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Advertising : 45 wordsA successful auction sale of water-colour drawings was held at the fine art gallery of Messrs. Tuckett and Styles, Tuckettchambers, 350 Collins-street, on Friday. ...
Article : 974 wordsOwing to the delay in securing telephonic communication between Melbourne and Ballarat, Mr. F. W. Holst some time ago applied for a private line exclusively for ...
Article : 232 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—A shooting incident took place at Harris-park, Parramatta, yesterday morning, when John Stein, aged 74 years, fired two shots at Mr. C. Byrnes, a ...
Article : 199 wordsThe latest issue of the State "Government Gazette" contains particulars of the reclaimed land at Heytesbury, parish of Jancourt, and also that known as the land heath, now available for application under conditional purchup* lease, up to January 14, 1011. At Heytesbury there are 14 allotments, representing 2,300 acres, and at Portland 13 allotments, representing 2,002 acres. Plans are now ready, showing the allotment 'which have nil been.surveyed), and giving full particulars. Plans have been prepared giving full par ticulars regarding the Kamarooka forest area, which lins been excised and made available for selection. There aro 23 allot ments, comprising 1,223 acres, open to Januury 0, 1011. At the present time lhere are available for selection 105,800 acres of Mallee lund, ns follows:---Parishes of Boinka, Manpy, and AVorwoa, along the route of the new rail way line from Ouyen to Cow Plains, and from 31 to 48 mile- south-west of Ouyen, 123 lots, consisting of f>3,2S0 acres, open to December 24; parishes.of Kia. Nulkyvvnc and Tiega, situated on the Milelura line, and from 5 to 11 miles north-west of Ouyen, 31 lots totalling 22,520 acres, open to Janu ary 25, 1011. For the Morrison's common lots, lalely made available, 300 applications have been ' received from 137. applicants. A local land board to deal with them will sit at Mere- i tilth and Geelong, on dales which will be an nounced shortly. ...
Article : 245 wordsSEYMOUR, Sunday.—A body found in the river has been identified by Mr. T. M'Nally as that of a man who had behaved in an eccentric manner at his place on Monday. The man was first seen to stand In'about four feet' of water for throO'hours. Subsequently he returned to the house, and Mr. M'Nally persuaded bim to put on some dry clothes, nnd. then went for the. police. The lunn then walked into another lagoon, and stood in that for an hour. On the arrival of the police, he had disappeared. It is thought he walked into the river, anil waa washed away. So far Hie body has not been identifie!, It is that of a man about 00 years of agc. Ho was wearing n very small signet ring, with Hie letter "M" on it. Dr. Strangman made a post mortem on the body, and found that death was due to drowning. The deputy coroner (Mr. T. Chittick, j'un.,,T.P.) lias given nn order for the burial of the body, and an inquiry will be held later. ...
Article : 185 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—An unusual incident occurred yesterday in the match between the South Africans and the Newcastle team. Faulkner hit a ball right out of the ...
Article : 87 wordsPOWLETT, Saturday.—The decision to close down the mine for a period of ten days as from Saturday next December 23, is not viewed with satisfaction by the ...
Article : 236 wordsFrom past experience the Railway department now expects to receive "conscience money" towards the end of the year. Mr. M'Clelland, the secretary for railways, has just received from a person ' who signs, lnmselt, or herself, "Better Late Than Never," the sum of 4/0/6. The sender states that it is "n long-standing debt for u return fare to 'Sydney/' 1 low a passenger can travel from Melbourne to, Sydney without' ii ticket or pass is some-1 thing vvliich departmental officers say tiley would like to Know. They do not wish ' to leave chances for people to suflor pangs! of conscience on account of free rides. ...
Article : 115 wordsForecast by the Commonwealth meteorologist (Mr. H. A. Hunt), Sunday, 9 p.m.:— "Clearing showers along the count and in the north-east and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 843 wordsAbout half-past 11 on Saturday evening the dead body of a man was discovered by Francis Brown, a boy, on the railway line between Fairfield-park and Westgarth. The lower portions of both legs had been cut off, and were lying between the rails, about 3ft. fiom the body. Information was given lo the slationmiistor at Fairficld-park (Air. AV. Leckie), who communicated with the jiolice. Constable Ellison had the body removed to the Morgue, where it was iden tified late last evening ns that of Benj'amin Johnson, aged 55 years. Johnson's wife and family live at Albert-park. He had .uffered from consumption, and for some timo had been obliged to sleep in n tent at F.iirfield-park. Tile body was identi fied by Johnson's daughter. Johnson had been un over by a train, but nothing is knovyn of the accident, and the police are inquiring into the matter. An inquest will be held. ...
