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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    The board appointed by the Minister for Lands to conduct an inquiry into the management of country offices are engaged at present in investigating matters in the land office at ...

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  3. BURWOOD COLLIERY DISPUTE.

    NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The Burwood Colliery dispute is still unsettled. The men held a meeting this morning, at which the following letters were discussed:-- ...

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  4. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

    DUBBO, Monday.--It is reported that some diamonds have been found in the Macquarie River, near Warren, which are highly spoken of by some Sydney experts. The ...

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  5. THE SUGAR RING.

    London, Saturday.--The Magdeburg Syndicate, which in June last purchased all the warehoused German beetroot sugar, have succeeded in raising prices to 17s. 6d. per ...

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  6. MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The annual general meeting of members was held at the principal office, corner of George and Wyuyard streets, Sydney, yesterday afternoon. The Hon. John B. Watt, M.L.C., ...

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  7. DEPUTATIONS.

    Yesterday a deputation Availed on Sir Henry Parkes, from the Borough of Ashfield, and was introduced by Mr. Henson, M.P. It comprised Mr. Mortley (Mayor), Aldermen Lyttle, Mills, ...

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  8. MATTHEW BURNETT'S MISSION.

    DUBBO, Monday.--Mr. Matthew Burnett, the well-known temperance lecturer, commenced his temperance mission in the Masonic-hall, Dubbo, on Saturday night, when, although the weather ...

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  9. EXPLORATION OF NEW GUINEA.

    Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather, there was a very fair attendance at Mr. Theodore Bevan's second lecture on "New Guinea," which was delivered in the Town-hall last ...

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  10. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    LONDON, Saturday.--No definite reply has yet been received to the invitation issued to the French Government to be represented at the proposed international ...

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  11. ST. LEONARDS WHARVES BILL.

    A deputation from North Shore yesterday waited on Sir Henry Parkes asking that he should endeavor to pass into law the St. Leonards Wharves Bill, which had been before ...

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  12. VIGILANCE COMMITTEE FOR CROOK- WELL.

    CROOKWELL, Monday.--At a meeting held at Harvey's Hotel on Saturday, it was resolved to form a vigilance committee for the town and district. A working committee of 15 was ...

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  13. QUIRINDI PUBLIC WANTS.

    QUIRINDI, Monday.--At a large public meeting held here on Saturday last, Mr. E. Under-wood, J.P., in the chair, the following resolution, moved by Mr. W. Hawker, and seconded ...

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  14. CHANGES IN THE QUEENS-LAND MINISTRY.

    BRISBANE, Monday.--Some changes are to take place in the composition of the Cabinet. It is announced that Mr. Dutton, Minister for Lands, will take the vacant portfolio of Minister ...

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  15. DEATH OF MR. J. STUDD BROWN.

    DUBBO, Monday.--After a lengthy illness Mr. Jno. Studd Brown, J.P., one of the oldest residents in the Dubbo district, died yesterday afternoon at his residence, Ashion Lodge, ...

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  16. THE SHEARERS' STRIKE.

    BOURKE, Monday.--The Warraweena shearing cases were heard by the Bourke Bench today. The first case was that against James Titchell, which was taken as a test of all the ...

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  17. AMUSEMENTS.

    Miss Amy Sherwin gave her third concert at the Y.M.C.A.-hall last night, when the chamber was densely crowded in every part. In the ballad, "A Wraith of a Song" (Marshal), the ...

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  18. A CHURCH MEMORIAL GIFT.

    BATHURST, Monday.--The memorial gift to the late Mr. R. Y. Cousins, J.P., lately placed in Holy Trinity Church, Kelso, consists of a lectern of brass in the form of an eagle with ...

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  19. TASMANIAN TAXATION PROPOSALS.

    HOBART, Monday.--A crowded meeting was held this evening in the Town-hall to consider the taxation proposals of the Government. The Mayor presided, and on the platform were ...

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  20. SOCIETY MEETINGS.

    At the All Saints, Petersham Young Mens' Institute on Thursday evening, in the school-room, the chair was occupied by Mr. W. Crane, J.P., one of the vice-presidents of the society. ...

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  21. BURROWA AND THE PREMIER.

    BURUOWA, Monday.--A meeting, hurriedly called together, was held in the Mechanics' Institute to-day for the purpose of asking Sir Henry Parkes to pay a visit to Burrowa after ...

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  22. DROWNED IN LAKE MACQUARIE.

    NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A man named Douglas was drowned in Lake Macquarie yesterday. The boat which he and another man named Walker were sailing in capsized, and ...

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  23. OUR FARMERS AND OUR RAILWAYS.

    Sir,--The development of the wheat-growing industry, which has hitherto been comparatively neglected in this colony, must have attracted the attention of those who take heed of such ...

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  24. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Treasurer has been deluged with deputations suggesting alterations in the tariff. The chemists and druggists state that the proposed increased duties will seriously ...

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  25. FIRE IN NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Holt s Reserve Hotel had a narrow escape from being burnt to the ground to-day. Sparks from the chimney ignited the roof, and in a few minutes the ...

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  26. THE JUDGE AND THE MELBOURNE BUILDER.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The arguments in the case of Thomas Dakin, contractor and builder, who is appearing before the Chief Justice to show cause why he should not he committed ...

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  27. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A POSTMASTER.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--Another postmaster has been arrested for embezzling Government money, viz., Arthur Munt, of Kingscote, on Kangaroo Island. He is accused of ...

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  28. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE. Monday.--A meeting of the members of the House of Assembly pledged to payment of members will be held to-morrow. It is probable that a compromise of fixing payment ...

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  29. VICTORIAN ANNUAL CATTLE SALES.

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  30. "HONEST HUGH LATIMER."

    In the old Masonic-hall, York-street, last evening, in presence of a large audience, the Rev, Joseph Barnier, incumbent of St. Barnabas', delivered a lecture on "Honest ...

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  31. FUNERAL OF SUPERINTENDENT MORRISETT.

    GOULBURN, Monday.--The funeral of the late Superintendent Morrisett took place yesterday. The constables attended under Senior- constable Williams, the gaol warders under ...

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  32. A RAILWAY WANTED.

    CROOKWELL, Monday.--The want of railway communication was never more severly felt than at present. The low prices ruling for produce, coupled with the distance from a market, ...

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  33. VICTORIAN PRIZE WINE.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--The special prize of 50gs. offered by Mr. P. B. Burgoyne,of London, for the best sample of light beverage wine of claret type, shown at the Adelaide Exhibition, ...

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  34. SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    A special general meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held last evening, for the purpose of considering the advisability of authorising the committee to borrow £4600 on ...

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  35. THE FATAL FIRE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--Mr. Richard Winter, editor of the Marlborough Times, who was injured through jumping from a window in the burning South Star Hotel at Blenheim on ...

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  36. THE CRUISE OF H.M.S. OPAL.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--H.M.S. Opal sailed to-day for the New Hebrides. She will, however, call first at Tonga and Samoa. ...

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  37. THE GRAFTON SEPARATION MOVEMENT.

    GRAFTON, Monday.--At a meeting of the committee of the Grafton Separation Association held to-night it was was decided that the committee co-operate and share the expenses of ...

    Article : 168 words
  38. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 206 words
  39. LANDSLIP ON A RAILWAY- LINE.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--A landslip occurred at Station-hill, near Daylesford, by which about 100 tons of earth came away, completely covering the railway-line at a cutting. A goods ...

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  40. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

    The Newcastle District Court was opened yesterday by Judge Dowling. At the Royal Hotel, Goulbum, last night, Mr. James Locke, late manager and editor of ...

    Article : 68 words
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