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  2. SECOND EDITION

    The District Court was opened this morning before Judge Miller. One juryman was fined £1 for non-atttendance. There are two cases for hearing. The first tried was against James ...

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  3. Telegraphic Record.

    It is understood that Great Britain has declined to re-open the Indian mints or to enter the monetary conference. The " Times" says with a view to ...

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  4. CENTRAL DIVISION.

    A large party intend to go to Jaccondol, weather permitting, to inspect the wheat there, which is ready for harvesting. It is mooted to form a company to purchase ...

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  5. SADDENING FATALITY.

    The numerous friends of Mr. W. Davis, the much respected Town Cleric at Rockhampton, will regret to hear of the death from sunstroke in the Red Sea, on 28th September, of his ...

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  6. SPORTING.

    The annual cricket match Parliament v Press was played on the new grounds at Wooloongabba to-day. It was won by the Press, who scored 95 to their opponents 87. Mr. ...

    Article : 49 words
  7. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Minister for Lands states with reference to the notification issued last Thursday that the Mercadool leases had been cancelled, it was owing to the selectors' failure to comply with ...

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  8. CYCLING.

    At the bicycle races on Saturday the transcontinental riders who were present had a hearty reception on wheeling round the track. Barden, the crack English rider; and his wife arrived by ...

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  9. THE PREMIER'S RETURN.

    Sir Hugh Nelson has advised Sir Horace Tozer that lie will reach Brisbane to-night. The only Minister who could be spared to proceed part of the way to meet Sir Hush was Mr. ...

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  10. A BIG FIRE.

    The town of "Windsor, Nova Scotia, about 40 miles from Halifax, has been destroyed by fire. Banks, churches and houses were laid in ruins, and 3000 people ...

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  11. OUR WESTERN FLOCKS.

    Owing to the rain there has not been much wool forwarded during the week. Terrick despatched 55 bales dumped greasy, Stainburn 40 bales, and Powella 58 bales scoured. ...

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  12. ALLEGED ILLEGAL OPERATION.

    With reference to the suspicious death of a girl named Mabel Baker (nee Roberts), aged 19, at the Balmain Hospital yesterday, Harriet Cleare, a married woman, was brought up at ...

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  13. THE TRITON WRECK.

    Details of the wreck of the steamer Triton, on the northern coast of Cuba, show that the vessel was heavily laden, the lower deck being only a few feet above ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. THE KAMERUKA WRECK.

    The passengers and crew of the wrecked steamer Kameruka left Moraya for Sydney by the steamer Allowrie yesterday. The underwriters have abandoned the wreck, and the ...

    Article : 72 words
  15. NEW ZEALAND AND INDIA VIA AUSTRALIA.

    In his budget speech, delivered in the New Zealand Parliament last week, Mr. Seddon said the renewal of the San Francisco mail service will be contingent on a 15-knot service and fixed ...

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  16. ACUTE MANIA IN A CHINAMAN.

    An old Chinaman named Jimmy was charged in the Bathurst Police Court on Friday with being a lunatic. He became so violent upon being removed to the cell that he had to be ...

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  17. ALLEGED ARSON.

    The case against Daniel Monro, for alleged arson, occupied all day yesterday, and was resumed this morning. ...

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  18. THE ENGINEERING TROUBLE.

    The Executive of the Society of Boilermakers have ordered the London members to return to work. Mr. Sydney Charles Buxton, Liberal ...

    Article : 71 words
  19. SOUTHERN DIVISION.

    The Railway Commissioner, on inquiry into the subject of applying electricity as the motive force on the suburban lines, finds that the substitution of electricity for steam would mean a ...

    Article : 51 words
  20. SOUTHERN CYCLING.

    Entries for the great Sydney Wheel Race and other important events at the forthcoming carnival filled well, and, so far as the numerical strength of the handicap fields is concerned. ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. THE RETURN OF SIR HUGH NELSON.

    Sir Hugh Nelson was interviewed this afternoon at the Australia Hotel. He was naturally averse to discourse at any length on matters appertaining to home politics. Speaking on ...

    Article : 366 words
  22. HANDBALL.

    The Longreach handball team will visit Barcaldine on Saturday. ...

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  23. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

    At the Police Court to-day Thomas Brown, a clerk, was charged with embezzling £126 from John Bell, a warehouseman. He was remanded. ...

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  24. THE KLONDYKE GOLDFIELDS.

    None of those who started for the Klondyke and Yukon goldfields after the middle of July last will be able to reach their destination before the spring. The ...

    Article : 58 words
  25. CRICKET.

    The only cricket matches on Saturday afternoon were junior contests, the seniors not concluding theirs owing to the rain. The Ramblers and junior Past Grammar ...

    Article : 334 words
  26. COLONIALS FOR KLONDYKE.

    A large party of miners left Sydney yesterday an route for the Klondyke goldfields by the Warrimoo, of the Canadian-Australian line. ...

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  27. THE WEATHER.

    The continued thunderstorms are having a marked effect on the state of the country. From all parts of the Central Division reports continue to come to hand that both grass and water ...

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  28. ALLEGED ROLL STUFFING.

    The Home Secretary has ordered the prosecution of an alleged case of roll stuffing in the Toowong .Electorate. ...

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  29. MISSIONARIES FOR NEW GUINEA.

    Twenty missionaries have arrived from Germany for German New Guinea, including six sisters. ...

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  30. ALLEGED BIGAMY.

    A. G. Falcongreen, who was arrested at Broadmount, charged with bigamy, was brought up at the Police Court to-day and was remanded. ...

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  31. THE CUBAN INSURRECTION.

