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  2. THE RESULTS OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

    A correspondent whose letter appears elsewhere throws doubt upon the statement recently made by us that our national system of education has worked ...

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  3. COLONIAL PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Council Mr. Dobson, Chairman of Committees, presided in the absence of Sir James MacBain through illness, The Public Service Amending Bill and the ...

    Article : 261 words
  4. RELIEF FOR INCURABLES.

    Among the many sad sections of suffering humanity is the one that numbers within its lines the helpless and hopeless, the aged slowly wasting away with ...

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  5. BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Shares in the Bank of South Australia are now quoted at £19, being a fall of 10s. on the last quotation. ...

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  6. CANADA.

    The Hon. J. A. Ghapleau, the Canadian Secretary of State, and other Tory Catholics in the Dominion have appealed to the Pope against the political action of ...

    Article : 65 words
  7. ADELAIDE AND LONDON TELEGRAPH.

    Owing to the disgracefully incomplete ambulance service of the rival parties in Chili hundreds of the wounded were left upon the battlefield of Valparaiso. The ...

    Article : 295 words
  8. LOSS OF THE GAMBIER.

    Two of the rescued steerage passengers from the Gambier (Mr. G. Martin and Mrs. McCarthy) proceeded to Queenscliffe to-day and upon the letter being show the ...

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  9. THE SIMPLON TUNNEL.

    The estimated cost of the proposed tunnel through the Simplon—a mountain of Switzerland, between the Valais and Piedmont, and across which was carried ...

    Article : 77 words
  10. ITALY.

    The Italian Estimates for the year 1892 provide for a reduction in national expenditure as compared with the previous year of 25,000,000 francs (about £1,000,000). ...

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  11. RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA.

    Owing to an express train being derailed at Troy, Indiana, six persons were killed, whilst forty others were more or Ices severely injured. ...

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  12. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Assembly only sat to-night Mr. Young, Minister for Works, and Mr. Garrard, the newly elected member for Central Cumberland, took their seats. Replying to a Question ...

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  13. LABOUR CONGRESS.

    At a conference of Labour Unions at Leeds, representing 50,000 men, a resolution has been adopted favouring immediate federation of all trade and labour ...

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  14. A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR'S ACCOUNT.

    Mr. E. H. Shaw, son of Mr. J. Shaw, woolstapler, of Hindmarsh, who was one of the passengers on board the s.s. Gambier at the time of the collision with the Easby. returned ...

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  15. NIHILISM IN RUSSIA

    Some Nihilists have murdered the Chief of the Russian Police at Bielaia Zerkoff, near Kieff. ...

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  16. COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

    A colliery explosion has taken place at Bedminster, Somerset, England. The disaster has resulted in the loss of ten lives. ...

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  17. [RECEIVED September 1, 7.45 p.m.]

    Dalby, an Australian, has defeated John Sullivan in a match at San Francisco for $1,000, the men fighting fifty-four rounds. ...

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  18. THE WHEAT MARKET.

    Despite the partial failure of other cereals, the amount of Indian wheat exported this year will be greater than it has been for many years past. ...

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  19. CONGRESS OF ORIENTALISTS.

    His Honor Chief Justice Way, of South Australia, and the Rev. C. C. Harper, of Christchurch, New Zealand, have arranged to attend the Congress of ...

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  20. THE DERVISHES.

    The Dervishes, who have of late been exhibiting renewed activity, are nearing Sarras. ...

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  21. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The case of William Watts, who was recently sentenced to death at Ballarat for shooting Carl Stock with intent to murder, was considered by the Executive to-day, and it was decided to ...

    Article : 42 words
  22. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Legislative Council the Indecent Advertisements Bill was read a third time and passed. The Treasury Bills Bill passed through Committee without amendment or discussion. ...

    Article : 385 words
  23. THE MONEY MARKET.

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  24. [RECEIVED September 1, 10 a.m.]

    The insurgent cruiser Esmeralda and the Almirante Lynch, acting as transport ships, have started for Coquimbo, where the loyalists are rallying. ...

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  25. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Tattersall's now club in Pitt-street, which has been erected at a cost of about £22,000, was formally opened this afternoon. Ernest Ball, the late Secretary of the British ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. [RECEIVED September 1, 10 a.m.]

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  27. [RECEIVED September 1, 7.45 p.m.]

    The insurgent Junta has removed from Iquique, which was the Congressional head-quarters during the war, to Santiago. ...

