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  2. THE MELBOURNE FIRE.

    Many thousands of persons visited the scene of the conflagration during to-day, but the civic authorities blocked all traffic through the streets adjoining the devastated area. The ...

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  3. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Onkaparinga cricketers, when returning from a match at Mount Barker on Saturday evening, met with a serious accident at Bra[?]ndler's Hill, a mile and a half from ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND.

    A caucus meeting of the Central Queensland members of Parliament was held to-day to consider the Federation Bill. It was decided to oppose the bill on the grounds that the colony was ...

    Article : 79 words
  5. VICTORIA.

    The fierce storm of last Friday night did a considerable amount of damage to the telegraph lines throughout the country. In many places trees fell across the lines and caused breakages, ...

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  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Among the buildings destroyed by the great fire were those of Messrs. Bing, Harris, and Co., and Messrs. Nathan and Co., New Zealand merchants, both of ...

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  7. BRITISH EAST AFRICA.

    News has been received of the expedition despatched by the British Government in June last under Major J. R. L. Macdonald to ascend the Jub River, ...

    Article : 160 words
  8. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    Reports from Lugos state that the French have recruited a force of 1000 natives near Say, in the hinterland of the colony of Lagos, West Africa. Colonel J. M. Gordon, Commandant of the ...

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  9. THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

    Great interest is being taken in the forthcoming international cricket match to be played next Friday. Many country visitors are expected. The now cricket ground is in splendid order. The ...

    Article : 195 words
  10. THE CROPS.

    The extremely hot and oppressive weather, culminating in the violent storm that was experienced towards the close of last week, has had a very bad effect upon the crops in the northern ...

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  11. GUN ACCIDENT.

    A serious gun accident happened at Mollowurtie, near Maitland, yesterday afternoon. Ezekiel and John Cadd, sons of E. H. Cadd, of Mollowurtie, with others had been out kangooring, and the ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. THIS INDIAN FRONTIER.

    The headquarters of the expedition an the north-western frontier of India have been transferred to Bago, which was recently captured by Brigadier-General ...

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  13. THE BRITISH IN AFRICA.

    Speaking at Salisbury, Mashonaland, Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of Cape Colony and British High Commissioner for South Africa, said that the foundations of a ...

    Article : 45 words
  14. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Wesleyan General Conference adopted a letter to-dsy to the Tongan churches, in which the hope was expressed that soon there would be one King, one Constitution, and one Church. The ...

    Article : 171 words
  15. DROWNING CASES IN ADELAIDE.

    Early on Sunday the body of a man named Robert Scott was found at Port Adelaide in the river lying face downwards in about 2ft. of water. Deceased, who was 50 years of age, had been ...

    Article : 102 words
  16. QUEEN'S FEVER HOSPITAL.

    A meeting of the committee of the Queen's Memorial Fever Hospital Fund was held to-day. The Mayor of Melbourne presided. The town clerk, who is acting as secretary to the committee, ...

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  17. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

    Count Goluchowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and of the Imperial and Royal House of Austria-Hungary, in addressing the Austro-Hungarian Delegations, said ...

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  18. GERMANY AND CHINA.

    The German warship Kaiserin Augusta has been ordered to proceed from Crete to China. ...

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  19. AN OLD TRAGEDY.

    The death is recorded at the age of 65 of Dr. Newfield Lucas, who as lieutenant in the 40th Regiment was shot at Prince's Bridge Barracks in 1857 by Ensign Pennefather, who ran amuck with ...

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  20. THE INSURANCES.

    The topic of the day has been the financial burden imposed upon the insurance offices by the great Melbourne fire. Naturally enough the offices do not care to expose their affairs ...

    Article : 551 words
  21. ENGLAND AND THE COLONIES.

    Colonel J. M. Gordon, commandant of the South Australian military forces, who is on a visit to England, endorses the view expressed by Mr. C. C. Kingston, Premier ...

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  22. AN EX-CROWN PROSECUTOR'S CLAIM.

    Leave to appeal to the Privy Council was given to-day by Mr. Justice Holroyd to Mr. J. A. Smyth against the decision of the Full Court in the case of Smyth v. the Queen. In this matter ...

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  23. NEWS FROM THE NEW GUINEA COAST.

    A prospector named Ryan shot a native on Normanby Island in the beginning of October in self-defence. The native offered Ryan taro for sale, which Ryan refused to buy. The native ...

    Article : 261 words
  24. IMPORTATION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS.

    Owing to the dry weather the season for dairy produce is likely to be again very bad. Already agents have begun to import from the other colonies. There is every prospect that they will ...

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  25. BOILER EXPLOSION.

    A boiler explosion occurred on the Murray steamer Tjro to-day. Captain Randell and the engineer, Trownsend, were the only persons burnt or badly scalded, and they are under the doctor's ...

    Article : 203 words
  26. FIRE ON A COASTING STEAMER.

    The steamer Wyoming, which arrived from Newcastle on Saturday with coals, reports that at 1.30 a.m. on Saturday, when a few miles south of Clarence River, a fire was discovered in the main hold. ...

