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  2. COLONIAL GOVERNORS.

    LONDON, Friday.--It is stated that the result of the interview held between Lord Knutsford and Sir Henry .Blake is that the latter has placed himself entirely in the ...

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  3. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The body of George Bale, an official in the mail department of the G.P.O., was found in the Yarra, near Brander's ferry, to-day. Deceased had been in ill-health ...

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  4. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--A meeting was held to-day in connection with the proposed Pacific cable to Australia. The meeting was attended by 200 gentlemen ...

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  5. GENERAL NEWS.

    The friends of the late Mr. Thomas Banks, for many years organist of St. Mary's Cathedral, will be interested in the announcement we have been asked to make, that the ...

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  6. SIR HENRY PARKES IN THE SOUTH.

    NOWRA, Friday Night.--In response to pressing invitations from the Shoalhaven district, Sir Henry Parkes left the city this morning for the purpose of paying a brief visit to that ...

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  7. THE SHEARER'S DIFFICULTY.

    ARMIDALE, Friday,--Inspector Garvan received a telegram from Walcha this morning stating that 190 union shearers had rushed the sheds at Europambela Station, near Walcha, ...

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  8. VICTORIAN CENTENNIAL REGATTA

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Victorian International Centennial Regatta opened, to-day, and a more unsatisfactory day for such an event could not be imagined. The morning ...

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  9. LAND NATIONALISATION.

    QUEENBEYAN, Friday.--A lecture was delivered at the Protestant-hall here last night by Mr. Frank Cotton, lecturer of the Land Nationalisation Association of New South ...

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  10. BATHURST WATERWORKS.

    BATHURST, Friday.--An inspector from the Engineer's Department arrived here to-day to inspect the waterworks, in response to a telegram sent to the Government by the Mayor ...

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  11. THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--The inaugural meeting of the Australian Natives' Association was held in the Town-ball to-night, the occasion being the celebration of the amalgamation of the Australian National Union and the ...

    Article : 345 words
  12. FIRE IN HOBART.

    HOBART, Friday.--A fire broke out Davidson's furniture brokers' shop, Elizabeth-street, this afternoon and spread to Wesley's boarding-house. The damage to property was limited. ...

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  13. THE BARRIER DIFFICULTY.

    BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--A preliminary meeting was held to-day in the Mechanics' Institute to consider the question of separating the Broken-hill district from N.S.W. There were ...

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  14. THE MAIL SERVICE.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--The Agents-General of the Australian colonies had an interview to-day with Lord Knutsford on the subject of the proposed alteration in the ...

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  15. THE GERMAN NAVY.

    LONDON, Friday.--It is proposed by Germany to expend £6,000,000 in providing now ironclads for her navy. ...

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  16. ALLIES, NOT DEPENDENCIES.

    The Weekly Advocate, the organ of the "Wesleyan Church in New South Wales, has the following in its editorial columns:-- "In a few years' time the native population will so far ...

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  17. CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--The German Reichstag was opened to-day. The Emperor William's speech was optimistic in character. ...

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  18. FATAL FIRE AT BOURKE.

    BOURKE, Friday.--A fatal fire occurred this afternoon, by which a cottage occupied by a woman named Brett was destroyed and an infant a month old burnt to death. The fire was ...

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  19. AN ENGLISH MATCH TRUST.

    LONDON, Friday.--The lucifer match makers have formed a match trust, the object being to secure a monopoly similar to that enjoyed by the French Match ...

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  20. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon attention was drawn to the recent extensive frauds in the public service. Mr. Jones made a statement to the ...

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  21. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    There is little new to record with reference to the coming municipal elections, which this year are causing great interest amongst the ratepayers. As yet there is no definite ...

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  22. A NEW ZEALAND COPPER COMPANY.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Nelson (N.Z.) Copper-mining Company has been formed with a capital of £150,000. ...

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  23. INTERCOLONIAL FESTIVITIES.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Another of the series of intercolonial festivities was celebrated last evening at Scott's Hotel, when the delegates of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales ...

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  24. THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERS.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--To-day all the collieries in the district, with the exception of South Waratah and New Lambton, were at work. The men at the latter mine cavilled for ...

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  25. THE MAORI FOOTBALLERS.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Maori footballer have beaten a team at Hawick, is the county of Roxburgh, Scotland. ...

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  26. THE ILLNESS OF MR. JOHN BRIGHT.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--Mr. John Bright has suffered a relapse, and his condition is such as to cause grave fears as to his recovery. ...

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  27. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' TOUR.

    YASS, Friday.--The Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. Colls, M.P., and several departmental officials, arrived at the railway station here last evening, shortly after 7 o'clock. ...

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  28. MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--General dissatisfaction is expressed all through the Exhibition regarding the juries appointed to deal with the awards. Mr. Joseph Bosisto, M.P., is chairman ...

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  29. TERRIBLE HEAT IN THE OTHER COLONIES.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The beat was terrible to-day in Melbourne, and the Observatory thermometer registered 101deg. in the shade and 165deg. in the sun. Only twice before in ...

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  30. A COMPOSITORS' STRIKE IN ADELAIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--The compositors on the South Australian Register struck work to-night. A compositor named Grant received 14 days' notice, and at the end of that time the ...

    Article : 149 words
  31. NEWCASTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--At a meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon the approaching visit of Mr. Eddy was discussed, and it was resolved that a deputation ...

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  32. FIRES.

    The bed curtains in a room at 157 York-street caught fire at about 10 o'clock last night, and in extinguishing them the occupier of the premises, Mr. James Dive, fruiterer, was ...

    Article : 86 words
  33. INTERNATIONAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--A deputation from the International Temperance Convention waited on Mr. Deakin to-day urging retrospective legislation in order to enable the ...

    Article : 173 words
  34. THE DROUGHT IN THE COUNTRY.

    GOULBURN, Friday.--There are only about 2,500,000gals. of water available at the waterworks, and this supply is expected to last until early in December. The proposal to bring ...

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  35. THE TAMWORTH AND MOREE LAND BOARDS.

    TAMWORTH, Friday.--An indignation meeting was held here last night to protest Against the tactics pursued by Narrabri in trying to rob this place of the land board and survey ...

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  36. THE WINDSOR MEETING.

    Sir,--Just a word in reply to Mr. F. J. Mortley. The meeting was by no means unanimous, inasmuch as one at least of the resolutions ...

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  37. TO-DAY'S LAND SALES.

    The following land and property sale, are advertised to take place to-day :-- Messrs. Richardson and Wrench will sell the Goodin's Vale Estate, Ryde, this afternoon. ...

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  38. THE QUEENSLAND SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    BRISBANE, Friday.-- A Royal Commission, consisting of Messrs. Groft and Cowley, members of the Assembly, and Mr. H. E. King, barrister, has been appointed to report on the ...

    Article : 119 words
  39. THE BUSH FIRES.

    GOULBURN, Friday.--Bush fires are raging towards Tarlo, the hills late last night being all ablaze. FORBES, Friday.--Bush fires are raging a[?] ...

    Article : 39 words
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