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  2. CABLE MESSAGES. THE AUSTRALIAN STATION

    The Admiralty authorities have finally ] selected the first-class twin-screw cruiser the Crescent, 7,700 tons, now berthed at Portsmouth, as the new flagship on the ...

    Article : 85 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH BANK.

    At a meeting of shareholders in the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank the chairman of directors (Mr. C. J. Hegan) stated that in future the bank will ...

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  4. CABLE MESSAGES. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 32d. per oz. ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    Lord Brassey, in a published letter on the state of the British navy, urges the adoption of immediate measures for its improvement. ...

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  6. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. ARRIVAL IN SYDNEY.

    The Australian Eleven arrived here on Saturday. All are inclined to be reticent regarding the damaging rumors, but they said enough to make it certain that serious disagree- ...

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  7. CABLE MESSAGES. ANARCHISM.

    A serious outrage by Anarchists is reported from Paris. In the midst of a debate an infernal machine was yesterday thrown from the gallery of the Chamber ...

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  8. THE COUNTRY.

    An enthusiastic meeting of electors was held on Saturday to consider the Balaklava agitation for the removal of the chief polling ...

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  9. INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCH.

    The fact that the St. Peter's were such a long way in the rear doubtless detracted from the attendance at the Oval on Saturday morning, as, barring a number of enthusiastic boys ...

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  10. DEATH OF MRS. BUSHELL.

    Mrs. Rebeoca Bushell, one of the oldest residents of Hindmarsh, and at one time prominent vocalist in Adelaide, died on Friday at her residence, West Hindmarah ...

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  11. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    Shares in the Bank of Australasia are quoted at £66. ...

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  12. RENMARK.

    The Jolly Miller arrived at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and left again for Murray Bridge at 11 a.m. Two cricket matches were played on ...

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  13. CHAFFEY BROS. LIMITED.

    Owing to the unfavorable condition of the money market Messrs. Chaffey Bros., Limited, have deferred till next year their proposed issue of debentures to the ...

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  14. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY.

    The Bill for -the amendment of the Employers' Liability Act has been altered in committee of the House of Lords, a clause being inserted to ...

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  15. INDIAN FINANCE.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. G. W. E. Russell, Under-Secretary for India, introduced a Bill empowering the Calcutta Government to raise a loan ...

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  16. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A WATCHOUSE.

    In the strange case of attempted suicide by John Leslie at the South Melbourne lock-up, the Chief Commissioner of Police has had a report made by Sergeant Monckton and endorsed by Inspector Webb. In ...

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  17. THE OPIUM TRADE.

    The Commission (consisting of Sir J. Lyell, Sir W. Roberts, Mr. R. Mowbray, M.P., and Mr. Pease) appointed to consider whether the growth of the poppy ...

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  18. BANQUET AT KADINA.

    On Monday evening Mr. R. Haselgrove, mayor, and Messrs. D. Dunn, Robert Truscott, and Phillip Jackson, councillors, with F. W. Gurner as auditor, were sworn in. ...

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  19. FEMALE INEBRIATES.

    Lady Somerset and others who take an active interest in the reformation of female inebriates are urging that the cost of maintaining existing female ...

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  20. AMUSEMENTS.

    The Eastern Suburban Band, under the baton of Conductor A. Heath, gave an enjoyable concert from the large lawn of the Bo[?] Gardens on Sunday afternoon. Despite the ...

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  21. SOUTH SEA TRAGEDY.

    The trial of the two brothers Rorique, charged at Brest with the murder of the captain and crew (six in all) of the Tahiti schooner Niuroahiti in the South Seas. ...

    Article : 325 words
  22. OBITUARY.

    The death, in his 77th year, is announced of Sir George Elvey, K.B., who was organist to the Queen from the year of her accession till 1882, and composed ...

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  23. THE SCOTCH STRIKE

    The Scotch colliery Strike has terminated in favor of the employers. The refusal of Mr. Gladstone to intervene in, the dispute was a great discouragement to ...

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  24. ETON COLLEGE MENACED.

    The police authorities have received intelligence of a conspiracy to blow up Eton College with dynamite and special precautions are being taken for ...

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  25. FATALITY AT PRAHRAN.

    A man, name unknown, was killed by being run over by a tram at Prahran on Saturday night. A pawn ticket found in ...

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  26. BIJOU THEATRE.

    There was a fair attendance at the Bijou Theatre on Saturday evening, when Canard's company of song and dance artists appeared in another new programme. The ...

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  27. THE COLLIERY STRIKE.

    It transpires that during the late Midland colliery strike, when the Marquis of Londonderry- is said to have -made profits exceeding £250,000, some 15,000 ...

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  28. DR. BEVAN.

    Dr. Bevan leaves Perth on Tuesday for Melbourne. ...

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  29. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The quantity of wool disposed of at the London sales to date amounts to 118,000 bales. Good merino wools are dearer and inferior and faulty weaker. ...

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  30. SUDDEN DEATH IN MELBOURNE.

    A miner named Heigga, aged 50 years, died suddenly this afternoon at the Imperial Restaurant. ...

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  31. THE HARVEST.

    I Reaping is in full swing and the crops are turning out above expectations. So far the results average about 12 bushels. The grain in most cases is plump and is fairly clear of ...

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  32. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A railway guard at the York railwayStation fell from an engine during shunting on Friday. The train passed over him. He was removed to the hospital. ...

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  33. VICTORIAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE.

    Mr. R. Reid, the Minister or Defence, leaves for Adelaide on Tuesday to join the R.M.S. Oceana. He is proceeding to ...

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  34. SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT WILCANNIA.