    Article : 459 words
  27. CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES.

    Speaking at the Cornell University, Michigan, U.S.A., Mr. H. Taylor, late United States Ambassador at Madrid, said that Cuba must be free, and the struggle ...

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  28. AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Assembly Sir Hugh Nelson, in answer to a question, said that the butter-carrying contract with the British-India Company was not satisfactory recently. Sir Hugh Nelson, replying ...

    Article : 154 words
  29. TURKEY AND GREECE.

    Greece pays Turkey 2,250,000 francs for private indemnities in connection with the late war. The questions of capitulations and of ...

    Article : 43 words
  30. SILVER.

    To-day's price of bar silver is 2s 2 15-16d. ...

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  31. REFORMS IN TURKEY.

    Count Goluchowski, the Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has advised the Sultan of Turkey to initiate radical reforms ensuring to his subjects a ...

    Article : 66 words
  32. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Sir Charles Edward Pollock, Q.C., a baron of the Exchequer. ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 530 words
  34. OUR NORFOLK ISLAND LETTER.

    Within the last week we have had two vessels and two large mails, with nearly three months' very welcome news. The Oscar Robinson, Captain Garth, arrived from Sydney on the 28th ...

    Article : 370 words
  35. PUGILISM.

    Goddard, the Australian pugilist, has been defeated at San Francisco by Sharkey. He was knocked out in the sixth ...

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  36. STODDARTS ENGLISH ELEVEN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 583 words
  37. THE THESSALIAN REFUGEES.

    The Greek Chamber of Deputies has voted 11,000,000 drachmas (approximately £300,000) to aid in the reinstatement of the Thessalian refugees in their homes. ...

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  38. TASMANIA.

    A lively public meeting took place at Glenorchy this evening to consider the action of Mr. J. Hamilton, district member in the Assembly, during the recent crisis re constitutional matters, in ...

    Article : 214 words
  39. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING.

    The Princess Royal output from a partial clean up of 183 tons of stone amounted to 324oz. of gold. The Break of Day crushed 87 tons for 141oz. Buldania Bells crushed 40 tons for 60oz. ...

    Article : 524 words
  40. WEST AFRICA.

    Reports from Lagos, West Africa, state that the French have recruited a force of 1000 natives near Say, in the hinterland of the colony of Lagos. ...

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  41. PROBABLE EFFECTS UPON SYDNEY TRADE.

    When one considers the enormous quantity of clothing material and haberdashery consumed on Sunday morning in Flinders-street, Melbourne, and the fact that made-up wearing apparel to the value ...

    Article : 1,394 words
  42. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    The developments in the case of Captain Dreyfus have caused extraordinary excitement in Paris. It is reported that the Emperor "William ...

    Article : 67 words
  43. GREAT FIRE AT CORAKI.

    A disastrous fire occurred here at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, when Quain's Club Hotel, Sharp's tailor's shop, Johnson's confectionery, and Larsen's tobacconist shop were totally destroyed. Moorhead, ...

    Article : 256 words
  44. FIRE AT WELLINGTON.

    A serious fire occurred here shortly before mid[?] on Saturday, when a building, the property of [?] Na[?]carrow, and occupied by Mrs. Cahill [?] family, was totally destroyed. Very few of the ...

    Article : 84 words
  45. MR. BARTON AT WINDSOR.

    The Hon. Edmund Barton delivered an address on federation from the balcony of the Fitzroy Hotel on Friday night. The Mayor (Mr. J. J. Paine) presided, and was supported on the platform by a ...

    Article : 355 words
  46. THE GERMAN GRAIN EXCHANGES.

    The Supreme Court at Berlin has rescinded the police order made some months ago prohibiting speculation in "futures " on the grain exchanges. ...

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  47. BALMAIN REGATTA.

    A pleasant ceremony took place yesterday morning on board the Royal mail steamer Moana, when Commander M. Carey, of that steamship, was presented with a pair of mar[?] glasses, suitably ...

    Article : 294 words
  48. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 words
  49. AGRICULTURE IN FRANCE.

    M. M[?]lin[?], the French Premier and Minister for Agriculture, has stated that the remedy for the existing agricultural depression is to be found in an increase of ...

    Article : 60 words
  50. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The stock movements are:—1020 ewes, Brewon to Brighton, Owen Evans owner; 1600 fat wethers, Fairlight to Homebush, A. Colless owner; 5020 stpre wethers, Cubbie to Yarradool, B. Richards and ...

    Article : 137 words
  51. BOOMERANG BRANDY.

    Two Gold Medals, Brussels Exhibition. BRYANT and MAY'S VESTAS, FULL SIZE, FULL COUNT. See that Bryant and May's Name is on every Box. ...

    Article : 43 words
  52. LATE SHIPPING.

    Age, s., 4000 tons, Captain J. Redford, from Melbourne November 19. ...

    Article : 15 words
  53. GUINEA GOLD.

    A Cigarette that's so good it would be impossible to better it, manufactured by Thomas Ogden, Limited, Liverpool (England).—Advt. ...

    Article : 22 words
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