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  2. THE COUNTRY.

    On Wednesday Miss Mary McNally, who with her parents had carried on a dairying business in the neighborhood of the Port for a number of years, died of cancer. The ...

    Article : 580 words
  3. DISTRICT TRAINED NURSING SOCIETY.

    The annual gathering in connection with the Port Adelaide District Trained Nursing Society took place in the Semaphore Town Hall on Tuesday evening. The Mayor of Port Adelaide (Mr. J. ...

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  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    James Place, a carter, was walking beside his waggon, on the near side, and while unscrewing the brake the heel of his boot caught on the front wheel. He fell, ...

    Article : 62 words
  5. THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT.

    The Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m. THE SWEEPS CLAUSES. Several largely-signed petitions were presented in favor of retaining clauses 54 and ...

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  6. WORK IN PARLIAMENT.

    The Assembly was the only Chamber of Legislature which sat on Tuesday, but its monopoly of po1itical business did not command a large attendance, for the ...

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  7. BURNING FATALITY.

    A fatal burning accident occurred at Bolygauxy station. Mrs. Scott, aged 70, was severely burnt through her clothes catching fire and died shortly after. ...

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  8. A MINING ACCIDENT.

    At Wyalong a fatal accident happened to a lad, Fredrick Parry. He was employed as a trucker at Neeld's mine. Two holes were prepared for firing, and the miners ...

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  9. AN ESCAPEE CAUGHT.

    The police have received a telegram from Forbes, announcing the arrest of Thomas Vaughan, who escaped from custody by jumping from a mail brain. ...

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  10. LARGE FIRE IN SYDNEY.

    A fire occurred to-night in a four-story building at the corner of Barrack and York streets, occupied by Messrs. J. C. Newport and Sons and Messrs. Groves & Co., ...

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  11. MOUNT GAMBIER.

    At the seventh annual meeting of the Mount Gambier Starr-Bowkett Society this evening, Mr. James Keega[?] presided, and in moving the adoption of the balance-sheet, ...

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  12. PENSIONS OR ASYLUM?

    Several old age pensioners, who were inmates of the Hawkesbury Benevolent Asylum previous to receiving their pensions, have left the asylum. They have found ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. VICTORIA.

    At Stony Creek' diggings William Dalton was hurled to one side of a cutting by a fall of earth. After managing to free himself he crawled to the surface, and there ...

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  14. SPLENDID RAINS.

    Heavy rain fell throughout to-day, and according to accounts from the country it has been pretty general. These rains will be most valuable, and will give the crops a ...

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  15. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The second competition for the valuable trophies presented by Messrs. G. & R. Wills, Crooks and Brooker, James Marshall & Co., J. Colton and Co., Harris, Scarfe, & Co., Motteram & William ...

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  16. A BRUTAL ASSAULT.

    James Kerrin was accosted at Ballarat East at night by five men, who asked him for a match. As he did not [?] to comply with their wish they told him to hurry ...

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  17. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    While a driver on the Mapleson's tramway at Neerim South was backing a truck over a make-up one of the rails broke and the truck turned over, the driver falling ...

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  18. HANDLING GRAIN IN BULK.

    In giving evidence before a Select Committee to-day on the question of handling grain in bulk Mr. F. W. Box, the railway official who accompanied Mr. Matheson, ...

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  19. WALKERVILLE TOWN HALL.

    In the Walkerville Town Hall on Tuesday evening the pupils of St. Joseph's school, North Adelaide, gave a vocal and dramatic entertainment, at which there ...

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  20. KAPUNDA.

    On Thursday evening last a large number of parishioners of Christ Church assembled in the parish-room, Kapunda, at an "at home," by the Rev. C. S. and Mrs. ...

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  21. SHOOTING FATALITY.

    Thomas Smith, the proprietor of the Fairview Hotel, near Wellington, accidentally shot himself dead, the trigger of a gun he was handling catching against a chaff-bag. ...

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  22. BUTTER TESTS.

    The three judges appointed to report in connection with the recent State butter show, have found that a low temperature, say, l8 deg. Fah., is a high preservative. ...

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  23. THE RAIN IN THE COUNTRY.

