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  2. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    James Irby, Wm. Irby, Edwd. Flood and Win. Grant appeared before the Essondon bench yesterday, charged with stealing sheep skins, the property of Ferdinand Paul, butcher, ...

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  3. SPEIGHT V. SYME.

    In the Banco Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Holroyd (chairman), Mr. Justice a'Beckett and Mr. Justice Hood sat to bear further arguments on an appeal by Richard Speight, ...

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  4. V.A.T.C. ANNUAL MEETING.

    The annual meeting of the members of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club was held yesterday afternoon at Menzies' Hotel, Bourke-street. Mr. A Anderson, chairman of the committee, ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    On Saturday four delegates from tho Coal Creek Minors' Association visited Jumbunna and explained to the miners there the objects of the union. The result was that the Jumbunna ...

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  6. BALLARAT BENEVOLENT ASYLUM.

    For a long while the expenditure of tho Ballarat Benevolent Asylum has exceeded the revenue by about £100 per month. Several of the Supporters of the institution contended that ...

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  7. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The discovery of diamonds at Pilbarra gold fields has been reported. The finders got four stones, which were brought to Perth and examined by the ...

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  8. NEW ZEALAND.

    Two minors named Thomas Leslie and John Snow have been drowned in Preservation Inlet by the capsizing of a bout. A third minor named John Thomson was rescued in an ...

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  9. A CATTLE STEALING CASE.

    At the police court to-day Thou. Bunworth was charged with stealing a cow, the property of Grunike, a local butcher. From the evidence it appeared that Bunworth, who is ...

    Article : 171 words
  10. MARK TWAIN "AT HOME".

    The humor of Mark Twain's chatty anecdotes as used in illustration of the morals he sets up is not more infections than tho fine wit of the little preface in which he ...

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  11. DESTRUCTION OF VERMIN.

    The inspector of tho castorn vermin district, Mr. W. Rattray, in his annual report, deals exhaustively with the work of vermin destruction in the area controlled by his board, and ...

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  12. THE CATTERTHUN WRECK

    The Marine Board to-day met to hoar Mr, Lanfoar, second officer of the wrecked steamer Cattarthun, show cause why his certificate should not be suspended or cancelled. Mr. ...

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  13. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BOMBALA.

    A fire destroyed four shops in Bombala early this morning. It broke out at 3 o'clock and totally destroyed the shops of Hyde Bros., with saddlery and harness stock, valued at over. ...

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  14. MUNICIPAL WORE AND WAGES

    At yesterday's meeting of tho Prahran city council a report was submitted by the public works committee recommending-- That the tender of Mr. W. Brown for contract 332 ...

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  15. FATAL FALL FROM ALOFT.

    John O'Dwyer, one of the quartermasters of the steamer Duke of Argyll, was working in the rigging this morning when he missed his hold and, failing, crashed through the ship's ...

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  16. NEW ZEALAND'S RECIPROCITY TREATIES.

    In the House of Representatives to-night the Treasurer stated, in reply to a question, that he intended to proceed with tho reciprocal treaties with Canada and South Australia, and he ...

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  17. THE DEAN CASE.

    Matters in connection with the Dean case are still the chief topic of conversation in Sydney, though but little fresh has been afforded for discussion to-day. There have been ...

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  18. NORTHERN TERRITORY INDUSTRIES.

    Mr. Alfred Searcy, sub-collector of customs at Port Darwin, who is in Adelaide on leave, estimates that the gold yield of the Northern Territory this year will be the largest ...

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  19. FITZROY COUNCIL'S CONTRACTS.

    At the meeting of tho Fitzroy council last night Cr. Denton moved the acceptance of the tenders of F. A. Jackson for the supply of horse, dray and driver, at 6s. 3d. per day of ...

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  20. THE WRECK OF THE ZENO.

    A Marine Board inquiry into the sinking of the Zeno off Lord Howe Island was held to-day. The board found that the vessel was lost through abandonment, and that no evidence ...

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  21. DEATH OF AN EARLY SETTLER.

    Mr. O. F. Cooke, father of Mr. S. W. Cooke, M.L.C., died yesterday. Deceased, who was in his 83rd year, was an early pioneer, having landed at Portland in 1839. He first took up ...

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  22. A PECULIAR SUICIDE.

    William Ross, about 60 years of age, hanged himself at Berriwillock on Saturday morning. Deceased was a farmer, and had resided in this district for many years. He was a bachelor, ...

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  23. THE FOUNDERING OF THE HULK GEM.

    After concluding inquiries into the wreck of the Zeno, the Marine Board to-day commenced investigation into the foundering of the bulk Gem, by which two lives were lost. George ...

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  24. DEATH OF CAPTAIN M'EVOY.

    The death of Captain M'Evoy, who recently resigned his position as warden of the Marine Board, occurred at his residence, North Adelaide, to-day. Captain M'Evoy was well known ...

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  25. MRS. DEAN AND TIER HUSBAND.

    Mrs. Goorge Dean states that she can positively prove that just before the recent maintenance proceedings at Paddington police court her husband made advances through a mutual friend ...

