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  2. A SERIES OF DISASTERS. Shipwreck, Avalanche, Fire, and Flood.

    The steam collier Arno has been wrecked off Portsmouth, on the English coast. Although the disaster happened close inshore, 18 of the crew were lost. ...

    Article : 44 words
  3. PUBLIC WATERING PLACES.

    SIR,—Would you kindly allow me to give publicity to (as they say when moving the adjonrnment of the House) a matter of urgent public importance, to wit, public watering ...

    Article : 629 words
  4. FRANCE AND BRITAIN.

    A semi-official report from Paris states that it is expected that an equitable arrangement will be arrived at between Britain and France. ...

    Article : 122 words
  5. MINING. [BY TELEGRAPH.] The Burragong Silver Field.

    Warden Gibson has transmitted a report to the Mines Department on the Burragong silver mines. He states that one person working under an "authority to enter" ...

    Article : 97 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 176 words
  7. The Heat Wave.

    The broiling heat of the past few days seems to be gradually—very gradually—toning down so as to make life a little more tolerable in Broken Hill. Last night, however, the heat ...

    Article : 96 words
  8. The South.

    The mill, which is in first-class working order, dealt last week with 1600 tons crude sulphides, producing 486 tons concentrates, including 92 tons from the buddles, valued at ...

    Article : 392 words
  9. A LINER DISABLED.

    The Hamburg-American ocean liner Bulgaria, while on a voyage, has been disabled by the recent gales. The British steamer Weehawken fell in with the ...

    Article : 70 words
  10. A MELBOURNE FIRE.

    About 8 o'clock last night the warehouse being erected in Flinders-street, by Messrs. Sargood, Butler, Nicol, and Ewen was found to be burning. The outbreak was first ...

    Article : 262 words
  11. GENERAL CABLE NEWS. [REUTER'S MESSAGES.] The Dreyfus Case.

    The Chevalier do Blowitz, The Times' correspondent in Paris, states that the bill prepared by M. Lebret, French Minister for Justice, stipulates that the ...

    Article : 81 words
  12. A TIDAL WAVE.

    An immense tidal wave, 60ft. high, swept up the British Channel and the estuary of the River Severn yesterday. The coast at Southern Wales was flooded, ...

    Article : 37 words
  13. AN AMERICAN AVALANCHE.

    A cable from New York states that a terrible avalanche has occurred in the Oherokee Gulch, Colorado. Twenty-six miners were overwhelmed by the slide, ...

    Article : 41 words
  14. METEOROLOGICAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 words
  15. Damming the Nile.

    The Duke and Duchess of Connaught have arrived in Egypt. The Duke has laid the foundation-stone of a proposed dam across the Nile at Assouan, by ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. AN ASYLUM BURNT.

    The Yankton asylum, South Dakota, United States, has been destroyed by fire. Seventeen of the inmates are reported to have perished. ...

    Article : 27 words
  17. Ore Exports.

    The Broken Hill Proprietary shipped for the week ending February 9 to Port Pirie 2147 tons oxidised ores and 1190 tons mill product. ...

    Article : 27 words
  18. The Rising in Bolivia.

    The Chilian Government, it is reported, intends to send troops to suppress the Indian outbreak in Corocoro, in Bolivia. ...

    Article : 25 words
  19. FEVER ON THE KLONDYKE.

    Late advices from the Klondyke state that typhoid fever is raging at Dawson City. Three hundred cases are reported, but only a few have so far proved ...

    Article : 38 words
  20. Bullion Returns.

    Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14.—Week February 10: Ore treated, 1115 tons sulphides and 178 tons carbonates, producing 437 tons bullion, containing 25,777oz. silver. ...

    Article : 28 words
  21. FIRE AT PORT ADELAIDE.

    The fire brigade received a call to the sugar refinery at Port Adelaide last night, where they found that the raw sugar was alight in a large brick store, in which about £100,000 ...

    Article : 91 words
  22. ARIZONA'S GREAT LION HUNTER.

    FLORENCE PACKARD, who lives in the Greenback Valley, Gila county, A. T., has a remarkable record, as a hunter of mountain lions. He has killed scores of them, and last ...

    Article : 1,018 words
  23. The South Mine.

    Sir,—Does not the writer of your leading article in yesterday's issue know that in 1894, 1895, and 1896 the financial control of the above property was acquired by a large ...

    Article : 898 words
  24. The Andree Expedition.

    Nansen, Nordenskjold, and Stadling, the Arctic explorers, all discredit the story of the finding of the remains of Herr Andree's ballon expedition at ...

    Article : 32 words
  25. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Death from an Ant Bite.

