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  2. THE COUNTRY.

    QUEANBEYAN, Thursday.--During the last few days there has been a mysterious mortality among the fish in the Queanbeyan River, near Canberra. Some of the fish have been ...

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  3. HARBOR TRUST.

    The feeling throughout the city yesterday regarding the appointments to the Harbor, Trust was generally one of disappointment. Representatives of the shipping and commercial interests ...

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  4. THE NOBLE TESTIMONIAL.

    In pursuance of Mr. Tait's suggestion for an entertainment to be held in the Sydney Cricket Ground to augment the testimonial fund to Mr. M. A. Noble, the matter was submitted to a ...

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  5. INDUSTRIAL TROUBLES.

    BATHURST, Thursday.--The employees of the Lloyd Copper Company, Burraga, in view of the early termination of their agreement with the employers, have passed the following ...

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  6. SIR MALCOLM M'EACHARN.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Sir Malclim M'Elacharn, who arrived by the R.M.S. Asturias to-day, from London, stated in the course of an interview that Australia occupied a very "solid" ...

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  7. THE FEDERAL COMPACT.

    Some sidelights of Federation, more especially in their relation to the State of New South Wales, were discussed by Mr. G. H. Reid, leader of the Opposition in the Commonwealth ...

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  8. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--While approving of the new appointments to the Harbor Trust, very many persons concerned about the able and independent administration of our public officers are regretting ...

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  9. AIRLY MINERS' STRIKE.

    LITHGOW, Thursday.--Mr. Mays, president of the Miners' Association at Airly, visited Sydney last Monday. At the Trades-hall Mr. Cochrane, secretary of the Trades and Labor; Council, ...

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  10. SUPPORT FROM BATHURST.

    BATHURST, Thursday.--At the request of a number of a Noble's admirers, the editor of the "National Advocate" to-night consented to open a shilling subscription list in connection with ...

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  11. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    An inquiry was held yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of James Buckley, a fireman, who was drowned while surfbathing at Bronte, a few days ago. Mr. L. ...

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  12. ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Enthusiasts who are exerting themselves in the work of bringing to a successful issue the suggestion to present Mr. M. A. Noble with a national Australian ...

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  13. REIMBURSING TASMANIA.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--When he was last in Sydney, Sir William Lyne had a conversation with Mr. Wade as to the practicability of arranging a scheme for malting good to Tasmania ...

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  14. BLACKBALL STRIKE.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z;), Thursday.--There seems no hope of settling the Blackball miners' strike. The union has assumed responsibility for the strike, and will be proceeded against under the ...

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  15. BOY DROWNED AT WICKHAM.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A boy, John [?]ale, 11 years old, while bathing in the railway reserve at Wickham, to-day, got out of his depth and was drowned. The body was ...

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  16. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--Bert Batting, a baker, had a narrow escape from drowning while surf-bathing at the Fairway Beach to-day. He was taken out by the undertow. A couple of ...

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  17. IN DEADLY EARNEST.

    BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The butchers' strike commences from to-night. The master butchers have advertised that from to-morrow no meat will be delivered to customers while ...

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  18. PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY.

    TAMWORTH, Thursday.--At the annual meeting of the Prisoners' Ald Association, held last night, the Mayor (Ald. Matheson) presided. Judge Armstrong was present, also Messrs. A. ...

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  19. YOUNG MAN DROWNED.

    WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--A drowning fatality occurred at Bishop's yesterday, the victim being Leslie Lintott, 22 years of age, on of a well-known farmer in the locality. ...

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  20. VICTORIA

    Mr. Bent, says he intends to go into the question of engine-drivers' hours, and see whether it is possible to adopt, or come nearer to, the eighft-hours system. ...

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  21. ELDERLY COUPLE'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    BULLI, Thursday.--Yesterday an accident occurred on the Bulli Pass. Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt. of Appin, were on their way to visit their son, at thirroul. They were were descending the:--Pass, ...

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  22. ADELAIDE SHOW.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--At the Adelaide Show to-day Pope Bros., of Mount Barker, won the £25 for the best collection of exhibits of ...

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  23. MASTER BAKERS DECLINE TO CONFER.

    The master bakers held a meeting to-day, and decided not to grant the request of the employees for a conference, which it considered, would be futile as the day work scheme was ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND.

