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  2. NEW SOUTH WALES AND FEDERATION.

    Before the proposed federal conference takes place, it is desirable that the public of Victoria should know how far the proposals to be submitted to that body' by Sir Henry Parkes are ...

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  3. FOUNDATION DAY.

    The recollection of the first anniversary of the national holiday proclaimed throughout Australia in commemoration of the establishment of the first British colony, not the ...

    Article : 448 words
  4. THE S. RIVERINA ASHORE NEAR GABO.

    A telegram was received here from Cabo bland at 7 p.m. to-night stating that the steamer Riverina had gone ashore at Ram Head. The Wendouree passed Gabo at 5.30, bound for ...

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  5. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

    Demonstrations of ill feeling towards England, in consequence of her prompt action in connection with the Zambesi difficulty, continue throughout Portugal ...

    Article : 107 words
  6. OUR NEW ZEALAND LETTER.

    A comparison between the two great political banquets at Dunedin can only result in the conclusion that Victoria far outshone the parent colony; not because the latter took less pains to ...

    Article : 3,171 words
  7. GENERAL RECREATIONS.

    Quite a fleet of pleasure steamers wore held held in readiness yesterday morning to convey the Melbourne public to the cooler regions of the Bay, but in spite of the scorching heat on laud ...

    Article : 301 words
  8. THE FEDERATION CONFERENCE.

    In October last the Australian colonies were simultaneously placed in possession of the proposals matured by Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, for establishing a general ...

    Article : 1,633 words
  9. THE AMERICAN EXTRADITION TREATY.

    In the extradition treaty between England and America, which has just been concluded after a protracted disagreement between the two countries, political ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. THE MUNICIPAL PICNIC.

    The Municipal Association gave their annual pionic yesterday, when a large number of municipal officers and others made an excursion down the Bay to Snapper Point in the screw ...

    Article : 215 words
  11. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET MATCH.

    The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v. New South Wales, was resumed at noon to-day. The weather was again very warm and bright, but not so sultry as on Saturday. The attendance ...

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  12. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Andrew Harper, late head master of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne, is a candidate for the position of Professor of Hebrew and old Testament ...

    Article : 61 words
  13. THE RAILWAYS.

    The weather of yesterday was not favorable to railway travelling, and this circumstance, together with the fact that, the day was not a close holiday all over the city, had the ...

    Article : 508 words
  14. AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION.

    The Australian Natives' Association held a national fete and art union yesterday on the Friendly Societies Gardens, to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the foundation of the ...

    Article : 961 words
  15. THE BENZON FORGERY.

    The friends of Benzon, the Jubilee Plunger, who has been arrested at Nice for forging a cheque for £1000, have refunded the the money, but the prisoner has not been ...

    Article : 38 words
  16. COMMERCIAL CABLE NEWS.

    A cargo of New Zealand wheat to arrive has been sold at 35s. 9d. per quarter. ...

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  17. THE MAILS.

    The s. Dorunda, belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Company, left Calcutta for Australian ports on 24th January. ...

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  18. THE GIPPSLAND COALFIELDS.

    Mr. Jas. Stirling, assistant Government geologist, and a party of gentlemen inspected the recent coal discovery at Callignee yesterday. After careful examination Mr. Stirling ...

    Article : 147 words
  19. SPORTS IN THE COUNTRY.

    The fourth annual gathering of the federal sports was held to-day in the recreation reserve. The heat was intense, registering 100 deg. in the shade, but the attendance was good, and the ...

    Article : 408 words
  20. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. PETER CLEMENT.

    Mr. Peter dement died suddenly yesterday of apoplexy, at his station, Prospect, near the Ninety Mile Beach. Mr. Clement was a very successful man, and held large interests ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. CONCERT AT THE TOWN HALL.

    A large anal fashionable audience assembled in tho Town Hall last evening, tho occasion being a complementary concert tendered to Miss Helen Rowe, and given under distinguished ...

    Article : 422 words
  22. FIGHT BETWEEN A CONSTABLE AND A PRISONER.

    Tommy Ryan, the aboriginal who some time ago escaped from Grafton gaol, was tills morning recaptured by Constable Hadley, at Gordon Brook. When handcuffing him Ryan snatched ...

    Article : 113 words
  23. THE HOLIDAY IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The holiday was very generally observed to-day. Besides the three principal events, the Intercolonial cricket match, the Sydney Turf Club races and the National regatta, there ...

    Article : 68 words
  24. RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT GEELONG.

    This morning, whilst some shunting operations were being conducted at the goods section of the local railway station, an accident happened, Which at the outset appeared to be of a serious ...

    Article : 165 words
  25. THE TEMPERANCE FESTIVAL AT THE EXHIBITION.

    The various temperance organisations throughout Victoria took advantage of yesterday's public holiday to hold a grand united temperance festival in the Exhibition Building, the ...

    Article : 276 words
  26. OMNIBUS DRIVERS ON STRIKE.

    A number of drivers employed by the East Brunswick Omnibus Company went out on strike on Saturday morning, owing to a grievance under which they suffer not being ...

    Article : 135 words
  27. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    About 3 o'clock this afternoon the dwelling house of Mr. Gathercote, at South Dunolly, was discovered to he on fire, and before much assistance could be obtained the whole place was ...

    Article : 66 words
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