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  2. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    The following additional nominations in connection with the district council elections have been received:— ANGAS. ...

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  3. ANOTHER SPLENDID RAIN

    The forecast issued by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau on Monday[?] was amply verified, as a heavy, general rain was recorded over nearly the whole of ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    The Secretary of Public Works (Mr. Drake), who was formerly Government Statist, states that, comparing persons with areas, Victoria is the most thi[?]kly ...

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  5. BUTTER STANDARD QUESTION[?]

    In addressing the dairy factory managers' conference to-day the State dairy expert (Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan) adversely criticised the proposed standard for butter ...

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  6. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    KINGSCOTE, June 20.—On Wednesday last Daniel Fenton attempted to cut his throat in the Kingscote police cell, where he was incarcerated for being drunk. He ...

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  7. HOW A RAILWAY MAN DIED.

    At the enquiry to-day concerning the death of William Francis Tobin, a fencer, employed by the Railway Department, evidence was given by Driver Flight and ...

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  8. MISHAP TO A CYCLIST.

    A cyclist named Colebert came to grief near the intersection of Hindley and Mor[?]hett streets on Tuesday owing to his machine slipping from under him. A vehicle ...

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  9. THIEVES AT KYBYBOLITE.

    NARRACOORTE, June 20.—A robbery has been committed at the Kybybolite post-office. The work of the office is conducted in the shop of Mr. A. Bradley, ...

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  10. A FALL OF ABOUT 50 FEET.

    Rita Solway, aged 8 years, a daughter of Mr. S. Solway, of Second-street, Bowden, was as on the iron casement of the gas main crossing the Torrens close to the ...

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  11. A BOXING CONTEST.

    At the Cyclorama last night R. White-law, 10 st. 5 [?]b., of Newcastle, beat Arthur Douglas, 9 st. 5 [?]b., of South Africa, on points in a contest of 20 rounds, which ...

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  12. CHILD LOST AND FOUND.

    A child of three years, son of John Friday, of Steiglitz, strayed away on Monday afternoon. The search parties scoured the hills all night, but the child was not found ...

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  13. A CYCLIST INJURED.

    W. Sabey, of Campbell's Creek, while cycling at night, collided with a buggy. He was thrown to the ground, with the result that his collarbone and one of the bones of ...

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  14. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Waihora arrived at Lyttelton yesterday after a rough trip which lasted nine days. Mr. Walters, of the Glenlora Park stud, ...

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  15. A SUCCESSFUL FAIR.

    MOUNT GAMBIER, June 20.—The race carnival concluded very successfully on Saturday night, when there was a large attendance, and over £128 was taken at the ...

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  16. SLEEPWALKER FALLS 20 FT.

    At an early hour this morning James Creallin, a brickmaker, who, with a number of other men, is engaged at the Kerang improvement works slipped from the first ...

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  17. A FRACTURED THIGH.

    John Nolan, an elderly man, slipped on the pa[?]ement in Brown-street on Monday morning and was so much injured that the police had to convey him to the Adelaide ...

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  18. SUICIDE BY SHOOTING.

    An inquest has been held into the circumstances of the death of John Sheehan[?] who committed suicide at the Duke of York Hotel, Bendigo. A verdict was ...

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  19. ESTATE LEFT TO CHARITIES.

    The death has occurred of Mr. Frank Mills, son of the late Mr. E. W. Mills, iron merchant, of Wellington. The deceased, who was 46 years of age and unmarried, ...

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  20. SLAUGHTERED INNOCENTS.

    At an inquest on the body of a newly-born child which was found at Prahran, the Coroner said the case was to be added to the already long fist of newly-born ...

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  21. STRUCK BY AN AXE.

    Ms. E. Feast met with a painful and serious accident on Friday. He was felling a tree with a mate, one being on either side of the tree. His mate's axe ...

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  22. ROBBERIES AT HORSHAM.

    HORSHAM[?] June 20.—Thomas Hudson, of Natimuk, was on a visit to Horsham last week, and whilst here was relieved of £10. He met Percy Young, a young man, and ...

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  23. NO-LICENSE AND WINE.

    The Chief Justice to-day upheld an appeal against the decision of a magistrate who had [?]held that the carrying of no-license in any district did not prevent a ...

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  24. FATALLY CRUSHED.

    Martin Judge (41), a single man, s[?] tained fatal injuries in an accident on the Warburton tramline to-day through a timber on the carriage capsizing on him. ...

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  25. LETTERS IN NEWSPAPERS.

    A surprise was received by Mr. J. F. Lefoldt, barrister and solicitor, of Bendigo, to-day, when he opened his correspondence. Two newspapers presented ...

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  26. LADY'S RIBS BROKEN.

