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  2. AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.

    It is expected that General Sankey, C.B., will be appointed as Special Commissioner to Ireland for the maintenance of order in that country, as successor to General Sir Redvers ...

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  3. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    One of the first acts of the Postmaster-General after the meeting of next session of Parliament will be to lay on the table of the Legislative Assembly an Order-in-Council for the ...

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  4. THE VICTORIA AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    The annual show of the Victoria Agricultural society was held at the show grounds near Heidelberg yesterday. The weather was disagreeable, a high win blowing the ...

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  5. THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE.

    His Excellency the Governor forwarded to the Premier, on the 18th inst, a letter, in which it was-stated that in a communication received from the Prince of Wales a hope was ...

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  6. THE DALHOUSIE ELECTION.

    The two candidates for the representation of the electorate of Dalhousie in the Legislative Assembly met about 300 electors of that constituency in the Mechanics' Institute, Kyneton, ...

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  7. THE BULLI COLLIERY DISASTER.

    It has now seen ascertained that there were 85 men in the Bulli Colliery at the time of the explosion of fire damp, and it is almost certain that alt are killed. Of these it is said that 56 ...

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  8. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    The British Marriage Reform Association has written to Mr. J. W. Downer, Premier of South Australia, who has notified his intention of bringing before the Imperial Conference a ...

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  9. THE ANTI-RENT AGITATION.

    A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a parish priest named Father Ryan, for acting similarly to Father Kelher in refusing to give evidence in an eviction case. ...

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  10. THE EXAMINER'S REPORT.

    The following telegram from Mr. John Mackenzie, examiner of coalfields, has been forwarded to the Under Secretary of Mines:-- " I, Inspector Rowan, Mr. Ross and ...

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  11. THE KAPUNDA COLLISION.

    The official inquiry into the cause of the recent disastrous collision between tho steamers Kapunda and Ada Melmore, off the coast of Brazil, by which the former steamer and many ...

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  12. THE COLONIAL POSTAGE QUESTION.

    Mr. Cecil Raikes, Postmaster-General, has addressed a communication to Mr, Henniker Heaton in reply to that gentleman's letter advocating the adoption of a penny postal rate ...

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  13. RECOVERING THE DEAD.

    All day the search parties have been engaged, and up to 6 o'clock 26 bodies bad been recovered, soma of which were identified, but others were charred and blackened and burnt ...

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  14. OPENING OF THE INQUEST.

    A special train was despatched from Sydney to the scene of the disaster shortly after midnight on Wednesday, and at noon this morning the district coroner had concluded a ...

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  15. LATER INTELLIGENCE.

    The Under-Secretary of Mines has received the following telegrams:-- Bulli, 4.55 p.m.--The underground manager, Mr. White, says that the Hill and ...

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  16. THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

    It is stated on what appears to be good authority that negotiations are now in progress for a renewal of the triple alliance between Germany, Russia and Austria. ...

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  17. THE SCENE AT THE PIT MOUTH.

    The concourse of person now at the colliery is as great as it was shortly after the catastrophe happened, and it is being enlarged by a constant stream of men, women and children ...

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  18. THE BULGARIAN QUESTION.

    In a recent interview with his Majesty the Sultan, M. Nelidoff, the Russian Ambassador to the Sublime Porte, declared that the mission of Riza Pasha, the Turkish Commissioner to ...

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  19. A SEARCH PARTY'S RETURN.

    At a quarter to 11 this morning three members of a search party arrived at the mouth of the pit and reported that 18 more bodies, men and boys, had been ...

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  20. BANQUET ON ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

    It is proposed by the Colonial Office to tender a banquet on St. George's day to all the Knights Companions of the Order of St Michael and St. George then in England. Their ...

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  21. COLONIAL MUNICIPAL LOANS

    A loan of £150,000 is announced on behalf of the Launceston (Tasmania) city corporation. The debentures will bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent. The minimum has been fixed ...

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  22. THE SAND RIDGE LAGOON.

    A deputation, consisting of the councils of South Melbourne and Port Melbourne, introduced by Mr. F. T. Derham, M.L.A, and represented by Crs. Plummer, Edwards, Martin ...

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  23. FURTHER DETAILS OF TO-DAY'S WORK.

