The skeletons of three early colonists, who perished at St. Kilda when the present seaside resort was pert of "the hush." were exhumed at the lied Bluff on ...
Article : 825 wordsThe West Coast delegates waited upon Ministers again yesterday morning, and submitted their alternative proposal. The Ministers finally decided to ask Parliament ...
Article : 93 wordsLast evening Mr. E. J. Crooke, M.L.C., addressed the electors in the mechanics' institute. He said there were no burning questions, but he considered it only right that ...
Article : 483 wordsThe Rev. J. A. Sopor, pastor of the Dawson-street Baptist Church, met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon while bicycling in the neighborhood of the Gong ...
Article : 183 wordsA remarkable instance of a "Colonial Abroad" has been furnished by Mr. George Fowlds, M.L.C., of Auckland. Now Zealand, now travelling in America. In a copy of the ...
Article : 2,254 wordsSir-- Will you allow me through your columns to express my approval of your plan in last Monday's issue for the Beech Forest railway? I feel sure yon have struck the ...
Article : 769 wordsThe inquest on the body of W. A. Firth, who was found dead in bed with a revolver wound in his breast, in a lodging house, in Flinders-street, on Friday, was held on ...
Article : 83 wordsLocal wines sent by Mr. E. Mackereth to London have been very successful in that market, and the following letter has been received by him from his client:-- "I am ...
Article : 116 wordsThe annual demonstration of friendly societies, in aid of the hospital, to-day, was a great success. Several thousand members of the societies, headed by a number of hands, ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Egremont Castle, a collier, chartered by the Adelaide Steamship Company, went aground near Schnapper Point, Port Adelaide River, on Friday morning, owing to the ...
Article : 96 wordsA conference of delegates from the various branches of the Gippsland Rabbit Suppression League was held here last night. A large amount of correspondence was ...
Article : 196 wordsAt the municipal council meeting on Thursday Alderman Buzncott moved that the Government be asked to construct the water works under the provisions of the Country ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. J. Y. M'Donald, M.L.C., who has just been returned unopposed as a representative of the Wellington Province, met this morning with an enthusiastic reception from the ...
Article : 230 wordsA four-roomed weatherboard house, owned by Mr. P. M'Bride and occupied by Mr. F. Albert, was destroyed by fire about 2.30 yesterday morning. The outbreak was ...
Article : 97 wordsThe first wool of the season passed over the Murray on Thursday, comprising 34 bales from Butherwah and 26 from Colombo Creek. Shearing began at Brookong on Thursday. ...
Article : 75 wordsOn Saturday the permanent forces aud the metropolitan partially paid and volunteer forces manned the whole of the costal forts from Newport, seven miles north of Sydney. ...
Article : 75 wordsThe mayor, Cr. Roberski, on the termination of his period of office, entertained the councillors of the borough and a number of the leading residents on Friday night at a ...
Article : 85 wordsSir,-- I crave space for a few remarks on the Beach Forest railway. There is a very lively agitation going on now among the business men of Colae to have it brought ...
Article : 682 wordsIn the Insolvency Court yesterday, the hearing of the charges of fraud against A, L. Harrold in connection with the insolvency of the firm of Harrold Bros, was continued. ...
Article : 223 wordsAt a meeting of the Typographical Society last, night a motion was carried declaring the "Morning Herald" office a nonunion office, on the ground that learners on ...
Article : 60 wordsAt a meeting of the Wodonga Wine and Fruit Growers Association last evening, the following resolution was unanimously carried, and ordered to he forwarded to Mr. J. ...
Article : 86 wordsIn Bourke-street last night. George Jacobs gave info the custody of Constable Billiard, two young men named Jacob Glasser and Philip Simmons. Roth the accused are ...
Article : 127 wordsA special sitting of the District Court was arranged for Saturday, to hear 31 eases. In all of which the defendant was Marks Herman, financier, of 352 Little Collins-street. ...
Article : 362 wordsThe police made a raid on a tote shop, conducted by Charles Cuthbert, Hay-street, yesterday afternoon. The place was fall of people, waiting for news about the Boulder ...
