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  2. Oxley's Ostler Interviewed.

    Early this morning ons of our reporters saw Mr. William Stanley, who was employed by Oxley as salesman and buyer, and elicited the following statement:—"I ...

    Article : 454 words
  3. SHIPPING NEWS.

    WOOLOOMOOLOO, steanerr (Lucd'n Anchor line), 2,220 tons, Harry Goodrham, from London November 12. Mr. Bishop, steward in charge. Geo. Wills and Co., agents. Passengers—Mesdames Goodrham and ...

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  4. DYNAMITERS AT WORK.

    Great consternation has been caused by the discovery of several fires on board belonging to the American line of steamers. Fortunately in each case the ...

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  5. RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

    Exception, is taken by the Russian authorities to the measures adopted by the Sultan of Turkey on the advice of English naval experts for strengthening the ...

    Article : 86 words
  6. MATABELELAND.

    The latest intelligence respecting the movements of Captain Forbes, leader of the advanced column in pursuit of King Lobengula in Matabeleland, states that ...

    Article : 158 words
  7. PAVING THE WAY

    Reports of the conflicts between the settlers and the aborigines no doubt reached Adelaide in an exaggerated form, though matters had arrived at such a stage that exaggeration was ...

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  8. NEEDLES: "Short, Sharp, Shiny."

    HE—"Say, Louise, that we will play the game of life together." She—"I'm sorry, James, but I've just arranged for an English match." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. ITALY AND MASSOWAH. FIGHTING WITH NATIVES.

    Sanguinary fighting is reported from Massowah, the Italian stronghold in the Red Sea. The dervishes, with a view to a supreme effort to expel the foreigners, ...

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  10. THE SICK MAN OF AFRICA.

    The Kabyles in the south-eastern provinces of Morocco, who have been in rebellion during the past year and whose actions have been the subject of ...

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  11. The Inquest.

    Shortly after half-past 4 o'clock on Christmas Day the city coroner (Dr. Whittell) reached the scene of the tragedy accompanied by six jurymen, who were sworn in at the ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. SIR EDWIN T. SMITH.

    Sir Edwin T. Smith, of Adelaide, has purchased for presentation to that city a bronze casting of the colossal statue of the Queen, executed in 1889 by the late ...

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  13. ITALIANS LOSE 100.

    In the engagement at Fort Agordat the Italians lost a total of 100 men. ...

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  14. A CARGO OF TOBACCO BURNING.

    Intelligence has been received that the cargo of tobacco on board the steamer Seneca, lying in harbor at Havana, is burning. No particulars are to hand as ...

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  15. THE BUTTER MARKET.

    Serious friction has occurred anions the members of the committee appointed by the London salesmen to regulate the price of butter, charges being made ...

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  16. The Adjourned Inquest.

    On Tuesday morning the adjourned inquest on the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oxley and their son Harry Walter Oxley was continued at the Coroner's office. ...

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  17. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Sir George Elliot, Bart., the well-known mining engineer and proprietor of collieries in Durham. He had represented the ...

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  18. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    Mr. Sandford Fleming, who recently visited Australia in company with the Hon. McKenzie Bowell, Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce, in a ...

    Article : 192 words
  19. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

    A sensation has been caused in New York by the discovery of a plot to kidnap the infant daughter of President Cleveland with a view to obtaining a heavy ...

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  20. AUSTRALIAN GOLD COMPANY.

    The directors of the Australian Gold Recovery Company report that during the past year the losses have amounted to £8,000. ...

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  21. SHIPPING.

    Arrived—Antares, barque, from Bluff Harbor, September 19. ...

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  22. THE BRAZILIAN REVOLT. SANGUINARY BATTLES.

    The report of the capture of Peixoto is not yet confirmed, but sanguinary battles are known to have been fought at Itajahy and Desterro, in which fully 400 followers ...

    Article : 61 words
  23. SPORTING. TO-DAY'S RACES.

    The Port Adelaide Racing Club hold their holiday meeting on the Old Course this afternoon and tho recent rains have made the course in excellent order, so that with fine ...

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  24. COMMERCIAL.

    The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,692,000 quarters, being 11,000 quarters more than last week. Prices of wheat and flour are unaltered. ...

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  25. CAPTURE OF RIO DENIED.

    The Brazilian Legation in Paris has given an authoritative denial to the report of the seizure of Rio de Janeiro by the insurgents. ...

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  26. JORDAN PARK RACES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 312 words
  27. EGYPTIAN QUESTION.

    Notwithstanding the personal sympathy displayed, by Riaz Pasha, the Premier, with the attitude of the Egyptian Consultative Council, the Cabinet at Cairo has ...