    The following concise account of today's work is from our Wollongong correspondents After the sir bodies had been recovered last night, the relief party set ...

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  24. WRECK OF THE GLANEUSE.

    The wreck of the Glaneuse was nearly the scene of a disaster to-day. About a month age the wreck was purchased at auction by Mr. Phillips, a shipwright and contractor, for £79. ...

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  25. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM.

    Her Majesty the Queen proceeded to Birmingham to-day in order to lay the foundation stone of the new Law Courts. The city was en fete for the occasion, and her Majesty was ...

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  26. THE OFFICIAL INSPECTION.

    The examiner of coal fields and the inspector of collieries for the southern districts have just proceeded into the pit to make an examination. It is now beyond doubt ...

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  27. THE SYDNEY CITY LOAN.

    Tenders were opened to-day for the loan placed on the market by the municipality of Sydney. The amount of the loan was £330,000, at 4 per cent., the minimum being fixed at ...

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  28. LATER FROM THE SEARCH PARTIES.

    A report has just been sent from the mine, stating that a number of the bodies which have been found, but not yet brought out, are scarcely at all disfigured, and that their clothes are ...

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  29. ENGLISH ELEVEN V. SOUTH AUSTRALIANS (15).

    The cricket match between the Englishmen and 15 of South Australia was commenced today on the City Oval, in the presence of a handful of spectators. A good wicket had ...

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  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. John Cordy Jeaffreson, B.A., a well known novelist and reviewer, and late one of the Inspectors of Records and Documents, is arranging to make a lecturing tour throughout ...

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  31. THE PROPOSED GEELONG MUNICIPAL LOAN.

    The town council have been advertising for tenders for a corporation loan of £8000 in £100 debentures, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent This evening the finance committee ...

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  32. GEORGE DAVIDSON'S NARRATIVE.

    George Davidson, a miner at the Bulli colliery, who has been engaged since the disaster in trying to recover the bodies of those killed, has furnished the following statement:--"I ...

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  33. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    Sir P. A. Jennings and Mr. Wisdom, representatives of New South Wales at the Imperial Conference, will arrive on Tuesday. ...

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  34. FROZEN MUTTON.

    The cargo of Australian frozen mutton which was brought by the Orient steamer Iberia is being sold at an average of about 4¼d. per lb. ...

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  35. CASUALTIES.

    The following persons injured were treated yesterday at the Melbourne Hospital:-- Joseph Biddle, 53, from Stanley-street, West Melbourne, with severe injuries sustained through ...

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  36. IMPORTATION OF CATTLE FROM QUEENSLAND.

    The s. Roehampton, which arrived yesterday, has brought another cargo of cattle from Gladstone, Northern Australia, in first class condition. The lot comprises 341 head, which ...

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  37. AUCKLAND HARBOR LOAN.

    Tenders are invited for a loan of £100,000 for the Auckland Harbor Trust. The minimum has been fixed at par. The tenders will be opened on the 31st inst. ...

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  38. THE MAILS.

    The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's B.M.S. Shannon, with the outward Brindisi mails to the 4th March, left hero this morning for Australian ports. ...

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  39. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Edwin Davis, of Prahran, stationer's assistant. Causes of insolvency: Having borrowed money to pay for land which bad since been sold at a loss, and having to pay heavy ...

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  40. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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  41. AN ABORIGINAL COMMITTED FOR TRIAL FOR MURDER.

    An aboriginal named Bookmark Tommy was charged at Mannim police court to-day with the murder of a man named Regan, found in the Murray, near Mannim. Tommy was ...

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  42. THE TIN MARKET.

    Tin, best Australian, £10? ...

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  43. THE GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT ON THE MINE.

    Mr. Hamilton,the general manager of the company, statue that no care or precaution was spared to ensure the safety of the mine. Only last week, Mr. Mackenzie, the inspector of ...

    Article : 301 words
  44. PUBLIC MEETING AT SYDNEY.

    A public meeting of citizens will be held in the town hall on Monday night for the purpose of initiating a fund for the benefit of the sufferers by the Bulli disaster. Several of the ...

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  45. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day 9800 bales were offered, making a total of 18,900 bales. The tone of the market is firmer. ...

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