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  2. THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

    The English cricketers commenced their eighth match in Australia at South Melbourne on Saturday, when they were opposed by An Eleven of Victoria. The ...

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  3. THE NEW TARIFF.

    In the rush characterising the last days of the discussion of the new tariff in the House of Representatives, an important expansion of the privileges of public ...

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  4. SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS.

    The annual speech day and distribution of prizes in connection with the Academy of Mary Immaculate, Convent of Mercy, Nicholson-street, Fitzroy, took place on ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Portion of the well-known Carngham Estate, near Ballarat, one of the outlying paddocks, containing 400 acres of freehold land, was sold by auction on Saturday by Messrs. ...

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  6. Advertising

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  7. AMUSEMENTS.

    Many of those who helped to crowd Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening could doubtless recall a large number of Christmas pantomimes staged under Mr. J. ...

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  8. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    The circumstances attending the death of a lad named Samuel Cuthbert, aged 16 a ward of the State, living with Samuel James, shopkeeper, of Munro-street, Co. ...

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  9. ENGLAND V. BENDIGO.

    The Board of Control has appointed D. A. Elder and E. Barrass as umpires for the match England v. Bendigo, to be played at Bendigo, commencing on Boxing day. ...

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  10. BENDIGO.

    The twelfth half yearly report of the Bendigo und District Farmers and Fruit Growers' Co-operative Society which has just been issued, shows that during the ...

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  11. PRINCES COURT PIANO PLAYING EXTRAORDINARY.

    A fairly large attendance gathered at Princes Court on Saturday night to witness the termination of Mr. C. W. Healey's attempt to break what is described as the ...

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  12. THE WEATHER.

    The spring season has, on the whole, been pleasant, although the rainfall has come deplorably short of what was desirable. there were a couple of hot days, viz., ...

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  13. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A lire occurred early this morning in a humpy in Crystal-street, occupied by three bachelors. One of them, W. R. May, in escaping from the burning building, ...

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  14. STRUCK BY A QUOIT.

    During the progress of a quoit match at the rear of the Plough Hotel, Footseray, on Saturday, Mr. Joseph Marmo, the well known footballer met with a painful ...

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  15. SITUATION AT BROKEN HILL.

    A large number of people left by last night's special and to-night's express. Several thousand men will be out of work during the next fortnight owing to the shutting ...

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  16. KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRAIN.

    David Piper, a deaf mute and elderly man, residing at 535 Rae-street, North Fitzroy, had an extremely narrow escape on Saturday night. He was crossing the railway ...

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  17. BENEFICIAL EFFECT IN SYDNEY.

    Mr. A. B. Lassiter, of the firm of Lasseter and Co., who has just returned from a trip to Europe, stated at a gathering of employes yesterday that during his absence ...

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  18. RIVERINA NEWS.

    A fire occurred this morning in a cottage occupied by Martin Gibbons and family. It was caused by a child firing match heads from a toy pistol. The cottage and ...

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  19. GEELONG.

    On Sunday afternoon the new sanctuary in the prettty little chapel at St. Augustine's Orphanage was formally opened by the Veil. Archpriest M'Kenna The two ...

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  20. RAIN STORMS IN QUEENSLAND.

    The chief engineer for railways has received a telegram from the district engineer at Townsville, stating that heavy rain fell on Friday evening between Prairie ...

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  21. TO THE EDlTOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,-- On 6th inst. I wrote to you in reference to the duties on textile machinery, and beg to thank you for your courtesy in inserting my letter in your issue ...

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  22. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Justice Gordon delivered judgment on Friday in the case in which Huddart, Barker and Co. Pty. Ltd., owners of the tug Falcon, claimed £2000 damages from the ...

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  23. FATAL FALL FROM A HORSE.

    A resident of the Tambo district, Mr. H. Roberts, who was admitted to the hospital yesterday suffering from severe spinal injuries, the result of a fall from his horse, ...

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  24. MAXIMUM SHADE TEMPERATURES.

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  25. CASTLEMAINE.

    The old fashioned building in Barkers street opposite the post office and Cumberland Hotel has been pulled down, and a very handsome building has been erected. ...

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  26. A MINER KILLED.

    The death occurred at the Ballarat Hospital to-day of the miner, Thomas Thomas, who, in the circumstances reported in "The Age," received a fracture of the skull and ...

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  27. MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY.

    To suit the convenience of graduates who are desirous of passing into professional pursuits, a number of degrees were conferred in Wilson Hall on Saturday by ...

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  28. REFLOATING A SUNKEN STEAMER.

    The steamer Jessie Darling, which was sunk some time ago, has been towed to low water, where her cargo will be recovered. The vessel will then be refloated. ...

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  29. WARRNAMBOOL.

    A record price was realised for land at Nirranda last week, when nu area of 350 acres, 23 miles from Warrnambool, was sold privately on account of the executors of the ...

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  30. RAIN IN QUEENSLAND.

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  31. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    A young married man named Geo. Roper, who resides in Myers-street, had a narrow escape from being drowned in the City Baths to-day. He had dived into the water, ...

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  32. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Following up the action of the Trades and Labor Council in respect to the new protection and Mr. Justice Higgins's decision regarding the scale of wages to be paid, the ...

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  33. HAMILTON.

    Entertainments were held in the Botanical Gardens last week in aid of the fund for the erection of a now fence around the enclosure. About £100 was realised. ...

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  34. GIRL DROWNED IN THE MURRAY.

