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  2. VICTORIA.

    The steamer Wakefield, which searched unsuccessfully for the mising Waratah, has been chartered to carry coal between Newcastle and New Zealand, and will leave ...

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  3. THE PORTLAND RAIL-WAY.

    The South Australian and Victorian Border Railways Commission sat at Port land yesterday and took evidence relative to the proposed Mount Gambier Portland ...

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  4. BLAZE AT EDITHBURG

    A disastrous fire started at the Commonwealth salt factory at 9 o'clock tonight, and is now burning fiercely, with no prospects of saving the main building or ...

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  5. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    While returning from Cleve in au automobile Dr. Marshall, Messrs. W. F. Nadebaum, L. Dawson, and W. L. Russell had a harrow escape from serious accident. ...

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  6. INSTITUTE FOR ODDNADATTA.

    OODNADATTA, June 27.—At Oodnadatta on Thursday evening a very pleasant evening was spent by a large number of people at the goods shed, at the invitation ...

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  7. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

    In an interview published in thus paper on Tuesday an outline oi a probable forward movement in the interests of the agricultural industry was presented. It was ...

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  8. THE PATENTS OFFICE.

    Arrangements are being for the trans[?] of the Patents Office to the control of the Attorney-General's Department. At [?] the Minister of Customs ...

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  9. DEATH FOLLOWS ACCIDENT.

    Joseph Clarke, a young man, the son of a farmer of Grogan, was kicked in the face by a horse. He was removed to the hospital, but left the institution against the ...

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  10. CASE AGAINST COMBINES.

    The Attorney-General has been in consultation with the secretary of the department, and the Crown Solicitor, during the last few days concerning the next move to ...

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  11. YOUNG WOMAN IN COURT:

    At the Ballarat Supreme Court today Laura Skewes, aged 20 years, was charged with child murder. The charge was reduced to concealment of birth, and the ...

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  12. SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.

    The conference of delegates from the branches of the Socialist Federation of Australasia concluded its business to-day. The question of financial administration ...

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  13. CHILD FALLS IN A TANK.

    The eighteen-months-old son of Mr. C. Clarke met with a serious accident yesterday. He was playing near a large underground tank, which is empty, and by some ...

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  14. PAYING A UNION'S COSTS.

    It confirming to-day the statement that the Commonwealth Government propose to place an item on the Estimates as a contribution towrads the expenses incurred by ...

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  15. HOSPITAL AT LOXTON.

    LOXTON, June 27.—For some time the residents of Loxton have been agitating for the erection of a district hospital; and, recently, at the ...

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  16. BARRIER WHARF COMPANY.

    The Barrier Wharf Company announces a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum together with a supplementary dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per ...

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  17. A BARRIER MISHAP.

    E. Howard, a miner, met with an accident at the South mine last night. He was at work at the 825-ft. level, when a piece of iron flew off the hammer he was using ...

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  18. HINTS TO JUSTICES.

    "When it happens at a Police Court," said Mr W. H. Wadey, addressing the members of the Justices' Association on Thursday night, "that an information is ...

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  19. THE BOOLMAN RUSH.

    Record prices were obtained to-day for Mount Maroomba interests, in consequence of the receipt of private advices from the Boolman field that further prospecting had ...

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  20. EARTHQUAKE IN THE NORTH.

    MELROSE, June 29.—A decided earths quake tremor was felt here to-day at about six minutes to 7 p.m., its duration being from 15 to 20 seconds. It appeared ...

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  21. AN INJURED WRIST.

    Mr. E. Rentoul employed at the Coner Drapery Stores, met with a painful accident to-day. He was stretching his arm over a gas jet when he knocked the globe ...

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  22. THE ALBURY CAMP.

    Colonel G. L. Lee, of New South Wales, [?] to take command of the special camp of training at Albury for 200 non-commissioned oficers, who will be selected from ...

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  23. RAILWAY DISASTER AVERTED.

    A serious railway wreck was narrowly averted at East Richmond on Thursday of last week. Two passenger laden trains, bound for the city, were admitted together ...

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  24. FAREWELL TO MR. OUGH.

    OWEN, June 29.—On Saturday night farewell social was tendered by the footballers and racing and coursing men to Mr. A. E. Ough, a resident of many years, ...

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  25. WOLSELEY SHUNTING ACCIDENT.

    Porter D. Dedman, who was run over by a railway truck while shunting at Wolseley last Friday, still lies in the hospital in a serious condition. At first the doctor held ...

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  26. PROSPECTS AT FRANKLIN HARBOR.

    FRANKLIN HARBOR. June 29.—Magnificent rains have fallen this month, making the prospects for the coming season exceptionally promising. The wheat is ...

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  27. THE IRRIGATION SETTLEMENT.

    Gratifying accounts have been received by the Water Commission from the new irrigation settlement at White Cliffs, near Mildura. Almost all the settlers are ...

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  28. THE COST OF LIVING.

