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  2. A HARD CASE[?]

    Arthur Selfe and William Morgan were charged at the Quarter Sessions to-day with housebreaking and stealing. After hearing the evidence, the jury formally ...

    Article : 412 words
  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    The President took the chair at 3 p.m. Portraits from Abroad. In reply to Senator Ready, the Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce) said the ...

    Article : 715 words
  4. AMERICAN AFFAIRS

    The prosperity of the country is gauged with a fair degree of exactness by the volume of the passenger traffic across the Atlantic. Every well-to-do American looks ...

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  5. HAPPENINGS AT VON DOUSSA.

    VON DOUSSA, August 13.—A public hall was erected here about twelve months ago. Methodist services and Sunday-school are regularly held in it. A day-school was ...

    Article : 132 words
  6. UNSATISFACTORY TELEPHONE SERVICE.

    YORKETOWN, August 15.—A telephonic connection between the townships of Warooka, Stansbury, Edithburg, and Point Turton and Mr. Wells' residence, ...

    Article : 135 words
  7. S.A. ATHLETIC LEAGUE.

    The South Australian Athletic League Council held their annual dinner at the Earl of Zetland Hotel on Wednesday evening. The president (Mr. J. R. ...

    Article : 647 words
  8. MOUNT GAMBIER-PORTLAND RAILWAY.

    MOUNT GAMBIER, August 16.— Messrs. Barber, Mitchell, and Stohr, of the Victorian Railway Department, who are making enquiries in reference to the ...

    Article : 73 words
  9. MANNUM INSTITUTE.

    MANNUM, August 16.—A tender has been accepted for making alterations and additions to the institute, the price being £1,850. At a public meeting held last ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. VICTORIA.

    The aggregate railway revenue from July 1 to 7 totalled £410,076, an increase of £31,733 on the amount received during the corresponding period last year. ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. NEW FACTORY AT MANNUM.

    MANNUM, August 16.—The contractor for Messrs. Shearer's new stripper factory is making good progress with the work. Some idea of the dimensions of ...

    Article : 101 words
  12. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The yawl Pandora left the harbor this morning for New Zealand, in continuation of her cruise rewind the world, with Captains Blythe and Arapakis. ...

    Article : 33 words
  13. EGG CIRCLES LOSSES.

    Mr. Ryan, in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, asked if the Attorney-General could say who started the egg-circles business, and if the gentleman who was ...

    Article : 698 words
  14. THE DUNBAR WRECK.

    The diver at work on the Dunbar wreck to-day recovered a quantity of copper and two pennies dated 1857. The Dunbar was bringing out a large amount of copper coin ...

    Article : 39 words
  15. WANTS OF YA[?]KA.

    YACKA, August 16.—At a large, meeting held in the Town Hall on Saturday it was decided to petition the State Government to erect a stone school and residence; to ...

    Article : 375 words
  16. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The tender of Mr. W. Atkins at £14,478 for the erection of Government stores in Murray-street has been accepted. The building will provide accommodation for ...

    Article : 40 words
  17. THE BEVERLEY ELECTION.

    On the final count for the election for the Beverley seat of the Assembly Mr. N. Harper defeated Sir Walter James by 92 votes. ...

    Article : 30 words
  18. EXPORT OF FLOUR.

    The first shipment of Western Australian flour was dispatched to London by the Otranto yesterday, and the result of the experiment will be awaited with ...

    Article : 33 words
  19. MYSTERY OF THE SEA.

    The sternpost of a dinghy bearing the name "Egeria" and "J.W." has been picked up at Point Domet on the north-west coast. ...

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  20. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    The Government, in pursuance, of the policy, of encouraging agricultural settle ment, have acquired the freehold of the Bowes estate, in the Geraldton district, ...

    Article : 85 words
  21. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Speaker took the chair at 10.30 a.m. The Budget Speech. The Treasurer (Mr. Fisher) told Sir John Forrest that he expected to deliver ...

    Article : 337 words
  22. WIRELESS AT SEA.

    During the run to Fremantle the Otranto exchanged Marconi messages with the White Star liner Runic at a distance of 1,100 miles. The Mooltan, which arrived ...

    Article : 46 words
  23. A VIOLET FARM.

    NORTON'S SUMMIT, August 17.—The sunny days experienced lately have wonderfully improved the appearance of the violer farm of Mr. Walker. On a hillside, ...

    Article : 52 words
  24. BROKEN HILL.

    Mr. A. Smedley, a member of the Combined Unions' committee, at the Operative Bakers' social last night said, as they all knew, an agreement between the miners ...

    Article : 85 words
  25. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    The annual social of the Brompton M[?] thodist Church choir was held in the chessroom of the Hindmarsh Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. J. ...

    Article : 100 words
  26. PLAGUE OF MOSQUITOES.

    PORT PIRIE, August 17.—At Monday's board of health meeting the health officer (Dr. Carr) mentioned in his report that there were myriads of mosquitoes, whose ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. A SUSPICIOUS DEATH.

    The inquest into the circumstances of the death of Emily Francena Martin, who died under unusual circumstances on August 7, was concluded to-day. The ...

    Article : 48 words
  28. CHEAP FIREWOOD.

    Sir—The Minister of Agriculture and industries, in a recent speech, announced that the Government intended to go into the question of supplying the city ...

    Article : 392 words
  29. ANOTHER RAILWAY ROUTE.

    SALISBURY. August 17.—A public meeting was held in the institute on Tuesday evening to consider the advisability of advocating a route for the proposed Sedan ...

    Article : 2,250 words
  30. QUEENSLAND.

    Another conference between the Minister of Agriculture and representatives of the butter factories was held to-day regarding the butter-grading question. The butter ...

    Article : 77 words
  31. NEW ZEALAND.

    The annual report of the Railway Department shows gross earnings £3,249,790 and net profits on working £1,030,316. The percentage of profit to capital invested was ...

    Article : 174 words
  32. TASMANIA.

    The Premier has been waited on with reference to the State Government offering to the Federal Government to cover the interest on expenditure on the installation of ...

    Article : 188 words
  33. Advertising

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    Advertising : 71 words
  34. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    In Rugby football to-day Southland defeated Otago by 10 points to 3; Hawkes Bay defeated Manawatu by 20 to 9. ...

    Article : 23 words
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