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    A NOVEL DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT—The public have by no means heard the last of the West Callington Copper and Silver Mine, as is indicated by the statements made ...

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    A TOUCH OF NATURE.—An amusing unrehearsed effect was produced at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night when the first act of "Robbery Under Arms" was opened. When ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    The police have arrested a number of men believed to belong to the gang who have committed a long series of safe robberies. The final performance of Mr. Frank ...

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    ALARMING ACCIDENT AT THE VICEREGAL RESIDENCE, MARBLE HILL.—A resident of the near Marble Hill writes under date January 30:— "A serious accident happened a day or ...

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  6. FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    Among Australian colonists wending their way homeward by the mail steamer Prims Regent Luitpold, which arrived at the Semaphore from Europe on Sunday was the ...

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  7. THE GLENBROOK MURDERS.

    A sensation has been caused by statements made by members of the crew of the steamer Burmah, which recently arrived from Newcastle, with regard to the men comprising ...

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  8. THE QUEEN'S ACCESSION.

    The Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the Government has invited the Premiers of all ...

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  9. THE BRITISH ARMY.

    A most important announcement was made in the House of Commons last night when the Right Hon. W. St. J. F. Brodrick, the Undersecretary of State for War announced the ...

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  10. UNITED STATES.

    Major George McKinley, the President-elect af the United States, has made two more appointments in connection with his new cabinet. ...

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  11. SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE.

    The hearing of the petition of the Lady Violet, Countess of Cowley, for a divorce from her husband, Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, Eari Cowley, on the grounds of his ...

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  12. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Factories and Shops Act comes into force on Monday in the City of Sydney and the suburbs. A petition is being signed drawing the ...

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  13. THE WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales were continued to-day, and prices were well maintained. A little wool was withdrawn from tho catalogue. London, January 30. ...

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  14. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The bubonic plague, which has been raging in India, has extended to the Island of Formosa, in the China Sea. ...

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  15. THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 168 words
  16. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The demand for increased wages in the building trade is spreading, and the plasterers have now joined in the movement. They will hold a meeting to-day to consider the ...

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  17. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

    The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have made the following appointments in connection with the ships of the Australian Squadron:— ...

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  18. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    A good find of telluride ore has been made at a depth of 170 ft. at the True Blue Mine. This property was recently reported on most adversely, with the result that the shares. ...

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  19. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in supporting his motion for the reappointment of the Select Committee to examine into the ...

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  20. BROKEN HILL

    Deputy Coroner Hall held an inquest yesterday morning on the body of the man found dead at Mount Gipps Station on Friday morning. A verdict of death from ...

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  21. WEDNESDAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 words
  22. AUSTRALASIAN MINING.

    The West Australian and New Zealand Market Trust and Agency Company, with a capital of £2,500,000, is being formed for the purpose of dealing in and prospecting for ...

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  23. THURSDAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 102 words
  24. LONDON SHARE MARKET.

    The Stock Exchange quotations at the close of yesterday's business for the undermentioned shares were as follows:— ...

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  25. SATURDAY.

    Yorketown, 7.30 p.m.—Address on "Federation," by Mr. Copley, M.P. Old Course—A.R.C. Races. ...

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  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S IRRIGATION COLONY.

    The apricot barvest is now over, and the estimate, so far as the returns have been sent in, will be from 43 to 45 tons of the dried product. The Defiance Jam Factory has also ...

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  27. BROKEN HILL SHARES.

    Broken Hill shares are now quoted at £2 lls. 3d., being a fall of 3d. since the quotation for January 16. ...

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  28. THE FEDERAL CONVENTION.

    Mr. R. E. O'Connor, who was Minister of Justice in the Dibbs Ministry and who is a candidate for the Federal Convention, opened his campaign at Narrabri on Saturday. He ...

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  29. THE RIGHT HON. S. J. WAY IN TASMANIA.

    Grand Master S. J. Way, of South Australia, who on Thursday night attended the sixth annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania, at which Mr. Charles E. ...

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  30. LONDON COMMERCIAL

    KAURI GUM.—At yesterday'3 sales of kauri gum 4,942 cases were offered and 1,444 sold at about 2s. 6d. per cwt. decline on late rates. Three-quarter scraped realized £4 12s. and ...

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  31. THE PRICE OF SUGAR.

    Sir—The interesting figures of our trade with Western Australian suggest one valuable reform, which should be seriously taken into account in the near future. I refer to the ...

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  32. THE QUEEN'S RECORD REIGN.

    The Conference of Premiers will consider the invitation from the Imperial Government to be present it the Queen's record reign celebrations. It is doubtful if a decision will be ...

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  33. THE CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS.

    Contrary to expectations, Mr. G. H. Reid did not arrive here last night , and the Conference of Premiers may be deferred till Wednesday in consequence. ...

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  34. NORSEMAN.

    Mr. Nicholas, of Messrs. Cobb &, Co., states that his firm can land chaff here via Coolgardie for £19 10s. a ton, as against a cost of £35 a ton from Esperance. ...

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  35. THE ARTHUR WILL CASE.

    Sir—In your issue of December 29 last you published a long letter signed "R. Arthur," preferring most serious charges against the Government, but mainly against the premier. ...

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  36. A RAILWAY CONTRACTOR IN TROUBLE.

    Mr. Edward Keane, late contractor for the Midland Railway, is reported to be in monetary difficulties, and a petition has been tiled in the Bankruptcy Court against him by his ...

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  37. WARRNAMBOOL CYCLING CARNIVAL.

    At the Cycling Carnival at Warrnambool yesterday the Federal Stakes , of three miles, was won by A. A. Middleton, 75 yds., by half a wheel from A. H. Clinton. 100 yds.. ...

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  38. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

    A tragedy was enacted at Kilmore East during yesterday at the house of an old couple. Joseph Hurst, aged sixty years, and his wife, Johanna Hurst, aced sixty-eight years, had ...

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  39. INTERCOLONIAL SAILING CARNIVAL.

    The last two races of the Intercolonial Sailing Carnival took place on Saturday. The day from a weather point of view, could not have been better. In the Twenty-two Footer ...

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  40. BRISBANE CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.

    The Customs collections in Brisbane for the month of January totalled £52,298, being a decrease of £736 compared with January of last year. ...

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  41. THE RIFLE TEAM FOR ENGLAND.

    General French on Saturday inspected the Mounted Rifles , who are in camp at Camden. He made a minute inspection of the men, and put them through several exercises. ...

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  42. THE WHEAT HARVEST.

    The harvest work has been finished for some weeks. In many places it only lasted a few days on account of the returns being so very poor. In a few places on the plains there ...

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  43. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

    The cricket match Queensland v. South Tasmania was begun at noon on Saturday, and the visitors, who only arrived at 10 o'clock, per the s.s. Manapouri, from New Zealand, went ...

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  44. ROBBERY OF MAILBAGS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    What appears to be a second robbery of mailbags is reported. Several bags which had been taken cut of the Government train at Midland Junction for transfer to the Midland ...

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  45. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

    The Arcadia left Suez for Australian on Thursday morning, January 28, outward bound. ...

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  46. Advertising

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  47. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLD YIELD FOR 1896.

    The gold yield in 1896 was as follows:— Coolgardie, 69,135 oz,; East Coolgardie, 85,287 oz,; North-east Coolgardie, 4,113 oz,; North Coolgardie, 17,160 oz,; Yilgarn, 16,363. ...

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  48. THE POPULATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The vital statistics for the December Quarter show a total number of births of 75d, and of deaths of 542. The arrival in the colony numbered 14, 862, and the departures 9,154 giving ...

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