A startling development has arisen with refereuce to the position in which the Eleotric Supply Company of Victoria, or the Ballarat Tramway ...
Article : 1,545 wordsDealing with the decision arrived at by the Committee of Defence on the Question of the possibility of invasion, the “Spectator’’ remarks:-The flect ...
Article : 120 wordsThe death is reported of an old resident, in Mr Robert Dawkins, at the ago of 87 years. Deceased arrived [?] Portland on New Year’s morning. ...
Article : 73 wordsTuesday evening at the meeting of the Goolong Mutual Improvement Association. Owing to the heavy syllabus item and the absence of the president, ...
Article : 290 wordsAt the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court this afternoon, before Mr Justice Hood, a young man named John Pearce was presented for sentence for ...
Article : 102 wordsDon Jaime, eldest son of the late Don Carlos, the Bourbon claimant o[?] the Spanish throne, has announced that he will not head a Carlist rising in ...
Article : 237 wordsThe death has occurred of Mr Alexander M’Donald, of Argyle Farm, at the ago of 84 years and 6 months. The deceased was a colonist for 44 years, ...
Article : 152 wordsEleven po[?] of rain were registered on Wednesday morning. Snow fell on Tuesday evening again, the lulls presenting a very line appearance in ...
Article : 165 wordsIt has transpired that the Imperial Conference discussion last week dealt only with military questions. ...
Article : 26 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday, the navy estimates were agreed to without a division. ...
Article : 21 wordsSeveral thefts of sheep from the local sale yards have occurred lately. Butchers and others who purchase late lots often leave their sheep in the ...
Article : 51 wordsM. Sommer, a French aviator, yesterday made a highly successful flight at Chalons camp with a biplane, invented by M. Henry Farman. He ...
Article : 58 wordsA statement regarding the position of affairs in Spain has been made by Senor Maura, the Spanish Premier, [?] an interview with a correspondent of ...
Article : 87 wordsMr G. V. Power, the local stationmaster, has received notice of transfer to Murchison East. AUSTRALIAN NATIVES ...
Article : 268 wordsThe snow which commenced to fall here on Sunday evening, and lasted up to Wednesday morning, except at short intervals, owing to heavy rain setting ...
Article : 145 wordsThe weather for the past few days has been of a decidedly wintry character, rain, hail, sleet and several fairly heavy falls of snow. The ...
Article : 49 wordsThe “Bourse Gazette,” published in St. Petersburg, says that the under standing between Russia, Great Britain and France has evidently taken ...
Article : 37 wordsA slight fall of snow took place here at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, and continued for about half an hour. The flakes wore very small, and melted ...
Article : 75 wordsMr Keir Hardie, M.P., in a speech at Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, last night, expressed the opinion that the “sordid capitalists' war" in Morocco ...
Article : 34 wordsWhile excavations were being carried out on the Tullona Estate, the property of Mr J. C. Fitzgerald, an aboriginal's skull was unearthed. The ...
Article : 55 wordsThe adoption of a scheme of assurance against unemployment, based on the German model, was outlined last night by Mr Winston Churchill, ...
Article : 155 wordsLatest advices from Melilla state that the Moors in a midnight attack tore up 150 yards of railway before reinforcements arrived and dispersed ...
Article : 38 wordsAnother fine attendance watched the second day’s play at Cardiff in the match between the Australian Eleven and South Wales. By the afternoon ...
Article : 150 wordsIn flic Gymbowen district lambmarking has about been completed in the early lambs, and some good percentages are reported. Messrs ...
Article : 54 wordsA disastrous fire occurred yesterday at a fair which was being held at Dresden. A series of pictures was being shown in the cinematograph theatre ...
Article : 73 wordsThe work of erecting the new fire station at Golden square is to be com[?]nced forthwith. The building will be composed of brick, and when ...
Article : 141 wordsA meeting of the committee of the Linton rifle club was held in the Shire Hall on Tuesday evening, Captain Trengrove presiding. The secretary ...
Article : 166 wordsMr Walter Long, Unionist member for South Dublin, addressing 20,000 Unionists at Christchurch, last night, reproved Mr Lloyd-George for ...
Article : 49 wordsSir.—Would you kindly grant us a small space in your columns to sincerely thank the doctors of the Ballarat hospital, and also the nurses of the ...
Article : 101 wordsRant holiday was observed on Monday. The day was windy, and the sky overcast, but there was little rain. The White City Exhibition at ...
Article : 55 wordsThe threat of the workmen of Sweden to proclaim a general strike in conseqnence of the lock-out by the masters in certain trades, has been carried into ...
Article : 91 wordsAn instance of the mannor in which the Gorman naval programme is being advanced is contained in an admission by the “Cologne Gazette.” That ...
Article : 65 wordsThe latest news from Teheran is to the effect that the Persian Government continues to dispute with tho ex-Shah, Mahomed Ali, with regard to the ...
Article : 91 wordsSir,—The postal authorities in their wisdom have removed the above office from the railway station to a private house, nearly half a mile distant, across ...
Article : 129 wordsSir,—This is about the strongest bit of favoritism that has, I think, been done for some time on the part of the selectors of the team that is to represent ...
Article : 668 wordsThe death of Mr Valentine Nothnagel, an old and respected resident of Waterloo South, occurred on Wednesday morning, at the age of 63 years, ...
Article : 197 wordsOne of the most enjoyable social evenings, under tho auspices of the above club, took place on Friday evening last in the local Mechanics’ Hall; ...
Article : 172 wordsTwo sharp eartliquake shocks were experienced in Portugal yesterday. Fortunately no damage was done, but at Santarem the people became ...
Article : 30 wordsA sensational disclosure of Admiralty methods is made by Colonel H. H. Mullinger, who lately retired from the position of director of the Coventry ...
Article : 119 wordsThe outbreak of cholera at the Presidency Hospital, Calcutta, has ceased, no fresh cases having been reported for some days. During the epidemic ...
Article : 52 wordsThe agitation in Great Britain against the repressive internal policy of the Russian Government is still being maintained. An open letter has ...
Article : 121 wordsSir Joseph Ward, Premicr of New Zealand, and Lady Ward have arranged to leave England for New Zealand on the 23rd August. They will ...
Article : 40 wordsMr H. W. Carter, head-teacher of the Maryborough State school, was on Wednesday presented with an oak tray and a travelling rug by the scholars as ...
Article : 81 wordsMr Carmody, of the Agricultural Department, gave a very interesting and instructive lecture on fruit-growing on Monday last, under the auspices of ...
Article : 169 wordsMr J. Keir Hardie, M.P., followed up his recent attacks upon the Czar in a speech delivered at Sutton Coldfield, in Warwickshire, last evening. ...
Article : 63 wordsMr G. H. Neighbour, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, called on the State Attorney-General to-day, and formally accepted the appointment as Acting ...
Article : 196 wordsThe amalgamation of the principal Canadian cement companies has been effected. The combine has a capital of £5,000,000. ...
Article : 65 wordsLambing is progressing, and a fair percentage is expected, though the lambs will suffer with the cold which is now being experienced. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Prince of Wales has provisionally promised to open the first South African Parliament. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Premier has written to Cr J. Bowker, of Princetown, regarding the question of railway extension from Timboon to Port Campbell as ...
Article : 120 wordsThe proposed formation of a Welsh Society in Geelong is meeting with a good deal of support, and Mr W. S. Jones, who has the matter in hand, ...
Article : 66 wordsThe hoisting of the Greek flag in Crete after the departure of the international troops has aroused intense fooling in Turkey. ...
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