    Article : 62 words
  28. BRITISH SHIPPING

    From Sydney—Echuca, s.s., sailed June 30 via Melbourne July 6, and Adelaide July 15. From Newcastle—Cooleen, barque ...

    Article : 127 words
  29. A THANK OFFERING.

    The Argus publishes the following letter:—"Allow me through the medium of your columns to thank my numerous friends for their prompt sympathy and expressions of ...

    Article : 96 words
  30. TASMANIA.

    The body of a young man named Lewis, aged twenty, was found in the Tamar this morning. The deceased arrived at Launceston six weeks ago from Sydney, having left England in ...

    Article : 155 words
  31. [RECEIVED September 2, 2.5 a.m.]

    The Court to whom was referred the question of the punishment of the loyalists who have been taken prisoners have ordered the shooting of several of ...

    Article : 67 words
  32. RELIGIOUS NEWS.

    SECOND ADVENT CONFERENCE. — The eighteenth annual gathering of Christians interested in tho subject of the second coming of Christ was held on Tuesday, September 1. ...

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  33. OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.

    The Yarra arrived at Marseilles on August 31. The Arcadia arrived at Plymouth on the morning of August 29. ...

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  34. ON LARGE ESTATES.

    Sir—It appears to me few at the present time dispute that large landed estates are (as a rule) an evil, but when and how is this to be cured, and in what shape is the cure to be ...

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  35. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Bryce says he will not contest Waikals, and will never re-enter the House unless the resolution regretting the words is expunged from the journals. The Opposition party ...

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  36. THE REVENUE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 173 words
  37. TASMANIA.

    In the Assembly to-night a Bill to commit the Commonwealth Bill to a convention elected on the Assembly franchise was passed through Committee. In response to members ...

    Article : 86 words
  38. STRANDING OF THE BANCOORA.

    The Court of Marine Enquiry continued the investigation to-day into the stranding of the Bancoora. Daniel Russell, the pilot in charge of the schooner Mavis, stated that if the ...

    Article : 216 words
  39. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The blades at Kimberley are giving a great deal of trouble owing to their plundering stations. The revenue for the last month amounted to ...

    Article : 54 words
  40. EARTHSHOCK IN THE NORTH.

    An earthshock was felt and heard here on Saturday evening last at about 6.30, travelling cast and west. One house had tho ceiling cracked, and another stone house was injured ...

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  41. PROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Mr. J. H. Lyons and troupe played "The Brigand of Barcelona" and "Crimson Scarf" here last night to a poor house. The proceeds wore in aid of the Institute. ...

    Article : 87 words
  42. TASMANIAN REVENUE.

    The consolidated revenue for August amounts to £72,189, being an increase of £15,600 on the corresponding month of last year. There its an inceease of £114,700 for the ...

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  43. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

    A thunderstorm occurred at 2 o'clock this morning. Heavy rain fell in a short time, neatly half on inch being registered. Hamilton, August 31. ...

    Article : 178 words
  44. FLOURMILLS AT TEROWIE.

    Messrs. Cave & Co., of Adelaide, started this rooming to prepare drawings for renovating and improving the milling property purchased by them in this town. The mill will ...

    Article : 97 words
  45. A DARING ROBBER.

    On July 8, Mr. Birch, a tramway employe, was conveying about £350 to pay wages at Brunswick when a stranger got on the tram alongside of him, representing himself as an ...

    Article : 258 words
  46. Advertising

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  47. THE VAN DIEMEN'S LAND BANK FAILURE.

    As 12,000 of the new shares in the Van Diemen's Land Bank have been allotted the committee anticipate that the remaining 8,000 will be taken up before Saturday. A painful ...

    Article : 79 words
  48. CO-OPERATION AND FARMERS

    A meeting convened by Mr. W. Scott, farmer, of Stevenson, was held in the Town Hall last night to consider the question of farmers disposing of their wheat to better ...

    Article : 137 words
  49. THE PEARLSHELL INDUSTRY IN QUEENSLAND.

    A meeting of persons interested in pearl-shelling was held at Thursday Island yesterday to protest against the proposed tax on pearl-shell. Strong opinions were expressed that the ...

    Article : 97 words
  50. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

    In consequence of the late arrival of the Duckenfield with coal for the squadron the departure of the vessels for Sydney has been postponed till 8 o'clock on Thursday morning. ...

    Article : 37 words
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