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  2. THE STATE DEFENCES.

    In "The Age" of 16th ult. it was announced that a general order had been issued directing the constitution of a board to inquire into and report on the three ...

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  3. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    By the R.M.S. Rome, for London, today, the Sulphide Corporation shipped bullion containing gold to the value of £1971 and silver to the amount of £6060. The ...

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  4. THE SHEARING AGREEMENT.

    The conference between representatives from the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales and the Machine Shearers and Shod Employes' Union was continued to-day. ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Unusually largo quantities of chuff and pressed hay have during the past week been sent through Ballarat West station from the Newlyn and Waubra districts to ...

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  6. DEPUTATIONS.

    A deputation, Introduced by Mr. A. C. Groom, M.P., waited on Mr. Drake, the Postmaster-General, yesterday to urge the necessity for the construction of telephonic ...

    Article : 130 words
  7. MALLEE WATER SUPPLY.

    Information from the different districts, of the mallee shows that there is no justification for further delay in providing the settlers with an. efficient water supply. ...

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  8. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Owing to the pressure of Cabinet business and necessary attendance at the meeting ol the Federal Executive, it will be impossible for the Prime Minister to receive the ...

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  9. NEW ZEALAND CABLE RATES.

    The reduction in the land charges for messages from Australia to New Zealand from 1d. to 012d. per word, made by the New Zealand Government in connection ...

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  10. DARLING HARBOR RESUMPTION AWARDS.

    Some big awards were made against the New South Wales Government in the Darling Harbor wharves resumption cases today, the reserved judgments in three cases ...

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  11. TRAFALGAR POST OFFICE.

    A deputation from residents nt Trafalgar, Introduced by Mr. A. C. Groom, obtained from the. Postmaster-General yesterday a promise that the local post office should be transferred from the ...

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  12. LOWER LONDON WATER SUPPLY.

    At a meeting of residents of the Lower London, held on Monday at the Capel's Crossing South State school, Mr. J. Ferguson presiding, the advisability of forming ...

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  13. JEWISH BURIALS.

    The Melbourne Hebrew congregations, by deputation, naked the Board of Health yesterday tint any portion of the new northern suburbs cemetery set apart for them should be placed under a ...

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  14. FEDERAL CAPITAL TOUR.

    What were practically the final arrangements for the tour of the Federal capital sites by the members of the House of Representatives next week were made ...

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  15. BENDIGO.

    About 350 passengers arrived by the express excursion train from Melbourne on Wednesday in connection with the Gold Jubilee Exhibition. The rook drill ...

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  16. TWO MINERS INJURED.

    An explosion, by which Thomas Burke and William Palmer, sustained serious injuries, occurred to-day in Baxter and Saddler's open cut at the Proprietary mine. ...

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  17. FUMIGATION OF MAILS.

    Some dissatisfaction has been created by the sweeping condemnation in a report made public by the Postmaster-General yesterday of a project for fumigating mails by ...

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  18. THE CARRUM CHANNEL.

    The Minister of Water Supply was seen yesterday by a deputation from the Carrum Water Trust in reference to an additional grant of £2000 for clearing out their channel, in which a ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. MINISTER OF LANDS AT WENTWORTH.

    The Ministerial party, consisting of Messrs. Crick, Williams, Scobie, M'Mansters, Killian and Briggs, arrived last night, and was met four miles out by about 30 buggy ...

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  20. FEDERAL ELECTORAL BILL.

    A circular has been issued by the Australian Socialist League, signed by "J. O. Moroney, general secretary," protesting against the clause in the Federal Electoral ...

    Article : 123 words
  21. WEIRS ON THE WIMMERA.

    The Western Witmmera Irrigation and Water Trust yesterday made a request to the Minister of Water Supply that weirs should he constructed on the Wimmera ...

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  22. PRESTON RAILWAY SERVICE.

    Mr. Gair, M.L.A., yesterday introduced a deputation, consisting of the president and council of Preston, lo the Acting Commissioner of Railways, the deputation complained that the alterations in ...

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  23. THE STATE COMMANDANTS.

    For some lime past it has been understood that the appointments of the various State Coimmuidants which General Hut- ton made and forwarded to Sir John ...

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  24. POLICE PROTECTION AT FOOTSCRAY.

    An appeal for increased police protection for Footscary was made to the Chief Secretary yesterday by a deputation. There are seventeen constables stationed at Footscray, but the ...

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  25. RETENTION OF SUGAR EXCISE.

    Mr. R. Edwards, M. P., one of the Queensland members in the House of Representatives, yesterday received the following telegram front M. F. C. MacNish ...

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  26. THE GELLIBRAND RIVER.

    The Heytesbury and Colac shires yesterday preferred n request to the Acting-Minister of Public Works for an additional grant for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the Gellibrand River. ...

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  27. POSITION IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Canterbury Sheep Owners' Union has resolved to object entirely to the conditions of labor demanded by the Shearers' Union. A further meeting will be held in ...

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  28. THE FREE-TRADE SENATORS.

    The free-trade senators who acknowledge allegiance to Sir Josiah Symon met in caucus yesterday to discuss the attitude to be taken up towards the tariff. Sir Josiah ...

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  29. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    When the White Star liner Persic arrived this morning it was reported that a passenger named Kilbey, aged 75, on his way to Sydney, died two days out from ...

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  30. ELECTRICITY AND GOLD STORAGE.

    At the invitation of the Mayor (Sir Samuel Gillott), the city councillors and n number of gentlemen, including Dir. Wallace, Director of Agriculture, and Mr. ...

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  31. MURRAY-GOULBURN SCHEME.

