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  2. CABLE MESSAGE. TASMANIA WOOD BLOCKS.

    The municipal authorities of Marylebone have sent as order to Tasmania for £20,00 worth of stringybark blocks, which are to be used for the purposes of street paving. ...

    Article : 40 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES. BRITISH TRADE.

    The Board of Trade returns for" December show that the imports into the United Kingdom during the month amounted to £36.967,505 as compared with £38,973,802 in the preceding ...

    Article : 177 words
  4. THE LAND BOARDS.

    The Executive Council on Wednesday decided to reappoint the following gentleman as members of the various land board:-Northern District board, Messrs. T. D. Porter ...

    Article : 30 words
  5. THE TRANSVAAL.

    Public opinion in Cape Colony, as far as can be gathered from articles published in the principal newspapers, at first condemned Dr. Jameson for precipitating events in connection ...

    Article : 475 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Latest advices from Cuba convey the intelligence that Marshal Martinez Compos, the Governor-General of the island, has defeated the rebels near Havana. ...

    Article : 73 words
  7. EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF A DIVER.

    "Diver Collins, whilst engaged on the salvage work of the sunken steamer Leveret yesterday," says the Sydney Daily Telegraph of Friday last, "had an exciting experience with a ...

    Article : 74 words
  8. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TAXES.

    At Wednesday's meeting of the Executive Council. Mr. Arthur Searcy, clerk assistant and [?] at-arms of the House of Assembly, was appointed to succeed Mr. L. ...

    Article : 32 words
  9. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    BREADSTUFFS.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,444,000 qrs., as compared with 2,420,000 qrs. a week ago, or an increase of 20.000 ...

    Article : 41 words
  10. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    The latest quotations are:—Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company, 58s. 9d; British Broken Hills, 11s, ...

    Article : 25 words
  11. HEAVY LOSS OF CATTLE.

    Mr. W. H. Lindsay, of Haddon Downs station, near Farina, has written to Mr. A. Molineux (secretary to the Central Agricultural Bureau) to the that he has lost 70 ...

    Article : 50 words
  12. POSTAL BUSINESS.

    Last year 16,187,560 letters, 2,011,220 packets, and 8,304,815 newspapers passed through the post in South Australia, compared with 16,578,088 letters, 1,379,350 packets, and ...

    Article : 26 words
  13. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINES.

    The prospectus of the City of London Gold Mines Syndicate, Coolgardie, has been issued. The capital is stated at £180,000; of which shares representing £135,000 are being offered ...

    Article : 38 words
  14. THE KING AND THE GOVERNOR.

    An amusing incident was witnessed outside Perth Government House during the interval between the arrival of Sir Gerard Smith on Monday, December 23, and the ceremony ...

    Article : 46 words
  15. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Early this morning the [?] and bacon curing establishment of Messrs. Heany Bros. at Ballarat was completely destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at £1,500. The ...

    Article : 33 words
  16. SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 30[?]d. per oz., a rise of [?]d. on the previous quotation. ...

    Article : 19 words
  17. THE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

    The returns of the telegraphic business transacted by the South Australian department during 1885 show that 421,701 local and 320,517 intercolonial messages were ...

    Article : 30 words
  18. A POLITICIAN DEAD.

    The death is announced at the age of 57 of Sir Julian Goldsmid Bart, Unionist member of the House of Commons for South St. Pancras. ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. NEW SOUTH WALES BUSH FIRES.

    Reports from the country give no news of any abatement in the bush fires, and strong heat is still experienced in many parts. At Wyalong the heat during the past three days ...

    Article : 134 words
  20. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    Largs Bay presented a very animated appearance on Wednesday morning, the occasion being the departure of the R.M.S. Oroya and the North German steamer Prinz Regent ...

    Article : 57 words
  21. MANCHESTER SHIPPING TRADE.

    The steamer Gulf of Lions, which discharged her Adelaide cargo at the Ocean Steamers wharf, port Adelaide, on Wednesday, was the first vessel to come to the Australian colonies ...

    Article : 118 words
  22. WESTERN GOLDFIELDS.

    The state of affairs was much "better at Woolgangie last night, when l9,000 gallons of water arrived by train. The Government promise to maintain this quantity ...

    Article : 40 words
  23. LORD BRASSEY IN TASMANIA.

    Mrs. Freeman. Thomas met with an accident to-day as when riding on her bicycle down hill near the Don church she was thrown from the machine. she was taken to Devonport ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the second reading of the Enabling Bill was agreed to on the voices. In committee the leader of the Opposition endeavored to ...

    Article : 113 words
  25. A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STAFF OFFICE FOR SYDNEY.

    The Commandant, Colonel Gordon, received a telegram yesterday from Lieutenant Colonel [?] Chief Staff Officer to the New South Wales Military Forces ti the effect ...

    Article : 137 words
  26. DEPARTURES FOR THE WEST.

    By the R.M.S. Oroya which sailed from Large Bay on Wednesday's large number of Westralians returned to the goldfields. A special train left the North-terrace station at ...

    Article : 42 words
  27. VICTORIAN CUSTOMS.

