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  2. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE.

    The South Yarra branch of the Women's National League met last nicht at the Christ Church Schoolroom, South Yarra. There was a large attendance of ladies, and one ...

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  3. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  4. NEW ZEALAND TOPICS.

    DUNEDIN, Nov. 28.—Mr. Seddon, the Premier, and Sir J. G. Ward, Minister for Railway, are at present visiting Otago in connection with the official opening of a ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. Gabriel Herman, a resident of Ballarat since 1853, died at his home in Skipton-street on Sunday night. Mr. Herman, who was 79 years of age, enjoyed good health ...

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  6. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. RACING CYCLIST HURT.

    Alfred Browne, a racing cyclist, 46 years of age, met with a serious accident while training on the Exhibition track yesterday afternoon. His machine skidded, and he ...

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  7. FARMERS AND POLITICS.

    CAPE BRIDGEWATER, Saturday.—A representative meeting of the Cape Bridge water branch of the Farmers', Propertyowners', and Producers' Association was ...

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  8. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—In dealing with a petition for a dissolution of marnage to-day, Mr. Justice Walker made it clear that the Legislature had never ...

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  9. WARRNAMBOOL.

    A movement has been started by Mr. John Cameron for the purpose of forming a local acclimatisation society, having for its object the introduction into the district of ...

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  10. PLAYING WITH MATCHES.

    ST. JAMES, Monday.—Last week a four-year-old daughter of Mr. Hugh Burns, of Waggarandall, was playing with a box of matches which ignited and set fire to her ...

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  11. CHINESE CAMP ON FIRE.

    BEECHWORHT, Monday.—About 2 o'clock this morning residents were aroused by the ringing of the alarm bell at the fire brigade station, and the violent beating of ...

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  12. ARBITRATION COURT.

    In the Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice Cohen, commenting on some friction that had arisen in the conference stages of a dispute between the ...

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  13. ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.

    ST ARNAUD, Monday.—At an inquest on the bodies of Alfred and William Hicks, who were drowned in a waterhole at Conooer Weir on Sunday, evidence was ...

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  14. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER'S FORECAST.

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  15. SNAKE CHARMER FINED.

    COLAC, Monday.—A snake charmer named James Morrissy has been giving practical demonstrations of the efficacy of a snake-bite cure, by allowing the snakes ...

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  16. BURNT TO DEATH.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.—Last night, at Glanville, Alice Carr, aged 13, went into her bedroom to see if the younger children in the house were safely in bed, and ...

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  17. SCRUB FIRE AT MENTONE.

    The tea-tree scrub that surrounds and encroaches upon so many of the wateringplaces round the bay has always been recognised as a menace in case of fire, owing ...

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  18. FALL WHILE BIRDNESTING.

    NHILL, Friday.—The ten-year-old son of Mr. J. Greenwood, of the Nhill "Free Press," while in search of sparrows' eggs, on Thursday afternoon, fell from the top of the ...

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  19. GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE.

    KATAMATITIE, Monday.—Grasshoppers have made their appearance here, consuming any green herbage. The swarms are about half a mile wide, and are taking a ...

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  20. SEVERE BURNING CASE.

    WANGARATTA, Saturday.—William Cambridge, an old man, employed by a butcher at Glenrowan, was very severely injured by burning yesterday. While engaged ...

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  21. FALL FROM A STAGING.

    ROCHESTER, Friday.—A young lad named M'Gann met with a painful accident on Thursday at a creamery at Warragamba. He slipped and fell from a staging 5ft. high, ...

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  22. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  23. DROWNING CASES.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—The body of William Colley, aged 68 years, an old-age pensioner, was found in Darling Harbour yesterday. He had left home on the previous day. ...

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  24. MUSICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA.

    On Saturday evening a meeting of the Musical Society of Victoria was held at the Masonic-hall. A musical programme was performed, the numbers being as follows: ...

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  25. ACCIDENTALLY POISONED.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.—On Friday afternoon Mrs. Schulz, of Mylor, took poison in mistake for medicine. A doctor attended, but was unable to save her life. ...

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  26. MRS. GREEN'S FANCY-DRESS BALL.

    Mrs. William Green and Miss Florrie Green held their annual juvenile fancy dress ball last night in the Melbourne Town-hall, in the presence of a crowded assemblage. ...

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  27. DANGERS OF FLANNELETTE.

    TALBOT, Monday.—A burning accident occurred on Sunday afternoon. A girl about nine years of age, named Leila Buchanan, who resides with her stepfather, ...

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  28. THE RAINFALL. NEW SOUTH WALES.

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  29. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    At the instance of Senior-constable Cawsey, a young man named Charles Thompson was proceeded against at the City Court on Monday on a charge of using obscene ...

    Article : 562 words
  30. BUSH FIRES.

    WAGGA, Monday.—Two bush fires have taken place. One broke out in the neighbourhood of The Rock yesterday, and the other was on a selector's holding at ...

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  31. QUEENSLAND.

