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  2. PULPIT AND STAGE.

    Mr. Wybert Reeve, the lessee and manager of the Theatre Royal, Adelaide, delivered an able and interesting lecture on The Pulpit and the Stage at the Unitarian Church, Eastern Hill, ...

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  3. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET MATCH.

    The cricket match, South Australia v. New South Wales, was commenced on Saturday in the presence of a large attendance. Rain had fallen early in the morning, which made the ...

    Article : 834 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the centre block of Pall Mall, and aa a strong wind was blowing, it at one time threatened great destruction, but the fact of ...

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  5. FEELING IN THE COUNTRY.

    The great libel case, Straight v. Syme, has been a constant topic of conversation here for weeks past, the general opinion being that Mr. Speight had not a hundred to one chance of ...

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  6. AMUSEMENTS.

    There were two performances of Little Red Riding Hood at the Princess's Theatre on Saturday— a matinee and the usual evening performance. The house was crowded on each occasion, ...

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  7. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    The R.M.S. Oruha,L. Hay commander, arrived from Colombo at 9.30 and sailed for Adelaide at noon on Saturday. Passengers in saloon :—For Adelaide—Mr. Bett. For Melbourne—Mr. and ...

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  8. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    A curious case of fish poisoning occurred on Friday. A family named Darnell had to obtain medical assistance after eating a Murray cod sent to them from Morgan. The explanation ...

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  9. THE WEATHER.

    Heavy thunderstroms and rain are reported from the north-west and south-east, with serious floods in many places. At Coowa the railway line has been washed away, and mails ...

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  10. THE SUPPRESSION OF BETTING.

    Mr. Gordon, the police magistrate, is to have a field day on Wednesday amongst the bookmaking fraternity, no fewer than 52 summonses having been issued against men accused of ...

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  11. THE ROYAL INVITATION.

    The Governor, Sir Robert Duff, has sent a cablegram to England expressing regret at the inability of the Duke and Duchees of York to visit Australia at present and the hope that they ...

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  12. FIRE IN A FROZEN MEAT CHAMBER.

    A fire was discovered this morning at 11 o'clock on the steamer Nairnshire in her frozen meat chamber among the mutton, the packing being in a blaze. The Metropolitan Brigade ...

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  13. RAINS IN QUEENSLAND.

    At Goondiwindi yesterday it was raining steadily with every prospect of a continuance. The M'Intyre River rose 8 feet yesterday. The rains are very welcome, as the recent losses from ...

    Article : 161 words
  14. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

    The great railway libel case of Speight v. Syme, after a hearing lasting nearly 100 days, was brought to a sort of termination on Tuesday last, when the jury, after considering for some ...

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  15. A MELANCHOLY FATALITY.

    A Melancholy accident occurred at Rockdale yesterday, when a man named Walz accidentally killed his little daughter, Margaret Johanna, with an axe. Walz was chopping a ...

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  16. MELANCHOLIA AND SUICIDE.

    James Vickers, farmer, Corop West, residing seven miles from here, committed suicide at his farm about 6 o'clock this morning in a most determined manner. For the last five months ...

    Article : 165 words
  17. A PHYSICIAN IN TROUBLE ABOUT HIS SOUL.

    It began in this way. Colonel Wood, late of the Indian army, a valued, patient and good friend, with no other vice than a mania for inquiring into the why and wherefore of things, ...

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  18. THE PACIFIC CABLE SCHEME.

    Mr. Kidd, the Postmaster-General, has under consideration Mr. Sandford Fleming's scheme for the proposed Pacific cable, and has concurred in the view of Mr. Walker, secretary ...

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  19. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The conference of Labor members of the Australasian Parliaments will be held on the 18th inst. instead of the 17th, as originally fixed. It is stated that Major-General Hutton. the ...

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  20. FATAL HORSE ACCIDENT.

    On Saturday afternoon a man named James Carroll, who was employed as a groom by Glasscock Bros., was riding a high spirited horse and leading several others towards Port ...

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  21. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

    The remains of a boat picked up on the shore of Bridgewater Bay on Saturday have been identified as belonging to the war ship Katoomba, which, with the Orlando and two other vessels ...

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  22. THE CASE OF FRANCES KNORR.

