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  2. FEDERATION.

    The President took the chair at half-past [?] o'clock. The PRESIDENT announced that he had received a letter from the Acting Premier of Queensland, in ...

    Article : 8,965 words
  3. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    On Thursday, June 24, 1897, one of the most important gatherings which have ever taken place in the British Empire assembled at the Colonial Office, in Downing street London, "for the discussion of ...

    Article : 3,498 words
  4. NEWCASTLE.

    Business, which was practically suspended during the recent celebrations in connection with the centenary of Newcastle, was actively resumed to-day. The Citizens' celebration committee has invited ...

    Article : 415 words
  5. SECOND EDITION.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3½d per ounce standard, a rise of 1d since last quotation. ...

    Article : 28 words
  6. INDIAN FRONTIER REVOLT.

    Further advices from the north-western frontier of India state that the Mohmands have agreed to surrender their rifles to the British and to pay a fine. ...

    Article : 201 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Greek newspapers say that the conditions of the treaty of peace between Turkey and Greece are very onerous, and will have the effect of crippling the ...

    Article : 61 words
  8. CONVENTION NOTES.

    After a thinking interval of two days, during which the delegates, at picnics, excursions and social functions, doubtless wrestled carnestly with the deep problems that now confront the ...

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  9. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY SHARES.

    Broken Hill Proprietary shares are quoted on the Stock Exchange to-day at £2 6s 9d. ...

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  10. THE COOLGARDIE MINES.

    The Premier mine has started crushing again, and cleaned up 225 tons for a yield of 253oz. From Webster's party. Pride of the North claim, 5 tons yielded 26oz. 5dwt. Queen of the Earth, 30 tons, ...

    Article : 293 words
  11. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

    Great Britain has cancelled the treaty with Tunis. France undertakes that the duty on cotton goods shall not exceed 5 per [?]cent. This arrangement is to last ...

    Article : 43 words
  12. A SPANISH CABINET MINISTER.

    The Roman Catholic Bishop of Majorca has excommunicated the Spanish Minister of Finance (Senor Navarro Reverter) and several other officials for interfering with ...

    Article : 101 words
  13. RAILWAY PICNIC.

    The annual picnic of the employees of the locomotive department of the Great Northern railways was successfully held at Toronto, Lake Macquarie, to-day. The pleasure-seekers to the number of ...

    Article : 105 words
  14. ANTI-BRITISH FEELING IN EGYPT.

    Advices from Cairo state that a party of British mounted troopers has been hooted and stoned in a village near Cairo. Several arrests have been made. ...

    Article : 33 words
  15. VICTORIA.

    In the District Court to-day George Prendergast, M.L.A., was charged with obstructing the footpath by refusing to comply with a constable's request to "move on." The Bench ruled that ...

    Article : 251 words
  16. SHIPMENT OF COAL.

    The quantity of coal shipped at the Government dyke and wharfs for home, intercolonial, and foreign ports during the week ended this morning totalled no less than 59,687 tons, as compared with 55,858 ...

    Article : 86 words
  17. RAILWAYS IN CHINA.

    The syndicate formed by Mr. E. T. Hooley, the millionaire, has agreed to advance a sum of £2,000,000 for tho construction of a line of railway between ...

    Article : 53 words
  18. SEDITION IN INDIA.

    The editor of a Moslem paper in the Deccan, India, has been arrested in Bombay and exiled. ...

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  19. TERMINATION OF THE DUDLEY LOCKOUT.

    It is gratifying to be able to record that the lockout of miners at the Dudley Colliery has been terminated and that operations will he resumed in the course of a few days. It will be rememberred that ...

    Article : 299 words
  20. TOUR OF THE MINISTER FOR WORKS.

    The Minister for Works (the Hon. J. H. Young) and the members of Parliament accompanying him made a general inspection of the township to-day. They found Coonamble to be in a prosperous ...

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  21. LABOUR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.

    The engineers on strike are willing to discuss the matters in dispute with, the employers. The latter, however, consider discussion impracticable. ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. QUEENSLAND.

