Last night was so bitterly cold that many in camp got little or no sleep, and probably no one was sorry when Sorgeant-Trurapeter Garter and his buglers sounded the morning call that told ...
Article : 1,956 wordsThe following is the system that has been adopted in driving the tunnel under the Yarra from the pumping station towards the South Melbourne side of the river:-- ...
Article : 1,510 wordsAt 3 o'clock yesterday morning two burglars out a hole in one of the shutters of the gold broking establishment of S. and C. Abrahams, Mair-street, with the object of scouring what ...
Article : 89 wordsMr. J. Rowan, P.M., held an inquiry on Thursday touching the death of on infant, whoso body was found tied up in a bag in the bedroom of a servant girl named Ernestine ...
Article : 187 wordsThe encampment of the Ballarat militia at Burrumbeet was continued on Saturday, when battle firing was carried on, the average percentage of hits being 11.1. In the afternoon ...
Article : 141 wordsAmongst the hundreds of spectators gathered round the works on Saturday there was not one but sympathised with Mr. Robert Buchanan in his efforts to try and save his brother. An ...
Article : 570 wordsA crushing of stone from the Now Chum claim, at Mount Elliott, has given over 16 oz. psr ton. On Friday 14½ tons was put through, which returned 242½ oz. The mineral in the ...
Article : 78 wordsThe 2nd battalion 3rd Victorian regiment of militia, comprising the Bendigo and Castle. Main companies, were exercised to-day at outpost duty on the bills best of Catl[?]maine. In ...
Article : 109 wordsMr. W. Thwaites, the Engineer in Chief to the Metropolitan Board of Works, was interviewed at his residence by our reporter, and said:--I cannot assign any reason whatever for ...
Article : 436 wordsThis Easter the naval maceuvres are on a very restricted scale. Enthusiasts in the naval force wore at one stage appr[?]hensive of being condemned to utter inaction. They had come to ...
Article : 1,928 wordsFour storekeepers in the town are now getting nearly all their goods carted from Melbourne, Geelong and Port Fairy. About 30 tons of goods are to arrive by teams next week, ...
Article : 72 wordsThe encampment of the B Company Mounted Rifles, under command of Captain Nethercote (adjutant) and Captain Lloyd and a staff of officers, was commenced hern on Thursday ...
Article : 139 wordsAt the Brandy Creek police court on Thursday (before Mr. Cre[?]well, P.M., and Messrs. A. E. English and R. Armstrong, justices), Maria Stephens, of the Ne[?]rim South Coffee Palace. ...
Article : 280 wordsThe catastrophe at the Melbourne sewerage works has revived here the memory of the accident which happened at the Hustler's Reef mine some years ago. In that case there was ...
Article : 100 wordsAn accident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Wharparilla Irrigation Works, where there was a sudden inflow of water into the tunnel connecting the western and central shafts while ...
Article : 163 wordsThe agricultural show ground, the site selected for the camp of instruction, presented a very animated appearance yesterday as the troop, arrived and took up the quarters assigned to ...
Article : 202 wordsAn explosion of fire damp occurred at the Wahgunyah mine on Thursday afternoon, which, although unattended with any serious results, caused some consternation among the men ...
Article : 131 wordsIt is a singular coincidence that in their leisure momenta both Mr. R. Buchanan and his deceased brother devoted their engineering skill to the invention of improved diving dresses. It ...
Article : 491 wordsThe contractor, Mr. A. T. Robb, who has remained on the works since the accident, directing operations for the rescue of the bodies, stated on Saturday The first thing this ...
Article : 448 wordsSaturday's programme in the forts at the Heads consisted of drill at the outports and target practice at Swan Island by the men of the Geelong nod North Melbourne batteries. ...
Article : 1,030 wordsThe New South Wales military force, are having a slight taste of what genuine camp hardship is like. Camped on an elevated sand stretch between Paddington and Randwick, they ...
Article : 109 wordsNo departure of a distinguished citizen has attracted so largo a crowd to the Fort Melbourne Railway Pier as that which assembled there on Saturday morning last, chiefly with the object ...
Article : 727 wordsA rifle match was fired at the Echuca butts between the Eaglehawk and Echuca rifle clubs, 10 mon a side. The scores were:--Echuca, 769; Eaglahawk, 742 ; Echuca thus winning by 27 ...
Article : 1,901 wordsDuring the gale, on the coast many vessels were reported weather bound, including the Victorian steamers Maitland and Lady Harri[?]te at Gabo. From Harrington it is reported ...
Article : 178 wordsJames Moffat, a wood carter, was charged at the Oakleigh police court on Saturday with burglary at the shop of Mrs. Anderson, at Mulgrave, on the night of 26th March. ...
Article : 234 wordsMr. L.C. M'Callum, Government inspector of municipal accounts, bas addressed the following letter to the Brunswick council:-- I have the honor to bring under your council's ...
Article : 296 wordsMr. John Robb, father of the contractor, who has also been continuously on the works since the accident happened, supplemented hie son's statement with the following observations: ...
Article : 123 wordsThe work of dropping clay bags into the inburst was continued all through Saturday night aud Sunday until 2 p.m., by which time 3800 bags bad been deposited. Still the water ...
Article : 130 wordsDiver Beckett, who went to the bottom of the river to locate the inburst, gives a graphic description of what he saw, and his experience whilst trying to get into the tunnel from the ...
Article : 525 wordsThe committee met yesterday morning at the Dem[?]ratic Club, when throe non-soc[?]eties wore represented. It was agreed to have two platforms at the Yarra-bank on Sunday, 5th ...
Article : 168 wordsThe contractor accompanied Diver Russell down the shaft and along the tunnel into the air lock, whence they looked through the glass window into the chamber containing the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 15 Apr 1895, Page 6
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