Article : 155 wordsFrom the War Office in London the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Batchelor) has received copies of forms of tender for the supply of frozen meat in bulk to the forces nt Gibraltar during the jicriod of one year from July 1, 1011. Tenders arc to bo sent to the director of army con tracts, AVar Oflicc, London, by April 10, 1011. Copies of the forms, which contain conditions as to tendering, nre obtainable at the Department of External Affairs. ...
Article : 88 wordsTERANG, Saturday. — On Friday night Mr. William Wilson, the secretary of the Commonwealth Liberal party, addressed a meeting of ladies ...
Article : 61 wordsThe mayor (Councillor Wilkie) and Mr. Steinberg, M.L.C., have made arrangements for Miss Amy Castles to give a concert in Bendigo in aid of the Worn-out Miners' Fund. Tlio concert will bo licit! in Hie Royal Princess Theatre, which will be given free of cost. Tlio cs-mayor (ex-Councillor Smalley) and ex-Councillor Trcvenn have been given presentations by the Eaglehawk Borough Council for their services. The Earl of Harrowby and A'iecounl Sundon visited the Central Red, AVIiite, and Blue minc on Saturday, accompanied by Mr. (.'. A. Petrie, of the Bendigo Mineowners' Association. Sir lohn Quick, M.ll.R., nnd other citizens mci. the visitors on heir arrival io Bendigo, They leave by motor on Monday morning on a journey through the Goulburn A'nlley. A young man named Alfred Geake was admitted to the hospital on Sunday night, sufforing fiom injuries through falling from n bicycle in Bull Mall. The Lnliour party held a meeting, in the Mall on Saturday night to protest against the incienso in the city rates, and the pro posal to spend money on a supper-room al the town-hall. ...
Article : 185 wordsSHEPPARTON.—The board of selection to fill vacancies in the railway service met in the waitingroom at the local railway station on Saturday, when out of some 75 men who attended about 35 were selected to proceed to Melbourne for the physical and educational tests. The positions to be tilled arc those of cleaners, repairers, junior I clerks, lad porters, and labourers. I ...
Article : 68 wordsThe directors of the Outtrim, Howitt, and British Consolidated Coal Company, in their half-yearly report, make the following comments on the State coal mine at ...
Article : 251 wordsA sale of Crown lands in fee simple will take place at the auction-rooms of Baillieu Patterson and Sons Ppy. Ltd., Collins-street, Melbourne, to-morrow, when ...
Article : 66 wordsInspector Borsum proceeded against a number of people at the Richmond Police Court on Saturday for breaches of the railway regulations. Lucy Roc of 423 Hoddle-street, Collingwood, was fined ...
Article : 175 wordsSir,—It is now some time since Sir W. M'Millan pointed out that before adjourning the State Parliament would do well to debate the referendum to be taken next ...
Article : 212 wordsFollowing on the big contracts recently entered into by the Defence department for the supply of uniforms and hats, tenders have now been accepted for 20,000 brown leather waist belts, 20,000 brown leather ammunition jiouches, and 20,000 brown leather rifle slings. In the distribution of these articles New South AA'ales receives 7,000 of each. A'ietoria G.O00 of each. Ouecnsland 2,500, South Australia 1,000. Western Australia 1.400, and Tasmania 1,200. The eonlrnct for the supply of the articles for A'ietoria has been secured by Messrs. L. Forster and Son, Post-oflicc-plnce, Mel bourne, al-/.I jicr set. The same firm will supply (lie bells, pouches, and slings for New South Willes at 5/-1 per set. ...
Article : 120 wordsInquiry was made by the coroner, Dr. Cole, at the Morgue on Saturday, into the death of a young man, named Richard Frederick Grice, who was found on ber 0 lying with a fractured skull at the foot of the steps leading from Princc'sbridge lo Prince's-walk. He died shortly nfter admission to the Melbourne Hospital. Evidence was given that the deceased, who was 2 years of age, bud conic from AVelling' ton, New Zealand, early last month, anil was drinking heavily shortly after ho ar rived. When found lying at the foot of the stairs, ho was unconscious, and never re gained consciousness. Dr. Mollison said be was suffering from in extensive frncture of the skull anil homorrhogc, which might have' been caused by a fall. 'The coroner returned a vcidict in accordance with the medical .videncr. Ho added that the injurie weie caused by a fall, probably due lo intoxica tion. ...