    A sad drowning case occurred this morning in the River Murray. A young girl named Maggie Condliffe, nineteen years of age, went for a bathe at the ladies' baths ...

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  35. FORECASTS.

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  36. FRUIT FLY PARASITES

    The fruit fly parasites brought from India by Mr. Compere, Government Entomologist, are developing excellently. Mr. Compere now expects to develop and propagate ...

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  37. RECKLESS MOTOR DRIVING.

    Yesterday a motor car dashed through Ballon at the rate of 30 miles an hour. it frightened a horse attached to spring cart, and the cart, colliding with a ...

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  38. THE FELTON BEQUESTS.

    The Felton bequests committee has informed tlie Trustees, Executors and Agency Company Limited, the executor of the will of the late Alfred Felton, that it has made ...

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  39. TASMANIA.

    The mayor entertained past and present aldermen at an informal lunch yesterday in order to mark the jubilee of municipal government in Hobart. The ...

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  40. PLUCKY RESCUE OF A BOY.

    A boy was saved from drowning by the plucky action of a man who nearly lost his own life in the attempt. Fredk. Robinson, aged 9 years, whilst playing near the ...

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  41. OBSERVATORY REPORT.

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  42. THE PRAHRAN COLLEGE AND KINDERGARTEN.

    The annual distribution of prizes of Prahran College and Kindergarten took place in the City Hall, Prahran, on Thursday night. The report of the principals ...

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  43. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The V.R.A. council has decided to donate £20 to the widow of the late Sergeant-Major Muller, who dided recently, utter being associated with the associated in a useful capacity for many ...

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  44. HOBART, Sunday.

    Hobart is thronged with visitors, the tourist season having commenced much earlier this year than usual. ...

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  45. NEW ZEALAND.

    The present position at the Denniston mines is that the management has called upon the union to observe the provisions of the Arbitration Court award. Offers of ...

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  46. A MOTOR CYCLE IN FLAMES.

    A visitor front Hay (N.S.W) named S. A. Cameron was cycling on his motor along the street near the sale yards when he discovered the machine was ablaze, and the ...

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  47. LEAD POISONING IN MINES.

    A number of Ballarat miners who have recently returned from Broken Hill are Buffering severely from lead poisoning. Several of the men are complete wrecks, and ...

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  48. SAW MILL EMPLOYE KILLED.

    Whilst working at De Traine's saw mill at Laurieton Henry Since was accidentally killed through a piece of timber coming hack over the saw. State was a married ...

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  49. BOYS' BRIGADE MOVEMENT.

    To-morrow forenoon the Port Melbourne town pier will represent the embarkation point of members of the various boys' brigades, mainly raised within the ...

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  50. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  51. Advertising

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  52. KILLED WHEN BOARDING A TRAIN.

    J. M. Simcock, an engine titter in the employ of the South Australian Railway department, met with a fatal accident at the railway station last night. He was going ...

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  53. MARKET REPORTS.

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  54. DECEMBER SUPPLEMENTARY PASS EXAMINATION, 1907. RESULTS.

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  55. BIJOU THEATRE.-- THE SQUATTER'S DAUGHTER.

    Lovers of melodrama on Saturday night hailed with keen appreciation the return of Mr. W. Anderson's company to Melbourne when the Australian ...

    Article : 237 words
  56. A GRUESOME DISCOVERY.

    While a number of people was engaged erecting stalls for the Church of England fete on the recreation ground, the body of a man was found hanging by the neck ...

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  57. LATE MINING NEWS.

    BROKEN MILE.--The Proprietary mine and mill closed down on Saturday night for a for night. Block 10 will probably close down for a fortnight On Tuesday, but a number of men ...

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  58. BAY EXCURSIONS.

    The paddle steamer Ozone will run during the Christmas holidays as under:-- To-day and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m., from the Port Melbourne railway pier for Mornington, Dromana and Sorrento. ...

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  59. SOUTH MELBOURNE TRAGEDY.

    It was stated in error in our report of the shocking murder and suicide at South Melbourne last Wednesday evening that the name of the frenzied perpetrator was John, ...

    Article : 73 words
  60. A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.

    A man named Wm. Moffatt, an insurance agent, has been missing from Cunninghame since 10th inst. On the previous day he, arrived there from Bairnsdale, and put up ...

    Article : 171 words
  61. HAY MARKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 words
  62. ACADEMY OR ELOCUTION.

    The competitions which have been held during the week at the South Yarra A.N.A. Hall in connection with the Academy of Elocution, carried on by Mr. and Mrs, W. ...

    Article : 156 words
  63. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Doherty Bros. (George Richard Doherty and Walter Doherty), formerly, of Rochester, now of Karramomsus, laborers. Filed at Echuca. ...

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  64. BURGLARY AT AN HOTEL.

    The New London Hotel, Coventry-street, South Melbourne, was last night broken into by thieves, who stole £5 18 in gold and silver from a glass on a shelf in the bar. The thieves effected ...

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  65. THE OLYMPTA.-- WESTS ANIMATED PICTURES.

    Air. J. T. West opened a new season with his living pictures at Wirth's Olympin, south of Princes-bridge, on Saturday night. The large circus hall had been ...

    Article : 234 words
  66. LAW LIST.-- THIS DAY.

    FIRST CIVIL COURT.-- (Before the Chief Justice and jury, at 10.30.)--Wallace divorce. case SECOND CIVIL, COURT (At 10.30.)-- Licensing Reduction Board: Compensation awards, ...

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  67. COUNTRY LIVE STOCK SALES.

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  68. Advertising

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  69. Advertising

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