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  2. SHARKS AND SHARKFISHING.

    At this season of the year it can with truth be said that there is no uuenclosod portion of the waters of Port Jackson which can be regarded as safe for bathrers. The voracious man-eating sharks which ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) VICE-REGAL VISIT TO THE JENOLAN CAVES.

    His Excellency Lord Hampden, Lady Hampden, the Hons. Margaret, Alice, and Dorothy Brand, Captain Sloane Stanley, A.D.C., aud Mr. Sowerberg, R.N., arrived at the Jenolan Caves at 3 o'clock ...

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  4. THE MOUNTAIN MYSTERY. BUTLER'S WHEREABOUTS.

    Information was received by the police authorities in Sydney on Tuesday last to the offect that a man named Lee Weller had engaged on the ship Swanhilda as a seaman, and had sailed in that ...

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  5. VICTORIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE NORTHERN SUBURBS RAILWAY SCHEME.

    At a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways to-day Mr. Rennick, Engineer-in-Chief of Victorian Railways, submitted an estimate of the cost of the scheme drawn ...

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  6. QUEENSLAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE SMALLPOX PATIENT.

    All the Duke of Devonshire's passengers in quarantine are well. The smallpox patient on Bird Island is getting better rapidly. The ship is being cleaned, and will be ready for fumigation in ...

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  7. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. THE QUEEN'S RECORD REIGN.

    Mr. Eenest Hooley, who recently purchased the patent rights of "Bovril," has presented St. Paul's Cathedral with a gold communion service as a thank offering for ...

    Article : 145 words
  8. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

    The Vienna Free Press reports that Great Britain has proposed a new programme of reforms in the Ottoman Empire, together with coercive measures ...

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  9. A BARGE DESTROYED BY FIRE.

    News arrived this morning by the steamer Nellie that the trading barge Laurel, belonging to the steamer Victor, the property of Messrs. A Martin and Co., of Wentworth, was burnt to the water's ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. RAINS IN THE WEST.

    Official advices show that useful rain had again fallen at some of the Western stations, where it was sorely needed. In some parts already a great improvrment in the state of ...

    Article : 258 words
  11. THE " MOVE-ON" REGULATION.

    An interesting case came before Mr. Justice Hood to-day in the form of an application by W. J. Robb, solicitor, to reverse the decision of the police magistrate at the City Court, who recently ...

    Article : 147 words
  12. UNNAVIGABLE RIVERS.

    The rivers, which have been falling at a great rate during the past few weeks, are now almost unnavigable, save for small light-draught vessels. The steamer Ellen, trading weekly to the Murray ...

    Article : 98 words
  13. TURKEY AND CRETE.

    The Porte has agreed to the tentative employment of foreign officers in the Cretan gendarmerie. Dec. 2. ...

    Article : 55 words
  14. DR. JAMESON.

    Sir Matthew "White Ridley, Home Secretary, has forwarded a communication to the governor of Holloway Gaol informing him that Dr. Jameson is to be released ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. THE WHEAT HARVEST.

    Most of the wheat has been safely gathered in, and a splendid crop is the result. TUMUT, Wednesday. Some of the wheat crops have been damaged by ...

    Article : 88 words
  16. DRAGGING OPERATIONS RESUMED.

    No fresh developments of any consequence have taken placent Glenbrook to-day. although some really hard work has been done. Last night Constable Bressington and Mr. George Colless, anxious in ...

    Article : 585 words
  17. A DIVORCE SUIT.

    In giving his decision to-day in Boyett v. Boyett, a divorce suit in which the wife petitioned against the husband and the husband lodged a counter petition against his wife, Mr. Justice ...

    Article : 119 words
  18. ENGLAND AND LIBERIA.

    Commander C. E. Pritchnrd, of H.M.S. Alecto, special service vessel on the Cape of Good Hope and West African station, has inflicted a fine of 1000dol. upon the ...

    Article : 76 words
  19. A NOVEL METHOD OF HIDING.

    A Japanese cook, who gave the name of Tonie Mikuni, was before the Court to-day, and fined 20s, or 14 days' imprisonment, for travelling from Dubbo to Sydney without paying his fare. The method he ...

    Article : 107 words
  20. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-day the bill to amend the Defence Act was read the first time. The Loan Bill passed its second reading. The House went into Committee of Supply on the railway ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

    As the result of the inquiry instituted by a committee of the London County Council into the management of the Works Department under the Council, ...

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  22. A VESSEL STRIKES AN UNCHARTED REEF.

    An examination of the steamer Liddesdale, now in the Alfred Graving Dock for a general overhaul, showed that about 40 plates on the port side and a couple of the blades of the propeller were ...

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  23. DEATH OF MR. W. B. RANKEN, J.P.

    News was received from Ingleburn to-day of the death of Mr. William Boswell Ranken, J.P., 73 years of age, one of the oldest natives of the colony. Deceased was formerly owner of Kelloshiel and for ...

    Article : 176 words
  24. RECEIPT OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

    As yesterday, so to-day, the most important work on the Mountains towards unravelling the mystery which has now exercised the minds of the colony for the past week was transacted between Springwood ...

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  25. GREAT FIRE AT BRADFORD.

    Agreat fire occuried at Bradford last night, the promises of 40 business firms being completely gutted. The damage is estimated at £300,000. ...

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  26. ARRIVAL OF THE DARMSTADT AT ALBANY.

