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  2. PERILS OF THE SEA.

    The "Pacific Commercial Advertiser" of Honolulu, August 12, to hand by the Makura, contains an account of the wreck of the barquentine Helga off Waikiki at ...

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  3. THE VETO CONFERENCE.

    Great Britain is a perpetual political conundrum, eternally insoluble to an Australian. Under no conceivable conditions could there exist in Australia, or in any ...

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  4. CANADIAN INDUSTRY.

    Canada has conceded a drawback of 99 per cent on imported sugar used in the manufacture of wines. A Parliamentary Commission on ...

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  5. AUSTRALIAN BACON.

    A letter published in a Vancouver paper directs attention to the necessity of Australia being represented in Canada. The writer states that a recent consignment of ...

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  6. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

    The British Association, which is holding its 80th annual meeting this year at Sheffield under the presidency of Canon T. G. Bonney, F.R.S., yesterday unanimously ...

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  7. ANGLICAN BI-CENTENARY.

    The bi-centenary of the establishment of the Anglican Church in Canada was celebrated at Halifax to-day. In 1711 services were inaugurated at Anapolis to express ...

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  8. TWO MEN INJURED.

    Portion of the front of Dwyer's Mount Wycheproof Hotel collapsed suddenly yesterday about 8 a.m. A slight wind sprang up, and gathering volume ...

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  9. A RAILWAY GUARD'S MISFORTUNE.

    Several weeks ago Guard J. Nelligan, of Aldgate, received an injury to his leg while shifting some heavy packages at the Upper Sturt platform. He lost his balance and ...

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  10. FREIGHT-SHIP DESTROYED.

    A wireless message from the Atlantic liner, Devonian, 10,418 tons, belonging to Messrs. F. Leylands & Co., of Liverpool, states that the freight-ship West Point, ...

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  11. A NEW METAL.

    The firm of V[?]cars Sons & Maxim have discovered a valuable alloy called duralumin, which is said to be as strong as steel and slightly heavier than aluminium. ...

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  12. A JOCKEY INJURED.

    J. Ryan, the rider of Wyangarie, sustained fracture of the left collarbone and bruises to both feet when his mount fell in the Kiewa Hurdle Race at Caulfield ...

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  13. ROCKY RIVER DROWNING SENSATION.

    Mr. Walter Gale, who was drowned in crossing the Rocky River yesterday, was found this morning in a fence close to where he disappeared. The deceased was ...

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  14. FOUND DROWNED.

    At about 6 o'clock on Saturday evening the body of Miss Mason, of O'Halloran Hill, was found in a pool of water in a quarry near her home. Miss Mason, who ...

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  15. CAPTAIN WASHED OVERBOARD.

    The Italian ship Beecroft, which left Marseilles on April 7 for the Bluff, arrived after a stormy and eventful passage of 154 days. The ship came into port under the ...

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  16. ENTERPRISING TASMANIAN FIRM.

    Among the passengers by the Makura which arrived to-day from Vancouver was Mr. F. W. J. Moore London, manager of the Tasmanian firm of Henry Jones and ...

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  17. SULKY OVERTURNED.

    People who were walking along King William-street, near Waymouth-street, at about 3.30 on Sunday afternoon, were startled to see a horse attached to a sulky ...

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  18. CHINESE COAL.

    A first shipment of 5,000 tons of (Chinese coal, by which it is proposed to test the American market, has arrived at San Francisco. ...

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  19. SIR GEORGE REID ON EDUCATIONAL BLUNDERS.

    In a speech at the British Association meeting Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for the Australian Commonwealth) warned educationists against what he ...

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  20. MR. ROOSEVELT'S TOUR.

    Addressing a mass meeting at Omaha, Nebraska, yesterday, Mr. Roosevelt, who was making a tour through the western states, declared that corruption in business ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. THROWN FROM A CART.

    Arthur Steele, of Warwick, 21 years of age, and a young brother had a sensational experience at Waterworks Hill this afternoon. They were in a baker's cart drawn ...

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  22. FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.

    Norman Shearer, 19 years of age, residing at Park-terrace, Parkside, was picked up in an unconscious state on the footpath at the corner of Porter-street and ...

