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  2. Kidnapping in Queensland.

    A special meeting of the Cabinet was held yesterday afternoon for the consideration of the report of the royal commission on the manner in which Polynesian natives had been recruited. The ...

    Article : 205 words
  3. How Slack Was Murdered.

    Barnes is to be hung on June 15. The murderer, in his confession, said that a fellow prisoner (William Thompson) had informed him that Slack kept jewellery in his house. Thompson ...

    Article : 130 words
  4. VICTORIA.

    Mrs. Butler, mother of the well-known farmers, at Springs, in the Learmonth district, was buried last week. The old lady's age was 107 years. Her sons, who were present at the interment, are ...

    Article : 905 words
  5. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The annual meetings of the Anglican Synod began yesterday. Bishop Kennion has agreed to consider the Northern Territory as portion of his diocese, if personal visitation is not required. The ...

    Article : 50 words
  6. Appointments and Jealousy.

    There is great excitement over the appointment of assistant locomotive superintendent. It may he recollected that out of the large number of applicants about a dozen remained for the final ...

    Article : 170 words
  7. NEW ZEALAND.

    During the passage of the Zealandia from Sydney to this port, Captain Webber discovered a representative of the Sydney Seamen's Union on board as a passenger. As it was alleged that ...

    Article : 62 words
  8. A Policeman's Vagaries.

    Two birdcatchers, James Smith and John Shepherd, camped near Gunbower, have laid an information against Mounted-constable Shanks for having attempted to burn their tent early on ...

    Article : 137 words
  9. TASMANIA.

    The election of a member of the Legislaive Council, in the place of the late Dr. Crowther, resulted in the return of Mr. W. Cressly, by a majority of eight votes, over Mr. W F. Brownell. ...

    Article : 124 words
  10. Trap for a Thief.

    An ingenious mode of catching a thief is reported from Ararat. A young man engaged at wine and spirit merchant's was the delinquent His employer having good, grounds for suspicion, ...

    Article : 169 words
  11. Circus Clown and the Policeman.

    An amusing scene took place in Ashton's circus on Friday night. As is well known, it is a very common circus " gag," while the horse-riding is going on, for an apparently drunken man ...

    Article : 268 words
  12. Serious Buggy Accident.

    Three ladies, Miss Salway, Miss Rowley, and Miss Maud Russell, were driving at about noon to-day, in a buggy, when they were thrown out while the horse was bolting down a steep hill between ...

    Article : 111 words
  13. Travelling Stock Dispute.

    Yesterday an important squatting case was heard in the police court, Byerock, before Messrs Caswell, P.M., and Mr. Oliver, J.P. Mr. John O'Dwyer (manager for Mr. Jones, M.L.A.) and ...

    Article : 144 words
  14. Small-pox Among Immigrants.

    The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co.'s steamship Arawa arrived from London at 10 o'clock this morning. There is one case of smallpox on board, the patient being the cook. No ...

    Article : 96 words
  15. Boroughs Working Together.

    The Municipal Conference met this morning, when memorials on the subject of various matters were adopted, and will be laid before the different Ministers as soon as a day is fixed. The principal ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. Apostolic Procession.

    In the Fitzroy Police Court some days ago, the Reverend Mr. Dowie, who so long endeavored fruitlessly to regenerate Sydney, was fined £20 for having disturbed the public peace by means ...

    Article : 78 words
  17. Burglary.

    A very daring robbery is said to have taken place at the store of Messrs. Wolfe and Gorrick on Monday night, or early on Tuesday morning. It seems that the thief effected an entrance into ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. QUEENSLAND.

    The demonstration in connection witn the turning of the first sod of the Stanthorpe railway to the Border took place 30th ult. A Banquet was held after the ceremony, when Mr. Dutton, ...

    Article : 418 words
  19. Shooting a Manager.

    Walter Running, manager of East Darr station, 48 miles from Muttaburra, was shot dead in his office at ll a.m, on May 2. He was shot twice in the back by a man named Gordon, who was ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. Coal Mining.

    Matters in the new coal pit in Stockton are going rapidly ahead, and the colliery is expected to be in fair working order in about a fortnight. A few days ago a ship captain went to the ...

    Article : 217 words
  21. Wollongong Agricultural Society.

    At a general meeting of the Wollongong Agricul tural Society on Tuesday night, the following gentle men were unanimously elected officers of the society for the current year:—President Mr. A. Campbell; ...

    Article : 154 words
  22. Labor Troubles.

    The clerks of petty sessions in twenty-seven towns have sent in their reports of the state of the labor market for the month of May. In nearly all cases there is no demand at all for labor, and ...

    Article : 114 words
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