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  2. A NAVEL BOOM.

    Sir,--in your leading Article under this title in to-day's issue there are these two sentences refering to the figure of navel expenditure by the great sea Powers:-- ...

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  3. THE PUBLIC WELCOME.

    "Komati! Komati! Kouara!" With the short, staccato cries and the rhythmical stamping of feet of Maori warriors in a haka. the New Zealand foot bailors excited and ...

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  4. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    Yesterday morning at Ultime, Charlotte Bridge, a married woman, living in Buiwarraroad, was severely burned about the body through her clothes catching fire, Mrs. Bridge, who suffers ...

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  5. COAL LUMPERS STRIKE.

    Inquiry at the Macquaric-place office yesterday afternoon [?]the not that plenty of frcs labor is still offering for coal-jumping work--more, in fact than could be employed. ...

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  6. STATE ELECTIONS.

    Alderman S. E. Hutton who is contesting the Gordon electorate as a Labor candite in opposition to Mr. C. G. Wide the Attorney, General, opened his campaign in the will ...

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  7. RE-MODELLING THE ROCKS AREA.

    The acquisition of the Rocks area is a question that has occupied the attention of the City Council at various times during the post few year; and as recontly as Tuesday last it was ...

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  8. THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

    In the eleventh annual report of the Public Service Board, submitted to the Legislative Assembly last night; It was Stated that the most Important matter which the board had to deal ...

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  9. FALL FROM A TRAM.

    PARRAMATTA,Thursday:--John Smith, residing at Trott-street, Parramatta North fell off a Bauikham-hills tram last evening on to his head, and was rendered unconscious. At a ...

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  10. AN OLD MAN'S DEATH.

    PORT MACQUARIE, Thursday-- Thomas Webster an old, resident, of Telegraph Point, shot himself yesterday with a gun. Deceased had been low-spirited for some time, and could, ...

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  11. FOUND SHOP.

    WARDELL,Thursday-- John Edwards (79), old ago pensioner, of Meerschaum, has been round deal, his head having been shattered by a gunshot. He was alive on Tuesday, and from the ...

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  12. SINGULAR MISHAP.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- A horse and Dray being, used in carting rubbish to a disused quarry at Warrnambool toppled down an excavation, a distance of about 50ft., to-day. There ...

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  13. THE NO-LICENSE CAMPAIGN.

    We are Informed that there were, some inaccuracies in our report of Mr. Lang's Speech at Orange this week Mr. Lang said that although there was a certain amount of drinking by ...

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  14. KILLED BY RUNAWAYS. KILLED BY FALLING TIMBER. INJURED WHILE WELL-SINKING. RUN OVER BY AN ENGINE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The victoria proprietary Mine at Diamond-hill was the sech of a fatal accident to-day, the victim being a middle-aged man named John Davis. Deceased A FALL OF EARTH. MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The body of Harry Bamber. who was killed by a fall carth at the Hercules Mine, Zechan, was recovered to day, after much difficult work. The head was LAUNCESTON,Thursday. -- Alfred Austin Vaughan, a young man was killed list night whilst working in a tunnel at the new Aberloyle race, Gladstone. A piece of timber fell, BRISBANE, Thursday.--Advices received from Duaringa, 66 miles from Rockhampton, stat that Walter Storey Thomasson (45), while well sinking on Bauhinia Downs, was struck on the head PERTH, Thursday.--James Payne (55), a fitter at the railway workshops, married with two children, was killed at Perth station about noon, the head being almost severed by the ...

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  15. SCOTT FELL AND CO. AND THE

    TO THE EDITOR, Sir,--We beg to enclose yon a copy of a letter, Which kindly publish the original having been sent to the secretary of the Coal Lumpers' ...

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  16. THE APPROACHING STRUGGLE.

    The team selected to represent the State against New Zealand on Saturday proves to be the one forecasted in "The Daily Telegraph" of Thursday morning. It is:-- ...

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  17. PROSPECTS OF ANOTHER CONFERENCE.

    At the meeting of the Labor Council last night the president of that body (Mr. Frank Bryant) announced that there were prospects of another conference being hold, with a view ...

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  18. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--One can well leave "Waverley" to reply to the aftermath by Mr. There to [?] the bogus branch of the Liberal and Reform Association in Waverley, as the prime moves in this league,try as they night, cannot ...