    The North-German Lloyd steamer Darmstadt, M. Vichel commander, arrived from Bremen at 3 p.m. The following are the passengers in the saloon:— ...

    Article : 171 words
  27. ITALY IN AFRICA.

    The Marquis di Rudini, the Italian Premier, delivered a speech in the Chamber of Deputies last night, in which he dwelt upon the question of Italian interests in ...

    Article : 164 words
  28. OPENING OF A BRIDGE OVER THE MURRAY.

    The new bridge over the Murray at Swan Hill was opened this afternoon by Mr. Taverner, Minister of Agriculture. The town waa en fete. ...

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  29. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    An enthusiastic meeting was held to-night in support of the Coolgardie resolution in regard to the railway. Mr. C. G. Bennett Leigh occupied the chair. It was resolved,—"That the people ...

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  30. MR. WILLIAM DARGIN DROWNED.

    Mr. W. Dargin, late starter for the Warwick Farm Races, was found drowned in George's River this morning. It is presumed that the deceased entered the river near the course with the view of ...

    Article : 384 words
  31. AN IMPORTANT MINING CASE.

    The important mining case in which the Alliance Contracting Company, Limited, and the Liberty Consolidated Gold Mines, Limited, sued Adolphe do la Cour Russell for the specific performance of ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. THE LATE MR. T. JACQUES MARTIN.

    A special general meeting of members of the Colonial Mutaul Life Assurance Society was held to-day to confirm the proposal of the managing committee for recognising the services of the late ...

    Article : 265 words
  33. HEAVY RAINSTORM AT BOURKE.

    About half-past 1 to-day a terrific rainstorm broke over the town, coming up from the south-west, accompanied by thunder and lightning. Hall also fell. A furious gale raged, driving the rain ...

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  34. BUTLER OR LEE WELLER AT NEWCASTLE.

    The police have been very reticent here over the Blue Mountains mystery, and it only oozed out late last evening that a man supposed to be Harwood or Butler had been lying perdu in Newcastle for the last ...

    Article : 562 words
  35. DOCKERS' STRIKE IN GERMANY.

    The leading employers of labour in Hamburg suggest that the proposed board of arbitration to bring about an amicable settlement of the difficulty in connection ...

    Article : 69 words
  36. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    The Minister for Labour and Industry says that there is a great deal that is misleading in connection with some of those called the "uuemployed." His experience shows him that the number of people ...

    Article : 513 words
  37. NEW ZEALAND.

    A shooking tragedy occurred near Motucka, in the Nelson district, on Saturday last. A settler named John Grooby, who was released from the Nelson Lunatic Asylum a fortnight ago on ...

    Article : 90 words
  38. NARRABRI LAND BOARD.

    The Narrabri Land Board gave their decision in the Baan Baa and Cooma proposed exchanges, by which the E.S. and A. Bank, Limited, sell to the Government the whole of their ...

    Article : 737 words
  39. PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.

    At a conference of the dissenting churches held yesterday a resolution was carried demanding unsectarian control and unsectarian teaching in all State-aided ...

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  40. AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Assembly to-day the Minister for Lands intimated that a board of experienced officers would be appointed to consider the forest conservation question. A demand was made that the ...

    Article : 466 words
  41. MINING FATALITY AT STOCKTON.

    A sad fatality occuried this morning at the Stockton collery resulting in the death of two men named Charlea Smith (furnaceman) and George Curran (his assistant). They were found dead at 4 o'clock this ...

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  42. THE BRUSSELS MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

    The Mayor and aldermen of Brussels have resigned, owing to the municipal council having adopted a minimum daily wage of three francs. ...

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  43. THE WEATHER IN LONDON.

    The weather is intensely cold in London, and several deaths from the severity of the winter have oocurred. ...

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  44. A SAD MINING FATALITY.

    A sad mining accident occurred this morning at Powell's mine, on the wet lead, Jackalass, by which George Wilson, an old Victorian miner, and Steve Webb, a recent arrival in the district, met their ...

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  45. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The following stock passings are reported:—913 sheep, from executors of the late A. Davidson, Bullenbong, for Flemington; 1762 mermo ewes, from A. M. and Co.'s, Kildary, for Nariah; 316 ...

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  46. LATE SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.—December 3.

    Talune (s.), 1992 tons, Captain E. Phillips, from Wellington and ports. Passengers—Misses Michaelis, Love Scott, Mesdames Theomin, Hallensteln, Dean, Luckie, Walker, Phillips, Messrs. Brown, J. B. Rankin, C. E. ...

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  47. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this evening a choice selection of New South Wales wools was offered. Business was very animated. Dec. 2. ...

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  48. IMPORTS.—December 3.

    Talune, from Wellington and ports: 2536 sacks oata, 112 sacks linseed, 611 sacks malt, 533 sacks chaff, 633 sacks bran, 70 sacks fungus, 151 bales straw, 74 cases hams, 74 cases bacon. 600 sacks flour, 40 bales wool, 30 bales ...

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  49. INDIGNATION AGAINST THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

    At a meeting of the Camden Police District Progress Association, held last night, it was uuanimously resolved,—"That this association should take notice of the unfair and arbitrary treatment which one of ...

    Article : 117 words
  50. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

    BRISBANE.—Departures: December 2, Ringanoor (s.) for Noumea; Peregrine (s.), Ranelagh (s.), for Sydney; Lady Muegrave (s.), for Bundaberg. MARYBOROUGH.—Arrivals: December 2, Julia ...

    Article : 105 words
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