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  2. THE FLOODS IN THE COUNTRY.

    Contemplation of the all too palpable fact that "the rain it raincth every day " is becoming just a little tiresome and drearily monotonous. Smart showers succeed drizzling rain, ...

    Article : 357 words
  3. SHIPPING DISASTER IN THE NORTH.

    Few rumors ore more thrilling in their effect upon the community than those of shipping disasters, and there was consequently much excitement in town yesterday when it was ...

    Article : 766 words
  4. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN BILL.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Select Committee of the House of Commons to whom the West Australian Enabling Bill has been referred includes Baron ...

    Article : 140 words
  5. "THE TIMES"-PARNELL REPORT.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The debate was resumed in the House of Commons last night on the proposal of Mr. W. H. Smith, the lender of the Government, that the report of ...

    Article : 291 words
  6. THE MACQUARIE AND BELL RIVERS.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday, 6.10 p.m.--Heavy floods have occurred at Wellington. Heavy rain commenced to fall here yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, continuing all day and most of last ...

    Article : 188 words
  7. COMMUNICATION WITH QUEENSLAND.

    The manager of the Telegraph Department advised us late lust night a a follows:--"Telegraphic communication with Brisbane still interrupted. Communication with the north ...

    Article : 49 words
  8. DELAYED MAILS.

    In consequence of the heavy rains and flooded state of the rivers, &c., the whole of the mail services on the north and west and on the south coast are more or less deranged, ...

    Article : 181 words
  9. DESTRUCTION AT THE JENOLAN CAVES.

    OBERON, Wednesday, 8 p.m.--Rain has fallen here every day for the past 30 days, and for yesterday 482 points were registered. All the creeks in the district are flooded. The mail ...

    Article : 81 words
  10. THE WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Further details respecting the terrible explosion at the colliery in South Wales show that the mine is on fire. ...

    Article : 137 words
  11. SHIPPING DELAYED.

    The continuance of boisterous weather along the coast is having the effect of seriously delaying the shipping, both inward aud outward bound. The steamer Elamang, of the A.U.S.N. ...

    Article : 251 words
  12. ANOTHER SLIP ON THE MOUNTAINS.

    MOUNT VICTORIA, Wednesday, 7.15 p.m.-- Another serious slip took place between Katoomba and Leura, at a high embankment, the stuff which subsided being fully 100yds. ...

    Article : 71 words
  13. THE WESTERN DISTRICTS AND RIVERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 words
  14. AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. EGESON

    A Daily Telegraph representative managed, with difficulty, to got just a word of comfort from Mr. Egeson yesterday afternoon. Having reached the Observatory eminence and noted, ...

    Article : 190 words
  15. THE ENGLISH COLLIERS' DIFFICULTY.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--No further development has taken place in the threatened strike of the colliers employed in the coal mines of Lancashire, Yorkshire and the ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. THE EUROPEAN LABOR CONFERENCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The International labor Convention is to meet at Berlin on Saturday next. It is understood that tho British ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. AT LIVERPOOL.

    LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.--According to the rain gauge of Mr. M'Kenzie, of Canley Vale, 2.25in, of rain fell there between 7 o'clock on tho morning of Tuesday and to-day at noon. ...

    Article : 135 words
  18. THE FLOODS RECEDING AT KEMPSEY.

    NARROW ESCAPES FROM DROWNING. KEMPSEY, Wednesday, 7.35 p.m.--The river has continued falling all day, fair weather having prevailed. The water is now up 19ft. ...

    Article : 102 words
  19. THE RICHMOND.

    WARDELL, Wednesday 5.30 p.m.--Since my last wire the river rose about Ift., the water reaching the verandahs of the bouses from Bartlett's store to the corner of the Court ...

    Article : 646 words
  20. OFFICIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The reports posted at the Post-office yesterday gave the following particulars Kempsey.--The river commenced to fall at midnight, now about 20ft. at Bellbrook. River ...

    Article : 292 words
  21. THE HUNTER RISING RAPIDLY.

    WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday, 10.12 a.m.-- Showery leather still prevails in Maitland, and the River Hunter is now about 26ft. above the ordinary level and is still rising. As the ...

    Article : 1,044 words
  22. THE BLOCKS ON THE MUDGEE LINE.

    RYLSTONE, Wednesday, 2 p.m.--The heaviest rain recorded for a long time past fell yesterday, 290 points being registered in 24 hours. The low lands adjoining the river are all under ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. SCENES AT A FRENCH EXECUTION.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--A scene of a sensational character took place in Paris this morning in connection with tho execution of two poachers sentenced to death ...

    Article : 86 words
  24. SIR CHARLES DILKE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Sir Charles Dilke, speaking at Glasgow last night, said that the dominant classes in Australia had become Conservative with regard to established ...

