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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the Ballarat Land Mortgage and Agency Company it was decided to declare a, dividend of 8 per cent. After provision had been made for the ...

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  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Government has decided to appoint a commission, consisting of the heads of the locomotive departments of Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia, to inspect ...

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  5. SMALL-POX IN NEW ZEALAND. NO FRESH CASES.

    The secretary to the Board of Public Health (Mr. J. W. Colville) has received a cable message from Sir Joseph Ward, the New Zealand Minister of Health, stating ...

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  6. SYDNEY TRAMWAY EMPLOYES.

    In acordance with resolutions passed at the meetings of the New South Wales Tramways Union, a deputation waited upon the Premier to-day, to lay before him a ...

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  7. PERSONAL.

    Though Sir George Clarke has not obtained the secretaryship of the new Army Council, it is believed by his friends that he is likely to obtain the still more important ...

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  8. THE BALTIMORE FIRE.

    The great fire in Baltimore has burnt itself out, after 27 hours, during which it wrought immense damage in the very heart of the city. ...

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  9. THE FISCAL CAMPAIGN. MR. MORLEY'S AMENDMENT.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. John Morley moved the amendment on the Address in Reply to the King's Speech of which he had given notice. ...

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  10. PASSENGERS IN QUARANTINE.

    The chairman of the Board of Public Health (Dr. Gresswell), after examination of the vaccination reports submitted by the superintendent of the Quarantine station, ...

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  11. STEAMER AGE DAMAGED.

    The Howard Smith Co. Ltd's steamer Age met with a remarkable accident while on a voyage from Port Piric to Newcastle. She arrived in Sydney to-day with her ...

    Article : 217 words
  12. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMERS FORECAST.

    Tuesday (6 p.m.).—Fine, partially cloudy, some coastal showers; cool, variable winds, chiefly southerly, fresh in straits, still strong off Gabo. Sea rather rough east of Wilson's Promontory, but ...

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  13. CASTLEMAINE.

    A magisterial inquiry was held on Tuesday morning into the death of the boy William Herbert Campbell, who was killed on Monday through the wheel of a wood-cart ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND.

    It was recently announced that representatives of British potteries would visit Australia with the view of starting works in the Commonwealth. Representations ...

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  15. REV. J. A. DOWIE AT AUCKLAND.

    The Rev. J. A. Dowie, "general overseer of the Christian Catholic Church of Zion," is a passenger for Sydney by the steamer Sonoma, which arrived from San Francisco ...

    Article : 162 words
  16. POLO.

    The polo tournament for the Chirnside Cup, which was commenced on Thursday last on the Kooyong ground, and had to be postponed on account of the rain, was continued on the ...

    Article : 221 words
  17. A SHIP ON FIRE.

    The German steamer Augsburg, which left Adelaide for Hamburg on November 16, has arrived at Ferrol, in Spain, with a fire in her number three hold. The ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. GEELONG.

    During Monday night a number of parrots, owned by a horse-dealer named George Read, who has a shipment of horses on board the Euryalus, were stolen. One ...

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  19. THE STATE ELECTIONS. NORTH MELBOURNE.

    At a largely-attended meeting of the Northern Melbourne Political Labour League, held at the Temperance-hall, North Melbourne, last night, Mr. G. M. ...

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  20. MR. BALFOUR'S HEALTH.

    The health of Mr. Balfour, the Prime Minister, who is suffering from influenza, is much better. His temperature is almost normal, and the bronchial irritation is ...

    Article : 37 words
  21. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORANDA FOR FEB. 16.

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  22. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  23. THE RAILWAYS.

    NATHALIA, Tuesday.—One train a day during this busy season is not sufficient. In previous years when the harvest was not nearly so big two trains a day were always run during the summer ...

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  24. BALLARAT WEST.

    BALLARAT, Tuesday.—Mr. Scott Bennett, a member of the Toorak branch of the Political Labour League, was to-night selected to stand for Ballarat West in the ...

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  25. COLLAPSE OF A TUNNEL.

    The Manchester and London express has had a narrow escape from a terrible disaster. The Doveholes tunnel, in Derbyshire, ...

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  26. GRENVILLE.

    BUNINYONG, Monday.—It is the intention of Mr. A. A. Austin, the present member for Grenville, to contest the seat at the forthcoming state election. ...

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  27. LONDON WOOL MARKET.

    The market is undoubtedly in a more cheerful mood. The period of stocktaking has apparently produced a more optimistic and hopeful spirit. The year's trading in crossbreds has been very ...

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  28. GIPPSLAND EAST.

    CUNNINGHAME, Monday.—There are two candidates in the field for Gippsland East at the forthcoming election for the Legislative Assembly—the sitting member, ...

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  29. FREIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA

    Ontward freights to Australia have been reduced by 2/6 per ton. ...

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  30. THE RAINFALL.

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  31. MEETING IN THE GUILDHALL.

    The Duke of Devonshire addressed a great meeting in the Guildhall last evening, when 2,000 influential persons were present, including Lord Avebury, Lord Rothschild, ...

    Article : 202 words
  32. TRADES UNION CASE.

    Another important trades union case, resulting from the long-standing dispute at the Denaby and Cadeby collieries, in Yorkshire, has just been decided. ...

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  33. WARRNAMBOOL.

    The department recently decided to dispose of the sawmilling plant on the Framlingham reserve, where operations had been carried on for some years under the ...

    Article : 132 words
  34. RAILWAY REPRESENTATION.

    ECHUCA, Tuesday.—Mr. W. H. Welch, a candidate for election to the state Parliament as representative of the railway employes, addressed a large number of civil ...

