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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At a meeting of the Winchelsea shire council, held on Friday, it was decided that the secretary, Mr. Victor Elkington, should be dismissed oh account of alleged grave ...

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  3. OUR ION DON LETTER.

    The Dervishes appear to contemplate taking the offensive, and it has been determined to strengthen the Egyptian troops by three British regiments. The Sirdar, Sir H. ...

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  4. STODDART'S ELEVEN.

    It was generally thought that the defeat of the English team in the three test matches would considerably militate against the attendance at yesterday's ...

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  5. THE CRICKET SEASON.

    On Saturday the pennant and league matches, which had been interrupted by the fourth test match between England and Australia, were resumed. In some instances a fair amount of local ...

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  6. LARGE FIRE AT HORSHAM.

    On Saturday night a fire broke out in a window at Mr. John Dripp's boot shop and quickly spread through the building. Dripp's shop was part of a block known as Miller's ...

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  7. FIRES AT COLAC.

    At midnight on Friday the fire bell rang out, and it was discovered that a shop occupied by Mr. George Raynor, wheelwright and carpenter, was on fire. The flames ...

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  8. PENNANT MATCHES.

    With eight wickets down for 173, Carlton had no chance of escaping defeat by Melbourne, but they managed to enjoy an interesting afternoon's batting, at the expense of the M.C.C., which, if the ...

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    Four rounds of pennant matches having now been completed, the only unbeaten clubs are Melbourne and East Melbourne. ...

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  10. THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

    Brighton, on their own ground, made a good but unsuccessful attempt to reach the 387 set them by University. Yuille and Thompson, the not out batsmen, who had become associated when three ...

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  11. A TELEPHONE BUREAU, AND WHAT IT IS.

    Sir,—Parliament having shown inventiveness of a high order in the direction of crimes that can be committed under the Companies and Factories Acts, a ...

    Article : 307 words
  12. INTERESTING FISHERIES LAW DECISION.

    A case was heard at the police court on Friday morning of great interest to fishermen, an upon the decision rested the legality or otherwise of the practice of ...

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  13. AN ENORMOUS SHARK SHOT.

    A shark, 14 feet 3 inches long, was captured here yesterday evening. It was shot with a rifle by Mr. Ben. Lear while it was attacking a shoal of salmon trout, which ...

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  14. THE CURE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE.

    A serious loss of hay is reported at Mr. J. B. Gill's Runnymede Estate. Two stacks which had been just burnt round to protect them from bush fires were, during the night, ...

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  15. ARARAT, Sunday.

    An old man named John Murphy, a wood cutter at Armstrongs, was found dead in his hut on Friday. The body was in an advanced stage of decomposition. Death had resulted from pneumonia. ...

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  16. BRIGHTON GAS COMPANY.

    The half yearly meeting of the Brighton Gas Company Limited was held at the company's offices on Friday evening last, the chair being occupied by Mr. Robert Grieve, chairman of directors. The ...

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  17. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.

    A dastardly attempt was made to wreck the Hamilton train yesterday morning, when a sleeper was found on the line about four miles from Ararat. The obstacle was ...

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  18. EAST MELBOURNE DEFEAT FITZROY BY AN INNINGS AND 134 RUNS.

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  19. FIRES IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS.

    Mr. C. Woolf, dentist, of Gordon House, 91 Spring-street, was reading in bed on Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning by the light of his bicycle lamp, ...

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  20. A MUNICIPAL DEADLOCK.

    A deadlock has occurred in the affairs of the Bairnsdale shire council. At the meeting of the council on Thursday it was decided, owing to the opposition at the public ...

    Article : 354 words
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    Melbourne v. Accountants and Clerks ended in a draw. The latter team scored 143, and Melbourne last five for 62. Boldeman 39 not out, J. Meagher 24, L. Ellis 20, Hickey 16, and Elliott 16, ...

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  22. A YOUNG WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH.

