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  2. THE BOOMING DOMINION.

    The magnet whch is drawing hundreds or thousands of people, from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Continental Europe[?] to Canada is the vast expanse of virgin ...

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  3. THE CRICKETERS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Australian Cricketers began a match today against an English XI., at Scarborough, in connection with the local festival. ...

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  4. FINANCIAL AGREEMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. Fisher to-night, in the House of Representatives, continued the debate on the motion for leave to introduce the bill to amend the Constitution, so ...

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  5. AN EMPIRE'S COMMERCE.

    The congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, which is to be held in Sydney next week--commencing on Tuesday, will be the seventh of its kind, and in view of recent ...

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  6. THE COUNTRY.

    BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--A charge of sly grog-selling, preferred against Robert Rutherford and Mary A. Metere[?]l, was dealt with at [?] Police Court yesterday. Rutherford kept ...

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  7. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS

    Mrs. Liptrott, of Victoria-street, Darlinghurst, made a terrible discovery yesterday afternoon. At about 11 o'clock she put her infant son, Walter Alexander Li[?]trott[?] to bed and [?] ...

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  8. PLUMBER'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    William Mackey (54), a plumber who resides at Edgecliffe-road, Woollahra, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday morning. Mackey was working at a tannery at Botany ...

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  9. HOME MISSIONARY WORK.

    WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--A new idea in connection with home missionary work, devised by the presbytery of the Hunter, viz., that of a home missionary festival, was held ...

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  10. COAL-LUMPER KILLED.

    At an early hour yesterday morning a coal-lumper named John Hanson, a resident of Turramurra, who was engaged with others in discharging coal from the Bellambi into the ...

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  11. CLAIMS OF THE CLARENCE.

    GRAFTON, Thursday.--A large gathering of representatives of public bodies from all parts of the river assembled in the council chambers yesterday to meet Messrs. R. A. Bell (manager) ...

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  12. THE BUSINESS PAPER.

    The "programme" or agenda paper of the congress f[?]s many foolscap pages of printed matter, and the subjects dealt with are very diversified. Under several headings motions ...

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  13. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

    Arthur Woodward, a reporter, living at Bridge-road, Hornsby, was admitted to the Royal North Shore Hospital on Wednesday night suffering f[?] a revolver shot wound in the left ...

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  14. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The question of religious instruction in State schools was debated by the Anglican Synod today, and various views were expressed. Rev. A. W. Clampett ...

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  15. MATCH AGAINST AN ENGLISH XI.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The match [?] Staffordshire, Australians v. Bamford's English Eleven was re[?]umed today after [?]. ...

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  16. A MATTER OF FEES.

    GOULBURN, Thursday.--At a well-attended meeting of ratepayers, held in the Town-hall, the conduct of the council in increasing the sanitary fees was severely criticised. The ...

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  17. KILLED WHILE FELLING SCRUB.

    MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.--A young man named Bush was killed while felling scrub at Smith's Creek on Tuesday. Death was instantaneous. ...

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  18. BULLOCK TEAM COLLIDES WITH SULKY.

    MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.--A bullock team on the local bridge yesterday got beyond the control of the driver, and crashed into a sulky driven by Mrs. Fox. The sulky was smashed ...

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  19. AN ECCENTRIC'S DEATH.

    WHITE CLIFFS, Thursday.--James Green was found dead in a hut at Tarella station. At one time deceased was a carrier in the district, and was better known as "Gaffer" Green on ...

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  20. DEATH FROM STRAIN.

    ALBION PARK, Thursday.--Ernest Green, a youth of 17, died yesterday after a short illness from the effects of a strain caused by lifting a heavy weight. ...

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  21. A CHILD'S DEATH.

    GRANVILLE, Thursday.--Myrtle Richards (4½), daughter of Mr. James Richards, of Rosehill-street, Parramatta South, left home this morning to go to a friend's house in another ...

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  22. PRISON MANAGEMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Further revelations in regard to the insecurity of Pentridge prison were made today. Warder Wren said that "A" division paddock ...

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  23. FELL ON AN AXE.

    DORRIGO, Thursday.--A young man named Kuhn slipped from a board whilst up the trunk of a tree he was failing. He fell on his axe and received a severe injury to the lower portion of ...

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  24. SHOT WITH A PEA RIFLE.

    MUDGEE, Thursday.--A lad named Martin, son of Mr. Stuart Martin, of Wollar, was shot through the accidental discharge of a pea rifle. The bullet[?] which lodged in the thigh, was ...

