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  2. THE DEADLOCK IN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    One of the causes which brought railway construction to a standstill in this colony was the discovery of gross incapacity on the part of the railway administration in ...

    Article : 2,084 words
  3. THE "SLING SHOT" OUTRAGE.

    Although the brutal assault on Mr. G. Douglas at North Melbourne on Friday night has not had the serious consequences which were at first anticipated, he being ...

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  4. MALLEE WATER SUPPLY.

    The settlers in the malice north of Lake Lonsdale will be delighted with the decision of the Minister of Water Supply, who visited Stawell on Saturday to inquire into ...

    Article : 348 words
  5. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Mr. Paris Nesbit, Q.C., had a severe attack of palpitation of the heart at the lunatic asylum on Saturday. A doctor prescribed for him, and the patient being then ...

    Article : 138 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Yesterday evening Patrick Holding, a farm laborer, who has been long resident in the district, died under circumstances which have led to the arrest of two brothers ...

    Article : 228 words
  7. DEPARTURE OF REV. H. B MACARTNEY.

    A meeting of an interesting character was held at the Y.W.C.A., Spring-street, on Friday afternoon, the occasion being a "farewell" to Mrs. H. B. Macartney, who ...

    Article : 310 words
  8. COOLGARDIE QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The quarter sessions opened yesterday. There was a heavy list. Jno. Sherbrook and Jno. M'Intyre, for maliciously wounding Mr. W. B. M'Kee, proprietor of the ...

    Article : 106 words
  9. A FAULTY ENGINE AXLE.

    A coal train was travelling from Korumburra to Outtrim yesterday when the axle of one of the engine driving wheels broke. The engine left the rails and travelled about ...

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  10. TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA.

    The barque Opawa left Newcastle this morning for Durban, South Africa, with an experimental cargo of Australian produce. This included 1674 cases of meats, 1144 bags ...

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  11. AN HOTELKEEPER ARRESTED.

    Stewart Fairbairn, a man about 50, who has for many years been licensee of the Fitzroy Hotel, Napier-street, Fitzroy, was on Saturday arrested on warrant on a ...

    Article : 278 words
  12. TRAWLING IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The steamer Thetis returned to Sydney this evening, after her third trip in connection with trawling experiments. Those in charge are more than satisfied with the ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. OBSTRUCTING A RAILWAY LINE.

    Walter Dow, aged 8 years, was to-day charged with placing a piece of iron on the railway line at Kilmore Junction, thereby endangering life. The ganger found the iron ...

    Article : 145 words
  14. THE MINISTERIAL INSPECTION.

    On Saturday morning Mr. Foster, Minister of Water Supply; Mr. Taverner, Minister of Agriculture; and Mr. Stuart Murray, Chief Engineer of the Water Supply ...

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  15. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Customs officers yesterday made a seizure of 30,000 cigars which were in the stoke hole and other parts of the steamer Chingtu, just arrived from Hong Kong. ...

    Article : 155 words
  16. A SERIOUS CHARGE.

    William Ocknell, farmer, of Gracedale, was arrested to-day by Constable Hocking on the charge of carnally knowing a girl under the age of 16 years, who was a ...

    Article : 57 words
  17. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

    On Saturday, at the Collingwood court, Annie Young, a single woman, was called upon to show cause why a bond of £20 which she had entered into should not be forfeited, owing to the ...

    Article : 158 words
  18. THE RABBIT PEST.

    The local shire council on Thursday received an application for traps to be used on the common by the trapper who has a contract under the shire council. Cr. Gray said ...

    Article : 191 words
  19. DROUGHT IN BROADMEADOWS DISTRICT.

    A public meeting was held in the Shire Hall, Broadmeadows, on Saturday evening, to consider some mode of obviating the great distress the long continued drought was ...

    Article : 443 words
  20. QUEENSLAND.

    An engine driver named Jas. M'Gan was killed at Toowoomba station yesterday morning. He stepped backwards off the engine on to a siding, and was knocked down ...

    Article : 139 words
  21. ANOTHER STREET OUTRAGE.

    Within a stone's throw of the Detective Office, in Russell-street, after midnight on Saturday, a miner named John William Brady, living at 317 Latrobe-street, was ...

    Article : 322 words
  22. "AN ARGUMENT ENSUED." WHICH COST £10

    Mary Johnson, widow, residing at Market-street, South Melbourne, proceeded against a woman named Margaret Mulholland at the local court on Friday on the charge of assaulting her. ...

    Article : 141 words
  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Chief Secretary has asked the military commandant to report on the question of re-arming the forces with small bore rifles. He desires to submit to the Cabinet a ...

    Article : 199 words
  24. THE PROPOSED WINE CELLAR.

