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  2. POWLETT COAL MINE.

    Advantage wan taken by the local progress association of the presence of the Minister of Mines in the town to interview him in reference to various local affaire on ...

    Article : 1,195 words
  3. WORK AND WAGES.

    The Federal Arbitration Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Higgins, some months ago decreed that the minimum wage in the boot industry, as from April last, should ...

    Article : 317 words
  4. OUR LONDON LETTER.

    An authorised biography of King Edward is being prepared by Sir Richard Holmes, who was for 35 years librarian at Windsor Castle, a position which he ...

    Article : 3,078 words
  5. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    Dr. Cole on Saturday inquired into the death of Jane. Dargie. 80, of Hardwicke-street, North Melbourne, which occurred at the Melbourne Hospital on 6th inst, as ...

    Article : 165 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 169 words
  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Cr. Duna, J.P., of the Ballarat East corporation, has publicly expressed his opposition to the proposal that new law courts should be established in Ballarat. ...

    Article : 125 words
  8. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 234 words
  9. CATHOLIC EDUCATION.

    Recent statements reflecting on the efficiency of the teaching at St. Vincent de Paul's Girls' Orphanage school, South Melbourne, and their refutation by the ...

    Article : 988 words
  10. TASMANIAN SOLICITOR.

    The High Court judges delivered judgment on Saturday in a case which arose in Tasmania. The matter was an appeal against a judgment of the Full Court of ...

    Article : 551 words
  11. BENDIGO.

    The half yearly meeting of the Bendigo branch of the Amalgamated Engine Drivers Association was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday night. The report showed ...

    Article : 277 words
  12. FIRE AT SOUTH YARRA.

    Friday last was ladies day at the South Yarra Tennis Club, and, matches were in full swing in the afternoon, when the proceeding were brought to an abrupt conclusion by a sudden outbreak ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. LABORER'S FATAL FALL.

    During the inquest held on Saturday on the body of Thomas Henry Drew, 35, laborer, living at Moore-strot, South Yarra, who died in the Alfred Hospital on ...

    Article : 102 words
  14. SATURDAY'S GALE.

    Early on Saturday morning five men, named W. Connell, C. Baker, A. Evans, A. Wellington and W. Orton, hired a flatbottomed boat from a Mr. Dawson, of Port ...

    Article : 192 words
  15. SUDDEN DEATH AT HEATHERTON.

    Early yesterday morning a young man named Victor Arnott, who occupied a bed in the same room with Edward Moran, aged 43, in a house at Heatherton, heard ...

    Article : 164 words
  16. MANUFACTURERS ATTITUDE.

    When questioned last evening, Mr. W. M. Greenwood, chairman of the boot manufacturers' committee, in the matter of the appeal against Mr. Justice Higgins's ruling ...

    Article : 244 words
  17. ACCIDENT TO A TEAM OF FOOTBALLERS.

    When the Queensland Rugby footballers were returning to town after their match on Saturday the rear wheel came off the drag. A number of the players was thrown ...

    Article : 46 words
  18. GEELONG.

    Mr. T. Loughlin, of Warrenheip, has equipped a chapel at St. Augustine's Orphanage with a handsome marble altar, imported from Italy, at a cost of £330, besides ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. FORECASTS.

    VICTORIA.--For present fine, with some frost inland and northerly winds, but showery weather soon returning to the western districts. Issued at Noon, 18th June (48 Hours). ...

    Article : 54 words
  20. FATAL KICK FROM A MARE.

    The coronial inquiry held on Saturday regarding the death of David Anderson, 44, a farmer at Yallock, showed that deceased, while harnessing a mare on 25th May, was ...

    Article : 75 words
  21. SUSPECTED PICKPOCKET AT CENTRAL STATION.

    Late on Saturday night Detectives Howard and Caution were standing on a platform at the central railway station, when their attention was attracted by the movements of a young men ...

    Article : 146 words
  22. WEATHER NOTES.

    In the metropolitan area the weather was overcast, dull and threatening on Saturday morning, but as the day advanced the clouds broke, and it become finer, and Sunday was fine, bright and ...

    Article : 269 words
  23. DREDGE WORKER DROWNED.

    No further facts which would tend to show how Wm. Morrow, 55, an employe of the Harbor. Trust, came on the night of 9th inst, to be drowned at Yarraville ...

