgleish and wife. The ...

    Article : 526 words
  16. ILLNESS OF THE BISHOP OF DOVER.

    The Eight Rev. Edward Parry, D.D., who was created Bishop of Dover in 1870, is reported to be in a precarious condition. ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. THE LANDING AND PROCESSION.

    The Port of Melbourne is but rarely given to idle display of any kind. Trade has set its sign manual upon the borough, and the utilitarian rather than the artist has been ...

    Article : 1,885 words
  18. THE MAILS.

    The Norddeutscher Lloyd's Imperial Gorman mail steamer Salier arrived at Southampton on the morning of 27th inst. from Australia. ...

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  19. HEAVY RAINS IN TASMANIA.

    Heavy floods are prevailing throughout the north-eastern and northern portions of the island, though rain on the north-west coast as yet is only threatening. In the eastern districts ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council to-day, Mr. Jacob was reappointed Chairman of Committees for the present session. On the motion of Sir Alfred Stephen, a bill to Amend and Extend ...

    Article : 469 words
  21. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the House at Assembly to-day the bill granting a site for a trades hall in Adelaide was altered hack to it original form, so that now tho Government will give the freehold of the land ...

    Article : 153 words
  22. BREAKDOWN OF AN ENGINE ON THE COLAC LINE.

    Owing to the breakdown of the engine attached to the 3.20 p.m. up train from Terang near Stonyford a delay of two hours occurred in the train arrangements. The 1.45 p.m. down train ...

    Article : 153 words
  23. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    The conferences between the Railway Commissioners and employe's regarding certain grievances the latter were laboring under was concluded to-day. The majority of the concessions ...

    Article : 165 words
  24. INTERCOLONIAL TARIFF RECIPROCITY.

    A deputation will wait on the Treasurer tomorrow to submit proposals for a fair and equitable interchange of products between this colony and Queensland, which had been ...

    Article : 157 words
  25. THE DEVONSHIRE-STREET MURDER.

    The inquest on the body of Henry Blackburn, the victim of the Devonshire-street stabbing affray, was resumed to-day, and again adjourned till to-morrow. Joseph Coyle, one of the ...

    Article : 146 words
  26. THE SALVATION ARMY IN HAWTHORN.

    The practice of the Salvation Army in locating themselves in the main thoroughfares of Hawthorn seems to have been the cause of much annoyance to private residents and shopkeepers. ...

    Article : 239 words
  27. THE CABINET MAKING TRADE.

    A special general meeting of the Furniture Trade Society was held last night, when it was decided that all cabinet makers' shops be notified that unless the cabinet makers' scheme ...

    Article : 64 words
  28. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BENDIGO STEEPLECHASE.

    A shooking fatal accident happened at the Bendigo races to-day, when the Steeplechase was being run. Wild Dog and Salford were leading, Salford being ridden by a jockey named ...

    Article : 209 words
  29. ACCIDENT AT THE BALLARAT EAST RAILWAY STATION.

    A boy named Francis Henry Williams, aged 7 years, was killed this morning near the Ballarat East railway station. Deceased, who was the son of Mr. F. R. Williams, carpenter, of ...

    Article : 89 words
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  31. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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  33. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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