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  2. RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--A terrible railway accident is reported from, America. An immigrant train bound west collided with a passenger train going in the opposite direction ...

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  3. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    When the barque Royal Tar the other day stove in her historic ribs on the Tiri Tiri Rocks, just outside the harbor of Auckland--where the ex-leader of the New Australia ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon,.--Mr. Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Manchester last night, on the question of the war, stated that Lord Kitchener's peace offer to General Botha ...

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  5. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Jolly has left Port Darwin for the eastern States, to endeavor to purchase a steamer to continue the Gulf mall contract. Mr. Maume, of Port Darwin, has been ...

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  6. VICTORIA.

    Owing to a serious slip of ore at the 300 feet level of the Bethanga Mine at Bethanga to-day, a miner named Blanchfield was overwhelmed. Both his legs were" broken, and there is little hope ...

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  7. NEWCASTLE.

    The stay in Port Hunter of the new United States schooner Kohala, which sailed yesterday morning for Tahiti with a cargo of coal, was made interesting to Captain Dedrick and ...

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  8. CHAFF FOR ARMY HORSES.

    The Treasurer has received a cablegram from. Mr. Grainger, stating that future contracts for oaten hay for the War Office Department may contain up to 5 per cent, of wheaten hay. Mr. ...

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  9. EFFECT OF REDUCED RAILWAY RATES.

    The Acting Commissioner of Railways, Mr. Fitzyatrick, was seen to-day with reference to the statement made by farmers and others in the north-western, district of Victoria that it ...

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  10. MINING MEETINGS IN ADELAIDE.

    At a meeting of the Boulder Halt Mile South an unsatisfactory report by the directors was made. The prospects of the mine were far from encouraging, and six ...

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  11. FEDERAL NOTES.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Many members of the House of Representatives are anxious to hoist the white flag, and put a stop to the war of railway rates between the various States, Mr. ...

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  12. THE LIVERPOOL BANK ROBBERY.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Mr. Larry Marks, an American bookmaker is alleged to be implicated in the Liverpool Bank robbery. It appears that Marks secured a passage from ...

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  13. HOME RULE.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Little Englander organ, the "Dally News," urges that a long armistice should be arranged for in connection with the South African struggle, in ...

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  14. FOR WAYS THAT ARE DARK.

    In the Criminal Court to-day, a Chinaman, Shing Duck, was charged with making a false declaration in which it was stated that a Chinaman, who arrived from China in October, was ...

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  15. DIFFERENTIAL RAILWAY RATES.

    A statement recently made in the Federal Parliament that special railway rates were charged for South Australian produce between Adelaide and Broken-hill as against produce of ...

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  16. THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.

    LONDON, Friday.--Mr. C. T. Ritchie, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, last night addressed a meeting of his constituents at Croydon, and indicated in the course of his speech that ...

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  17. A LADY WITH A GUN.

    The woman who, at Horsham, recently, fired a gun at a bailiff who was stripping the roof oft her house in order to compel payment of certain moneys was to-day fined £5 or a month in ...

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  18. SHOCK TO FRENCH PRO-BOERS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--M. de Blowitz, the parts correspondent of "The Times," states that Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman has hitherto been regarded as the ...

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  19. A THEATRICAL CASE.

    The case in which William F. Hawtrey, manager of the Hawtrey Comedy Company, is being sued by an ex-member of the company, Thomas Holding, for £77, the price of a steamer ...

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  20. ALLEGED MURDER.

    The city coroner. Dr. W. Ramsay Smith, held an inquest this morning on the body of a painter, Daniel Francis Denehey (26), who, it was alleged, met with his death as tho result ...

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  21. THE LIBERALS AND THE IRISH.

    LONDON, Friday.--Speaking at Glasgow yesterday, Sir Edward Grey said that it was only honest to tell the Irish party and people, that it was impossible for the Liberal party to ...

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  22. BACK FROM THE FRONT.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Persic arrived tills morning, with the following soldiers, passengers for Sydney: Troopers Coad ([?]), Gover, W. James, E. Morrison, Munroe, J. Neilson, .J. C. ...

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  23. THE BURWOOD DISASTER INQUEST.

    Francis H. L. Croudace, manager of the Burwood Colliery, was the only witness examined yesterday at the Inquest on the recent, disaster at the pit. He deposed that he was not at the ...

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  24. MINOR BRITISH SUCCESSES.

    LONDON, Friday.--A British force operating under Colonel Cole, has captured Field-Cornet van Reusburg and 13 other Boers in the south-east of the Orange River Colony. ...

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  25. PILLAGING AT PEKIN.

    LONDON. Friday.--The French Chamber of Deputies has, at the instance of the Premier, M. Waldeck Rosseau, rejected a motion condemning the "plundering" of Pekin after the siege by ...

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  26. A RECEPTION TO-DAY.

    This morning, at 11 o'clock, some 97 returned warriors will be lauded from the Steamer Damascus at Smith's Wharf, and be conveyed to the Victoria Barracks, where they will be entertained ...

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  27. UNCONSCIOUS FOR THIRTY-FOUR DAYS.

    A five-year-old boy. Dovey Taylor, who fell out of a train last month, and sustained concussion of the brain, has been in the Children's Hospital now for 34 days without regaining ...

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  28. PARLIAMENT LACKING IN VIGOR.

    Although Mr. Irvine's motion of censure in the State Legislative Assembly was so ignominlously defeated after its virtual abandonment by the leading members of the Opposition on Thursday, ...

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  29. THE TRANSVAAL GOLD LAWS.

    LONDON, Friday.--As High Commissioner for South Africa, and head of the Transvaal Government, Lord Milnor has signed the appointment of a Commission ...