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  32. FIREMAN'S FALL.

    KORUMBURRA, Monday.—A Reeves, a member of the local fire brigade, narrowly escaped serious injury on Saturday night. After practice the wet hose is ...

    Article : 121 words
  33. RIVERINA HARVEST PROSPECTS.

    ALBURY, Friday.—A gentleman, who has been familiar with the Riverina pastoral and agricultural industries during the past 20 years, gives a glowing account of the ...

    Article : 241 words
  34. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    At the Malvern Council meeting last night Councillor Voysey moved— "That a letter be sent to the PostmasterGeneral asking that all Malvern pillar-boxes be ...

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  35. RUN OVER AND KILLED.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—When the Horse and cart of a Chinaman named Ah Due, a market gardener at Hornsby, armed at North Sydney ferry this morning, the driver was ...

    Article : 66 words
  36. PRIVATE ADVICES.

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  37. LATE MINING NEWS.

    BALLARAT, Monday.—At the half-yearly meetnig of shareholders in the Pitfield Plateau the manager stated that the work from the No. 2 sh[?]ft was nearly finished. ...

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  38. ACCIDENT WITH A PEA RIFLE.

    ROCHESTER, Monday.—A boy named Joseph Atkinson was out with other lads on Saturday shooting with a pea rifle, when it accidentally went off, the bullet entering ...

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  39. VOLUMES OF THE "ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA" ON VIEW.

    Volumes of the recently-completed Eneyclopœdia Britannica in the various styles of binding are on view at the office of Messrs. Gordon and Gotch 124 and 126 ...

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  40. NAVIGATION CERTIFICATES

    Sir,—"The Argus" this morning informs us that the Chief Secretary regards the salary of £126/10/ as being fitting remuneration for the position of examiner of ...

    Article : 192 words
  41. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—The Moreton mill is expected to finish crushing next Friday, the crop being fully up to the estimate of 23,000 tons of cane. Dr. Maxwell states that ...

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  42. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Monday.—The Native Minister, Mr. Carroll, speaking at a conference of members of land boards, said that a powerful element of speculation had crept ...

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  43. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    Samuel Harvey was charged at the District Court yesterday with ill-treating a horse. The evidence for the prosecution was that defendant drove the horse while its back was sore. Harvey pleaded ...

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  44. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.—At the Criminal Sessions, David Dykes, who eseaped from the Yatala labour prison on November 17, was sentenced to one year in irons and thre ...

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  45. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    CASTLEMAINE.—A fire broke out in the residence of Mr. G. T. Wolley, M.D., on Monday morning, but was quickly suppressed by the fire brigade. The damage is estmated at £10. The ...

    Article : 317 words
  46. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    John James Douphney, late of Mortlake, hotelkeeper, who died on September 27, under a will dated July 11, 1000, left estate valued for probate at £2,791, including realty £2,000 and personalty ...

    Article : 117 words
  47. TIMBER FOR MINING.

    Sir,—Living in a mining centre, and being a shareholder in several mines in different parts of the state, I have been constantly reminded of the seriousness of the question ...

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  49. CASTLEMAINE.

    Sergeant Armstrong, who has been in charge of the local police force for the past seven years has passed his examination for the rank of officer. He joined the police ...

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  50. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Monday.—During the month of November 51 building licenses were granted by the Perth city surveyor's department, and the fees paid thereon amounted to ...

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  51. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Bell, in a long speech, moved the second reading of the Land Acts Amendment Bill. ...

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  52. GEELONG.

    The case in which H. W. Beardsley claims £2,000 from the Victorian Railway Commissioners as damages for in accident at Mount Moriac about the middle of the ...

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  53. HOUSEBREAKING.

    A jewellery robbery was committed between 3 and 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon at the residence of John Alfred Satchell, railway employe, Johnstone-street, Malvern. Mrs. Satchell left home ...

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  54. CHARITABLE RELIEF.

    Sir,—The statement made by Mr. M'Lean, the Government statist in his evidence be fore the select committee, that children are often sent to the Children's Hospital, not ...

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  55. CONSTABLE BITTEN.

    At the North Melbourne Court yesterday, before Dr. F. Lloyd (chairman), and Messrs. W. H. Fuller and J. Barwise, J.P.'s, Alexander Hogg was charged with assauting Constable Davey by biting ...

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  56. REGULATING TRAFFIC.

    At the District Court yesterday Constable A. J. Gumley charged Charle Wadey. of 20 Queen's road South Melbourne, with refusing to obey his instructions as traffic-regulator at the corner of ...

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  57. CO-PARTNERS IN COURT.

    James C. Craig appeared at the City Court yesterday to Answer a charge of the larceny of [?]7 13/4, the money of a co-partnership. Several witnesses for the prosecution gave ...

    Article : 142 words
  58. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Monday.—In his valedictory address to the municipal council to-day, the mayor stated that there had not been a single case of infectious disease in Hobart ...

    Article : 33 words
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