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  2. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    Little else is talked of in Parliamentary circles but the probable action of the Assembly in regard to the free-trade organ's attack on the conduct of the Speaker in the Assembly on ...

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  3. THE FOOTBALL SEASON.

    The premiership for the season was definitely settled on Saturday, when Fitzroy made a drawn game with South Melbourne. To make assurance doubly sure ...

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  4. MYSTERIOUS COLLISION IN MID OCEAN.

    By the ship Dharwar, from London, on Saturday, particulars came to band of a collision at sea, and the rescue of the crow of one of the colliding vessels. Captain Stevens, of the ...

    Article : 342 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    France and Russia are inclined to accept the latest concessions with respect to Armenian reform which the Sultan of Turkey has offered in response ...

    Article : 135 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES.

    News has been received at San Francisco that Asiatic cholera has broken out at Honolulu, where 31 natives have died of the disease since 18th August. ...

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  7. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The steam yacht, Sunbeam, in which Lord Brassey, Governor-designate of Victoria left England for Australia viâ the Cape of Good Hope, roached Cape Town ...

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  8. ROBBING A QUARTZ BATTERY.

    A sensational robbery of copper plates containing gold took place early this morning at Bruce's co-operative crushing works, Sailor's Gully, where several well-known companies, ...

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  9. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The whole of the geological staff of the Government is now engaged in an important work. Mr. R. L. Jack has returned to the Palmer, where he is continuing work on the ...

    Article : 166 words
  10. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED HUSBAND'S BROTHER.

    In the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Hensman gave judgment in the case of Blackney and Mumme v. Annie Nesbit. His Honor found that Mrs. Nesbit, widow of the late V. ...

    Article : 102 words
  11. THE AMERICA CUP FIASCO.

    Telegrams from New York explain the action of Lord Dunraven in refusing to sail the Valkyrie III. in the race for the America Cup yesterday. Lord Dunraven ...

    Article : 127 words
  12. THE DELAGOA BAY TROUBLE.

    The Portuguese troops at Lorenzo Marques, on Dolagoa Bay, which has been for a considerable time past menaced by the natives in the vicinity, have defeated ...

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  13. SUICIDE OF AN OLD MAN.

    A man named Edward Turnbull, while walking in the ranges near here to-day, found the body of a man hanging by the neck to the limb of a dead tree. The body was attired only in a ...

    Article : 189 words
  14. VOLCANIC OUTBURST IN YUCATAN.

    Telegrams from Central America report violent earthquake shocks in Honduras, due to great volcanic eruptions in the adjoining Mexican peninsula of ...

    Article : 136 words
  15. A WEST AFRICAN TROUBLE.

    Samoryo, a powerful native chief in the Kong country of Guinea, who has repeatedly harassed and chocked the French in their West African operations, is now reported ...

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  16. FOUNDERING OF THE BARQUE ZENO.

    The stormy weather, which has been raging for some weeks past, has been the cause of the loss of the Auckland brigantine Zeno, a vessel of 390 tons, owned and sailed by Captain T. A. ...

    Article : 249 words
  17. THE DISPUTED RACE.

    With regard to Tuesday's disputed race, the agent for the yacht Defender, who was on board Valkyrie III., acquits Valkyrie III. of any blame for the collision ...

    Article : 53 words
  18. TRAVELLING PICKPOCKETS.

    A man named John Wood, a suspected pickpocket, was brought before the police magistrate yesterday and charged with picking pockets. He is one of the men who were ...

    Article : 149 words
  19. FEELING IN AMERICA.

    The yachting dispute has given rise to great excitement in America. Amongst yachtsmen a large body of opinion blames the committee for not accepting Lord ...

    Article : 139 words
  20. THE CONGO OUTRAGE.

    Further particulars have now been received from the Congo Free State of the summary execution by Major Lothaere, a Belgian officer on the Congo, of Mr. Stokes, ...

    Article : 219 words
  21. FOUL AIR IN A COAL MINE.

    The miners working in No. 2 tunnel of Brown's colliery, at Miami, had an unpleasant experience on Friday. On proceeding to work at the usual time in the morning ...

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  22. THE EX-QUEEN OF HAWAII.

    The Government of the Hawaiian republic has decided to "pardon" Liliuokalani, ex-Queen of Hawaii, who in February last was sentenced to five years' ...

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  23. THE DEAN CASE AGAIN.

    It is understood that Mrs. Dean, wife of Geo. Dean, who was sentenced to death for attempting to poison her, but was subsequently reprieved, and finally pardoned on the ...

    Article : 80 words
  24. RECKLESS SWEARING BY POLICE.

    The board appointed by the Governor in Council to inquire into the charges preferred against Countables Coffey, Coghlan and Quilty for having made reckless and unfounded ...

    Article : 301 words
  25. VALKYRIE RETURNING TO ENGLAND.

    Lord Dunraven's yacht Valkyrie III. is now returning to England, as there is no prospect of a race being arranged between her and the American yacht Defender at ...

