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  2. THE COUNTRY.

    PENRITH, Sunday.--Edward Edwards, the railway guard, who died on Friday from injuries received at Blackheath, was buried this afternoon. The funeral was the largest ...

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  3. THE FEDERATION QUESTION.

    Sir Henry Parkes delivered an address in the Albion-hall, Liverpool, on Saturday night, on the question of Australian federation. There was a large attendance, the ...

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  4. THE EXPLOSION ON THE ARAMAC.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.--At the police court on Saturday George Frederick Howard, aged 34, having only one arm, and giving his occupation as that of a journalist, who had ...

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  5. THE FREE FIGHT IN THE COMMONS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. Gladstone, speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, said that such a scene as that which occurred in the Chamber on ...

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  6. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

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  7. FRANCE AND SIAM.

    LONDON, Friday Night.--Sir Edward Grey, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day, said that ...

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  8. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    Although eulogising as a highly-meritorious political action the "squeezing" by Mr. Fitzgerald of a £17,000 bridge out of the Government, Sir George Dibbs now ...

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  9. BLACKHAM'S INJURY.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The injury to his hand sustained by Blackham during the Surrey match renders it risky for him to play again at present. ...

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  10. THE AUSTRALIANS' RECORD.

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  11. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.

    JUNEE, Saturday.--The Railway Commissioners arrived at Junee to-day by special train, and inspected the railway workshops and station, after which they started for ...

    Article : 82 words
  12. THE COAL TRADE.

    NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--At the monthly meeting of the miners of the Borehole Colliery on Friday, it was resolved not to appoint delegates from the lodge to the ...

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  13. THE COMMANDANT AT CAMPBELLTOWN.

    CAMPBELLTOWN, Saturday.--Major General Hutton, on the occasion of his first visit to Campbelltown to-day, was entertained by Mr. H. E. Vaughan. Amongst those present ...

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  14. THE BROKEN-HILL STRIKE LEADERS.

    BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Messrs. Sleath, Ferguson, Hewitt, and Polkinghorne, the liberated strike leaders, returned to Broken-hill to-day. They met with a hearty ...

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  15. THE FLOOD IN THE DARLING.

    WILCANNIA, Saturday.--The present flood in the Darling has reached its maximum level at Tilpa, which is 1in. over the 1879 flood, 5in. over that of 1886, and 2ft. 4in. ...

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  16. MASONIC INSTALLATIONS.

    PARKES, Saturday.--The installation of the W.M, and the investiture of the officers of Lodge Star of the West, U.G.L., N.S.W., were made last night. Wor. Bros. Spencer ...

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  17. AUSTRALIA AND CANADA.

    LONDON, Friday Night.--Mr. Mackenzie Bowell, Minister for Trade and Commerce in the Canadian Government, has assured Mr. James Huddart of the ...

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  18. THE MINERS' STRIKE.

    LONDON, Sunday. -- Three hundred thousand miners employed in the English collieries have struck in preference to accepting the 25 per cent. reduction of ...

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  19. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Mr. James Thompson, manager of the Evening Standard, finished his term of imprisonment for contempt of court early to-day. During his incarceration ...

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  20. "BRAGGART QUEENSLAND."

    LONDON, Friday Night.--The Investors' Review publishes an article which, under the heading " Braggart Queensland," venomously attacks the methods adopted ...

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  21. THE BANKS.

    LONDON, Friday Night.--The Court has ordered a meeting of the British creditors of the Commercial Bank of Australia to be held within a week, prior to ...

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  22. THE CUSTOMS REVENUE--FORE CAST FOR THE ENSUINGYEAR.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A statement prepared by the Customs authorities gives the net revenue of the department for the year 1892-93 as £2,030,123, including receipts from ...

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  23. THE BANK ISSUE ACT.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--Mr. John Watkins, of Sydney, writes to the London press, in reply to an article published in the Economist recently and questioning ...

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  24. BANK SHARES.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--Quotations for Australian bank shares on the London Stock Exchange to-day were as follow :-- Bank of Australasia, £61 10s; Union ...

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  25. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.--Messrs. Morehead and Co. report the sale of Comet Downs station, an area of 600 square miles, with 10,000 head of cattle, 150 horses, and all the ...

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  26. AMERICAN BANKS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--New York telegrams report that since May last 300 banks in the United States have failed. The aggregate capital of these ...

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  27. COLONIAL STOCKS.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--Colonial stocks have risen 15s on the London Stock Exchange, and their purchase is regarded as a good investment by a number of ...

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  28. THE WAGES OF RAILWAY EMPLOYES.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A meeting of the lower grade of employes in the Railway Department was hold to-day. A resolution was carried to the effect that the meeting ...