    The Cuban autonomists have refused to accept the proposals of Senor Sagasta, Premier of Spain, whereby Cuba was offered self-government under the ...

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  32. BIG REWARD FOR ARSON.

    The Broken Hill Proprietary Company has increased to £1000 the reward offered by it for information leading to the conviction of the persons who started the recent fire in block No. ...

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  33. SENDING A FALSE TELEGRAM.

    At the Police Court yesterday afternoon the frequently adjourned case wherein Alfred Wedderburn Bishop, a commercial traveller, was charged with sending a false telegram was ...

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  34. THE TROUBLE IN CRETE.

    LONDON, October 18. The admirals have abolished the Turkish police in Crete. They propose to substitute an Italian mounted force. ...

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  35. HELPING STRIKERS.

    The Amalgamated Miners' Association has voted 6150 for the engineers on strike in Great Britain, and 6100 as a first instalment for the assistance of the men in the Lucknow strike. ...

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  36. WEST AFRICAN AFFAIRS.

    It is reported from Lagos, on the Guinea coast of Africa, that several thousand Bairbas, mistaking the British for a French force, attacked 80 Hansas ...

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  37. THE V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

    There is not much betting for tho Derby. The latest is 2 to 1 011 Aurum, while Amberite has advanced to 5 to 2. The betting on the Melbourne Cup is quiet, ...

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  38. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH.

    A social in aid of mission work was held in the Primitive Methodist Church last evening, and, despite the inclemency of the weather, was fairly well attended. Mr. R. Macfarlane ...

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  39. CHRISTIANS AND MOSLEMS.

    The Christians at Heraklion, on the border between Greece and Turkey, are applying for protection against the excesses of the Moslems. ...

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  40. GOLD STEALING IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    It is believed that amalgam stealing has been taking place at the Leviathan Battery. Thirty men constituting the night shift on the mine have been arrested. It looks as if the robberies had ...

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  41. VICTORIA.

    The gold watch which a lady was seen to drop into the harbour on Thursday while proceeding to the Custom-house search room was recovered yesterday by a diver. ...

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  42. GREECE'S COMMERCE.

    M. Zaigs, the Premier of Greece, is urging that a commission be appointed to control the commerce of Greece. ...

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  43. Advertising

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  44. ROCKHAMPTON'S REPRESENTATIVE IN PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. G. S. Curtis, one of the representatives of Rockhampton in the Legislative Assembly, left this afternoon for Brisbane to resume his Parliamentary duties. ...

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  45. THE VATICAN AND FRANCE.

    M. Bourgeois, leader of the Radical party in the French Chamber of Deputies and Premier from 1895 to 1896, speaking at Chalons-sur-Marne, the capital of the ...

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  46. AN EARLY SETTLER'S END.

    A telegram from Miraboo North reports that Thomas Poyner, one of the earliest settlers in that district, who has been missing for the last few days, was found yesterday hanging by his ...

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  47. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. Charles Anderson Dana, at the age of 78. [Mr. Dana was a well-known American journalist. having been connected with " The ...

    Article : 54 words
  48. NO FOUL PLAY.

    An inquest has been held on the body of Catherine Ross, who died under peculiar circumstances at Hatherly, near Newport. The medical evidence showed that death was due to ...

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  49. N.S.W. AND N.Z. PREMIERS.

    The National Liberal Club, at the instance of Lord Carrington, have elected the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, and the Right Hon. G. H. ...

    Article : 47 words
  50. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    O'Brien, the leader of the three escapees from gaol, has been sentenced to 10 years, and Oliver and George to 7 and 5 years' penal servitude respectively. ...

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  51. THE BURMESE OUTRAGE.

    A number of Burmese have confessed that the object of the recent attack upon British officers at Mandalay was to eject the British. The Burmese priests ...

    Article : 59 words
  52. CRICKET.

    Mr. C. A. Mathias, hon, secretary to the Rockhampton Cricket Association, forwards the following draft of cricket fixtures drawn up by him in continuation of the opening matches. ...

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  53. BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.

    A farewell benefit was tendered to Miss Clara Stephenson in the Theatre Royal last evening. There was not a large audience present, no doubt owing to the inclemency of the weather; ...

    Article : 220 words
  54. ARCTIC' EXPERIENCES.

    A steam whaler off British Columbia rescued 14 whalers who had been 11 days on a block of ice 30 feet square. They were badly frozen, and five of them were ...

    Article : 38 words
  55. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    Herr Licht, the sugar statistician, in his circular states that the production of beet sugar for September showed an increase of 1700 tons. The campaign is estimated ...

    Article : 42 words
  56. NEW DIVING APPARATUS.

    Gordon's apparatus for diving in deep water has been tested in the Clyde. A diver descended into 31½ fathoms depth, and remained under for 50 minutes. ...

    Article : 39 words
  57. COOL SUMMER CLOTHING.

    The newest, cheapest, coolest summer clothing at A. W. Kirby & Co.'s, Spot Cash Drapers. Assam Silk Suits, 35s.; Coloured Drill Suits, 10s. 6d.; White Drill Trousers, 4s. 11d.; ...

    Article : 159 words
  58. LEPROSY" CONFERENCE.

    The Leprosy Conference has been sitting at Berlin. It recommends the isolation of lepers on the lines of the Norwegian system. The experiences of ...

    Article : 43 words
  59. A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION.

    Apply Sulpholine Lotion It drives away imples, blotches, roughness, redness and all disfigurements. Sulpholine developed a lovely skin. Is bottles. Made in London ...

    Article : 100 words
  60. Advertising

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