    The following resolution was passed at the Primitive Methodist quarterly meeting held at Beaufort on 8th March:—That this meeting strongly protests against the ...

    Article : 95 words
  25. PUNISHING PICKPOCKETS.

    The Fagins of to-day are not by any means content to limit their operations to "prigging wipes." But usually desire to dip deeper for more profitable plunder. It was this ambition which resulted in ...

    Article : 249 words
  26. MARYBOROUGH WATER TRUST.

    Negotiations between the Water Trust and the Government for a loan of £20,000 for duplicating the Evansford main are proceeding satisfactorily. A special meeting of ...

    Article : 53 words
  27. LAND SALE AT WOODEND.

    Messrs. Glover, Onions and Co. offered to-day at auction several good freeholds. A farm of 214 acres, parish of Newham, in the estate ...

    Article : 102 words
  28. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A fire broke out at 5 o'clock this morning in a three-story building in William-street, occupied by Milne and Co., wine merchants. The two top stories were ...

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  29. STABBING AFFRAY AT CARLTON.

    A serious affray, in the course of which three men are supposed to have been stabbed, occurred in a lane at the rear of the Pelham Hotel, Pelham-street, Carlton, ...

    Article : 410 words
  30. RAILWAY PROSECUTION.

    At Fitzroy court on Friday, Edward Pritchard was fined 5s., with 10s. 6d. costs, for travelling from Flemlngton-bridge railway station to North Fitzroy in a first class carriage on a second class ...

    Article : 39 words
  31. ALLEGED MALPRACTICE.

    Louisa Morrow and her daughter, Nellie Bernard, were before the City Court on Friday charged with aiding and abetting Emily Seidel to procure miscarriage. Accused were remanded for a week. ...

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  32. THE LEAGUE OF THE CROSS.

    A monster gathering took place at Eastern Hill yesterday afternoon when the annual procession of the combined branches of the metropolitan district of the League of the ...

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  33. TASMANIA.

    Sir Lambert Dobson is still progressing favorably. Plans for a new lighthouse at Cape Sorell, in the vicinity of Macquarie Harbor, have ...

    Article : 131 words
  34. SUDDEN DEATH AT EAGLEHAWK.

    Mrs. R. Young, a married woman, living at Eaglehawk, attended the Eaglehawk Primitive Methodist Church this morning, and during the service took a fit. She was ...

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  35. ST. KILDA COUNCIL AND THE OVERSEERSHIP

    Sir,—In "The Ape" of to-day you publish a letter from "Indignant Ratepayer" appreciating the action of two councillors in retiring from the last council meeting, and thus leaving the council ...

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  36. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,—Having noticed a paragraph in "The Age" of yesterday, that discourtesy to the Minister of Water Supply is implied by the apparent disregard of a request by ...

    Article : 166 words
  37. MANSFIELD SESSIONS.

    At the sessions to-day, before Judge Gaunt, Montague A. Bush, of Jamieson, was charged with cattle stealing. Some months ago Bush bought a bullock which ...

    Article : 132 words
  38. NEW ZEALAND

    An old man named Pohlen, who shot a Neighbor dead in a quarrel over boundaries at Haripipi, has been adjudged insane by a jury. A passenger by the Miowera, named ...

    Article : 125 words
  39. MELBOURNE HARBOR TRUST.

    Sir,—The commissioners of this corporation were asked by letter last Wednesday to have the poll of the ratepayers at the forthcoming election for a member to ...

    Article : 228 words
  40. STAWELL WINE AND BRANDY CO.

    Mr. Taverner, Minister of Agriculture, with Mr. P. Phillips, M.L.C., Messrs. J. H. Dyer and P. M'Bride, M's.L.A., on Saturday paid a visit of ...

    Article : 172 words
  41. WHEAT EXPORT MOVEMENT.

    At a meeting of the A. and P. Society yesterday, canvassers reported that they had met with favorable replies from most of the farmers they had waited upon in ...

    Article : 147 words
  42. THE WEATHER.

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  43. THE NEW CABLE PROJECT.

    In reference to the cable question, the Postmaster-General states that of the schemes enumerated by Mr. Cook, of New South Wales, West Australia favored the ...

    Article : 176 words
  44. Advertising

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  45. AVOCA, Saturday.

    Lexton shire council has held over applications from several miners for permission to mine on the back streets and the parade. Two representatives from Maryborough ...

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  46. CASUALTIES AND OFFENCES.

    Mr. Samuel Grimes, bacon curer, 608 Sydney-road, Brunswick, has reported to the South Melbourne police that on Saturday afternoon a gold watch, chain and medal, valued at £27, were ...

    Article : 57 words
  47. Advertising

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    Advertising : 58 words
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