SIR,—1. In your footnote to my letter of the 28th ult, you have varied the statement made in your issue of the 27th ult. "And yet will it be believed that the author of this very ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 789 wordsA terrible accident happened to-day at the Silver Queen mine. A man named W. Cashoult fired two charges. One went off, but the other hung fire. Casboult thought it missed fire ...
Article : 128 wordsThe question of Methodist Union was considered at the Bible Christian conference at Maldon, and the following resolutions were passed unanimously:— ...
Article : 269 wordsThe position of the farmers within a radius of 20 miles of Birchip is alarmingly serious, on account of the scarcity of water. Every public tank in the district is dry except the Birchip ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Government court at the Exhibition is thronged daily with visitors, more so probably than any other section in the show. The armory exhibits form the special attraction, and ...
Article : 495 wordsIn the Supreme Court yesterday the Chief Justice commenced the hearing of an action brought by Sir Matthew Henry Davies, Charles Samuel Price and James Wighton, solicitors, ...
Article : 810 wordsA new development has occurred in the Schofield divorce case, which came before Mr. Justice Simpson last week. The petitioner, Thos. Schofield, had asked for a divorce from ...
Article : 324 wordsThe Water Supply department has notified the Irrigation Trust that it has guaranteed an overdraft of a further £1000. This makes £3000 in all. The prompt action of the Government ...
Article : 103 wordsThe revenue return for the month of February were issued to-day. The total received was £584,184, compared with £642,430 for the same month of the previous year, showing a ...
Article : 237 wordsThree miners named Paton, Wrigley and Roberts, employed at the Golden Age claim, near Scarsdale, were badly burnt to-day through an explosion of foul air. The men, it ...
Article : 81 wordsA man named Edward Richards this afternoon, about 2 o'clock, went up the river in company with James Condron, of the Globe Hotel. When about 200 yards from the old flour mill, ...
Article : 170 wordsFor 12 months past a number of robberies of clothing, jewellery and other valuables have been reported at Walbundrie. All endeavors to detect the perpetrators having failed, the police ...
Article : 94 wordsAt Wareeba yesterday a lad named Collinson, aged 13, was bathing in the Barron River with others when he was suddenly missed. It is supposed he was drowned. ...
Article : 185 wordsThe revenue returns for the month of February amount to £232,807, as compared with £207,834 in February last year. The taxation increase was £27,000, but the territorial revenue ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. J. L. Dow lectured in the local mechanics' hall, at the special invitation of the Tatura Agricultural and Horticultural Association, on Friday evening. There was a large ...
Article : 2,267 wordsPlain Clothes Constable Davison, from Bendigo, has investigated the cause of the fire at Paull's Hotel, Tarilta. A number of men and youths had made an effigy of a person they ...
Article : 122 wordsCollin's store at Ingleburne was broken into by burglars yesterday morning. Only a small quantity of tobacco has been missed. The local parsonage and post office were entered also, and ...
Article : 104 wordsThe revenue returns for February amount to £57,757, being a decrease of £2900 compared with the corresponding period of last year. This is mainly accounted for by the land tax last ...
Article : 79 wordsDr. Gregory Sprott, assistant house surgeon at the hospital, has been appointed sanitary officer at Hobart. Mrs. Hutton, wife of Major-General Hutton, ...
Article : 83 wordsAt the Water Police Court to-day John J. Blake, private detective, was charged by Lydia "Williams with assault. The prosecutrix, who is living apart from her husband, said the ...
Article : 95 wordsA young man named John Grogan, a miner, made a most determined attempt to commit suicide here on Saturday night. He had some difference with the parents of a young woman ...
Article : 131 wordsThere is as yet no visible sign of the ending of the first of the Mereadool long land cases which yesterday entered upon its twenty-third day of hearing, or by the calendar ...
Article : 188 wordsThe ordinary meeting of the Chamber of Manufactures was held at the rooms last evening, the president, Mr. F. W. Poolman, occupying the chair. ...
Article : 535 wordsThe Auckland University Council has allowed Professor Tubbs to withdraw his resignation, and has given him three months' leave of absence. ...