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  23. STABBED TO DEATH WHILE ASLEEP.

    Further particulars of the murder of a white woman, Mrs. Dost Mahomet, at Karacchi, have been received. Sixteen months ago Dost Mahomet was killed at ...

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  24. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

    While Mr. J. N. Crisp was in the act of planing a piece of timber with his power-driven machine his first and second fingers came in contact with the blades of ...

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  25. LEGISLATORS ON TOUR.

    The touring legislators had a splendid trip to Oodnadatta in fine weather. A corroboree of natives and an interesting inspection of the Leigh Creek coal mine ...

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  26. TRAIN HELD UP.

    A remarkable "hold-up" of a passenger train by a gang of robbers is reported from Colorado. The outrage occurred on the Midland railway. Recent outrages had ...

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  27. CHARGE OF RECEIVING.

    The cases of two prisoners were dealt with by Judge Chomley on Saturday. In July last Margaretha Schieffman, of Port Melbourne, storekeeper, and Charles ...

    Article : 259 words
  28. CARTER CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    Robert Clayton, aged 14, a carter, was crushed to death yesterday by being run over in York-road, Randwick. He was walking alongside a dray containing 25 cwt. ...

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  29. THE BOOT TRADE.

    The terms of the award in the boot trade dispute between the Australian Boot Trade Employes' Federation and Whybrow and others is published in the ...

    Article : 118 words
  30. JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION.

    Since May last, when it was opened, the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition at Shepherd's B[?]h has had 5,200,000 visitors. ...

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  31. WANTED MASSES OFFERED.

    A unique case came before Mr. Justice Cooper in the Supreme Court yesterday in the form of an originating summons asking for a decision as to the validity or ...

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  32. DEATH AFTER BURNING ACCIDENT.

    On the night of Saturday, August 20, Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke was found by a neighbor lying at the foot of the stairs at her residence in Nelson-place, unconscious ...

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  33. THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.

    The first prize for woven goods at the Agricultaral Exhibition has been awarded to the New Zealand Government ...

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  34. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

    The "Advertiser," a leading Ontario journal, remarks that hitherto Canada has not offered much of a market for Australian produce, but that it would not be ...

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  35. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.

    In Rugby football yesterday South Africa made 21 points against Great Britain's 5. LONDON, September 3. C. B. Fry, the well-known Hampshire ...

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  36. A WOMAN HANGS HERSELF.

    The body of Mrs. Rosa Agnes Roeszler, a married woman, was on Saturday found hanging by the neck from the bannist[?]rs on the first-floor landing at her home, 263, ...

    Article : 117 words
  37. FEEDING AN ARMY.

    The Minister of Customs has received from the British Consul-General at Manila an intimation that tenders are being invited up to October 1 for the supply of ...

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  38. A TAIE OF TWO CITIES.

    The population of New York to-day is officially stated at 4,766,000, and it is computed that at its present rate of increase it will surpass that of London within 25 ...

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  39. KING EDWARD'S HORSE.

    King George has accepted the colonelcyin-chief of King Edward's Horse, formerly known as the King's Colonials, a regiment representing the overseas Dominions. ...

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  40. THE TELEPHONE.

    From the deputy in each State the Postmaster-General has received a report that the telephone service is being satisfactorily maintained under the toll system. ...

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  41. AN OLD MAN CHOKED.

    James Boardman, an elderly man[?] well known in Bourke-street as a bootblack, fell back and expired on Saturday evening while having a meal at a restaurant in ...

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  42. INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE

    The Lacrosse Association officials favor the suggestion made by Mr. H. D. McIntosh that the New Westminster champion Canadian team should make a tour of ...

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  43. THE AUSTRALIAN DESTROYERS.

    The Admiralty drafts are now aboard the Australian torpedo boat destroyers, Yarra and Parramatta. The Admiralty have commissioned the vessels as forming part of ...

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  44. GEOLOGIST FOR PAPUA.

    The External Affairs Department is advertising for a geologist for Papua. It is notified that applicants must be persons with some years of practical experience in ...

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  45. SHIFTING THE LICENSE TAX.