    The Railway Department has received information to the effect that the flood waters are 3in. over the rails at Hodgson, six miles beyond Roma and still rising. ...

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  25. THE FITZROY FATALITY.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--As the girl Rossanna Ballantyne, who was killed at North Fitzroy railway station, on Monday night by a train passing over her head, was subject to epileptic ...

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  26. THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An official statement has been issued by the M.C.C. Ground Trustees in regard to the question of the profits arising from the fourth test match. ...

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  27. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    YASS, Thursday.--Mr. T. Waddell, Colonial Treasurer, formally opened the show this morning. He congratulated the committee on the excellence of the exhibits, and stated that 30 ...

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  28. NEW ZEALAND.

    South Australian grapes ex Marama arrived at Dunedin unfit for consumption. Victorian lots arrived in an indifferent condition. Six hundred cases of grapes ex Ulimaroa, ...

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  29. PICNIC TO PAPUA.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A suggestion has been made that the Federal members should be given an opportunity of visiting Papua, or British New Guinea, at a comparatively early date. ...

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  30. THE STRAND SITES.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Sir Malcolm M'Encharn, who arrived from England to-day, thinks Mr. Bent has secured a splendid site for the new Ageney-General in the Strand, London. ...

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  31. WHEN MR. HICKSON RETIRES.

    Exception was taken by the Premier yesterday to the statement published that it was gathered an "undertaking" had been given Mr. Keele that when Mr. Hickson retired from ...

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  32. "THE COLORED INFAMY."

    Mr. Peter Whiteside, a Labor member of the Transvaal Parliament, last night addressed the Sydney Labor Council on the questions, industrially and politically, now agitating South ...

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  33. QUEENSLAND FINANCE.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Auditor-General has submitted a special report to the Treasurer, dealing with certain transactions in connection with payments from the ...

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  34. HARVESTER EXCISE CASES.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The actions against Gabriel Barger and Victor M'Kay, under the Federal Excise Tariff Act, 1906, were, further heard in the Hight Court to-day. Mr. Mitchell, ...

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  35. TASMANIAN A.N.A. EXHIBITION.

    LAUNCESTON, Thursday.--Mr. Deakin, the Prime Minister! arrived by the steamer Loongana this after a pleasant passage. He was met on the wharg by the Mayor and ...

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  36. LABOR PARTY POLICY.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A valuable commentary on the policy and actions in Parliament of the Labor Party was given this evening in the Senate on the tariff duty relating to motive ...

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  37. QUEENSLAND STATE REVENUE.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--A return was issued to-night showing the revenue of Queensland for the month and eight months ended February 29. The revenue for the month was £274,414, ...

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  38. STATE DEBTS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Sir William Lyne is still wrestling with the intricate--and hitherto insoluble--problem of the financial relations between the States and the Commonwealth. He ...

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  39. ENGLISH CRICKETERS EN ROUTE FOR FREMANTLE.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The English team of cricketers left for Fremantle to-day by the R.M.S. MooItan. ...

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  40. ASTURIAS DUE TO-MORROW.

    The magnificent Orient Royal Mail liner Asturias, the latest addition to the fleet, left Melbourne yesterday in continuation of her maiden voyage from London to Sydney. She may be ...

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  41. PONIES' ACQUIRED TASTE.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Since the introduction of ponies on Neptune Island, for the convenience of the lighthouse-keepers, two animals have died through eating mutton birds. The ...

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  42. COAL FIND IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--A telegram from Cooktown states that valuable samples of coal have been brought in by Alexander Christie, who has been employed by the Government in coal ...

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  43. THE TRANSFER OF MR. KEELE.

    Sir,--Although wishing to avoid writing one word which may induce a controversy ultimately resulting to the prejudice of Mr. Keele I think the immense majority of your readers will agree ...

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  45. FIRES.

    WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--At an [?] hour this morning the public school at Elialong was totally destroyed by fire. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. ...

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  46. RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT ROSEVILLE.

    While attempting to alight at Roseville from the last train from Milson's Point to Hornsby, last night, Margaret Julia Jones (65), a resident of Bourke-street, Darlinghurst, fell under ...

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  47. LOST IN THE RAIN.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Owing to the heavy and continuous rain, some anxiety is felt about Mr. R. E. Warburton, who started for. Mount Willoughby on Friday, accmpanied only by two ...

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  48. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION.

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  49. Advertising

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