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Article : 209 wordsThe hearing of causes was continued before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson this morning. SCARLETT V. SCARLETT. Henry Scarlett, a miner, petitioned for a divorce ...
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Article : 64 wordsA railway ganger named John M'Eachern, while riding on a railway tricycle, collided with a train at the Orange crossing. He was thrown clear of the line, but was picked up unconscious, and when ...
Article : 71 wordsA girl named Edith Coleman, aged 17, committed suicide under peculiar circumstances at her parents' residence at Yutala on Friday, It appears that she visited Adelaide with her mother on that ...
Article : 139 wordsA pack saddle, some provisions and a camping outfit have been found two miles of the Tweed road, within 10 miles of Lismore. From their apperance they have been lying there for about six ...
Article : 49 wordsA claim against the Railway Commissioners in respect to land resumed was brought in the Banco Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Stephen and jury. The plaintiff was Patrick Lindsay ...
Article : 159 wordsThe lock-out in the engineering trade of Great Britain has extended to Sheffield. Through this extension an additional 12,000 men are involved in the struggle. ...
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Article : 274 wordsThere was lodged at the bank on Saturday 273oz, of retorted gold, the yield of 9 tons of stone from Butts, Croker and party's claim at Nanima. It was crushed at Young's battery at Bywong on ...
Article : 64 wordsEdward Heartshorn, of Railway-street, Mere-wether, miner. Mr. W. H. Palmer, official asseignee. Henry Scott, of Thornley, commission agent, ...
Article : 275 wordsThe mountain train was half an hour late this morning owing to the passengers west of Katoomba having to transfer on the Blackheath side of the station. It appears that the goods train which was ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Emperor William of Germany has banqueted the King of Siam. The King of Slam, in the course of his speech at the function, thanked the Kaiser for the great help ...
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Article : 48 wordsSir Richard Baker, speaking to a representative of the "Australian Star" to-day, stated that the majority of the South Australians were strongly in favour of federation, more so even than some of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 wordsThe Cretan Assembly has adopted a motion favouring the immediate granting of autonomy for the island. ...
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Article : 64 wordsJames M'Donald, an electrician, yesterday engaged a cub at the Railway Station and drove to the Post-office. Hero he got out and paid the cabman 1s 6d, and jumping in again told him to drive ...
Article : 127 wordsThe following dividend has been declared:-- Mount Morgan, Queensland.--A dividend of 6d per share (£25,000), declared payable on September 1. ...
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Advertising : 44 wordsThis morning the keel was laid at Drake's building yard, in Johnston's Bay, of a useful steam vessel for Messrs. F. Buckle and Sons, of Erskine-street. The vessel is 95ft. on the keel, 100ft. overall, ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Illawarra suburbs were visited by burglars on Saturday. At Rockdale St. Joseph's and St. Patrick's Churches were broken into by the windows and the missionary money-boxes were rifled. ...
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The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909), Mon 30 Aug 1897, Page 5
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