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  2. Family Notices

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  3. ALGOA BAY STORM. TERRIBLE CALAMITY.

    The gale raged all along the southern coast of Cape Colony on Sunday night and Monday, wrecking most of the vessels in its path. ...

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  4. THE TARIFF.

    The question whether the requests from the Senate for amendments in the tariff should be received a second time was settled in the affirmative to-night by the ...

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  5. THE SHEARING TROUBLE.

    This morning the secretary of the Machine Shearers' Union received applications for employment at New South Wales sheds from close upon 300 men. The applications ...

    Article : 220 words
  6. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The resolution submitted to the Cape Parliament by Dr. T. W. Smartt (leader of the Progressive Party), thanking the colonial troops for their services during the ...

    Article : 410 words
  7. WORK IN PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    The Royal Commission to enquire into the working of the Government mechanical shops has been appointed. Mr. Duncan obtained a statement to this effect from ...

    Article : 360 words
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  9. A LONG LIST OF CASUALTIES.

    The secretary of the South Australian Marine Underwriters' Association (Mr. F. Steinwedel) on Wednesday, received the subjoined telegram from Mr. ...

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  10. BREACH OF PROMISE.

    An action for alleged breach of promise of marriage, which was undefended, was heard at the Supreme Court to-day, the plaintiff being Minnie Wilson and the ...

    Article : 312 words
  11. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

    "The Government will go right on, sir." There was a flavor truly American about this announcement by the Premier which tickled members. Mr. Price was anxious ...

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  12. KING'S HOSPITAL FUND.

    Lord Strathcona (High Commissioner for Canada) and Lord Mount-Stephen, both of whom laid the foundation of their fortunes in the Dominion, have given to the ...

    Article : 83 words
  13. TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

    In his inaugural address before the Trades Union Congress yesterday, Mr. W. Steadman (the president) spoke strongly in support of Parliamentary action, declaring that ...

    Article : 237 words
  14. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A telegram has been received from the Comptroller-General of Customs stating that the 20 per cent, reduction in the West Australian State tariff commences on ...

    Article : 249 words
  15. VICTORIA.

    A man entered the Commonwealth mine, Rutherglen, during the night, with the intention, it is supposed, of robbing the sluice-boxes. Mr. Ashby, who was in the ...

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  17. STATE PARLIAMENTS. VICTORIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the debate on the second reading of the Salaries Reduction Bill was resumed. Mr. Prendergast attacked the Government ...

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  18. SWINGING EXTRAORDINARY.

    A serious accident occurred to Fritz Vahland, of Bendigo, at Elmore. He was caught by the right arm in some machinery, and was s[?]ng round several times ...

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  19. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Reports have come to hand from different parts of the Condobolin district that grasshoppers in embryo are swarming on the land. The Government Entomologist's ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. HE WANTED TO DIE.

    E. W. Sampson, residing at Eglington Creek. committed suicide by sbooting himself with a shot gun. He asked his son to clean his boots, stating that he intended ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. A LABOR PARTY TROUBLE.

    At the Trades and Labor Congress to-day a long discussion took place regarding the action of Mr. Taylor, the member for Mount Margaret, in not abiding by the ...

    Article : 90 words
  22. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-day Mr. Stone gave notice of his intention to move—"That in the opinion of this House it is desirable that the Government should take such ...

    Article : 131 words
  23. TOPICS OF THE DAY. A WILL CASE.

    The danger of the untutored editing or otherwise interfering with their wills was again shown in the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. A testator wrote across ...

    Article : 240 words
  24. A DEATH SENTENCE.

    The Executive Council to-day considered the case of Samuel Peters, who was sentenced to death for murdering his wife at Leederville on July 4. It was decided that ...

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  25. SHOCKING BURNING ACCIDENT.

    A very old resident of Kilmore, James O'Kane, has met with a terrible death. The deceased was caretaker of a building. He was missed, and his bedroom was ...

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  26. SERIOUS BLASTING ACCIDENT.

    Two railway employes, Thomas Courtney and A. Macdonald, were badly injured this afternoon by the premature explosion of a charge of dynamite. They Were engaged ...

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  27. SHIP ON FIRE.

    At A o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the bunkers of the British-India steamer Sealda, which arrived from Calcutta and Singapore last Friday. The ...

    Article : 129 words
  28. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT FATALITY.

    An inquest concerning the death of John Fellows, who was killed at Collingwood yesterday through coming into contact with an electric light wire, was opened to-day and ...

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  29. ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS.

    In the near future the residents of Adelaide and the suburbs hope to be bowling along in electric cars. It is interesting at the present stage to notice what is being ...

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  30. THE HUSTLER'S REEF SCRIP FORGERIES.

    The hearing of the charge against William Rowan, of having on August 11 offered, uttered, and disposed of certain forged mining scrip, purporting to be scrip of the Hustler's ...

    Article : 57 words
  31. A CLERGYMAN UNDER ARREST.

    The Rev. Arthur Bently worthington, who was arrested in Sydney yesterday on a charge of obtaining money from a Camberwell lady by means of false pretences, ...

    Article : 123 words
  32. QUEENSLAND.

    The New South Wales Rugby football team to-day beat a Queensland second team by 14 goals to nil. ...

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  33. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    At a meeting of the committee, of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce to-day the question of the prohibition of colored labor in connection with the West ...

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  34. ALLEGED MASSACRE OF NATIVES.

    The Commissioner of Police leaves on Friday for Cooktown en route for Moreton to investigate a report that in April last a number of black-trackers had shot four ...

    Article : 339 words
  35. THE POLITICAL COMMANDMENTS.

    At a junior "rally" of the New South wales Christian Endeavor Union held in the Sydney Town Hall last Saturday, the Rev. A. S. C. James delivered an address ...

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  36. AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

    Mr. Merrett, sen., had an unpleasant experience during a thunderstorm. While he was out driving, lightning struck a tree six or seven chains away. Notwithstanding ...

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  37. MR. BROUGH AND THE WEATHER PROPHET.

    Mr. Robert Brough, of the Brough Comedy Company, who is bidding farewell to South Australia to-day.—probably for all time—has strong faith in the correctness of ...

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  38. PECULIAR FATALITY.

    A man named John Graaf, 54 years of age, went to sleep near a wood-stack at Mitchelstown. William Ferguson was engaged in carting wood, and on coming up ...

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  39. PARLIAMENTARY VISITS TO BAROSSA.

    On Friday, the Commissioner of Public Works will take a party of Legislative Councillors to Barossa to inspect the waterworks, which are nearing completion. The ...

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  40. MISS NELLIE STEWART.

    Miss Nellie Stewart made her second essay in legitimate drama to-night, when at the Princess Theatre "Mice and Men" was produced for the first time in ...

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