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  2. THE FEDERAL COUNCIL OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The following is the remaining portion of our report of the proceedings of the Federal Council of Australasia at Hobart on Friday last: ...

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  3. THE NEW SOUTH WALES CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS.

    The religious celebrations of the Centennary began to-day, with a special service in St. Mary's R.C. Cathedral. Archbishop Carr, of Melbourne, had been unnounced to preach. ...

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  4. THE POSTAL CONFERENCE.

    There was no formal meeting of the Postal Conference yesterday, but the permanent heads of departments met at the General Post-office in the morning to consider various ...

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  5. MALPRACTICES ON THE ENGLISH TURF.

    The Newmarket Jockey Club have refused to renew the licenses of the jockeys, Charles Wood and George Barrett, on the ground that they have ...

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  6. THE WRECK OF THE EDIN BURGH CASTLE.

    Heavy south-westerly gaies brought a very high sea into the bay yesterday, and towards midnight signals of distress were observed coming from the stranded barque Edinburgh ...

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  7. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LAND ACT.

    The appeal from the Supreme Court of New South Wales to the Privy Council in the case of Searle v. Edols has been sustained, with costs. ...

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  8. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At a meeting of the Benalla Race Club yesterday it was decided to hold the annual races on the 5th and 6th April £300 was allotted for prize money, and a committee ...

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  9. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The pilot steamer Captain Cook returned to-day from an unsuccessful search for the missing boat of the American ship John T. Berry, which was recently burnt at sea. The ...

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  10. COAL PROSPECTING IN CAPE OTWAY RANGES.

    Sir,—In your issue of to-day, in referring to the mineral discoveries made by me in the Cape Otway Ranges and the district generally, you state that my prospecting operations ...

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  11. LILLY WHITE'S CRICKET TEAM V. TWENTY-TWO OF BOURKE.

    The match between Lilly white's English cricketers and twenty-two of Bourke was resumed at half-past 11 a.m. to-day. Dickenson (the not-out man) and Adolph faced the ...

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  12. THE GERMANS IN SAMOA.

    Private letters received here from Samoa on Saturday show that the Germans are exercising a rigorous severity in enforcing the recently imposed taxes, and the gaols and ...

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  13. INTER-UNIVERSITY CRICKET MATCH.

    The inter university cricket match was continued on Saturday. The Victorians in their first innings made a good stand, the [?]ings closing for 253, or177 short of the ...

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  14. THE KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELD.

    Very glowing news has been received from Kimberley respecting the goldfields. The representatives of a Melbourne syndicate have purchased O'Neill's claim at Mount Dockrell ...

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  15. MR. VERNON'S ENGLISH ELEVEN IN TASMANIA.

    The match between Mr. Vernon's English Eleven and eighteen of Southern Tasmania was continued yesterday. The weather was beautifully fine, and there was a very much ...

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  16. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    John Walter Wright, of Kensington, labourer. Causes of insolvency:—Losses in speculation in firewood, and want of remunerative employment. Liabilities, £133 12s. 1d.; ...

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  17. DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    News was received to-day from Roebourne of a discovery of rich gold reefs on Harding and Withrell's station, Malinea, on the Pewah River. This river lies about 60 miles ...

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  18. A MISSING MINER.

    The police have returned again this evening, after a fruitless search for George Craig, a miner, who has been missing since the 8th inst, from his but on the Thomson River, at ...

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  19. CHICKEN CHOLERA AND THE RABBIT PEST.

    Sir,—Having made bacteriologia my special study for years, I feel it my duty to make generally know the qualities of the so-called bacteria of chicken cholera. It might throw ...

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  20. OVERLAND PASSENGERS TO AND FROM SYDNEY.

    The following is a list of passengers to and from Sydney passing through Albury, as forwarded by our correspondent:- ALBURY, SATURDAY. ...

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  21. SANDHURST.

    The late Mr. Holmes, of Malvern, but formerly of Sandhurst, has made the largest bequest to the Bendigo Hospital which that institution has ever received The value of ...

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  22. THE CRUELTIES OF CATTLE-TRUCKING.

    Sir,—Allow mo to call public attention to the following facts:—Arriving at the Traralgon railway station from Walhalla yesterday, I noticed attached to the Heyfield train a truck ...

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  23. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    EGERTON19, JAN. 19.—The late unseasonable rains, combined with the ravages of the caterpillars, have caused great loss to growers of grain throughout this district. Sheaves have had to be unstooked and ...

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  24. TRADE SOCIETY MEETING.

    The ordinary monthly meeting of the board of management of the Melbourne Typographical Society was held at the Trades-hall on Saturday, Mr. Robert Harris ...

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  25. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.

    On Saturday evening Richard Williams aged 11, one of the sons o[?] Mr. Edward Williams, a captain in the Egerton mine, was sent on a few minutes' errund; but as four ...

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  26. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    GUNDAGAI, JAN. 19.—During the early port of the week the weather was very hot, the thermometer registering from [?]deg. to [?] During the past 10 days the heat has killed four of Cobb and Co's horses. ...

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  27. CHURCH MEETINGS.

    The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Thomas's Church of England, Essendon, was held on Tuesday evening last, in the schoolroom, the Rev. John Caton, ...

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  28. TANKS, DRAINS, AND TYPHOID.

    Sir,—With reference to Mr. Beswicke's letter on the subject of connecting the overflow drams of tanks to the house drains, I have found such things done, with the ...

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