Article : 157 wordsSHEPPARTON, Sunday.—The Shepparton District Irrigators' Association held a special meeting on Saturday night, in the shire-hall to consider the reply of the Closer ...
Article : 107 wordsAt a meeting of the Gunbower Railway League on Tuesday, the secretary reported that a thousand lists of questions, asking for the necessary information for the Railway Standing Committee, ^vere being distributed to landholders along the proposed route from Cohuna tn 1 lmore ...
Article : 46 wordsOn Saturday the officers and teachers of the Yarra-street Methodist Sunday-school entertained about 650 scholars and friends at a garden party in the Botanical-gardens. Motor uni! drag drives were provided, mid the Hat hour Tru^t lund p'.nvcd. ...
Article : 41 wordsSYDNEY, Saturday.—When the Italian sailing ship Cressington arrived at Newcastle late on Friday night she was towed to the quarantine ground and there left ...
Article : 129 wordsApplications to attend the entrance examination for admission to the military college must reach the district headquarters, Melbourne, on or before January 7. AppUcations received after that date will not ho entertained. Applicnlion forms and regulations relating lo Hie entrance' exami nation may be obtained on application to headquarters, Victorian mijiliiry district, A'ictoria Barracks/Melbourne ...
Article : 59 wordsCLUNES, Friday.—The secretary of the agricultural society has received a communication from the Railway department, stating that the fault of the failure to issue excursion fares at Ballarat for the recent.show* lay with the staff nt Dallarat, and the employees would he suitably dealt with. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 693 wordsM local Church of Christ for the past six months has been transferred to Shepparton. He was given a presentation by the congregation His suoce=soi is Mi W Gale from Melbourne Dunng the evening a picoeiitiition w is alo rand*, to Mi 1 B Gi iv cnnductoi of the elioir, who is leaving toi Melbourne ...
Article : 64 wordsOn the afternoon of December 7, while Albert Davies, a gloom, was at Albert-park for the purpose of swimming his dogs, the dogs found a parcel, hidden under a big ...
Article : 158 wordsIt is proposed to deviate the tramway track at the level crowing at Moorabbin stating. The Railway department has written to the Moorabbin Shire Council, asking that their engineer should meet an oillcer from the department, with a viewto deciding the best tnenns of placing the ralla. Tile request has been granted. v ...
Article : 57 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—During a heavy rainstorm to-night the police made a raid on a Chinese establishment in Goulburn-street and arrested 35 men who had been engaged ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Chinese residents have subscribed £16/17/ for the Warrnambool and Port Fairy hospitals. An inspection of the stock on the High School farm lins been made hy M r. Kendall, Government veterinary officer. Two cows were found In bo tubercular. One was or dered to bo destroyed, and the other is to be kept apart from the rest of the herd. The farm manager, Mr. Ohristensen, has been transferred lo the AVannratta High School farm, and Mr. Morrison, of the Sale High School, has been appointed to take charge of the local farm. ...
Article : 95 wordsBay excursionists who have been looking forward to a trip in the new paddle steamer Weeroona were afforded an opportunity of availing themselves of this ...
Article : 235 wordsSTRATHMERTON, Saturday.—Dissatisfaction is felt by farmers and grain-buyers at the scarcity of railway trucks. There are about 4,000 bags of wheat waiting. ...
Article : 25 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. Gibson the lightkeeper at South Head, reported to the pilot steamer Captain Cook, yesterday afternoon, that there was a body in the ...
Article : 99 wordsSir,—Every year the overcrowding of Gippsland trains causes great inconvenience to the travelling public. Would it not be possible for the tram leaving Flinders-street ...
Article : 65 wordsA deputation of meat inspectors waited on the Minist on Saturday regarding the appointment of qualified veterinary inspectors in ...
Article : 137 wordsWARRNAMBOOL, Sunday.—A fire occurred at the residence of Mr. W. Kucks, sen., on the Hopkins-road, on Saturday afternoon. It destroyed the servant's ...
