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  2. RUM AND ROMANCE.

    In 1831 it was that officialdom first grew tired of thef "Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser" (edited by Raipa Mansfield"—as a footnote has it). ...

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  3. THE COUNTRY.

    TANUNDA, December 21.—The work along the Angaston line is proceeding apace. Good progress is being made and most of the line between Rowland's Flat ...

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  4. WHAT HE DID WITH £1,000.

    He was not exactly one of the men of whom we say "He has seen better days;" but that he had been always a dead-beat it was impossible to think. He was ...

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  5. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The Federal Treasurer (Sir John Forrest), who was entertained by tnc National League this afternoon, said, in responding to the toast of his health, that he ...

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  6. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    Last week one of the native men, who is a snake-catcher, met with an accident. He was extracting the fangs of a snake, and some of the poison got into a wound ...

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  7. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS

    The Railway Commissioners announced to-day that the stock of coal which they have on hand, together with the coal which it is anticipated will be received from the ...

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  8. THE WARATAH.

    The Waratah search committee held a meeting to-day, when it was decided to communicate with the Prime Minister with regard to federal assistance, and to wait ...

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  9. MINER DROPS DEAD.

    Francis McBerry, a miner of Menzies, dropped dead in a street at Fremantle this afternoon. It is supposed in view of the great heat that heart failure was the ...

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  10. JAPANESE COAL.

    The Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Banffshire came up from Geelong to-day. There had been some talk about the stevedores refusing to handle her cargo, but the men ...

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  11. SUDDEN DEATH AT NOARLUNGA.

    A case of sudden death occurred yesterday morning. Mr. William Lowe leit his home to drive to Adelaide, and between Morphett Vale and Reynella he was taken ...

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  12. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner of Australia, spent some time at tne External Affairs Department to-day looking into departmental matters which will ...

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  13. ROMAN CATHOLICS AND EDUCATION.

    Speaking at the breaking up of the Sacred Heart School last evening. Bishop Dunne said unfortunately Catholics had to pay for the education of their children out ...

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  14. GIRL'S ARM LACERATED.

    A painful accident befell Miss Elsie Kirchner, aged nine years, daughter of Mr. Frank Kirchner, on Monday. The girl, in alighting from a vehicle in the main street, ...

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  15. A MINING LAWSUIT.

    BELTANA, December 21.—A case dealing with the holding of a mining Claim was heard to-day before Mr. Mattnews, Warden of Mines. Hunter Bros, applied ...

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  16. THE HINDMARSH SEAT.

    A special meeting of the Hindmarsh and Port Adelaide electorate committees was held on Thursday evening in the Hindmarsh Town Hall to recommend a ...

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  17. STATE COAL MINE.

    The Legislative Council to-night amended the Coal Mines Regulation Bill to provide that the Government should be allowed to "open" any mine, but not to "work" it, ...

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  18. A CANDIDATE CHOSEN.

    Mr. A. G. Ramsay, of Williamstown, has been selected as Liberal candidate to contest the Melbourne Ports seat, at present held by Mr. Mathews, a Labor member. ...

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  19. A THUMB BADLY CRUSHED.

    Mr. V. Maher, an employe of Mr. Buzacott[?]s implement factory, met with a nasty mishap on Monday. While he was assisting to overturn a waggon his thumb waa badly ...

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  20. VOTING MACHINES.

    The report of the inter-departmental committee appointed to enquire into the efficacy of a number of voting machines which were offered to the Commonwealth ...

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  21. THE TELEPHONES.

    The Postmaster-General to-day made available for publication the telephone accounts furnished by the enquiry committee, Messrs. Holmes and Whitton; on which the ...

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  22. THE BARKER DISTRICT.

    Mr. M. A. Dwyer, president of the local branch of the United Labor Party, has been selected without opposition to content the Barker seat in the House of ...

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  23. AFFAIRS IN MELBOURNE.

    Manufacturers regard the occurrence of the Christmas holiday break with satisfaction, as it fits in with the idleness now being enforced on them by the ...

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  24. FATHER CHRISTMAS FROM THE POLE.

    PORT AUGUSTA, December 21.—A novel children's festival, entitled "The visit of Father Christmas and Mother Christmas from the South Pole," was held in the ...

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  25. GIRL THROWN OUT OF A SULKY.

    While a schoolgirl named buyers was returning from school she was given a lift along the road in a sulky, and alter going but a short distance tue horse stumoled, ...

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  26. THE VICTORIAN ELECTORATES.

    For some time past the Federal Government and committee of the fusion party have been conferring with the various leagues and associations working in ...

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  27. FALL THROUGH A PLATEGLASS WINDOW.

    A draper, Albert Schnitz, engaged at Lowe & Co.'s store, in Nh[?]l, met with a pamful accident to-day. He was dressing the window for Christmas, and using a ...

    Article : 76 words
  28. INTER-STATE TRADE.

    Figures showing the value of the inter-State trade of the Commonwealth during November last were made available to-day. The total was £4,776,550, which, compared ...

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  29. VICTORIA.

    Messrs. Dalgety & Co. are advised by cable of the departure of the Aberdeen line steamer Salamis from London on December 21, and of the departure of the ...

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  30. UPSET IN A POND.

    The Rev. J. Mann Thomas some months ago had an arm broken in a buggy accident, and the limb, while mending, was fractured again through a bicycle mishap. ...

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  31. AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEA TRADE.

    The official figures of the oversea trade of the Commonwealth for November show that in comparison with the same month in 1908 imports increased by £7l2,998. ...