    After a few days hot and sultry weather, on Friday last we had thunder and lightning, and a good fall of rain. It has rained steadily to-day since early morning, 12 points having been ...

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  24. FIRE AT BOURKE.

    A destructive fire occurred at Bourke this morning. Mr. J. Stibbard's Shakespeare Hotel and two shops adjoining, also owned by him, were completely gutted. The owner ...

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  25. SAVINGS BANK DEBENTURES.

    Tenders closed to-day for £100,000 of 3 per cent Government guaranteed debentures on account of the Commissioners of the Savings Bank, to be utilised for making ...

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  26. QUEENSLAND.

    Mrs. Ellen Griffin, residing at BowenStreet, (Spring Hill, died yesterday, aged 105 years. She had been fairly active up till a couple of weeks ago. ...

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  27. BENEFIT LECTURE.

    The Rev. Charles Bright delivered a lecture on "Rome" in the Norwood Town Hall on Thursday evening in aid of the family of the late Mr. Bartholomaeus, ...

    Article : 110 words
  28. RATING MINING COMPANIES.

    The suit was continued to-day by the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14 Company, Limited, against the municipal district of Broken Hill to have the rate for the current ...

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  29. A GENEROUS TESTATOR.

    Probate is being sought of the will of the late Thomas Russell, formerly of East Melbourne, gentleman. The deceased died on July 25, and left real estate valued at ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. CURE OF CONSUMPTION.

    At the annual meeting of the subscribers to the Victorian Sanatorium for Consumptives, the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir John Madden, remarked that whereas the State ...

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  31. THEBARTON COUNCIL.

    August 20.—Present—Crs. Cuming (in the chair), Cope, Boland, Brazel, Filsell, Supple, Graves, and Jory. The finance committee reported—Receipts, £110 9/7; expenditure, £201 3/; debit bank ...

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  32. BURNED TO DEATH.

    An old man, James Little, aged 74, was burnt to death yesterday at Bungaree. The hut in which he lived was consumed by the. flames caused by a lighted candle coming ...

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  33. PECULIAR MINING ACCIDENT.

    A miner, Charles Bowen, the sole supporter of his widowed mother and a family, was killed in the New Moon mine at Bendigo to-day, while working at the 945-ft. ...

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  34. KADINA.

    Mrs. Jane Goldsworthy passed away on Saturday morning. Mrs. Goldsworthy arrived in the colony in 1854, and proceeded with her husband (the late Mr. Stephen ...

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  35. THE ADELAIDE TRAMWAYS.

    Sir—The amount of the real and persona] property of all the Adelaide horse tram companies has been variously estimated, at from £20,000 to £40,000. Assuming that ...

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  36. CHESS.

    At the meeting of the Adelaide Chess Club, held at the Prince Alfred Hotel on, Monday, the pairings for the last round of the handicap tourney were opened, but only four of the six games ...

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  37. SUICIDE AT WALLAROO.

    On Monday afternoon, August 19, Mr. Jas. Malcolm (coroner) and a jury, comprising Messrs. Shaw (foreman), Furner, Speed, Nock, Maddern, and Rev. T. Wood, held an enquiry touching the ...

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  38. WALLAROO.

    Arbor Day was celebrated at the Wallaroo public school on Friday last. The scholars, under the charge of Mr. A. E. Muller and his assistant teachers, assembled ...

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  41. PETERSBURG, COUNCIL.

    August 12.—Present—The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Halcombe), Crs. Forgan, Jamieson, Staer, Jones. Bannister, Usher, and Osborne. Cr. Staer reported having attended a conference of butchers, held in ...

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  42. FOOTBALL.

    Federal United v. Mile-End Imperials.—Federals 7 goals 14 behinds; Mile-Ends, 1 goal 4 behinds. Coal-kickers for Federals, Oazneau (4), Chinner (2), Pearce (1). All played well for ...

    Article : 170 words
  43. PORT AUGUSTA.

    The Port Pirie Proprietary football team arrived here on Saturday morning, and was met at the whlarf by Mr. J. Thompson, the secretary of the local club, and a reception ...

    Article : 412 words
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