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  2. THE FOOTBALL PREMIERSHIP.

    Last season the Norwoods and Ports fought the battle for the premiership; this year the seaside team might again have had the honor of competing for first position ...

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  3. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    By the end of the week the tariff will probably have become law. It was at first feared that the compromise offered by the House of Representatives would not be ...

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  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The dead body of a man was found yesterday morning lying in his blankets on the rails of the line between Careoar and Lyndhurst. It is supposed that the ...

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  5. ST. PETER'S COLLEGE.

    An interesting ceremony was performed at St. Peter's College on Sunday morning, when the Bishop of Adelaide unveiled a tablet recording the names of the old boys ...

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  6. AMUSEMENTS.

    The revival of William Gillette's romance of the Southern Confederacy "Secret Service." was greeted by a crowded and enthusiastic audience at the Theatre Royal on ...

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  7. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    On Saturday the mining students of the School of Mines and Industries and Mr. [?]. W. Hawker (the lecturer on mining) returned from Broken Hill, where they had ...

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  8. GOLD IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A return compiled by the New South Wales Department of Mines shows that the gold yield of the State for August was 11,905 crude ounces, equal to 10,073 fine ...

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  9. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    In connection with the annual meetings of the South Australian Baptist Union, to be held from September 7 to 12. there was the following interchange of pulpits by ...

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  10. A PROHIBITIONIST PRELATE.

    Bishop Julius, of Christchurch, New Zealand, formerly of Ballarat, may be said to be now the head of the prohibitionists in Christchurch (writes the Dunedin ...

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  11. AN IMPORTED DONKEY.

    A fine Andalusian stallion donkey, of Sandow-like proportions, far larger than the favorite steed of the costermonger, was a distinguished immigrant by the Lund liner ...

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  12. TIVOLI THEATRE.

    In four acts and seven scenes the members of Mr. Charles Holloway's dramatic company depicted the adventures of "The Executioner's Daughter" at the Tivoli ...

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  13. FOR THE LITTLE BOER BOYS.

    The following letter, which has been forwarded to the Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, speaks for itself:—"Sir—I am requested by the Morison Bush School ...

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  14. THE HIGH COURT AND THE CONSTITION.

    During the recent, debate in the House of Representatives the point was raised that the High Court, [?] in existence, could be appealed to for an interpretation of clause 53 ...

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  15. FOUND DEAD.

    Mr. George Ash, aged over 70 years, of Byron-place, city, was found dead in bed on Sunday morning. He retired to rest in apparently good health on Saturday ...

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  16. CHILDREN'S SPECIAL SERVICE MISSION.

    Mr. R. F. Drury, B.A., and Mr. H. M. Gooch (organising secretary of the Young People's Scripture Union) intend visiting various centres in the Australian ...

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  17. "BLIND DRUNK."

    Stepney, with its usually quiet surroundings, was considerably disturbed on Saturday evening by the ravings of a drunken woman—quite au novel sight in ...

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  18. HOUSEBREAKING AT ST. PETERS.

    Housebreakers have lately been carrying on their business in the eastern suburbs. On Monday last, the occasion of the eight hours anniversary, a resident of ...

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  19. THE BUDGET.

    Sir George Turner is pushing on with the preparation of his Estimates, and his Budget speech will probably be delivered on or after September 23. As his supply will ...

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  20. A BOLT.

    On Saturday morning a horse attached to a greengrocer's cart, and driven by Mr. C. Martin, was passing under Chief-street bridge, Brompton, when it bolted. One of ...

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  21. FIRE AT SEMAPHORE.

    Just before 9 o'clock on Saturday evening the Port Adelaide and Semaphore fire reels were dispatched to a fire which was consuming the furniture in the dining-room of ...

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  22. BROKEN HILL FATALITIES.

    On Friday night John Hoey, a miner, employed on the Block 11 Proprietary mine, met with a fatal accident. The deceased, who was working in the stope at the ...

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  23. VICTORIA.

    The two-year-old son of William Robinson, of Timmering, who was accidentally shot in the head by his sister with a pearifle four weeks ago, expired in the ...

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  24. SEAMEN OR MECHANICS?

    The crews of the navies of the future will consist of small bodies of seamen proper and large bodies of mechanics and soldiers taught to serve in ships. Why ...

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  25. FROM TREES TO NEWSPAPERS.

    A trial was recently made in Austria (says "Pitman's Phonetic Journal") to decide in how short a space of time living trees could be converted into newspaper. ...

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  26. WINTER ENTERTAINMENTS.

    The O.B.I. entertainment drew a good house on Saturday evening, when Professor Alberto, a clever young magician, presented his "bouquet of mystic novelties." Besides ...

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  27. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The charges made by the Labor Congress against labor members have been enquired into. Mr. Taylor, who was charged with having refused to be bound by the decisions ...

    Article : 236 words
  28. ELECTRICAL RAILWAYS.

    The Victorian Minister of Railways continues regularly to receive communications from firms willing to undertake the electric equipment of Melbourne suburban railway ...

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  29. THE BANK-NOTE TAX.

    Sir—I notice that the House of Assembly has decided to impose a tax of 2½ per cent. on the average issue of bank-notes. It is a great pity that, in dealing with financial ...

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  30. A NEW VICTORIAN LOAN.

    The Victorian Government intend next week to circulate a Bill in which Parliament will be asked to sanction a loan, probably of £1,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out ...

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  31. PORT PIRIE.

    September 5.— Joseph Norton (the secretary of the Port Pirie branch of the Australian Workers Union) appeared before Mr. J. P. Stow. S.M. this morning to ...

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  32. QUEENSLAND.

    The Chief Inspector of Police, commenting on a highway robbery case expressed the opinion that the high cost of living and the drought were generally helping ...

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  33. MOUNT GAMBIER COUNCIL.

    September 3.—Present—All Miss Hastings wrote stating that she had been doing the caretaking of the Town Hall for some time previous to her father's death, and asking to be allowed to retain ...

    Article : 276 words
  34. ADELAIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

    A meeting of the board of management of the Children's Hospital was held on Thursday, September 4. There were present—Sir Samuel Way. Bart, (president in the chair). D. Lendon ...

    Article : 286 words
  35. ARRESTING A FISH.

    'At about 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning last, as a constable was walking his beat on the Hobart wharfs, his attention was attracted to an object on the footpath, ...

    Article : 223 words
  36. A RIFLE BURSTS.

    Drill Instructor Cook had a narrow escape at the rifle range to-day when using a magazine rifle. One shot apparently did not go off properly although he extracted ...

    Article : 161 words
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  38. MR. J. C. WILLIAMSON'S OPERA SEASON.

    The success attending the production of "Robin Hood" at His Majesty's Theatre. Melbourne, might have led playgoers to wonder why Mr. Williamson should have ...

    Article : 331 words
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