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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. Thomas Murray, of the Water Supply department, on Friday night met Mr. Mahony, the engineer of the Water Commission, and discussed matters in regard to ...

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  3. BALLARAT SHOOTING CASE.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—Mr. Justice Hood this morning passed sentence on Albert Cartledge, who on the previous day had been found guilty of manslaughter. The ...

    Article : 253 words
  4. DUNLOP ROAD RACE.

    WARRNAMBOOL,Friday.— Since the beginning of the week Warrnambool has been the Meeca of cyclists. They concentrated in the town in steadily-growing ...

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  5. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    Amusements page 23·21 Live Stock Wanted [?] Births, Marriages, and for Sale... 4.5 and Deaths.... 13 Machinery.. page 12.23 Bereavement Cards. 13 Motor Cars and ...

    Article : 236 words
  6. AUSTRALIAN ORANGES.

    The South Australian Government has been awarded a medal for its display of oranges at the special horticultural show which is being held in connection with the ...

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  7. MATCHES AND CIGAR-BOX.

    At the Collingwood Court on Friday, before Messrs. Rain, Cornfoot, Aumont, Levens, and Tait, J.P.'s, Mathew Fergusson, and his brother, Thomas Fergusson, ...

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  8. PURITY OR PRUDERY.

    WELLINGTON, Friday —Intense interest was taken in cases heard in Christchurch during the last few days, when several booksellers were convicted of selling ...

    Article : 179 words
  9. INCOME TAX.

    The state Premier (Sir Thomas Bent) said yesterday that be intended to ask Parliament to continue the present income tax and probate duties. The present income ...

    Article : 149 words
  10. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales yesterday prices generally were maintained, but short and faulty scoureds were weak. German buyers have been operating freely in greasy combing ...

    Article : 187 words
  11. STATE OFFICER CRITICISED.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—In the Legislative Assembly last night the Treasurer (Mr. Waddell) made further reference to his statements on the previous day concerning ...

    Article : 438 words
  12. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 701 words
  13. LAPSE OF MEMORY.

    Robert Livingston, a farm labourer, 70 years of age, came up in General Sessions yesterday, before Judge Johnston, to answer a charge of stalling a bag, the property ...

    Article : 295 words
  14. POSTAL ADMINISTRATION.

    Owing to the urgent demand for money in the Postmaster-General's department suggestions have been made that the Commonwealth should float a loan. In view ...

    Article : 212 words
  15. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The reserve of notes and coin is £20,918,000, against £28,218,000 for the previous week, the proportion to liabilities being 53.15 per cent., against 54.28 per cent. ...

    Article : 122 words
  16. THE MONEY MARKET.

    The open money market discount rate for three months' bank bills in London is 1½ per cent, or 1 per cent. below the Bank rate of 2½ per cent. The market rate in ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    Final arrangements for the purchase of the Heart Estate by the Closer Settlement Board and local residents were made yesterday, and the purchas-money was paid ...

    Article : 255 words
  18. CHOPPER AND HOT WATER.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A desperate encounter took place last night in the kitchen of Nestor's Hotel, Tumut, between a Chinese cook and a white man named James ...

    Article : 191 words
  19. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 words
  20. ART OF BILLIARDS.

    At the invitation of Alcock and Company Proprietary Limited, a number of gentlemen last night assembled at dinner, which was served on a full-sized billiard-table at ...

    Article : 490 words
  21. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    At the City Court on Friday Edward Winward was presented on a charge of having stolen some harness the property of George V. Lausell. He was also charged with ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. SILVER.

    To-day's quotation for bar silver is 23 13-16d. per oz standard, a fall of 1-16d. since 29th ult. ...

    Article : 26 words
  23. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    John Shearer, a workman employed at the new works at the Town-hall, was knocked down by a tramcar in Swanston-street yesterday afternoon, and sustained ...

    Article : 152 words
  24. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    Full on Friday morning the boiling-down works and slaugther-house at Lara, owned by. Mr. J.W. Branch, of Autumn-street, Geelong West, were destroyed by fire, the ...

    Article : 432 words
  25. MINING SHARES.

    The following prices represent the lowest and highest range of values on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and from them the middle prices may be computed:- ...

    Article : 51 words
  26. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Friday.—The eletion to fill the Roebourne seat in the legislative Assembly resulted:—Henry Osbourne (Ministerial), 185 votes; A. J. Wilson ...