    A young unmarried woman named Emily Wigham, who lived with her parents at 17 William-street, Abbotsford, was shockingly burnt on Saturday. While preparing a mixture of beeswax and ...

    Article : 106 words
  23. CASTLEMAINE WOOLLEN MILLS.

    The half yearly meeting was held this evening in the hall of the mechanics' institute, and was well attended. Mr. E. D. Williams, M.L.A., chairman of directors, ...

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  24. PROMPT HELP FOR WINE GROWERS.

    Sir,—Having some acquaintance with the wine industry aud the present condition of a large number of growers, I shall be glad if you will allow me to make a few remarks ...

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  25. SOUTH MELBOURNE BEAT RICHMOND BY AN INNINGS AND 295 RUNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 378 words
  26. LATE MINING NEWS.

    Forfeiture of the Fortune of War lease of 12 acres, adjoining the Victory United Company, has been granted on the application of Mr. James Hosking, manager of the Victory United, and his application ...

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  27. THE GEMBROOK RAILWAY.

    The Railways Standing Committee arrived here on Wednesday night, and made an inspection on Thursday of the district to be traversed by the proposed railway to ...

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  28. THE FATAL RECHABITE PICNIC.

    At the inquest on the poor boy, Herbert Stephen Greene, who, tired out by being kept up all night at a recent Rechabite picnic, lay down on the railway line and was ...

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  29. COUNTRY CRICKET.

    A premiership match was played here yesterday between Castlemaine eleven and Maldon fifteen. Maldon, five for 214 (Stevens, a young left hander, 98, Williams 33 and Dawes 23 not out). ...

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  30. ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    Another mysterious railway accident occurred on Saturday last, by which a locomotive became derailed. This mishap took place exactly two weeks after the Riddell's Creek affair, the ...

    Article : 183 words
  31. MINING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Commissioner of Crown Lands has received information concerning the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mining Company's properties. The quantity of ore raised from both mines from the ...

    Article : 122 words
  32. CRICKET IN ADELAIDE.

    The senior cricket matches were resumed on Saturday with the following results:—West Adelaide v. West Torrens: West Adelaide, who had made 359 for three wickets, declared the innings closed, ...

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  33. HIGHWAY ROBBERS AT KILMORE.

    George Lee, 16 years of ago; Arthur Collis, 17; John Dellamarta, 18, and Michael Carey, 20, the three firstnamed boot makers at Collingwood, and Carey a groom and gardener ...

    Article : 222 words
  34. HOW A BRIDE WAS SECURED.

    A claim for the return of money lent in peculiar circumstances occupied the attention of the Box Hill bench for several hours on Friday. The parties hailed from ...

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  35. THE BROKEN HILL MINES.

    The Block 14 mill lost week treated 2162 tons of crude sulphides, returning 556 tons of concentrates and slimes, all of fair metal contents. The British mill had a good many stoppages ...

    Article : 66 words
  36. ST. KILDA BEAT HAWKSBURN.

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  37. SHE HUNG ON BY HIS WHISKERS.

    At the Box Hill court on Friday, before Messrs. E. Bishop and A. Rawlings, J's.P., Mrs. Ellen Olsen charged her brother with unlawfully assaulting her at Box Hill on ...

    Article : 237 words
  38. TASMANIAN STOCK EXCHANGES.

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  39. COLLISION WITH A TRAM.

    A horse and vehicle, the property of Mr. J. Madden, proprietor of the La Rose Dairy, North Brunswick, but driven by Mrs. Murphy, who was accompanied by Miss Madden, collided ...

    Article : 128 words
  40. DELIVERY OF LETTERS.

    Sir,—I would be glad to know what the Post Office authorities are doing with regard to the delivery of letters in St. Kilda. Instead of the postman calling at the usual ...

    Article : 86 words
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  42. THE KILMORE GOOSE EPISODE.

    At the police court yesterday morning Constable Woods summoned an undertaker for using insulting words. It appeared the defendant was busy making a coffin in his ...

    Article : 112 words
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