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  2. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The Federal law officers decided on Saturday not to enter a defence on the facts in the action by the letter-carrier Bond against the Commonwealth. The claim by the ...

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  3. THE SYDNEY TRAMS.

    On a visit I recently paid to Sydney was immensely struck with the vast facilities for rapid transit from place to place provided on both land ...

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  4. HEAVY RAIN STORMS

    During the last few days South Australia has witnessed more electrical disturbances in the atmosphere than for many months past. For several days the atmosphere in ...

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  5. VICTORIA.

    A labor daily paper, the People's Daily, made its first appearance on Saturday morning. The issue was got out by a band of journalists and printers working on ...

    Article : 1,126 words
  6. A SHIPWRECKED CREW.

    Those who go down to the sea in ships and do business in the great waters meet with varied and thrilling experiences, but it falls to the lot of few to undergo such an ...

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  7. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    At the City Police Court on Saturday Edward Furze, a lad, in the employ of the Adelaide and Suburban Tramways, was charged with stealing 2d., the property of ...

    Article : 163 words
  8. INUNDATION AT GEORGETOWN.

    Last night a big flood came down the Yackamoorundie Creek, caused chiefly by the rain which fell in the higher districts, and the damage done to property, and ...

    Article : 177 words
  9. TELEPHONE COUPONS.

    Regulations have now been framed to provide for the issue of telephone coupons. Any subscriber who desires to permit the public to use his telephone may notify the ...

    Article : 143 words
  10. NARROW ESCAPE OF SWAGMEN.

    On Thursday night, as the result of the great storm, the Pekina Creek came down a banker, sweeping away the whole of Mr. J. Moody's garden, and a large portion of that ...

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  11. DROWNING CASE AT PORT ADELAIDE.

    Shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday a boy, Alexander McLeod, whilst fishing off the Ocean Steamers' wharf, near the Government Freezing Works, observed the body of ...

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  12. INJURY TO CROPS AT HAWKER.

    The rough weather is interfering with harvesting operations. On Wednesday night Price's fruit shop had a large pane of glass blown in, and books on the shelves ...

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  13. A USEFUL DRAINAGE WORK.

    Yesterday the flood-waters from the Tarcowie Ranges came down in great volume and would have flooded the town but for the Laura drain, which was erected some ...

    Article : 95 words
  14. TRAGEDY AT PAYNEHAM.

    A shooting tragedy occurred at Payneham between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Mr. M. Daly, a tram-driver, telephoned to the police on Sunday morning ...

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  15. MILITARY EXAMINATIONS.

    The result of the military examination held at the conclusion of the recent instructional school for infantry officers shows that Captain W. Mailer (Victoria), ...

    Article : 92 words
  16. CORRESPONDENCE.

    "Jamestown," referring to the report of the Jamestown strawberry fete on November 25, states that for recitations for boys under 12 years of age, the first prize was ...

    Article : 433 words
  17. FLOOD AT GULNARE.

    Early this morning the Yackamoorundie Creek was flooded to greater excess than it has been for a number of years. Several of the residents living close to the banks ...

    Article : 172 words
  18. WHO FIRED THE SHOT?

    A mysterious shooting case is reported from Parkside. Mr. G. E. H. Wright, who owns a property extending from Young-street. Parkside, to ...

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  19. THE PRIME MINISTER.

    The health of the Prime Minister, whose Tasmanian tour was prevented last week by a sharp influenza attack, Avith pneumonia symptoms, continues to improve, ...

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  20. THE FLOODS AT QUORN.

    The storm last night did much damage here. Streams of water 20 ft. wide were running through the streets, and considerable injury was done to roads, watertables, ...

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  21. TARLEE CROPS DAMAGED.

    During the thunderstorm on Thursday night a sudden gale sprang up, and hythe heavy rain which followed, much damage will be done to some of the farmers' ...

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  22. THE HIGH COURT.

    If the business of the High Court of Australia is at all proportionate to the number of members of the legal profession who desire to practise before it their ...

    Article : 144 words
  23. A LORD MAYOR ON RAFFLES.

    Sir Malcolm McEacharn, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, in opening a fair in connection with Collins-street Independent Church on Thursday, said many people objected to ...

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  24. A STEAMER TWICE AGROUND.

    The Federal Steam Navigation Company's steamer Somerset, outward bound from Port Adelaide for South Africa and home ports, with a heavy cargo of ...

    Article : 301 words
  25. BUNDALEER NOT ANTED JUST NOW.