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  25. ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME.

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  26. "PUMPED" FOOTBALLERS.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--When the Norwood football team marched out of the ground for their dressing room at Adelaide oval on Saturday last, after the half-time interval, and ...

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  27. BODY FOUND.

    GRAFTON, Thursday.--A young man, Albert Goodenough[?] who resided at Bucca Creek, disappeared from the Clarence House Hospital on Saturday morning. His body was found in the ...

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  28. NEARLY DROWNED.

    ORANGE, Thursday.--A small boy, Arthur Dean, fell into a flooded water channel this afternoon, and was carried a distance of 100 yards under the bridges in Summer-street and ...

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  29. FOUND HANGING.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The body of John Sullivan, a laborer, was today discovered hanging by the neck to an apple tree at the rear of his dwelling in Hawthorn-road, Brighton. ...

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  30. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Supreme Court today an action was commenced in which A. C. Groom claims from the Stephens Estate, Limited, Brisbane, £759 commission on the sale of property in Merrimac ...

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  31. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The Royal Commission concerning the marketing of wheat presented its report today. The commissioners make the following recommendations:-- ...

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  32. DELEGATES IN QUEENSLAND.

    GYMPIE, Thursday.--The delegates to the Empire Chambers of Commerce Congress arrived from Mount Morgan this morning, and were met at the station by the Mayor, ...

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  33. SAD ACCIDENT AT BORDERTOWN.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Two children of Mr. Fred Milne, of Bordertown, were taking luncheon down to where their father and Mr. Brown Were felling trees. The children approached ...

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  34. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Trouble with Chinese stowaways on steamers from Singapore to Fremantle is now being obviated by offering a reward of 100 dollars at Singapore for the discovery of any hidden ...

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  35. SEAMAN KILLED.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Fritz Gustav A[?]gvisit, a Swedish seaman on the steamer Tasmania, fell down the hold of that vessel early this morning, as she lay at the M'Laren Wharf, ...

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  36. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Mr. R. W. Foster, the member who has been elected in South Australia to succeed Sir Frederick Holder, was sworn in and took his seat in the House of Representatives yesterday. ...

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  37. NEW ZEALAND.

    William Whorgan, alias Hogan, who married in Tasmania, and went through a second marriage ceremony at Auckland, was today sentenced to two years' imprisonment for bigamy. ...

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  38. OVERTIME IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--It was stated to the Postmaster-General recently that officers in his department, in the professional and clerical divisions alone, have worked upwards of 13,000 ...

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  39. UNIFORM REGISTRATION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Dr. WILSON, of Victoria, a medical man, who is not, however, in practice asked the House of Representatives today to affirm that there should be uniform ...

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  40. SATURDAY, IN PLACE OF WEDNESDAY.

    At a meeting of the eastern suburbs produce, wood, and coal merchants, held on Wednesday at the United Service Hotel, it was decided, by 20 votes to 1, to close at 1 o'clock on Saturday ...

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  41. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the House of Assembly a petition was presented from 3600 fruitgrowers' salesmen praying that they be permitted to sell fruit locally in other cases than the standard case, or half-case. ...

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  42. CLERK, OR ENGINEER?

    Some difference appears to have arisen under the Local Government Act in some parts of the country as to whether the shire engineer or the council clerk should have precedence in rank. ...

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  43. EARTH TREMORS.

    Shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday morning the pendulum of the Milne seismograph at the Observatory began to move to minute seismic waves which were then passing through our city. The ...

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  44. THE UNION BADGE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. L. S. Kelly, secretary of the Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees' Federation of Australasia (Victorian branch), stated at the Trades-hall ...

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  45. INTER-VARSITY RUGBY.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--Sydney University team met the Canterbury College representatives today at Christchurch. The home players won by 14 points, four tries (one convered) to 5 points, try ...

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  46. WHAT MR. DEAKIN MEANT.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr. CARMICHAEL asked the Premier a question in respect of the statement made in the House of Representatives the previous night by ...

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  47. FIRE IN CROWN-STREET.

    At an early hour this morning an unoccupied shop, in Crown-street, owned by the Perpetual Trustee Company, and in course of reconstruction, was considerably damaged by fire. ...

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  48. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVENTION

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--The 10th Christian Endeavor Convention was inaugurated in the Albert-hall to-night by a meeting to welcome the delegates from other States. There was a large attendance. Rev. W. [?]. ...

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  49. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION.

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  52. THE REPRESENTATIVES.

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