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  28. A NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.

    Mr. Stewart, the official liquidator of bankrupt companies, estimates that the assets of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will yield a ...

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  29. MESSRS. LOWES & McFARLAND.

    William T. Loves, a member of the firm of Messrs. Lowes & McFarland, stock and station agents, was arrested on Saturday, on an information sworn by his ...

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  30. THE POPE AND EUROPE.

    The Pope has issued an allocution on the present condition of Europe, of which his Holiness speaks in somewhat despondent terms. A hope is expressed ...

    Article : 69 words
  31. MR. HENRY PETTITTDEAD.

    The death is announced of Mr. Henry Pettitt, the well-known dramatist. In conjunction with Sir Augustus Harris, Mr. G. R. Sims, and other ...

    Article : 77 words
  32. BRAVERY REWARDED.

    The ceremony of presenting William Shotfcon and Hugh Kennedy, of the ship Trafalgar, with a recognition of the bravery they displayed in bringing the ...

    Article : 152 words
  33. THE COLONIAL PARTY.

    Referring to the disparaging comments of Sir George Dibbs on the Colonial Party in the House of Commons, whom he stigmatised as "meddlers," Mr. J. F. ...

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  34. N.S.W. SUMMER MEETING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 270 words
  35. DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

    Jno. McGregor, a young man, was drowned whilst bathing at Brisbane Grove, near Goulburn, yesterday. ...

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  36. A BILLIARD CONTEST.

    In a billiard contest at the Westminster Aquarium C. Dawson has won three games and P. Memmott seven. ...

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  37. THE HOLIDAY IN SYDNEY.

    The weather for the holiday was uncomfortably warm and muggy. The sky was overcast all day and light drizzling rain fell at frequent intervals. There ...

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  38. THE LATE MR. FINNISS.

    AGREAT many years have passed away since the late Mr. Finniss severed his active connection with public affairs in South Australia. He was one of ...

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  39. BURGLARY IN MELBOURNE.

    At 2 o'clock on Saturday morning three burglars managed to effect an entrance into the Rifile rigade Hotel, North Carlton. The servant screamed, and ...

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  40. NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES.

    An aggregate meeting of Newcastle miners was held at Lambton yesterday to discuss the proposed reduction in the hewing rate. About 1,800 miners were ...

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  41. THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES.

    Notice has been given to all miners residing on the Wallarah Coal Company's estate, near Newcastle, that they are to give up tenancy of the houses they occupy ...

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  42. THE STRANDED STEAMER TENTERDEN.

    The latest telegrams received by the president of the Marine Board give very little hope of floating the stranded steamer Tenterten at MacDonnell Bay. A tug with a party of ...

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  43. ROBBING A WIDOW.

    One of the councillors of Coburg, Mr. Francis N. Axford, an estate agent, was arrested by the detectives on Saturday on a charge of fraudulently converting to his ...

    Article : 48 words
  44. Advertising

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    Advertising : 97 words
  45. MINING NEWS. GOLD PROSPECTING IN THE MACDONNELL RANGES.

    Mr. W. Earle, a mining expert from Tasmania, left Adelaide by train for Ooanadatta on Monday morning to examine the goldbearing reefs in the MacDonnell Rangers ...

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  46. CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE OTHER COLONIES.

    On Christmas Eve the streets were thronged with traffic, but business was restricted mostly to strollers, and the sales were noticeable for cheap purchases ...

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  47. NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT.

    The Southland Frozen Meat Company has resolved to increase its capital from £40,000 to £100,000, the New Zealand Shipping Company, and Turnbull, ...

    Article : 44 words
  48. WEST AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

    Parliament having passed the Electoral Rolls Bill, which places the procedure of the forthcoming elections under the extended franchise on a legal basis, several ...

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  49. A GALLANT RESCUE.

    A gallant rescue is reported from Geraldton. A Chinese lunatic escaped from the local gaol and rushed into the sea. Hugh Smith, a seaman, when ...

    Article : 44 words
  50. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Mr. F. Bevilaqua, who was dispatched to Western Australia by an Adelaide syndicate, has sent us the following telegram dated Esperance Bay, December 26:—"Eclipse ...

    Article : 107 words
  51. THE DUNDAS GOLD FIELDS.

    The acting warden of the Dundas goldfields arrived at Albany yesterday. He speaks sanguinely concerning the prospects of the fields, which are practically ...

    Article : 44 words
  52. VICTORIAN SELECTORS.

    The Lands Department between December 9 and December 12 received £8,000 from selectors who were lately urged to pay up arrears of rent. ...

    Article : 34 words
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