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  2. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The case of Mr. D. O'Connor, the ex-Post-master-General, who some time ago filed his schedule, owing, it was alleged, to mining losses, came before the Bankruptcy Court ...

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  3. THE LATE MR. E. STEINFELD.

    The funeral of the late Mr. K. Steinfeld, M.L.C., took place this afternoon, and was largely attended by representatives of all classes of the community. The remains of the ...

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  4. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.

    The scrutiny in connection with the first batch of the Assembly elections has been completed. The members elected for the remaining country districts are as follows:-- ...

    Article : 172 words
  5. THE COMMERCIAL BANK.

    In the Equity Court, before Mr. Justice Owen, to-day Mr. Lingen mentioned the matter of the petition to wind up the affairs of the Commercial Bank of Australia. Mr. Lingen, ...

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  6. THE RECENT OUTRAGE AT CARLTON.

    The charge of assault with intent preferred against John Wooten at Carlton on the 10th inst. was investigated at the Carlton court yesterday. The court was cleared during the ...

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  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Somo time ago work was suspended at the Sandhurst Rolling Stock Works owing to a dispute between Mr, Ellis, the managing proprietor, and the Railway department, for whom the ...

    Article : 625 words
  8. AN EXTENSIVE LAND TRANSACTION.

    The hearing of an application for an injunction against the City-road Property Company and Henry Butler was continued in the Practice Court yesterday before Mr. ...

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  9. THE ASSAULT ON MR. JAMES MUNRO.

    The hearing of the charge of assault preferred by James Munro, ex-Premier and ex-Agent-General of the colony, against George Davis, a laborer, and former shareholder, in the Real ...

    Article : 1,208 words
  10. THE SWEATING EVIL.

    A large and representative deputation, under the auspices of the Protective, Liberal and Federation League waited upon the Premier yesterday to bring under his notice the evils ...

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  11. THE ADELAIDE PETITION ADJOURNED.

    In Banco to-day, before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Boucaut, Mr. J. H. Symon, Q.C., who appeared on behalf of the Commercial Bank, asked the court to order the petition for ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. PARLIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Legislative Council to-day the Vine Diseases Bill was read a first time. Consideration of the Assembly's message with reference to the Electoral Reform Bill was concluded, and a ...

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  13. QUEENSLAND.

    The gold returns of the colony for the quarter ended 31st March show a yield of 145,600 oz., compared with 160,619 oz. in the previous quarter. Charters Towers produced 64,023 oz., a decrease ...

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  14. THE POSITION OF CURRENT ACCOUNTS IN THE RE-CONSTRUCTION.

    SIR,--As it is very desirable that the same unanimity shall prevail at the forthcoming meeting of depositors as in those which have already been held, it will be well if the management, in ...

    Article : 260 words
  15. CHARGE OF ARSON AGAINST A BALLARAT RESIDENT.

    At the city police court to-day Joseph Foster, a well known timber merchant of Ballarat East, was presented on a charge of arson. Mr. Cuthbert, M.L.C., appeared for the defence ...

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  16. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Customs revenue of South Australia from 1st July, 1892, to 15th April, 1893, amounted to £446,005, showing a decrease of £70,025 compared with the corresponding period of the ...

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  17. TASMANIA.

    A libel action occupied the attention of the Hobart Court to-day. The Tasmanian News was sued by William Farrell, proprietor of a travelling photograph plant, for £500 damages. ...

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  18. NEWSPAPER POSTAGE TO GREAT BRITAIN.

    From the date of the entry of the Australian colonies into the Universal Postal Union--1st October, 1891--the rates of postage to be levied on newspapers has been a questio vexata. The ...

    Article : 506 words
  19. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    SIR,--I beg to submit to the shareholders and depositors of the Commercial Bank that it will be to the interest of all concerned to call up £1 per share only on the ordinary shares, leaving a ...

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  20. THE SHORT ROAD TO WILLIAMSTOWN.

    The early proceedings of the Port Melbourne town council meeting were rather warm last night. The subject was the short road to Williamstown, in which the local council, together ...

    Article : 315 words
  21. HAMILTON ASSIZES.

    At the Supreme Court sittings to-day Justice Hood presided. The case of Jane M'Kenzie, of Melbourne, v. Joseph Ray Matheson, of Portland, a claim for £1000 damages, for slander, ...

    Article : 205 words
  22. SUICIDE FROM DESPONDENCY.

    A report from Cowl Cowl gives particulars of the suicide of a man named George Alexander, a bush hand, who came to the colonies from England a little time since. Alexander obtained ...

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  23. NEW ZEALAND.

    Te Kooti, the perpetrator of the Poverty Bay massacre, has died at Ohiwa. The Customs officers at Wellington have made a large seizure of silk handkerchiefs from a ...

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  24. CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND SUSPENDED BANKS.

    At the meeting of the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum committee last night it was unanimously resolved, on the motion of ex-Mayor Shoppee-- That the Government be requested, when ...

    Article : 93 words
  25. CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF VICTORIA.

