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  2. JUDITH SAXON.THE PITMAN'S DAUGHTER. PROLOGUE.

    Not wishing to appear disagreeable Saxon seated himself on the green bank beside his fellow miners, and the bottle filled with ardent spirit was passed round, each man taking a ...

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  3. AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL,

    The evergreen drama of "Struck Oil" was played for the second time at the Theatre Royal on Monday evening before a good attendance. The weather formed a pleasant ...

    Article : 132 words
  4. THE POPE AND THE CZAR.

    The Pope in an address to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia expresses amazement at the recent arrest of 30 Polish priests, in view of the Czar's decree promising ...

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  5. AMERICAN FINANCE.

    A telegram from Washington states that a very heated debate is proceeding in the Senate on the currency question. Senator Wolcott in opposing the issue of 4 per cent, bonds to the ...

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  6. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    The distress in England, consequent on the severity of the winter, is stated to be without any parallel. It is estimated that there are at the present time no fewer than 250,000 out of ...

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  7. THE COUNTRY. OBSTREPEROUS NATIVES.

    MURRAY BRIDGE, February 16.—As Murray Bridge is now a ration station for the aborigines large numbers of these Unsavory customers congregate on the precincts of the ...

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  8. THE VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS.

    It is jUst a year to-day since the pioneers of the Waikerie Village Settlement left Adelaide to establish new homes for themselves and their families oh the banks of the Murray, ...

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  9. THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.

    The Cairo correspondent of the Times reports that Nubar Pasha, the Premier, has been approached by a leading Parisian journalist with a promise of armed support ...

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  10. THE CONTINENTALS.

    Another display of fireworks will be given at the Continentals to-morrow, and Mr. John Fuller is to make his final appearance. Mr. Julian O'Sullivan is also engaged, and the ...

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  11. FRANCE AND THE CONGO.

    The Standard states that the French Government have offered the King of the Belgians £30,000,000 for his personal interest in the Congo region. King Leopold is undecided ...

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  12. DEATH OF MR. J. B. TAYLOR.

    HALLETT, February 18.—Mr. J. B. Taylor, the late local schoolmaster, died in the Burra Hospital this morning, having only been there since last Friday. Great sympathy is ...

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  13. SCULLING.

    J. Sullivan, the New Zealand oarsman, who on Saturday last was defeated by "Wag" Harding for the Championship of England, is not satisfied with the result, and has issued a ...

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  14. THE BIJOU THEATRE.

    I here was another good attendance at the Bijou on Monday evening, when Saturday night's programme was repeated. The various items given were greatly appreciated, and ...

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  15. BUSH FIRES.

    MURRAY BRIDGE, February 16.—Bush fires are raging in all directions in the district, the smoke tinting the clouds and the lurid glare of the flames illuminating the country around. ...

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  16. ALLEGED CRIMINAL ASSAULT.

    A colored man was arrested to-day on a charge of criminally assaulting Amelia Lander, a little girl, on Saturday. He will appear at the court on Tuesday morning. ...

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  17. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver has risen 1/8d. per oz., and is quoted at 277/16d. ...

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  18. A BURNING FATALITY.

    SADDLEWORTH, February 17.—On Friday evening about 8 o'clock a little girl 5½ years old, daughter of Mr. Israel Williams, sen., farmer, of Tothill's Creek, was so terribly ...

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  19. A MELBOURNE DIVORCE CASE.

    A second petition for divorce has been filed by Walter Synott, a retired gentleman. In November last his petition on the ground of desertion was unsuccessful and now adultery ...

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  20. PASTORALISTS' FEDERAL COUNCIL.

    The Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia concluded its sittings to-day. The following representatives attended:—Messrs. Wm. Alison, H. N. Cunningham, and George ...

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  21. VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

    The Minister of Public Works will tomorrow submit recommendations to the Cabinet for approval on the question of minimum wages on Government contracts. ...

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  22. INTERCOLONIAL ITEMS.

    The railway revenue last week amounted to £36,270, against £59,526 for the corresponding period of last year, the decrease being£3,256. W. S. Judd, the late secretary to the ...

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  23. OPERATIVE BOOTMAKERS' UNION.

    The ninth annual picnic in connection with the Operative Bootmakers' Union took place on Monday, the outing being held at "Oaklands," the estate of Mr. H. Crozier, which ...

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  24. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    The Executive Council will meet on Friday to sanction the appointment of the Railway Enquiry Board, which will deal with the railways as they are, and will be asked to suggest ...

