The committee appointed by the conference held at the Education department on the 20th May to consider the question of neglected children and truants have submitted to the ...
Article : 1,157 wordsAn ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday afternoon at the Melbourne Town Hall. The chairman, Mr. Fitzgibbon, presided, and there was a large ...
Article : 1,126 wordsThe fifteenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened at noon to-day by special commission. The Governor's speech will be read tomorrow. As usual, a crowd gathered ...
Article : 485 wordsAn extraordinary and tragic incident occurred at Flinders-street railway station yesterday morning, which resulted in the death of a shunter named Michael Barry. The 9.15 ...
Article : 374 wordsThe Gippsland and Great Southern lines have both been repaired and on and after to-day the trains will run as usual. The direct Ballarat line will be closed for a few days, as there are ...
Article : 719 wordsOn Monday morning, when it became known that the Bancoora was in trouble near the Barwon Heads, the Government steamer Lady Loch with praiseworthy promptitude was got ...
Article : 819 wordsIf the sworn average statements of the Victorian banks for the past quarter, which have been published during the last few days in our commercial columns, present no feature of special ...
Article : 2,134 wordsTraffic was resumed on the Gippsland line today. This came as a surprise, as it was officially, announced on Monday that the resumption could not take place before Wednesday. The ...
Article : 85 wordsThe River Murray is now showing the effects of the heavy fall of rain, and has risen to close on 25 feet above summer level. Already portions of the flat, low land in Echuca East are ...
Article : 619 wordsA meeting of the Standing Committee on Railways was held at Parliament House yesterday, Mr. Thos. Bent, M.L.A., occupying the chair. There were present--Messrs. Zeal, ...
Article : 375 wordsRailway communication with the principal portions of Gippsland was restored yesterday morning in time to permit the 7.50 passenger train proceeding to Sale. A pilot engine had ...
Article : 290 wordsAfter the rising of the Assembly a caucus meeting of the Opposition was held, which lasted till near midnight. Mr. Dibbs was elected leader of the party. It is understood ...
Article : 85 wordsAs evidence that the labor party intend to preserve their identity as a distinct section in the Assembly, it may be mentioned that they took possession to-day of one of the side rooms ...
Article : 61 wordsIn future the labor party will occupy the cross benches on both sides, but neither they nor the other members were strictly divided in regard to their fiscal leaning. J. H. Reid took his seat on ...
Article : 57 wordsAn old digger named Douglas arrived in Geraldton on Saturday from the Upper Murchison, and he brings with him a number of rich quartz specimens, and also a small quantity ...
Article : 366 wordsA circular signed by Mr. James Leckie, mayor of the borough of Sebastopol, has been issued to municipal councils in the colony, inviting them as " bodies which sympathise with ...
Article : 290 wordsThe Legislative Council to-day unanimously adopted resolutions according the thanks of the House to the military and the civil authorities who took part in quelling the disturbances ...
Article : 284 wordsThe little girl, Annie Herbert, who was missed from her parents' home at Highett-street, Richmond, last Saturday morning, was discovered in the afternoon of the same day ; ...
Article : 106 wordsOn Monday night Mr. Godfrey, a candidate for the seat in the Legislative Council, rendered vacant by the decease of the late Dr. Beaney, addressed a fairly well attended ...
Article : 626 wordsThe wash aways on the Great Southern lines are being repaired as rapidly as possible, and the commissioners expect the through traffic will be fully restored this evening. Passengers ...
Article : 247 wordsThe position of the British India steamer Bancoora, which went ashore at Bream Creek during the darkness of Monday morning, is now regarded as hopeless, as she is firmly embedded ...
Article : 567 wordsAt the meeting of the Brighton council on Monday evening councillors were surprised at receiving claims for damages caused by the floods. The claimants were Messrs. G. F. Coates and Son ...
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Article : 249 wordsThe stewards of the Victoria Racing Club met yesterday and formally further postponed the commencement of the Grand National Steeplechase meeting until Tuesday, the 21st inst. This has been ...
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Article : 757 wordsAs soon as Parliament met this afternoon, the Opposition began badgering the Ministry about the agreement or alleged agreement between the Railway department and the Barrier mines, ...
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Article : 129 wordsA man with a horse and buggy, in attempting to cross river at Walla Walla, had a thrilling experience. When half way across the bridge, the water lifted the horse off its legs, ...
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Article : 163 wordsAt a special meeting of the committee and stewards of the Victoria Coursing Club held at noon yesterday, it was decided to postpone the running for the Waterloo cup until Saturday next. Mr. Munday, the secretary, who ...
Article : 83 wordsThe washaways on the railway line between here and Wagga were repaired this afternoon. There were 14 in all extending over a distance of 21 miles. ...
Article : 161 wordsThe quarterly mining returns for the central division have been issued by the registrar, Mr. Christy. They show that during the term 57,890 tons of quartz and pyrites gave a yield of ...
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Article : 159 wordsMessrs. W. Siddeley and Co., agents for the Bancoora, have received no particulars supplementary to those given in the press as to the situation and condition of the Bancoora. They ...
Article : 181 wordsThe Murray continues to rise, and to-day was over 13 feet above summer level, and rising steadily. A telegram from Tallangatta received to-day states that the Mitta Mitta there is ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 15 Jul 1891, Page 6
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