    A public meeting for the purpose of advocating the Murray-Goulburn water supply scheme was held in the shire hall last evening: Cr. R. M'Kee, president of ...

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  32. GEELONG.

    At the annual meeting of the Geelong Fish Acclimatising Society on Wednesday the report stated that during the year ova was imported as under:--20,000 brown trout ...

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  33. PLANTING OF MARRAM GRASS.

    Representatives of Colac shire asked the Acting- Minister of Public Works yesterday to make them a special grant for the planting of marram grass on sand country as nearly 1000 acres required ...

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  34. THE UNEMPLOYED QUESTION

    A meting was held in the town hall, Brunswick, last evening to consider the unemployed difficulty. The mayor (Cr. Hamilton Smith) presided, and there was a good attendance. ...

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  35. SURFACE COATED PAPERS.

    Sir,-- Formerly surface coated papers were subject to a duty of 35 per cent., now they are admitted free. Formerly the colors for coating these papers were ...

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  36. A ROAD TO COST £30,000.

    Modesty was not the most distinctive characteristic of the request mads to the Acting-Minister of Public Works yesterday by u deputation from the West Tarwin-road League; which asked that ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Harry V. Hillyar, secretary of the South Perth Roads Roard, who previously held a good position in the New South Wales civil sendee, has disappeared, leaving a ...

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  38. UNIVERSITY EXTENSION.

    The inaugural meeting of the University extension board for 1902 was held at the Atheneum Hall last night. The Chancellor of the University, (Sir ...

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  39. TASMANIA.

    Mr. Lewis intends to be present at the Premiers' conference at Sydney on 15th May. Corporal M'Intyre, son of Mr. Justice ...

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  40. THE MILDURA RAILWAY.

    The Premier intimated to a deputation of unemployed which yesterday asked him lo push on with the work of the Mildura railway that representations were being made to him on the same ...

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  41. NEW ZEALAND.

    The River Head Paper Company shows a profit of £2023, and pays a dividend of 712 per cent . Mr. H. J. Williams has been elected ...

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  42. COUNTRY SHOWS.

    BENDIGO.--The Bendigo Horticultural Improvement Society's chrysanthemum and fruit show was opened by the mayor, Mr. Hoskius, in the Royal Hall on Wednesday. A very creditable ...

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  43. WORK FOR STONEMASONS.

    A deputation of stonemasons yesterday saw the Acting Minister of Public Works, and asked that the Government should start the erection of certain buildings projected some time back, the ...

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  44. A CITY COUNCIL VOTE.

    Recently the city council, on the motion of the mayor, Cr. Hoskins, voted £10 10 to the fund of the Goulburn-Dlurray irrigation scheme. At the time exception to the ...

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  45. A WOMAN KILLED.

    A shocking fatality occurred in Neil-street this evening. A young woman, the wife of Mr. Henry Bending, miner, of Beaufort, was returning home, wheeling ...

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  46. GERMAN MAIL ATFREMANTLE

    The G.M.S. Darmstadt arrived from Bremen at 9.30 a.m. to-day with the following saloon passengers:-- For Fremanie-Messars C. and J. Flack, Mr. A. Humphries and ...

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  47. CASTLEMAINE.

    Several presentations have been made during the past few days to the Rev. T. J. Redhead, of Fryer's Creek, in consequence of his early departure from tho district in ...

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  48. BERWICK SHIRE ROADS.

    The Berwick shire council yesterday asked the Acting-Minister of Public Works for a special grant for the purpose of making roads to the railway stations in the lona riding of the shire. It ...

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  49. A MONEY LENDER'S CLAIM.

    Details were given in a case heard before Judge Chomley in the County Court yesterday, in which interest at the rate of 150 per cent, had been charged on a loan for a small amount. The ...

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  50. WARRNAMBOOL.

    Mr. John Mahony, of Woodford, who is leaving the district after ten years' residence, has been presented with an illuminated address by the residents. ...

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  51. FILES IN THE COUNTRY.

    ST. ARNAUD.--The George Hotel, consisting of twelve rooms, a portion of which was utilised as the local post office, was, with the bulk of the contents, destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The ...

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  52. NORTIICOTE SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS.

    The Minister of Education was waited on terday by a deputation from the Northcote beard of advice and residents in the southern portion of Northcote, who asked that either a new school ...

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  53. AN INSOLVENTS PREFERENCES.

    An examination of Richard Holioway, of Stawell, contractor, took place yesterday in the Insolvency Court, before Judge Molesworth. Mr. Brahatn appeared for the assignee, and Mr. L. S. Woolf for ...

    Article : 343 words
  54. LAW LOST.--(THIS DA Y.)

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  55. BETTING AT CYCLE SPORTS.

    Passing reference was made at a smoke concert given by the Melbourne Amateur Wheelers' Association last evening, to recent efforts made to abolish betting from the cycling arena. Mr. F. ...

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  56. LOCAL NEWS.

    Two stowaways on board the steamer Fortunatus, who were detected on the vessel after she left Singapore, and were refused admittance at Adelaide, were ...

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  57. FATAL MISHAP TO A BOY.

    A sad accident happened at East Beulah to a lad named Joseph Williams, aged fourteen, while trying to stop a horse going through n slip panel. The horse ...

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  58. THE "MOVE ON" CLAUSE AT BRUNSWICK.

    At the meeting of the Brunswick town council on Monday evening, the mayor presiding, it was decided, in accordance with No. 1126 of the police Offences Statute, to adopt a new regulation ...

    Article : 95 words
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  63. AN OVERCROWDED SCHOOL.

    The overcrowded condition of the Ryan's Creek State school was the subject of a meeting of the parents. Since the sub-divisional sale of the Kilfera Estato the ...

    Article : 163 words
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