    Article : 126 words
  24. CASTLE MAINE.

    The Elphingstone Anglers' Club on Friday received 800 yearling trout from the Ballarat hatchery and liberated them in the River Coliban. ...

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  25. PASTRY COOKS' UNION.

    At a meeting of the Pastry Cooks and Biscuit Makers' Union on Saturday evening, Mr. T. Ryan presiding, a letter was received from the Chief Inspector of ...

    Article : 116 words
  26. YOUTHFUL THIEVES.

    For some time past the police in South Richmond have been baffled in their attempts to trace the perpetrators of a number of robberies. The offences have ranged from such items as horse ...

    Article : 126 words
  27. A SCHOOL EXHIBITION.

    A successful lair and exnibition of art and fancy work and curios was opened in the State school on Friday night, when there was a large gathering. There was a ...

    Article : 57 words
  28. THE RAILWAYS.

    Among the many instances of the inadequacy of the suburban train service few are more striking than those on the Williamstown line as far as Footscray. ...

    Article : 254 words
  29. ANOTHER DESERTED INFANT.

    In regard to the discovery on 25th May of the body of a newly born child behind a boarding abutting on what is known as the "Lovers' Walk," at Prabran, the ...

    Article : 94 words
  30. POISONED APPLES FOR RABBITS.

    At the last meeting of the Omeo shire council doubt was expressed as to whether poisoning rabbits by strychnine and apples is an unmixed blessing. It was stated that ...

    Article : 47 words
  31. DEATH OF A SPORTSMAN.

    The death is announced of William Hellyar, an old district resident and a cricketer of English reputation. He did yeoman service to sport in his district in the early ...

    Article : 57 words
  32. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORANDA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 28 words
  33. HOURS OF WATCHMEN.

    A number of night watchmen working seven nights a week, from 12 to 14 hours a shift, called on the secretary of the Anti-Sweating League on Saturday in response ...

    Article : 94 words
  34. ACCIDENT TO A CONSTABLE.

    Mounted Constable Richard Kingston, of the Ballarat city police force, met with a severe accident this morning. He was in the stables at the barracks when ...

    Article : 159 words
  35. COURT CONDUCTED UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

    The County Court sittings commenced on Thursday by Judge Chomley lasted until nearly midnight on Saturday, as his Honor has to leave on Monday. Witnesses ordered ...

    Article : 82 words
  36. RAINFALL COMPARISONS FOR MELBOURNE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 words
  37. OFFICIAL RAINFALL RECORDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 words
  38. "MURRUMBIDGEE " SCHOOL RAIDED.

    The police raided a billiard saloon at Newtown on Saturday night and effected 31 arrests. One man was charged with being the keeper of a common gaining house ...

    Article : 55 words
  39. WORST PAID WORKMEN IN AUSTRALIA.

    There was an attendance of about 4000 at the meeting on Saturday night of the South Australian branch of the Federated Candle, Soap, Soda and Starch Employes' Union. ...

    Article : 79 words
  40. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.

    In the Casterton County Court, before Judge Chomley, the hearing of the claim of Mrs. Alicia Powers, who claimed £300 from Goodman Harris for alleged assault, ...

    Article : 143 words
  41. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  42. MASLIN DIVORCE CASE.

    The Full Court, delivered judgment on Saturday, in an application arising out of the divorce suit of James Frederick Maslin, of Bundaleer, station owner, v. Christina ...

    Article : 220 words
  43. A BBNDIGO SUICIDE.

    A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. Moore, P.M., on Saturday concerning the death of John Sheehan, who committed suicide at the Duke of York Hotel on the ...

    Article : 66 words
  44. IMPRISONED UNIONISTS.

    Federal and State Labor members wore the principal speakers at a meeting held by the Trades Hall Council in Yarra Park yesterday to protest against the continued ...

    Article : 455 words
  45. PRAHRAN-MALVERN TRAMWAY.

    The traffic on the Prahran-Malvern electric trams was exceptionally heavy yesterday. On all the sections the cars were crammed to their utmost, capacity, and ...

    Article : 170 words
  46. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 409 words
  47. MINER STRUCK BY A PIECE OF QUARTZ.

    A miner, named James Shenton, was injured by being struck on the head by a small piece of quartz while working in the Gold Fields Consolidated mine on Friday. ...

