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  2. THE DEFENCES OF THE COLONY.

    A Cabinet Council was held yesterday morning The council lasted about two hours, and the business transacted thereat related chiefly to the defence of the colony; but the Government deem it ...

    Article : 1,197 words
  3. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

    Mr. R. Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, has written to the Times, deprecating Lord Carnarvon's assumption that New South Wales insists upon the retention of the 31st ...

    Article : 53 words
  4. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 377 words
  5. APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL MAN-OF-WAR BY SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    About 10 days ago his Excellency the Governor, at the request of the Government, sent a cablegram to Lord Derby, oaking that one of the cruisers to be employed in the Australian waters should be ...

    Article : 847 words
  6. DEFENCE PREPARATIONS IN TASMANIA.

    A large supply of ammunition and some new guns are expected to arrive here in a few days by the steamer Yeoman, which left Fremantle this morning. ...

    Article : 36 words
  7. THE INDIAN RISING IN CANADA.

    A severe encounter has taken place in the disaffected province of North-Western Canada between the rebels, under Louis Riel, and a body of the Batouche Indians. The latter ...

    Article : 42 words
  8. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN THE COUNTRY.

    An enthusiastic meeting, in favour of the formation of a Volunteer corps in this district, was held at the courthouse on Saturday evening last, Mr. W. Johnson, J.P., in the chair. A letter from Colonel Wilkinson, offering the usual ...

    Article : 92 words
  9. THE REVOLUTION IN COLUMBIA.

    The United States Government has occupied Panama with a strong body of marines, who were recently despatched to Central America on the outbreak of the revolution in the ...

    Article : 82 words
  10. THE AFGHAN QUESTION.

    Let it not be [?]pposed (says the Morning Post) that the hugo slice of territory which Russia seeks to carve off from the dominions of Abdurr[?]man is more waste or [?]tepps o desert, such as has been pictured in the [?]eeming ...

    Article : 607 words
  11. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] VICTORIA.

    At a preliminary meeting held in Melbourne to-day it was resolved to organise a movement for the erection in Melbourne of a statue to the memory of the late General Gordon. ...

    Article : 384 words
  12. BOWLS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 88 words
  13. WAGGA WAGGA ATHLETIC CLUB.

    At a meeting of the recently, formed Athletic Club this evening, Mr. F. Chisholm, Bull's Ruo. and Mr. J. Hely were appointed president and vice-president respectively, and a committee and other officers were elected. The first ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. CYCLING.

    The members of the Suburban Bicycle Club enjoyed a [?]did run on Saturday afternoon. They ran to Gla[?] and thence on to Start's Hotel, Homebush, where they [?] contingents is from the Sydney and Burwood Clubs. [?] ...

    Article : 62 words
  15. CRICKET.

    A meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held at Aarons' Exchange Hotel last evening, Mr. Gibson in the chair. A letter was read from the Victorian Cricketers' Association, suggesting that ...

    Article : 356 words
  16. MINING INTELLIGENCE.

    Two bonanzas were taken out of the Reform gold mine to-day which are estimated to be worth £1000 each. PARKES, MONDAY. Mr. Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary for Mines ...

    Article : 623 words
  17. THE LATE INTERCOLONIAL EIGHT-CARED RACE.

    The Intercolonial crews were yesterday, at the invisible of Mr. C. E. Jeanneret, entertained by a trip to the Hawkesbury in his steamer Albatross. This evening they are to be the guests of the Sydney Liedertafel at their [?] ...

    Article : 66 words
  18. INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS T0URNAMENT.

    The preparations for the match against Victoria are [?] complete, [?]d the Victorlan tram are expected to arrive to-day at 12.30. We hear that they are a very strong [?] and have had much experience in match play. In [?] ...

    Article : 149 words
  19. AMUSEMENTS. OPERA HOUSE.

    At the Opera House last night, M. Victorian [?] 4-act emotional drama " Odetto" was produced for the [?] time in Sydney, and Miss Jeffreys Lewis, an [?] was a success in America, and who has recently played a ...

    Article : 573 words
  20. QUEENSLAND.

    At the Circuit Court, Townsville, on Friday, four native troopers were charged with the murder of aboriginals at Irvine Bank, near Herberton, and were remanded till next sittings, as the Court was unable to ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Adelaide Corporation have ordered the prosecuo[?]tion of nine persons for supplying milk adulterated with water. The adulteration ranged from 8 to 45 per cent. ...

    Article : 101 words
  22. THE RUSSIAN DEBT.

    The German Government would seem to have a considerable interest in preventing war between Russia and England, if the following statements from the Saturday Review correctly describe the relation of Germany to the Russian ...

    Article : 275 words
  23. FOOTBALL.

    REDFERN FOOTBALL CLUB.—The annual meeting of the members of the above club was held at A[?] Hotel last evening. There were about 40 members present and Mr. George Walker occupied the chair. Mr. R. A. Warre[?], ...

    Article : 1,229 words
  24. TASMANIA.

    The weather is very cold and wintry. Snow fell here this morning, and Mount Wellington was covered. A sad boat accident occurred at Latrobe yesterday. Constable Morris, with his wife, son, and ...

    Article : 114 words
  25. DEFENCE PREPARATIONS IN VICTORIA.

    After to-morrow all of the Permanent Artillery excepting [?] few men who will be required at the Barracks, will be quartered at the Heads so as to be ready to man the batteries at a moment's notice, and arrangements have been made with ...

    Article : 309 words
  26. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT NEWCASTLE.

    Yesterday afternoon, H. Robertson, engineer at J. and A. Brown's workshop, [?]am: Thomas Sims. a fitter; and Christopher M'Millan, labourer, [?]ely landlord of the Brisbane Inn. corner of Kent and Druitt streets, Sydney, ...

    Article : 237 words
  27. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Yesterday afternoon a man named Wiseman was bathing in the Bogey Hole, and left his clothes on the odge while in the water. When he came out he found that a cheque drawn in his favoar by Thomas New for £6 on the Bank of ...

    Article : 898 words
  28. PANORAMA OF THE SOUDAN WAR.

    Notwithstanding the [?]ncy of the weather, a [?] ratel[?] large audience assembled at the New Masonic [?] last night to witness the first performance of Peerless [?] [?] Panorama of the Soudan War. The different ...

    Article : 327 words
  29. THE DEFENCES OF THE COLONY.

    Sir,—In view of the almost certain trouble likely to take place between the mother country and one, if not more, foreign Powers, the protective value of the royal and colonial cruisers would be vastly augmented by a chain of ...

    Article : 463 words
  30. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 words
  31. DEFENCE PREPARATIONS IN QUEENS-LAND.

    The steamer Advance, recently purchased by the Government, arrived from Melbourne to-day, and was docked for overh[?]. She leaves for Thursday Island on Wednesday or Thursday next. ...

    Article : 432 words
  32. PHYLLOXERA VASTATRIX.

    Sir,—All who take an interest in the industrial development of our colony must feel grateful to you for the special commisnion you have appointed to inquire into and report upon the alleged presence in the C[?]den district of the ...

    Article : 296 words
  33. CHIARINI'S [?]IRCUS.

    Chlarini's Circus and Menagerie continue to attract good audiences nightly. The fun is as last and [?] furious as ever, and the numerous feats of strength [?] [?] are [?]ted with rounds of appla[?]se. The ...

    Article : 92 words
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