    To-day many of the good housewives throughout the Commonwealth will begin recording their houshold expenses in the books of account, with ...

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  29. CUT BY A CHISEL.

    Mr. J. McKerlie. of Fifth Creek, met with a very painful accident this morning. He was using a chisel, when it slipped and severed an artery of the left hand. ...

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  30. THE WOMAN OF DEATH.

    A report has been received by the Minister of External Affairs from the Lieutenant-Governor of Papua on the heavy mortality among the natives on the ...

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  31. CRUSHED FINGERS.

    Yesterday afternoon L. Templeman was cleaning his bicycle when the first two fingers of his right hand got between the chain and the spocket wheel, which was ...

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  32. MUNNO PARA DRAINAGE WORKS.

    ANGLE VALE, June 28.—As some farmers in the neighborhood have suffered considerable loss through crops and feed being swamped by heavy rains[?] a large ...

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  33. SALE AT CHARLEVILLE.

    CHARLEVILLE, June 30.—The cattle sale here to-day was a success, and the 800 yarded were disposed of. The decline in prices has been checked. The bullocks for ...

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  34. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Wilham Waters, 59 years of age, who resided at Granville, and who was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on June 18, suffering from injuries received in being run over ...

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  35. PROSPECTS AT CUMMINS.

    CUMMINS, June 20.—The Agricultural Bureau met at the local hall on Saturday evening, when the yearly report was read, which was satisfactory. Mr. W. H. Siviour ...

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  36. A JOCKEY'S DEATH.

    Jockey Powell, who was injured in the Hurdle Race at the Coolgardie Club meeting yesterday, succumbed this morning. ...

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  37. BURNT TO DEATH AT 80.

    Mrs. Best, an old resident of Upper Meroo, 80 years of age, was found dead in the fireplace of her house. At the time of the accident she was alone, but her son ...

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  38. ROBBERY AT QUORN.

    QUORN, June 28. — Early on Sunday morning the office of the South Australian Farmers' Union branch at Quorn was broken into and various articles ...

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  39. HEAVY FLOODS NEAR MELROSE.

    MELROSE, June 29.—During the past fortnight heavy rains, dense logs, clouded skies, thunderstorms, and violent, cold winds have been experienced. The climax ...

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  40. KILLED BY COCAINE.

    At an enquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of a young woman, Gwendoline Van de Leur, which occurred at her mother's residence, 3[?]9, ...

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  41. NO LICENSE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Masterton Court returns for the first six months of the year 1909 under license and the first six months of the year 1910 under no-licenae show a marked ...

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  42. SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    Malcolm Sweeney, a young man, who recently arrived in Orange, was found dead in a creek. He had been wandering about the town in a demented fashion, and when ...

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  43. [?]DITE FACTORY CASE.

    The Federal Government are consider[?] whether they should not appeal to the High Court against the decision of Mr. Justice C[?]n in the Ma[?]yrnong ...

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  44. CHINAMAN FINED £25.

    A Chinese, named Sand Key, with a small pared was stopped in the city last night by the police, who discovered that he had nine tins of opium. He was ...

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  45. UNKNOWN MAN'S FATE.

    A man whose body up to a late hour tonight had not been identified, was to-day killed in the railway yards at West Melbourne by a train. His head was crushed ...

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  46. CARD SYSTEM AND ELECTORS.

    The Federal Executive to-day adopted [?] regulations bringing into effect the [?] card system of electoral enrolment provided for[?] in the Electroal Amending ...

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  47. RUBBER GROWING IN THE TERRITORY.

    The Minister for the Northern Territory (Hon. W. J. Denny) has received from the Government Resident at Port Darwin a telegram dated June 29[?] advising the return ...

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  48. TELEPHONE FOR WIRRABARA.

    WIRRABARA, June 28.—The Wirrabara vigilance committee are seeking to have a telephone installed between Stone Hut and this town, a distance of six ...

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  49. KING EDWARD STATUE

    The Mayor has received the following further amount:—Mr. H. Y L. Brown, £1 1/ ...

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  50. THE CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE

    The Canadian Government have decided to close their Sydney office, and conduct the business of trade commissioner from Melbourne. ...

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  51. IMPROVEMENTS TO HENLEY BEACH JETTY

    At a meeting held at Henley Beach on Wednesday evening to discuss various schemes for the advancement and welfare of that popular seaside resort, Mr. R. W. ...

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  52. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Mayor of Perth (Mr. Vincent) gave a dinner last night to the delegates from the local governing bodies who were recently in conference with regard to the ...

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  53. A POPULAR POSTMISTRESS.

    CLARENDON, June 30.—A public fare[?] well social was tendered to the departing postmistress (Mrs. M. B. Galloway) in the Oddfellows' Hall last night. There ...

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  54. INTER-STATE HOCKEY.

    This afternoon at the Rushcutters' Bay Oval, the spectators, women chiefly, saw the vigorous side of women's recreation in the first match in the inter-State hockey ...

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  55. COLLISION IN THE YARRA.