    In order to evade the new license tax many hotelkeepers in England are including in their bills 6d. extra per night on account of the license. ...

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  46. DIED AT A FUNERAL.

    Harry Davis, a well-known cab proprietor at Geelong, suddenly died on Saturday afternoon. He was assisting at a funeral, when his whip dropped from his hand. It ...

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  47. MELBOURNE SHOW.

    The Royal Agricultural Show came to a conclusion on Saturday. The net financial result had not been made up with exactness to-day, but it is known that the ...

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  48. SWIMMING.

    In addition to his victories in the 50 metre and 100 metre matches in Finland, Frank Beaurepaire, the Australian champion, has won the 500 metres championship ...

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  49. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Wheat.—The following Australian cargoes have been sold at 39/ per quarter:— Gladys, Cambrian Chieftain, Dudhope, and Pa[?]. ...

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  50. SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.

    There was a sensational occurrence on Saturday at the South Bundaberg police quarters occupied by Constable Irwin, his wife, and family. At an early hour ...

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  51. IMMORALITY IN SCHOOLS

    The Rev. William Vawdon, in the pu[?]pit to-night, made some most serious charges against the administration of the Education Department in overlooking ...

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  52. DASHED TO DEATH.

    Andrew Angus, aged 15, who was dashed against a tree when riding on the Tantitah station on Friday, died at the Bundaberg Hospital on Saturday. ...

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  53. CADETS AND WHISKY.

    An enquiry was held at Ballarat on Saturday regarding a complaint of inebriety preferred against a member of the local senior cadets. It is alleged that ...

    Article : 149 words
  54. CYCLISTS AND MOTOR CAR COLLIDE.

    Two cyclists, Arthur Hammond, 23 years, who lives at McIvor-street, Brunswick, and Arnold De Lacey Leonard, 21 years, of Burnbrae, Brunswick-road, to-day collided ...

    Article : 143 words
  55. FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE.

    The Board of Agriculture, being satisfied that the foot[?]and mouth disease has been completely eradicated in Yorkshire, where it appeared at the close of July last, have ...

    Article : 120 words
  56. Advertising

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  57. TUG AND PUNT IN COLLISION.

    A collision occurred in the Harbor early yesterday morning between a punt and the tug Stormcock, almost resulting in the sinking of the tug, which sustained ...

    Article : 221 words
  58. THE MAKURA'S PASSENGERS.

    The Makura arrived at Pinkenba this morning from Vancouver with the following passengers:— For Sydney—Misses Hammond (2), N. ...

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  59. MR. WADE AS MARKSMAN

    The Premier (Mr. Wade) opened the King Edward rifle range at Lindfield yesterday, and before firing the first shot spoke of his experience at the opening of the ...

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  60. WHERE QUACKS FLOURISH.

    At the annual supper of the Melbourne Medical Association on Saturday night Dr. H. M. Hewlett, in delivering the retiring president's address, said Australia appeared ...

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  61. BETWEEN PLATFORM AND TRAIN.

    While trying to get on a moving train at Whittlesea to-night, John Pa[?]ch, 28 years of age, missed his footing, and fell between the platform and the train. He was ...

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  62. ANGLO-FRENCH POSTAGE

    The movement for the establishment of penny postage between Great Britain and France, which has been strongly supported on both sides of the Channel, but opposed ...

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  63. TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK.

    In three months eight deliberate attempts have been made to wreck trains on the Victorian lines. Most of them have been so absurd that their frequency and ...

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  64. BOATSWAIN'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    While "running the lines" for the steamer Karoola as she was entering Duke's dock on Saturday, a boatswain[?] Daniel Norman, of Williamstown, had a ...

    Article : 137 words
  65. TROUBLE BREWING.

    Trouble is looming at the Hebburn colliery owing to the alleged alteration of the pre-existing conditions by the manager in the matter of timbering. Miners to the ...

    Article : 178 words
  66. VICTORIAN BONDS.

    The "Times" states that some dissatisfaction prevails with regard to the offer of the Victorian Government to holders of 1926 four per cents., the belief being that the ...

    Article : 76 words
  67. MINING SHARES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 words
  68. BRITISH CONSOLS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 15 words
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