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  30. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN MINISTRY.

    KALGOORLIE, Friday.--Mr. Morgans, the Premier, addressed his constituents at Coolgardie to unfold the policy of his Government. There was a large attendance, with retiring Mayor ...

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  31. FERRY STEAMERS IN COLLISION.

    Two of the Sydney Ferries' steamers, the Bunya Bunya and the Kurraba, were in collision in the harbor yesterday morning. Both vessels were damaged, one, in fact, being so ...

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The brigands who have captured the American missionary. Miss Stone, have refused an offer of £1300 to release her. ...

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  33. QUEENSLAND.

    A private letter from Melbourne states that the Federal Parliament is likely to adjourn on December 14 for some weeks. Mr. Philp contradicts the statement that he is ...

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  34. ANOTHER BOER OUTRAGE.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Boer raider, Commandant Fouche, has shot two privates belonging to the Connaught Rangers, whom he captured near Dordrecht, in the north-east ...

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  35. THE PLAGUE.

    In a report by Dr. Tidswell yesterday it is shown that the destruction staff have killed 2-149 rats and the disinfecting Stiff 256 whilst the animals destroyed privately and handed in ...

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  36. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. John Marchant has been appointed Surveyor-General. Mr. Alex. Barron, present assistant surveyor-general, becomes Land Purchase Commissioner in succession to Mr. James ...

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  37. HORSES SHIPPED.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Shipments of 20,000 Hungarian horses have been made from. Fiume to South Africa. ...

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  38. TAMWORTH RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL.

    TAMWORTH, Friday.--A day's services and festivities were held on Wednesday by the Reman Catholic community in honor of the silver jubilee of the Dominican Nuns. High Mass was ...

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  39. AUSTRALASIAN SOLDIERS.

    LONDON, Friday.--The following particulars are to baud relating to Australasian soldiers on active service in South Africa:--Private T. Slingo, of Fifth West Australian ...

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  40. TASMANIA.

    Through the death of Mr. Rooke, a vacancy has occurred in the Legislative Council. As the Government have submitted a bill for the re-distribution of seats, by which certain electoral ...

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  41. APPLICATIONS FOR RAT-CATCHERS.

    The Mayor yesterday expressed himself pleased that there were no further evidences of plague making its appearance. "But," said Sir James Graham, "we have been inundated with ...

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  42. A SUCCESSFUL AUSTRALIAN.

    LONDON. Thursday Afternoon.--Mr. Albert Whelan, the Australian music-hall artist, who recently came to London, has appeared with success in the "Belle of New York" at the ...

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  43. INTER-STATE CRICKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 245 words
  44. THE COLOMBIAN INSURRECTION.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The steamer Ban Righ, which was recently detained in the Thames by the Customs authorities, owing, to the suspicious nature of her cargo, and ...

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  45. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

    PERTH, Thursday.--Mr. George Musgrove and Miss Nellie Stewart were passengers by the Polynesian to-day, en route to tho eastern States. Mr. Musgrove has been absent from Australia ...

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  46. AFRICAN NATIVES MINE-SALTERS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Governor of the Gold Coast Colony reports that a number of mining concessions received from the native chiefs are quite worthless. The natives blew ...

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  47. MAIL STEAMERS AT FREMANTLE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 221 words
  48. RETURNED SOLDIERS' PAY.

    There was much disappointment, amongst the returned soldiers when they road yesterday morning Mr. See's reply to a question in the Assembly, "That when the contingents went to South ...

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  49. THE MILLIONAIRE INVASION.

    LONDON, Thursday. Afternoon.--Mr. Waldorf Astor, the American millionaire, is the purchaser of Battle Abbey, which was sold a few days ago for £200,000. Mr. Astor was naturalised ...

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  50. THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN.

    LONDON, Friday.--The New Zealand 3 per cent. Inscribed Stock for £1,500,000, which was allotted yesterday, is now quoted a[?] per cent, discount. The public subscribed for about ...

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  51. THE KYOGLE ESTATE SALE.

    CASINO, Friday.--Yesterday the Kyogle Estate, which was purchased some time ago by an English syndicate, was put up for sale in blocks in ranging from 60 to 300 acres. The estate had ...

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  52. SEWER FUMIGATION.

    The Government having requested the Water and" Sewerage Board to resume the work of fumigating the sowers, with a view to the destruction of rats, all necessary arrangements ...

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  53. MR. A. J. BALFOUR'S. HEALTH.

    LONDON, Friday.--Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of tho House of Commons and First Lord of the Treasury, who is suffering from a severe attack of influenza, was decidedly better on Thursday ...

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  54. THE UBIQUITOUS RABBIT.

    BOURKE, Friday.--The Bourke Pastures and Stock Protection. Board met yesterday to consider the proposed Rabbit Bill, The following motions were carried, and the secretary was ...

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  55. WEST AUSTRALIAN PRECAUTIONS.

    The Sydney Board of Health have received a communication from the Central Board of Health, Perth, convoying the information that certain action will be taken there with respect to vessels ...

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  56. THE F.M.S. POLYNBSIEN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 109 words
  57. THE LOCH VENNACHAR.

    LONDON, Friday.--The barque Loch Vennachar, which was sunk by the Hull steamer Cato on Tuesday, the 12th inst., while lying at anchor in the Thames, 10 miles below Gravesend, has ...

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  58. SOUTHERN GOAL TRADE.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade of the district has been brisk during the week, all of the colliories having worked well. Loading operations at this port were well kept up, all of the ...

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  59. SCHOOL OF ARTS DEBATING CLUB.

    At a meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club last night, the proposal "that Mr. Chamberlain's policy in Imperial affairs is pernicious" was negatived by 13 votes, the numbers being ...

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