Articles from page 6: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. A TERRIBLE VOYAGE.

    The narratives of the men on board the Norwegian barque Ellen, which arrived from Zanzibar yesterday, show that those on board had a terrible experience. The ...

    Article : 433 words
  3. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The admiral of the Japanese war ships now in port, and some of his officers, to-day inspected the coal mines at Bellambi. The admiral and officers were the guests of the ...

    Article : 75 words
  4. THE GIPPSLAND STRIKE.

    Nineteen free laborers arrived by the 11.30 a.m. train to-day for the Jumbunna mine. The railway platforms at Korumburra and Jumbunna were kept clear by the ...

    Article : 415 words
  5. THE RAILWAYS.

    From every part of the State a budget of complaints is received daily showing that trains are habitually arriving at their destinations from a few minutes up to two ...

    Article : 191 words
  6. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    Just before the Western district Roods train reached the Geelong station about 1 o'clock this morning a sensational accident occurred, damaging four trucks, the ...

    Article : 461 words
  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    In the Divorce Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice a'B[?]kett, Newton Stanley Lynch, blacksmith, of Learmonth, petitioned for a divorce from his wife, Mary ...

    Article : 387 words
  8. SPORTING NOTES.

    Friday, 12th June.--V.R.C. committee meeting; Fitzroy races; Ascot entries close; Melbourne Gun Club weekly meeting, at North Brighton; Avenel entries ...

    Article : 380 words
  9. SUDDEN DEATH AT KYNETON.

    A man named Thomas Dower, aged 45, a farm laborer, was found dead in a barn on the farm of Captain Clark, about a mile from Kyneton. The manager, Mr. ...

    Article : 191 words
  10. FOOTBALL.

    Victorian League.--Umpires appointed for Saturday, 13th June:--Geelong v. St. Kilda, at Geelong: Field, Cariss; goal Lucas, Benson, Collingwood v. Carlton, at Collingwood: Field, D'Helin; ...

    Article : 504 words
  11. DEATH SENTENCES CONSIDERED.

    The State Cabinet to-day dealt with two murder cases and a ease of wounding with intent to murder. It was decided, in regard to Digby Grand and Henry Jones, ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. THE LOYALIST ENGINEMEN.

    Those outside drivers, firemen and cleaners who assisted the department at the time of the strike have strong grounds for complaint in the fact that their names and ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

    Leo Poyner, aged about 14, son of Mr. J. M, Poyner, was cutting chaff with a band machine, when his feet slipped, and in feeling for support he thrust his left hand ...

    Article : 1,760 words
  14. SUICIDE OF A SHIPPING AGENT.

    Mr. Alex. M'Intosh, for many years shipping agent for the North Coast Company at Grafton, was drowned in the river yesterday. Deceased left letters stating that he ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. PTOMAINE POISONING.

    This evening Florence Emph, 38, widow, residing at Alexandria, and her brother, George Randle, 20, were taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital suffering from the ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. CHARGES AGAINST ENGINEMEN.

    The Cabinet sub-committee has just about concluded the investigation of charges against drivers and firemen arising out of the strike. The apportionment of ...

    Article : 187 words
  17. BENDIGO.

    The deaths of three octogenarians in the hospital, viz., Patrick M'Mahon, 80 years, A. Burradge 80 and Jas. Ralph 84, were reported on Thursday. Another inmate, ...

    Article : 362 words
  18. INQUIRY INTO A DEATH.

    An inquest was opened to-day on the body of Philip Williams, master of the barquentine River Hunter, who died after the amputation of his leg, which had been ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. WODONGA RACES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 196 words
  20. THE COAL CREEK MINE.

    The men who have gone to work at the Coal Creek mine are settling down, and seem satisfied with the prospects. So far there has been no actual interference on the ...

    Article : 130 words
  21. THE RAIN MAKER.

    To-day fourteen points of rain were registered. The reservoir has not yet benefited, but late this afternoon a good shower fell on part of the catchment area, and it is ...

    Article : 114 words
  22. BILLIARDS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 381 words
  23. THE QUEENSLAND MURDER.

    Further details regarding the murder of Mrs. Tuckernan, of Blairgowrie Station, in the Barcaldine district, by her husband show that there was only one man, George ...

    Article : 159 words
  24. SYDNEY, Thursday.

    The Commercial Hotel at Yass was completely destroyed by fire this morning, the damage being estimated at £1000. The building and the contents were insured. ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. COUNTRY RACE MEETINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 163 words
  26. MASSACRE IN THE ISLANDS.

    News of another massacre at the Admiralty Islands was brought to Sydney to-day by the island steamer Moresby. There were five victims, one white man and four ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 words
  28. EX-STRIKERS RETURNING.

    Nearly all the men who went on strike--excepting, of course, the members of the executive of the, association and those who were suspended for various offences--have ...

