The members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, acting as a royal commission, Commenced an inquiry to-day as to the expediency and the bust methods of extending ...
Article : 158 wordsA meeting of Protestant ministers and laymen was held to-day in connection with the candidature of Cardinal Moran for the Federal Convention. About 250 were present, and the ...
Article : 544 wordsJames Martin, follmonger, aged 43, residing near the Woollen Mills, at Sunnyside, died last night from poisoning, caused by his drinking from a bottle, in mistake for beer, "Little's ...
Article : 134 wordsAt the Melbourne General Sessions George Alexander Browne, a young married man, who was recently arrested on several charges of larceny as a bailee of musical ...
Article : 330 wordsThe extremely deplorable condition to which the aged poor are often reduced was brought forcibly under the notice of the Flemington bench of magistrates yesterday. In the first ...
Article : 329 wordsA novel prosecution was instituted at the Flemington court yesterday, when Inspector Often proceeded against a defendant for being the keeper of goats without having registered ...
Article : 84 wordsThe 36th annual meeting of the Independent Order of Rechabites, Salford Unity, was commenced this morning in Maldon. About 160 representatives were present from all parts of the colony. ...
Article : 1,020 wordsA man named Charles Lawson was charged at the City Court yesterday with vagrancy. Accused was arrested by Detective Fryer. On 8th inst. Lawson met at the wharf a saw mill ...
Article : 102 wordsThis morning Emily Jane Paul, wife of Solomon Paul, railway guard, died suddenly. She was confined a fow days ago, and this morning she complained of feeling unwell, and a doctor ...
Article : 77 wordsThe detachment of mounted rifles bound for England will embark on the Gulf of Martaban to-morrow. Ample provision has been made for both men and horses, and it is expected that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 727 wordsMary Elizabeth Wells, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Yarra on Monday afternoon, was brought before the South Melbourne court yesterday. Sergeant ...
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Article : 96 wordsIt is urged here that the Minister of Public Works should take independent action in the event of the Howqus, shire further refusing to cede its portion of the Yarra Tract territory to ...
Article : 94 wordsAt the Collingwood revision court yesterday 811 names were struck off the rolls. The rolls as revised now contain 5740 names. In the Barkly division of 1413 names on the ...
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Article : 333 wordsThe following divorce causes were heard by Mr. Justice A' Beckett in the Supreme Court yesterday:-- REDFEARN v. REDFEARN. ...
Article : 298 words"The Married Women's Protection Act was put into force to-day, when Henry Appleby was charged at the police court by his wife with wilful neglect to provide reasonable maintenance for ...
Article : 70 wordsAt Fitzroy yesterday Ellen Lawler, licensee of the Devonshire Arms Hotel, Fitzroy-street, was charged with falsely applying a trade mark of Joshua Bros, to brandy which was not of ...
Article : 99 wordsWhen questioned as to the Federal Convention elections in the South, the Premier, Sir Hugh Nelson, expressed the opinion that more interest, was being taken in them in Victoria ...
Article : 128 wordsA Ministerial party, consisting of Messrs. Taverner, Best and Foster, is visiting the district with departmental officers. They arrived from Bright on Sunday night, and yesterday ...
Article : 199 wordsThe local police have been for the past two days endeavoring, but without success, to find traced of the box containing £5000 worth of specie stolen from the R.M.S. Oceana. The ...
Article : 93 wordsA revision court sat at Malvern on Monday to hear objections to names on the rolls for the Toorak electorate. In the Armadale division, 314 ...
Article : 105 wordsAt the Hawthorn court yesterday Margaret Coote, who carries on business as a baker at 104 Burwood-road, Hawthorn, was charged with having light weight bread in her ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Sale branch A.N.A 56 at' its meeting on Friday evening last received a circular from the Shepparton district branch A.N.A. soliciting the co -operation of the branch in securing the ...
Article : 102 wordsThe boot makers' board conciliation met to-day to discuss the question of piece work and day labor in connection with the introduction of machinery lately imported into the trade. ...
Article : 93 wordsGeorge Sheppard appeared at the Coburg court yesterday, before Messrs. Francis (chairman), Voice and Halifax, to answer the complaint of his wife that he systematically ...
Article : 290 wordsFor Clifton Hill division of East Bourke Boroughs, with 1109 names on the ratepayers' roll, 176 objections were preferred, and out of 134 on the general list 1 was objected to. In ...
Article : 41 wordsWhen on return to Melbourne from his inspection of the Forest line Mr. Mathieson, Commissioner of Railways, was met at Geelong by representatives of the Geelong town council ...
