The trial was to-day commenced of Alfred John Monson, who in September last was committed for trial for the murder of Lieutenant Hambrough, who was shot ...
Article : 275 wordsIn the House of Commons this afternoon Mr. Sydney Buxton, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, stated that Sir Henry Loch, High Commissioner of South Africa, has ...
Article : 281 wordsThe Admiralty Office has contradicted the statement published last Saturday by the Observer that it has been decided to replace H.M.S. Orlando, flagship of the ...
Article : 52 wordsSir Julius Vogel, ex-Premier of New Zealand, will to-morrow read a paper at the Imperial Institute on Australasian federation. ...
Article : 80 wordsOn the Premier's journey to Omeo an accident happened to two of the buggies and their occupants. One of the traps, driven by Mr. Sawyer, a local solicitor, contained ...
Article : 370 wordsThe consecration of Dr. Delaney as coadjutor bishop of Hobart took place to-day at the 11 o'clock mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, which was thronged in all parts, many being unable ...
Article : 634 wordsA large bush fire has been burning for the last day or two from the direction of Lockwood towards Ravenswood, and a considerable amount of damage has been done to Messrs. Bissill and ...
Article : 375 wordsHis Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Alfred), who, on succeeding his uncle, Ernest H., as Duke of Saxe-Coburg, took the bath of allegiance to the ...
Article : 84 wordsAn atrocious outrage, arising from comparatively small provocation, has been committed at Bari, on the frontier of Italy. The victim was a customs officer, who had, ...
Article : 94 wordsThis morning Dr. Eakins, who had been to Rochestor on a consultation, was thrown out of his buggy while returning to Echuca. His assistant was driving three horses unicorn ...
Article : 80 wordsIn the House of Lords yesterday, in committee on the Employers Liability Bill, a clause empowering workmen to contract themselves outside the provisions of the ...
Article : 51 wordsMajor-General Tulloch, who visited Wannambool to-day to inspect the local forces, considers that the defences here should be strengthened. Though there are sufficient men to man the ...
Article : 191 wordsThe hearing of the suit for libel, Zierenberg v. Labouchere, proprietor of the London society paper Truth, was concluded to-day, and resulted in a verdict for the ...
Article : 111 wordsThe strike which has taken place in Scotland, by which 100,000 miners were locked out in consequence of a dispute with the mine owners, has terminated. ...
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Article : 775 wordsAt Brest to-day, the trial of the two brothers Rorique, charged with shooting the captain and poisoning the crew of the French Pacific schooner Ninroahiti, and ...
Article : 74 wordsDr. Porter, who has been practising in the Wimmera district for some years past, expired at his residence, Warrackuabeal, on Tuesday, and was buried in the local cemetery yesterday ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Socialists, who have of late been very active and aggressive in Italy, and especially in Sicily, yesterday made such determined riotous demonstrations in ...
Article : 113 wordsAt the half yearly meeting of shareholders in the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Sir Thomas Sutherland, who presided, stated that the ...
Article : 57 wordsJames Sharpe, aged 35, a carriage inspector, met with a shocking accident at the western railway station to-night, shortly after the arrival of the 10 o'clock express train from ...
Article : 477 wordsA drunken scuffle took place last night at the house of a cabman named Thomas Burns, between a tinsmith named Fitzgerald and a young man named John White, employed ...
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Article : 124 wordsAt Whipstick to-day Mary Maggetti, aged 27, when suffering intensely from faceache, built a fire in a hollow stump and threw herself into it. She was dragged out and taken to the Bendigo ...
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Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Sat 16 Dec 1893, Page 19
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