    Article : 97 words
  27. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 149 words
  28. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    The prices stated below are Thursday's closing quotations:- Wool.—The Bradford market is dull. Tops are quoted at 23½d. for 64's, 22¼d. for ...

    Article : 281 words
  29. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—During the past nine months New Zealand exprted 390,442oz., of gold, of the value of £1,544,231, as compared with 382,081oz., of the value ...

    Article : 325 words
  30. DEATH BETTER THAN BLINDNESS.

    On Thursday night Mrs. J. Thomas, who lived with her husband in Bent-street, East Malvern, found his body hanging by the neck from a rafter in the stable at the rear ...

    Article : 126 words
  31. ANGLICAN DIOCESAN FESTIVAL.

    The annual diocesan festival in aid of the home mission funds of the dioceses of Melbourne, Bendigo, Wangaratta, and Gippsland will be held ut the Exhibition-building ...

    Article : 156 words
  32. MAN'S SKULL FRACTURED.

    Yesterday, while stacking bags on a lorry at the works of Messrs. Cuming, Smith, and Company, Yarraville, a young man named W. Miles, an employee of Mr. ...

    Article : 78 words
  33. FIVE DAYS' FIRE.

    WINTON, Friday.—Information has been received of an enormous bush fire, which has devastated the country in the vicinity of Kununa. The fire appears to have ...

    Article : 148 words
  34. CONSULS' DIGNITY.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The most noticable feature of the Governor-General's le[?]ee to-day was the absence of the consular representatives. It was generally thought that ...

    Article : 242 words
  35. HAMILTON.

    Mr. Gilbert municipal inspector, called at the offices of the Dundas Shire on Thursday. He was surprised to find that, although the financial year terminated only ...

    Article : 91 words
  36. GIRL SEVERELY BURNT.

    BROKEN HILL, Friday.—During a picnic yesterday at West Broken, the clothes of May Rastrothe, a little girl, caught fire, and the child was seriously burnt. A young ...

    Article : 58 words
  37. Advertising

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  38. PRIVATE ADVICES.

    The following private advices have been received:- By Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company Limited.- "Tallow.—Prices are unaltered since our last ...

    Article : 160 words
  39. KILLED ON JOURNEY HOME.

    ALLENDALE, Friday.—Last night, at half-past 7 o'clock, in the vicinity of Smeaton, Edward C[?]ohesy, aged 35 years, farmer, a licensed victualler, of Blampied, ...

    Article : 89 words
  40. FISHERMEN'S LOSSES.

    FOSTER, Friday.—The fishermen at Bowen a port at the mouth of the Franklin River, are complaining bitterly of the pilfering of fish in transit to Melbourne. For ...

    Article : 163 words
  41. Advertising

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  42. Advertising

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  43. TROOPER'S HORSE ROLLS ON HIM.

    FOSTER, Friday.—Constable Olive, of Foster, while riding to Fish Creek, met with a painful accident through his horse falling and rolling on him. It is feared that one ...

    Article : 57 words
  44. SHIPPING NEWS.

    The following arrivals and departures are reported:- Arrivals.—Lothringen, s.s., from Sydney July 12; Sara, barque, from Sydney ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. REV. D. RUSSELL'S VISIT.

    At the luncheon hour yesterday the Rev. David Russell of, South Africa gave a second address to public service employees at the Treasory-reserve. He dealt with "Nine ...

    Article : 202 words
  46. MIDNIGHT INTRUDER.

    RAINBOW, Friday.—The occupants of the residence of Mr. W. Crousley, of Brent-wood, had a sensational experience last night. Mr. Crousley was away from home, ...

    Article : 152 words
  47. FOUND DYING ON THE ROAD.

    DAYLESFORD, Friday.—Mr. Edward Clohesy, farmer and hotelkeeper, of Blampied, was last evening found lying in an unconscious state on the road near Smeaton. ...

    Article : 74 words
  48. NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—Parliament has passed a bill empowering the Government to raise an extra million for the purpose of advances to settlers and workers, thus ...

    Article : 94 words
  49. KILLED BY FALLING TREE.

    BAIRNSDALE, Friday.—James Dale, aged 65, a grazier, was killed by the sudden fall of a tree which he was grubbing. He was a prominent member of the Barnsdale ...

    Article : 43 words
  50. Advertising

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  51. Advertising

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  52. POSTAL, BLUNDER.

    FOSTER, Friday.—A huge parcel of letters arrived here on Wednesday, all bearing the stamp, "Mis-sent to Cunningbame." One business man received fire so stamped. ...

    Article : 32 words
  53. Advertising

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