    Mrs. J, Rodger, of Beulah, met with a serious accident whilst driving in a gig, accompanied by her daughter[?] The wheel struck a hidden stump, the force throwing ...

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  27. THE PSYCHE AT PORT PIRIE.

    PORT PIR[?]E, January 21.—H.M.S. Psyche arrived here[?] to-day, berthing at the Queen's wharf soon after 4 p.m. The Psyche is on recruiting duty, and will stay ...

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  28. DEATH FROM BURNS.

    Evidence submitted to the coroner to-day concerning the death of Inez Elkington (15)[?] at the Melbourne hospital, showed that the girl was preparing her father's tea ...

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  29. BROKEN HILL.

    The members of the Ballarat football team arrived this morning, and were met at the station by the president of the Barrier Ranges Association and ...

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  30. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    R. McNamara, a boy, who lives at Botany, fell from a [?]ram, and sustained fracture of the skull. A. Hartley, 45 years of age, while trying ...

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  31. A BOLT AT SUTHERLANDS.

    An exciting runaway was witnessed by the residents and wood carters of Sutherlands to-day. A horse attached to a buggy owned by Mrs. Badge, the pay ...

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  32. NURIOOTPA BRASS BAND.

    NUR[?]OOTPA, June 21.—The local brass band is making good progress under the leadership of Mr. Kusel. They have imported a number of instruments direct from ...

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  33. BIRDSVILLE MAIL DELAYED.

    Over half an inch of rain fell here last night. The Birdsville mail, which arrived 24 hours late, left again yesterday on the return journey. The driver ...

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  34. A CASE OF DISTRESS[?]

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  35. CUT HIS THROAT WITH A RAZOR.

    Stephen O'Brien, a laborer (47), married, was found dead in his room this morning with his throat cut from ear to ear. A razor was by his side. The deceased ...

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  36. THE A.N.A.

    The half-yearly meeting of the A.N.A. was held last night, and the office-bearers for the ensuing six months were elected as follow:—President, Mr. E. H. Smith; ...

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  37. STREETS OF TRURO FLOODED.

    Very heavy rain fell here yesterday afternoon, and last night. The dams are overflowing, and the creeks, which are running bankers[?]are impassable. Two inches ...

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  38. CHAFFCUTTER ACCIDENT.

    James Kenny was engaged working a chaffcutter at Cumdumbul, when his shirt sleeve came in contact with the cogs, apd before the machine could be stopped the ...

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  39. A LAD'S EYE[?]INJURED.

    A boy, aged about 6 years, son of Mr. Linton[?] yesterday had one of his eyes [?]amaged in a very simple way. Whilst he was using a fork to untie his bootlace, ...

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  40. THE TELEMON'S CARGO

    Regarding the fire on the steamer Tel[?] mon, which carried 12,422 boxes of fruit from Melbourne, and 15,062 from Adelaide, the Agent-General reports that the fruit ...

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  41. INGLIS FUND.

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  42. REPRESENTATION OF THE BARRIER IN PARLIAMENT.

    At last night's meeting of the Barrier District Assembly of the Political Labor League, nominations were received for the Broken Hill and Sturt electorates in the ...

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  43. FLOODS AT PORT PIRIE.

    Yesterday morning the rainfall registered at the post-office was 42 points, while for the 24 hours ended at 8.30 this morning the gauge showed 2 inches 59 points, ...

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  44. FARMER FATALLY KICKED.

    The evidence at the inquest on the body of David Anderson, 44 years of age, a farmer, who resided at Yallock, showed that the deceased, while harnessing a mare, ...

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  45. THE DEMAND FOR LAND.

    Sir—I have already pointed out that the "perpetual leases" were taken up in the district of Loxton when the land possessed no future speculative value and was ...

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  46. A SERIOUS LOSS.

    Messrs. Branson and Kleinig, of Free[?]ng, who have contracted to deliver the machinery from the Palmer mine to the purchaser at Adelaide, sustained a great ...

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  47. AGAINST ROUGH FOOTBALL.

    The police have decided on a campaign against rough footballers, and Superintendent Sherwood states that rough play will be followed by prompt arrest. No ...

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  48. THE LABOR MINISTRY.

    A public meeting was held at Palmer or Tuesday evening, and the principal speaker was Mr. H. Homburg, M.P., the late Attorney-General. ...

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  49. QUEENSLAND.

    The steamer Empire, which arrived on Monday from the East, had a large number of Chinese passengers. A small quantity of opium was seized aboard. ...

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  50. CRICKET REVIVAL WANTED.

    The New South Wales Cricket Association has decided to call a conference of players, [?]mpires, and administrators, with a view to adopting suggestions to bring ...