    A deputation consisting of members of Parliament, and representing the central constituencies, waited on the Minister for Lands this morning with reference to the alienation of Crown lands ...

    Article : 334 words
  23. TRADE WITH JAPAN.

    As the result of the recent visit to Newcastle of the Japanese Commissioner for Trade, arrangements have been male for periodical shipments of coal to Yokahama and other ports. The steamship Hikoson ...

    Article : 152 words
  24. COAST DEFENCE.

    A trial of Major-General French's ingenious system of coast defence took place yesterday morning. A great advantage of this system is that the position of the target is indicated almost ...

    Article : 538 words
  25. LYNCH LAW IN MEXICO.

    Much, excitement was caused in Mexico by the report that an Italian had attempted to assassinate General Porfirio Diaz, tho President of the Republic, by ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. DEFECTS IN A RESERVOIR.

    The special committee appointed to inquire into the cause of the cracks which have appeared in the Merewether reservoir submitted a report to the Water and Sewerage Board to-day stating that the openings ...

    Article : 116 words
  27. WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD.

    The weekly meeting of the Hunter River Water and Sewerage Board was held at the offices to-day. Mr, R. D. Walsh presided. The financial statement showed that the receipts for the week were £80, ...

    Article : 102 words
  28. SWIMMING IN ENGLAND.

    In the first of the series of three swimming contests between J. H. Tyers, examateur champion of England, and Percy Cavill, of Sydney, long-distance amateur ...

    Article : 244 words
  29. THE WOOL TRADE.

    The steamer Port Chalmers left Newcastle for London, via Sydney, to-daywith the first shipment of wool during the present season from this port. It is anticipated that there will be a very large increase ...

    Article : 73 words
  30. NEW ZEALAND.

    On the trip from Sydney to Wellington the Miowera encountered very heavy weather. Seas constantly broke on board, and smashed the doors of the captain's and the doctor's cabins and ...

    Article : 110 words
  31. LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN.

    The weekly meeting of the executive of the Newcastle branch of the League of Wheelmen was held at the rooms, Centennial Hotel, to might Permission was received from headquarters to held cycle races ...

    Article : 153 words
  32. DANCE AT ADMIRALTY HOUSE.

    Last night his Excellency Rear-Admiral Cyprian Bridge gave a small dance at Admiralty House, and entertained about 100 guests, the majority being young people, and only a few married ladies were ...

    Article : 575 words
  33. TWO SCRUB-CUTTERS LOST.

    James Duffan aud Charles Connell, members of the gang employed by the Government scrubthinning on Morocco station, have been missing since Monday evening last. It is feared they are ...

    Article : 188 words
  34. EASTERN NEWS BY THE NANCHANG.

    The China Navigation Company's steamer Nanchang, which yesterday arrived from Japanese and Chinese ports, brought [?]idings of soveral disasters on shore and a float. On the 25th ultimo, at ...

    Article : 394 words
  35. BAPTIST UNION OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The annual assembly of the Baptist Union of New South Wales commenced yesterday evening with a children's festival in the Pitt-street Congregational Church, about 1200 being present. The president of ...

    Article : 325 words
  36. LATE SHIPPING.

    WALLAROO.—Departure: September 19, Kassa, barque for Hobart. PORT PIRIE.—Departure: September 20, Glenorchy, s., for Guam. ...

    Article : 163 words
  37. CYCLING IN AMERICA.

    J. Michael, the Welsh cyclist, has covered 25 miles 1659 yards at Boston within the hour. ...

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  38. JOSHUA BROTHER'S AUSTRALIAN BRANDY, BOOMEBANG BRAND.

    The excellent qualities of this brandy have been so fully recognised in the old country that not only has it been adopted for use in the Imperial Army, but is also Blocked by the British House of ...

    Article : 78 words
  39. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

    Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes are a revelation to a lover of pu[?], mild, and unadulterated tobacco. —Advt. ...

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