    Article : 84 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    A shooting affair took place at Chelmer, a suburb of Brisbane, this afternoon. A man, whose name is given by the police as W. Krikner, was yesterday dismissed by his ...

    Article : 84 words
  30. HEAVY FOG AT BALLARAT.

    BALLARAT.--A heavy fog was experienced on Thursday morning, interfering considerably with railway and vehicular traffic. Fog signals were used. ...

    Article : 25 words
  31. BALLARAT MINERS' TURF CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 109 words
  32. THE MILDURA LINE.

    It is understood that the Cabinet will to-day consider the question of continuing the construction of the railway to Mildura. Only 28 miles of rails require to be laid, ...

    Article : 97 words
  33. A SHOOTING TRAGEDY.

    The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Nanango stating that Joseph Gillespie, grazier, and the husband of the licensee of the Royal Hotel at ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. CONSUMPTIVE PATIENTS.

    Last month the committee of the Kilmore Hospital decided to take in consumptive patients from the Board of Health at a charge of 15 per patient per week, and ...

    Article : 340 words
  35. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY.--Scattered stations in the southern half of the State had light showers during the 24 Hours ended 9 a.m. on Thursday. The rain was confined to the area between the River Darling ...

    Article : 152 words
  36. CYCLING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 words
  37. CASTLEMAINE.

    At the meeting of the Benevolent Asylum committee on Thursday, Mr. Heneage Mann, who has been collector for seventeen years, resigned his position. A vote of ...

    Article : 66 words
  38. BURGLARY AND SHOOTING.

    The police have every reason to believe that the man Stewart, who was arrested for burglary and for shooting Constable Macnamara, is identical with the burglar ...

    Article : 117 words
  39. FORTNIGHTLY PAYMENT OF EM-PLOYES.

    The Minister still speaks confidently of being able to prove that the payment of employes fortnightly instead of monthly will not involve ...

    Article : 93 words
  40. COURSING.

    ST. ARNAUD.--The St. Arnaud Coursing Club ran a 10-dog sweepstake. Results:--First round: D.C.L. heat Royal S., Sweet Pea beat White Wings, Secret bent Dolly Gray, Try Again beat ...

    Article : 205 words
  41. CO-OPERATIVE BUTTER EXPORT.

    The Victorian Butter Factories' Cooperative Company has issued its annual report and balance sheet, which disclose a very satisfactory state of affairs. The ...

    Article : 157 words
  42. RAINS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE.--The rainfall during the past few days has extended from Mount Gambier, in the south-east, to Streaky Bay, in the far north-west. Rain has fallen generally over the whole of the ...

    Article : 52 words
  43. CLAIM AGAINST THE SANGAL ESTATE.

    There was a considerable gathering of morbidly curious spectators in the County Court yesterday afternoon during the hearing of a case in which Ferdinand H. ...

    Article : 433 words
  44. HUNTING.

    These hounds met yesterday at the kennels, Oakleigbh at 12.30 p.m. Mr. Godfrey Watson was, as usual, in charge. We had hardly left the venue--in fact, barely travelled half a mile south--when ...

    Article : 382 words
  45. RAIN AT HOBART.

    HOBART.--The weather continues showery. The recent downpour is said to be the heaviest for thirteen years. ...

    Article : 23 words
  46. BRISBANE, Thursday.

    A "Gazette" was issued to-day further proroguing Parliament to Tuesday, 7th July. The Government has decided to close the various immigration depots at Brisbane and ...

    Article : 51 words
  47. OBSERVATORY REPORT.

    The following report has been received from the Melbourne Observatory:--Weather Chart, Thursday, 11th June, at 9 a.m.--Over the interior pressures generally exceed 30.1 ...

    Article : 273 words
  48. NOVEL "ECONOMIES."

    It was pointed out in '"The Age" last week that when it was determined to economise in the branch of the Engineer in Chief a number of engineers were simply ...

    Article : 105 words
  49. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A deputation consisting of the excutive and parliamentary committee of the Trades and Labor Council waited on the Premier to-day and asked him to include in the ...

    Article : 171 words
  50. CRICKET.

    The complimentary smoke concert tendered to the members of the North Melbourne Cricket Club first eleven, which was recently postponed on account of the stoppage of the night trains, will be held on ...

    Article : 37 words
  51. MOE-WALHALLA-ROAD.

    Some two months ago the Narracan shire council arranged for a deputation to wait upon the Minister of Public Works to ask for an expenditure of £250 on the ...

    Article : 91 words
  52. CRICKET AT BENDIGO.

    BENDIGO.--With a view to reviving interest in cricket in this district, Mr. Harry Trott has been advocating a scheme for dividing the city into wards. A meeting of delegates from the ...

    Article : 118 words
  53. COUNTRY TRAIN SERVICE.

    The present inadequate train arrangements were adversely commented on at the borough council meeting last evening, and it was decided to write to the Railway ...

