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  2. SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS.

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    In the Supreme Court this morning, before the Chief Justice, Albert Edmund Blacklow pleaded guilty to a charge of perjury, committed at the Maffra court, and ...

    Article : 158 words
  4. THE PITFIELD RAILWAY.

    The Standing Committee on Railways yesterday heard from Mr. James Stirling, the Government Geologist, his views on the geological characteristics of the district to be ...

    Article : 466 words
  5. COST OF HOUSE CONNECTIONS.

    The sub-committee appointed by the sewerage committee of the Metropolitan Board of Works to inquire into the work of house connections presented its report ...

    Article : 1,007 words
  6. A LADY AUCTIONEER.

    Victoria's first lady auctioneer--Miss Clara Hewitt--mounted the rostrum and conducted her first sale at 229 Flinders-lane yesterday. The goods submitted comprised ...

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  7. STUDENTS' EXHIBITION.

    There was a very large attendance at the National Gallery last night, when an exhibition of students' work was formally opened by his Excellency Lord Brassey. The ...

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  8. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    At the meeting of the Boroondara shire council on Monday night considerable discussion took place When a letter was read from the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board notifying the council that they had ...

    Article : 120 words
  9. BATE IN BOROONDARA SHIRE.

    At tho Boroondara shire council on Monday night Cr. Beckett moved--"That the council do make and levy a general rate of 18 in the pound on the net annual value (£8900) of the property assessable in ...

    Article : 77 words
  10. THE SPARROW PEST.

    At the Berwick shire council on Saturday a letter was read from the shire of Boruug asking co-operation in raising a fund for rewards for the wholesale destruction of ...

    Article : 169 words
  11. PRAHRAN CHARITY VOTE.

    The Prahran city council last night allocated its annual vote to the various charities. Some discussion took place on the question of voting an amount to the funds of the Women's Hospital, in ...

    Article : 293 words
  12. WATER TRUSTS CONCESSIONS.

    At the last meeting of the Numurkah Water Trust, Mr. J. Wallace and Mr. A. O. Sachse, M's.L.C., wrote stating that when the Water Bill came before the ...

    Article : 123 words
  13. AN IMPROVEMENT LOAN AT NORTHCOTE.

    Recently the Northcote town council scheduled a number of streets and right of ways for construction under the deferred payments system, the work being estimated to cost about £1500. Some £450 ...

    Article : 102 words
  14. MUSICAL RESULTS, 1899.

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  15. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

    On the Adelaide Oval at noon to-day, the cricket match--New South Wales v. South Australia--was resumed. The weather was beautiful and the wicket good, but the ...

    Article : 520 words
  16. PREVALENCE OF CATTLE STEALING.

    The Yarrawonga shire council has decided not to co-operate with the shire of Keilor to invoke Parliamentary action to effectively cope with sheep and cattle ...

    Article : 104 words
  17. NEW RAILWAY STATIONS FOR NORTHCOTE.

    Cr. Candy reported to the Northcote town council on Monday evening that he had been shown completed plans at the railway offices for new stations at Middle Northcote and Northcote. The ...

    Article : 75 words
  18. GOVERNMENT COAL CONTRACTS

    Yesterday tenders were accepted by the Cabinet for the supply of coal to the Victorian Railways for a period of three years. The matter has for some time past been ...

    Article : 370 words
  19. A COUNCILLOR AS SCAVENGER.

    Example rather than precept is the order of the day with at least one of the city councillors of Prahran. When, a few days ago, Jas. Utting appealed lo tho city inspector, ineffectually as it ...

    Article : 171 words
  20. RIVER FISHING FACILITIES.

    At a meeting on Saturday evening, the local anglers' club was revived, under the name of Murchison District Anglers' Club and Game Protection Association. Mr. A. ...

    Article : 165 words
  21. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL, ST. KILDA.

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  22. PRAHRAN CITY FINANCES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 words
  23. DISEASED CATTLE.

    Consequent upon complaints made, Mr. E. Lawler, inspector of stock, has visited Timor, to examine a cow alleged to be suffering from tuberculosis, although it ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. NORTH MELBOURNE FINANCES.

