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  2. OSCEOLA.

    During the long and sanguinary war waged by the Seminoles for the possession, or rather retention, of their hunting grounds in the Florida overglades, the name of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. LOCAL COURT.

    Ah Poon v. G. Humphries. — Claim for £4 0s. 9d. goods sold and delivered. The claim was confessed and verdict given for plaintiff, with costs. Mr. Robinson appeared ...

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  4. NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

    “How long was Branson’s speech ?” “I don’t know. I didn’t have my gas meter with me.” The Swiss workmen have decided to obtain ...

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  5. W.A. ITEMS.

    A correspondent from the Victoria Plains writes to the West Australian to the effect that the ploughing and sowing has been done none too soon. The ground is now quite ...

    Article : 74 words
  6. An Opportunity.

    It is more than passing strange that the merchants of Perth should have submitted so long to ...

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  7. CABLE FLASHES.

    The tenders for the city of Melbourne loan of £450,000 at 4 per cent. were opened to-day. The total amount of the tenders received was £540,000, with ...

    Article : 61 words
  8. TREMENDOUS STORM IN AUSTRIA.

    A tremendous storm occurred at Gahvia in Austria. Two thousand square miles of crops are completely destroyed. ...

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  9. INTERCOLONIAL.

    In the Assembly yesterday the Nyngan to Cobar, Kaima to Mowra, and Goulburn to Crookwell Railway Bills passed the second readings. ...

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  10. THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS.

    Already three candidates are in the field for the Legislative Council for the west division of Perth—viz., Messrs. Traylen, Hensman, and Neelands. ...

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  11. THE TROUBLE WITH THE POSTMEN.

    The difficulties that have arisen in connection with the employees in the General Post Office are attracting much attention. Yesterday the union men ...

    Article : 115 words
  12. UNLICENSED DOGS.

    The Perth police have made a raid upon the owners of unlicensed dogs. A number of persons have been fined 5s. and costs. ...

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  13. HEAVY SNOWFALL.

    A heavy fall of snow has occurred at Orange, Blayney, and Curcoar. ...

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  14. RETURN OF THE HON. JOHN FORREST.

    The Hon. John Forrest arrived at Northam from Yilgarn on Thursday, and was banquetted by the people of Northam last night. He returns to Perth to-day. ...

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  15. THE NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS.

    Mr. G. R. Dibba, leader of the Opposition, has almost recovered from a severe attack of influenza, and will appear again in the House of Assembly next week. ...

    Article : 65 words
  16. ROUGH FOOTBALL.

    The W.A. Football Association met last, night to consider complaints of rough play. Griffen, Brady, and Liddelow were each fined £1 and censured, and Brown and Farringdon ...

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  17. HOW MR. STANLEY AND HIS MEN FACED HUNGER.

    Mr. Stanley at the Turners’ banquet expressed gratification at the manner in which those present had received the Master’s reference to his (Mr. Stanley’s) engagement. ...

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  18. VICTORIA.

    At a meeting of the unemployed held yesterday a resolution was carried asking the Government to place £10,000 on the estimates for reproductive relief works. ...

    Article : 85 words
  19. BALDWIN’S BUTTERFLIES.

    Professor Baldwin and his Butterfly Company have shown twice at Fremantle to bumper houses. They will perform in Perth on Monday night. ...

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  20. LATER, LONDON, JULY 10.

    The postmen say they will not go out on strike before the 21st inst., provided the blacklegs are immediately dismissed. Unless this is done they Drill refuse to ...

    Article : 233 words
  21. ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. “ELDERSLIE.”

    The s.s. Elderslie, (Trender, Anderson and Co.), leaving London on May 26, arrived at Fremantle yesterday with a full cargo and 38 passengers. She coaled at Las Palmas and ...

    Article : 77 words
  22. DIED IN HIS BATH.

    Mr. Willian Holliwell Ewens was yesterday found dead in his bath at his house in St. Kilda. It is supposed he was drowned during a fit. ...

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  23. YORK NOTES.

    The proposed roller flour mill is the chief tope of conversation here. The majority are firm believers in the projected enterprise, which of course has a few detractors who ...

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  24. THE BOARD OF WORKS BILL.