    Owing to the frequency of thunderstorms harvesting operations are at a complete standstill, and likely to remain so for a week or more. A storm of unusual ...

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  26. A PICNIC.

    The employes, to the number of 79, of Mr. Walter C. Torode, through the kindness of Mrs. Alfred Simms, had an enjoyable picni[?]n Saturday Four of Hill & Co.'s drags left St. Peter's ...

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  27. THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.

    In his speech at the Perth Town Hall on Friday night Sir John Forrest said Mr. Deakin had told him that the railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie must be built ...

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  28. FAIRS ATO FETES.

    The annual lawn fete in connection with the Children's Hospital was held on the grounds of the institution on Saturday afternoon and evening. Notwithstanding the heavy rains of the ...

    Article : 777 words
  29. THE CHERRY CROP.

    One of the greatest thunderstorms ever witnessed here occurred this morning. Rain came dqwn in torrents, and it is still raining at noon. It is feared that the cherry ...

    Article : 126 words
  30. EMPLOYMENT OF ABORIGINALS.

    Dr. Roth, the Northern Protector of Aborigines, expresses, surprise that the white Australia policy of the Commonwealth precludes the employment under the sugar ...

    Article : 90 words
  31. THE RIVER SETTLEMENTS.

    A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning and a heavy full of rain, swept over here last night, and in some paddocks the wheat crops were badly beaten ...

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  32. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A youth, Henry Eales, aged 17, who had been imprisoned for a month in the Gunnedah Gaol for larceny, escaped last night. When the gaoler opened the cell door this ...

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  33. ANOTHER CREMATION.

    The remains of the late Dr. R. T. Wylde, who died at the Semaphore on Friday morning, were cremated at the West-terrace Crematorium on Saturday afternoon. The ...

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  34. SALTIA WATERWORKS DAMAGED.

    Since Wednesday evening last we have experienced a succession of thunderstorms, all of which have been of surprising severity. Yesterday afternoon a heavy storm ...

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  35. RAIN AT BROKEN HILL.

    On Saturday morning rain set in again, and twelve and a half points were recorded locally, and ten points at Stephens Creek. On Saturday night a heavy thunderstorm ...

    Article : 158 words
  36. BROKEN HILL.

    The Broken Hill Blanch of the A. M. A. has sent £100 to the coalminers on strike in Gippsland: in addition a fortnightly levy of one strilling per member will be made as ...

    Article : 235 words
  37. CYCLING IN MELBOURNE.

    Owing to the rain on Saturday the first day's bicycle racing of the Austral meeting had to be postponed. Next Saturday the second day's programme, including the ...

    Article : 164 words
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  39. HEAVY RAINS TN VICTORIA.

    Further heavy rains fell on Saturday and to-day on a large area of the State. Some parts of Gippsland received 3½ in. The rain extended northerly to near the New ...

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  40. TEMPERANCE.

    Miss George, Australasian organiser of the W. O. T. U., who is on tour through the States, addressed meetings in Ararat, Victoria, last week. On Tuesday afternoon she spoke to children, and ...

    Article : 97 words
  41. STORM AT COCKBURN.

    One of the grandest electric storms ever seen in Cockburn passed over on Saturday. The sky was one mass of flames in every direction. The thunder was incessant. The ...

    Article : 106 words
  42. LAWN TENNIS.

    Parkside A v. Glen Osmond A.—Hack and Roberts beat Mitton and O'Dea, 6—3, 6—2; Taylor and B. Noiteuius beat Newman and Murray, 6—2, 6—5, Hack beat Mitton. 6—4, 6—0; Taylor beat ...

    Article : 226 words
  43. SAD BOATING FATALITY.

    A sad boating fatality occurred at Tuggerah Lakes late last evening. A pleasure parly of six local men started out from Tuggerah jetty about half-past 5 in a small ...

    Article : 102 words
  44. Advertising

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  45. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The annual championship match of smallbore clubs was shot on the Magill range on Saturday. The weather was not at all favorable for the 40 competitors, being somewhat windly with occasional ...

    Article : 139 words
  46. TASMANIA.

    Heavy rain has fallen almost continuously since last night. The news that there is still a possibiiity of the Brime Minister visiting Tasmania ...

    Article : 71 words
  47. BLACKROCK PLAIN UNDER WATER.

    The Hon. J. Lewis, who returned by this morning's express from Petersburg and Orroroo, reports that the Blackrock Plain is under water. He says he never witnessed ...

    Article : 80 words
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