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  2. XMAS IN SYDNEY.

    Poultry is dearer ro-day than for the past forty years, turkeys 40/ per pair, roosters 5/ to 8/, ducks 5/ to 9/, geese 12/ to 15/. There is a famine in hams, ...

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  3. HORSE MAIL SERVICES.

    Owing to high prices sent in with the tenders, probably due to the in creased cost of horse feed, substantial additional expenditure will have to be ...

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  4. LATEST CABLES

    The enforcement of the regulations with regard to cattle fever has caused some temporary disaffection in the Zulu tribe under the chief Bubula, ...

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  5. ANOTHER CARPENTARIA DOWNS TRAGEDY.

    Wm. Power, a witness in the Carg[?]ntaria Downs murder case, was found dead, it is alleged with a bullet wound through his heart, at the old ...

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  6. BUSH FIRES.

    The bush fire at Bongonge, Gundagai, is still raging fi[?]ly. Up to the present 10,000 acres of country have been swept. On Saturday and Sunday ...

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  7. CORRESPONDENCE

    We do not identify ourselves with, or hold ourselves responsible for, the opinions expressed under this heading. ...

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  8. LE BEAU MONDE

    My dear Bentri[?],— Mrs. Williamson, who with Miss Williamson, has just returned form Melbourne, has just returned from Melbourne, where she was present at ...

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  9. VENEZUELA SENSATION.

    This frustration of the plot to assassinate General Gomey completes the downfall of President Castro, of Vene[?]la. The conspirators intend to ...

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  10. THE LATE MRS. S. B. KENNARD.

    Sir,—In Mrs. Stanley Bruce Kennard, the people more especially the poor people of Toowoomba, have lost a friend indeed. The many loving ...

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  11. WORLD'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Burns and Johnson met at Mr. M'Intosh's office this evening, and discussed the referee question. There was a protracted interview, which ...

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  12. R.M.S. ORUBA IN A GALE

    The mail steamer Oruba arrived this morning from Sydney, fourteen hours behind time. In the run across the Australian Bight exceptionally heavy ...

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  13. RUSSIAN DUMA.

    The Duma of Russia has adopted the clans[?] in a bill sanctioning individual ownership of peasantry lands ...

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  14. UNREST IN SAMOA.

    In reference to the cablegrams received from, Auckland regarding the unrest in Samoa, it is semi-officially stated in Berlin that neither the ...

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  15. THE AMETHYST AFFAIR. SEAMEN SENTENCED LONDON, Wednesday.

    [?] Curtis, able seaman, and James Yates, stoker, were sentenced to two and one year's imprisonment respectively, and dismissed from the ...

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  16. LUCKY PROSPECTORS.

    A party of prospectors at Waverley put eighteen tons through the local mill for 1350 oz. The material was taken from an abandoned lease in ...

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  17. SPORTING.

    Although there are several race meetings on the Dawns on Boxing Day, the chief attraction will be the Toowoomba Turf Club's gathering at ...

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  18. PERSONAL.

    At a meeting of the Hon. J. T. Bell's supporters at Dalby, after various speakers had expressed their opinions, it was agreed, on the motion of ...

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  19. IRISH NEWSPAPER.

    Mr. Farrell, M. P., was charged before the King's Bench, Dublin, with having published in the 'Longford Leader' boycotting and intimidatory ...

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  20. ZULU CHIEF.

    The Zulu chief Mjonbelwana, who recently was sentenced to death on charges of treason and rebellion, was executed yesterday in the presence of ...

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  21. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    The land selected in Queensland from 1st January to 30th November, 1908, amounts to 4,500,282 acres, bearing a rental of £29,803 19s. 10d. For ...

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  22. LIBELLING THE DAWSON.

    Sir,—With reference to a disparaging article that appeared in the "Sydney Mail" of 2nd December, page 1429, re the Dawson River country I send ...

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  23. ESCAPED LUNATIC RECAPTURED.

    The lunatic who escaped from the Willowburn Asylum on December 17th was recaptured yesterday in the vicinity of Quinalow. Constable Costello, ...

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  24. ANOTHER BIG BLAZE.

    The weather is extremely boisterous. To-day a bush fire commenced in a south-westerly direction from here. With a heavy wind behind at ...

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  25. FRENCH IN ALGERIA.

    The ringleader of the mutineers in the French foreign legion, in Algiers declares that he acted under formal instructions from the Government of ...

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  26. UNDERFED SCHOOL CHILDREN

    The London County Council voted £10,000 for meals for underfed school children. ...

