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  2. A MUNIFICENT GIFT.

    In the House of Assembly to-day the Premier stated that he had received the following letter from Mr. Peter Waite, a well-known pastoralist:-- ...

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  3. FEARFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION

    Senghenydd, a village embosomed in a quiet Welsh valley, is the scene of a disaster which is unparalleled in Great Britain, if the worst fears are realised. ...

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  4. THE STATE BUDGET.

    Fortune has favored the State Ministry in regard to the date fixed by the Treasurer for the delivery of the budget speech. If Mr. Watt had elected to bring ...

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  5. THE VOLTURNO TRAGEDY

    A graphic story of the destruction by fire of the British steamer Volturno in mid-Atlantic is told by Captain Inch, the gallant commander of the vessel, who is now ...

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  6. A NEW GOVERNOR.

    It is officially announced that Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Lionel Galway, K.C.M.G., who since 1911 has been Governor of the Gambia, has been appointed ...

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  7. LIBERAL LAND POLICY.

    The first portion of the report of the Liberal party's land inquiry committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. F. D. Acland, Under Secretary for Foreign ...

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  8. FINE FALL OF RAIN.

    The rain of the last two days has assured another season of prosperity for Victoria, and for practically the whole of the southern and western States, and prospects ...

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  9. A MILITARY CAREER.

    Sir Henry Galway, who is a son of the late Lieutenant-General Sir T. L. Gallwey, assumed the present surname in place of Gallwey two years ago. Entering upon a ...

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  10. FURTHER RESCUES.

    This morning five more miners were rescued. All the men were behind falls of rock--a fact which afforded hope for the remainder of those entombed. The ...

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  11. AN ALLEGED LIBEL.

    The trial was commenced to-day of Percy Bono, solicitor, of Great Marlborough street, W. and Thomas Henry Dey, of Amherst Park, N., on a charge of having ...

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  12. HOME RULE AND ULSTER.

    The "Daily Mail" states that informal negotiations are proceeding between the Government and the English Unionist leaders with regard to Ulster and Home ...

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  13. TEE SUFFRAGETTES.

    Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, who escaped from the police after they had arrested her at Bow Baths on Monday evening, was arrested yesterday just as she was about ...

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  14. AT THE PIT MOUTH.

    The earliest efforts were directed to saving the men on the eastern side of the mine. The corpses sent up were battered beyond recognition, one having the hands. ...

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  15. EMIGRATION FRAUD.

    A conclusion was reached to-day in the case in which Douglas M'Donald, a clerk, was charged at the Mansion House with fraud in connection with emigration. ...

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  16. SQUALLS ON THE BAY.

    Considerable inconvenience and discomfort were caused to persons afloat on the Bay yesterday by the north-westerly wind that raged with great force throughout the ...

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  17. DETECTIVES GUARD MINISTERS.

    Owing to the fear of attacks being made upon Ministers by suffragettes, detectives yesterday escorted Ministers to a meeting of the Cabinet in Downing street. ...

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  18. MRS. PANKHURST'S VISIT TO AMERICA.

    In connection with the forthcoming visit to the United States of Mrs. Pankhurst, the English suffragette lender, the United States Immigration Board has decided to ...

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  19. THE EASTERN BAYSIDE.

    Yesterday's storm was accompanied by the highest tide that has been seen on the eastern shore of the Bay for some months. Mordialloc pier was kept continually ...

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  20. THEORIES AS TO CAUSE.

    Batches of survivors from the Volturno have reached Havre, Rotterdam and Liverpool. Various theories are advanced as to the cause of the fire. Herr Badke, a ...

    Article : 178 words
  21. INDIAN RAINS FAIL.

    The continued failure of the rains expected in September has resulted in a partial failure of the harvest in the United and Central Provinces, Rajputana and ...

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  22. DICTATOR OF MEXICO.

    Advices from Mexico City state that, following upon the action of the Mexican President in arresting the whole of the deputies and placing thm in gaol, General ...

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  23. THE ROYAL WEDDING.

    The wedding presents sent to Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duchess of File exceed 500 in number. They are valued at £300,000. They include jewels ...

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  24. DEATH OF DR. DILL MACKY.

