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  2. THE CHURCHES.

    The Presbytery of Melbourne South met yesterday; the new Moderator (the Rev. H. M. Bums) presiding. The Rev. J. Barnaby said he desired to ...

    Article : 356 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mrs. Charles Joseph Shingler, of Eyre-street, well known residents of Ballarat, celebrated their golden wedding on Monday, having been mraried at Saint ...

    Article : 455 words
  4. THE WINTRY WEATHER.

    December, 1905, will be long remembered as the month that wedged a section of cold bleak, boisterous midwinter into summer; the month in which nature played a bitter ...

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  5. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Moses Cohen, Becky Cohen and Solomon Cohen were charged at the criminal court with conspiring with Minnie Cohen to defraud the creditors of Moses Cohen of ...

    Article : 84 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 161 words
  7. AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Assembly this evening, the Premier, in answer to Mr. M'Gowen, said something definite had been done with regard to the dispute between the Railway ...

    Article : 179 words
  8. A CITY SCHOOL OF FARMING.

    Arrangements have been made by the Agricultural department for opening the Burnley Horticultural College next February Es a school of horticulture and small ...

    Article : 337 words
  9. TO-DAY'S FORECASTS.

    The following are to-day's forecasts:-- VICTORIA (Monday, 6 p.m.).--By Mr. Bara[?] Clearing up far Inland and over the western part oi the State; still cloudy, squally ...

    Article : 495 words
  10. THE FRUIT SEASON

    The prospects of the the fruit yield in the Tayabb and Hastings districts are not so good as was at first expected. Plums will be very scarce, apricots and peaches light ...

    Article : 114 words
  11. SYDNEY HARBOR TRUST.

    The annual report of the Sydney Harbor Trust for the year ended 30th June shows that the revenue was £253.580, a decrease of £8005 on the previous year. This ...

    Article : 152 words
  12. LATE SPORTING NEWS.

    BENDIGO.--At the meeting of the Bend[?] Football Association, held on Monday night, the dispute between that body and and the South Bendigo and California Gally clubs regarding the disposal ...

    Article : 119 words
  13. THE TEACHERS BILL.

    The Wimmera District Teachers Association has Passed a unanimous resolution in favor of the Teachers Bill, and urging that Parliament should pass, it at once. ...

    Article : 32 words
  14. FIRES.

    MOOROOPNA.--A fire broke out at North Mooroopna last Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. on the property adjoining that of Mr. John Baxter, farmer, and entering ...

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  15. JUVENILES IN COURT.

    Hardly a day passes without cases of juvenile depravity and crime being brought, under the notice of those who administer the law, and is no uncommon thing to hear justices confess their ...

    Article : 292 words
  16. AN ABANDONED PROSECUTION.

    At the Central Criminal Court to-day Eleanor Brown pleaded not guilty to having on 23rd October illegally used an Instrument upon Maud Bryant for a certain ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. BOWLING.

    LILLYDALE.--Ten members of the Carlton club visited Lillydale, and played a game on the Lillydale green. There rinks were played, and Lillydale proved victorious on each. The visitors were ...

    Article : 38 words
  18. W.A.T.C. MEETING.

    PERTH.--The general entries received for the W.A.T.C. annual meeting total 619 nominations for twenty events. With the entries for the Cup. Derby, Karrakatta Plate and Railway Stakes, there ...

    Article : 75 words
  19. ANGLICAN PROVINCIAL SYNOD.

    The result of the elections tor the clerical and lay representatives of the Diocese of Melbourne in the first provincial synod of Victoria, which assembles next May have been ascertained. The ...

    Article : 247 words
  20. BUTTER EXPORT TRADE.

    The Inspector of Produce in London (Mr. Loppard) has forwarded reports upon two damaged shipments of Victorian perishable products. The first refers to the ...

    Article : 363 words
  21. SWEATING THE FARMER.

    The local land board has had before it a peculiar case of alleged land sweating. A homestead selector named Hull applied for confirmation of an additional homestead ...

    Article : 259 words
  22. UNION LABEL CLAUSES:

    The chamber of commerce at its meeting on Monday resolved to wire to Mr. B. A. Crouch, the Federal member, intimating that the chamber was opposed to the union ...

    Article : 145 words
  23. A PHENOMENAL FALL.

    A phenomenal fall of ruin is reported from Yarramalong, in the Gosford district. A storm broke at 4 a.m. on Monday ...

    Article : 357 words
  24. BENDIGO.

    A debt case presenting some unusual features occupied the attention of the city bench on Monday. A young man named Watson was sued by J. Williams, a local ...

    Article : 470 words
  25. UNRULY SCHOOLBOYS.