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  32. DASH FOR FREEDOM.

    While a batch of prisoners were being entrained for Parramatta to be incarcerated in the local gaol one of them caused a sensation at the Central railway-station ...

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  33. GIRL'S EYE PIERCED.

    A daughter, aged 8, of Mr. H. Collins, of Kiota, met with a serious accident on Tuesday. While at play with other children, an air gun was discharged, the ...

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  34. GREAT ACTORS.

    Mr. Percy Burton, in a recent issue of the "Strand Magazine," in an article entitled "Actor-managers I Have Known," tells some amusing anecdotes of great ...

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  35. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

    This afternoon Detectives Tognini and Ashton arrested Henry Young, 30 years of age, a traveller by occupation, on a provisional warrant charging him with having ...

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  36. BITTEN BY A DOG.

    A three-year-old son of Mr. W. Bolt, was bitten by a dog on Saturday. The child's upper lip was almost torn off. ...

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  37. THE ALLIANCE JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS.

    Yet another year has passed away and brought another Caristmas in its train, and among its many obligations the important one of writing a short notice of this ...

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  38. A GRASS SEED CAUSES ILLNESS.

    A small daughter of Mr. J. T. Retallack has been suttering for a considerable time on account of having swallowed a glass seed, which recently worked its way out ...

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  39. SECOND VALLEY TIMBER.

    SECOND VALLEY, December 22.—During the last three weeks Mr. F. Martin has been engaged carting some splendid samples of messmate timber from the Glenbrook ...

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  40. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Blucher, of Trafalgar, was driving a pair of horses attached to a milk-cart, which the animals took fright and bolted. The cart struck a stump and overturned, with ...

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  41. TASMANIA.

    Dr. J. D. Purdy, chief health officer in the Auckland district, has been appointed Director of the Health Department here, in place of Dr. Elkington, who resigned to ...

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  42. FEET CRUSHED BY A WAGGON WHEEL.

    To-day Mr. W. Schultz, of Keyneton, was driving a waggon loaded with wattle bark on the Springton-road, when his son, aged about 13, tried to get off the van while it ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association has decided that the best crew competing in the championship regatta next month shall be sent to represent the ...

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  44. GOLD IN THE BAROSSA DISTRICT.

    KERSBROOK, December 22.—For over 50 years the Barossa district has been known for its production of gold, copper, iron, mica, and other metal. Many years ...

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  45. VIEWS AND COMMENTS.

    From "Edward Kay":—"In your article in "The Advertiser" of December 23 on fathers and sons who have served in the South Australian Legislature you omitted ...

    Article : 488 words
  46. KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRAIN.

    Mr. Richard Hourigan, of Robert-street, North Croydon, had a narrow escape from being killed on the Port line on Tuesday morning while doing work in connection ...

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  47. Advertising

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  48. NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

    PORT LINCOLN, December 22.—A Presbyterian Church has been opened here, under the charge of the Rev. J. W. A. Buchan, M.A. The old Baptist Church has ...

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  49. CHILD'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    Olive Ball, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. Thomas Ball, farmer, of Coromandel Valley, had a narrow escape from death in King William-street on Thursday ...

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  50. SUNDAY BAND CONCERTS.

    MOUNT GAMBIER, December 22.—On Monday evening a deputation of ministers of the town waited on the Mount Gambier Town Band and suggested that the band ...

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  51. WRESTLING.

    Messrs. Baker and Talbot, who have been endeavoring to bring Hackenschmidt and Gotch together to wrestle in Melbourne for the world's championship, have received ...

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  52. FIRE AT KADINA.

    The fire brigade were called out last night at 10.20 owing to a kerosine lamp exploding at the residence of Mr. H. R. S. Penniflold, in Graves-street. When the ...

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  53. FIRE IN A SHOP WINDOW.

    As Mrs. Frances Sharp, a storekeeper, in business in King William-street south, was in the act of lighting the gas in the front window of her shop on Thursday at about ...

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  54. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The shade temperature to-day was 97.8, and the present atmospheric conditions indicate an extremely hot Christmas. THE RABBIT PEST. ...

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  55. SALISBURY SCHOOL OF MUSIC.

    SALISBURY, December 23.—The annual concert and distribution of certificates in connection with the Salisbury School of Music was held in the institute on the 18th ...

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  56. WILLIAMSTOWN GEMFIELDS.

    The gem mine at Williamstown has opened out almost beyond expectations. The final clean up of the year is in progress. Two experts who watched the operations on Tuesday afternoon ...

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  57. WRECK OF A MOTOR LAUNCH.

    During the storm to-day a motor launch belonging to Mr. Britten was dashed on the rocks near Manly and wrecked. Four passengers, who were on board, landed ...

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  58. TRANSFERRING THE TERRITORY.

    Sir—I am pleased at the tone of the letters by the Hon. John Carr and Mr. R. S. Frearson. The principles advanced by the former are in keeping with the ...

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  59. TWO YOUNG MEN DROWNED.

    A sad drowning case occurred near the railway bridge at Wellington to-day. Two young men, one named flamilton, a resident of Orange, and the other, McKrfinon, ...

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  60. Advertising

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  61. DREADFUL SUICIDE.

    A shocking suicide occurred at Byrnville, in the Horsham district, to-day, a man, whose name is unknown, blowing portion of his mouth and head completely away ...

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  62. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    "Argument."—When D. R. A. Gehrs went to England in 1905 with the Australian eleven his highest score was 83. In the tour he batted in 33 innings and ...

    Article : 106 words
  63. Advertising

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