Article : 71 wordsOn Saturday the coroner (Dr. Cole) completed the investigation of the circumstances attending the death of Susan Baker, a nurse, aged 19, who died at 47 Davis-avenue, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 275 wordsADELAIDE, Sunday.—The Henley-onTorrens carnival, held on Saturday, was a pronounced success. The city corporation decorated the bridges with bunting, and 30 ...
Article : 155 wordsSALE, Saturday.—At the police court to-day, before Mr. R. J. Cherry, J.P., C. A. Stracey, an estate agent at Maffra, was called upon to answer a charge of having, as ...
Article : 110 wordsAn order to review a decision of the Bendigo justices came before Mr. Justice Hodgeds on Friday. An information was laid by John Reed, an inspector under the ...
Article : 319 wordsLONDON, Nov. l8.—The home market is still becalmed—and in every branch. The manufacturers are especially disappointed with the result of the opening of their season. Probably it is due ...
Article : 841 wordsTALLANGATTA, Saturday. — Mr. D. Mulholland, engineer and rate-collector of the Tallangatta Water Trust, has resigned his position, stating, in a letter to the trust, that he.linds it impossible, work ns he will, to give tfitisfnclion to the ralepayers. At Hie monthly meeting it was dccideel io postpone elcaling with the resig nation until tile next meeting. ...
Article : 60 wordsDuring the meeting of the Anglican general synod, held at Sydney recently, the archbishops and bishops of the Commonwealth prepared a pastoral letter on the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 606 wordsMILDURA, Saturday.—The Lake State school, six miles from Mildura, has been destroyed by fire. The building was erected on Government ground by the parents, and cost 100. The teacher was Mr. II. M. Casey, and his anil the scholars' books and effects, as well as garden im plements, were lost. ...
Article : 54 wordsJoseph Chadwick, a resident of Yarraville, was admitted to the Williamstown Hospital yesterday evening suffering from gunshot wounds in the chest and arm. He ...
Article : 70 wordsLILYDALE, Saturday.—At the Court of Petty Sessions, a local farmer, W. Hamilton, who paid £10 for a horse, sued W. O'Connor, dealer, Fitzroy. The horse was not satisfactory, and upon application, O'Connor slated that if the horse was re turned to him he would supply another. Hamilton sent the horse back, but receiving nothing in return, took action. The Bench made un order for 10, with 3/13/0 costs, in default distress. ...
Article : 76 wordsBAIRNSDALE, Saturday.—W. J. Wilson's body was found near the rowing club's boatshed, in the Mitchell River, this afternoon. Attached by straps to the body was ...
Article : 174 wordsBENALLA, Sunday.—W. Stredwick, inspector under the Pure Foods Act, proceeded against J. W. Leak, cordial manufacturer, in the police court for selling a bottle of lemondae alleged to ...
Article : 222 wordsKORUMBURRA, Saturday.—At the annual Licensing Court to-day, before Messrs. Cohen, Holmes, and Berryman, P.M.'s, comments were made, regarding certain declarations of licensees as to Mr. Holmes stated thal no other tradesmen with anything like the same volume of business would think of hcc'pinf their accounts in.the same way as most publicans appeared to do. The Court in tended to insist on their keeping proper books, in stead of preparing returns in a haphazard and per functory way from information supplied by mer chants. Ho had noticed tlint if there was a possi bility, of the sale or transfer of an hotel none of the returns were omitted., The licenses in the Jeetho and Woorayl districts were all renewed, and compensation fixed. The statutory number of inhabitants for districts was fixed as follows:-Jeetho, 7,615; Woorayl, 4,-370. ...
Article : 146 wordsPAKENHAM, Sunday.—At the shire meeting yesterday, a communication was received from the Cranbourne Shire Council to the effect that pleuro-pneumonia had broken ' out among the cattle in their shire. The infected* area was close to the boundary of the Ber wick Shire, and they asked the council to take steps to prevent it from spreading. The council decided to instruct their ranger at Iona to prosecnte any person nllowing cattle to wander on the roads near the in fected area. KINGSTON-A contact for 089 has been let by Hie Creswick Shire Council for brick additions and renovations to the Shire-hall nt Kingston.-The Church of England is being thoroughly renovated, and will be reopened early in the Now Year.A tennis-court has been formed on land grauteel by Messrs. Morrish Brothers, and was formally opened by Sir Alexander Pea cock, M.L.A., on Saturday last, in the pre sence of a Inrge gathering. PORT FAHtY.-Tito borough council has resolved to join the Decentralisation League.-The matron nt the liosnilal has been granted nine months' leave of absence lo visit Great Britain.-The borough coun cil refused to ngrce to Councillor Bailey's proposal to compel contractors to pay 7/ per day lo their employees, but agreed to the same councillor's proposal that all men employed by n contractor must be poid before any other claims on a contractor's pavments nre recognised. POOAVONG.-Mr. P. W. Halliday, who is loving for Honolulu, has been made pre sentations by the cricket, football, and rifle clubs. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. Trivett, the Government statistician, in his report dealing with the wheat prospects of New South Wales, makes the following statement with ...
