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  2. PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. M'MILLAN, in answer to Mr. HAYNE, said it was a fact that the superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane at Newcastle had limited applications for a position in the ...

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  3. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    LONDON, Monday Night. -- Several of the Australian, cricketers have been interviewed respecting the recent defeats of the team and the intended inclusion of Woods and ...

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  4. GENERAL NEWS.

    A London cable in our Monday's issue stated that "David Storrer and Co., Limited," paint, color, chemical and varnish manufacturers, of London and Sydney, was about to be wound ...

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  5. THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE.

    The first number of the Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, which has been issued by direction of the Minister for Alines and Agriculture, appeared yesterday. Opportunity ...

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  6. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    James Laverick, 50 years of age, was employed in making further excavations in a stormwater sewer in Stewart-street, Paddington, yesterday afternoon. He was down a ...

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  7. THE FLOODS.

    WALGETT, Tuesday. -- The Barwon is up 36ft. 9[?]n. and rising; the Namoi, 20ft, 8in. and also rising, with a large fresh coming down. The weather seems to be clearing up. The steamer ...

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  8. THE LIFEBOAT STORM KING.

    ALBANY, Tuesday. -- Yesterday morning, shortly before noon, the Storm King lifeboat was sighted from Breaksea Island, Albany, but owing to the light wind prevailing did not ...

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  9. THE FATAL TRAM ACCIDENT.

    An inquest was held yesterday at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, into the circumstances connected with the death of Nathaniel Charles Goodwin. Deceased was a ...

    Article : 151 words
  10. WATERS SUBSIDING ON THE HAWKESBURY.

    WINDSOR, Tuesday. -- The flood waters are subsiding and traffic has generally been resumed except over the Richmond Bridge, which is still under water. ...

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  11. THE FLOOD ON THE DARLING.

    BOURKE, Tuesday. -- The river at Bourke is still fulling slowly, the record now being 35ft. 8in. Reports from np the river show that the waters are again rising rapidly. It is not ...

    Article : 160 words
  12. SUICIDE OF AN OLD MAN.

    ALBURY, Tuesday. -- A case or suicide occurred in Chiltern recently which was only discovered yesterday morning. A man named Daniel Curtin not having been seen about his ...

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  13. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS IN THE COUNTRY.

    ALBURY, Tuesday. -- The Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Eddy and Oliver) arrived here late last night and were met at the station by the Mayor and aldermen, who asked that some ...

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  14. FOUND DROWNED.

    WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday. -- An inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a man whose body was found in the Hunter River at Luskintyre, some nine miles from Maitland, was held ...

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  15. THE LONDON POST-OFFICE.

    LONDON, Monday Night. -- The London postmen, who are agitating for increased wages and reduced hours of labor, are highly incensed at a system of espionage to ...

    Article : 74 words
  16. DROWNED AT MACLEAN.

    MACLEAN, Tuesday. -- The twelve-year-old son of William Olive Lawrence was drowned on Sunday evening by slipping off the public wharf. ...

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  17. DEATH AT THE TEA TABLE.

    KIAMA, Tuesday. -- An elderly woman named Mr. Phillip Deitz dropped dead this evening, just as she was about to sit down to her tea. ...

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  18. THE DACCA DISASTER.

    LONDON, Tuesday. -- The inquiry was concluded yesterday into the loss of the B.I.S.N. Company's R.M.S. Dacca, which foundered in the Red Sea on Hay 16. ...

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  19. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- A colored man named Joseph Bacchus, whilst walking along Edge Wharf fell into the harbor last night and narrowly escaped being drowned. Fireman ...

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  20. TERRIBLE DEATH IN A BRICKYARD.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday -- William Bray, a young man employed at Mr. Gabble's brickyard, was killed through his head being caught in the machinery. ...

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  21. THE FEDERATION MOVEMENT.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- In the Assembly to-day the discussion on the federation resolutions was continued by Sir John Bray and Messrs. Jenkins, Stock and Cohen. The last-named ...

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  22. CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- John Thomas, a lighterman, while assisting in loading the ship Andola with ballast, was killed through half a ton of stone ballast breaking from the crane and ...

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  23. A HORRIBLE DEATH -- DECAPITATED IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A shocking accident occurred on the Essendon suburban line tonight. A man unknown returning to Kensington by the 11.15 train from Melbourne put his ...

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  24. COLONIAL DEFENCES.

    LONDON, Monday Night. -- Replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, said that the report of Major-General ...

    Article : 74 words
  25. THE PROPOSALS OF NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday. -- The Government intend to recommend that four representatives be scut to the proposed Federation Convention, three of such representatives to be members of ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REVENUE RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 277 words
  27. ROBBERY FROM A MAIL STEAMER.

    ALBURY, Tuesday. -- An arrest was made today by Sergeant Brown which may clear up the mystery connected with the numerous robberies of property on one of the mail steamers ...