    The Metropolitan Board of Works Bill has been considered in Committee and an amendment carried, enabling the Board to borrow £5,000,000 instead of £3,000,000. ...

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  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Professor Lowrie, the agricultural expert, has left by the Parramatta on a visit to Western Australia. ...

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  26. THE STOLEN NOTES.

    The publican Stoneham, arrested on suspicion of having stolen the notes from the National Bank at Hanendorff has made a statement to the effect that he found the ...

    Article : 134 words
  27. THE MOUNT MORGAN MINE.

    A syndicate has arranged for the transfer of their shares in the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company to the London register in October next. ...

    Article : 31 words
  28. BURIED 700 YEARS.

    The Rev. R. N. Gandy, of Canterbury, mentions a curious case of retarded decomposition of a human body which should be brought to the attention of those who are ...

    Article : 256 words
  29. DISCOVERY OF SLATE.

    A magnificent outcrop of marketable slate has bean discovered on the Darlina run 10 miles from a railway station on the Banner line. ...

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  30. THE AUSTRALIANS V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

    The Australians commenced a match against Gloucestershire at Bristol yesterday. The Englishmen went in first and lost two wickets for 73 runs. ...

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  31. SMELTING RETURNS.

    The smelting returns from the silver mines for the week are as follows:—Broken Hill Proprietary, 151,731ozs.; Block 14, 14,761ozs.; Junctions, 18,234ozs. ...

    Article : 26 words
  32. BROKEN HILL MINES.

    The Block 10 mine is now looking well, showing generally a great improvement. The Broken Hill Proprietary Company has accepted a tender from the Bank of South ...

    Article : 47 words
  33. ORIGINAL POETRY.

    It’s fill the cans an’ it’s fill the cups, An’ drink ter the Western Land; We’re goin’ ter build a nation up, An’ we’re goin’ ter build it grand. ...

    Article : 231 words
  34. HOW HE GOT THE WATCH.

    A correspondent writes from Katanning: A case of rather sharp practice occurred in the neighbourhood of the Round Pool railway siding the other day. It appears that a ...

    Article : 464 words
  35. RECEIVED YESTERDAY.

    A terrific cyclone has occurred at Muscat in Arabia. Seven hundred persons are reported to have been killed. ...

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  36. THE LALE COMMERCIAL BANK ROBBERY.

    In connection with the late robbery from the Commercial Bank, Proud, on a summons against the Union Bank, has received £440 lodged there by Sawyer, who was convicted ...

    Article : 62 words
  37. UNEXPECTED WINDFALLS.

    A chimney sweep, a charwoman, a laboring man, together with seven other persons, all paupers or nearly so, are to become more than millionaires in the French sense of the ...

    Article : 313 words
  38. ROSIN WASH FOR THE RED SCALE.

    The Horticultural Commissioners of Sutter county, California, recommended the immediate and thorough use of the following wash on orange trees infested with red orange ...

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  39. AUSTRALIANS v. LEICESTERSHIRE.

    The Leicestershire men in their second innings only made 43. The wicket was in a wretched state owing to the rain. The Australians won by an innings and ...

    Article : 37 words
  40. NEW ZEALAND.

    Sir Robert Stout, ex-premier, was yesterday presented with a “round robin” signed by the members of the Opposition, asking him to re-enter political life and assume the ...

    Article : 41 words
  41. THE PRINCE OF WALES’ STAKES.

    The Prince of Wales’ Stakes at Leicester, value 8,500 sovs. have been won by Surefoot, Memoir 2nd, Alloway 3rd. ...

    Article : 27 words
  42. MINING NEWS.

    £ s. d. Broken Hills (Col. reg.) 12 18 6 (London reg.) 10 13 0 Centrals (pd.) ... 8 16 0 ...

    Article : 123 words
  43. FOOTBALL.

    A football match was commenced this afternoon on the Recreation Ground between teams of the Albany F.C. and the Rovers F.C. The following were the teams:— ...

    Article : 138 words
  44. THE CESSION OF HELIGOLAND.

    It is proposed to hold a great naval demonstration of the German and English fleets at Heligoland when the island is formally handed over to ...

    Article : 34 words
  45. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

    At Sofia yesterday a young girl shot at General Stambouloff, but fortunately missed him, in revenge for the execution of Major Paintza, convicted of ...

    Article : 36 words
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