This morning, a widower named Andrew Douglass, who resided in Clarke-street, Chilwell, went to the Barwon River shooting wild fowl. He was accompanied by his two ...
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Article : 2,097 wordsShortly before closing time on Friday night a lad named Joseph Thompson walked into the bar of the Flower Hotel, Drummond-street, Carlton, and asked the licensee, ...
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Article : 461 wordsAn appeal has lately been made to the congregation of Christ Church of England, and special prayer used for some time, for a free will offering on Christmas day. Envelopes ...
Article : 66 wordsAt the Shamrock Hotel, late on Friday night, after closing time, Mr. W. Gerloff, licensee, took the money from one of the tills, amounting to about ...
Article : 223 wordsThe Christmas attraction at the Theatre Royal is one that peculiarly appeals to patrons of the old house, and it has the additional advantage of being one of the most ...
Article : 678 wordsThe holiday in the North was celebrated in splendid weather. Cycling sports, regattas, river excursions and races were held, and everything passed off without serious ...
Article : 56 wordsA place owned by Mr. A. Howard was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. MURCHISON, Monday. A bush fire, which did a considerable ...
Article : 159 wordsIntending holiday makers by the A.U.S.N. Company's steamship Paroo, to the number of 300 in all classes, met with a sad disappointment on Saturday evening, when the ...
Article : 264 wordsThe Salvation army, with its usual solicitude on behalf of the poor and needy of the slums at Christmas time, prepared a gigantic dinner for the city waifs and strays, ...
Article : 482 wordsThe steamer Yolla, recently acquired by the Union Shipping Company, was wrecked on Friday morning at Sandy Cape, 30 miles north of the Pieman Heads, on the west ...
Article : 265 wordsThe Premier has received intimation from the Secretary of State for the Colonies that the man arrested at Monte Video as being Joseph Myers denies that he is the person ...
Article : 159 wordsThe formal opening of the Empress Cannery, Toolamba, took place last Friday. Among those present by invitation were Mr. J. L. Dow, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 535 wordsThe latest phase of the influx of Austrians difficulty is that the Premier has received a cable communication to the effect that, very probably, the Queensland Government ...
Article : 312 wordsA prisoner named James Murray, alias James Kirby, made a successful dash for IIberty at the City Watch House yesterday. Murray was arrested in the city on Saturday ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 239 wordsFollowing on the arrest of John Taylor, on the charge of stealing a suit of clothes, as reported in "The Age" of Saturday last, Detective Griffin and Constables Loughnan ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsThe appearance of three new stars at the Opera House on Saturday evening made the occasion more than ordinarily interesting for the patrons of up to date variety ...
Article : 300 wordsIt is a somewhat formidable contract for one performer to undertake single handed the entertainment of a large audience for two hours in the open air and under a ...
Article : 623 wordsJohn Corbelt, 18 years old, was found dead yesterday morning. Deceased, in company with Edward George Donnelly and others, visited two hotels, and considerable ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 wordsAn inquest was held at the Morgue on Saturday by Mr. O'Meara, P.M., into the death of Ezekiel Smiley, sanitary curt driver, who on Friday last was found in a dying ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 68 wordsOn Saturday night last the Richmond police were informed that Ellen Reeves, 54, of 113 Palmer-street,was missing from her home. The constables were accordingly ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 149 wordsA localised version of Jack and the Beanstalk was produced last night at the Alexandra Theatre, before an audience from which, judging by the large proportion of juveuiles ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 90 wordsOn the Melbourne cricket ground, during the Austral Wheel meeting, four sovereigns were stolen from the pocket of Michael Eagan, blacksmith, of High-street, East ...
Article : 86 wordsSir,--The discussion in the Melbourne City Council relative to its printing contract, on Wednesday last, apparently indicates that councillors were not aware of the fact that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 150 wordsThe slaughter house at Coburg, owned and carried on by Messrs. J. Connolly and Co., butchers, of 334 Elizabeth-street, city, caught fire from some unknown cause yesterday morning, and was totally ...
Article : 127 wordsOswald Willett, aged 19, residing at Washington-street, Essendon, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital yesterday suffering from a shattered hand. He was out ...
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Advertising : 71 wordsChristmas eve is evidently not a good night for a concert in Melbourne, for though Mr. Newbury had a long list of names to fill his programme at the Exhibition last Saturday, ...
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Advertising : 46 wordsThe special holiday bills put forward by theatrical entrepreneurs attracted large diences to the theatres last evening, and every house received substantial support. At ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 27 Dec 1898, Page 6
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