The North Melbourne council met yesterday for the purpose of electing the mayor for the period terminating with the union of Flemington and Kensington and North Melbourne with the city of ...
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Advertising : 186 wordsAt the meeting of the Hawthorn city council held yesterday, Cr. Russell was elected mayor, the allowance being fixed at £200. Before the election took place, the chairman ...
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Article : 93 wordsAlthough the miners at the Pelaw Main colliery on Saturday signed on at the last moment an unexpected difficulty arose, and a cavil has not yet been drawn. It ...
Article : 45 wordsMr. Don. Nicholson, of Moe, killed a black snake, measuring 8 feet, on the banks of the Latrobe River. The skin is now on view in the township. Mr. Nicholson ...
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Article : 124 wordsA man named Louis Cardineaux, employed at St. Hubert's vineyard, accidentally fell upon a vine stick, which penetrated his left eye. He was attended to by ...
Article : 53 wordsDr. Brown, of the Agricultural department, has examined some of the planted holdings inoculated with nitrogen fixing bacteria sent up by the department, and ...
Article : 167 wordsThe Fitzroy council, on the motion of Cr. Wheeler, seconded by Cr. Snadden, resolved, "That a hearty vote of thanks be tendered to the mayor, Cr. Delves, for the tact, courtesy and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 wordsOn Saturday morning last Mr. H. Little dike a farmer, who has been in the district for the past twenty-seven years, was killed by a limb falling upon him from a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 198 wordsA large demonstration took place in the Pirie-street Methodist Church to-night under the auspices of the South Australian Temperance Alliance. The meeting, which ...
Article : 67 wordsMiss Maria Bullard, aged 48 years, who had been housekeeper for Mr. H. Matson, of Airlie Estate, for some time, was found dead, to-day, having hanged herself in her ...
Article : 94 wordsThe separate bill to be introduced in Parliament to deal with the affairs of the Carrum Irrigation Trust does not meet with the approval of the local shire ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 739 wordsThe Prometheus has been docked for inspection. On the voyage from Auckland to the Kermadecs she touched the bottom near Sunday Island, and sustained some damage. ...
Article : 61 wordsDuring the absence of the German Governor of Upolu and Savaii, Dr. Solf, from Samoa fresh trouble occurred at Mulinuu. Dr. Solf recently visited the district in the ...
Article : 200 wordsWhile the declaration of the poll in connection with the municipal elections was in progress at the town hall last Thursday night the residence in Langston-street of ...
Article : 395 wordsAn inquest was held to-day on the body of an elderly man who died suddenly at a lodging house in Crescent-street, city, on Sunday. The post mortem examination ...
Article : 108 wordsBALLARAT.-- A large dwelling, near Winter's Estate, in the Sebastopol district, occupied by Mr. G. Hyman, dairyman, was destroyed by fire on Monday night. Mr. ...
Article : 49 wordsBALLARAT.-- Prior to the election of Mr. Whykes as the new mayor of the city on Monday, Cr. Brown said he was opposed to the rotation principle. To his mind it did away with a good ...
Article : 227 wordsThe Coilingwood council last night discussed an application from the Collingwood Brass Band for permission to practice drill in the park on Sunday mornings. Cr. Rain raid the band wanted ...
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Article : 347 wordsBEECHWORTH.-- At the fifth half yearly meeting of the Myrtleford Co-operative Butter Factory Company a very satisfactory report was presented. The profit ...
Article : 1,878 wordsWhile stopping a bolting horse at Wellington to-day, Mr. Joseph Crean was struck by the shaft of the vehicle and killed. ...
Article : 30 wordsJohn Carney, a miner, was accidentally shot dead by Frederick Ayers, at Greenbushes, last night. Ayers was ejecting cartridges from a magazine when tho lever ...
Article : 71 wordsBENDIGO.-- Cr. Luke Murphy having been unanimously elected mayor, he was invested with the robes of office. The newly elected mayor suitably returned thanks ...
Article : 425 wordsThomas Stott, a half-caste Australian aboriginal, has been arrested at Tapanui, charged with murdering a Chinese, named Ham Sing Tong, whose body was found ...
Article : 58 wordsAt an inquest held upon Percy N. Young, drowned in the Waikato River, the evidence to-day showed that deceased came from Brisbane, where he leaves a widow ...
Article : 46 wordsThe aboriginal murderer Nipper is still at large. Constable Johnston and the party in search of him returned to Katherine on Saturday afternoon, their horses ...
Article : 118 wordsKALGOORLIE.-- The following is a copy of a cablegram despatched on Monday by the manager of the Great Boulder Proprietary to the London office:-"1900 feet level north, total distance ...
Article : 305 wordsDuring the Otago v. Southland rugbyfootball match, Bailey, one of the Otago forwards, was removed from the ground in a seriously injured condition. It was found ...
Article : 186 wordsAt a meeting of the Brighton town council held last night for the election of the new mayor, the strained relations which have arisen between the Government and the Municipal Association, owing ...
Article : 434 wordsAt the last meeting of the town council a motion was carried by 9 votes to 6, objecting to the racecourse being placed within its territory, and suggesting that the ...
Article : 545 wordsWhen sighted by the Semaphore signalman this afternoon, the barque Marechal de Gonlaut was heading for the anchorage with no sails set on either main or mizzen ...
Article : 162 wordsSIDNEY.-- A thunder storm, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over Dubbo on Saturday night, and did some damage to property. At the Oral Western Hotel a chimney was struck by lightning, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 327 wordsMadame Maggie Stirling, for whom Mr. John H. Tait is arranging an Australasian concert tour, is already on her way on board the Aberdeen, which is timed to ...
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Article : 268 wordsA distinct shock of earthquake was felt at Tumut this evening. The rumbling sound lasted for several seconds, during which buildings in the town shook. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 262 wordsThe Fitzroy council has given consideration to the proposal for municipalities to unite in appointing one expert valuer to value undertakings, at a remuneration of £100, to he contributed ...
Article : 69 wordsThe latest accounts of the volcanic eruption in Savaii, the largest of the Samoan Islands, slate that the crater is eight miles east of one that was active three years ago. ...
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Article : 169 wordsMr. W. A. Cavanagh, M.A., who has occupied the position of inspector of schools for the Western district during the past five years, and who has been ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 wordsA large number of dairy farmers met a committee of the Lillydale shire council in the council chamber and discussed the bill now before Parliament to regulate the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 29 Aug 1905, Page 6
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