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  25. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

    Influenza is still prevalent here, no fewer than five persons being down with it at Mr. Mathieson's farm. ...

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  26. RAWSON'S FERTILISER.

    Much dissatisfaction has been expressed by purchasers of Rawson's patent fertiliser, at the decision of the committee appointed to investigate results and decide as to ...

    Article : 103 words
  27. BRUNSWICK SANITARY CONTRACT.

    The Brunswick council met specially last night to consider the tenders received for the municipal cleansing contract. The discussion of the same matter at the ordinary council meeting, held a week ...

    Article : 155 words
  28. WORK DONE AT PRAHRAN.

    At last night's sitting of the Prahran council, Cr. Turner, one of the representatives on the Board of Works, reported that the total number of houses in the ...

    Article : 152 words
  29. BOWLING ASSOCIATION.

    A large gathering of bowlers, representing the clubs associated with the Victorian Bowlers' Association, met last night, at the Union Club Hotel, Collins-street, to do ...

    Article : 554 words
  30. SUPPLY OF HOUSE AND STEAM COAL.

    Tenders were recently invited by the Treasurer for the supply of 13,000 tons of coal during the ensuing 12 months, for the use of the various Government institutions ...

    Article : 241 words
  31. PROTRACTED INQUESTS.

    The time that is taken up in the holding of inquests on fatal mining accidents has become a great source of complaint, and recently the matter was brought before ...

    Article : 282 words
  32. BRIGHTON COUNCIL AND DAY MEN'S WAGES.

    At the Brighton council on Monday evening the mayor, Cr. Stone, stated that the finance committee had favorably considered a report from the surveyor recommending ...

    Article : 307 words
  33. LITTLE LONSDALE-STREET SUFFOCATION CASE.

    An inquest was opened on Monday in tho case of Patrick Conway, the young minor, who took ill at a house in Little Lonsdale-street, on Saturday morning, and soon after died of suffocation at ...

    Article : 190 words
  34. MELBOURNE HOSPITAL BAZAAR.

    The mayoress of Brunswick, Mrs. Stranks, is co-operating with a number of ladies of that suburb in furthering the movement to hold a mammoth bazaar in aid ...

    Article : 183 words
  35. A VETERINARY STUDENT'S STUDIES.

    A singular case came before the Fitzroy bench yesterday, when Sanitary Inspector Eassie prosecuted Alary Richards, the occupier of No. 32 Nicholson-street, for failing ...

    Article : 168 words
  36. TINTERN LADIES' COLLEGE, GLENFERRIE-ROAD, HAWTHORN.

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  37. CASUALTIES AT SEA.

    The French mail steamer Australian arrived this morning from New Caledonia with news of the loss of the French labor schooner Jeanette. The latter left Noumea ...

    Article : 176 words
  38. A TRAMWAY FOR MORDIALLOC-ROAD.

    At the Moorabbin council, on Monday evening, Cr. Brownfield's motion, of which notice had been given, was called on, namely--"That a deputation wait upon the Government for the purpose of ...

    Article : 170 words
  39. OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

    At speech day at Queen's College, the principal (Mr. J. M'Cay) referred in very complimentary terms to the education given in the State schools. In his report he ...

    Article : 117 words
  40. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    The monthly meeting was held last Monday evening, there being present Professor Kernel (chairman), and Messrs. James Smith, C. S. Paterson, Rev. John Reid, C. E. Oliver, James ...

    Article : 175 words
  41. A DENTIST AND HIS CUSTOMER.

    For hours yesterday the attention of the St. Kilda magistrates was devoted to the hearing of n claim by George Wildridge, surgical dentist. Wellington-street, against John M'Namara, ...

    Article : 195 words
  42. SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day 9043 bales were offered and 8736 sold. The market was very satisfactory and competition was keen, especially for good medium wools, which sold the best of the reason ...

    Article : 74 words
  43. PREVALENCE OF BOT FLIES.

    Bot flies are becoming very numerous in this district, and are causing much trouble and annoyance to farmers in the harvest fields, as they attack the horses when at ...

    Article : 1,355 words
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