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  2. VICTORIA.

    Owing to an accident to the rudder of the barque Benares, which arrived to-day from Hamburg, the vessel bad to put into Capetown to refit. Four days after leaving that port a seaman ...

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  3. A TALE OF THE DROUGHT.

    CONDOBOLIN, Friday. -- A story told by a hardy settler here this morning illustrates pathetically and with striking vividness of detail, the heartbreaking effects of the cruel ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND.

    A man named Mahaffey was found dead under Lockyer Crock bridge, just beyond Gatton, this morning. There ore signs on the bridge indicating that he fell from it. He arrived at ...

    Article : 128 words
  5. THE COMING FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The main issue tor the Federal elections in Victoria will inevitably bo the tariff, though it will be complicated by a number of other questions. The advent of a body of freetraders to ...

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  6. PREMIER AT CONDOBOLIN.

    CONDOBOLIN, Friday. -- Sir John See, the Premier, was waited on by several deputations here this morning before his departure for Sydney. The deputations wore introduced by Mr. Clara, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. TREATMENT OF ASYLUM PATIENTS.

    A large deputation, consisting of the Bishop of Melbourne, Dr. Bevan, several members of the State Parliament, and representatives from various women's associations in Victoria, urged ...

    Article : 141 words
  8. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The last Federal elections in South Australia showed that the personal equation materially dominated the issue. Mr. Kingston, who headed the poll for the Representatives, is a ...

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  9. MAYTOWN COALFIELD TO BE WORKED.

    Mr. T. J. Power, of Gympie, has, on behalf of certain capitalists, taken up 3200 acres of coal lands on the Little River, in the Maytown district, the intention being to connect the coal ...

    Article : 204 words
  10. PENALTY PAID BY STRIKERS.

    An order-in-council dealing with the compensation to drivers and firemen re-instated since the late strike, and to others not re-instated, was passed to-day. The order provides for the ...

    Article : 206 words
  11. A NAVY LEAGUE FORMED.

    A public meeting was held in the School of Arts to-night to consider the proposed formation of an Australian Navy League in Queensland. There was a fair attendance, including Mr. ...

    Article : 130 words
  12. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    All hope of the safety of the barque Spes, which left London on January 6lb, for Fremantle, has been abandoned. Advice has been received from South Africa that a vessel passed ...

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  13. THE BILLIARD MATCH.

    The billiard match, Stevenson v. Harry Gray, was continued to-night. At the conclusion of play the scores were: -- Gray, 1879; Stevenson, 1668 in play. The principal breaks of the ...

    Article : 48 words
  14. THE MAGAZINE EXPLOSION.

    The inquiry into the death of Thos. Whelan, as a result, of the magazine explosion, was resumed to-day. Robt. Carrick, head caretaker at the magazine, gave evidence in regard to ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. REVISION OF PASTORAL RENTS.

    A deputation consisting of Messrs. P. J. Leahy, Cooper, Ms.L.A., R. Newtown, Moss (Dalgety and Co.) and Ridgeway (New Zealand Loan) waited on the Minister for Lands this ...

    Article : 167 words
  16. THE PLAGUE.

    NOUMEA, Friday. -- The epidemic in the north has been found to be plague, which is attributed to the natives living in squalor aud filth. Out of 62 cases there have been 52 deaths. Strict ...

    Article : 67 words
  17. SOUTHERN COAL TRADE.

    CLIFTON, Friday. -- South Clifton colliery, in accordance with the notice posted 14 days ago, closed down on the completion of to-day's work. Gates have been fixed on all the entrances to the ...

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  18. ALLEGED SHOOTING AT A CONSTABLE.

    Michael O'Sullivan has been committed for trial on a charge of shooting at Constable Hayes near Toowoomba. The evidence was to the effect that Hayes met O'Sullivan and ...

    Article : 182 words
  19. ENTERTAINED AT MOLONG.

    ORANGE, Friday. -- At Molong to-night, the Premier and his party were entertained at dinner at the Freemasons' Hotel by Mr. J. W. Cockbaine, ex-Mayor of Petersham. ...

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  20. A BREAK AT PARKES.

    PARKES, Friday. -- The Premier stopped here for an hour to-day. He was driven round to the public buildings, the waterworks, the parks, and show ground. A number of local matters ...

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  21. ANNIVERSARY OF MOUNT KEMBLA DISASTER.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The coal trade of the district has been interfered with during the week by rough weather, none of the collieries having worked full time. Several cargoes were ...

    Article : 142 words
  22. A CLAIM FOR £10,000.

    In the Supreme Court to-day, the case in which F. C. Cox claimed £10,000 damages from the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank was concluded. The jury found that plaintiff did ...