    An accident occurred in the river to-day which resulted in damage to the steamer Wakefield, which recently completed the final search for the Waratah, and the tug ...

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  56. ACCIDENT TO A MAIL COACH.

    BLYTH. June 29.—Some delay and considerable inconvenience were occasioned to the passengers by the mail coach from Clare to Blyth this morning by the breaking of ...

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  57. MOISTURE IN BUTTER.

    Consideration is still being given by the Minister of Customs to the recommendations of the Assistant Controller-General that the maximum amount of moisture ...

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  58. STUDENTS VISIT WOOLLEN FACTORY.

    A party of the more advanced wool students, numbering about 25, from the Roseworthy Agricultural College and the Gawler School of Mines, paid a visit, at ...

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  59. MILLICENT DISTRICT COUNCIL.

    MILLICENT, June 9.—The Millicent District Council met yesterday, and as several sums of money had been received, were able to pay all the cheques[?] due at the ...

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  60. QUEENSLAND.

    The Everton Grange, which left Liverpool on May 21[?] has immigrants on board for Queensland[?] and the Waipara, which left London on May 29, has 300 immigrants ...

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  61. SINGLE TAX LEAGUE.

    The meeting to inaugurate the second year of the Fels Fund Campaign was held at the Single Txv League Rooms on Thursday evening. The President (Mr. T. J. Wainwright) occupied the ...

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  62. SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW.

    The judges made good progress this morning at the Sheep Breeders[?] Association Show, with the remaining Merino classes. The interest chiefly centred upon ...

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  63. "FOR DISSECTING PUR POSES."

    With a suggestive bandage round his head and a dazed look in his eye, a middleaged man, Frederick James, to-day answered a charge at the City Court of ...

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  64. MOTOR CAR IN A CREEK.

    TUMBY BAY, June 29.—Farmers are substituting for the old-fasbioned buggy and horses the up-to-date motor car. Mr. A. Lawrie, jun., of White's River, and on Monday ...

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  65. CULTIVATION OF ANNUAL FLOWERS.

    A meeting of the Eastern Suburban Horticultural and Floricultural Society was held at the Norwood Town Hall on wednesday evening. Mr. B. P. Mitchell in the chair. A lecture on the ...

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  66. DANCE ON A STEAMER.

    EDITHBURGH, June 30.—On Weanesday evening a social was held on the steamer Warawee. The weather proved ideal, and a large number of the ...

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  67. EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

    It is understood now that the arrangements for opening the University are well advanced. The proposal to raise some of the leading State schools to the status of high ...

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  68. SENT TO INEBRIATES' HOME.

    At the Police Court to day Joseph Ward. 20 years of age[?] was sentenced to be confined for 12 months in an inebriates' home. ...

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  69. PROSPECT DISTRICT COUNCIL.

    June 28.—Present—Councillors Cox (chair), Laffer, M[?]es, Thiele, Boykett, Chettle, Nettle, Lewis, Sanders, Minney. Councillor Boykett reported on the state of footpath and ...

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  70. TUMBY BAY WANTS.

    TUMBY BAY, June 29.—The newly-appointed vigilance committee held its first meeting on Tuesday. Mr. C. E. Barnes presided. It was resolved that meetings be ...

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  71. STATE INSURANCE.

    In the House of Representatives to-day several Liberal members urged the Government to undertake the whole business of life, accident, and fire insurance for the ...

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  72. BROKEN HILL.

    Mr. J. Polkinghorne was last night elected president of the Burke Ward Political Labor League, Mr. C. Muller vice-president, and Mr. A. Reidy secretary. ...

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  73. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Bally, the conciliation commissioner, who returned to Christchurch, after visiting Westland, states that trouble is looming in the mining industry there. The ...

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  74. LOCAL OPTION AT WALLAROO.

    WALLAROO, June 29.—The Special Licensing Bench in connection with the recent local option poll will meet in a few days Tne members are Messrs. J. T. ...

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  75. FLOODING OF MINES.

    In connection with the flooding of the Bendigo mines, arrangements are to be made for the Victoria Quartz and Lansell's No. 180 to proceed with bailing ...

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  76. SUPPOSED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    Michael O'Donnell, 45 years of age, employed is a stableman in the Post and Telegraph Department was taken to the Adelaide Hospital on Thursday morning in ...

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  77. SOUTH-EASTERN SPORTING.

    On Monday the ground committee of the Mount Gambier Racing Club paid a visit to the course, and decided upon some further improvements, the chief of which are enlargement of the saddling ...

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  78. THE WRONG BODY.

    At a meeting of the Children's Hospital [?]mmittee to-day it was decided to suspend for an unstated term the nurse re[?]ble for the recent d[?]rable mistake[?] ...

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  79. TREE-PLANTING AT HAMLEY BRIDGE.

    HAMLEY BRIDGE, June 29.—There are several small reserves in the Alma district, and the council, through the instrumentality of Mr. Lake, are planting them ...

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