    Rev. Dr. William Marcus Dill Macky, minister of the Scotch church, Wynyard-square, died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. George Stevenson, Neutral Bay, ...

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  25. EFFECTS OF PANIC.

    The Volturno's doctor declares that the story of the panic among the crew is unfounded. One frenzied woman, he states, threw her child to the Devonian's boat ...

    Article : 158 words
  26. CANADIAN LIBERALS.

    The Canadian Liberals, with Sir Wilfrid Laurier at their head, are considering the advisability of calling a conference, in order to reconsider the policy of the party, ...

    Article : 106 words
  27. "THE LEADER."

    In "The Leader" this week there is attractive variety in the illustrations. A page is devoted to pictures of the racing at Caulfield on Saturday, showing the incidents of ...

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  28. AN OVERDUE VESSEL.

    The steamer Melbourne, 3777 tons, which left Cebu for Newcastle, New South Wales, on 20th September last, has been reinsured at premiums ranging from 85 to 70 guineas ...

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  29. CYCLONE FIVE CHAINS WIDE.

    A terrific gale was experienced here on Tuesday evening, and a cyclone, accompanied by rain, swept along a course of about five chains wide, doing a lot of ...

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  30. "RITUAL MURDER" TRIAL.

    Further evidence was taken yesterday in connection with the "ritual murder" trial at Kieff of the Jewish prisoner. Mendel Beiliss, who is charged with having ...

    Article : 271 words
  31. FRANCE AND AUSTRALIA.

    Members of the British Chamber of Commerce are visiting the principal centres in France for the purpose of developing the Franco-Australian trade. Lille, Roubaix, ...

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  32. ANGUISH AMONG RELATIVES.

    Anguishing scenes were witnessed at the pithead among the women and children gathered there, especially when the officials exclaimed, "There is no hope. The ...

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  33. COMPULSORY WIRELESS

    The committee of the National Sailors and Fireman's Union has decided to consult members as to whether they are prepared to refuse engagement on any ocean-going ...

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  34. FLAGSHIP AUSTRALIA.

    Sir,--The visit of H.M.A.S. Australia to Victoria appears to be a matter of uncertainty, owing to the anxiety about getting we vessel safely through Port Phillip ...

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  35. EMIGRANTS FOR VICTORIA

    The steamer Indrapura has sailed for Victoria with 905 emigrants, including 275 British lads. ...

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  36. NEW ZEALAND LOAN.

    The underwriters receive 92 per cent. of the New Zealand 4 per cent. loan of £3,500,000, issued at 98½. ...

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  37. GENERAL CABLES.

    The directors of Bovril Australian Estates Ltd., in a circular to shareholders recently stated that, though prospects were improving, they could not hope for ...

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  38. COLLISION ON RIVER.

    A collision, which was fortunately attended by little damage, but resulting in serious detention to the Union S.S. Co.'s liner Maunganui, occurred between that ...

    Article : 222 words
  39. THE MAD MULLAH.

    The "Daily Express" reports that the Mad Mollah of Somaliland, who has been much emboldened by his recent success between Berbera and Odwein, when over 1000 ...

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  40. HEAVY WEATHER ON COAST.

    All day to-day a tierce gale from the south-west raged along the coast, causing the roughest sea seen at Warrnambool for a long time. The huge breakers stretched ...

    Article : 301 words
  41. LAND IN THE ARCTIC.

    A telegram from Juneau, in Alaska, states that Captain Sverdrup, Dr. Nansen's commander, thinks that the story of the reported discovery of a new Arctic ...

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  43. NEARLY 400 MEN ENTOMBED.

    The number of men who had descended the pit was 933. Of these 532 have been rescued. Thirty-one bodies have been recovered, and 372 men are still entombed. ...

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  44. REDUCED PAUPERISM.

    The annual report of the poor law authorities states that the conditions of good trade and little unemployment were reflected in the reduced percentage of ...

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  46. STREET SPEAKER FINED.

    In the city police court to-day, John Gray was fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment for having addressed a meeting in a public street without a permit. ...

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  48. THE KING'S SYMPATHY.

    The King, who is at Balmoral, has telegraphed the following message to the Queen:--"I am appalled at the terrible disaster. I am the more shocked, having ...

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