    Article : 118 words
  26. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    By the Warrimoo, which arrived from Vancouver to-night, there came Mark Twain, the famous American humorist, who intends to make a lecturing tour through Australia. ...

    Article : 316 words
  27. SUGAR BEET CULTURE.

    A new article of export was on Thursday despatched by the steamer Dawn to Melbourne, in the shape of a consignment of some 16 tons of "dried" ...

    Article : 143 words
  28. THE FRENCH RAILWAY SCANDALS.

    Three of the directors of the South of France Railway Company, who were brought to trial on charges of fraud in connection with the company's affairs, have ...

    Article : 99 words
  29. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION

    Mr. Borchgrevink, who recently read a paper on his experiences in the whaler Antarctic on her late cruise in the Southern Ocean, expresses himself as confident that ...

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  30. DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER.

    To-day was observed throughout the colony as a day of humiliation and prayer on account of the drought. At present the sky is gloomy and overcast, and there seems to be some signs ...

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  31. ENGLISH CHEESE.

    The dairy farmers in Cheshire are greatly alarmed owing to the heavy fall in the price of choose, which is attributed to increased importation. ...

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  32. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINES.

    The share market is fairly booming, especially in Guidon Bar and Maritana. Some visitors went down to Golden Bar yesterday and saw the dry crushing mill at work. Everything ...

    Article : 356 words
  33. QUEENSLAND'S AGENT-GENERALSHIP.

    It is understood that the health of Sir James Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, will for the present prevent his acceptance of the puisne judgeship offered ...

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  34. THE ALLEGED ALBERT PARK OUTRAGE.

    The outrage which was alleged to have been committed on a girl named Daisy Watson, 16 years of age, at Albert Park, on Thursday night last, has been the subject of considerable ...

    Article : 234 words
  35. NEW MINING COMPANIES.

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  36. THE LONDON MARKETS.

    To-day's quotation for bar silver is 2s. 6½d. per oz. TALLOW. At Friday's auction of Australian tallow ...

    Article : 55 words
  37. QUEENSLAND.

    Sir George Dibbs left Townsville yesterday for Sydney. He expressed a high opinion of the port, which, he stated he visited 41 years ago, arriving on board the Monarch, which ...

    Article : 191 words
  38. THE KORUMBURRA COAL STRIKE.

    A meeting of miners was held in the Mechanics' Hall on Friday night, for the purpose of presenting Messrs. Trenwith and Burton, M's.L.A., with a token of acknowledgment by ...

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  39. AN AUSTRALIAN SINGER ROBBED.

    Last night the house of Miss Amy Sherwin, the Australian vocalist, was ransacked by burglars in the absence of the family, who were on a visit the seaside. The ...

    Article : 53 words
  40. THE APPOINTMENT GAZETTED.

    The Government Gazette issued yesterday contains a formal notification of the appointment of Sir James Garrick as one of the puisne j[?]s. ...

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  41. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Over 40 aboriginals have been engaged to shear at Hill River this season, and they left Milang for that place on Saturday. On the 21st May, the day after the death of ...

    Article : 150 words
  42. A REMARKABLE BOLT.

    An incident bordering on the sensational, perhaps unique in the colony, occurred about 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon at Spottiswoode. Happily the excitement engendered by a ...

    Article : 227 words
  43. SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S AGENT-GENERAL.

    Mr. Thomas Playford, Agent-General for South Australia, has requested the Government of that colony to forward to him regularly information as to South ...

    Article : 69 words
  44. THOROUGHBRED STOCK FOR ADELAIDE.

    Mr. G. P. Doolette, of Adelaide, has purchased in England three thoroughbred stallions and the same number of mares for breeding purposes in South Australia. ...

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  45. THE DUBBO TRAGEDY.

    Further details have been received concerning the murder of Mrs. Whitley by her husband and his attempted suicide on Friday afternoon. The couple had only been married six weeks. ...

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  46. AN AUSTRALIAN RACEHORSE IN ENGLAND.

    The Australian bred horse Paris (Grandmaster—Enone), who has accepted for the Cambridgeshire Stakes at 7 st. 10 lb., has been backed for the race at 33 to 1. ...

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  47. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The annual meeting of shareholders in the Central Southern Cross mine was held yesterday. The report showed that the gold won during the year was worth £19,362; while the ...

    Article : 95 words
  48. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY.

    Shares in the Broken Hill Proprietary Company are selling at 39s. [Published in Part of Saturday's Issue.] ...

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  49. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    R.M.S.Orotava, Linklater, commander, arrived from Colombo at noon yesterday with the following passengers:—For Adelaide: Rev. Mr. Wise and wife, Dr. Borthwick, wife and ...

    Article : 73 words
  50. Advertising

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  51. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    R.M.S. Tainui left Monte Video (homewards) on Wednesday, 11th inst. ...

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  52. TASMANIA.

    At the Latrobe police court on Saturday, John Goslin, landlord of the Seaview Hotel, Devonport, was fined £25, with costs, for smuggling a case of gin and a demijohn of ...

    Article : 55 words
  53. Advertising

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