    Article : 170 words
  28. IN THE VICTORIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The federal resolutions were submitted to the Legislative Council by the Minister for Justice (Mr. Cuthbert), who strongly advocated the cause of federation. ...

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  29. ILLNESS OF COUNT KALNOKY.

    LONDON, Tuesday. -- Count G. Kalnoky, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has been ill for some time, is now reported to be in a precarious ...

    Article : 36 words
  30. TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    HOBART, Tuesday. -- Parliament was opened this afternoon with the customary ceremony. Nothing further was done in cither House beyond formal business. Both Houses meet ...

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  31. THE BARQUE BRUNETTE IN A STORM.

    Following closely on the loss of Captain Affleck, of the steamer Australian, we have to report, under equally painful circumstances, the drowning of the chief officer of the Sydney ...

    Article : 298 words
  32. RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOMS.

    The Railway Commissioners in inviting tenders for renting the various refreshment rooms on the southern, western and northern lines are stipulating for conditions which, if ...

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  33. THE ALLEGED OUTRAGE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Thos. Johns, a shunter on the Victorian railways, was charged at the Bathurst Court to-day with outraging Elizabeth Toohey, the daughter of a gatekeeper ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday. -- The Privy Council have reversed the decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the case of Railton v. Wood, aud have found that a ...

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  35. THE NEWCASTLE COMMONAGE.

    NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- Last evening about 800 residents of the Newcastle commonage held a meeting at the New Lambton Bridge to decide what steps should be taken towards appealing ...

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  36. QUEENSLAND REVENUE RETURNS.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The Queensland Treasury returns for the quarter and year were completed late to night. The revenue for the quarter was £760,362, against £826,787 for the ...

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  37. ALLEGED HORSE-STEALING.

    KIAMA, Tuesday. -- Harry Young, the man who was arrested at Parramatta the other day on a charge of horse-stealing, has been "wanted" at Kiama since the 11th ult. for a similar ...

    Article : 121 words
  38. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN ENABLING BILL.

    LONDON, Tuesday. -- The West Australian Enabling Bill was considered in Committee in the House of Commons yesterday. The first three clauses were agreed to. ...

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  39. A DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.

    LONDON, Tuesday. -- Dr. Krauel, of the Gorman Colonial Office, has been appointed German Ambassador to the Argentine Republic. ...

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  40. "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL."

    CAMDEN, Tuesday. -- Miss Campbell, whose name was so cruelly made use of in the recent slander case tried at the Supreme Court, was married this mottling to Mr. Ainsworth. The ...

    Article : 88 words
  41. MELBOURNE UNEMPLOYED.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Mr. Patterson, Minister for Public Works, in reply to a deputation of the unemployed, said distinctly that the Government would not find them work. ...

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  42. MR. JUSTICE MEIN'S SUCCESSOR.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Owing to the absence of Mr. Justice Harding from the colony, the Government have lost no time in seeking a successor to Mr. Justice Mein. Mr. Patrick ...

    Article : 85 words
  43. MIDLAND RAILWAY OF WEST AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday. -- The 6 per cent. debentures recently issued by the Midland Railway Company of West Australia are quoted at a discount of 7 per cent. ...

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  44. THE PROPOSED ELECTRIC TRAM TO COOK'S RIVER.

    With reference to the proposed electric tramway to connect Cook's River with Newtown at Newtown Bridge, the promoters attended at the Macdonaldtown Council-chambers on ...

    Article : 302 words
  45. THE PREMIER PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Mr. Justice Holroyd to-day dealt with the question of costs in the application made by John Turner for an injunction to restrain Colonel Templeton, the ...

    Article : 270 words
  46. Advertising

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  47. THE SOUTH BRISBANE ELECTORATE.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- It is rumored that there will be a large number of candidates for the seat in the South Brisbane electorate, rendered vacant by Mr. Jordan's death. The names ...

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  48. SLAVIN V. M'AULIFFE.

    LONDON, Monday Night. -- A deadlock has occurred in the arrangements which were being made for a fight between Frank P. Slavin, the Australian, and Joseph M'Auliffe, ...

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  49. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- In the Assembly to-day the consideration of the District Councils Subsidy Bill in Committee was continued. In the Legislative Council, Mr. J. Bosworth ...

    Article : 102 words
  50. NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday. -- On the resumption of the debate on the Financial Statement in the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Ballance brought forward an amendment which urged ...

    Article : 77 words
  51. COMMERCIAL BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- The liquidators of the Commercial Bank of South Australia have declared a seventh dividend of 1s 6d in the £, payable on July 7. Thin makes 20s paid to all ...

    Article : 54 words
  52. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The Assembly adjourned to-day, without doing any business out of respect to the memory of the late Mr Cho[?]tham. ...

    Article : 36 words
  53. Advertising

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