Article : 89 wordsMessrs. Dobson, Bird and N. J. Brown, candidates for the Federal Convention, held a joint meeting in the town hall to-night. There was a small attendance. The candidates all ...
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Article : 119 wordsThe city of Hawthorn having purposed to seek the assistance of the Kew, Borooondara and Malvern councils with a view to secure the erection of a joint electric works and service, a letter was ...
Article : 96 wordsA fire early this morning destroyed the Glebe Rowing Club's sheds, with their contents, including about 30 boats, 17 of which belonged to the club, and the rest to private members. The ...
Article : 180 wordsA theft of a very mean character was committed on Monday evening in Clarendon-street, South Melbourne, the victim being Mr. John Powell, residing at 77 Albert-road, South ...
Article : 204 wordsDuring the half year ended 31st December the Thorpdale Creamery Co. purchased 52,673 gallons of milk for £570, and made 21,455 lb. of butter. The total returns from London are not ...
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Article : 486 wordsThe Moreland bridge promises to become a fruitful subject of debate in various municipal councils interested in its completion, namely, those of Brunswick, Coburg and Essendon. At the meeting ...
Article : 199 wordsIt was only natural that the occasion of the New Zealand Premier's visit to Melbourne should be taken advantage of by the advanced democrats of the colony to mark appreciation of ...
Article : 523 wordsTwo youths, Valentine Keating and James Walsh, appeared before tho St. Kilda court yesterday on a charge of stealing a pair of trousers from the shop door of Alex. M'Iver. ...
Article : 144 wordsThe central committee in Melbourne has communicated by circular with all the mayors and shire presidents in the colony, inviting their co -operation in the movement, and ...
Article : 546 wordsThe forty-third annual session of the Independent Order of Oddfellows was held yesterday at the Oddfellows' Hall, Russell-street; G. M. W. Kelly (St. Crispin Lodge) presiding, Grand Secretary J. C. ...
Article : 300 wordsThe rumors of a split in the Cabinet, which have been in circulation for some days past, are authoritatively denied. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe R.M.S. China took from Hobart about 5000 cases of apples, a quantity of wool and several passengers, including Bishop Montgomery and his family. She left for Melbourne ...
Article : 150 wordsSin,--I wish through your columns to warn men from coming to West Australia in search of employment. I have visited nearly 20 mining fields recently and found the various centres ...
Article : 271 wordsThe Moorabbin shire council at yesterday's meeting gave notice of its intention to strike a rate of Is. 9d. in the pound for the current year. ...
Article : 30 wordsCr. Styles, M.L.A., was yesterday for the third time re-elected a delegate for the Williamstown council on the Metropolitan Board of Works, on the motion of Cr. Booker. Cr. Styles, in returning ...
Article : 133 wordsA large meeting of the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures was held on Monday evening. Captain Whitney (the president) occupied the chair. It was unanimously resolved that an ...
Article : 215 wordsThe R.M.S. Ormuz arrived from London this morning, and her English mails for the eastern colonics were sent on by the express train which arrives in Melbourne to-morrow morning. ...
Article : 307 wordsThe Malvern council, at its last meeting, received a communication from the Railway department with reference to its request that the fares between Malvern and Armadale should be readjusted, on ...
Article : 66 wordsThe annual meeting of the Grand United Order of Free Gardeners will be held on Thursday next. In the grand master's address he points out that the order has progressed during the year at the rate ...
Article : 331 wordsAt the meeting of the Flemington and Kensington council last night, a heated discussion arose out of an objection made by Cr. Wales to an item of £200, placed on the notice paper for payment, as ...
Article : 283 wordsSir,--Your correspondent "Merchandise" hits a blot in our postal arrangements. I desire to point out another, arising from the lateness in the delivery of letters by the Sydney mail. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsThe ordinary meeting of the council of the Working Men's College was held on Monday evening last, there being present--Prof. Kernot (chairman) and Messrs. F. H. Bromley, M.L.A., C. S. Paterson, A. ...
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Article : 151 wordsFirst Civil Court.--(Before Mr. Justice Holroyd, at 10.30.)--Lohr v. Harris and another (part heard), Kennedy and others v. Jones and others, Colonial Bank v. Hall, sen., and others, Turner ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Prahran school board of advice, held last night, the Education department reported having dealt with the case of a teacher at the Armadale school, Mr. Saxton, who having ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 17 Feb 1897, Page 6
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