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  29. TRIBAL FIGHT AMONGST KANAKAS.

    BUNDABERG, Sunday.--A tribal fight took place among 200 Kanakas to-day near the Pemberton plantation. Bows, spears, and guns were freely used, with the result that ...

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  30. THE SHERMAN SILVER LAW.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--The Statist says it is expected that as a result of the impending repeal of the Sherman Silver Law in the United States' there will be ...

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  31. A SYDNEY APPEAL.

    LONDON, Sunday.--In connection with the Sydney appeal case Milson v. Carter, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has decided that the New South ...

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  32. BANKING RETURNS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The sworn average statements of accounts for the June quarter of the five Victorian banks that did not reconstruct are now complete, and an analysis ...

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  33. THE SMALLPOX ON THE CHINGTU.

    THURSDAY ISLAND, Sunday.--There is only one passenger by the steamer Chingtn showing traces of smallpox, and he walks about as though free from the disease. The other ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday Night.--At a meeting of the British creditors of the Land Company of Australasia, Mr. J. C. Stewart, the official receiver, said that it was ...

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  35. A VICTORIAN WILL CASE.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--To-day the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council refused an application for permission to appeal against the decision of the ...

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  36. DENSE FOG IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A fog which enveloped the city on Saturday afternoon and evening, was the worst experienced for some time past. At the football matches, only ...

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  37. THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST GIFFEN.

    LONDON, Friday Night.--The members of the Australian cricket team, referring to the report given publication by the Sportsman that George Giffen, being dissatisfied, ...

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  38. THE DISCOUNT RATE.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--The market rate of discount has risen ¼ per cent. ...

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  39. SLACKNESS IN THE ILLAWARRA MINES.

    CLIFTON, Saturday.--The two local collieries, for the week ending to-day, have been doing very little. The Coal Cliff colliery only worked one half-day, and South Clifton ...

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  40. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--On Saturday evening a rather peculiar stabbing case occurred on the East Park lands. At about 9 o'clock Annie Eglinton, wife of Edward Eglinton, ...

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  41. NEW ZEALAND.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Earl of Onslow, ex-Governor of New Zealand, in the course of a speech at the Suffolk Colonial Training College yesterday, said that New ...

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  42. BROKEN-HILL PROPRIETARY SHARES.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--On the London Stock Exchange to-day Broken-hill Proprietary shares were quoted at £2 5s. ...

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  43. MORE MINERS DISMISSED AT LITHGOW.

    LITHGOW, Saturday.--Another batch of miners have received a fortnight's notice, and these, with the men previously out, number about 70. The prospect before them is not ...

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  44. MELBOURNE TRAMWAY COMPANY.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The report of the directors of the Melbourne Tramway Company has been prepared for the meeting on Thursday. The profit for the half year, ...

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  45. THE PRICE OF RUPEE PAPER.

    LONDON, Saturday Night. -- On the London Stock Exchange to - day, Indian Government 4 per cent. rupee paper rose 1s 3d per 1000 rupees, and ...

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  46. ENTERTAINED BY THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--The Australian cricketers are to be entertained by H.R.H. Duke of Connaught at Portsmouth. ...

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  47. A SHIP ON FIRE.

    LONDON, Sunday.--From San Francisco it is reported that the ship Cedarbank, from Newcastle (N.S.W.), has arrived at that port with her cargo on fire. ...

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  48. THE F.M.S. AUSTRALIEN AT ALBANY.

    ALBURY (W.A.), Sunday.--The French mail steamer Australian arrived here from Marseilles at 9 a.m. to-day, and left again at 1 p.m. for Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and ...

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  49. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--South Australian wheat by the barque Castleholme, has been sold at 28s 6d per quarter, and Victorian wheat by the ship Drumlanrig ...

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  50. THE ALLEGED TRAIN OUTRAGE.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--With reference to the report that shots had been fired at the Adelaide express which arrived at Melbourne on Friday morning, the Railway ...

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  51. THE AMERICAN TOUR.

    LONDON, Saturday Night.--Mr. Victor Cohen, manager of the Australian team, is considering 14 requests for extra matches in Great Britain. It is expected that in ...

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  52. LABOR SETTLEMENTS.

    GOSFORD, Saturday.--It is stated that numbers of men in the Newcastle district are willing to go to the village settlements. Three suitable sites have been pointed out ...

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  53. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Sunday.--The flood waters at Inveresk have gone down considerably, but the health authorities will not yet allow the people to go back to their houses ...

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  54. THE KAISER AT COWES.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Emperor William of Germany has arrived at Cowes to be present at the "Cowes week," the great yachting carnival of the year. ...

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