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  2. THE DROUGHT.

    The unbroken succession of fine days during the past few weeks was suddenly interrupted yesterday, when a sharp shower fell in the city about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The change to wet ...

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  3. THE HOLIDAYS.

    Christmas Day falls on Sunday this year. So, practically speaking, the holiday will be observed on Monday, which is Boxing Day. Owing to this circumstance Tuesday has been set aside as an ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    There is nothing fresh concerning the boot-box tragedy. The body of the woman was to-day interred as "unknown" in a spare grave in the paupers' division of the Melbourne Cemetery. ...

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  6. SPORTS MEETINGS.

    On the New Year's Day there will be a great demonstration of sport and amusement at the Sydney Cricket Ground, when the Highland Society hold their 31st annual gathering, and, should ...

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  7. AMUSEMENTS.

    "The Firm's" 17th Christmas annual will be opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on Monday night. Active rehearsals and general preparations have been in progress during the past ...

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  8. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, AND CO.

    The half-yearly meeting of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., was held to-day at Menzies' Hotel, the chairman, Sir W. Zeal, M.L.C., occupying the chair. There was a fair attendance of ...

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  9. THE COUNTRY.

    HELENSBURGH, Friday. -- The coal trade continues as good as ever, and all the miners who wish to work and can work need not lose any time now. All other tradesmen in the town are also ...

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  10. SINGLETON-PARRAMATTA RAILWAY.

    SINGLETON, Thursday. -- At a meeting of the members of the local Railway League last night several communications from municipal councils in the north were read, favorable to the proposed ...

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  11. NEWCASTLE.

    The export of coal for the week ended yesterday has been comparatively heavy, 54,988 tons having gone forward to the various foreign and intercolonial ports, the respective quantities for each ...

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  12. RACE MEETINGS.

    To-day and again on Monday the summer meeting of the Australian Jockey Club will be held on the Randwick course. Good programmes have been prepared. ...

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  13. OCEAN EXCURSIONS.

    To-day the s.s. Newcastle, weather permitting, will make an excursion trip to the Hawkesbury River, leaving the wharf at the foot of Market-street at 2 p.m. A band has been engaged to ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. BIG RAILWAY CONTRACTS.

    The Government decided to-day, after receiving a report from the Railway Commissioner on the subject, to accept the tender of the Pennsylvania and Maryland Company for the supply of an ...

    Article : 298 words
  15. NEW MILITARY REGULATIONS.

    SINGLETON, Thursday. -- At a meeting of the local Civilian Rifle Club last evening a letter was received from the National Rifle Association, forwarding a copy of the letter that body had ...

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  16. A COLLIERY OFFICIAL FINED.

    Alexander Math[?]eson, manager of the Hetton colliery, proceeded against Alexander Thornton, a deputy employed in the pit, at the Newcastle Court yesterday on an information charging him ...

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  17. HOLIDAY RESORTS.

    Special arrangements have been made by the Port Jackson Steamship Company to meet the extensive traffic which always takes place on holidays between Sydney and Manly. To-morrow ...

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  18. THE HARVESTS.

    GULGONG, Friday. -- Wheat harvesting is in full swing throughout the district; the earlysown crops are yielding well, but the late crops are pinched on account of the drought. ...

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  19. VITAL STATISTICS.

    During November 978 births were recorded in the metropolis, giving an excess of 303 over the 675 deaths. The births were 28 more than in November, 1897, but much below the figures for ...

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  20. THE EAST GRETA DISASTER.

    WEST MAITLAND, Friday. -- The rescue party at East Greta discovered some tools yesterday in the tunnel where the entombed men had been working prior to the accident which occurred on ...

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  21. RAINS IN VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The rainfall has been very general, in some places coming down so heavily as to submerge the crops, so that some damage has been done. Another fine change is ...

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  22. AN OLD WOMAN'S SUICIDE.

    An elderly woman named Jane Buffard, who resides at Princes-hill, North Carlton, has been missing during the past three days, and this evening the police broke into her house, and found her ...

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  23. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    William Kluige, aged 14, was run over and killed by a passenger train from Claremont last night. He was in the act of crossing the line when the train overtook him. ...

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  24. DROWNING FATALITY AT KEMPSEY.

    KEMPSEY, Friday. -- A sad case of drowning happened yesterday, when a young man named Percy Thompson lost his life at the beach at Crescent Head. A number of men were fishing ...

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  25. QUEENSLAND.

    A paper was tabled in the Legislative Assembly, giving the correspondence which passed between the Brisbane Newspaper Company, Limited, and the Postal Department. The company asked that ...

