On Saturday morning a shocking tragedy was disclosed at a small single fronted weatherboard cottage, No. 90 Reed-street, Albert Park. Here, for some time past, lived ...
Article : 1,285 wordsThe following report has been received from Cape Borda:--George May and the second keeper arrived here this afternoon from the scene of the wreck with May ...
Article : 615 wordsSome correspondence has taken place between the Premier and Mr. J. R. Dickson, the Premier of Queensland, with regard to the bounty and excise questions as affecting ...
Article : 234 wordsOn Friday night a man, unknown locally, was run over by the Adelaide express. The train passed over his right groin. He was picked up near the lamp room, about 50 ...
Article : 104 wordsThere was a large attendance of vignerous at the town hall yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Raymond Dubois, principal of the local Viticultural College, delivered a lecture on ...
Article : 362 wordsThe pictures of the Ober Ammergau Passion Play, exhibited at the Town Hall on Saturday night, evidently impressed the large audience with the solemnity of the ...
Article : 729 wordsIn connection with the advances to settlers, nearly 800 applications have been received, representing about £120,000. The applications have come chiefly from the ...
Article : 320 wordsA prisoner in the city lock-up, named Charles G. Hurry, aged 30 years, and described as a storekeeper at Yarrawonga, made two attempts at suicide at an early ...
Article : 166 wordsThe meeting called for the purpose of forming a branch of the Citizens' Anti-Bill League was attended by only four persons, and nothing was done. ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Minister of Mines on Friday inspected the ground applied for for dredging purposes. In the evening the president of the shire (Cr. Bywater) entertained the ...
Article : 145 wordsMr. G. H. Reid, Premier of New South Wales, has arrived by R.M.S. Himalaya, in company with Earl Beauchamp. Mr. Reid told an interviewer that he had nothing ...
Article : 122 wordsA petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the return of Messrs. Groom and Fogarty to the Assembly for the representation of Toowoomba, on the ground ...
Article : 51 wordsSir,--If correctly reported, the Acting Minister of Agriculture is of opinion that the vignerons are expecting too much from the Government and are doing too little to help ...
Article : 786 wordsAt the meeting of the Bendigo Vine and Fruit Growers' Association to-day, a letter was read from the secretary of the Victorian Viticulture Association, asking the local ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Japanese steamer Yawata Maru, besides the 39 Japanese who landed at Thursday Island, brings 3 for Townsville and 12 for Brisbane. Instructions have been ...
Article : 106 wordsAt a caucus of the Ministerial party yesterday the Premier, Mr. Dickson, intimated that the session would commence on Tuesday, and be devoted solely to the question ...
Article : 123 wordsA large meeting of mallee lessees was held here yesterday for the purpose of discussing the selection of a local representative on the classification board; Mr. Thos. King ...
Article : 914 wordsYesterday, at Douglas, 25 miles from Toowoomba, Mary Gilsher, 13 years of age, was out with a younger brother searching for a horse when she was accidentally shot by two ...
Article : 98 wordsOn Saturday morning the Government steamer Lady Loch returned from a search after the ketch Peternell, which left Snowy River on 22nd April with a full cargo of ...
Article : 253 wordsWidespread regret will be felt at the announcement of the death of Professor Sir Frederick M'Coy, K.C.M.G., which occurred late on Saturday night, at his private ...
Article : 494 wordsThe Waihi mine return for the past month was the largest for the year. 7634 tons were treated for £22,779 of bullion. During April, 33,343 oz. of gold, valued at £130,000, was ...
Article : 194 wordsViewed generally the concert with which Mr. Marshall Hall opened the winter campaign on Saturday afternoon must be regarded as about the best hitherto given under his ...
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Article : 537 wordsA careful search has been made from Bluff to Dusky Bay without any sign of the steamer Perthshire being met with the captain of the steamer Hawea, while on the ...
Article : 148 wordsThe Clunes Mining Progress League committee has received the following from Mr. Lowles, of London, per Mr. A. J. Peacock, under date 7th April:--"I last wrote you on ...
Article : 310 wordsThe Premier, speaking at Ketabuna yesterday, announced that the financial year closed with a surplus of £495,861. The revenue had been £217,428 over the estimates, ...
Article : 249 wordsA few days ago the authorities at Pentridge got an inkling that a prisoner recently liberated intended to return with a "swag" of good cheer for his former companions, ...
Article : 352 wordsA sensational tale of starvation and probable loss of life comes from the Upper Murray. The event occurred about a fortnight since, but particulars have only just ...
Article : 269 wordsIn response to the appeal on behalf of Mr. H. Foveaux, made by the town clerk of Fitzroy in '"The Age" on 8th inst., we have received the following subscriptions:-- ...
Article : 96 wordsThe North Lyell has delivered, to date, 50,000 bags or ore, and large stacks of bags are delayed owing to the bad roads. At No. 2 tunnel work will be resumed at the 320 feet level shortly. The ...
Article : 246 wordsFor constructing the approaches to the station at Port Melbourne, the Railway department has accepted the tender of A. Townsend, at £562 310. ...
Article : 25 wordsMrs. Margaret Orchard, of 69 Lygon-street, Carlton, was descending the steps of a building in Collins-street yesterday, when she fell and sustained fracture of the skull. She was admitted ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 15 May 1899, Page 6
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