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  2. MELBOURNE DOCTOR TRIED FOR MURDER.

    Further Evidence was given last week at Melbourne on behalf of the Crown at the trial of Dr. Samuel Peacock, charged with the murder of Mary Davies at East Melbourne between ...

    Article : 636 words
  3. STRYCHNINE CAUSES MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

    At the inquiry held last week regarding the strange death of Ester Johnson, which occurred at Cumnock, N.S.W., on September 14, after taking a dose of cough mixture the following ...

    Article : 478 words
  4. ACCUSED WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER

    On a charge of having feloniously and willfully attempted to murder Henry Frank Reedy, on October 3. Leslie Arthur Oxenbury was brought before the Melbourne City Court last ...

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  5. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY OF VALUABLE JEWELS

    A daring jewellery robbery was effected at Sydney on Thursday night by thieves, when the residence of Mr. Frank Albert, "Boomerang," Biliyard-avenue, Elizabeth Bay, was entered, ...

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  6. LAST TESTAMENT OF BIGAMOUS STEWARD

    It was sought in the Sydney Probate Court last week to prove the will of one of the Yongala victims. Norah Rintoul, claiming to be the widow and executrix of the late Alexander ...

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  7. LINESMEN KILLED BY FALLING POLES.

    At the Sydney City Coroner's Court last week an inquiry was held by Mr. Stephen Murphy (City Coroner) into the death of Patrick Connors, 37, a telegraph linesman, who was killed ...

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  8. DESPERATE AFFRAY IN A HOSPITAL WARD

    Last week's a foreign mall brought news of a sensational scene in a Siberian hospital, where a doctor lost his senses during an operation, and had to be overpowered to prevent him ...

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  9. The World and Australia.

    At this present moment the whole of the Old World is in travail and none knows what it will bring forth. The merest touch is needed to embroil Germany in a fearful strangle with England and France. Spain has for long been fighting a fierce fight with her ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. AUSTRALASIAN NEWS IN BRIEF

    A second Wireless telegraphy station has been established in Full. ...

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  11. NEW HONORARY MINISTER.

    The federal Caucus has elected Mr. Roberts as Honorary Minister. ...

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  12. JAPAN IN ANTARCTICA.

    The Japanese expedition to the South Pole is to sail next month. ...

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  13. CENTENARIAN DEAD.

    The death is announced of Mr. Newman Hollis, the oldest resident of Port Macquarie (N.S.W.). at the advanced age of 100. ...

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  14. DOMINION TIMBER INDUSTRY.

    The timber industry in parts of New Zealand is hampered by the want of suitable labor. ...

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  15. DOMINION TIMBER INDUSTRY.

    The timber industry in parts of New Zealand is hampered by the want of suitable labor. ...

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  16. THE STEEL WAY.

    There are now 3793 miles of railway, and 183 miles of tramways, open in New South Wales. ...

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  17. AUSTRALIA'S RECORD.

    Senator Pearce, Commonwealth Minister for Defence, says there are more drill halls in Australia than in any country with similar military forces. ...

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  18. ACCIDENT TO FUNERAL-GOEES.

    While returning from a funeral, Mr. James Kerwin, his wife, and two children, were thrown out of a sulky at Main-street, T[?], N.S.W. They were much bruised, and conveyed to ...

    Article : 39 words
  19. WOMEN TAKE A HAND.

    A mass meeting of women has been held in Queenstown, Tasmania, in favor of ending the Mount Lyell strike. ...

    Article : 25 words
  20. VICTORIA'S SUICIDE RECORD.

    In Victoria last year 101 men and 30 women committed suicide. ...

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  21. STRIKE HAMPERS DOMINION TRADE.

    The deadlock in the New Zealand coastal trade is hand[?]pping the traders, as the railway charges are heavier then the charges for sea-borne goods. ...

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  22. SOUTH WITH SCOTT.

