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  2. PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE ON THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY.

    The Government have arranged that passengers' luggage on the Intercolonial Railway line will be examined for Customs duties at either end. Passengers leaving ...

    Article : 1,585 words
  3. DEATH OF ADMIRAL PULLEN.

    We announce to-day the death in England of Admiral William John Samuel Fallen, B.N., whose connection with the colony dates back some months prior the its formal ...

    Article : 1,897 words
  4. LABOUR DISPUTE IN NEW SOUTH WALKS.

    The strike at Prospect Waterworks is now at an end, the contractors having agreed to the demands of the men that the minimum wages shall be 7s. Der day. ...

    Article : 632 words
  5. THE WORK OF THE FOREST DEPARTMENT FOR SEASON 1886.

    We are indebted to the Conservator of Forests (Mr. J. E. Brown) for the following interesting article:— It will doubt be matter of surprise ...

    Article : 2,796 words
  6. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    A boy aged 12 fell off Portsea Pier this morning in deep water. A girl named Ripkey, aged 15, living at Port Melbourne North, without waiting to divest ...

    Article : 501 words
  7. DESTRUCTION OF RABBITS.

    The Treasurer (the Hon. J. C. Bray) on Wednesday handed to us the following correspondence which he received by the last mail from the Agent-General (Sir A. ...

    Article : 652 words
  8. MESSRS. CHAFFEY BROTHERS AND THEIR, ESTIMATES.

    Messrs. Chaffey in their interview with reporters of the Sydney and Adelaide papers, which we reprinted recently, gave some valuable data for calculating the ...

    Article : 742 words
  9. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Hon. J. Douglas, C.M.G., Special Commissioner for British New Guinea, arrived from Brisbane to-day, and leaves for Melbourne on Friday. He has not ...

    Article : 378 words
  10. INSECURITY OF PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT.

    The Royal Commission appointed to report on places of public amusement have presented a report, in which they point to the necessity for a radical alteration in ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. Colonial Museum, Wellington.

    The suggestion to introduce the disease called red measles in the pig with the view to its destroying rabbits would require very careful investigation before its adoption. I ...

    Article : 714 words
  12. SHEARERS' INTERCOLONIAL CONFERENCE.

    At the first General Conference of delegates from the Shearers' Unions of Australasia, held at Ballarat to-day, it was stated that the ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. PORTS PIRIE AND AUGUSTA PILOTS.

    Sir—I ask your help in bringing forward this question in your open columns, for the reasons given below. The pilots of this Gulf are in no way protected from outside ...

    Article : 322 words
  14. QUEENSLAND.

    Pleuro is prevalent at several stations in the Cannamulla district. The disease is taking a mild form. The outbreak is attributed to excessive rains in spring. ...

    Article : 73 words
  15. NEW SOUTH WALES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

    The enquiry into the working of the Education Department, with a view to retrenchment, shows that a saving of about £9,000 a year may ba effected by ...

    Article : 79 words
  16. TASMANIA.

    The remains of the late Judge Giblin were buried to-day in Cornelian Bay Cemetery. The funeral procession was one of the largest seen here, extending a ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. THE OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX.

    Ten days have now elapsed since the last case of smallpox broke out at the quarantine station, and if all goes well for another ten days the whole of the ...

    Article : 104 words
  18. BURSTING OF A BOILER.

    At 4 o'clock this afternoon the boiler at the Redhill Mill, which was being worked by Mr. Penno, suddenly burst with terrific explosion, completely wrecking the whole affair. ...

    Article : 118 words
  19. THE RAILWAY FROM PETERSBURG TO SILVERTON.

    Sir—A considerable number of complaints continue to be made regarding the trams on the Silverton Railway line from Petersburg to O'Lary. It is understood generally that ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. THE BURNSIDE DISTRICT COUNCIL.

    Sir—In your leader of the 17th inssane commenting on the report of the commissioner of Audit the District Council of Burnside is mentioned as having received ...

    Article : 127 words
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