    A shocking tragedy took place at Wilcannia on Saturday, when Miles McGrath, a son of the licensee of the Cricketers' Arms Hotel, deliberately shot an old ...

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  35. ELECTROPATHIC FRAUDS.

    Mr.' c. B. Harness, who is on bail awaiting his trial for fraud in connection with the Electropathic Belt Company, of which he was manager, addressing a ...

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  36. MISCELLANEOUS.

    A team of strathalbyn cricketers journeyed to Finniss and played a match with the Finniss club on Saturday. The Finniss men were disposed of for 60 runs, while the Strath- ...

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  37. FETE AT THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL.

    The strawberry fete in aid of the funds for furnishing the Angas wing of the Children's Hospital was held on the grounds of that institution on Saturday afternoon and evening. ...

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  38. ACCIDENT TO THE NORKOOWA.

    The steamer Norkoowa, belonging to Messrs. McIiwraith, McEacharn, & Co., which left Geelong on Friday with a cargo of wheat for Sydney. met with an ...

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  39. WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    The Commissioner of Lands has received the following wire from Mr. Woodward, the acting warden of the Dundas goldfields, who arrived at ...

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  40. FRENCH DEFENCES.

    Various improvements are being carried out in the French home defences, and with a view to minimising the danger of invasion the months of the principal ...

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  41. AN ABANDONED CHILD.

    An abandoned child, about six weeks old, was picked up on Friday night near the Toorak railway-station. It was in a dirty state and had a broken feeding ...

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  42. DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.

    Mr. C. Proud lectured at the Adelaide Democratic Club on Sunday evening on "Ho[?] the drones control the bees." There was a good attendance and Mr. W. S. Bickford, the president, occupied the chair. The lecturer, ...

    Article : 262 words
  43. A GIRL BURNT TO DEATH.

    A girl, aged 5 years, daughter of Thomas Gorman, a selector, near Goulburn, was burnt to death to-day by setting fire to some grass with matches. ...

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  44. COMMERCIAL.

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  45. MERCANTILE BANK CASE.

    The depositions in the Mercantile Bank case have been copied, but it is now stated that they will not be considered by the Crown Prosecutor this year, as the ...

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  46. PACIFIC NEWS.

    News by the Monowai states that the people of. Hawaii are much disturbed at a rumor that the ox-queen will be reinstated by the United States, but no ...

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  47. TERRIBLE MASSACRE IN QUEENSLAND.

    An official report has been received by the Commissioner of Police of a terrible tragedy at Ducie River, Gulf of Carpentaria, when ten native policemen were ...

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  48. THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES CHURCH PARADE.

    The eastern suburban friendly societies held a church parade on Sunday afternoon in aid of the Christmas cheer fund, though owing no doubt to the great heat experienced during the ...

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  49. SYDNEY SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    Cyril Haviland, the – secretary to the School of Arts, surrendered at the Central Police-station on Saturday, and was formally charged with the theft of a ...

    Article : 57 words
  50. SHIPPING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
  51. DEATH OF CAPTAIN BRINSDEN.

    It is with regret we announce the death of Captain James Brinsden, late general secretary to the Federated Employers' Council of South Australia, and also secretary to the ...

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  52. VICTORIA HALL.

    The pupils of Mr. and Mrs Boult and Mr A. C Quinn gave a most enjoyable invitation concert at the Victoria Hall on Saturday afternoon, both vocal and instrumental selections ...

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  53. HOT WEATHER IN THE COUNTRY.

    The weather was very hot to day, and the thermometer registered over 100 degrees in the shade. Strathalbyn, December 10. To-day the heat was most oppressive with ...

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  54. A DISHONEST SON.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 words
  55. CRISIS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    It is stated that Mr. Heydon, M.L.C., has been offered and has accepted the office of Attorney-General in the room of Mr. Barton, resigned. ...

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  56. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    John Home, employed in the kitchen of the Imperial Arcade Hotel, fell with a lift 100 ft. on Saturday, but jumped just as it reached the bottom and escaped ...

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  57. CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

    It appears that the Hindoo who committed suicide in suck a determined manner at Fitzroy on Friday night is not the person he was supposed to be. The ...

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  58. ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER.

    On Saturday afternoon a steamer crowded with passengers from Cabarita ran into the Ryde-bridge, Parramatta River. The boat was much damaged and ...

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  59. MELBOURNE BOARD OF WORKS.

    The Metropolitan Board of Works Officers and Servants Committee have agreed to recommend a curtailment of the pay of officers taken over from the Go- ...

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  60. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

    The selection committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association has chosen the following to represent New South Wales in the match against South Australia to be ...

    Article : 81 words
  61. THE BRUNSWICK MURDERER.

    Mr. Justice Holroyd is engaged, it is said, in the preparation of the case which he has been asked to state for the Full Court with regard to the case of Mrs. ...

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  62. MAYOR OF SYDNEY.

    Alderman Manning was on Saturday re-elected Mayor of Sydney after a close contest with Alderman S. E. Lees by 13 votes to 11. The mayoral allowance was ...

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  63. A BRUTAL HUSBAND.

    At Redfern on Saturday Charles Grimes was sent to gaol for one month for assaulting his wife by cutting her face with an axe. ...

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  64. FRESH AIR LEAGUE.

    The annual meeting of the Fresh Air League was held on Saturday, Lady Duff presiding. The report stated that 200 men, women, and children were sent ...

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  65. MELBOURNE GANG ARRESTED.

    Two men, Sydney Reid and Henry Hughes, with Martha Reid and a woman named Hughes, have been arrested by ...

    Article : 81 words
  66. Advertising

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