    Article : 68 words
  25. A MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN DROWNED.

    NARRABRI, Wednesday, 12.25 p.m.-Very heavy rain fell during last night. The Namoi River, which was yesterday 4ft. above summer level, rote during tho night 17ft. 6in. The ...

    Article : 121 words
  26. THE STATISTS' CONFERENCE.

    HOBART, Wednesday.--The Statists' Conference to-day adopted forms, &c., for use in census compilation. President Hayter will now draft the report, which will probably be ...

    Article : 46 words
  27. ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--German beet sugar. 88 per cent., is quoted at 11s 6d per cwt.; No. 14, Dutch standard. is quoted at 12s 3d per cwt. ...

    Article : 115 words
  28. SHOOTING AT AN M.P.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The trial took place to-day of the young woman charged with shooting with intent at Mr. Lewis Henry Isaacs, the Conservative M.P, for ...

    Article : 66 words
  29. SUDDEN DEATHS.

    George Walker, 63 years of age, residing at 7 Albion-street, Newtown, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his residence. The deceased was a man of very intemperate habits. He ...

    Article : 141 words
  30. THE WESTERN COLLIERIES.

    LITHGOW, Wednesday, 7.30 p.m.--The rain continued all last night and this morning, 392 points being registered. Business has been almost entirely suspended and many creeks ...

    Article : 116 words
  31. EFFECT ON THE RAILWAYS.

    Both the northern and tho southern express trains were late in arriving at Redfern yesterday. The northern was late owing to having to wait for the Queensland train, which was ...

    Article : 530 words
  32. THE SOUDAN.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Affairs in the Soudan are reported to be in a deplorable condition. The famine which has been Experienced for some months has been ...

    Article : 51 words
  33. COUNTRY COURTS.

    ORANGE Wednesday.-- The quarter sessions opened this morning before Judge Booker. Charles Boter pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining £1 2s by means of a valueless ...

    Article : 513 words
  34. THE WRECK OF THE QUETTA.

    THURSDAY ISLAND, Monday, 2 p.m. (detained).--The steamer Albatross has returned from the scene of the wreck. She left the divers at Somerset. The weather is too rough for work. ...

    Article : 255 words
  35. THE SOUTH COAST DISTRICTS.

    CLIFTON, Wednesday, 6 p.m. -- Serious damage has been done to the railway and roads in this district by the recent heavy rains. The once well-known Clifton " Crack," which a few ...

    Article : 1,197 words
  36. IN THE GOULBURN DISTRICT.

    GOULBURN, Wednesday, 5.18 p.m.--Over 4in. of rain fell yesterday and last night, most of it during the night. The Wollondilly was running a banker early this morning and is higher than ...

    Article : 116 words
  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A shipment of butter from Now South Wales sold to-day by auction at from 70s to 104s per cwt. ...

    Article : 37 words
  38. RAILWAY WASHAWAYS NEAR GUNNEDAH.

    GUNNEDAH, Wednesday 8 p.m.--Heavy rain commenced to fall here yesterday, and continued up to early this morning, 3½in. being recorded. Great fears of a serious flood ...

    Article : 123 words
  39. MR. BAIRD AND THE PELICAN CLUB.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Mr. G. A. Baird (Mr. Abhigton) has notified that he intends to appeal against the decision of the Court refusing to grant an injunction ...

    Article : 47 words
  40. A PUGILISTIC CHALLENGE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Joe M'Auliffe, the American pugilist, has issued a challenge to fight any man in the world to a finish. ...

    Article : 29 words
  41. DAMAGE TO CROPS AT TAREE.

    TAREE, Wednesday, 3,48 p.m.--There is another flood in the river at Taree this morning, which is 1ft. higher than the last flood. The water is now falling slowly. Great ...

    Article : 80 words
  42. VICTORIAN AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Agricultural statistics published by the Government show the area under wheat this year to have been 1,171,104a., the gross produce of which was ...

    Article : 125 words
  43. AMALGAMATION OF COMPANIES.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--An amalgamation has taken place between the Real Estate Mortgage and Deposit Bank, Limited, of Melbourne, and the Australian Land ...

    Article : 53 words
  44. THE HAWKESBURY.

    WINDSOR, Wednesday, 11.12 a.m.--Rain has been coining down very heavily here all night and this morning, with one or two slight lulls, since daybreak. The water has risen fully 10ft. ...

    Article : 632 words
  45. GOVERNMENT AID.

    In order to a fiord assistance to the sufferers by the floods, and in reply to representations made, the Government have sent boats to certain of the flooded-out places, and otherwise ...

    Article : 85 words
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