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  2. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    The dead body of Thomas Bryan (75), an engineer, was found by the police in a tank, in which he had been living, near Bay-road, North Sydney. It is supposed that death was due to ...

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  3. EARTHQUAKE HORRORS.

    PERTH (W.A.), Thursday.--From the English files to hand to-day by the R.M.S. Ortona the following report by Signer D. Fillpi, of the position at Messina after the groat earthquake, ...

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  4. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The first quarantine conference of Federal and State officers is to open next Tuesday. The delegates will be welcomed by the Minister. This conference is ...

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  5. THE COUNTRY.

    BULLI, Thursday.--Active stops are now being taken by the Works Department to have the question of water supply dealt with in a speedy manner. The supply for the Bulli district is to ...

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  6. THE BARRIER STRIPE.

    BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The Arbitration case was continued to-day, when the evidence of Mr. Deiprat was resumed. He said that, taking the work of the mine generally, and the ...

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  7. THE BUILDING OF THE VESSELS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. A. E. Cutler, manager of the Fitzroy Dock, had another interview with the Minister, for defence to-day, in regard to the building of the proposed ...

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  8. SUICIDE AT KOGARAH.

    George Blune (27), recently residing with his father at Webber's-road, Kogarah, committed suicide in his room last night by cutting his throat with a razor. ...

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  9. GOULBURN TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

    GOULBURN, Thursday.--The annual reunion of the Technical College was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Aid. Holloway) in the chair. Amongst those present was Mr. J. W. Turner, ...

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  10. WORKMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH.

    Frank Lynch, a laborer, recently residing at Wardell-road, Marricaville, and employed in an electric cable tunnel in Market-street, city, while sitting. in the trench eating his lunch ...

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  11. AN AWFUL DEATH.

    COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.--A shocking accident occurred at Wallendbeen railway gates, 13 miles from Cootamundra, to-day. A boy, and two young girls, daughters of Mr. L. Forsythe ...

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  12. A TALE OF THE SEA.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--When the island steamer Suva arrived in Sydney on Wednesday last from the Fijis the first officer, through the captain, made a complaint to the Navigation ...

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  13. DISCUSSION AT THE LABOR COUNCIL.

    Ay the meeting of the Sydney Labor Council the following resolution was submitted:-- That this council enters its emphatic protest against. ...

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  14. GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH.

    NARRANDERA, Thursday.--A fire, entailing loss of life, occurred at Grong Grong, near Narrandera, this morning, when the residence of Charles Choy, gardener; and its contents, were ...

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  15. BOY DROWNED AT BROKEN-HILL.

    BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--A drowning fatality occurred this afternoon at the Imperial Dam, a couple of miles out of town. A lad, Harold Furler, with others, was crayfishing in ...

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  16. AN ENGINEER'S DEATH.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The police have received information from Renmark, stating that David Wallace, engineer of the steamer Victoria, shot himself on board that vessel at ...

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  17. RAILWAY GUARD KILLED.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Owen Smyth, one of the oldest guards in the South Australian railway service, was fatally injured this morning on the south line. When a goods train arrived ...

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  18. A FIREMAN'S EXPERIENCES.

    A fireman of the R.M.S. Ophir, who was in Messina in tho oil tank steamer Chesapeake on the day of the disaster, thus describes his experiences:--"We could not see the town, but ...

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  19. FROM PAPUA.

    The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Batchelor) received a deputation yesterday, which was introduced by Mr. John Haynes, and made representations regarding the administration of ...

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  20. CASUALTY AT MOUNT MORGAN.

    ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday.--While Mr. J. L Newman, consulting engineer, of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company, was examining the ground in the Linda level, a piece of wall ...

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  21. PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A memorandum by the Federal Service Commissioner, Mr. M'Lichlan, has been received by the Minister for Home Affair, denim Willi the requests made by a deputation" representing the ...

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  22. DEATH FROM THIRST.

    PERTH, Thursday.--A Nullagine telegram reports that the dead body of Frederick Lomand, a native of Victoria, aged about 38, has been found in the bush some distance from the Davis ...

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  23. MYSTERIOUS DEATHS.

    PERTH (W.A.), Thursday.--A mysterious fatality has occurred in the bush near Collie, where two children of a navy pensioner James Rice, died within three days from some strange ...

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  24. VICTORIAN LOAN BILLS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The State Government has circulated a bill which has been brought in to authorise the raising of money for railways and irrigation works and water supply. ...

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  25. PUBLIC SERVICE GAZETTE.

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  26. THE WRECK OF THE AEON.

    The wreck of the steamer Aeon, of the Howard Smith's line, which was lost on Christmas Island six months ago, has been sold by Messrs. Hogg, Robinson, and Co., Lloyd's agents, ...

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  27. JOCKEY COMMITS SUICIDE.

    PERTH (W.A.), Thursday;--At Yarri Station, in the Pilbarra district, near Marble Bar, John Yates, a Jockey and trainer formerly well known in the eastern States, committed, suicide by ...

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  28. FLOODS IN THE ISLANDS.

    SUVA,Thursday.--Serious floods have occurred in the country districts, and the came and banana crops have been destroyed. The River Rewa has risen 30ft. Around ...

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  29. MISSING VESSEL.

    WELLINGTON, Thursday.--The Government steam [?] has returned from a fruitless search at the Chathms for traces of the missing morning the Logo. ...

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  30. ITALIAN DISASTER.

    The following subscriptions have been received for the above fund by the hon treasurers at they Town-hall and the Commercial Banking Company:-- ...

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  31. INTER-STATE BANKS CRICKET.

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  32. ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL.

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  33. STRIKE AT THE PHOENIX IRONWORKS.

    About 40 ironworkers' assistants and 14 boilermakers ceased work at Messrs. R. Tulloch and Company's Phoenix Ironworks, Pyrmont, yesterday. ...

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  34. CINEMATOGRAPH PLANT.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Arrangements are now in progress by Pathe Freres, the Paris cinematograph firm, to extend their operations to Australia. The intention is to instal a plant exactly similar, although necessarily ...

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  35. FLEET OFF THE HEADS.

    An unusual sight was witnessed from the signal station at Sydney Heads yesterday. During the day a fleet of sailers was in sight off the port, and at sundown three big vessels were ...

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  36. CYCLONE IN NEW CALEDONIA.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General has received information stating that communication between Noumea and Gomen, in New Caledonia, has been interrupted by a severe cyclone. Gomen ...

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  37. JACK JOHNSON GOING HOME.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight boxer of the world, leaves Melbourne on Saturday for Brisbane, where he will catch the steamer for America. His intention is to spend a couple of weeks ...

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  38. THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.

    Last night Customs Officers Small and Donohue arrested two Chinese whom they suspected of having contraband concealed in their clothing. They took them to No. 4 police station, ...

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  39. R.M.S. ORTONA AT FREMANTLE.

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  40. CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEES.

    On the motion of Aid. Meagher at yesterday's meeting of the finance committee of the City Council, it was decided that all able-bodied laborers employed by the council in all ...

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  41. PETTY THIEVING AT THE BATHS.

    The petty thief has not been idle since the opening of the City Council's new baths at Woolloomooloo, as was shown by a report presented to a committee of the equncil by the comptroller of assets. He stated ...

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