The bearing of the action brought by Richard Lethbridge, civil servant, against Hugh Boyd, medical practitioner, residing at Bendigo, to recover £5000 damages for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,315 wordsA meeting of the Law Commission was held yesterday at the Law Courts. Mr. H. B. Higgins, M.L.A., chairman, presided, and the members present were Mr. Pirani, Mr. Gillespie, Mr. Cowderoy, ...
Article : 1,003 wordsA meeting of fruit growers and exporters was held last evening at the Vine Growers' Club for the purpose of considering the arrangements to be made for the export trade of the coming ...
Article : 1,862 wordsGertrude K. Edwards, the superintendent, hopes her institution will be amply recognised. Many of the children under its care are friendless and dependent upon the committee for support until ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,247 wordsMr. James Knox, J.P., appeals for the men, women and children who look for their Christmas treat through the medium of this mission. The facts submitted are that 347 destitute persons have ...
Article : 104 wordsMr. E. Woods, the missioner, reminds the public that this mission was founded by the late Dean Macartney, and although it only exists from month to month by the generosity of a small number of ...
Article : 134 wordsThe half yearly meeting was held at the office, Collins-street, yesterday, Mr. J. A. Wallace, M.L.C., chairman of directors, presiding. The statement of accounts, which was adopted, showed ...
Article : 217 wordsL. M. Fox, hon. secretary, writes that 28 children are being trained in this institution for domestic service, and that owing to lowness of funds they will have no Christmas treat unless the ...
Article : 50 wordsS. J. Swinborn, hon. superintendent, states that there are 27 inmates (female ex-prisoners, &c.) to care for, and asks for money or goods to aid in giving them some extra pleasure at the time when ...
Article : 47 wordsMr. Jos. Pittman, hon. secretary, calls attention to the needs of this institution, which has two branches, one for the restoration of fallen girls, and the other for the protection of young girls. ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Rev. E. James, chaplain, makes his annual appeal for reading mat[?]r--surplus stock of periodicals, religious or secular, or any kind of literature calculated to brighten the seaman's life. ...
Article : 34 wordsA meeting of shareholders in the Snowy River Mines Development Corporation No Liability was held yesterday, at the offices of the company, 317 Collins-street. The articles of association were ...
Article : 89 wordsMr. W. Scott, hon. secretary, 263 Brunswick-street, asks for help to give the destitute of the district their annual Christmas treat. The work of the mission consists in providing food and ...
Article : 71 wordsAlice R. Lang, hon. secretary, appeals for this home, and explains that its object is to help friendless young mothers who leave the hospital convalescent, but weak and unfit for work, and who ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 997 wordsThe statement of the municipal accounts and expenditure of the town of North Melbourne for the year ending 30th September last has been submitted. The receipts amounted to £13,266, ...
Article : 140 wordsSir,--Will you kindly permit me, through your valuable paper, to make an appeal on behalf of the little waifs of the city. Especially would I ask those whom God has blessed with happy home ...
Article : 171 wordsA meeting of deposit receipt holders in the above company was hold yesterday at the Athenaeum; Mr. R. Balderson presiding. The second report of the directors was laid ...
Article : 576 wordsSir,--The Melbourne District Nursing Society performs an excellent work of charity by nursing the sick poor of the city and suburbs in their own homes. It has been usual at Christmastide, through ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 wordsAt Monday's meeting of the Collingwood council, the mayor, Cr. Wilkins, on behalf of the council, presented an illuminated address to Cr. Cody, who filled the mayoral chair last year, in ...
Article : 55 wordsSir,--On behalf of the committee of the E.L.B.S, I desire to appeal to the charitably disposed among your readers for assistance in giving some Christmas comforts to the many poor of the Essendon ...
Article : 88 wordsAt the wool sales to-day, 9098 bales were offered and 7820 sold. Wools of medium to inferior description predominated. Superior samples were in strong demand at firm rates. Medium to good ...
Article : 65 wordsOn Monday, Cr. Keele stated in the Collingwood council that some of the workmen under the corporation had complained of being dogged by councillors while at their work. He also had been ...
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Article : 262 wordsSir,--I am desired by the management of the Royal Metropolitan Liedertafel to again bring before the charitable public the deserving nature of this fund. It was instituted many years ago by ...
Article : 151 wordsA report from Eskdale states that Wells and Sewell put 21 tons through for a return of 101 oz. 11 dwt. This reef is on the Sunday line. The former crushing went up to 8 oz. per ton. G. ...
Article : 198 wordsAt Monday's meeting of the St. Kilda council, Cr. Kemp moved--"That the election of members of the Metropolitan Board of Works should be direct by the ratepayers." A discussion similar to ...
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Article : 428 wordsSir,--I would like through your columns to direct attention to the terrible danger that is annually incurred by the holding of side shows and entertainments in some of the larger places ...
Article : 306 wordsRecent discoveries in the vicinity of Mount Darwin, eight miles south of Mount Lyell, are attracting considerable attention, and some excellent samples of copper ore have been brought to ...
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Advertising : 36 wordsCandidates for degrees must pay their fees and fill in a notice of their intention to present themselves for admission to degrees not later than 20th December. On Thursday, 23rd, at 11 a.m., ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Junction mine mill last week treated 700 tons of crude sulphides, returning 160 tons of first concentrates, assaying 25.4 oz. of silver, 61 per cent, of lead, 10½ per cent of zine.; also 15 tons ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 17 Dec 1897, Page 7
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