Article : 75 wordsThe steamers Emma, Princess Royal and Emily Jane have arrived from the Darling ports, and the Tolarno and Ruby from South Australia. The Princess Royal, Emma and Ruby ...
Article : 61 wordsA boy named Minns, aged about 15 years, son of Mr. F. Minns, of Parwan, was bitten by a snake on Saturday evening while putting his hand into a log for a rabbit. His younger ...
Article : 110 wordsSub-Inspector Young attended at the Fitzroy court yesterday to prosecute three men—Tasman Ritchie, Aubrey Ritchie and Lemuel Side-bottom—for being illegally at large in Victoria ...
Article : 687 wordsThe Wentworth irrigation scheme trial shaft was commenced last week. Work was stopped through coming in contact with hard rook at a depth of 27 feet. The department has appointed ...
Article : 41 wordsHeavy rain fell all through to-day. There was a strong freshet in both the Ross River and Ross's Creek. Most low-lying parts of the country were inundated, and water was 9 feet ...
Article : 70 wordsA gang of burglars is paying a visit to Echuca. On Saturday night three robberies were attempted. The first was at Martin's Commercial Hotel, where, an entrance having been ...
Article : 109 wordsA serious accident occurred at the Curtin-Davis mine on Friday night. A man named Bath was cutting wood, when the log rolled over and pinioned his leg against a stump. His ...
Article : 76 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce to-day, some discussion arose on the question of the Government neglect of the port of Brisbane. One speaker ...
Article : 99 wordsThe following are to-day's forecasts :— VICTORIA (by Mr. Baracchi—Monday, 6 p.m.): Generally fine, but cloudy in southern districts, with some occasional misty rain on coast; light to ...
Article : 116 wordsJohn Davidson, a solicitor, who was convicted last week on a charge of having stolen a sum of £1400, the property of Henry Ernest Duncombe, a client, was brought up for sentence ...
Article : 230 wordsThe annual fire brigades' demonstration, which takes place this year in Ballarat, promises to be a great success. To-morrow (Tuesday) evening the proceedings will open with a torchlight ...
Article : 70 wordsThe letter from the Ballarat City relative to a proposed conference on municipal insurance was received by the Fitzroy council last evening. Cr. Fergie considered that it won time the corporations ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 241 wordsThe polling for a seat on the Gippsland Mining Board for the Russell's Creek division, held on Saturday, resulted as follows in this part of the division:—John Mooney (retiring ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Ozone, in the Alfred Dock, Williamstown, has attracted considerable attention. She was floated in on Thursday last, and tenders for repairs to her bottom were accepted ...
Article : 239 wordsMrs. Patrick Burke, wife of a mining manager at Haddon, gave birth to-day to triplets, boys. The mother and infants are reported to be doing well. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe steamer Chingtu, which arrived to-day from Hong Kong, brought a very large consignment of opium for Melbourne. ...
Article : 26 wordsA case of scarlet fever has broken out here in the family of one of the village settlers named Tait. ...
Article : 28 wordsFrank Haverfield, of Ross-street, Port Melbourne, railway employe. Causes of insolvency: Sickness in family and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £47 12s.; assets, £20 5s.; deficiency, £27 7s. Mr. ...
Article : 85 wordsIn a suit by the Wavertree Ship Sailing Company against J. R. Love and Co., heard in London on Saturday, judgment was given in the Equity Court for the ...
Article : 188 wordsSamuel Noreliffe, storekeeper, of the Parade, Norwood, attempted to commit suicide this evening by cutting his throat with a carving knife. He was taken to the Adelaide Hospital, ...
Article : 42 wordsThe weather difficulties which the raisin growers have had to contend with this season have now a very apparent effect. The first cause of complaint was a want of water for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsThe following are the names and addressee of drawers of placed horses in Tattersall's consultation for the Newmarket Handicap, run at Flemington on Saturday. The 50,000 ...
Article : 85 wordsEarly yesterday morning the dead body of a man was found floating in the Yarra, near the Little Dock. It was recovered from the water and removed to the Morgue by Constable Dunn. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 3 Mar 1896, Page 6
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