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  2. SUICIDE AT BORDERTOWN.

    An inquest was held yesterday afternoon on the body of Mr. Donald Matheson, before Mr. J. Lambert, J.P., coroner. The body, which was lying face downwards in a pool of ...

    Article : 1,021 words
  3. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    General Schaw, who has been invited to report on the defences of Port Jackson, has advised the Premier that he will be in Sydney in a month. ...

    Article : 624 words
  4. ARRIVAL OF THE R.M.S. ORMUZ.

    The Orient Steam Navigation Company's R.M.S. Ormuz, W. F. Hewison master, 6,116 tons, arrived at 3 p.m. to-day, from London June 10, Plymouth 11th, Naples 18th, ...

    Article : 233 words
  5. THE CARLTON FOOTBALL TEAM IN ADELAIDE.

    The Carlton football team played their last match against the Port on the Adelaide Oval yrsterday. The weather was rather threatening, but 5,000 spectators were present. ...

    Article : 316 words
  6. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

    Not very promising in the morning, the clouds banked away to the southward, and the wind whispered sibilant as with impending rain. Many a man and many a woman ...

    Article : 2,605 words
  7. SUPPOSED LOSS OF TWO MEN IN THE BAY.

    Two men are reported to be missing from the sailing ship Salamis, lying at the Williamstown railway pier. Between 6 and 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, two sailors, named ...

    Article : 294 words
  8. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The rainfall continues general throughout the colony, and there is every anticipation of a successful season. The revenue for the quarter ending the 30th ...

    Article : 41 words
  9. NEW ZEALAND.

    Major Atkinson, the leader of the Opposition, addressed a meeting at Hawera on Friday night. He advocated a sweeping retrenchment in the public expenditure, a ...

    Article : 96 words
  10. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

    At the City Court on [?]Saturday, before Mr. Call, P.M., and other magistrates, Herbert T. Handuncke, was charged on warrant with imposing upon Conrad Dihm by false ...

    Article : 316 words
  11. THE RABBIT PEST IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Government propose to experiment on an extensive scale with rabbit-proof fencing as a means of checking the spread of the pest. A circular has been issued to pastoral ...

    Article : 294 words
  12. GENERAL SUMMARY.

    The interest in politics has for the moment slackened amidst the Jubilee preparations, but at the same time the foreign horizon has again become murky, and further events may ...

    Article : 616 words
  13. COUNTRY NEWS.

    During a heavy squall yesterday the Queenscliff fishing-boat Rift was blown ashore near the mouth ot the Hopkins. Three men were in the boat out fishing in the ...

    Article : 213 words
  14. CASUALTIES AND OFFENCES.

    Thos. Hiliard, 42 years of age, a resident of Nott-street, Sandridge, was treated at the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday for a severe cut on the forehead. He was struck ...

    Article : 327 words
  15. ARRESTS FOR PLAYING PITCH AND TOSS.

    In consequence of the complaints made of the annoyance caused to residents by young men playing pitch and toss in Little Lonsdale street on Sunday afternoons. Inspector ...

    Article : 143 words
  16. THE HAWKESBURY RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    The verdict of the jury on the Hawkesbury railway accident was considered by the Cabinet yesterday. Probably the depositions taken at the inquest will be referred to Mr. ...

    Article : 120 words
  17. SUDDEN DEATH.

    At 8 o'clock on Saturday night Constable Tucker, who was on duty in Bourke-street, found a man, apparently drunk, leaning against a wall near Boyle and Scott's ...

    Article : 146 words
  18. QUEENSLAND.

    An open-air anti-Chinese demonstration was held yesterday afternoon, and was attended by about 1,000 persons. Resolutions were earned unanimously:—" That the ...

    Article : 639 words
  19. MENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.

    Sir,—In reference to the leader in your issue of Saturday, in which you summarise the views of " Romanes" in his article on mental differences between men and women, ...

    Article : 459 words
  20. COLLAPSE OF A CHURCH.

    Yesterday afternoon during the prevalence of a gale of wind the brick walls of the new Wesleyan church now in course of erection at Drysdale fell in while the ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. BALLARAT.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the Ballarat branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association held last night, the members decided in favour of the scheme for draining the ...

    Article : 220 words
  22. ACTION UNDER THE ABATTOIRS STATUTE.

    At the South Melbourne Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. Stead, J.P., and a full Bench of magistrates, John Taylor, inspector to the Central Board Health, proceeded against ...

    Article : 156 words
  23. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Ellen Mulcahy, of O'Shannassy- street, Hotham, wife of A. A. Mulcahy, of the same place, labourer. Causes of insolvency— Through her husband being unable to obtain ...

    Article : 325 words
  24. PLOUGHING MATCH.

    The Tylden annual ploughing match, held under the auspices of the Kyneton Agricultural Association, took place to-day on Mr. John Rahill's farm. The weather was very ...

    Article : 203 words
  25. ANOTHER CHURCH PATRONAGE CASE.

    Sir,—I have read with much interest both the articles and the letters that have recently appeared in The Argus re the appointments in the Church of England, as it has a special ...

    Article : 475 words
  26. THE PORT MELBOURNE LAGOON.

    Sir,—A paragraph appeared in your issue of Thursday last, evidently inspired by some officials of the Harbour Trust, in which they entertain grave doubts as to the utility of ...

    Article : 672 words
  27. VICTORIAN [?]ROADS.

    Sir,—I endorse every word of " Scrooge's" letter in your issue of to-day re the Hawthorn roads. That, together with the lighting of the streets, or rather darkening of them, is ...

    Article : 445 words
  28. FIRE AT NEWPORT.

    A fire broke out at about half-past 2 a.m. on Sunday in an unoccupied house in Union-street, Newport, and that and the adjoining house, both four-roomed wooden buildings, ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 375 words
  30. A BOATING ACCIDENT.

    Three men had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday afternoon in the Saltwater River. They were sailing along in a yacht, when a sudden gust of wind ...

    Article : 68 words
  31. ATTACKS ON THE POLICE.

    A serious assault on the police was committed on Saturday night at Footscray. Constable Smith had arrested a man in Nicholson-street, and was taking him along to the ...

    Article : 118 words
  32. THE QUEEN'S FUND.

    On behalf of this fund we have received £9 9s. 6d. from Mr. John Smyth, Terang, being the net proceeds of an amateur concert given by a few ladies there in aid of the ...

    Article : 39 words
  33. A CASE OF DISTRESS.

    Sir,—Just permit me to intimate through your columns that we have now quite enough to meet all present claims. In closing the list, allow me to thank you, Sir, for calling ...

    Article : 201 words
  34. THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

    Sir,—Will you kindly permit me, through the medium of your columns, to acknowledge the receipt of the following contributions from Fellows of the Royal Colonial ...

    Article : 178 words
  35. SPECIAL INTIMATION.

    Ladies are reminded of the large shipmen[?] of dress and other goods which are on sale, at extraordinary low prices, this week (commencing to-day), at the warehouses of Craig, ...

    Article : 93 words
  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The committee appointed to formulate a scheme for a large national development of the wine and fruit business have prepared a report for discussion at a meeting this week. They ...

    Article : 120 words
  37. STRINGHALT IN HORSES.

    Sir,—I do not know if I am adding anything to the sum of human knowledge on the subject of "Stringhalt," but in America there is a disease common amongst horses ...

    Article : 102 words
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