    Maud Hare, a child 4 years of age, residing with her parents at Thornleigh, was bitten a few days ago by a bulldog ant. Beyond a stinging pain, nothing was felt at the time ...

    Article : 97 words
  26. Germany and the Philippines.

    Herr von Bulow, German Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaking in the Reichstag on Saturday, strenuously denied that Germany had any designs on ...

    Article : 65 words
  27. Advertising

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    Advertising : 38 words
  28. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] New South Wales.

    The net value of the late Mr. James Tyson's estate in New South Wales has been sworn at £560,112. Several factory proprietors in Sydney were ...

    Article : 133 words
  29. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    THE election to fill a seat in each of the four wards of the municipal council was held yesterday. To many, perhaps most, the result was just as surprising as the election ...

    Article : 1,573 words
  30. AN ELECTION BRAWL.

    ALTHOUGH the elections went off very quietly in thc town yesterday, out at the Allendale polling-booth party feeling at times waxed extremely warm. A number of the ...

    Article : 228 words
  31. Died from Burns.

    News from Broad Arrow states that a man named M'Cathy, employed as an amalgamator at the Paddington Consols mine, has died from shock and burns, sustained in a fire ...

    Article : 43 words
  32. Barrier Miner.

    "All," said the Glasgow man in Phil May's earliest Annual, "you ought to visit Glasgie. It's a fine place, man; there are such facilities for getting away ...

    Article : 946 words
  33. Various.

    Reports from the United States mention that unparalleled cold weather is being experienced there.. Lieutenant Dhabs and a Belgian ...

    Article : 73 words
  34. The Queenscliffe Tragedy.

    Gunner Briner, the victim of the Queenscliffe tragedy, died last night. Why Pollock fired the fatal shot is still a mystery. ...

    Article : 29 words
  35. A Lad Drowned.

    Paul Stephen, aged 13 years, was drowned at Natimuk whilst bathing yesterday. This is the third drowning case in the one family. ...

    Article : 27 words
  36. Victoria.

    Sampson, the strong man, yesterday charged a police constable at Bendigo with tresspass for entering the theatre in plain clothes, and refusing to leave when requested. ...

    Article : 65 words
  37. A Shooting Gallery Accident.

    On Saturday evening a boy named Holmes was accidentally shot at a shooting gallery at Gawler. The attendant was handing a rifle to someone when it exploded and the charge ...

    Article : 51 words
  38. SUNDAY POSTAL WORK.

    At a meeting of citizens held in the Congregational Church, Pitt-street, last night, a resolution was carried protesting against opening the postal and telegraph offices of ...

    Article : 38 words
  39. "MY SWEETHEART."

    THB second performance of "My Sweetheart" was given by Mr. Willie Freear and his company at the Crystal Theatre last night before another thing house. Mr. Willie ...

    Article : 409 words
  40. South Australia.

    Since July 1, the Customs has yielded revenue amounting to £357,339, an increase of £6362 on the corresponding period of last year. ...

    Article : 166 words
  41. The Sedan Mystery.

    The Commissioner of Police has received a report from Sergeant Dechert, who was sent to Sedan to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the man ...

    Article : 51 words
  42. FIRE AT A MINE.

    A brief wire has been received from Waratah suiting that a fire is raging at the Mount Magnet mine. The men's quarters have been burned to the ground. A miner named ...

    Article : 65 words
  43. A Fearful Death.

    James Kelving, a farmer, living at Charlton, was driving home with his wife yesterday when a spark from his pipe set fire to the woman's dress. Before the flames could be ...

    Article : 85 words
  44. THE BOOT-TRUNK TRAGEDY.

    Maud Fazsckerly, a witness in the Yarra boot-trunk tragedy, attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Yarrs from Queen's Bridge yesterday evening. She had ...

    Article : 196 words
  45. THE WEATHER. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Death from Sunstroke.

    Extremely hot weather was experienced throughout Victoria yesterday. The shado register was 105 degrees in the Wimmera district. ...

    Article : 48 words
  46. West Australia.

    The inquest on the holy of Mrs. Fox, who was murdered at Claremont, was resumed yesterday. The husband was present in custody. Rosa Fox, a daughter of the ...

    Article : 64 words
  47. The Heat in Adelaide.

    The expected cool change set in early this morning, and the weather is now very pleasant outside. All buildings, however, are still steaming hot. ...

    Article : 166 words
  48. Tasmania.

    Four hundred and fifty cases of peaches arrived here by steamer from Sydney yesterday, and were condemned as infected by the Queensland fly. The whole of the ...

    Article : 38 words
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