    Fourteen dogs for the Scott expedition in the Antarctic have arrived at Sydney by the steamer Aldenham from Siberia. ...

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  23. VICTORIAN BRAINS SCORE.

    Victorians gained the foremost places in the examinations held in August for appointments, as military staff clerks. ...

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  24. PROFITABLE TRAMS AND TRAINS.

    The quarterly report of the N.S. Wales Railway Commissioners was tabled in the Legislative Assembly last week. The railway earnings showed an increase of £63,960 over the ...

    Article : 52 words
  25. LOCKJAW CAUSED BY INJURY TO THE EAR.

    Andrew Cregan, aged 30, died in the Warracknabeal Hospital (Vic.) last week from lockjaw, resulting from an injury to his ear. ...

    Article : 27 words
  26. NURSES ON STRIKE.

    The probationer nurses at the Adelaide Hospital are standing firmly by the three nurses notified of their dismissal. The dismissed nurses persist in their refusal to leave the ...

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  27. SETTLING A DIFFICULTY.

    Delegates are to interview the Federal Government in respect to matters affecting residents in the Federal area. ...

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  28. RULING LONDON PRICES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 words
  29. OATS SIX AND A HALF FEET.

    As Illustrating the splendid season in Illawarra (N.S.W.). at a meeting of the Dapto A. and H. Society last week, Mr. W. J. Smith. jun., of West Dapto, exhibited a bundle of oats bit ...

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  30. DEAR PROPERTY.

    A new theatre is to be erected in Manners-street, Wellington, New Zealand. A site has been purchased at a cost of £200 per foot. ...

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  31. CROP FAILURE IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The dry season in Western Australia caused the failure of the crops in the districts north of, the goldfields railway. ...

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  32. TOO INQUISITIVE.

    Owing to the inquisitiveness of people in Adelaide in connection with the visit of the "Tiny Town" midgets, the latter sought and obtained police protection. ...

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  33. YOUNG CHINA IN MELBOURNE.

    The Chinese at Melbourne are taking a lively interest in the rebellion in their home land. This is party owing to the visit of King Hun Pang, a delegate from the Sydney branch of the ...

    Article : 42 words
  34. PLENTY OF WAGES BOARDS.

    Six wages boards were gazetted in a recent issue of the Commonwealth "Government Gazette." In all but one the principle of preference to Unionists is recognised. ...

    Article : 24 words
  35. SUBMARINE SIGNALLING STATIONS.

    The Commonwealth Lighthouses Bill contains a clause enabling the Federal Government to construct submarine signalling stations. ...

    Article : 19 words
  36. HOBART'S RECORD SHOW.

    There were record entries in all classes at the Hobart Show, totalling 1250. The exhibition was most successful. The sheep entries totalled 209—a record. ...

    Article : 27 words
  37. OBJECT TO ARBITRATION COURT.

    In the House of Representatives, Mr. T. Brown (N.S.W.) has presented a petition from 4000 civil servants employed in the Postal Department, asking that they not be placed under ...

    Article : 11 words
  38. FOODSTUFFS.

    Wheat: Twelve thousand five hundred quarters Australian wheat to arrive December January brought 36s [?]d Flour: 25s 6d ex store, and 25s per sack of ...

    Article : 96 words
  39. SITE OF THE NAVAL COLLEGE.

    The Naval College is to be located at Port Hacking (N.S.W.), if the Government can arrange for the acquisition of the necessary land, and will be erected in the course of a year. ...

    Article : 34 words
  40. IMPORTANT LEGISLATION BEGUN.

    In the Commonwealth Senate the Trans-Australian Railway and the Seamen's Compensation Bills have been read the first time. ...

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  41. GETTING READY FOR THE FLEET.

    Surveys of Port Stephens, Cockburn Sound, and Western Port, which are intended for subsidiary naval bases, have been made; and plans for the work are now being drawn. ...

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  42. GOLD DISCOVERY IN TASMANIA.

