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  2. REVOLT IN RUSSIA.

    The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the latest news from Moscow shows that down to an early hour on Monday morning 5000 had ...

    Article : 532 words
  3. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    The death of Robt Gault, a contractor, living at Church-street, Richmond, whose body was on Monday morning found floating at Little Dock, West Melbourne, was ...

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  4. HOLIDAY CASUALTIES.

    A young man named James M'Lenehan, aged about 30 years, to-day fell from an excursion train on to the line near Waubra Junction and was killed. ...

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  5. THE SORRENTO DISASTER

    Mr. John Ambler, brother-in-law of Mr. Richard O'Donnell, who with his two sons and a daughter and Miss Frazer, a lady friend, were drowned when fishing from ...

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  6. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    His Excellency the Governor-General, accompanied by Viee-Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes, the Earl of Jersey, Colonel Egerton, and suite, witnessed the inter-State ...

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  7. BOXING DAY.

    "Will it rain?" was the question which came spontaneously to the lips of the tens of thousands of holiday makers who intended to spend the day out of doors as ...

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  8. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

    A desperate attempt was made at Barcelona yesterday by an Anarchist to assassinate Cardinal Salvador Casanas-y-Pages, Bishop of Barcelona, as he was leaving the ...

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  9. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    "Ons Land," the oldest Dutch newspaper published in Cape Colony, expresses gratification at the decision of Lord Elgin, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, ...

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  10. A DAY OF PICNICS.

    The spacious and well laid out reserve at North Fitzroy, Edinburgh Gardens, was well patronised throughout yesterday. There were many family groups, including ...

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  11. RUN DOWN BY A CYCLIST.

    On Saturday a man named William Wilson, a laborer, was crossing the road when a cyclist collided with him Wilson's head struck the, roadway, and the cyclist was ...

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  12. CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    The negotiations that have taken place between Japan and China with regard to Manchuria have disclosed the fact that Yuan Shi-kai, the Commander in Chief of ...

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  13. FATAL BUGGY ACCIDENT.

    Alice Lock[?]e, daughter of a well known resident of Wellington, was thrown out of a gig while driving with her brother-in-law. She fell on her head, and died within ...

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  14. A SYDNEY COINCIDENCE.

    Several Chinese were proceeding by tram to Botany this afternoon when one of them bad his hat blown off. He jumped off the tram backwards and struck his head heavily ...

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  15. ENGLISH ELECTORAL MACHINERY.

    The qualifications necessary for a vote in the election of a member of the House of Commons are various. They are so diverse as to embrace lodgers who pay a minimum ...

    Article : 520 words
  16. VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.

    Mr. J. Pemberton, traveller for the Anglo Australian Brewery, met with a severe accident on Saturday as he was driving near Newton, when the horse shied, causing the ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. POLITICS TN JAPAN.

    The Marquis Saionji is trying to form a new Japanese Cabinet to replace that ol General Count Taro Katsura. [The Marquis Saionji is the leader of the ...

    Article : 132 words
  18. FALL FROM A HORSE.

    Stanley Brown, aged fifteen years, fell off a horse at Clarendon races to-day and broke his leg. ...

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  19. THE RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    Boxing day as usual was one of the busiest days of the year for the traffic branch of the Railway department, and though the weather was not inviting, tens of thousands ...

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  20. FIVE BATHING FATALITIES.

    Fuller particulars concerning the drowning of Thomas Kennedy, son of Mr. T. Kennedy, M.P., in the Murray on Christmas day, show that several persons narrowly ...

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  21. ALONG THE FORESHORE.

    The foreshore, and particularly Brighton Beach, yesterday furnished a spectacle of the unconquerable optimism of the Australian working classes. It mattered not to ...

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  22. DEATH AFTER A FIGHT.

    At the Cobram court on Tuesday, before Mr. W. H. Curtis, J.P., an inquiry was held regarding the death of Timothy Lynch, known also as Corbett. After a jury had ...

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  23. WRECK OF THE LA BELLA.

    Plain Clothes Constable Scott yesterday left Melbourne for Sydney, his mission being to bring back Captain Mylius, of the barque La Bella, who is charged on ...

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  24. A MINER KILLED.

    Michael Sherry, who was badly injured at the Perseverance mine on Sunday through a can of dynamite exploding, succumbed to his injuries yesterday ...

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  25. SUICIDE OF AN OLD MAN.

    A very old resident of Mardan South, Mr. John. Boyd Miller, was found lying across his bed dead, with a gunshot wound in his chest. Deceased for some time had ...

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  26. EXPLOSION OF A POWDER FLASK.

    A young man named Perry was using a powder flask at Mr. M'Sparrow's farm, Joel Joel, when it exploded, severely burning Perry on the face and bands. He was ...

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  27. UNREGISTERED CYCLING.

    The cold change had an appreciable effect on the attendance at the Martin Cycling Carnival last night, the attendance not being as large as on Christmas night. ...

