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  2. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday,--A boy named' Albert Murray had his foot crushed by the wheel of a loaded wood-dray on his way to school at Walhalla on June 27. He was at once taken to the ...

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  3. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Tenders are being invited by the Postmaster-General's department for the erection of a telegraph line between Yass and Rye Park. ...

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  4. HOW LITHGOW IS AFFECTED.

    LITHGOW, Monday.--Mr. Truscott, secretary of the Lithgow Miners' Association, was seen yesterday, and asked in, what way the refusal of the coal-lumpers to fill shipping, for the ...

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  5. THE COUNTRY.

    PICTON, Monday.--Constable Walsh, of Picton, raided a two-up school at Thirlmere on Sunday afternoon, and took the names and addresses of 20 men. He also recovered three ...

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  6. VICTORIA.

    Five Chinese, were each fined £10 in the District Court to-day on a charge of having smoked opium in Melbourne on the night of the 5th inst. The newly-formed union of shop assistants has ...

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  7. THE MIRROR OF JUSTICE.

    Leicester and Co. v. Cherryman, a case the report of which is just to hand from England, decides just one of those points which everyone wants to know. It is a curious anomaly that ...

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  8. SWEATING IN MELBOURNE.

    Instances of sweating in Melbourne were brought to light at to-day's meeting of the Anti-Sweating League: A driver employed at a Brunswick wood yard, wrote, stating that he ...

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  9. AMONG THE WORKERS.

    So far as can be ascertained, no further progress has been made in the direction of forming a union of free laborers. A preliminary meeting has been held, but since then no ...

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  10. ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.

    BROKEN-HILL, Monday. -- On Saturday night a man named Francis Henry Coop was on the road home, and while walking along Cryetal-lane four men set upon him and ...

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  11. EXTRAORDINARY FREAK OF NATURE.

    A sow, owned by a Mount Prospect farmer, had a litter of 10 young pigs, and amongst them was a freak which was in every respect similar to a Young elephant, the tall, trunk, and feet ...

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  12. COAL-HOPPERS SCARCE.

    LITHGOW, Monday.--Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary of the Lithgow Coal Association, complains that while the association have plenty of orders in hand, they are unable to get sufficient ...

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  13. "A VISITOR FROM SYDNEY."

    At the Criminal Court to-day, two men, Thomas Tucker and James Wilkins, were charged with having assaulted and robbed Christian Andersen, a visitor from Sydney, of £18. ...

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  14. NEW JETTY AT COFF'S HARBOR.

    COFF'S HARBOR, Monday.--Satisfaction is felt at the granting of the application of the South African Timber Co., for permission to erect a jetty. The jetty, which is to be orected ...

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  15. KICKED BY A HORSE.

    A carter, Daniel Eatenne (47), living at Percival-street, Leichhardt, was admitted to the Balmain Cottage Hospital last evening, suffering from a kick in the abdomen from a horse. ...

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  16. GHOST SCARE AT WARREN.

    WARREN, Monday.--Last week considerable excitement was caused by the report that a ghost had appeared in various parts of the town. A party returning from church over ...

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  17. A FRACTURED SKULL.

    Norah Anderson, married, living at Chippen-street, Chippendale, fell while walking on the footpath in George-street West last evening, sustaining a fracture of the skull. She was ...

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  18. A PICTURE IN DUPLICATE.

    Some concern bus been manifested in art circles during the past few weeks as to whether the picture entitled "The Bent Tree," purchased for the National Gallery as a genuine Corot ...

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  19. GRAND OPERA SEASON.

    The last night of the grand opera season was devoted to another splendid performance of "The Valkyrie." The Theatre Royal was crowded, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The ...

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  20. THROWN FROM A RUNAWAY HORSE.

    CASINO, Monday.--Yesterday morning the dead body of Owen Casey, a well-known and respected resident, was found on Reynold's-road, about four miles from town. Deceased ...

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  21. WOMBEYAN-JENOLAN ROAD.

    GOULBURN, Saturday.--A petition for presentation to the Mulwarrie Shire Council is being signed by settlers and others interested, with respect to the special grant of £3000 for ...

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  22. "BILL" SQUIRES.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The public, who have followed the fortunes of "Bill" Squires, the champion heavy-weight boxer of Australia, with the keenest interest since he left these shores ...

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  23. THOMPSON'S CREEK DEVIATION.

    LITHGOW, Sunday.--Mr. Withington, M.L.A., has been informed, respecting the deviation at Thompson's Creek, on the road from Rockley to Burraga, that the proposed deviation, for ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND.