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  23. NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS.

    BRISBANE, Friday. -- The New Zealand footballers, who arrived by mall train from Sydney last night, were tendered a reception at the Queensland Amateur Sports Club to-day by the ...

    Article : 273 words
  24. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    GOODE ISLAND, Friday. -- Messrs. Burns, Phlip, and Co.'s steamer Moresby passed here to-day on route from New Guinea to Singapore, with the German barque C. H. Watjen in tow. ...

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  25. THE ALPINE CARNIVAL.

    KIANDRA, Friday. -- The first day's races in connection with the annual Kiandra snowshoe ski carnival took place to-day. The morning opened raw and bleak, and the snow was in ...

    Article : 103 words
  26. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The secretary of the Queensland Rifle Association has received a telegram from Mr. R. Edwards, M.H.R., stating that the Minister for Defence has granted free railway passes to all ...

    Article : 199 words
  27. THE EMILY REED AT LYTTELTON.

    The New Zealand mall yesterday brought particulars of the perilous experience of the American ship Emily Reed, which put into Lyttelton in distress. The captain declares the gale ...

    Article : 203 words
  28. TASMANIA.

    At the next election Tasmanians, like the South Australians, will vote for the first time in separate electoral districts. At present the State is represented in the Senate by three ...

    Article : 480 words
  29. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL.

    To-day, an exhibition of football, as played under Australian rules, will be provided at the Sydney Cricket Ground by a match between the Carlton and Geelong Clubs, of Victoria. Both ...

    Article : 259 words
  30. SIR JOSIAH SYMON'S VIEWS.

    MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Sir Josiah Symon, who is the freetrade leader in the Senate, and who came across from Adelaide to-day, confirmed the view expressed above that the ...

    Article : 260 words
  31. SMALLPOX AT LAUNCESTON.

    LAUNCESTON, Friday. -- Another case of smallpox was reported to-day, the victim being the child of another isolation guard. Late last night the guards were appointed to ...

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  32. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At a meeting of Winnecke's Reward Company the question of amalgamation with the adjoining companies was discussed. The matter was left in the hands of the directors. ...

    Article : 69 words
  33. EXPLOSION AT NOUMEA.

    NOUMEA, Friday. -- An explosion occurred in the busiest part of the city yesterday, and hundreds of people assembled on hearing the terrible report. ...

    Article : 112 words
  34. LEPROSY.

    An aboriginal woman was arrested in Palmerston (Port Darwin) on Friday, and has been pronounced by the medical officer to be suffering from a mild non-infectious form of leprosy. ...

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  35. IN THE FAR NORTH.

    Mr. Bradshaw reports that he is pleased with the character of the country seen during his recent expedition to the Goyder and Glyde Rivers, in the Northern Territory. He found ...

    Article : 47 words
  36. PASSENGERS FROM TASMANIA.

    The steamer Conall arrived from Hobart yesterday. There were five passengers who had been unsuccessfully vaccinated, and these, together with four others, members of a family, ...

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  37. SATURDAY, AUGUST I, THE LAST DAY.

    Announcement is made in our columns to-day that "The Times" will discontinue the sale of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia and Atlas in New South Wales to-day. The ...

    Article : 255 words
  38. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Government have introduced a bill into the House of Representatives making the retirement of Supreme Court judges, on attaining 72 years, compulsory. ...

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  39. PRAYERS FOR RAIN.

    ADELAIDE, Friday. -- The secretary of the Council of the Churches recently wrote to Archbishop O'Reilly, stating that the council recommends that Sunday next be observed ...

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  40. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Freetrade Association is better organised in West Australia than in any State outside Victoria. There is a branch in Perth, a branch in Fremantle, a branch in Coolgardie, a branch ...

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  41. MOUNT BISCHOFF TIN MINE.

    LAUNCESTON, Friday. -- The half-yearly meeting of the Mount Bischoff Company was held today. The reports showed that the company earned £34,765, making the year's profit £77,246. ...

    Article : 76 words
  42. NO LICENSES AT NEWTOWN.

    The Appeal Court has decided that the licensing committee at Newtown has no power to renew the licenses of existing hotels. Prohibition was carried in this district, but the poll has been ...

    Article : 55 words
  43. SEIZURE OF A FISHING VESSEL.

    HOBART, Friday. -- In connection with the seizure of the fishing vessel Doris, the Fisheries Board resent to the utmost any Federal interference with the fishing regulations in ...

    Article : 64 words
  44. THE STRANDING OF THE NIWARU.

    The Court of Inquiry into the stranding of the steamer Niwaru, found that Captain Fishwick is deserving of censure in not having stopped the vessel sootier. His certificate was ...

    Article : 73 words
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