The effect of the recent drought upon the Coliban water supply was so marked, and the contingency of a water famine in the surrounding district so closely approached, ...
Article : 673 wordsMaria. Chevers, an elderly woman, was charged to- day with stabbing her husband, Patrick Chevers, in the chest with a pair of scissors. The woman stated that she had accused her ...
Article : 129 wordsThe Royal Commission on Old Age Pensions sat again yesterday at the Premier's office. Present:--Messrs. Kirton (president), Hamilton, M 'Leod, Beazley, Grose, Hancock, ...
Article : 961 wordsA special meeting was held at Mr. T. Darveniza's Excelsior Vineyard this afternoon to adopt the prospectus of the new winery, which it was resolved to name the ...
Article : 111 wordsWhen a young man named Michael Morrissey, who had been out on bail, stepped into the dock at the Criminal Court yesterday to answer a charge of larceny, it was ...
Article : 566 wordsDebentures were realised upon at full rates in a sound Change, with steady market ruling for the majority of investment companies other than Tramway and ...
Article : 2,374 wordsApplications were made to- day to the central board of health for permission to erect a crematorium at Rosebery. The board refused the request, as the Rosebery board of health had ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 562 wordsA requisition to Mr. W. Gale, J. P., is being signed in Ballarat East, asking him to allow himself to be nominated for the representation of the north ward in the ...
Article : 79 wordsA confinee in Darlinghourst gaol, named Sylvester A. K. Primrose, aged 66 years, died suddenly in one of the exercise yards to- day. He was undergoing a sentence of 5 Years for ...
Article : 82 wordsOur Ballarat correspondent reports:-- The market was not so active to- day. Notwithstanding the recent improvements on both Guiding Star and Consols lines, there ...
Article : 1,300 wordsMr. Lloyd Williams, manager for Sargood's warehousing firm here, has died of internal complications. Three mining companies in Auckland --the ...
Article : 95 wordsKilmore is likely to become somewhat notorious over its Jubilee festivities and through the members of the board of advice. In consequence of some severe ...
Article : 150 wordsAt the sessions yesterday Alexander Robinson, of Jerambula, was charged with carnally knowing Harriot Maria Finley, aged 13 years and 4 months. The girl went to servant to the ...
Article : 152 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Brunker stated that the inspector- general had received no instructions as to the Sunday closing of shops, but he had forwarded to ...
Article : 471 wordsAbout 8 p. m. a member of the Long Gully fire brigade saw smoke issuing from an old shaft on the Carlisle lease in Havilah- street, and gave the alarm. The brigade turned out ...
Article : 83 wordsThe decision of the authorities to enforce the closing of all shops on Sundays that are not exempted under the act is causing a good deal of comment amongst those whom it chiefly concerns. ...
Article : 128 wordsStockyard Crock Proprietary, Foster.--A meeting of shareholder was held at the office of Mr. A. A. Peacock, third floor, Stock Exchange of Melbourne, on Wednesday morning, when Mr. William Brookes ...
Article : 296 wordsAt the meeting of the Ballarat Presbytery to- day, the approaching general elections were referred to by Mr. Simon Morrison, a lay member, who urged that ...
Article : 974 wordsGood rain throughout Riverina last night; 30 points registered here and at Germanton and Corowa. HOBART, Wednesday. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe amount paid by the Government for the Headington Hill Station, Darling Downs, was £80,744, and the area is 36,702 acres. The property formerly belonged to Davenport and ...
Article : 114 wordsThe following are to- day's forecasts:-- VICTORIA, Wednesday, 6 p.m. --By Mr. Baracchi; Fine inland, with light north- westerly winds, frosty or foggy during night; more or less cloudy, ...
Article : 237 wordsThe Furniture Trade Wages Board has reached a crisis in its dealings with matters coming under its consideration with respect to the fixing of wages for piece work. The ...
Article : 553 wordsA disgraceful row occurred in China Town last night, when a number of blue jackets from H. M. S. Rapid broke windows, smashed in doors, and in one case, it is alleged, looted ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 941 wordsMr. C. Napier Bell, an expert secured by the Government to advise on a scheme of sewerage and drainage for Perth and suburbs, has submitted a report recommending the ...
