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Article : 706 wordsThe Railway Committee—Messrs. Cameron, Craven. Trenwlth. Melville and White—look evidence here to-day in connection with the Beech Forest line. ...
Article : 712 wordsThe Antarctic exploring vessel, Southern Cross, arrived here this afternoon. Mr. Borgrevinck, who is in command of the expedition, when interviewed, stated that he had ...
Article : 457 wordsThe inquest on the mysterious death of Mrs. Geddes. which occurred on the 14th November, was resumed to-day. Mr. H. Morrison officiated as coroner. ...
Article : 610 wordsIn the divorce case to-day, Anthony Colling Brownless, surgeon aud physician, petitioned for divorce from his wife, formerly Gainscorg, on grounds of adultery with ...
Article : 248 wordsAt the Winchelsea police court to-day, Victor Elkington, ex-security of the shire of Winchelsen, was proceeded against: on four different charges of larceny while ...
Article : 72 wordsTuesday, 29th November.—Adelaide Racing Club Anniversary meeting weights declared. A large number of horses engaged at the ...
Article : 630 wordsA notice served on the St. Kilda council by the Metropolitan Board of Works, that it was the later's intention three days after service to put down fire boxes in the city, gave rise to an ...
Article : 315 wordsSir,—Mr. Embling is in favor of compulsory voting and of proportional representation. if applied to the whole colony. May I suggest a simple way in which both can be obtained, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 wordsThe city council this afternoon discussed the temperance question, on a request made by a deputation of clergymen and others that a clause should he inserted in all ...
Article : 130 wordsOur correspondents report as follows under yesterday's date:— Avoca: Showery this afternoon and to-night. Ballarat: Stormy to-day. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 wordsAt the police court to-day, Thomas Barry was charged by Constable Shoebridge with allowing nine cows which he bad brought into the sale yards to be overstocked. Mr. ...
Article : 83 wordsLast night at the ordinary meeting of the Essendon council, a communication was received from Mr. A. Deakin, M.L.A., giving the information that nothing, during the present session, could be ...
Article : 71 wordsSid. Cavill, 18 years: old, a member of the well-known swimming family, returned from a trip to America to-day. While in the States he contested in 20 races, and only lost one. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Fitzroy council intends to apply for power to lay out the unexpended portion of the No. 6 loan (£9000), which was raised some years ago for the purpose of erecting a refuse destructor plant. ...
Article : 97 wordsAdvices received from London regarding the first three shipments of butter from the Pyramid Hill factory show that the prices obtained were 102s., 101s. and 101s. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe death of Mr. B. C. Rodd, which occurred at 5 p.m. to-day, at the age of 89 years, removes another prominent figure of the old days. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,148 wordsAt last night's meeting of the Collingwood council, Cr. Coleehin rose to propose a motion with the object of calling upon the Metropolitan Board of Works for a return respecting items of ...
Article : 89 wordsAt the citizens unemployed conference to-night, a resolution was passed urging the Government to provide facilities to enable the unemployed to earn sufficient money to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 373 wordsThe management of the Metropolitan Board formed the subject of a prolonged discussion at the meeting of the Brunswick council last night, when the Richmond council forwarded a communication ...
Article : 439 wordsConsiderable time was occupied at a special meeting of the Nunawading shire council lost evening in considering the estimates for a new bridge over the Dandenong Creek. Eventually it was ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Marine Board to-day, in regard to the cause of the collision between the tug Champion and the ketch Aurora on 5th November, when the latter was sunk, decided to ...
Article : 50 wordsHigh winds prevailed again to-day, doing much further damage to all fruit crops. This season's boisterous weather will very much curtail the season's crop, and citrus fruits will probably be ...
Article : 47 wordsA wharf laborer named John Mark.S, aged 45, while working on the steamer Naomi today, fell down the hold and was killed. He leaves a wife and seven children. ...
Article : 149 wordsCr. Bolton moved, at the Williamstown council meeting yesterday, "That this council serve the necessary notice of its intention to take advantage of the Municipal Loans Extension Act." He ...
Article : 167 wordsA "Darling shower" dust storm prevailed throughout Eastern Riverina to-day. A high northwest wind brought up clouds of fine dust front the plains, and by midday the sun was almost ...
Article : 71 wordsThe inquiry into the death by poison of an infant, aged 5 months, named Ethel Maud M'Nab, was commenced yesterday before Mr. G. C. Morrison, District Coroner, at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 288 wordsMr. Ruthling, solicitor, has received letter from Austria stating that the Queensland cattle tick is identical with the tick infesting herds in Austria and Hungary. These ticks ...
