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  2. CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

    The annual meeting of the Anglican Church Missionary Association was held at the Cathedral Chapter House last evening, the Very Rev. Archdeacon Langley presiding. After a hymn ...

    Article : 923 words
  3. THE BANQUET TO LORD HOPETOUN.

    A meeting of the committee appointed to carry out the business management of the farewell banquet tendered Lord Hopetoun by the citizen, of Melbourne on 23rd March was held in ...

    Article : 349 words
  4. THE RESCUE OF CITY WAIFS.

    The thirtieth annual report of the work of the Latrobe-street Ragged Children' Mission will shortly be published, when it will be observed that during the past nine months ...

    Article : 547 words
  5. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    A wine party given yesterday at Longreach in honor of the visit of the Governor and Ministers of the Crown was a great success. The Premier (Mr. Nelson), in responding to the ...

    Article : 200 words
  6. FIRES ON BOARD SHIP.

    Two vessels reached port yesterday from Europe whose experiences are unpleasantly remarkable, both having been subjected to fires at sea. In one case also the fortunes of those ...

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  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Judge Walsh presided at the County Court to-day, but only one case was set down for hearing. A boy named William Henry Lewis, aged 9 years, through his father, sued Arthur ...

    Article : 191 words
  8. TASMANIA.

    A case of considerable interest to the commercial community is set down for hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday next. The Commissioner of Trade and Customs is ...

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  9. THE CLOSE SEASON FOR QUAIL.

    Regarding the alleged unsportsmanlike conduct of certain Melbourne residents in shooting quail near Learmonth the day prior to the closing of the season, the Ballarat Gun Club ...

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  10. ROAD AND RAIL COMPETITION.

    An influential firm of carriers has put on teams between Swan Hill and Melbourne, to compete against the railway, and is carrying goods at great reductions on railway ...

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  11. QUEENSLAND SEPARATION MOVEMENT.

    The Townsville council to-day discussed the question of giving a public reception to the members of the Ministry. One alderman proposed that a flag, bearing the word ...

    Article : 126 words
  12. THE LOST WOMAN, MRS. CLEAVES.

    The search party to-day discovered traces of the woman Cleaves in Hogan's paddock, on the Morwell-road. An apron was found as well as the remains of a fire, leading to the belief that ...

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  13. THE OUTTRIM RAILWAY.

    About 50 men have left the railway works during the last three days, complaining that they were unable to make wages at the prices given. Eight draymen arrived from Melbourne. ...

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  14. A JUDGE ALTERS HIS MIND.

    At the Circuit Court to-day, Mr. Acting Justice Barton recalled Arthur Riddle, formerly teller and accountant of the Wagga branch of the Bank of Australasia, who had been ...

    Article : 105 words
  15. THE RABBIT PEST.

    At an adjourned sitting of the Avenol police court to-day. before Messr. Dobbin, P.M., and Plummer, J.P., Mounted Constable Hunt proceeded under the Vermin Destruction' Act ...

    Article : 100 words
  16. AMUSEMENTS.

    The demand for seats for Mario Elster's farewell next Tuesday evening at the Theatre Royal has been so great that it has been found necessary to extend the reserved stalls, the whole of ...

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  17. THE STEAMER WARRNAMBOOL.

    A large cargo carrying steamer of the Blue Anchor line, called the Warrnambool, a frequent visitor to this port, arrived yesterday morning from London via Adelaide. Captain ...

    Article : 513 words
  18. NEW GUINEA'S GOLD RESOURCES.

    The favorable reports received of late concerning the goldfields of New Guinea have caused a rush on a small scale. The schooner Ivanho, which is at present in the harbor, will ...

    Article : 56 words
  19. ARREARS OF SELECTORS' RENTS.

    A discussion on the question of selectors' arrears of rent took place at the shire of Gordon meeting yesterday on a circular brought before it from the Lawloit shire, and it was ...

    Article : 165 words
  20. THE CHARITY ORGANISATION SOCIETY.

    The scheme for friendly visiting provided by the Charity Organisation Society, at the request of a meeting of charitable workers held on the 21st November last, was submitted to a ...

    Article : 420 words
  21. EASTERN SUBURBS MUSICAL SOCIETY.

    The initial meeting of the above society was held in the Upper Hawthorn Hall last night, when upwards of 50 ladies and gentlemen of Upper Hawthorn, Camberwell, Burwood, ...

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  22. THE WEATHER.

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  23. THE HILLSTON AFFRAY.

    At the Hay Circuit Court to-day the trial of the persons accused of complicity in the Hillston affray, by which two Chinamen lost their lives and several others were seriously injured, ...

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  24. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE MR. D. R. WYLLIE, M.L.A.

    When the late Mr. David R. Wyllie, M.L.A., for North Melbourne, was buried, close on two years ago, a movement was started to collect subscriptions to place a fitting headstone over his ...

    Article : 112 words
  25. BALLARAT BOOT MAKERS' STRIKE.

    There is nothing new to report in connection with the boot makers' strike in Ballarat East. The 20 journeymen are still "out," and Mr. Book, the proprietor of the factory, adheres to ...

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  26. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

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  27. A SINGULAR CASE.

    Two young men named William and James M'Ewan, brothers, were arrested to-day on their farm at Culcairn on a charge of assisting to defeat a mortgagee, with intent to defraud ...

    Article : 209 words
  28. A CHARGE OF PERJURY.

    Recently a miner named Alfred Cook, working at the Collmann and Tacchi mine, was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment for stealing gelignite and candles from the mine. He was ...

    Article : 65 words
  29. FIRE AT COLLINGWOOD.

    A wooden dwelling, No. 19a Budd-street, Collingwood, owned and occupied by Mr. J. Millions, caught fire about 3.6 a.m. yesterday. The alarm was given by the man on the look ...