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  28. INDIAN UNDER SECRETARY OPPOSED.

    Australians who remember the exploits in the Commonwealth of Mr. H. Frazer Wyatt, of London, who toured this country a few years ago in the interests of the ...

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  29. GIRL INJURED WITH AN AXE.

    A daughter of Mr. Norman M'Kenzie, dairy farmer, of Mirboo South, was watching her brother out wood at the wood heap, when the are slipped and inflicted a severe ...

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  30. HOLIDAY IN THE COUNTRY.

    BENDIGO.--The Eaglehawk branch of the A.N.A. opened their annum sports gathering m the Canterbury Park on Tuesday, and it will be continued on Wednesday. There was a good ...

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  31. SUPPOSED DROWNING OF A BOY.

    It is now considered highly probable that the boy who owned the clothes found on Monday on the bank of the Saltwater River at Foots[?]ray has been drowned. The ...

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  32. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Mr. Reid, interviewed on the Oruba regarding Mr. Deakin's statement, said:--Mr. Deakin seems to have gone into recess in a very bad frame of mind. He is becoming ...

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  33. TURKEY AND PERSIA.

    The relations between Turkey and Persia are strained owing to Turkey occupying points on the frontier as a reply to the incursion of Persian bands into Turkish ...

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  34. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrived.--Fifeshire, steamer, from Sydney 20th October. Suffolk, steamer, from Capetown 22nd November. Geelong, steamer, from Sydney 27th October. ...

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  35. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    A party of five had a narrow escape from drowning at the junction of the Saltwater River and the Yarra yesterday afternoon whilst cruising about the river in a yacht ...

    Article : 114 words
  36. AUSTRALIAN WORKERS' UNION

    The annual conference of the Australian Workers' Union is to be held during January next. Delegates from Queensland will participate for the first time. Proceedings ...

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  37. DYNAMITE EXPLODES IN A BOY'S HANDS.

    A lad named Alex. Perry, with a number of companions, was picnicking on Sunday last on the bank of the Wimmera River, when by some unaccountable means he ...

    Article : 109 words
  38. SAILORS' PICNIC.

    On Christmas day and Boxing day the recently organised Church of England missions to seamen carried out entertainments, which are hereafter to be held annually, ...

    Article : 387 words
  39. THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.

    Router's correspondent at Stamboul states that the Porte has informed the powers that it has been compelled to increase the Customs duties by 3 per cent ...

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  40. HOME RULE.

    A demonstration under the auspices of the United Irish League, the A.H.C. Guild and the Irish National Foresters was held to-day. ...

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  41. ECCENTRIC HOSPITAL VISITORS.

    Two remarkable visitors presented them, selves at the Homoeopathic Hospital, St. Kilda-road, yesterday afternoon, and though they arrived at different times, ...

    Article : 394 words
  42. MOROCCO QUESTION

    The Sultan of Morocco refuses to agree to the international conference with regard to reforms in Morocco being held at Madrid instead of, as formerly arranged, at ...

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  43. FIRE AT A CAMP.

    A shocking burning accident happened at Bulli to-day. A young woman, Violet English, of Waterloo, was camping out in company with friends. A fire was started, ...

    Article : 92 words
  44. MORGANATIC MARRIAGE.

    Belgian newspapers assert that King Leopold II., who is now in his 71st year, contracted a morganatic marriage a year ago with the daughter of a caretaker at the ...

    Article : 119 words
  45. BUSH AND GRASS FIRES.

    Disastrous bush fires are raging in various parts of the country. An extensive fire has been burning for several days between Goolagong, Grenfell and ...

    Article : 157 words
  46. PTOMAINE POISONING.

    The family of Mr. George Blackman, of Wakeham-street (ten members), including a married daughter and her two children, had some sheep's tongues for their ...

    Article : 95 words
  47. GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

    The "mixed" court at Shanghai, the dispute concerning which was settled, by the Viceroy of Nanking, has been reopened, with the German assessors as members of ...

    Article : 55 words
  48. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    A railway accident occurred at Campbelltown to-day. An engine and two cars comprising the Camden train were shunted by mistake into a "dead end," and were ...

    Article : 38 words
  49. LEAGUE OF THE CROSS EXCURSION

    The annual picnic of the members of the League of the Cross Total Abstinence Society was held at Mentone yesterday and proved most successful in every ...

    Article : 225 words
  50. PREMIER'S SPECIAL TRAIN.

    The Prem[?]en's special train came from Murton to Warracknabeal in 50 minutes an average of about 40 miles an hour. The average speed of trains on this line is ...

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  51. THE LATE SWIMMING CHAMPION.

    The funeral of the late B. B. Kicran, Australasia's champion swimmer, took place to-day at Gore Hill Cemetery. The cortege was a very lengthy one, and the ...

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  52. RIOTOUS SEAMEN.

    A parly of seven bluejackets from H.M.S. Pioneer created a disturbance at Manly tonight and for a time made things lively in the vicinity of the wharf. A woman was ...

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