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  2. DAILY WEATHER CHART.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    An elderly man named Edwin Octave Brown, of [?] Walter-street, Footscray, died yesterday at 1.20 p.m. from the effects of poison self-administered. Mr. Brown ...

    Article : 145 words
  4. FIRE BRIGADES BOARD IN SYDNEY.

    Further evidence was given to-day in connection with the royal commission of inquiry into the Fire Brigade Board. It was declared that there was a net loss on the ...

    Article : 475 words
  5. NEW SETTLERS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 127 words
  6. UNLOADING A BARQUE.

    The Norwegian barque Gratia, which arrived recently with a cargo of sawn pine from Fredrikstadt, proceeded to unload on Monday, the crew of the vessel being ...

    Article : 160 words
  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At the fortnightly meeting of the Bullarat City council on Monday night the resignation was received of Mr. Partington, band master of the City band. ...

    Article : 83 words
  8. MINERS' WAGES ON THE BARRIER.

    The manager of the Junction North mine has notified the secretary of the Barrier Laborers' Federation that his directors have instructed him to pay the same ra[?]es ...

    Article : 63 words
  9. THE PLASTERERS' STRIKE.

    The newly appointed wages hoard for the plastering trade has hold its first silting, but the strike of plasterers is still on, and work continues to he held up in the ...

    Article : 139 words
  10. ADELAIDE LABOR TROUBLES.

    At a meeting of the Straw Hat Makers' Union to-night, it was reported that the executive committee had settled the strike at Goode, Durrant and Co.'s factory. All ...

    Article : 102 words
  11. FIRING A REVOLVER.

    John Abrahams, a resident of Railway[?]town, was arrested this afternoon on a warrant charging him with having discharged a revolver at Albert Edward ...

    Article : 57 words
  12. BENDIGO.

    During the past two or three years there has been a marked increase in the number of private residences erected in the eastern portion of the city; in fact quite a new ...

    Article : 152 words
  13. ALBURY HOSPITAL.

    At the annual meeting of the subscribers to the Albury Hospital to-night the report and balance sheet submitted showed that the total receipts were £2457, and the ...

    Article : 74 words
  14. SUICIDE OF AN EX-CONSTABLE.

    Wm. Richards, aged about 35, one time a well-known member of the police force, last night committed suicide at the house of his brother-in-law, at ...

    Article : 226 words
  15. EXTENT OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Some complaints have reached the Lands department made by immigrants, who consider that the Government has not given them all the assistance to which they are ...

    Article : 211 words
  16. THE WOOD CUTTERS' STRIKE.

    The wood cutters' dispute, after a duration of three weeks, was settled on Saturday. The companies, through the mediation of Mr. Frazer, M.P., has ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. SMOKING DURING WORKING HOURS

    At the meeting of the Port Melbourne branch of the P.L.C. last night, the matter of disallowing the employes of the town council to smoke whilst at work was again ...

    Article : 191 words
  18. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

    Comparing the above chart with Saturday's map, it will be noted that in the tropics there has been little or no change in the pressure, but over the southern ...

    Article : 220 words
  19. DENILIQUIN HOSPITAL.

    At the annual meeting of the Deniliquin Hospital the balance sheet showed that the year started with a debit of £57, and ended with a credit of £262. The revenue was ...

    Article : 375 words
  20. GEELONG.

    Mr. R. Purnell has been nominated as president of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce for the ensuing year. A conference of representatives of the ...

    Article : 131 words
  21. HOBART WRITERS AND ARTISTS.

    The Writers and Artiste' Union of Hobart has become affiliated with the Trades and Labor Council, Melbourne. ...

    Article : 24 words
  22. NEW SOUTH WALES STATION REPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 words
  23. BAKERS' CARTERS AND BUTCHERS.

    A well attended meeting of women engaged in laundry work, organised by Miss M[?]y, was hold at the Temperance Hall on Friday evening, and a union, to be called the Laundry Workers' ...

    Article : 62 words
  24. BUSH FIRES.

    A fire broke out on Monday afternoon on the Baangal Estate, on Streatham-road, three miles out of Skipton. The fire burned its way right through the crop of a farmer ...

    Article : 126 words
  25. AMOUNT OF CAPITAL REQUIRED.

    It is stated officially that any newcomer who has not more than £100 capital when he reaches Victoria had better make a stint as a farm laborer rather than attempt to ...

    Article : 74 words
  26. CYCLING ACCIDENT.

    A serious cycling accident occurred on Sunday night on Campbell's [?]reek-road. Horace F[?]ll, of Yape[?] and Weston, of Dayl[?]sford, were cycling in opposite ...

    Article : 74 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF CARPENTERS.

    At the last (which was the half yearly) meeting of the Australian Society of Carpenters and Joiners, the report showed that during the half year the membership ...

    Article : 69 words
  28. WARRNAMBOOL.

    As the result of the present, low price of potatoes (30 per ton), owing to Irish blight restrictions, many growers in the district prefer to leave their potatoes to ...

