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  2. TERRIBLE BLASTING FATALITY

    A fatality resulting in the loss of three lives occurred at Orbost to-day. Blasting operations were in progress by Carroll's gang on the Bairnsdale to Orbost railway ...

    Article : 176 words
  3. WATERSIDE WORKERS' CLAIMS.

    The hearing of the waterside workers claims for increased rates of pay and improved working conditions was resumed by Mr. Justice Higgins in the Arbitration ...

    Article : 1,699 words
  4. COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADES.

    BENDIGO.--After a downpour of rain during the previous night, cool weather prevailed on Friday, when the country fire brigades' annual demonstration in the show grounds was brought ...

    Article : 1,159 words
  5. MELBOURNE'S WATER SUPPLY.

    The subject of water supply is one which is engaging serious attention throughout the State at present, the unprecedented spell of hot weather having depleted ...

    Article : 1,168 words
  6. CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.

    News was received at Bombala last night of a burning fatality at Bungarby, in which a boy aged two years, youngest son of Mr. Thomas Murdoch, a solicitor, lost his life. ...

    Article : 139 words
  7. BARRISTER TO SHOW CAUSE.

    In the Full Court to-day, Mr. Stumm, K.C., appearing for the Barristers' Board, moved for an order nisi calling upon a barrister to show cause why he should ...

    Article : 220 words
  8. RAILWAY LABORERS' WAGES.

    A few weeks ago private contractors carrying out work at the Kalgoorlie and of the trains-Australian railway agreed to a schedule of wages considerably in excess of ...

    Article : 366 words
  9. TRADES HALL DISCIPLINE.

    Something in the nature of a sensation was caused in trades union circles yesterday when it became known that the Trades Hall Council had by a two to one majority ...

    Article : 377 words
  10. RAILWAY MISHAPS.

    As the night train from Bendigo on Thursday was approaching Echuca a sensational accident occurred. The train at the time was travelling at between 40 and 50 ...

    Article : 288 words
  11. ARMY RIFLES.

    The Minister of Defence in view of the statements which had reached him concerning the failure of the rifles which had been made at the Commonwealth small ...

    Article : 406 words
  12. DERAILMENT BLOCKS ENGINE.

    While the morning passenger train from Boort to Korong Vale was leaving the yards at Boort yesterday to take up a position at the platform some of the cars ...

    Article : 78 words
  13. THE ELWOOD DESTRUCTOR.

    Sir Alexander Peacock, as Minister of Education, met members of the committee of South Eisternwick school and of the North Brighton Progress Association on Thursday afternoon on the ...

    Article : 396 words
  14. CATTLE TRUCKING SCANDAL.

    The balance of the consignment of mixed cattle from Armidale, N.S.W., to the Metropolitan Board of Works, Melbourne, arrived here on Wednesday. This lot was in low ...

    Article : 190 words
  15. THE RAILWAYS.

    A deputation, representing the residents of Moora, a small township on the new railway line to Colbinabbin, waited on the Railway Commissioners yesterday to ...

    Article : 124 words
  16. ALLEGED ILLEGAL OPERATION.

    A fashionable-dressed woman, named Alice Maud Wise, was presented at South Melbourne court yesterday on the charge of performing an illegal operation. Sub-Inspector Westoott ...

    Article : 480 words
  17. FURTHER SHOCKING CASES.

    Charges of grave neglect, resulting in some instance in stock being subjected to shocking cruelty, continue to be made against the Railway department. At the ...

    Article : 125 words
  18. PROPOSED ELMORE-BYRNESIDE LINE.

    The announcement that the Railways Standing Committee will take evidence towards the end of the month at three points on the proposed cross-country line ...

    Article : 152 words
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  20. CRIME REPORTS.

    Early yesterday morning Detectives Bannon and Mercer arrested John Bender, 23 clerk, on a charge of having broken into the residence of Percival Pint, at Park[?]e, on Thursday, 5th ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. THE POLICE COURTS.

    For delivering firewood after 1.30 p.m. on. Saturday, 31st January, Kenny Horne was yesterday fined 26, with 106 Costs, by the Caulfield bench. ...

    Article : 33 words
  22. DEPARTMENTAL PROCRASTINATION

    The directors of the Goulburn Valley Freezing Works are still handicapped by the laxity of the Railway department. The directors have had the earthwork of a ...

    Article : 179 words
  23. WAGES BOARD PROSECUTION.

    There charges were preferred against W. H. Nicholson, grocer, Glen Huntly-road, Eisternwick, at the Caulfield court yesterday, viz., that he employment Francis Gleeson for a greater number ...

    Article : 87 words
  24. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. From his pocket, and made off. The watch is valued at £10.

    As Joseph Robert Vaughan, a laborer, from Mildura, stepped out of an hotel in Exhibition-street, near Little Bourke-street, at 11 p.m. on Thursday, he was knocked down and punched by a man. The assailant snatched Vaughan's watch ...

    Article : 55 words
  25. CLOTHING MISSED AFTER FIRE.

    A fire occurred at the drapery establishment of Hugh Nicholls, Bourke-street, on 16th February, resulting in considerable less to the firm. An inventory of the property not damaged by the ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. ALLEGED LARCENY OF HARNESS.

    Daniel Bowerfield and Arthur Jordan were arrested at Brunswick yesterday morning by Plain Clothes Constable Dugriule, and locked up on a charge of stolen a quantity of harness, ...

    Article : 56 words
  27. YAN YEAN STILL FALLING.

    In the opinion of the secretary to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works the rainfall of Thursday night will not have any ...

    Article : 137 words
  28. SANATORIUM AT BALWYN.

    A public meeting was held in St. Barabas's schoolroom, Balwyn, on Thursday to protest against the granting of a licences to use Myrtle Park, Doncaster-road, for a consumptive ...

    Article : 420 words
  29. WOMAN SENTENCED FOR SLY GROG SELLING.

    The hearing of charges against several persona for having sold liquor without a licence was resumed in the City Court on Thursday. Helen Schwetach, 114 Bourke-street, was sentenced to ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. RAILWAY COMPLAINTS.

    Sir,--After perusing the many complaints against the Railway department in your issue of to-day, I am encouraged to ask you to give publicity to the ...

    Article : 288 words
  31. COUNTRY SHOWS.

    The fourteenth annual show of the Doueaster and Box Hill Horticultural Association was opened yesterday, in the pavilion. White Horse-road, Box Hill, by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, ...

    Article : 437 words
  32. FIGHT FOR TWO SHILLINGS.

    At West Wyalong court to-day, Robert Douglas was charged with shooting at Andrew Christie with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. According to the ...

    Article : 90 words
  33. GREEN VALE SANATORIUM.

    Owing to the extreme beat of the past few weeks the water supply at the Government Sanitorium for Consumptives at Green Vale has run very low, and the ...

    Article : 161 words
  34. TYPHOID FEVER AT BROKEN HILL.

    Typhoid fever is again rife in the city and is causing concern to the health authorities. A number of serious cases has been reported. ...

    Article : 32 words
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  37. NUMURKAH WATER SUPPLY.

    At the monthly meeting of Numurkah Water Trust held at Nathalia on Tuesday the-engineer brought under the notice of ...

    Article : 90 words
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