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  27. EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

    Bulgaria, in a note to the Powers, describes a passage in the Sultan of Turkey's recent speech as an insult to Bulgaria, and to King Ferdinand, ...

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  28. NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.—NEW "ALL-SEA" CARRIAGE RATES.

    A reduction in the rate of postage on newspapers weighing more than 8oz. has been announced. It was recently arranged with the Imperial ...

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  29. (The Editor, "Sydney Mail").

    Sir,—Having read with interest the article in your issue of 2nd instant on the Dawson River, Queensland, by W.M.B., I feel compelled to write ...

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  30. ARMIDALE TRAGEDY.

    The girl Agnes O'Leary is still detained on suspicion of the murder of Hannah Kelly at Armidale. At the local police court to-day, the police ...

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  31. DISTRICT NEWS.

    A very pleasant day was spent at Quinalow, when the annual picnic and prize distribution took place at the Quinalow school. Quite a crowd ...

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  32. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION

    At the instance of the Mayor and Civic Lodge at Pittsb[?]rg, who has commenced a scheme of reform, seven city councillors and two other ...

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  33. FIRES CONVERGING.

    Daysda[?] telephoned here this morning that a large bush fire was coming down with the hight north wind from South Goonambil, cleaning everything ...

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  34. BISHOP OF STEPNEY.

    The Right Rev. Henry Luke Paget, D.D., Bishop of Ipswich, has been appointed Bishop of Stepney, in succession to Dr. Cosmo Lang, who has ...

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  35. BURNS-JOHNSON FIGHT.

    Bob Fitzsimmons, when interviewed in London yesterday, said that he was willing to fight the winner of the Burns-Johnson match. ...

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  36. PARLIAMENT.

    A proclamation was issued to-night prorogating the State Parliament until February 9. ...

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  37. PUBLIC SERVICE TENDERS

    The following tenders for supplies for 1909 for the Public Service have been accepted:—Toowoomba, including Hospital for Insane at ...

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  38. INSURANCE CLAIMS.

    Twenty-three English insurance companies have agreed to settle claims amounting to £800,000, which arose cut of the litigation connected with ...

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  39. FARMERS BURNT OUT.

    A bush fire started at Coreen early this morning. It burnt to the Bull Plain road. A number of farmers were burnt out. Crops of wheat and ...

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  40. TREASURE SEEKERS.

    By the latest American mails to hand comes a remarkable tale of treasure seekers at sea. It appears that a number of American collegians having ...

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  41. STATE CHILDREN.

    It is understood that Mr. George Andrew Ferguson, an inspector in the Audit Department, has been appointed Chief Inspector of ...

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  42. A CLOSE CALL.

    Mr. John G. Fletcher, of Wal Teela. Ma[?]bo, narrowly missed a terrible death last week. He was assisting to put out a bush fire on Messrs. ...

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  43. NATIONAL BANK NEW ZEALAND.

    The National Bank of New Zealand has declared an interim divided at the rate of 10 per cent per annum. ...

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  44. BOMBS THROWN AT A TRAIN

    Two bombs were thrown at a train, which was conveying Mr. H[?]e, the public prosecutor, to S[?]pur. No one was hurt. This is the seventh ...

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  45. STOCK ROUTE DESTROYED.

    A bush fire broke out last week on the Dora Dora, Upper Murray, caused by lightning, and although fought continuously has been extending ...

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  46. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS.

    In connection with the general elections 122 candidates have been nominated. Of these fifty—four are supporters of the Ministerial policy, and ...

    Article : 222 words
  47. NAMOI RIVER TRAGEDY.

    The body found in the Namoi on Friday is supposed to be that of a man named Johnston, who was travelling in a van drawn by two horses. He ...

    Article : 286 words
  48. EUROPEAN SITUATION.

    Reuter's correspondent at Constan[?]ple reports that the Marquis Pala[?] (the Australian ambassador) has submitted to the Grand Vizier ...

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  49. VICTORIAS POPULATION.

    The police canvass for electors for the House of Representatives in the electoral divisions of each of the States is approaching completion. The first ...

    Article : 194 words
  50. COTTON SHIP WRECKED.

    The steamer [?], with 22,000 bales of cotton, bound from Galveston to Liverpool is a total wr[?] off Mizzen Head, Cork. The vessel struck during ...

    Article : 85 words
  51. WEDDING.

    St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding last Monday, when Miss Helen MacGregor Hurford, second daughter of ...

    Article : 275 words
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