    A gold discovery has been made near Hall's Creek, about five miles from Queenstown (Tas.). The reel is an undulated sandstone, and has been stripped a distance of 15 feet. The ...

    Article : 65 words
  43. PROTECTING THE PUBLIC.

    The Federal Minister for Customs says he intends to exercise jurisdiction to prevent the importation of articles which are not fit for Human consumption. ...

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  44. A NOTABLE WORK.

    The N.S. Wales Government has decided to proceed with the completion of the Sydney Railway Station according to the intentions of the late Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, at a cost of £165,000. ...

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  45. SHIED AT THE MOTOR.

    When about three miles out from Dungog (N.S.W.), the horses of the Stroud mail coach shied at a motor car. The coach capsized, and two persons were injured. ...

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  46. CRUSHED BY AN ELEPHANT.

    Owing to an elephant crushing Herr Schmidt the trainer from Germany, in charge of the newly-imported Polar bears, the act of these animals was not gone through at Wirths ...

    Article : 55 words
  47. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Copra: South Sea bags are quoted at £26 7s 6d per ton. With the aid of the microphone you can hear a fly walk. ...

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  48. POSTAL INNOVATION.

    The Postal Department is introducing underground tubes for parcels post in Melbourne A similar system is proposed in connection with the new parcels offices in Sydney. ...

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  49. OBJECT TO BROKEN HOURS.

    At the conference of the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Association, which opened at Melbourne last week, a motion supporting the protest of the New South Wales telegraphists ...

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  50. MAN AND WIFE DROWNED.

    Mr. Jas, Munro and his wife were being rowel across the river at Lowood (Queensland), when, owing to the fresh in the river, the boat capsized, and Munro and his wife were drowned. ...

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  51. SEAMEN'S COMPENSATION BILL.

    In the House of Representatives, the Seamen's Compensation Bill was read the third time, and passed. ...

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  52. CRUELTY PUNISHED.

    For Causing the death of a working bullock by ill-treatment, a teamster was, at the Casino (N.S. Wales) Police Court, fined £5, with £1 is costs. ...

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  53. NEW ZEALAND'S WINTER.

    Wintry weather is being experienced in South Island, New Zealand. Twenty-one inches of snow were reported in some places last week. [?] rain has fallen in the North Island. ...

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  54. SERIES OF ACCIDENTS.

    A railway employee named J. J. Faull was killed near Roseworthy (S.A.) last week. He and his mate Freer left Roseworthy on a tricycle just after 7.30 a.m., and an engine dashed ...

    Article : 109 words
  55. THE PRIZE DESIGN.

    The author of the design chosen for the Federal Capital will receive the money prize, even if the Government does not adopt it. ...

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  56. LUCKY ESCAPE.

    The steamer Muriel Bell collided with a ferry steamer plying between, Kangaroo Point and Brisbane last week. The ferry was crowded with passengers, who received a severe shock ...

    Article : 32 words
  57. FATAL FALL FROM TRAM.

    Fleet-paymaster Pollock, while on his way home at Brisbane, fell from a tram, and sustained a fracture of the skill. He died a few hours later. ...

    Article : 29 words
  58. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

    A son or Mr. W. T. Taniro, Mount Frome, Mudgee (N.S.W.) was attending to a chaffcutting and bagging machine, when a hook attached to it caught him under the jaw, tearing the peck in ...

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  59. DAY-WORK FOR PLUMBERS.

    Owing to the failure of the conference between the Perth (W.A) master plumbers and their men, who are on strike, the latter asked the Minister for Works to get all departmental ...

    Article : 91 words
  60. NEW ZEALAND'S REVENUE INCREASES.

    The revenue of New Zealand for the past six months was £4,747,336, being an increase of £274,542 on the corresponding period of the previous year. ...

    Article : 12 words
  61. NOT A "PLACE."

    A case in which a charge of betting on a steamer following sailing races was preferred, was heart last week at the Sydney Water Police Court. The Bench dismissed the case on ...

