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  2. DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL

    The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, who left England on the 16th of March last, returned yesterday after visiting Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Singapore, Australia, New ...

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  3. FEDERAL NEWS.

    The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. E. Barton), speaking yesterday, stated that the result of the division on the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition (the ...

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  4. MR. REID ON THE KANAKA RILL.

    Our special representative in Melbourne, says the Brisbane "Telegraph," had a brief interview with the Leader of the Opposition (the Right Hon. G. H. Reid) in the train ...

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  5. THE WAR.

    Seven Protestant bishops and several hundred pastora in Hungary have addressed a petition to the King of England asking him to stop the war. ...

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  6. THE MUNICIPAL RATES.

    In addition to the £11,085 18s. 9d. mentioned in our last issue as having been received by the Rockhampton Municipal Council for rates since the 1st of October, ...

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  7. EMU PARK EXCURSION.

    The cheap railway excursion to Emu Park on Saturday was not well attended. Only sixty-two persons [?]ook part in it. ...

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  8. ROCKHAMPTON PENNY SAVINGS BANK.

    The forty-fifth meeting of the Rockhampton Penny Savings Bank was held on Saturday. The presiding directors were Messrs. K. M. Grant and G. F. Sandrock. ...

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  9. THE WEATHER.

    The weather continues cloudy and breezy, with every indication of an early fall of rain. The following are the reports of rain for the twenty-four hours ended at ...

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  10. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The French squadron which returned to Toulon did not include the division which set out for the Levant. The division for the Levant, it is stated, carried scaled ...

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  11. GRAZING LANDS IN THE SOUTH.

    It will be scen from a notice that appears in our advertising columns that the Government is throwing open for grazing a very large area of land, comprising about ...

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  12. A CENTRAL INVENTION.

    It is always gratifying to note improvements which have the effect of conducing to the benefit of any industry in Central Queensland, says the "Emerald Star" of ...

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  13. FARMERS' AND SELECTORS' ASSOCIATION.

    The monthly meeting of the Central Queensland Farmers' and Selectors' Association was to have been held in the market building on Saturday afternoon. ...

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  14. THE DISTRESS IN GERMANY.

    There are 80,000 men out of employment in Berlin. Many of these are skilled workmen; but they are willing to accept work of any description. The distress which ...

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  15. CHINA.

    It has transpired that prefatory to the return of the Chinese Court to Pekin the tower leading to the Forbidden City, which was destroyed, will be replaced by a ...

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  16. THE GLADSTONE DISTRICT COURT.

    At the sitting of the District Court at Gladstone on Friday last two men named Hugh Pearce, alias Roberts, alias Walton, and George Austin were charged with ...

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  17. EXPERIMENTS WITH MANGO CUTTINGS.

    The mango cuttings which Mr. H. Knight placed in a biscuit tin about two months ago for the purpose of demonstrating that mango cuttings can be kept alive a ...

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  18. MADAME MEL[?]A.

    In connection with Madame Melba's projected visit to Australia, the following letter from the great vocalist has been cabled from London, under date the 29th of ...

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  19. LECTURE BY THE REV. DR. NISBET.

    Advantage was taken of the visit to Rockhampton of the Rev. Dr. Nisbet to request him to give his lecture entertainment entitled "Nettles and dockens." ...

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  20. LIMITATION OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

    Mr. H. Wood, who is collecting signatures to the petition for a reduction of the number of holidays granted by the Bank Holidays Act of 1887, to which reference was ...

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  21. THE PLAGUE IN GLASGOW.

    The Central Station Hotel, Glasgow, has been closed in consequence of the discovery of four cases of bubonic plague there. The outbreak is attributed to rats. ...

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  22. TRADE BETWEEN CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.

    The directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company have decided to appoint a permanent represe[?]tative in Australia, with the object of promoting trade between ...

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  23. ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL.

    A meeting of choristers was held in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral after the eleven o'clock mass yesterday. Bishop Higgins presided. It was decided to ...

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  24. THE CONFERENCE.

    Mr. Barton presided at two meetings of the Premiers yesterday—one in the morning, the other in the evening. Mr. Barton states that the programme has been ...

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  25. THE PROPOSED VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    All the English county cricket clubs have agreed to arrange matches for an Australian eleven visiting England next season. ...

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  26. FIRE IN WEST-STREET.

    A house in West-street, between Albert and North streets, was destroyed by fire shortly after one o'clock yesterday morning. A man named William Lennon, who is ...

    Article : 189 words
  27. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.

    The following official notifications appear in late issues of the Brisbane papers:— Alexander Dorsey is appointed assistant clerk of petty sessions at Clermont. Robert ...

    Article : 252 words
  28. THE BRITISH BROKEN HILL COMPANY.

    The report of the directors of the British Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, for the half-year ended the 30th of June last has been published. It shows ...

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  29. IN THE COLONIES.

    News has been received that the s.s. Aberdeen left Capetown on the 13th of October with ten Queenslanders on board. ...

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  30. CENTRAL QUEENSLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of the Council of the Central Queensland Rifle Association was held at the offices of the Secretary (Mr. R. R. Daw[?]arn) on Saturday night. There were ...

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  31. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. Lonnen, the English actor. ...

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  32. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS

    The manager of the Baker's Creek mine, Hillgrove, has received instructions from Adelaide to stop all work and close the battery. About 200 men are affected. This ...

    Article : 265 words
  33. SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 2s. 2 7/16d. per oz. ...

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  34. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    The revenue last month amounted to £282,[?]. This is an increase of £17,075 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The receipts from customs ...

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  35. A LAW STUDENT'S APPLICATION.

    At the sitting of the Full Court, Brisbane, on Tuesday last, before the Chief Justice (Sir S. W. Griffith), Mr. Justice Cooper, and Mr. Justice Paul, Mr. E. J. Sydes ...

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  36. THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

    The following are the latest quotations for frozen meat:— New Zealand mutton (crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 55 lb to 65 lb). ...

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  37. THE MELBOURNE CUP.

    The card for the Cup was called over last evening at the City Tattersall's Club. A wager of 300 to 100 was taken about Revenue, 240 to 30 about San Fran, 100 to 12 ...

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  38. ROSEWOOD CHAMPION GOLD-MINING COMPANY.

    An adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of thc Rosewood Champion Gold-mining Company was held at the offices of the Secretary (Mr. ...

    Article : 198 words
  39. CAMPBELL-STREET METHODIST CHURCH.

    The thirty-sixth anniversary of the Campbell-street Methodist Church was commemorated on Saturday night by a lantern lecture by the Rev. J. Bowes, of ...

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  40. VICTORIA RACING CLUB.

    The meeting of the Victoria Racing Club was opened yesterday. The weather was bright and clear, but disagreeable, a hot northerly wind blowing. The ...

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  41. VICTORIA.

    A sensational carriage accident occurred last night in Flinders-street. The occupants were Sir John and Lady Downer end Sir William and Lady M'Millan. The ...

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  42. PURE INDIGO BLUE SERGES.

    Another magnificent range of these serviceable materials in fine summer weights from 60s. to 85s., suit to measure, has just been opened by CHAS. GILBERT, the ...

    Article : 130 words
  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Colonial Sugar [?]ing Company has reduced the price of all grades of sugar [?] per ton. Grave fears are entertained that the ...

    Article : 68 words
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