    Article : 101 words
  30. COSTS IN AN AFFILIATION CASE.

    A point as to the payment of coats was argued at the North Melbourne police court yesterday, concerning the affiliation case of Rowan v. Brunet. Mr. M'Kean applied for a warrant ...

    Article : 114 words
  31. THE EAGLEHAWK POLICE PRESENTATION.

    At the police court recently H. Credgington, J. R. Kelly and John Price were charged with conspiracy to defraud in connection with a presentation to Mounted Constable ...

    Article : 76 words
  32. MELBOURNE CONVALESCENT HOME FOR WOMEN.

    The usual monthly committee meeting of the Convalescent Home for Women at Clayton was held in the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday, 2nd April. Present--Lady Sargood, Mrs. ...

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  33. THE LITTLE BOURKE-STREET GARROTING CASE.

    Peter Voight, 24, was charged before the City Court yesterday with assault and robbery. On the 30th March last, Alfred Williams, a laborer, left Wade's Hotel, Little Bourke ...

    Article : 183 words
  34. A WELL DESERVED SENTENCE.

    A shocking case of misbehavior was proved against Chas. Anderson in the Prahran court yesterday. The offence was committed on the previous day in the presence of a number of ...

    Article : 141 words
  35. SUPPRESSION OF BETTING.

    At the Prahran court yesterday John Manders was prosecuted for using a certain room at 228 Chapel-street for the purpose of betting. Constable Lewis and Burns, of Russell-street, ...

    Article : 126 words
  36. RABBIT PEST ACROSS THE BORDER.

    The rabbit conference sat again to-day, when Mr. S. J. Black, chief inspector under the Victorian Vermin Destruction Act, gave a abort explanation of what had been done in Victoria ...

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  37. THE EXPORT OF PRODUCE.

    At the monthly meeting of the Geelong and Western District Agricultural Society this forenoon a communication was received from the Secretary for Agriculture inquiring what action ...

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  38. CHARITY ORGANISATION.

    SIR,--Mr. Rudduck's letter in reply to mine, published on Tuesday last, requires an answer. He says, "The Charity Organisation Society does not exist to prevent people from starving, ...

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  39. RAILWAY PROSECUTION.

    A farmer named David Williamson was fined 2s. 6d, with 10s. 6d. coats, in the Prahran court yesterday for travelling from Melbourne to Hawksburn in a first class carriage on a ...

    Article : 53 words
  40. THE TOBACCO ROBBERIES.

    SIR,-- Allow me to correct a statement in your issue of to-day re a theft from the cart of Mr. Koir, tobacconist. I did not buy the tobacco from the two men who were arrested. ...

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  41. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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  42. THE JUMBUNNA COAL MINE.

    The discovery of the 5 feet of good coal on the Jumbunna Mining Company's ground gives great satisfaction to the Jumbunna people. The mine cable broke last night, as expected some ...

    Article : 1,456 words
  43. THE EDUCATION ACT.

    A peculiar conflict in documentary evidence occurred in the Prahran court yesterday, when Richard Matthews was prosecuted for neglecting to send his children to school the required ...

    Article : 131 words
  44. THE INFERIORITY OF WOMAN.

    SIR,--Your correspondent in to-day's issue, "A New Man," has evidently allowed impulse to sway dominion over reason to such an extent that his literary exercise ridicules no one but ...

    Article : 222 words
  45. TRADING AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

    A poll for the election of auditor of the above company for the ensuing 12 months was held at the office of the company, No. 162-168 Collins- street, on Wednesday. Mr. John Neill, ...

    Article : 75 words
  46. CONSERVATIVE PARSONS.

    SIR,--The Bishop of Ballarat, in speaking at South Yarra on Sunday, put forth a "plea for parsons," and in his sermon said, "Those who preach the Gospel should be able to live by ...

    Article : 431 words
  47. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A man named Ronald Smith was to day committed for trial for the alleged embezzlement of £200 from Peabody and Co. An improved allotment in George-street sold ...

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  48. EIGHTH UNION TERMINATING BUILDING SOCIETY.

    The tenth annual meeting of the Union Terminating Building Society was held last evening; Mr. C. J. Ham, M.L.C., president, in the chair. The committee's report of the ...

    Article : 179 words
  49. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.

    Some particulars are published in our special columns illustrative of the advantages derivable from the "5 per cent, debenture policy" and the "continuous instalment policy " lately ...

    Article : 207 words
  50. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    SIR,--Your correspondents, "Action" and the Rev. J. B. Rudduck, have done well in calling the attention of the public to the necessity of organised charity in the various centres ...

    Article : 343 words
  51. QUEENSLAND.

    Petitions have been filed for the liquidation of the estates of Charles Highfield, of Brisbane, merchant, liabilities £6987, and Thomas A. Ryan, of Clifton, grazier; liabilities, £26,118. ...

    Article : 138 words
  52. THE ESSENDON TRAIN SERVICE.

    SIR,--Notwithstanding the fact that the Essendon train leaving Flinders-street at 6 p.m. does not exactly suit your two correspondents, "Monthly Ticket Holder " and " Constant ...

    Article : 109 words
  53. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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  54. THE CASE OF JOHN HENRY BURNEY.

    SIR,--I notice in your issue of to-day a letter signed "Action," in which the writer states that my father, John Henry Burney, committed suicide at Camberwell through sheer poverty. ...

    Article : 133 words
  55. Advertising

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  56. Advertising

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  57. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A proclamation by the Lieutenant-Governor appears in the Government Gazelle to-day, referring the tanners' dispute at Hindmarsh to a State board of conciliation. ...

    Article : 110 words
  58. Advertising

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