    Article : 383 words
  19. HELP FROM NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE. Thursday.--At the meeting of the miners committee of management, held today, the position of the Sydney coal-lumpers, now on strike, was considered. and it was ...

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  20. THE REFEREES.

    Sir,--On perusal of the list of referees submitted for the Now Zealand matches it will be seen that the name of one promised referee has been omitted, that of Mr.C. B. Cochrane, To follower of Rugby this had caused ...

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  21. CANBERRA CAPITAL SITE.

    In was mentioned in our Issue on Tuesday that in September last a report was made by Mr. Surveyor Weedon, of tho Public Works Department, with regard to the water supply in ...

    Article : 486 words
  22. THE NEW MAIL CONTRACT.

    MELBOURNE Tuesday.--The Minister for 'Agriculture called the Butter Export Committee together to-day to discuss the action of the Federal Government in making no provision in ...

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  23. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER.

    CAMDEN,Thursday.--Ellen Houlahan, a window, of Bob's Range, near Camden, was charged before the local Court to-day with administering strychaning with intent ...

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  24. NEWCASTLE.

    The committees of management of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday. Mr. Peter Bowling presiding. Several appeals from lodges relative to the cases ...

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  25. JUGGLING AT BILLIARDS.

    Stevenson is gradually lessening the numbers that separate the tallies of Parker and himself. Although he gave his opponent 7500 in a game of 16,000 up, he is how 1978 Behind. ...

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  26. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    MELBOURNE,Thursday.--It appears that the attempt to set up Federal Stamp printing works that would supply all parts of Australia has been blocked owing to the dispute Between the ...

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  27. THE HEBBURN WHEELERS.

    The case of the unemployed wheelers at the Hebburn colliery in the South Maitland district came before the committee of management of the Northern Colliery Employees Federation ...

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  28. METEOROLOGICAL CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The report of the Metcorologlcal Conference, which met in Melbourne in May last, was presented to Parlament to-day the recommendations of the ...

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  29. CUSTOMS CLEARANCES.

    The following vessels cleared outwards at the Custom-house yesterday:--Myra Fell, str., for Port Pirle, via Sydney, with 3500 tons of coal; Buninyong, for Rockhampton, via Sydney and ...

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  30. EXPLOSION T A HOSPITAL.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An accidental escape of ether in the dispensary at the Children's Hospital this evening led to an explosion, which shook the building, blew out the ...

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  31. DIED WHILST IN CUSTODY.

    A man named Henry Grover, 33 years of age, recently residing at Redfern, was looked up at the police station yesterday on a charge of drunkenness, While in the cell he fell ...

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  32. VICTORIA.

    A remarkable accident is reported from Ockwell's ostale at Killara A loaded gun had been left butside the box occupied by a two year-old trotting colt by Red Wind. The ...

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  33. EXCUSING "THE FORCE."

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In a report on the Bauer murder and the Mint gold robbery, Inspector Gleeson, of the Criminal Investigation Branch, states that every Possible effort has ...

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  34. THE TAILORING TROUBLE.

    In connection with the dispute between the Clothing Manufacturers' Association and the Cutters and Trimmers' Union, it is stated on behalf of the latter body that under the ...

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  35. A DRIVE WHILE HYPNOTISED.

    In the District Court to-day Samuel Clay Williams was proceeded against on a charge of negligently driving a pair of horsed on the afternoon of the 2nd last. Defendant in the shirt ...

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  36. MONOWAI HAS A BAD TIME.

    WELLINGTON,Thursday.--The Monowal had a turbulent passage from Sydney. She ran into bad Weather immediately after clearing the Australian coast, which continued until Cook Strait ...

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  37. DEPARTURE OF THE PERSIC.

    The White Star liner Persic will be despatched at noon to-day from Dalgety's Wharf, Miller's point for South Africa and London, via Melbourne and Albany. Although passengers are not offering in very large number at the ...

    Article : 164 words
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  40. FIRE IN A RAILWAY SHED.

    The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call last night to a fire in a store shed at this Central Railway Station. In the shed were various kinds of goods, including bedding, tonts, and ...

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  41. A MUSING OFFICIAL.

    For some days a well-known legal manager, David Hutchinson, of Modern-chambers, Colling-street has been missing from his home and his usual haunts in the city Mr. ...

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  42. LATE COMMERCIAL.

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