Article : 99 wordsIn the Assembly to- day Mr. Glassey (Labor leader) moved the second reading of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the main principle of which is "one man one vote." Sir Horace ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 wordsThe Commercial Banking Company of Sydney yesterday hoisted its flag in celebration of the completion of 50 years' service in the institution of the general manager, Mr. T. A. ...
Article : 87 wordsIn the Assembly to- day the Treasurer stated that each member of the South Australian delegation to the Federal Convention still draws 2 guineas daily, Sundays included, and will ...
Article : 339 wordsA disgraceful scene occurred at the Collingwood court yesterday. Two women who had been arrested --Johanna Mussaline, for using obscene language, and Jessie Reid, as being an idle and ...
Article : 346 wordsA conference of freezing companies' representatives to consider Hooley's scheme for amalgamation of Australasian freezing companies yesterday appointed a ...
Article : 54 wordsWe are in receipt of the following, dated yesterday:-- Beechworth : Intermittent rain for past three days. ...
Article : 81 wordsCharles Summerville was committed for trial at the Orange police court to- day on a charge of stealing auriferous ore from the Wentworth Company's mine, at Lucknow, ...
Article : 238 wordsReceived by Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.:-- From Walbundrie, Albury, New South Wales, 7th : Just had 40 points rain; like more ; good growing weather. ...
Article : 30 wordsBlock 10 shipped last week 1423 tons of material, including 500 tons of bagged concentrates, leaving an estimated quantity of the latter on the ore floors of 804 tons. The mill did good ...
Article : 444 wordsSir,--While I do not approve of the personal and offensive tone of "C. of E.'s" references to the Bishop's and Archdeacon Armstrong's utterances at the Jubilee lunch, I fully endorse ...
Article : 353 wordsSir,--As one interested in supplying butter to the consumers of this colony, I beg to draw attention through your columns to an injustice threatened by the Commissioner ...
Article : 315 wordsThe lesson of the recent diphtheria outbreak at Hawthorn has not been unheeded in the adjoining suburb of Richmond. The local board of advice waited upon the Minister of Education yesterday. ...
Article : 133 wordsThe Chief Secretary was asked yesterday to consider the claims of the sub- officers and constables of the police force to an increase of their annual leave from 12 days to three weeks. ...
Article : 111 wordsA deputation consisting of Messrs. King, Glassey, Wm. Thorn, Hoolan, M'Gahan, Daniells, Fogarty, Kerr, Hardacre, Groom, Keogh, Cross, Kidston, Stewart and Bell ...
Article : 311 wordsA deputation, representing the Phillip Island shire council, yesterday asked the Minister of Public Works for a grant of £300 to improve main roads from the chief centres of settlement to the ...
Article : 78 wordsSir,--In your issue of Monday last I note Mr. Wilson, the Government departmental expert in charge of the cool stores at Flinders- street, denies that any of the £7276 lost on freezing has ...
Article : 209 wordsThe Railway department has accepted tenders for the supply of certain stores for two years, as under, at schedule rates:--Bone dust, Blyth, Irvine and Binney; colonial cement, the Australian ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Minister of Water Supply was asked yesterday by a deputation from the Forrest Creek Cold Mining Company to reduce the current charge for the water supply to the mine. The cost amounted ...
Article : 97 wordsThe Kempson's Lease Company, whose properly is situated between the old Commercial- street lead and Chambers's Flat, have only lately completed the erection of a costly winding, pumping and ...
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Advertising : 75 wordsAt the meeting of the Victorian Silk Culture Association, held at the office, 366 Bourke- street, on the 6th inst., Mr. Brake, M. L. A., in the chair, it was decided to hold the annual ...
Article : 83 wordsAn application was made to the Minister of Water Supply yesterday by a deputation from the Shepparton and Numurkah shire councils to have a trust formed to carry out the Eastern Goulburn ...
Article : 90 wordsThe first sales of the wool season of 1837-98 were held to- day, when 918 bales were offered, and the sales, inclusive of private business, amounted to 2967 bales. The supply was chiefly of inferior ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 8 Jul 1897, Page 6
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