Article : 186 wordsGISBORNE, Saturday.—His Excellency the Governor Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichiel), with Lady Gibson Carmichael, attended by the Hon. Victor Hood, private ...
Article : 116 wordsPAKENHAM, Sunday.—Word was received here last night to the effect that a young man named Herbert Mayall, aged 20 years, had been killed at Gembrook ...
Article : 65 wordsBRIGHT, Saturday.—The annual sittings of the Bright Licensing Court was held to-day. Messrs. A. A. Kelley, E. N. Moore, and R. Knight, P.M.'s, presided. Renewals of licenses for 21' hotels in the district-were prantcd, ns well1 'as two Australian wine licenses, one iTocer's, and two wine and spirit license;-. Tlio renewal-for the owners of the hotel was opposed, ou the pround.of the accommodation not being up to the Btandard, but they undertook to have altera tions made. The license was granted. ...
Article : 86 wordsA field trial of spraying machines is to be held under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture at Bungaree on Friday, in order to decide upon the best machines for ...
Article : 133 wordsEarly on Saturday morning Patrick Tobin, aged 32 years, a labourer, living in Barningham-street, Brunswick, was assaulted and beaten in a ferocious manner. Tobin missed ...
Article : 141 wordsOpposition has been displayed by residents of Aspendale and Chelsea to the granting of a wine license to M. W. Gill, storekeeper, of Chelsea. The latter applied to the Dandenong Court for a llccnpe, the principal reason being tint (here were no nearer hotels than at Mordialloc and Carrum. Several residents attended the court to oppose Uic application. Hie license was granted. ...
Article : 68 wordsCAMPERDOWN, Saturday.—Representatives of centres in the Western district decided to-day to form a co-operative baconcuring company for the Western district, ...
Article : 126 wordsAt the Williimstown Police Court on Friday, before Mr. H. Morrison, P.M., and Mr. W. Pearson, J.P., the following persons were fined for having been on licensed premises during prohibited hours: ...
Article : 289 wordsThe annual distribution of prices in connection with the Burnley School ot Horticulture was made on Saturday, when a garden fete was held in conjunction with ...
Article : 220 wordsIn June of next year an international dairying congress is to be held at Stockholm, and representatives of all countries are being invited to attend. The Minister ...
Article : 165 wordsMr. J. Olsen, a passenger on board the steamer Loongana met with an accident after the steamer had left Launceston on Saturday afternoon. He fell and injured ...
Article : 64 wordsWARRNAMBOOL, Saturday.—The local potato market is lifeless. This is due to the fact that the authorities refuse to allow potatoes to be sent to the other States, [vvbeie there is.1 good demand for them. ...
Article : 39 wordsBENALLA, Sunday.—At a meeting of potato-growers of Tolmie and Toombullup resolutions were carried asking the Minister of Agriculture to prohibit the ...
Article : 90 wordsSir,—Possibly it has often occurred to telephone-users that much loss of patience and time could be avoided if attendants at the Exchange were instructed that when it ...
Article : 76 wordsAt the month meeting of the council of the Federal Institute of Accountants (Incorporated), which was held on Friday, the report of the Lamination committee ...
Article : 137 wordsNORFOLK ISLAND, Saturday.—The s.s. Makambo arrived from Vila this mornnig, and will sail for Sydney at noon. Fine weather was experienced throughout the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsWAGGA, Saturday.—The Wagga Municipal Council proposes to erect public baths and a gymnasium at a cost of £4,750. The first bush fire this season broke out ...
Article : 84 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—The Anglican archbishops and bishops of Australia have issued a pastorial letter dealing with the treatment of aboriginals. It asserts that it is the duty ...
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