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  51. SHIED AT A PERAMBULATOR.

    Mr. and Mrs. Camp[?] while returning home from church on Sunday evening, met with an accident. They were driving a pair of horses in a buggy, and the animals ...

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  52. THE STATE AS PRODUCER.

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  53. COUNCILS AND FINANCE.

    A deputation of councillors and ratepayers in the Noosa shire waited on the Home Secretary this afternoon, and asked for a grant of £2,000 towards the cost of ...

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  54. A STREET SINGER.

    A pretty incident happened last week in connection with the visit of Madame Calve, the great singer, to Sydney, There is in Sydney," says the "Daily Telegraph," "a ...

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  55. A STUMBLING HORSE.

    A painful accident happened to Mr. A. Hilder last week. He was riding one horse and driving another, when the one he was riding stumbled and fell on him[?] bruising ...

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  56. OLD AGE PENSIONS.

    The number of persons now receiving payment in Queensland under the Commonwealth Old Age Pensions Act is 8,522, an increase of 77 since May 14. ...

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  57. SUICIDE AT 19.

    Mary Thompson, 19 years of age[?] a daughter of Mr. A. Thompson, of Rockley, committed suicide to-day at her home by taking a dose of strychnine. ...

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  58. VESSELS IN A FOG.

    The harbor and coastline were enveloped in a thick fog this morning, and shipping had to be handled very cautiously. At Newcastle the Carrington ferryboat lost ...

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  59. LAND SELECTION.

    The area of land selected in Queensland for the first five months of the present year was 2,005,807 acres, carrying a rental of £13,949, and selected by 1,173 persons. ...

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  60. FOOTBALLERS CAPSIZED.

    On Saturday morning Mr. Ellis, licensee of the Tilba[?] Hotel, when driving a com[?]ercial traveller to Central Tilba, met a party of footballers journeying from ...

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  61. EXPENSIVE TRAIN RIDE.

    At the Warr[?]gal Police Court to-day a young man, James Cullen, was charged with having travelled without a ticket, and left the train while in motion. The ...

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  62. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The correspondence between Sir John Forrest and the Postmaster-General in regard to fixing the time of departure of the mail steamers from Fremantle has been ...

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  63. DOG ATTACKS A CHILD.

    The infant daughter of Mr. F. Hardinge, a farmer, at Bannockburn, was savagely attacked by a dog at the homestead to-day. The dog, which was chained up, ...

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  64. EXPORT OF GOLD.

    The R.M.S. Malwa, which left Melbourne to-day for London, took gold valued at £20,264[?] The consignments making np that total were two boxes of bar gold, ...

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  65. VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

    Mrs. Ridgway, Miss McNally, and Mrs. [?]gnell, of Taree, had a narrow escape while driving from Booral yesterday afternoon. In the last cutting they met a ...

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  66. RAIN AND FOGS.

    The unsettled, close conditions in the far west culminated early this morning in extensive thunderstorms there. At Tibooburra, Milparinka, and Broken Hill storms ...

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  67. THE NEW LIBERAL LEAGUE.

    Sir John Forrest has been appointed president of the new Liberal League, formed with the object of organising for the Federal and State elections, and for ...

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  68. OFFICER DIES SUDDENLY.

    Thomas N. Bell, officer in charge of the [?]ub-Treasury at Ballarat, died suddenly in his office to-day. The deceased, who was 48 years of age, had been under treatment ...

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  69. THE WOOLWICH AFFRAY.

    John Heath, who was arrested in connection with the affair at Woolwich, in which Ralph Mattershead was frightfully mutilated, came before the Hunter's Hill Police ...

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  70. SWALLOWED A CLOCKWHEEL.

    While George Kennedy, a watchmaker of Ballarat South, was repairing a clock which he had taken to pieces, his son 8 years of age, sat by watching the progress of the ...

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  71. A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.

    Mr. Grant Watson, who will take part in the Cambridge ethnological expedition in Western Australia, to be led by Mr. Alfred Brown, fellow in ...

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  72. FRUIT EXPORT TRADE.

    Reports received by the Agricultural Department show that an exceptionally good year is promised for the Australian fruit trade with Great Britain and Germany. ...

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  73. THEATRE ROYAL.

    At the Theatre Royal this afternoon the Edwin Geach Comedy Company will give a matinee performance of "Little Lord Fauntleroy." That the piece is popular is amply ...

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  74. FAMILY STRICKEN WITH TYPHOID.

    Another member of the family of the late Edwin Kimber, of Wills-street, Ballarat East, succumbed to typhoid fever in the hospital to-day. He was aged 15 years. The ...

    Article : 86 words
  75. Advertising

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