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  2. HENLEY-ON-YARRA.

    Once more, with a day of gaiety and [?] Henley 'has passed into the realm of pleasant memories. The Australian Henley has become one of the fixed ...

    Article : 1,173 words
  3. DISASTROUS FIRES.

    To a country parched with drought has come the fiery touch of the bush fire. The heat that culminated in Saturday's 99 deg. did its work well. It dried grass ...

    Article : 603 words
  4. RECORD OCTOBER HEAT.

    Extremes of heat and cold characterised the weather experienced in -Melbourne on (Saturday and yesterday. The firstnamed day earned for itself the reputation of being ...

    Article : 548 words
  5. DESTRUCTION AT PRAHRAN.

    Shortly after 2 p.m. the lire brigade was called by a street fire alarm to an extensive outbreak in a two-story building at 233 High-street, Prahran. The building consists ...

    Article : 187 words
  6. THE SOCIAL SIDE.

    Following the example set by the Deanville water fete and the English river carnival, Henley as a social fixture continues to grow in favor. Youth is ever ...

    Article : 1,137 words
  7. OUTBREAK IN THE CITY.

    The rear portion of a brick building at 417 Swanston-street, owned by the trustees of the Murphy estate, and occupied by J. IF. Penman and Co., art furniture ...

    Article : 104 words
  8. A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.

    A bush fire raged on Mount Dandenong yesterday, and' at night the hills presented a brilliant spectacle. A cool breeze set in this evening, and the fire has abated. ...

    Article : 35 words
  9. WALHALLA THREATENED.

    The town was threatened this afternoon by a serious hush fire, which swept tho cricket ground hill. The brigade turned out, hut their services were not required, ...

    Article : 171 words
  10. FIRE AT DAYLESFORD.

    Yesterday afternoon a large fire occurred in Albert-street, two shops and dwellings owned by Mr. Fred. Silberiesn, and a large dwelling house owned by Mr. Ernest ...

    Article : 231 words
  11. DECREASED RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    Mainly owing to the unpleasant weather conditions, the number of passengers brought into Melbourne by the railways on Saturday was far short of the number ...

    Article : 200 words
  12. A MOUNTAIN SIDE ABLAZE.

    Throe hush fires have been raging in the neighborhood of Sunday Creek, Clonbinane. They are confined principally to timbered country. At Cardonald, near the Black ...

    Article : 88 words
  13. INJURED BY FIREWORKS.

    During the fireworks display at Henley on Saturday night a rocket which travelled across to the south hank of tlie river exploded when within a few yards of the ...

    Article : 882 words
  14. SAD FATALITY IN CAMP.

    As the result of nu extraordinary accident at the military encampment yesterday a soldier was killed, and two others were wounded. ...

    Article : 247 words
  15. DISTRICT REPORTS.

    During the past few days several outbreaks of bush fires have occurred in this district. On Saturday morning the flames escaped in the direction of this township. ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.

    A weatherboard residence on Clunes-road, outside the fire district, was burnt to the ground shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday. It was owned by Mr. Herbert Pearce, who ...

    Article : 80 words
  17. FERN GULLIES DEVASTATED.

    The popular week end and holiday resort of Sassafras, situated about 2000 feet up on the ridges of the Dandenong Ranges, between Fern Tree Gully and Croydon, was ...

    Article : 624 words
  18. PRESERVATION OF PARKS.

    The question whether a site for a technical school should bo severed from Albert Bark iq causing some agitation, at South Melbourne, and, with other like proposals, ...

    Article : 531 words
  19. EXPLOSIONS OF KEROSENE.

    A fire broke out on Saturday in a weatherboard storeroom at the rear of Irwin's-buildings, Lydiard-street north, occupied by Messrs. J. M'Kay and Sons, ...

    Article : 206 words
  20. MINOR OUTBREAKS.

    The following other fires were attended by the brigade during the day:-- 8.35 a.m., cause unknown, two-story brick and iron building, Cambewell-road, ...

    Article : 928 words
  21. SHOT BY SENTRY.

    On 24th October, about 2.40 a.m., the sentry on duty on H.M.A.S. Cerbarus, which is moored in Hobson's Bay, near Port Melbourne shore, observed a boat ...

    Article : 235 words
  22. MOTOR BUS FATALITY.

    William Mann, 48, laborer, of 30 Maling-road, Canterbury, was fatally injured in a motor bus accident at the corner of St. Kilda and Commercial roads, at 2 p.m. on ...

    Article : 176 words
  23. THE POLICE COURTS.

    George Robinson, a young man, win charged before Mr. P. J, Dwyer, P.M., at the City Court yesterday, with sending an indecent letter by post. ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. THE SCENE AT NIGHT.

    How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. Here we will sit sad let the sounds of music Creep in our ears; soft stillness and the night Become touches of sweet harmony. ...

    Article : 954 words
  25. COBURG RESIDENT'S DISAPPEARANCE.

    The mystery surrounding the disappearance of David Oram, 53, produce merchant, of Sydney-road, Coburg, who had been missing from his home since 17th October, has ...

    Article : 155 words
  26. FIREMEN'S RECORD DAY.

    The number of fires attended by the metropolitan fire brigades on Saturday constituted p record. It was the firemen's busiest day. Firemen were kept going ...

    Article : 179 words
  27. ELSWICK CHALLENGE CUP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 889 words
  28. THE FINANCIAL POSITION.

    In the course of a statement lust evening MR. E. H. Flack, The lion, treasurer of the association, said:- "The gate takings (£1600) were only half of those ...

    Article : 279 words
  29. DISTURBANCE AT FITZROY.

    A report has been furnished to the Fitzroy police of a disturbance which took place in Marion-street, in that suburb, early yesterday morning. The informant ...

    Article : 97 words
  30. SCHOOL SITES AT NORTHCOTE.

    Northcote council, in view of the great development of the district und the Increase in population, recently derided to ask the Education department to erect a State school in the South ...

    Article : 136 words
  31. PENSIONER FOUND DEAD.

    George Meyers, 73, an old age pensioner, was found dead yesterday near, his house at Brown Hill, Ballarat East. Deceased had apparently taken an epileptice fit. A ...

    Article : 49 words
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