    During the first week of the year, ending on Tuesday, the revenue of the Customs Department reached the large total of £84,000 As the estimate was £44.000 there is an excess of ...

    Article : 74 words
  28. TRADE WITH THE EAST.

    Me Alexander Marks, the Japanese consul for Australia, and resident in Melbourne arrived in Sydney to-day from Japan. He speaks "wish gratitude of his reception ...

    Article : 51 words
  29. AN UNFORTUNATE LIT[?].

    John Vanlieiden, a, farmer residing as Lancefield, shot him, through the head yesterday and died the morning. The decessed a few yeses ago sued the Lancefield ...

    Article : 36 words
  30. NEW SOUTH WALES COLLIERIES.

    The meeting of the conference of northern municipalities to devise some means of bettering the condition of the coal trade by arranging for a combination of coal proprietors; to-day ...

    Article : 67 words
  31. TYPHOID AT THE SEMAPHORE.

    A meeting of the Central board of Health was field on Wednesday afternoon, when the outbreak of typhoid fever at the Semaphore was considered. No final recommendation was ...

    Article : 33 words
  32. KALCOORLIE.

    Nice stone has been met with on Hannan's Reward North lode, composed of quarts carrying heavy gold. Work in the winze has been stopped and singing continued. They are now ...

    Article : 41 words
  33. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    Prior to the departure of the New South Welshmen for Sydney, Garrett and George Giffen, who with Bruce are the selectors, of the Australian Eleven, agreed that the following. ...

    Article : 290 words
  34. SUDDEN DEATH IN A CHURCH.

    A fearfully sudden death occurred as the Wesleyan Church to-night. A meeting [?] being held at the close of the quarterly meeting and Mr Robert Edlington-engaed in ...

    Article : 39 words
  35. A VALUABLE BIBLE.

    The Lutheran Church at Blyth, which has in its possession a large bell of great historic value, presented to it by the late Emperor William I. in 1887. is now receiving another ...

    Article : 58 words
  36. VICTORIAN HEALTH ACT.

    A deputation of clergy representing the Council of the Churches, waited on the Minister, of Health, and protested against effect being given to' certain clauses in the Health ...

    Article : 39 words
  37. THE FEDERATION LEAGUE.

    the passing of the Federation Enabling Bill through the local Parliament and the satisfactory progress in the other colonies with the measure The cause of a ...

    Article : 160 words
  38. FEDERAL DEFENCE.

    The Government has decided to send Colonel Gunter the Commandant of the Defence Force, to Sydney to represent Queensland at the proposed Conference of Australian ...

    Article : 35 words
  39. THE WEATHER.

    A mong Australians inheritances from the mother country is the Briton's acknowledged right to growl at the weather. A philosopher might hold than the man who ch[?] to live in ...

    Article : 40 words
  40. CRICKET RECEIPTS.

    The gate receipts at the intercolonical match between South Australia and New south Wales, which was concluded on the Adelaide Oval on Monday afternoon, amounted to £412 ...

    Article : 37 words
  41. A STRANGE DISEASE.

    Regarding the strange disease on the ba[?] Lothair the symptoms point to it not being dengue fever. It is though that it may he caused by poisonous exhalations from the ...

    Article : 48 words
  42. QUEENSLAND POLICE FORCE.

    The Executive have sanctioned a member of important changes in the Police Department. The office of travelling inspector will be abolished, and the colony will be divided ...

    Article : 39 words
  43. THE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.

    It has been decided to hold a conference of branches of the Burean of Agriculture at Tanunda on February 19. The Port Brongh[?], Pine Forest, and Mundoora branches 'Will hold ...

    Article : 35 words
  44. OPINIONS OF THE AGE.

    The Age, in an article to-day on the Australian eleven to visit England, sums up as follows:—"Taking into consideration the disability of Blackham and the inability of ...

    Article : 252 words
  45. RAILWAY REVENUE.

    The railway revenue for week which ended on January 4 amounted £23,316 as against for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of ...

    Article : 28 words
  46. A LONG-LOST MAN.

    Our Mount Gambier correspondent writes: "The police are making enquiries as to the where abouts of James Clark, who was last hard of upwards of forty years ago. ...

    Article : 38 words
  47. Advertising

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    Advertising : 326 words
  48. STANDARD BUSHEL OF WHEAT.

    The Corn Trade Section of the Chamber of Commerce met on Wednesday morning, and it was decided to fix the standard weight of the bushel of wheat at 63 1b. for the ensuing ...

    Article : 47 words
  49. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  50. A PIONEER OF 1836.

    Mr. Charles C. Wright, of Yankalilla, one of the few survivors of the band of enterprising pioneers who arrived in South Australia during 1836 and who were present at the ...

    Article : 62 words
  51. STUD SHEEP.

    Mr. E. Ranembe Morgan's Shropshire stud at Watulunga, Queen's Own Town, will be greatly improved by the consignment of ewes which [?] for him last week and are now running ...

    Article : 62 words
  52. HOME SWEET HOME.

    The sweetest and most desirable thing for home is health, and to preserve health one should use Wolfe's Schnapps, ...

    Article : 22 words
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