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  26. THE ANTHRAX-STRICKEN FLOCK.

    It is expected that at a late hour to-night the whole of the sheep belonging to the flock, some of which were affected with anthrax, will have been disposed of. There have been a few ...

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  27. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

    ADELAIDE, Friday. -- Shortly after 11 o'clock last night the Assembly divided on the motion and the amendments with regard to the conflict with the Council on the franchise referendum. ...

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  28. MR. J. MACFARLANE, M.P.

    MACLEAN, Friday. -- A meeting of the Clarence River Farmers' Union was held here to-day to consider the proposal to recognise the services of Mr. John Macfarlane, M.P., to the Clarence ...

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  29. CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE.

    The Minister for Agriculture is trying to arrange a conference of colonial Ministers in Melbourne to discuss various matters of common concern to the agricultural and grazing interests ...

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  30. THE PREMIER TO VISIT MACLEAN.

    MACLEAN, Friday. -- Mr. John Macfarlane, M.P., has telegraphed to the Mayor of Maclean that the Premier accepts the invitation to visit Maclean, and will fix a date as early as possible. ...

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  31. A LIGHTSHIP BREAKS ADRIFT.

    During a gale this evening, the Gellibrand lightship broke away from her moorings, but was brought up off the Breakwater pier. The Government steamer Lady Loch will anchor off ...

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  32. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The following mail arrangements will be observed on Monday and Tuesday: -- At the General Post-office the delivery, registration, and postage stamps sale offices will be open until 10 a.m. ...

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  33. A FATAL WRESTLING MATCH.

    WEST MAITLAND, Friday. -- John Rylatt, who was injured while wrestling at Greta on Saturday night, died in the hospital this morning. A magisterial inquiry was held this afternoon. Dr. ...

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  34. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. John Holmes, New Zealand Flax Commissioner, who recently made an extensive tour through Europe and America, reports to the Government that he is convinced no permanent ...

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  35. TASMANIA.

    In Chambers to-day Mr. Justice Clark dismissed the appeal of the Mount Lyell Company against the assessment of the commissioner. His Honor will deliver judgment on the other points involved ...

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  36. THE COAL TRADE.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The coal trade of the district has been brisk during the week, and the collieries have been well employed. Loading operations at this port have been kept up with ...

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  37. THE SHEARING SEASON.

    BOMBALA, Friday. -- The shearing season in this district is practically over; nearly all the sheds have cut out. Currawong, which is one of the largest sheds in the district, finished ...

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  38. R.M.S. ROME AT ALBANY.

    ALBANY, Friday. -- The R.M.S. Rome, J. Cowie, commander, arrived from Colombo at 2.45 a.m. Passengers in the saloon: -- For Adelaide -- Mr. Cohen. ...

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  39. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET TEAM.

    The following have been selected to form the New Zealand cricket team for the matches in Australia: -- Baker, Clarke, Downes, Fisher, from Otago; Pearce, Rees, and Coberoft, from ...

    Article : 66 words
  40. BATHURST BOWLING TEAM.

    BATHURST, Friday. -- The local bowlers will leave for Sydney to-morrow night to take part in matches against Waverley and other clubs. Those chosen to represent Bathurst are Messrs. ...

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  41. CHINESE LEPROSY.

    Twenty-four Chinese landed at the Heads to-day from the steamer Chingtu. Two held naturalisation papers, and the others paid the poll tux. All were landed in the city. ...

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  42. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    The attention of passengers by rail is directed to the facilities which are afforded by the Railway Commissioners for those residents of the metropolis who are contemplating a visit to the ...

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  43. LATE SHIPPING.

    Tyrian, str., 1100 tons. Captain Easton, from Melbourne, Passengers: Mesdames Dash, Burgess, Beveridge, Smith, Curtis, Arthur and three children, Dellbridge, Pitts, Horn Crook, Coleman, Alexis, New, Durecks, Denicke, ...

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  44. RESTRICTION OF AUSTRIAN IMMIGRATION.

    The Government has intimated to the shipping companies of Sydney, who are in the habit of bringing Austrian immigrants to engage in gum-digging, that under the Kauri Gum Industry ...

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  45. THE SUGAR SEASON.

    CORAKI, Friday. -- All the cane-cutters at the Broadwater Mill have been called in and paid off, and the mill closes the season to-morrow. The gumming disease in cane has made the ...

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  46. PRODUCE RAIL CONSIGNMENTS.

    BATHURST, Friday. -- During the week meetings were held through the district, when strong protests were entered against the proposed action of the Railway Commissioners in the clearance ...

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