    Three pupils of the Hornby-street State school, Windsor, named Robert M'Intosh, Jeffrey Playford and Harold Stone, were prosecuted at the Prahran court yesterday for wilful damage to growing ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. CHURCH OF ENGLAND MOTHERS UNION.

    The tenth annual meeting of the Mothers' Union for the diocese of Melbourne was held in the Chapter House of St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday afternoon ...

    Article : 401 words
  27. SUMMER TENTS IN THE TI-TREE.

    At the meeting of the Mocrabbin council last night an effort was made to ascertain whether the building regulations of the shire could be applied to tents. ...

    Article : 293 words
  28. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    COST OF AN ELECTION. Cr. Dyer, in the Collingwood council meeting on Monday, raised a question as to the cost of conducting the extraordinary election in Darling ...

    Article : 75 words
  29. RIVERINA NEWS.

    A fire occurred, in Belmore-street on Sunday morning, two cottages, owned by Mrs. Edward Brandon, who lived in one of them, being totally destroyed, with all the ...

    Article : 162 words
  30. RICHMOND RATE.

    At the last meeting of the Richmond council it was decided to make a general rile of 19 in the pound, and an annual charge of 12 on unsewered tenements. ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. PROPOSED BATHS FOR BRUNSWICK.

    On the recommendation of its public works committee, the Brunswick council last night decided that the town clerk write to the Metropolitan Gas Company and ask what it is prepared to ...

    Article : 88 words
  32. THE CHINESE QUESTION.

    Sir,--There is a letter in "The Age" of " To-day (Monday) signed (though not written by) Shing Wing Pong, representing the Chinese cabinet makers. There ...

    Article : 243 words
  33. MORTALITY AMONG SHEEP.

    On Saturday and Sunday the district had a remarkable visitation of heavy rain, accampanied by bitter cold. Sheep suffered enormously. Mr. J. Robertson ...

    Article : 527 words
  34. BRUNSWICK STREET LIGHTING.

    At last hight's meeting of the Brunswick council it was resolved, on the motion of Cr. Dick, that the Melbourne City Council be approached with a view to having the electric light introduced ...

    Article : 53 words
  35. QUEENSLAND.

    The High Court to-day heard the lipped in the ease of Heggie versus the Brisbane Shipwrights' Provident Union, in which Heggie had obtained damages from the ...

    Article : 94 words
  36. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

    At Prahran court yesterday Wm. Batchin, late packer and superintendent of parcels office at the Chas. M. Read stores, Chapel-street, was charged with embezzling £38, the moneys of his late ...

    Article : 266 words
  37. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY.--Showery conditions, associated with thunder storms, set in over the southern district highlands and coastal parts on Saturday afternoon. The rainfall was more consistent and heavy over ...

    Article : 322 words
  38. BOWLING GREEN FOR MALVERN.

    That a small reserve in Dandenong-road should ho sot apart for a bowling green was the petition of a requisition presented to the Malvern council at its meeting last evening. The petition was ...

    Article : 136 words
  39. GEELONG.

    The Geelong Progress Association has decided to distribute 3000 illustrated calendars, with a view to advertising the merits of Geelong as a holiday resort. ...

    Article : 99 words
  40. NEW BRITAIN MISSION.

    Among the passengers by the Prinz Sigismund, which arrived to-day, were Sister Francesca and Brothers Kaiser and Hemis, belonging to the Sacred Heart Catholic ...

    Article : 92 words
  41. PROGRESS AT ST. KILDA.

    The valuations at St Hilda were reported last night to total £204,276, or £6074 more than last year. Population totalled 20,951; increase during 12 months, 703. Number of houses, 4420; increase ...

    Article : 59 words
  42. CHRISTMAS APPEALS.

    The Salvation Army is making extensive preparations to provide Christmas cheer for 2500 poor folk in the Exhibition Building, on Thursday, 21st December. In addition ...

    Article : 242 words
  43. RUSSIAN JEWS' RELIEF FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 words
  44. CASTLEMAINE.

    Hospital Sunday was held on Sunday at Guildford, and, although the weather was very cold and boisterous, there was a fair attendance. The collection in aid of the ...

    Article : 132 words
  45. IMPROVEMENTS AT CLIFTON HILL.

    At last night's meeting of the Collingwood council it was resolved to form an ornamental plantation on the triangular open space in Queen's-parade, Clifton Hill, in front of the ...

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  46. MEETING OF CITY CABMEN

    A meeting of the city cabmen took place on last Sunday night in the Trades Hall; Mr. J. E Dalton in the chair. There was a large attendant of members present to take part in the hi-annual ...

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  47. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Full Court gave judgment to-day in the tramways case, which was brought before the court to decide the basis of arbitration in respect to the proposed purchase ...

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  48. REILLY-STREET DRAIN.