    At the South Brisbane Summons Court to-day Margaret Ellena Gregson was charged with selling liquor without a license, at a house in Montague-road, South Brisbane. Counsel for ...

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  25. FORTUNES OF FOOTBALL.

    YASS, Monday.--Two accidents occurred at the football match on Saturday. W. Leslie broke his collarbone, and E. Duftey fractured a small bone of his leg. ...

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  26. DEATH BY DROWNING.

    ROCKY-HALL, Monday.--Mrs. John Boland was drowned this morning in the Towamba River, close to her residence. An inquiry will be held to-morrow. ...

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  27. OLD COUPLE INCINERATED.

    QUIRINDI, Monday.--An aged couple, named While, old hands on Breeza Run, were burned to death owing to their residence catching fire last night. ...

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  28. PARKES RAILWAY LEAGUE.

    PARKES, Saturday.--The Parkes Railway League held a meeting to consider the recommendations of the Public Works Committee with respect to the extension of the railway to ...

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  29. "PEDIGREE UNKNOWN."

    BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--The police court was occupied for the greater part of the day in hearing a charge of attempted false pretences preferred against Edward Burke and Thomas ...

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  30. BURNED TO DEATH.

    CLARENCE TUNNEL, Monday.--A sad burning fatality occurred at Newnes South late last night, when the four-year-old child of Mrs. Bland was burned to death. Bland is a miner ...

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  31. MILITARY TRAINING.

    Victoria Barracks were very animated yesterday, when the annual course of instruction for the officers and non-commissioned officers of the instructional staff arid permanent forces of the ...

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  32. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At an early hour this morning a large enginehouse at the Lobethal Woollen Mills was destroyed by fire. Owing to the fire having a good hold over the boilers the employees were ...

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  33. DRIVING ACCIDENTS.

    CORAKI, Monday.--On Saturday, while driving in Martin-street, Mr. George Yabsley's horse got beyond control, and he was thrown out of the sulky, and considerably bruised. ...

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  34. POISONED WITH ARSENIC.

    JERILDERIE, Monday.--A case of arsenic poisoning occurred last week at Wood Park station, Mrs. Comans, one of her children, and two of the employees being tho sufferers. It is ...

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  35. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE UMPIRE.

    During a game between the Mount Barker and Habndorf football Clubs on Saturday at Mount Barker the umpire lost control of the game in the first quarter, and rough scrimmages were ...

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  36. MOTHER AND CHILDREN.

    MELBOURNE. Monday.--A shocking case was beard at the Fitzroy Court to-day, when a woman, Theresa Ford, was charged with the larceny of various articles from a neighbor's ...

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  37. REMARKABLE MISHAP.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Maurice Falvey, a grazier, left his home at Tooborac at, 11 a.m. on Sunday, and, as he did not return, a search was made, and his body was found in the ...

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  38. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    There was a peculiar occurrence in connection with the Mooltan prior to her sailing for London. An old man, Benjamin Turton, an English locksmith, who has been spending a holiday ...

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  39. FOUND DROWNED.

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.--A verdict of found drowned was recorded at the inquest to-day on the body of Michael John O'Meara (62), which was found in the river yesterday. The evidence ...

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  40. NEWCASTLE.

    A meeting of Wallsend and district hotelkeepers was held at the Wallsoud School of Arts on Friday night last, to hear an address by Mr. John Ashton, the district organiser. There was ...

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  41. THE LIFT FATALITY.

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  42. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BEACH.

    At the meeting of the City Council to-night the recommendations of the council's engineer (Mr. Louis Blackwell) for improvements to the Newcastle Beach, at a cost of £1000, were ...

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  43. APPRENTICESHIP QUESTION.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The members of the committee appointed nine months ago to make recommendations as regards the apprenticeship question have brought in their report. They ...

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  44. SOUTHERN COLLIERIES.

    CLIFTON, Monday.--The South Coast coal and coke trade still continues brisk, with every indication of the late enormous increase being maintained. After paying full time on Friday ...

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  45. CUSTOMS CLEARANCES.

    The following vessels cleared outward at the Custom-house yesterday:--Mokola, str., for Auckland, via Sydney, with 900 tone of coal, 50 bags of bonedust, and a quantity of timber; ...

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  46. ARRIVAL OF THE R.M.S. AORANGI.

    The R.M.S. Aorangi, of the Canadian-Australian Line, after a fast run down the coast, was detained in Watson's Bay last evening, awaiting medical inspection. The Aorangi entered the ...

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  47. INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE.

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  48. Advertising

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  49. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION. THIS DAY.

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  50. Advertising

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