    Article : 95 words
  48. FIRES.

    LINTON.--The six-roomed dwelling house belonging to Mr. H. Milburn, of Happy Valley, was totally destroyed by fire on Friday night. Mrs. Milburn and ...

    Article : 700 words
  49. LATE SPORTING NEWS.

    ADELAIDE.--South Australia defeated Ballarst at the Jubilee Oval on Saturday. The game was fast and upon, and some excellent goal kicking resulted. For Smith Australia. Hasen, of Port ...

    Article : 89 words
  50. THE MINERS AND UNIONISM.

    The kind of "news" to which our morning contemporary is in the habit of treating its readers was somewhat strikingly illustrated by an announcement ...

    Article : 233 words
  51. GATE HOUSE KEEPER KILLED.

    William Tobin, 60 years, residing at a gate house two miles from Charlton, was run over and killed between Wedderburn and Wedderburn Junction yesterday. ...

    Article : 52 words
  52. CLUB SWINGING RECORD.

    BROKEN HILL--Jack Griffiths succeeded in his effort to heat the world's record at club swinging at the Crystal Theatre on Saturday night. Griffiths started swinging at 10.5 p.m. on ...

    Article : 64 words
  53. COBURG TRAMWAY PROPOSALS.

    A conference between the Coburg and Brunswick council was held on Saturday night, with Cr. F. T. Hick ford presiding, to consider a scheme for establishing an electric Immway service ...

    Article : 373 words
  54. LARGE RESERVE FOR NATIVES.

    The Government has set apart 950,000 acres of land, 25 miles from Hall's Creek, Kimberley, as an aborigines' reserve. The property carries 10,000 cattle and 300 ...

    Article : 72 words
  55. FARMER FALLS ON HARROWS.

    A farmer named John Christie, living near Boilcan, met with a shocking accident. He was seated on a roller, to which was attached a sledge on which was placed a pair ...

    Article : 91 words
  56. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The committee of the whole council at Fitrroy recommends to the meeting to be held this evening that the application of Mrs. A. Turner for the registration of a room at 24 ...

    Article : 216 words
  57. BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE GOULBURN RIVER.

    Mr. J. Menzies, who carried on business as a watch maker, left at 8 p.m. on Friday in n flat bottomed boat for a load of wood along the banks of the Goulburn River. ...

    Article : 139 words
  58. KINDNESS TO DUMB ANIMALS.

    In accordance with the resolution carried by the Bendigo diocesan synod some months ago the preachers in the various Anglican churches in the diocese to-day ...

    Article : 40 words
  59. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 63 words
  60. Advertising

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  61. THE CATHCART MINE.

    Information was received in Ballarat to-day to the effect that at the Cathcart mine, at Ararat, the north drive off the No. 14 rise had gone, into what ...

    Article : 163 words
  62. NEW SOUTH WALKS STATION REPORTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 words
  63. LOCAL NEWS.

    Archbishop Clarke yesterday morning preached at St. Matthew's Church, Cheltenbam, in the presence of a large congregation, the occasion being the anniversary services. He referred with ...

    Article : 85 words
  64. RAIN IN QUEENSLAND

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 134 words
  65. DIED AT A RELIGIOUS SERVICE

    Mrs. Herrington, who lives at Glebe, collapsed, and died to-night at the Lyceum Hall while attending a religious service. ...

    Article : 27 words
  66. CLUBS FOR FARMERS.

    The Director of Agriculture is sending an officer of the department through Tasmania to organise farmers' clubs. They are to be of a social as well as a business character, ...

    Article : 111 words
  67. LOST MAN FATTENS ON OYSTERS.

    A man named Dick Jordan was lost in the mountainous country of Kuringai since Tuesday last. This morning he was found by a search party of local residents. When ...

    Article : 85 words
  68. ELDERLY MAN HANGS HIMSELF.

    An elderly man named Charles Smith Spencer, a watchman, living in Darlington, was found hanging from a baluster at his residence. ...

    Article : 27 words
  69. Advertising

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  70. Advertising

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  71. SHAFTING FATALITY.

    A young man named Frank Caffyn was caught in the shaftiqg at Kyloe mine at by and was killed instantly. ...

    Article : 23 words
  72. QUEENSLAND STATION REPORTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 20 words
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