    The Collingwood council on Monday night voted £1010 to complete the covering over Reilly-street drain. The portion from the mouth of the drain at the river to Hoddle-street cost about £600 to ...

    Article : 70 words
  49. NEW SOUTH WALES STATION REPORTS.

    Received by Messrs. Dalgety and Co.:--Tinapagee, Wanaaring, 2nd: On 30th, OS points of rain were registered at Dungarvan; narrow strip across station. ...

    Article : 29 words
  50. RAIN IN QUEENSLAND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 words
  51. A MUNICIPAL STONEWALL

    The consideration of the annual estimates in the Malvern council last night gave rise to a stonewall on the part of the public works committee, which insisted on having the matter disposed of ...

    Article : 356 words
  52. WARRNAMBOOL.

    The hospital committee, has decided to appoint Dr. J. Holmes hon. medical officer to the institution in place, of Dr. Fleetwood, who purposes, taking a trip to ...

    Article : 240 words
  53. CHARGE AGAINST A CIVIL SERVANT.

    The Commissioner of Police was to-day instructed to take action against Mr. R. W. Skevington, manager of the produce export department, who has been suspended ...

    Article : 136 words
  54. THE BOROUGH OF OAKLEIGH.

    About 50 ratepayers attended a meeting last night in the shire hall, Oakleigh, to protest against the proposal at the borough council to strike a rate of 26 in the pound. Mr. R. S. Carson ...

    Article : 208 words
  55. QUEENSLAND STATION REPORTS.

    Received by Dalgety and Co. Limited:--Boorara, Hungerford, 2nd: Grand storms, running some main creeks over large area country. Boorara Creek in high flood. Fassifern, Engelsburg, 2nd: 2 12 inches ...

    Article : 40 words
  56. THE PEACE SOCIETY.

    A meeting of the recently formed Australasian branch of the London Ponce Society was held at the Friends' Meeting House, Russell-street, last Friday evening. Dr. Strong presided, and Mr. ...

    Article : 189 words
  57. OBSERVATORY REPORT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 261 words
  58. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

    On Sunday evening Constable Hayes came across a well dressed young man lurching about Johnston-street, Collingwood, and in various ways' giving offence to residents and passers by. ...

    Article : 135 words
  59. RAIN IN VICTORIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 294 words
  60. GOVERNMENT OFFICER SUSPENDED.

    The Government has suspended an officer connected with the Produce Export department on account of certain irregularities which he has not satisfactorily ...

    Article : 39 words
  61. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER BUNINYONG.

    The steamer Buninyang, J. Rowland commander, arrived at the wharf from Sydney late last evening with 49 saloon and 38 steerage passengers. The Buninyong experienced moderate ...

    Article : 150 words
  62. WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

    William F. Krelli, late of Minyip, farmer, died on 17th October, and by will dated 21st July last he left real estate valued a £2388, and personal at £540, to the widow and children. ...

    Article : 117 words
  63. "SLINGING OFF" IN THE MARKET.

    At South Melbourne court yesterday James Dunn proceeded against' Margaret Ann Stobic for using mag words to him in the South Melbourne market on 18th November. Complainant ...

    Article : 263 words
  64. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Marmora, which left for London via ports to-day, shipped for Colombo 400,000 sovereigns, and for Calcutta bar gold valued at £10,041. ...

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  65. THE MILDURA SETTLEMENT.

    Mr. J. Knight, of the Agricultural department, has inspected the first crop, of flax grown on 50 acres of Mr. H. P. Paulson's holding at Irymple Valley. Mildura. He ...

    Article : 214 words
  66. NARROW ESCAPES.

    What might have been a serious accident occurred in Nicholson street; Footaeray, yesterday evening. Three shops are in course of erection there, and these are guarded at night by three ...

    Article : 153 words
  67. RIVER GAUGINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 172 words
  68. A MISSING FISHERMAN.

    PORTLAND.--The steamer Australian returned on Monday with the lifeboat, without having seen any trace of the missing fisherman, George Henry Dusting. It is considered certain that his bout ...

    Article : 38 words
  69. THE NEW FLAGSHIP.

    The new flagship Powerful will leave Fremantle for the eastern States on Thursday. ...

    Article : 72 words
  70. DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR ST. KILDA.

    Last night, at St. Kilda council, Cr. D'Donnell reported that Mrs. J. Fairchilld, of the George Hotel, had offered to erect a drinking fountain on the slope between lower and upper esplanades, at ...

    Article : 76 words
  71. A THUNDERBOLT.

    EGERTON.--On Saturday and Sunday the weather was the wont experienced here for months past Several paddocks of oats have suffered severely, many of them being laid low by the ...

    Article : 96 words
  72. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 37 words
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