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  26. THE WOMENS HOSPITAL.

    Great interest was manifested yesterday in medical circles over the election by the subscribers to the Women's Hospital of medical officers for the infirmary and midwifery depart. ...

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  27. DEATH FROM BLOOD POISONING.

    Percy Murphy, aged 13 years, died at Wilcania this morning of blood poisoning, caused by pricking a pimple on his face with a pin. A week ago the deceased was a healthy lad. ...

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  28. THE BENDIGO MILITIA.

    Since the recent disaffection in the local militia, when nearly the whole of the Bendigo companies resigned, no parades have been held, but a strong effort is to be made to ...

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  29. THE LATE BISHOP OF RIVERINA.

    The memorial chair of the late Dr. Linton, first Bishop of Riverine, was formally unveiled in St. John's Church yesterday by Mr. W. J. Holding, J.P., in the presence of a large oongrcgation ...

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  30. THE STEAMER DESPATCH.

    Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Company's tug Eagle returned to the Bay yesterday afternoon from the entrance to Gippsland Lakes, whither she proceeded to the assistance of the ...

    Article : 286 words
  31. ALBURY SESSIONS.

    In the Circuit Court to-day, before Justice Windeyer, Percy Hanian, aged 18 years, was acquitted on a charge, of breaking into the Market Hotel and attempting to rob an ...

    Article : 134 words
  32. MEDICAL PROSECUTION.

    W. H. Terry, pharmaceutical chemist, of Austral-buildings, Collins-street, was summoned before Mr. Nicolson, P.M., at the District Court yesterday, charged with ...

    Article : 418 words
  33. CULTIVATION IN THE MALLEE.

    A largo number of additional vines have, been planted out this year. Many farmers are devoting themselves to grape cultivation, the loamys and rises having been proved to be ...

    Article : 86 words
  34. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REVENUE.

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  35. COOKTOWN CIRCUIT COURT.

    The Chief Justice on opening the Circuit Court to-day wan welcomed by the bar on hip first judicial visit to Cooktown. Frank Tinana, a colored man, was found guilty of the murder ...

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  36. A CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.

    A sad death by burning occurred yesterday afternoon to a little girl named Rankin, whose parents reside at Cornish Town, not far from the railway station. The father ...

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  37. LIGHT WEIGHT BREAD.

    Wm. Robinson, a baker conducting business in Chapel-street, Prahran, was prosecuted in the Prahran court yesterday on a charge of selling light weight bread. On 12th September ...

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  38. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    James Willing, a produce dealer at Marrickville, rose at 2 o'clock this morning and said be intended to sit up for a time. About 7 a.m. be was found locked up in the kitchen ...

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  39. MUNICIPAL FINANCES AT PRAHRAN.

    The Prahran city council's financial year yesterday closed with a credit balance, but the chairman of the finance committee (Cr. Davies) pointed out that after the various accounts ...

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  40. A CATTLE SALE DISPUTE.

    A complication of an important nature occurred at the Homebush cattle yards to-day between the Fat Stock Buyers' Association and tho Sydney fat stock ...

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  41. A RIVER STEAMER BURNED.

    The steamer Shamrock, which recently sank up the river, but was raised again, has been burnt to the water's edge at Hal Hal Creek, on the Lower Murray. This was one of the lightest ...

    Article : 142 words
  42. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    William Russell Cramer, of Villers-street Elsternwick, clerk. Causes of insolvency Pressure of creditors and illness of insolvent's family. Liabilities, £129 10s.; assets, 10s.; deficiency, £129. ...

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  43. A DISTRESSED CLERGYMAN.

    SIR,-- Will you kindly grant me space for the following appeal to the generous public on behalf of a painful esse of distress? A minister of the gospel who has devoted his life to work ...

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  44. LAW LIST. -- THIS DAY.

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  45. SUICIDE THROUGH DRINK

    At the Morgue yesterday, the body of the man found floating in the Yarra with his legs trapped together near No. 17 shed, on Sunday last, was identified as that of a Frenchman ...

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  46. QUEENSLAND.

    The Queensland Rifle Association competitions were practically concluded to-day. The matches fired wore only of local interest. At Rockhampton a number of prisoners left ...

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  47. ALLEGED SHOPBREAKING.

    William Dwyght, a young man about 20 years of age, and of respectable appearance, was charged before the City Court yesterday with breaking into the shop of Charles Clayton, ...

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  48. THE ESSEN DON RATE BOOKS.

    A claim for the amount of £1 17s. 6d. for outstanding rates against Augustus Oakley wag brought before the Essendon bench yesterday by the town council. Of the sum demanded ...

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  49. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, the new Governor, is expected to arrive in Adelaide about 25th October. ...

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  50. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Fremantle football club has won the premiership of the colony with 29 points to the Rovers' 25. ...

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  51. TASMANIA.

    At the Tasmania mine on Friday night some miscreant destroyed a valve in the dam, cutting off the supply of the battery and Luhrig plant, thus necessitating the emptying of the dam, ...

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