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  2. MUNICIPAL PAWNBROKING.

    The proposal which was brought forward on a recent occasion in the London Country Council with the object of establishing a system of municipal pawnbroking in the metropolis was ...

    Article : 3,085 words
  3. CHARGE OF UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN.

    Considerable time was occupied at the Carlton court on Thursday in hearing a charge of uttering counterfeit coin preferred against two young men named Thomas Gaynor and Thomas Henry ...

    Article : 637 words
  4. CONCERT AT THE EXHIBITION.

    The special entertainment at the Exhibition Building, organised by Mr. W. J. Turner, was attended by a very large gathering, all parts of the concert hall being crowded. A splendid ...

    Article : 411 words
  5. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

    Parliament was closed on Thursday unostentatiously. This was hardly fair to the Master of Ceremonies, for it cruelly restricted his patronage in the distribution of invitation ...

    Article : 669 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Nearly all the farmers in the district have finished stripping. The yields are very disappointing, the crops returning only about half what was expected. The average yield of the ...

    Article : 82 words
  7. SUDDEN DEATH.

    At Batesford early this morning an orchardist named John Burkhalter rose at 5 o'clock apparently in good health, and in a few minutes complained to his wife of severe pains in his head. ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. A CHARGE OF ARSON.

    On Wednesday night a five-roomed weatherboard cottage in Tully-street, East Geelong, owned and occupied by Andrew Pontin, was burned to the ground, the fire being attributed ...

    Article : 170 words
  9. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE TURN VEREIN.

    A Christmas merry making in the hearty fashion of Germany was held in the hall of the Melbourne Turn Verein last night. There was a fair in the earlier hours, to which the older ...

    Article : 154 words
  10. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    The R.M.S. Oceana, -- Stewart, commander, arrived from Colombo at 5.30 a.m. Passengers in saloon :-For Albany : Messrs. Peart and Mellors. For Adelaide : Mr. Bonnin and wife, ...

    Article : 182 words
  11. THE TUTHILL-LEADER BOARD.

    The report of the special board appointed by the Governor in Council to inquire into the truth of certain charges preferred against Mr. W. Leader, P.M., of Ballarat, by Mr. F. H. ...

    Article : 1,200 words
  12. A BALLARAT MUNICIPAL LOAN.

    A poll of the city ratepayers was yesterday taken in regard to the decision of the local council to float a loan of £12,000 for tho improvement of recreation grounds and the ...

    Article : 102 words
  13. THE HOLIDAY RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 301 words
  14. WIMMERA LAND BOARD.

    Mr. Kruger, district land officer, dealt with the following cases on Tuesday :-David Brown, allotment 104, 309 acres, Wonwondah ; lease be cancelled and land again made available. ...

    Article : 200 words
  15. SINGULAR DISAPPEARANCE OF A SOLICITOR.

    The disappearance of Mr. G. T. Smith, solicitor, in the employ of Messrs. Malleson, England and Stewart, has been reported to the Russell-street police by Constable Norwood, of ...

    Article : 158 words
  16. A MYSTERIOUS BULLET ON THE BA Y.

    When the case which had been initiated against John Adams, engineer of the Ozone, for firing a gun in the harbor, was called on at the Port Melbourne court on Thursday, it was ...

    Article : 315 words
  17. ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

    In the current number of To-morrow appears an attack by Mr. Stanley Jones on Sir Henry Irving. The writer charges him with overdressing and over- dressing his pieces, and with ...

    Article : 877 words
  18. THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

    The Rosebrook Butter Factory is entering upon the condensation of milk. A complete plant has been erected, and yesterday a number of shareholders were present at its ...

    Article : 287 words
  19. DINNER TO POOR CHILDREN.

    The annual Christmas dinner for the poor children of Melbourne, given by the Latrobe- street Ragged School Mission, was held at their hall yesterday. Upwards of 300 boys and girls ...

    Article : 210 words
  20. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    A message was read from the Legislative Assembly, stating that House insisted on disagreeing with the amendment made by the Council in clause 120 of the Insolvency Law ...

    Article : 1,204 words
  21. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

    William Heron, 13, residing at Kensington, met with n serious accident on Thursday. He was riding along the City-road, Footscray, when his horse started suddenly and threw him. ...

    Article : 176 words
  22. THE RABBIT EXPORT TRADE.

    Sir,--We thank you for inserting our letter, dated 2nd September, 1896, anent the rabbit trade, also copy of our letter to Mr. Hart, dated 21st November, 1895, in your issue of 8th ...

    Article : 723 words
  23. THE HOLIDAY AT BALLARAT.

    The weather to-day was beautifully fine, and the various places of resort were thronged with holiday makers. On Christmas eve thousands of persons arrived in the city by the various ...

    Article : 206 words
  24. HOUSEBREAKING AT SURREY HILLS.

    On Monday, 21st inst., the residence of Mrs. Casaidy, of Surrey Hills, was broken into, and. a gold brooch, valued at £2 10s., wan stolon, The police were at once advised, and it was ...

    Article : 123 words
  25. BENALLA, FRIDAY.

    At the railway station this morning Alec Campbell, a fireman, of North Melbourne, was engaged on the tender of his engine, when he lost his footing and fell heavily on to the line. ...

    Article : 1,297 words
  26. ANOTHER INTRUDER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

    "Let me go, ye brat av a bhoy; let me see me ould man !" yelled a little old woman yesterday afternoon, as she was struggling in the grasp of one of the stalwart militiamen who form the ...

    Article : 338 words
  27. A WILD BULLOCK AT CARLTON.

    The spectacle of a wild bullock scampering up and down the roadway at top speed caused a little excitement among those pedestrians who happened to be in Grattan-street, Carlton, ...

    Article : 127 words
  28. BOXING DAY.

    To-day the round of festivities will commence in real earnest. Excursions down the Bay will be run by favorite steamboats, picnic parties will leave the city by road and rail, and thousands ...

    Article : 791 words
  29. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 words
  30. FIND OF JEWELLERY.

    A lad of 14, named Henry Thompson, who resides at 162 Millswyn-street, South Yarra, was passing through the Domain about three weeks ago when he saw a man throw something ...

    Article : 124 words
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    In Kirkintilloch parish church a local manufacturer has for some time past been at variance with two young women who occupy the same pew with him. One Sunday the seat was occupied ...

    Article : 146 words
  32. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 words
  33. Advertising

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    Advertising : 11 words
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