    Article : 125 words
  29. ELECTRIC TRAM CARS.

    Under the competitive stimulus of motor bus competition the directors of the Bea[?]maris Tramway Co. are considering a proposal by their secretary, who has ...

    Article : 247 words
  30. OVERSEA SETTLERS AT COHUNA.

    Messrs. Browning, Be[?]ts, Franklin and Smith, with their families, have taken possession of their separate holdings, known as Horridges's, and propose to work the ...

    Article : 252 words
  31. DEATH OF A CHILD FROM BURNS.

    The infant daughter of Mr. John Thompson was the victim of a painful burning accident. The child's clothing caught fire, and she was severely burned ...

    Article : 54 words
  32. FEDERATED CLOTHING TRADES.

    Mr. H. Carter, secretary of the Federated Clothing Trades, is now convening the annual meeting of the federal council of the organisation, which will be held in ...

    Article : 95 words
  33. FORECASTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 words
  34. HORSES FOR MILITARY SERVICE

    Senator Pearce, Minister of Defence, arrived in Sydney to-day, and during the morning he visited the South Head fortifications. Senator Pearce, in the course of ...

    Article : 273 words
  35. BUSH FIRE AT DUNOLLY.

    During a violent thunder storm on Sunday evening the lightning struck a large dry tree at Scott Bros, farm, Na[?]e Yallock East, which was set on fire. This ...

    Article : 66 words
  36. FALL FROM A BUGGY.

    Rev. Edwin T. Lloyd, of the Methodist Church, met with an accident on Friday afternoon. Accompanied by two of his daughters, he was driving on the ...

    Article : 83 words
  37. POWLETT.

    The town wi'l be en fete on Thursday, on the occasion of the Governor's first visit to Wonthaggi. The officials nt the mine received word to-day that the Governor ...

    Article : 308 words
  38. SUPPLY OF WATER IN RESERVOIRS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 words
  39. BIG FIRE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A big fire started three mites north of Bute on Monday morning. Several hundred men hastened to the scene to put it out. During four hours the fire travelled about ...

    Article : 65 words
  40. LIFT ATTENDANTS' UNION.

    At the hist meeting of the Lift Attendants' Union, Mr. S. B. Sargent presiding, a letter was received from the Factories Act department stating that the Minister of ...

    Article : 135 words
  41. MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.

    George Allwood[?] residing with his parents in Blunt-street, Alexandria, was shot in the thigh yesterday while picking black[?]berries in Lawrence-street, Alexandria. It is stated ...

    Article : 112 words
  42. RAINFALL COMPARISON FOR MELBOURNE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 words
  43. POST OFFICE EMPLOYES.

    The dissatisfaction that has been continually reported to exist in the Postal and Telegraph department of the Commonwealth was emphasised to-day at a large ...

    Article : 268 words
  44. A CONDEMNED TENEMENT.

    At Richmond yesterday before Mr. Morrison, P.M., and Messrs. Nathan and M'Call, J's.P., James Massey was charged with having let a house which had been condemned by the ...

    Article : 356 words
  45. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORANDA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 26 words
  46. DESTRUCTION OF ST. JOHN'S WORT.

    The B[?]chworth United shire council, impressed with the great importance of prompt and combined action being taken to eradicate that detestable weed ...

    Article : 278 words
  47. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 377 words
  48. LAND IN THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT.

    Several of the settlers who visited Swan Hill last week arrived here on Saturday night, and have been shown to-day, by Mr. Roy, local agent of the settlement ...

    Article : 145 words
  49. LAND TAX VALUATIONS.

    A meeting of land owners in riding A of the Murray shire, N.S.W., was held hero on Saturday to consider the basis of unimproved land valuation for Federal land tax ...

    Article : 115 words
  50. FEDERATED STRAW HATTERS.

    The registration of the Federated Straw Hatters' Association of Australia under the Commonwealth Arbitrtation Act has been granted; the Industrial Registrar ...

    Article : 57 words
  51. ALLEGED THEFT OF A PONY.

    A lad named Arthur Matthews, fifteen years of age, a ward of the State, was employed ployed by Mr. Allan Boyd, of Nullan. He left Mr. Boyd's place on 16th inst., taking a ...

    Article : 110 words
  52. A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE.

    The White Star training ship Mersey, with 62 cadets on board, arrived in Sydney Harbor this morning from London. Captain Corner reported that the vessel [?]ad ...

    Article : 73 words
  53. HOTEL AND CATERERS' EMPLOYES.

    A well attended meting of the Hotel and Caterers' Employes' Association, female branch was held at the Temperance Hall last evening, when a schedule of rates of ...

    Article : 80 words
  54. A NEW SOUTH WALES VIEW.

    Speaking at Yass to-night, the Minister of Lands, Mr. Nielsen, devoted some attention to immigration, vigorously denying that the Labor part was opposed to the ...

    Article : 446 words
  55. SEIZURE OF DOGS IN STREETS.

    Much interest was displayed in the hearing of a dog seizure case at Prahra[?] court yesterday. Plaintiff was Charles C. Patrick, livery stable keeper, Toorak, who charged John Berry, dog ...