    The half yearly meeting of the Congregational Union of Victoria is being held here, and a large number of ministers and laymen of the church are in the town. The initial meeting ...

    Article : 401 words
  26. CHURCH DISESTABLISHMENT.

    A debate took place in Chalmers Church hall last night, in connection with the Chalmers Church Literary and Debating Association, on the question of church disestablishment. Mr. ...

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  27. CASE OF POCKET PICKING.

    The spectacle of a woman and boy facing one another as prosecutrix and prisoner after a wine bibbing frolic was witnessed yesterday in the St. Kilda court, Mrs. Louisa Monk, of ...

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  28. POLITICS IN QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. Buttersby has been returned unopposed for Moreton Bay. A meeting of the supporters of the Opposition will be held on Monday next to consider the ...

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  29. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL INVESTMENT AND BANKING CO.

    A crowded meeting of depositors in the Australian Mutual Investment and Banking Company (in liquidation) was held to-night by order of the court for the purpose of adopting a ...

    Article : 323 words
  30. AMUSEMENTS.

    His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, with Mrs. Madden and a party of prominent citizens, have given their patronage for this evening to Mr. G. Darrell's sporting ...

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  31. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC MAIL PROPOSAL.

    The Premier, Sir George Dibbs, received a cablegram this morning from Mr. Mackenzie Bowell, Minister of Customs in the Canadian Government, with respect to the proposed mail ...

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  32. HOMELESS AND FRIENDLESS.

    A young woman, who gave the name of Eliza Kearney, was charged at the Fitzroy court yesterday with vagrancy. She was found by Constable Wise at 4 o'clock that morning crouching on a ...

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  33. A TASMANIAN LIBEL SUIT.

    Mr. Douglas, the Chief Secretary, who is an old man, was assaulted yesterday by Mr. Norman Cameron, receiving a cut over the eye, but not being otherwise much injured. The cause ...

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  34. AN UNUSUAL CHARGE.

    At the Quarter Sessions to-day James Marsland pleaded guilty to a charge of being accessory after the fact to a felony. His offence consisted in harboring John Wilson Bennett, late ...

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  35. THE SYDNEY OUTRAGE AND MURDER.

    The city coroner to-day summed up the evidence in the inquest on Miss Emma Harrison, the victim of the Burton-street tragedy, and the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against ...

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  36. THE COMPULSORY CLAUSE OF THE EDUCATION ACT.

    At the Williamstown police court yesterday, Arthur Cox was summoned by the truant inspector, Mr. W. Veitch, for neglecting to send his child, Letitia Cox, aged 11 years, to school ...

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  37. SUBLETTING OR PIECE WORK?

    Mr. R. H. Roberts, contractor for the Metropolitan Board of Works, was sued at the Williamstown police court yesterday by a workman named J. Corbett for £4 17s., wages ...

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  38. ALLEGED ASSAULT BY A FATHER.

    A lad, aged 12 years, named Edward Sheedy was yesterday afternoon admitted to the Melbourne Hospital suffering from injuries which gave evidence of his having been subjected to ...

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  39. THE HAWTHORN COUNCIL AND ITS BANKING ACCOUNT.

    A special meeting of the Hawthorn city council was held last night to consider the question of the municipal banking account. The account has been kept at the local branch of the ...

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  40. ROBBING A TILL.

    John Davis, a youth who was arrested after robbing the till of a Mr. Hadcock, a St. Kilda baker, was charged with the offence before the St. Kilda court yesterday. Prisoner was seen ...

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  41. AN OLD OFFENDER.

    A young man named Henry Townsly, alias "Flash Harry," was charged at the Hawthorn court yesterday morning with stealing jewellery to the value of £15 from the house of George ...

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  42. THE DEATH OF BEATRICE CRAMPTON.

    SIR,--Permit me through the medium of your columns to thank the numerous kind friends who have sent letters and messages of condolence with me and mine in our recent ...

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  43. RELIEF OF DISTRESS AT WILLIAMSTOWN.

    An entertainment by the combined churches of Williamstown was held at the local Mechanics' Institute, last evening with the object of raising sufficient funds to enable the ...

    Article : 153 words
  44. THE SHIRE OF OAKLEIGH.

    A special meeting of this shire took place yesterday to take into consideration the position of the shire in regard to the suspension of the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered ...

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  45. "PROFESSOR" RICHARD AGAIN.

    "Professor" Albert Richard, medical electrician, was to-day remanded on a charge of threatening a patient named John Young, of Grafton. According to Young's evidence he ...

    Article : 99 words
  46. SELLING INFERIOR MILK.

    At yesterday's meeting of the St. Kilda court Inspector Adkins charged Peter Gillen, of Bambra-road, Caulfield, with conducting business as a purveyor of milk without being ...

    Article : 116 words
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  48. THE WEST MELBOURNE MYSTERY.

    The police have succeeded in discovering no new features in connection with the West Melbourne mystery; but yesterday John Lapish, the husband of the deceased, who had been absent ...

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