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  25. REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

    From Messrs. E. S. Wigg &Son, publishers, of Rundle-street, we have received a copy of the new and cheaper edition of "From Life," the interesting theatrical reminiscences of Mr. ...

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  26. TEE MELBOURNE TOBACCO ROBBERY.

    John Mulligan was charged at the Criminal Court to-day with feloniously receiving goods in connection with the Berry tobacco robbery. Mr. Gaunson objected to the proceedings on ...

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  27. SHIPMENT OF EGGS TO LONDON.

    Mr. E. Boocock, of Kialla,in October sent through the Agricultural Department a small consignment of eggs to London by the R. M.S. Valetta. Eggs were then selling in ...

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  28. STORMS AT SEA.

    The Italian barque Japan, bound from Hongkong to Callao, loaded with rice, put into Russell to-day. She was out four months owing to stormy weather. The barque was ...

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  29. THE WOOL BAY CHATAUQUA.

    Having had a little more than a week's experience of camp life, the members of the W.C.T.U. returned on Monday from Wool Bay, Yorke's Peninsula, where the ...

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  30. FOUNDERING OF THE ALERT.

    The action by Mrs. Kilpatrick against the owners of the steamer Alert, claiming £3,000 damages as compensation for the loss of her hnsband, the second engineer on the vessel ...

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  31. VICTORIAN SAVINGS BANKS.

    One of the questions which will be decided by the Cabinet to-morrow is that of reducing the rate of interest on deposits in the Government Savings Bank and the Post Office ...

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  32. A CONSTABLE SUICIDES.

    Constable William Pearkins, attached to the Russell-street-station, committed suicide this afternoon by blowing his brains out with a revolver. He had been in the force for 14 ...

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  33. THE STORY.

    'Twas a magnificent day in June—,"The month of roses," as our poets and other people gifted with a florid imagination love to call it, and for once in a way the sixth month ...

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  34. BUSH.FIRES ON KANGAROO ISLAND.

    Our Hog Bay correspondent, writing on Monday, says:—Tremendous bush fires have been raging on the island during the last week, and many ...

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  35. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

    The match, between Mr. Stoddarts eleven and the combined New South Wales and Queensland team was resumed on the Exhibition Ground to-day. The weather was fine ...

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  36. SYDNEY DIVORCE SUIT.

    The Rev. James Clark, a Church of England clergyman at Kogarah, who has been making himself somewhat notorious in Sydney recently by a suit to recover the body ...

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  37. AN APPEAL.

    Sir—Will you kindly allow me to ask through the medium of your paper if some of your daily readers will kindly contribute their mite to help a poor woman and two children who are ...

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  38. SIR ROBERT HAMILTON.

    There is reason to believe that the report of the death of Sir Robert Hamilton is incorrect. A letter was received about 10 days ago by relatives of Sir Robert in Melbourne saying ...

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  39. THE WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNINON.

    The annual convention of the Yorke's Peninsula district of the W.C.T.U. was held on February 12 at the W.C.T.U. encampment at Wool Bay. Delegates and members from each of the local unions of ...

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  40. SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. M. A. HOCKING.

    Mrs. Mary Ann Hocking, aged 77 years, an old colonist and relict of the late Mr. Oliver Hocking, died suddenly at her residence, West-street, Brompton, at 9 o'clock on ...

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  42. ACCIDENT TO THE PUKAKI.

    A plate will be put over the rent in the Pukaki, and it is expected she will be ready to start for Sydney on Wednesday. The damaged cargo will be sold at auction. An ...

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  43. LAKE BONNEY SETTLEMENT.

    On Monday evening Mr. Theodore Hack lectured before a large audience in the Port Adelaide Town Hall on the Lake Bonney irrigation scheme. The Mayor of the Port ...

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  44. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    On Sunday, at the Wellington-square Primitive Methodist Church, harvest-thanksgiving services were held, at each of which the Rev. J. Day Thompson presided. On Monday the ...

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  45. AUSTRALIAN WORKERS' UNION CONFERENCE.

    The conference of the Australian Workers Union was continued to-day, and most of the time was spent in discussing the boundaries of the district unions under the scheme of amal. ...

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  46. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

    Theatre Royal, 8—Miss Maggie Moore's Company, "Struck Oil." Bijou Theatre, 8—The Empire Comedy, Minstrel, and Burlesque Company. ...

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