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  2. LETTER FROM LIEUTI[?] ROWELL.

    Lieutenant Bowell of the Second tangent, in a letter from [?] De Arc, after a ride of [?] weeks a very good performance ...

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  3. THE DEFENDER OF MAFEKING.

    The Mafeking correspondent of the London "Times" writes:.—As your correspon—dent returned from the staadt the man who had instigated this important change ...

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  4. SUBURBAN FLOWER SHOWS.

    The annual show in connection with the West Suburban Horticultural and Floricultural Society was opened by the Mayor of Thebarton (Mr. C. B. Ware) in the local ...

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  5. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The import trade in eggs from China is assuming very large proportions in Sydney, and is seriously menacing local producers' interests. ...

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  6. AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST CITY.

    The latest statistics published under the authority of Mr. J. J. Fenton, the Assisttant Government Statist of Victoria show that on December 31, 1899, the population ...

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  7. VICTORIA.

    The Minister of Education has adopted the suggestion made at the recent conference of State school inspector- thar then, should be a quinquennial change of ...

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  8. CORRESPONDENCE.

    Ignorant,"' Calca.—1. The address of the officer commanding "The Soldiers of the Pen'" is "The General, the Advertiser' Officer Unless under the "law of ...

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  9. NEW ZEALAND.

    Cabinet voted £5,000 towards the sufferers through the big fire at. Ottawa. ...

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  10. AT THE FRONT.

    Lance-Corporal W. Rust, writing from Norval's Pont on March 12, stated:— For those weeks .the Boers have been – retreatThe railway has been blown up. ...

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  11. THE FINANCES.

    Mr. Seddon has announced that for the year the receipts have been £5,093,617, and the expenditure £5,140,117, leaving a credit balance of £559.400. This, added to the ...

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  12. MELVILLE V. JOHNSON AND ANOTHER.

    Sir—The report of the above caw which appears in this morning's issue is likely to create an erroneous and unfavorable impression "with respect to the defence where ...

    Article : 276 words
  13. THE MYSTERIOUS SKELETON.

    The skeleton of a leg and foot found in Rodney-place yesterday, proves to be nothing more terrible than an ordinary medical specimen Dr. Morrison, who ...

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  14. THE SAN JOSE SCALE.

    The Government Entomologist fears that it will not be practicable to eradicate the San Jose scale in the counties of Cumberland and Northumberland. but considers ...

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  15. A DIVORCE CASE.

    "The Chief Justice made some strong comments en a case in the Divorce Court to-day. Henrietta Major sought divorce from James Louis Major on the ground ...

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  16. DISPUTED CUSTODY OF A CHILD.

    An application was made to the Chief Judge in Equity to-day to make absolute a rule nisi calling upon John Zononi Ziymack and Maria Hellestrand, of Hay, to ...

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  17. FOUND DROWNED.

    Two boys discovered the body of a woman in the Hay between South "Melbourne and Port 'Melbourne, near hhe Lagoon jetty, to -day. When the body was brought ...

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  18. THE PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    Sir—As an Australian colonist of more than half a century's standing, I cannot refrain from protesting against the action of Messrs. Symon and Deakin, in trying to ...

    Article : 229 words
  19. THE PLAGUE.

    Another formidable list of new patients was reported to-day, as follows:— Donald MeClemon, aged 15, living in the city, and employed in a Sydney warehouse; ...

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  20. FATAL MINING EXPLOSION.

    A fatal accident occurred at the Cobar gold mines to-day. Frederick Critcher and William Rowe, miners, were charging a hole, and while putting in the last ...

    Article : 165 words
  21. THE LATE MR. F. G. SMITH.

    The bank representatives of Melbourne have passed the following resolution:— The representatives or banks here assembled desire to place on record their deeD ...

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  22. AN INTERESTING LAND TRANSFER.

    A land transfer of more than ordinary interest was executed at the Narrandera Land Office on Wednesday, the remarkable featol about it bang that one of the ...

    Article : 104 words
  23. ENGLISH AND DUTCH IN SOUTH AFRICA.

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  24. THE P. & O. COMPANY.

    It is stated here in well-informed circles that the head office of the P. &. O. Steamship Company is to be removed to Sydney, with Mr. E. Trelawney as superintendent ...

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  25. AMUSEMENTS.

    The final performance at the Theatre Royal on Friday evening of Gilbert and Sullivan's merry and melodious opera 'H.M.S. Pinafore" was witnessed by a ...

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  26. A SUPPOSED FRENCH ESCAPEE.

    Paul Auber, a Frenchman, aged 37, was arrested early this morning because he was carrying a suspicious-looking bundle. It was a fortunate-accident for the colony. ...

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  27. GRENFELL SHOOTING CASE.

    The Government have decided to offer a reward of £100 in connection with, the shooting of Mr. Wilkinson, the manager of the. Bank of New South Wales at ...

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  28. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    In answering a deputation to-day the Premier said the Government would grant £1,000 to assist in the erection of a building as a Drome for incurables, provided ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. TASMANIA.

    The Tasmania mine has crushed 1,915 tons for 3,681 cz. of amalgam The half-yearly meeting of the Tasmanian Woolgrowers' Association was held ...

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  30. THE LEGISLATURE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    Sir—it will be well if the [?] rails of this colony are awake to the importance of the issues involve in the approaching elections A chance its now . ...

