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  2. BOWLS. THE [?]V.B.A. SINGLE-HANDED CHAMPIONSHIP.

    This tournament was resumed on the Victoria and Carlton greens on Saturday, and there were a number of interested spectators at both greens. The tourney has now been reduced to four, viz., ...

    Article : 1,439 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 3,077 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    Among several shopkeepers who kept their premises open late on Saturday week were some who have been prominent in the early closing movement. The names were ...

    Article : 128 words
  5. INFANTS' DEATHS.

    Yesterday the metropolitan coroner (Dr. R. H. Cole) concluded the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of five boarded-out babies. On January 17 ...

    Article : 855 words
  6. RIFLE NOTES.

    The second parade of metropolitan riflemen, organised by Major-General[?] inspector-general of the forces, is to be held at Williamstown range next Saturday. At the former gathering there was ...

    Article : 1,958 words
  7. CASTERTON REQUIREMENTS.

    CASTERTON, Friday.—At a public meeting, convened by the shire president (Councillor J. Ross), held yesterday evening resolutions were passed urging the ...

    Article : 150 words
  8. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Nominations were received on Saturday night for the various offices in connection with the Bendigo Mining Managers' Association. These included the following:— ...

    Article : 245 words
  9. ALLEGED SHEEP-STEALING.

    SALE, Sunday.—At the police court on Saturday, before Mr. Harris, P.M., Godalfred Blacker was charged with having, between September 27 and November 19, at ...

    Article : 84 words
  10. LOSS OF SHEEP.

    HORSHAM, Friday.—Yesterday it was ascertained that inlly 150 sheep had been found dead on the Horsham common. The sheep, which were owned by Messrs. ...

    Article : 1,917 words
  11. MINING MATTERS.

    The Bendigo branch of the A.M.A. on Saturday night voted donations is follow:— Bendigo Hospital, £10/10/; Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, £5/5/; and Melbourne Eye ...

    Article : 569 words
  12. STATE REVENUE RETURNS.

    PERTH, Sunday. — The revenue for January was £208,534 and the expenditure £267,205, leaving a credit fo £31,289. The accumulated deficit, which at the end of ...

    Article : 45 words
  13. TASMANIA.

    HOBSTY, Sunday.—The state revenue for January was £91,830/16/5, as against £105,877/3/7 collected in the first month of 1907. The decrease, amounting to £14,000 ...

    Article : 126 words
  14. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    CAMPERDOWN, Saturday. — Portions of Mount Elephant and Gala estates, in the neighbourhood of Lismore, were recently offered to the Closer Settlement Board by ...

    Article : 85 words
  15. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—The first election under the new Local Government Act took place yesterday, when nearly 3,000 representatives were returned to shire and ...

    Article : 499 words
  16. PONY'S EXCITING BOLT.

    Shortly after 6 o'clock on Saturday evening Mr. William A. Nuttall, who resides at Miller-street, East Brunswick, was driving a pony attached to a jinker along ...

    Article : 329 words
  17. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The total value of the goods shipped to oversea ports from Corio Bay during the month of January was only £3,141, which is the lowest for many years past. During ...

    Article : 297 words
  18. CLUB MATCHES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 247 words
  19. CASTLEMAINE.

    Mr. C. W. Pegler, a very old resident of the town, died on Firday night, after a long illness, at the age of 56 years. the Hiberniau sports on the Camp ...

    Article : 53 words
  20. OPERA HOUSE.

    The Opera-house contained large audiences on Saturday afternoon and evening, when Mr. Hurry[?] Rickards's company of variety artists gave the usual performances. ...

    Article : 217 words
  21. WARRNAMBOOL.

    The project mentioned a year or two ago, at the instance of the local Acclimatisation Society, that Tower Hill should be converted into a national park and game ...

    Article : 132 words
  22. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Sunday. — The amount to the credit of depositors in the Savings Bank at the end of January last was £2,720,540, an increase of nearly £300,000 compared with ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Sunday.—Mr. Owen M'Ardle, secretary of Staples and Company, brewers, of Wellington, died suddenly from apoplexy. ...

    Article : 20 words
  24. HAMILTON.

    The pastoral and agricultural society is applying for the Grand National Show of 1909 to be held at Hamilton. The angling society has a credit balance of ...

    Article : 29 words
  25. THE M'CRACKEN TROPHY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 15 words
  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    PENOLA, Friday.—The harvest has been garnered in favourable weather, and is now waiting for the thrasher. The yields are sure to be satisfactory in barley and oats. ...

    Article : 35 words
  27. "BURNING OFF" SCRUB.

    FOSTER, Friday.—There is a growing feeling in this district that there would be less danger of disastrous bush fires arising from people "burning off" scrub, &c., in the ...

    Article : 131 words
  28. STRANGE BURGLARY.

    At 5 o'clock yesterday morning a letter-sorter named Charles Pickered, residing at Orrong-crescent, Caulfield, reported to the Prahran police that a burglary had been ...

    Article : 202 words
  29. DUCK SHOOTING.

    BOORT, Saturday.—The opening of the duck season brought sportsmen to Lake Boort from several adjacent towns. There was a plentiful supply of game, the bags being much larger than last year. ...

    Article : 295 words
  30. THE AIKMAN TROPHY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 16 words
  31. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    BOORT, Thursday.—The general output of wheat for this season from the district north of Boort is estimated at 30,000 bags, as against 300,000 bags last year. The Mallee crop have failed, although ...

    Article : 196 words
  32. NOTES.

    Mr. J. F. Cussen has won the Flemington club championship, beating Mr. A. Strieff in the final game by six points. ...

    Article : 23 words
  33. LADIES' ASSOCIATION.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 words
  34. LAMB-RAISING.

    HORSHAM, Saturday.—About forty farmers and sheep-breeders met in the town-hall this afternoon to consider a proposal to establish freezing works for the ...

    Article : 232 words
  35. S.M.C.C. ELECTRIC LIGHT TOURNAMENT.

    Satisfactory entries are being received for this event, and players are reminded that entries close with the hon. secretary on Wednesday, 5th inst., [?] 8 o'clock p.m. ...

    Article : 35 words
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