    SIR,—I have read your notes of this morning on "Mrs. Frances Knorr's Career," and your leader of the 28th ult. on capital punishment. It may readily be conceded that—other things ...

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  23. QUEENSLAND'S MILITARY COMMANDANT.

    The friction between the commandant, General Owen, and Lieutanant-Colonel Thynne, head of the volunteer force, was brought to a climax yesterday by the issue by the former of a ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. THE TARIFF BOARD.

    The members of the Tariff Board arrived here by rail last evening, leaving to-night by the steamer Pearl en route for Mildura. ARARAT, SUNDAY. ...

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  25. A DESERTER FROM HIS SHIP.

    At the City Court on Saturday, an able seaman named Thomas Smith was charged with deserting from the British ship Hesperides. In evidence the captain of the vessel said the ...

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  26. THE COLLIERY TROUBLE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    There is nothing fresh to report on the coal difficulty. It is probable that all the non-associated collieries will agree to a general and uniform reduction in the hewing rate. The strike has ...

    Article : 145 words
  27. WORKMEN'S COLONIES IN GERMANY.

    Referring to the institutions in Germany known as workmen's colonies, the British Consul in Germany, in a report on the labor question, says that they owe their establishment to ...

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  28. QUEENSLAND.

    A Japanese, who has been once under arrest for suspected insanity, stabbed a Japanese woman in a brothel this morning, using a short sword, and inflicting a fatal wound. He ...

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  29. JEWELLERY ROBBERY AT HAWTHORN.

    A robbery of jewellery took place from the shop of Mr. H. J. Herbert, jeweller, Burwood-road, Hawthorn, some time on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning. Mr. ...

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  30. A PROSPEROUS INSURANCE COMPANY.

    The New Zealand Insurance Company has made a dear profit for the year of £53,000. It pays a dividend of 15 per cent., and applies £25,000 to cover depreciation in the company's ...

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  31. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    It is not at all probable that the "New Australian Colony Association " will purchase the barque Dilpussund as a transport. Mr. Hoad, to whose judgment the matter has been referred. ...

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  32. LETTERS IN BRIEF.

    [Under this denomination correspondents of The Age will find the gist of such letters as we have not been able to find room for in full] FAIR PLAY, Sale, complains that an employe ...

    Article : 519 words
  33. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Royalist left Fremantle on Friday morning for Albany. She will remain at Albany six weeks and then join the squadron at Sydney. At the inquest on Reginald Hill, whocommitted ...

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  34. SAFE ROBBERS AT SOUTH MELBOURNE.

    The branch post office at the corner of City- road and Hanna-street, South Melbourne, was visited by burglars between the hours of 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturday. At the former hour ...

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  35. TASMANIA.

    Parliament is to meet during the first week in March. A change of venue has been made for the second trial of Charles Briggs for the derailment ...

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  36. DR. SINGLETON'S CHARITIES.

    The secretary of the Free Hospital Dispensary states that during last month 1128 patients were treated and supplied with medicine free, and during the year 1893 the total patients at ...

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  37. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    The latest news from Coolgardie is that another new rush has occurred at a spot 16 miles west of White Feather centre. There is abundance of water in the rocks surrounding ...

    Article : 139 words
  38. BREAKING INTO A SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOM.

    Mr. John Thomas Jennings, superintendent of the Church of England Sunday school, reported to the Brunswick police last night that the school room in Glenlyon-road had been ...

    Article : 83 words
  39. THE ALERT RELIEF FUND.

    We have received the following contribution to the above fund :—Collected by S. Anderson, of Jacobson and Son, Port Melbourne, £3 6s. ...

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  40. RUDOLPH KNORR.

    SIR,—I hereby request you to please contradict your statement which appeared in The Age of the 9th September, 1893, to the effect that my statement that ...

    Article : 171 words
  41. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CRESWICK.

    A destructive fire occurred at about 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, James's hay and corn store, on the Castlemaine road, being reduced to ashes. The machinery and a large quantity of produce were ...

    Article : 111 words
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  43. FIFTEEN BOOKS WORTH HAVING.

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  44. HORSE STEALING AT PRAHRAN.

    A case of horse stealing, which took place on the night of 9th December, was reported to the Prahran police on Saturday. The complainant was Frank Williams, a horse dealer, residing at. ...

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