    Article : 130 words
  54. LABOR IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Labor party made a demonstration to-night in the Denison division. The leader, Mr. M'Gowen, declared that the opponents of the party were those who ...

    Article : 288 words
  55. WYCHEPROOF SHIRE FINANCES.

    The Wycheproof shire council to-day approved of the estimates of expenditure of the mallee roads grant of £450, allotting £90 to the North riding, £35 to the South, £90 ...

    Article : 154 words
  56. UNIVERSITY BOXING COMPETITIONS.

    The first round in the featherweight and middleweight classes in these competitions, which are on similar lines to the annual Oxford and Cambridge boxing championships, will take place on ...

    Article : 65 words
  57. TO-DAY'S FORECASTS.

    The following are to-day's forecasts:--VICTORIA (Thursday, 6 p.m.).--By Mr. Baracchi: Cloudy, With light, scattered rain, but moderately fine at intervals; variable winds and calms. Sea ...

    Article : 199 words
  58. OAKLANDS HOUNDS.

    On Wednesday last the meet was at Keilor Starting from Overnewton Estate, hounds were not long in finding a strong hare, which ran north and through the wire fence, where we found a ...

    Article : 287 words
  59. UNIVERSITY BOXING COMPETITIONS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 words
  60. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Tomlin, manager for Messrs. Sargood, Butler, Nichol and Ewen in this State, has received a telegram from Melbourne, slating that his firm has purchased ...

    Article : 80 words
  61. THE WINTER DISTRESS.

    The executive of the Footscary Unemployed Fund met on Wednesday at the local town hall, the mayor (Cr. Shillabeer), presiding. The mayor stated that he had ...

    Article : 240 words
  62. OUR INDUSTRIES.

    Sir,--Being one of the oldest established manufacturers of 2 to 5 nursery boots and shoes, and still carrying on a large business in this ...

    Article : 196 words
  63. WHEAT GRUB AT COROP.

    A destructive wire grub has made its appearance in some of the crops at Corop, and Mr. J. Spiers has had several acres of promising crop destroyed by the pest. The ...

    Article : 62 words
  64. TASMANIA.

    Ten seamen who were engaged in Sydney for employment aboard the American ship Emily Reed, now loading timber for South Africa, on arrival by the Anglian refused ...

    Article : 84 words
  65. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

    The Australian Widows' Fund premises, a three-story, building on the Custom House quay, has been destroyed by fire, but the office papers were found intact in the ...

    Article : 53 words
  66. DIRTY SEED SAMPLES.

    Several other instances of dirty seed samples having been sent out by the Department of Agriculture have come to light since the publication of the experiences of ...

    Article : 116 words
  67. RIVER GAUGINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 words
  68. A TURF SCANDAL.

    After an exhaustive inquiry the committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club found James Kingsley and Herbert James Moran, owner and rider respectively of the horse ...

    Article : 105 words
  69. ATHLETICS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 421 words
  70. LAND FOR SELECTION.

    Over 5000 acres of the land thrown open by the Minister of Lands on the. Pleasant Creek gold fields common for selection have been applied for, and a land board to deal ...

    Article : 47 words
  71. FIRE AT SOUTH MELBOURNE.

    The confectionery works of Mr. B. Miller, in Clarendon-street, South Melbourne, near the cricket ground, were seriously damaged by fire last night the loss being estimated at £1000. About 7 o'clock ...

    Article : 218 words
  72. NEW ZEALAND.

    Three thousand live sheep are being shipped to South Africa by the Essex, sailing to-morrow. The Government commercial agent at Capetown reports that New ...

    Article : 86 words
  73. A BRUNSWICK COUNCILLOR'S COMMENT.

    At the Brunswick council meeting on Tuesday night Cr. Fleming, referring to the present distress, said people were crying out about the lack of employment, and ...

    Article : 90 words
  74. CASTERTON COUNTY COURT.

    At the County Court to-day, before Judge Gaunt, the case of Fitzgerald v. Edgar, involving A dispute as to the value of a straw stack, estimated as worth £50, resulted in ...

    Article : 173 words
  75. WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

    The wills of the following have been lodged for probate:--James Urquhart, late of Concongella, near Stawell, gentleman. Death occurred on 4th ult., ...

    Article : 147 words
  76. HOUSE STEALING AT SOUTH MELBOURNE.

    Mr. Eugene O'Keefe, a dairyman, residing at 105 Market-street, South Melbourne, has reported to the police that a horse and pony were stolen from his back yard early on Monday morning. The two ...

    Article : 43 words
  77. FOUND IN THE YARRA.

    The body of a man was yesterday afternoon found floating in the river near the Australian Wharf. It was greatly decomposed, but it is thought to he that of James M'Donald, 45, a ...

    Article : 51 words
  78. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 23 words
  79. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 198 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$