Article : 69 wordsThe borough council yesterday decided to protest against the action of the Board of Health in declaring the borough affected with scarlet fever and scarlatina, when ...
Article : 153 wordsYesterday the dead body of an old man was found Homing in Sydney harbor. A bank clerk identified it as that of a man who, on 23rd inst., drew £100 from the bank ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 wordsAt the ordinary meeting of the Benevolent Asylum committee on Thursday afternoon, a letter was received from Dr. A. L. Kenny, pointing out that at no time did ...
Article : 247 wordsOn Thursday the Pride of the Murray arrived from Mildura with 57 bales of wool from Murray Downs, and 59,bales from [?] stations; 220 bags of wheat, about 30 ...
Article : 1,461 wordsTelegrams from our correspondents, under yesterday's date:-- Albury: Splendid rain last night and to-day, about 80 points. ...
Article : 48 wordsAn old man, mimed Charles Corey, limped painfully into the City Court on Saturday, charged with vagrancy, and Constable O'Sullivan slated that the man went to the Little Bourke-street ...
Article : 119 wordsThe report of the Government Savings Bank shows that last year the number of depositors Increased by 481. and the amount to the credit of depositors had increased by ...
Article : 34 wordsThe death of Sarah Klutsch. aged 63 who died in the Melbourne Hospital on Friday after swallowing a quantity of vermin poison, was inquired into by Mr. Candler ...
Article : 156 wordsA Parliamentary return shows that the total cost of providing the city and suburbs with water has been £1.491.000. The Happy Valley scheme cost nearly £300,000, and the ...
Article : 204 wordsOn Saturday week the Clarendon Hotel, in Clarendon-street, South Melbourne, was visited by thieves, who got away with a cash box containing jewellery valued at £50. ...
Article : 325 wordsActing on departmental instructions, Detective D. G. O'Donnell on Saturday attended the meeting of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club at Caulfield, and took the names of all the ...
Article : 198 wordsAt the Carlton court on Saturday, Mrs. Bond, a registered nurse, made a third application for the committal to the care of the Department for Neglected Children of an infant, 5 months old, ...
Article : 181 wordsA public meeting, under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars, was held in the Melbourne Temperance Hall, Russell-street, at 8 o'clock last night. Mr. ...
Article : 216 wordsThe "Saturday night gang." which has been operating with such signal success on hotels, &c., in the northern suburbs, took a turn to the southward last Saturday. At ...
Article : 108 wordsArthur Wilks, the young man who is suspected of having been concerned in various caws of buggy stealing, &c., was committed for trial by Mr. Panton, P.M., at the City Court on Friday, on a ...
Article : 149 wordsIt was expected that something [?] would have been known yesterday regarding the English tenders for the pipes for the Coolgardle water scheme; but, though the ...
Article : 108 wordsAt 3.15 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a storeroom attached to Kennedy's grocery branch store, in Commercial-road, Prahran. The alarm was given by Mr. Ficken, greengrocer, who lives next ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsSidney M'Donald, aged 12, was knocked down by a tram car in Simpson's-roan on Saturday, and sustained severe injuries to the face and fracture of one of his legs. The sufferer, who lived with ...
Article : 50 wordsGeorge Richardson, a man of respectable appearance, was charged at Carlton on Friday with insulting behavior. Constable Shanks staled that at about 6 p.m. on Thursday, accused, who had ...
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Advertising : 82 wordsFather Murphy, whose serious Illness was referred to in "The Age" of Saturday, died at Franklin yesterday morning, aged 77 years. ...
Article : 62 wordsWith the object of making a thorough test of the cyanide treatment of auriferous cement, the Government is taking steps to have 50 tons from the Barossa gold field treated at the Mount ...
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Advertising : 22 wordsOne of the Rothschilds is reported to have paid £200 for a butterfly. His extensive collection of butterfly. His extensive collection off butterflies is valued at £100,000. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 29 Aug 1898, Page 6
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