    Article : 453 words
  56. SILVERTON TRAMWAY WAGES DISPUTE.

    Mr. C. E. Eley, general manager of the Silverton Tramway Company, on being seen this morning with regard to the threatened difficulty with the company's ...

    Article : 349 words
  57. BEST MANAGED FARM.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 335 words
  58. N.S.W. RAILWAYS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 words
  59. SALES OF PROPERTY.

    Messrs. John Buchan and Co. report having sold an allotment of land in Abbotsford, having a frontage of 42 feet to the west side of Nicholson[?]street by a depth of about 95 feet, for the [?] ...

    Article : 44 words
  60. SHORTAGE OF RIFLES.

    The shortness of the supply of rifles and ammunition in Australia, and the necessity for having an adequate stock so that the country could be properly defended, caused ...

    Article : 226 words
  61. PEARL SHELLERS AT THURSDAY ISLAND.

    During the past two weeks pearl shelters have been made aware by the Department for External Affairs that all permits under which colored Asiatics are indentured to be ...

    Article : 206 words
  62. OFFICIAL RAINFALL RECORDS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 619 words
  63. EASTERN RIVERINA LANDS.

    Land still continues to change hands in this locality at an increased price on the past year. As an instance of this, Messrs. Watts, Clark and Co., of Hen[?], N.S.W., have effected sales of six ...

    Article : 109 words
  64. SUNDAY TRADING REGULATIONS.

    The first case under the Sunday trading regulations was dealt with at the police court to-day, Demetrius Megatorominos, a Greek restaurant keeper, was charged with ...

    Article : 88 words
  65. Advertising

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    Advertising : 65 words
  66. SALE OF TOWNSHIP [?]LOCKS.

    LISMORE.--The most important sale of township blocks yet held here took place on Saturday afternoon, when 90 allotments were submitted on behalf of Messrs. Long Bros. and Currie ...

    Article : 124 words
  67. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    A meeting of the council of the Working Men's College was held at the institution, La[?]robe[?]street, last evening[?] Mr. J. Lemon, M.L.A., presided. The first business was the election of ...

    Article : 399 words
  68. ST. KILDA AND LOST DOGS.

    Consent was asked from the St. Kilda council last night for the leasing for three years of promises in High-street as a home for lost dogs. Cr. Barnett said he understood Hint the place ...

    Article : 215 words
  69. DANDENONG-ROAD TRAMWAY.

    The Tramway Trust forwarded a letter to the St. Kilda council last night stating its opinion that the proposal of Cr. Phillips, of Caulfield, to have the Dande[?]ong-road tramway running through ...

    Article : 362 words
  70. FIRES.

    MORTLAKE.--A grass fire ttook place on Boono[?]rah, the property of Mr. R. R. Urquhart, on Saturday afternoon. A high wind was blowing at the time. A strong ...

    Article : 387 words
  71. RURAL WORKERS' WAGES.

    A number of protests from agriculturists in different parts of the district were read at a meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association against ...

    Article : 156 words
  72. DENTON HAT MILLS.

    In expressing satisfaction at the continued prosperity of the company, the Chairman of the Denton Ha[?] Mills, Mr. W. D. Beazley, at a meeting of shareholders held yesterday at the ...

    Article : 192 words
  73. SEA SICKNESS CAUSES A MAN'S DEATH.

    A steerage passenger by the Warrimoo named A. Rush, who joined the vessel at Hobart, took no food on the voyage. When the vessel arrived at the Bluff, Rush was in ...

    Article : 49 words
  74. IRRIGATION BLOCKS AT MACORNA.

    Intending pur[?]sers at the auction sale of blocks on Inver[?]r Estate, Ma[?]orna, are requested by the a[?]ers, Messrs. [?]. H. Nelson and Co., to catch the 6.45 a.m. trai[?] to-morrow morning. ...

    Article : 43 words
  75. Advertising

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    Advertising : 153 words
  76. ALFRED HOSPITAL APPEAL.

    At a meeting of the committee of St. Kilda residents, who are seeking to raise funds for assisting the Alfred Hospital, held last night (Mr. A. Apps in the chair), it was reported that £120 ...

    Article : 94 words
  77. UNDERWEIGHT FISH.

    At E[?] yesterday Sergeant Bennett assistant[?] Inspector of [?]s, charged James Robinson with having in his p[?]ssion five [?] which were [?] than [?] that being ...

    Article : 111 words
  78. THE BATMAN ELECTION.

    Mr. [?] Liberal Protectionist candidate, will to-night, at 8 o'clock, address the central committee at committee rooms, Johnston-street, next Working Men's Club. ...

    Article : 26 words
  79. WAGES OF BAKERS.

    A meeting of the bread carters' union was held on Thursday night, and the question of an increase in wages was discussed. It was decided that the union give ...

    Article : 89 words
  80. Advertising

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    Advertising : 38 words
  81. Advertising

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    Advertising : 17 words
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