    Article : 239 words
  35. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Italian barque Fede which arrived this afternoon, came through a trying ordeal on January 9, when she was in the Southern Occan. A gale which had been ...

    Article : 117 words
  36. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    RUSHWORTH, Feb. 9.—Harvesting operations have been pretty well completed in this district, and the yield is very good. Some 4,000 acres put under crop on the Stanhope Estate under the share ...

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  37. SALE SUPREME COURT.

    SALE, Tuesday.—At the Sale Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Hodges, and withh Mr. S. Leon as Crownn prosecutor, Elizabeth Gilmour was charged wich ...

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  38. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Bar silver is quoted at 25 15-16d. per ounce standard, being an advance of ¼d. since Saturday. ...

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  39. THE FIRE AT THE WALLAROO MINES.

    The Wallaroo mines fire is still burning. A considerable creep has occurred around Taylor's shaft, where the ground for a considerable area has sunk fully 3ft. ...

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  40. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Wheat.—A cargo of 14,000 quarters South Australian wheat, January-February shipment, has been sold at 29/9 per 480lb., cost, freight, and insurance; a cargo of 13,000 ...

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  41. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

    Laurence Hannan, formely treasurer of the Victorian Society of Coopers was presented at the City Court yesterday, before Mr. Panton, P.M., charged with making a ...

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  42. CHINESE FOR THE RAND.

    In a letter to "The Times," the Bishop of Woreester, the Right Rev. Charles Gore, D.D., objects strongly to the employment of Chinese labourers on the Rand. He ...

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  43. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE IN ENGLAND.

    There has been a decided decline in the value of butter this week, and prices are lower all round. The Copenhagen committee put down its quotation by 4 kroner yesterday, reducing the London value ...

    Article : 298 words
  44. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Drs. Blackburn and Anderson, who recently examined John Higgins, the leper, who has been quarantined at Woodman's Point for nearly 12 months, have furnished ...

    Article : 112 words
  45. AN OFFENDED COUNCIL.

    ROMSEY, Monday.—At the meeting of the Romsey Shire Council on Friday a communication was read from the Public Health department, enclosing a copy of a ...

    Article : 229 words
  46. SHIPPING NEWS.

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  47. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Colonel Leutwin, the Governor of German South-West Africa, who was for some weeks isolated by the Bondelzwart tribe of Hottentots, but was recently reported to be ...

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  48. A.N.A. COMPETITIONS.

    The A.N.A. musical and clocutionary competitions were continued last evening, at the Athenæum-hall, which was packed to the doors with a most enthusiastic audience, who appeared to ...

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  49. TASMANIA.

    The Council of Agriculture propose organising a conference of agricultural chemists from all the states in Hobart on April 14 next to discuss artificial fertilisers. ...

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  50. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    James Walker Neilson, of 143 Richardson-street, Middle-park, agent. Causes of insolvency—Losses through investing in mining, paying heavy interest on borrowed money, ...

    Article : 100 words
  51. AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE.

    PAKENHAM, Tuesday.—Some surprise was expressed here yesterday morning on the arrival of Lieutenant Hoad from Melbourne with the news that the Pakenham ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND.

    Frank Morgan, formerly a waiter on the steamer Rotomahana, committed suicide at Wellington in a determined manner. The deceased, who was on remand on a charge ...

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  53. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    PENSHURST.—A bush fire, which burnt about 400 acres of grass, broke out on Devon-park on Wednesday. Another outbreak occurred on Mr. D. O'Brien's estate on Friday forenoon. There was a ...

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  54. DRINK AND DESPAIR.

    At the Coburg Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Keogh, P.M., and Messrs. Voice, M'Crory, and Cherry, J.P.'s, a woman named Catherine Green, 50 years of age, was charged on remand with ...

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  55. MELBOURNE CHILLED BUTTER COMPANY.

    FOSTER. Tuesday.—A meeting of dairymen interested in the Melbourne Chilled Butter Company was held it the Exchange Hotel to-day. Mr. J. G. Robson was ...

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  56. A GANG DEALT WITH.

    The assault at a Footscray hotel, already referred to in "The Argus," was investigated yesterday at the local court, before Messrs. D. Mitchell (chairman), J. M'Phee, and J. Cuming, J.P.'s, ...

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  57. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    A meeting of the licensees of the 37 hotels the recent Local Option Court decided to close in North Melbourne was held on Monday afternoon, in the Mechanics', Errol-street. The meeting was ...

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  58. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    William Jones Kilpatrick, late of Nathalia, farmer, who died on January 7, under a will dated September 3, 1902, left real estate valued at £6,035 and personal property valued at £2,610 to his ...

    Article : 344 words
  59. WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE.

    Mr. W. Croft, manager of the Electric Telegraph Office, has forwarded the following telegraphic memorandum:— "Cape Patton reports:—Found some ...

    Article : 55 words
  60. TO-DAY'S AUCTION SALES.

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  61. ST. JOHN'S, MELBOURNE.

    The annual meeting of parishioners was held in the schoolroom on the 28th January. The Rev. Cadwaladr Thomas (incumbent) presided. The following office-bearers were appointed:— ...

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  62. A "WHITE" AUSTRALIA.

    Sir,—In your issue of Saturday there appeared. under the heading of "Life Abroad," the important announcement that the X-rays had been found capable of ...

    Article : 132 words
  63. Advertising

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  64. THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

    CAMPERDOWN.—The Camperdown Butter Factory Company for January had £41,645 gallons of milk supplied, namely:—Factory, 151,59[?]; Pomborneit, 68,984; and Bostock's, 91,053. The ...

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  65. Advertising

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  66. Advertising

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