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  2. MUSIC AT THE EXHIBITIONS

    Owing to the improvements being made in the concert-hall there was no concert yeaterday afternoon. In the evening, notwithstanding the numerous other attractions, ...

    Article : 413 words
  3. THE METROPOLITAN LIEDERTAFEL.

    There was a crowded audience at the Town-hall last night, when the Metropolitan Liedertafel, conducted by Mr. Julius Herz, gave their 126th concert. His Excellency ...

    Article : 798 words
  4. THE DISPUTE IN THE BUILDING TRADE.

    A mass meeting of carpenters and joiners was held in the old Trades-hall last night, which was attended by about 800 union and non-union men. ...

    Article : 1,470 words
  5. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    After laying the foundation stone of a large warehouse in the city to-day the Premier made an interesting speech on the advantages of a free trade policy as against ...

    Article : 464 words
  6. THE POSITION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The comptroller of stores has obtained good supplies of coal, and there are now 7,200 tons available for railway purposes, The conservator of forests is laying in stocks of ...

    Article : 718 words
  7. THE FIREWOOD TRAFFIC AND THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    The Spencer-street lower level siding, westward of the goods station, where the firewood traffic of Melbourne is concentrated, was a scene of great activity yesterday, from sunrise ...

    Article : 2,377 words
  8. THE SITUATION IN MELBOURNE.

    Following the laying up of the steamers Taramung, Glaucus, and Wendouree, the crew of the s.s. Titus, numbering 25 hands, were paid off yesterday, owing to that vessel ...

    Article : 556 words
  9. CLEVER ARREST OF A THIEF.

    Yesterday afternoon a carrier named William Waller saw a man take a box of tobacco from a carrier's cart in Flinderslane whilst the driver, named Berry Avery, ...

    Article : 573 words
  10. QUEENSLAND.

    The decision of the Marine Board in connection with the recent collision between the steamer Kate and the schooner Undine is not considered satisfactory by the owners of ...

    Article : 243 words
  11. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    The committee of the Anglican Synod and the Wesleyan committee of privileges have adopted petitions against the Divorce Extension Bill. ...

    Article : 153 words
  12. THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL. SOCIETY'S SHOW.

    Probably the finest agricultural show even held in the colonies is that which will open today in the yards of the National Agricultural Society of Victoria at Flemington. The ...

    Article : 544 words
  13. EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE ON THE IRON TRADE.

    The effect of the colliery strike at Newcastle will be severely felt in the iron trade if it is of long duration. It has not been customary for these establishments to keep large ...

    Article : 527 words
  14. A POLITICAL LIBEL ACTION.

    A libel action of interest was commenced in the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Innes and a special jury. Mr. George Dibbs, M.L.A., sued tho Daily Telegraph Newspaper ...

    Article : 497 words
  15. ARREST OF SUPPOSED BURGLARS IN RICHMOND.

    Yesterday atternoon, about 4 o'clock, a man went into Mr. Crawcour's pawnbroker's shop in Swan-street, Richmond, und informed the manager, Mr. Parker, that two ...

    Article : 463 words
  16. ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

    The Cabinet yesterday spent some time in discussing the position of affairs in connection with the coal strike. At the instance of the Premier the secretary for Mines (Mr. C. ...

    Article : 377 words
  17. TASMANIA.

    A meeting was held to night at Launceston to arrange for the holding of a Juvenile Exhibition there next year. The Union Steamship Company's steamer ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. NEW ZEALAND.

    A new disease has broken out among the rabbits in Southland, resembling scab. It is stated to be carrying them off by thousands. ...

    Article : 30 words
  19. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY HANGING.

    A man named William Gordon, about 30 years of age, a corporation labourer, living at 50 A'Beckett-street west, attempted to commit suicide last night between 10 and 11 ...

    Article : 124 words
  20. A BEGGING IMPOSTOR.

    A mendicant named Jones Browning, who has been in the habit of representing himself as the Hon. Henry Finch-Hatton, was charged with vagrancy at the Fitzroy Court ...

    Article : 144 words
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  24. THE LIGHTING OF PARLIAMENTHOUSES.

    The Premier has had under his consideration the measures which shall be taken to provide for the lighting of the Parliament houses should the gas supply cease. At ...

    Article : 113 words
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  26. MEETING AT THE HORTICULTURALHALl.

    A meeting was held last night at the Horticultural-hall, for the purpose of hearing the Views of Mr. Thomas Walkerand Mr. Ninian Melville, M.L.A.'s of New South Wales, on ...

    Article : 1,134 words
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