    Article : 48 words
  62. STRONG CRITICISM.

    Senator McColl (Victoria) says that the Commonwealth Electoral Bill, now before the Senate, is dictated by motives of revenge, and cuts across all principles of political honor. ...

    Article : 30 words
  63. KILLED BY FALLING LIMB.

    Arthur Herbert Thompson was felling a tree for birds nests at Meryula (N.S.W.), when a limb struck him on the head, fracturing his Skull. He died some hours afterwards. At ...

    Article : 42 words
  64. DIFFICULT ARREST.

    When Constable Prowse was arresting a man at Bathurst, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, Prowse slipped and fractured a leg. The man got away, but was re-arrested. ...

    Article : 21 words
  65. NOT GOING WELL.

    Colonel Owen. Director-General of Defence Works, visited Lithgow (N.S.W.) last week to inspect the Small Arms Factory. A serious live machinery. ...

    Article : 15 words
  66. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 62 words
  67. NO SOLDIER SERVANTS.

    The Federal Minster for Defence has issued a memorandum to the District Commandants stating that soldiers must not be detailed for duty as personal servants and orderlies at ...

    Article : 27 words
  68. PRAISE FOR QUEENSLAND.

    A civic reception was tendered to the Agent General for Queensland in Brisbane last week on his return from England. Sir T. B. Robinson said that Queensland was regarded as the most ...

    Article : 44 words
  69. GRUBS IN SHEEP'S BRAIN.

    Mr. S. E. Simpson, of Nundle (N.S.W.), after winning a sheep in a competition, killed and dressed the animal, which was in good condition. The head was cleaned and sawn in two ...

    Article : 61 words
  70. MINER CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    Thomas Devitt, 38 years of age, a miner, was killed in the South mine, Broken Hill, last week, by a fall of one at the 970ft level. He was engaged putting in a truck road when the ...

    Article : 51 words
  71. NOVEL ACCIDENT.

    Twenty minutes' delay was caused to a train travelling from Adelaide to Port Adelaide, through a rivet blowing out of the boiler of the engine. ...

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  72. BIGAMIST ON TRIAL.

    Oswald Stanley Flower pleaded guilty to a change of bigamy at the Darlinghurst Sessions, Sydney, before Judge Backhouse. On March 2, 1901. Fowler marred Elizabeth Laura Smith, and ...

    Article : 45 words
  73. RAILWAYS IN WAR TIME.

    Replies from all the States have been received by Senator Pearce in connection with the recommendations of the War Railway Council. All the suggestions regarding the use of ...

    Article : 40 words
  74. REFUSES TO ASSIST MAWSON.

    The Government of West Australia declines to subsidise the Mawson expedition, the reason given being that it is a Commonwealth matter, and the State finances already have to bear a ...

    Article : 15 words
  75. BURNED TO DEATH.

    Miss Thom, the only daughter of J. Thom, draper, of York, and late of Wagin, was accidentally burned to death at York, W.A., last week. ...

    Article : 85 words
  76. WEST AUSTRALIAN ENTERPRISE.

    Bills for the construction of agriculture railways ways in West Australia are to be introduced this session. The Government intends to assist the settlers in the dry districts to tide over ...

    Article : 24 words
  77. MARINE ENGINEER'S SUICIDE.

    Arthur M'Glenion, chief engineer of the Union Steamship Company's Taviuni, which recently collided with the French steamer Nera and bank. In Sydney Harbor was found dead at his ...

    Article : 55 words
  78. THE LARGEST FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA.

    The presentation of the handsome "Globe" inscribed clock to Mr. and Mrs. Richard King of the Cessnock district, N.S. Wales, parents of the largest family in Australasia, will be ...

    Article : 48 words
  79. ADVERTISING AUSTRALIA.

    Under the auspices of the High commissioner of Australia (Sir George Reid). a lecture campaign has been begun in the rural districts of England for the purpose of advertising ...

    Article : 44 words
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