The death of William Henry M'Farlane, which resulted from injuries received through falling from a bicycle whilst riding down Jolimont Hill on Friday last, was investigated yesterday at the ...
Article : 986 wordsSo far no trace has been discovered of William L. Robertson, the late security clerk in the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, for whose arrest a warrant is current on a ...
Article : 668 wordsA discussion took place in the Collingwood council last evening regarding the proposal of the Metropolitan Board of Works to strike a rate of 3d. in the pound upon all property ...
Article : 742 wordsThe trial of Richard Buckley on a charge of wounding Charles Stewart with intent to murder was continued before Mr. Justice Williams in the Criminal Court ...
Article : 720 wordsThe wisdom of the Northcote council in calling a conference of councils interested to question the methods and decision of the Standing Committee on Railways with respect to the northern suburbs ...
Article : 286 wordsA boy named Frank Matthews was admitted to the hospital to–day, suffering from gun shot wounds in the face. He states that he and his brother, Duncan, were shooting birds at ...
Article : 114 wordsLocal vignerons are much incensed at the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture to accept from the New South Wales Government, for the purpose of distribution in Victoria, 50,000 ...
Article : 269 wordsIn an action against Sergeant M'Kee to–day the Chief Justice spoke very strongly of the course of conduct pursued by the Inspector–General of Police. The sergeant was proceeded ...
Article : 146 wordsIt was decided last night by the North Melbourne Melbourne council to accede to the proposal of the Flemington and Kensington council that a conference of the neighboring municipalities be held for the [?] ...
Article : 168 wordsSeveral directors of the Mt. Lyell Company and their Melbourne guests at the railway opening festivities, together with newspaper representatives, arrived here from the south to–day. ...
Article : 53 wordsArrangements in connection with the proposed visit of his Excellency Lord Brassey to the Rutherglen district to formally open the Viticultural College have been completed, and ...
Article : 211 wordsTwo actions for alleged slander, in which the defendant was Cyril Darcy Leaver, came before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury to–day. The plaintiffs were Louise Geraldine De Hochspied ...
Article : 299 wordsAt the meeting of the Brunswick council, held last evening, Cr. D.V. Hennessy brought up a report as representative of the council at the Metropolitan Board of Works in reference to the ...
Article : 445 wordsThe Government has decided against having Now Zealand represented at the fisheries exhibition in London. Captain Coyle has been appointed submarine ...
Article : 96 wordsSir,— The first of two dangerous questions which threaten to cast dissention into the early counsels of federated Australia will arise in the choice of a capital. It is generally assumed ...
Article : 1,081 wordsThe Eastern Vermin Board to–day considered a letter from Mr. T.E. Allen, chief inspector under the Vermin Act, requesting an expression of opinion on the advisability or otherwise of ...
Article : 226 wordsThe hearing of the charges of alleged misappropriation and wilfully making a false entry preferred against Lieutenant Moir, of H.M.S. Ringdove, was continued to–day. Moir denied ...
Article : 87 wordsAt the Essendon council last night, Commissioner Cowan said it was unfortunate that the bill did not pass which would have permitted a differential rate being passed. It would require a rate of 6d. in the ...
Article : 121 wordsA report by the Government and local city auditors, reflecting on the administration of certain officials of the city staff, was read before the St. Kilda council last night. The ...
Article : 786 wordsAt the police court this morning, before Mr. Morrison, P.M., and Mr. C.M. Ross, J.P., Isaac M'Leod, miner of Broadford, sued James M'Laren, of Melbourne, for £6 16s. 6d., for work ...
Article : 103 wordsDr. Youl, City Coroner, held an inquest at the Melbourne Hospital yesterday on the body of Mr. George Mowling, who died in that institution on Saturday from the effects of a buggy ...
Article : 268 wordsPRINCIPAL OFFICES DECLARED VACANT. A special meeting to consider the amalgamation and rearrangement of the offices of the town was held last night. A discussion which began early in the ...
Article : 264 wordsTwo young men, named Charles Gifford, alias Smith, and William Stewart, were tried before Mr. Justice Williams in the Criminal Court yesterday on a charge of ...
Article : 362 wordsA boy named Jas. Smith, aged 15, was killed by a lift in Wynyard–square this afternoon. He was sent down in the lift with a bag of rubbish, and it is supposed that the lift started ...
Article : 76 wordsWhilst inspecting the machinery and plant of the North Albion mine on Friday, Mr. W. Chisholm, manager of the Prince Regent mine, Ballarat, had a miraculous escape from serious ...
Article : 130 wordsAt the Water police court to–day the Very Rev. J.J. Carroll, of the Sacred Heart Church, was fined 10s. and costs for assaulting Jas. Byrnes. The complainant was at work on the ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Board of Health has for some time past lent itself to a consideration of the conditions surrounding the treatment of vessels and passenger arriving in this port and found to be ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 319 wordsThe Premier recently received a letter from Lord Jersey, stating that Mr. Philip Sheridan, the well–known cricket enthusiast, has been unanimously elected a member of the ...
Article : 70 wordsA jewellery hawker named Solomon Cross, living in Durham–street, sulfered a rather considerable loss at the hands of burglars on Saturday night. Shortly after 6 O'clock Cross ...
Article : 202 wordsSir,— I am induced again to trespass upon your space to offer a few remarks upon the eminently practical letter of Mr. Mountain in your issue of 10th inst. Mr. Mountain ...
Article : 473 wordsIn regard to the proposal to send home a detachment of lancers to England in connection with the record reign celebrations, the matter is being taken up quite enthusiastically by the ...
Article : 131 wordsAn old Chinese named Ching Goon found a 32 oz. nugget to–day while fossicking in abandoned workings at Haddon. He had been in very poor circumstances, and for a long while ...
Article : 79 wordsAccompanied by his son and daughter, Mr. Philip Blashki, manufacturing jeweler, was returning to his hom via the Parliamentary reserve, about 11.15 p.m. on the ...
Article : 464 wordsAt last night's meeting of the St. Kilda council Cr. Drakard submitted a report on a conference between delegates from the Prahran, St. Kilda and Moorabbin council respecting the agitation raised ...
Article : 148 wordsA verdict in favor of the defendant was returned in the action brought by Annie Turner against the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company for the recovery £500 ...
Article : 316 wordsAn instructive lecture upon Milk Production was given here this evening by Mr. W.T. Kendall, M.R.C.V.S. The lecturer pointed out that with factory dairying there must be ...
Article : 1,797 wordsA meeting of the special committee appointed to prepare a new constitution for the L.V.W. was held last evening; Mr. S.V. Winter presiding. Nothing definite was drawn ...
Article : 336 wordsAt a preliminary meeting of residents to–night, to consider the suggestions for improving the position of affairs here, Dr. Abramowski dwelt upon the unsound position in which the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 wordsThe postal authorities have once again decided to close the Lower Hawthorn post office. A year or so ago a similar decision was arrived at, but the announcement aroused strong local ...
Article : 173 wordsIn the Supreme Court to–day a. kanaka named Tommy Ango was charged with the murder of two inmates of the asylum at Dunwich. He was found guilty and was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 69 wordsA fatal accident happened on Saturday to Edward Thos. Smith, an employs attached to Fitzgerald's circus. The cages of the circus left Bulong, and some 3 miles along the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 23 Mar 1897, Page 6
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