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  2. THEFT FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

    A piece of soap provided for use in the lavatory at the Public Library has had quite an eventful history. At the City Court yesterday a youth named Thomas Gleave was ...

    Article : 252 words
  3. A TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA.

    The New York Times of October 29, contains the following details of a shocking railway disaster, which was briefly recorded in the last American mail summary. The ...

    Article : 1,892 words
  4. THE PROPOSED IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    His Excellency the Governor has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a despatch which has been for warded to the Government of each colony, ...

    Article : 1,318 words
  5. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    A four-roomed wooden cottage in Victoria-street Ballarat East, owned and occupied by J. M'Neil, was destroyed by fire this evening in the absence of the family. The damage is ...

    Article : 468 words
  6. OVERCROWDING IN THEATRES.

    The dispute as to the use of the East Melbourne Cricket-ground for the purpose of exhibitions of fireworks has directed attention to the activity of the Central Board of ...

    Article : 608 words
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

    The final result of this examination was posted on the University notice boards yesterday. It consisted of the detailed list showing the result of each of the candidates in ...

    Article : 2,332 words
  8. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

    New Year's Day brings its joys to most people, and to none more than the little GermaN colony which has its abode in Melbourne. The terrible threat of the Cologue ...

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  9. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    A middle aged woman, named Kate Schaufer, waa charged at Collingwood yesterday with having attempted to commit suicide. On the evening of New ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. BREACHES OF THE LICENSING ACT.

    At the Collingwood Court yesterday the following hotel keepers were lined £5 each for keeping their bars open after half-past 11 p.m.:—Jeremiah Rattigan, Studley Arms ...

    Article : 167 words
  11. THE CASTLEMAINE PROSPECTING BOARD.

    The Castlemaine Prospecting Board held a special meeting to-day, for the purpose of receiving applications from mining companies for a portion ot the grant for prospecting ...

    Article : 407 words
  12. INQUEST.

    An inquest was held at the morgue by Dr. Youl, the city coroner, on Tuesday, on the body of a man which had not been identified. Charles Reid, a labourer, found it floating in ...

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  13. MR. GARNER ON IMMORAL EXHIBITIONS.

    Sir,—The footnote to my letter published in your issue of to-day has reopened a subject which it would have been far better in the interests of so called Exhibition promoters to ...

    Article : 799 words
  14. VICTORIAN RAILWAY TENDERS.

    The following tender was provisionally accepted by the Railway Commissioners yesterday:—Erection of tarpaulin shed at Newport, H. Maxwell, £2,669 11s. 3d. Tenders for ...

    Article : 255 words
  15. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A sad accident occurred this morning, by which Isabella Bray, daughter of Mr. Bray, the blacksmith of the Buninyong Estate Company, and a servant to Mr. W. Whykes, of ...

    Article : 193 words
  16. FIRE AT RICHMOND.

    The Richmond, Yarraberg, and Insurance Companies' fire brigades were summoned to n fire which had broken out yesterday in Tanner-street, Richmond. It was found to ...

    Article : 123 words
  17. DEATH FROM STARVATION AT ECHUCA.

    A shocking case of death from starvation occurred in Echuca yesterday. A poor woman residing in Hare-street was found by one of her neighbours, a lady, in a dying ...

    Article : 128 words
  18. THEATRICAL MANAGERS AND THE FIREWORKS.

    Sir,—In Mr. Garner's letter in your issue of this morning he objects, as a matter of justice, to the authorities permitting the use of public buildings and reserves free or at a ...

    Article : 445 words
  19. WATER SUPPLY AND WATER WASTE.

    Sir,—Dr. Embling's letter in The Argus on the 30th of December and your leading article on the following day will no doubt be read with great satistaction by those unfortunates ...

    Article : 435 words
  20. GEELONG.

    At the township of Inverleigh to-day the dead body of an old resident named George Clarke, aged 60 years, was found hanging to a rafter of the roof of a disused flour-mill at ...

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  21. SCHOOLBOYS AND SCHOOL PRIZES.

    Sir,—Allow me to express my hourly concurrence with the opinion pronounced in the letter signed "E. A. L. Vieusseux," in The Argus of this day. In former years, myself a ...

    Article : 357 words
  22. TRADE SOCIETY MEETINGS.

    The fortnightly meeting of the Progressive Society of Carpenters and Joiners was held at the Trades-hall last night. Letters were read from several trade unions, requesting ...

    Article : 287 words
  23. QUEENSCLIFF FIRE PROMOTION.

    Sir,—It struck me very forcibly some time back when the residents of the Cliff were aroused by the cry of fire, and Captain Ind with his men from the garrison fort attended ...

    Article : 324 words
  24. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

    At the Collingwood court on Tuesday, a young man known as Henry or Thomas Garde was charged with attempted criminal assault on a girl 12 years old named Ellen ...

    Article : 229 words
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