The customs revenue to Saturday last amounted to £496,182, being an increase of £43,950 upon the receipts of the corresponding period of last year. The revenue under the ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Mildura Commission completed the taking of evidence this evening. Peter Mazon, vigneron, said he was manager of Chaffey Bros. vineyard, comprising 150 acres ...
Article : 2,802 wordsA pathetic incident turned the current of a a common assault case, which was occupying the attention of the City Court yesterday, and induced the prosecutor to waive his claim in a ...
Article : 328 wordsThe crisis that was anticipated for the last 20 years has at last arrived, namely, the break down in the working of the present Constitution, the twenty-third since 1789. Cynics say it is full ...
Article : 1,944 wordsYesterday afternoon a conference representing the Geelong and district municipalities was held in the town hall, to discuss what steps should be taken to check the progress of tuberoular discuse ...
Article : 210 wordsThe revenue of the colony for May was £254,525, an increase of £14,000 compared with May last year. Taxation increased £5000, railways increased £2000 and other services £1000. ...
Article : 92 wordsBefore the present session closes Parliament will be asked to pass a short bill conferring the necessary powers to change the present system of steam tramways to an electric traction ...
Article : 41 wordsOver 20 Crown lessees appeared before a special land board held at the local court house to-day, presided over by Mr. J. Thomas, the administrator of the Village Settlements Act, and ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Chief Justice has granted a rule nisi calling upon the police magistrate at Thursday Island to show cause why the recent conviction against J. Clark and Company, pearl shelter, ...
Article : 47 wordsThe member, of the Intercolonial Rowing Team have returned to the colony in the Wakatipu. They state that the arrangements in the intercolonial contest were most ...
Article : 90 wordsThe first in this district of the series of special land boards which are being held to deal with cases of selectors' arrears of rent for five years and upwards was held to-day in the Casterton ...
Article : 3,493 wordsThe Ayrshire Downs arson case was commenced in the District Court this morning before Judge Miller. All the prisoners were arraigned together, and the court was densely ...
Article : 98 wordsIn Town will be played at the Princess's Theatre for three more nights, when the opera season will close, and the company depart for a tour of New Zealand. Theatre-goers will ...
Article : 197 wordsPursuant to notice Mr. Mathews moved at yesterday's monthly meeting of the St. Kilda Cemetery Trust- That in future members be paid at the rate of 21s. ...
Article : 334 wordsMr. Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock in New South Wales and Mr. Pound, chief of the Queensland Stock Institute, have returned from a trip west. They went an far as ...
Article : 130 wordsThe body of the man who was killed by falling from the yard arm of the ship Hartfield on Monday was yesterday identified as that of Thomas Williams, 55 years of age, who had for ...
Article : 98 wordsThe mining registrar at Maytown telegraphed to the Under-Secretary of Mines yesterday that the Recompense P.C. has crushed eight tons of stone for 141 oz. [?]melted gold, and the reef is ...
Article : 51 wordsA daring burglary was committed between 3 and 4 a.m. yesterday at the residence of Mr. C. W. Chapman, Erin-street, N. Richmond. Climbing on to the balcony, the thieves, with the aid ...
Article : 113 wordsA young domestic servant named Rose Telford, 16 years, was charged on summons before the Prahran court on Monday with stealing a hat, value 25s., from the millinery ...
Article : 202 wordsAn open mining exchange was opened to-day in Moore-street. When business commenced it became evident at once that the outside public were disappointed, as it seemed to have ...
Article : 172 wordsSIR,—On Saturday, 22nd May, a boy named Albert Vince, 14 years of age, died at Bendigo while under chloroform for extraction of teeth. It desirable that the public should thoroughly ...
Article : 255 wordsSIR,—We ask you to be good enough to publish the enclosed correspondence between the Cigar Makers' Society and ourselves respecting the strike which has recently occurred at our ...
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Article : 313 wordsThe annual meeting of the Anglican [?]ynod commenced to-day. The Railway department to-day opened tenders for the construction of a railway from the ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Governor, accompanied by the military commandant, inspected the forts at Glanville and Largs this afternoon. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt the quarter sessions on Saturday Patrick Falvey was charged with attempt to murder by throwing the mate of the steamer Macgregor overboard. He was found guilty of aggravated ...
Article : 135 wordsThe royal commission to inquire into the administration of the Works department, when it resumes sitting to-morrow, will be open to the press, as the Executive has issued a ...
Article : 189 wordsSir,—The lack of a waiting room at the South Morang railway station is a matter of serious import to the residents. When the Railway department some time back removed ...
Article : 179 wordsThe Agent-General has written to Sir E. Braddon notifying that the manager and two delegates of the Co-operative Wholesale Society of Great Britain are about to visit Australia to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 wordsThe position of affairs at Newcastle in regard to the coal strike is still marked by extreme quietude. So far there has been no effort to work the mines with non-union labor; there ...
Article : 145 wordsThe funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robins, victims of the terrible railway accident at Hannan's crossing, on the Horsham-Noradjuha railway line, on Sunday, took place at Horsham ...
Article : 151 wordsThe sixth annual Butchers' Procession takes place to-day, leaving the Trades Hall, Victoria-street, at 2 p.m. Mr. Edmund Wicks was elected head marshal. The order of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 126 wordsMessrs. Rennick, Engineer in Chief, and Kernot, district engineer of railways, arrived this morning and travelled along the proposed railway route from Birchip to Minapre. They ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 3 Jun 1896, Page 6
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