Article : 78 wordsThe lecture hall of the South Melbourne Mechanics Institute was crowded last evening on the occasion of the half yearly meeting of the local branch of the A.N.A. The ...
Article : 504 wordsAt the St. Kilda council, the following resolution was, on the motion of Cr, Drakard, seconded by Cr. Jacoby, unanimously carried:—"That this council agrees with the prayer of the petition, ...
Article : 110 wordsThe executive of the L.V.W., at a meeting held last evening, decided to immediately initiate legal proceedings against a wilfully negligent driver, who last week ran down a member of the league ...
Article : 184 wordsCr. Connibere, the junior member for St. Kilda on the Metropolitan Board of Works, was again questioned by Cr. Sir George Turner at the local council as to when he proposes supplying the ...
Article : 334 wordsSir,—When, a month ago, you gave to the public the melancholy news of Scot Inglis's tragic death, we, his brothers, were caused pain enough, especially as we knew your ...
Article : 490 wordsThe Minister of Railways to-day informed a deputation that the extension of the line from Gladstone to Rockhampton would probably be the first undertaken. The ...
Article : 42 wordsThre children, named Cooper, residing at Hamilton, were to-day taken suddenly ill. Dr. Jackson found the children showing symptome of poisoning, and one lad, aged 9 years, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 599 wordsLucy Alice Saxe, of Chatham-street, Prahran, was charged at the local court yesterday with stabbing her daughter on the thigh with a carving, knife. Lucy Alice Saxe, the ...
Article : 255 wordsBy the local option poll taken in the Gladstone district on Saturday it was resolved that a licence should not be granted for an hotel at Gulnare, and that no licences be ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 628 wordsA meeting of representatives of West Australian mining companies was held to-day to consider the new act passed by the West Australian Parliament, compelling ...
Article : 203 wordsThe town clerk of Richmond wrote enclosing the reply of the Premier to the resolution passed by the recent conference, suggesting the appointment of a royal commission of inquiry into the ...
Article : 123 wordsThe resolutions arrived at at a conference of representatives constituting the Metropolitan Board of Works, held on the 16th inst., were conveyed formally to the Essendon council last night by ...
Article : 190 wordsThe Victorian Railway department last night notified the Essendon council that the Minister has agreed to issue tickets on week days from all suburban stations to children under 16 years of age ...
Article : 102 wordsSir,—In your columns this morning, referring to the above, you say "the report of the commission recommended that eight hours should he made the legal day's work, ...
Article : 258 wordsThe customs revenue from 1st July to date is £12,101 more than the amount received for the corresponding period of last year. William Delaney, clerk in the Railway ...
Article : 105 wordsThe offence of removing sand from public streets in South Melbourne used to be very rife when the land was less built upon, and fines as high as £20 were then inflicted. Reuben Pinnock is an old ...
Article : 156 wordsThe match for the Wood trophy (Fitzroy v. Auburn) will be played on the Collingwood green instead of Richmond Union, as first arranged. ...
Article : 25 wordsA serious accident happened at South Melbourne yesterday afternoon to George Joseph Murray, aged 40, an employe in the Telegraph department. He was riding along Clarendon-street on his way home ...
Article : 139 wordsThe Roman Catholic Cathedral at Wellington was destroyed by fire this morning. Painters were at work on the tower, and it is believed that the flame from a burner ...
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Advertising : 343 wordsAmy Garlic, 19 years of age, a domestic, at Newtown, gave birth to a child last night. The infant was found dead, and the girl was charged at the police court to-day with ...
Article : 54 wordsWalter Melrose (Melfort Inn) was fined £2, with 16s. costs, at the Essendon court yesterday, for Sunday trading. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 wordsCharles Myers, laborer, aged 56, residing at Gordon-chambers, Little Bourke-strect, and employed on board the Barrier, berthed at Yarraville, was brought to the Melbourne Hospital last ...
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Advertising : 149 wordsThe Pitcairn Island has arrived at Port Chalmers from Table Bay; While she was at Fiji a fire broke out in her hold, and a number of bags of sugar were destroyed, but ...
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Advertising : 61 wordsFor the above, Broadford defeated Kilmore at Kilmore, on Saturday, by 2 games. Tallarook defeated Avenel at Tallarook, by 15 games. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 29 Nov 1898, Page 6
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