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  31. GATACHE'S REVERSE.

    General Gatacre's dispatch describing his perverse at Stormberg has been published in the London In transmitting General Gatacre's dispatch to the ...

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  32. HEAVY RAIN.

    Heavy rain fell inland last night and in the city this morning, but the weather partly cleared up during the afternoon. The downfall seems to have been general. ...

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  33. THE SALE OF BUGLER.

    Sir—I have no fault to find with Mr. J. C. F. Johnson's letter re the sale of Bugler, with the exception of the part where he speaks of the "ignoble user" to ...

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  34. ADELAIDE AND SUBURBAN CRICKET. ASSOCIATION.

    A social was given on Friday night to the players of the Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association by the vice-president, Mr. J. J. Virgo. There were quite 100 players present in the gym ...

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  35. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Mr. Leake, the leader of the Federal Party, says Sir John Forrest, a decision in regard to Federation came as a pleasant surprise. "To have succeeded as we have," ...

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  36. THE PANTHEON.

    Large attendances are still 'proving the rule at the Pantheon, where a varied and interesting exhibition is open for inspection both in the afternoon and evening. ...

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  37. DIRTY SMOKING CARRIAGES.

    Sir—For absolutely filthy, disgusting, and inconvenient railway travelling, commend me to some of the second-class smoking carriages used on the Port line. They ...

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  38. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

    Mr. Harcourt Palmer cabled to Mesas. Brunlees & Bakewell on May 2, asking them to satisfy Sir Philip Fysh as to the financial ability of the promoters of the ...

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  39. QUEENSLAND.

    The yield of gold in this colony for April was 74,944 oz an increase of 2,819 oz. compared with April of last year. ...

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  40. MR. PAULL'S CONCERT.

    Mr. William Paull's farewell concert, announced to be given in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, May 15, promises to be one of the most important ...

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  41. PRECAUTIONS IN VICTORIA.

    "Victoria is making ready for the plague should it break out here. To-day it was decided that the gunboat Albert, which has done nothing of late years but rust and ...

    Article : 112 words
  42. LOSS OF THE GLENELG.

    Further important evidence was riven today before the Marine Court of Enquiry into the loss of the Glenelg. Roderick Ferguson, an able seaman who ...

    Article : 526 words
  43. RAILWAY RATES.

    In endeavoring to prepare for the Federation of the railways by making uniform goods classification, and mileage rates of Victoria, and South Australia the traffic ...

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  44. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GUN CLUB.

    The following are the handicaps-ix the [?] Australian Gun Club pigeon nan at Plimpton on May 8:-—Glacier, 32 [?] 31; Greenest. ...

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  45. NEWBURY-SPADA "POPS."

    Mr. Philip Newbury, the popular angermanager, has arranged, a most attractive programme for the popular concert in the Town Hall this evening. In addition to ...

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  46. THE BERTHING OF THE CINTRA.

    The Premier to-day telegraphed a reply to the Mayor of Cairns in connection with the latter's protest against the Cintra being allowed to berth at the wharf. The ...

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  47. EIGHT HOURS CELEBRATION.

    On Thursday night delegates appointed from the various societies met at the Trades Hall for the purpose of forming the annual anniversary committee in connection with the Eight ...

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  48. THE GENERAL'S DEFENCE.

    General Gatacre's dispatch, which Lord Roberts criticises, was one of two written on the same subject, the first having been sent to General Buller, reaching him only ...

    Article : 201 words
  49. KALGOORLIE MINING.

    The starting of the new air compressor at the south block of the Oroya, which was arranged to take place' yesterday, has been postponed till Saturday on account of ...

    Article : 190 words
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    Sir—The path of my life has been a rough one; indeed, did not think it possible to mate it worse, but this was before I decided to live at the Semaphore. ...

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  51. SUNDAY TRADING.

    Sir—"Knightsbridge" says There were fewer public-houses in London in 1884 than in 1850, though the population had increased by seven millions." There are not ...

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  52. Perth, May 4.

    Although the recent outbreak of plague in CooLgardie shows that the colony is not free from the disease, no fresh cares are recovered. and as the patient at Coolgar ...

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  53. GLENELG COUNCIL.

    May 4.—Present—The Mayor (Mr. A. J. Roberts), Crs. Stirling, Hambridge, Moyle, Pinch, and Hibberd. The public works committee recommended The acceptance of E. Smith's tender ...

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  54. O.B.I. WINTER ENTERTAINMENTS.

    The first entertainment in connection with the fourth series of O.B.I winter entertainments will take place in the large gymnasium hall, Wakefield-street, to-night. ...

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  55. NORSEMAN ALMOST ISOLATED.

    The roads from. Coolgardie to the coast have been almost impassable during the past month owing to heavy rains. The camel traffic has been suspended. ...

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  56. SYDNEY PARK PIGEON MATCH HANDICAP.

    Glacier. 30 yds.; A- O. Rymil, [?] yds.: E. S. Rymill, 28 yds.;. [?] Robertson, 27 yds.; D. H. [?] ...

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  57. THE ORIZABA AT ALBANY.

    The Orizaba, Lavington, commander, arrived from Colombo at 1.3O a.m with the following passengers in the saloon:— For Albany—Messrs. Jefferys and Morty. ...

    Article : 111 words
  58. INDIAN FAMINE FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 words
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