Very heavy frosts occurred this morning on the northern rivers. They have done immense damage to the cane and potato crops. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 261 wordsIn the Assembly to-night, Mr. Carrutliers moved the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the consolidation of the laws relating to Crown lands. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 wordsThe members of the Geelong branch of the Victorian Fish Protection Society and anglers' Club entertained the members of the parent association in Melbourne at a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 261 wordsMr. A. Church, who has been prospecting in the Port Bavey district for some months, reports that they is in the locality plenty of mineral land, good agricultural areas, and ...
Article : 143 wordsBitter and desperate fights took place at the District Court yesterday during a series of prosecutions under the Factories and Shops Act. Each case bristled with ...
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Article : 250 wordsFour supposed New Caledonian escaped convicts were finally dealt with to-day. After the usual formula had been gone through, the suspects were formally ...
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Article : 971 wordsMargaret Weston, a married woman, residing at Richmond, jumped into the Yarra off the Botanical-gardens bridge yesterday afternoon with the intention of committing ...
Article : 108 wordsThe registrar has received for probate the will of Mr. Robert Johnson Oates, formerly of Traralgon South, but late of Riversdale, near Traralgon, grazier. ...
Article : 248 wordsThe health committee of the South Melbourne Council reported, at last night's meeting of the council, on the question of [?]lters in state schools, that they were of opinion the provision of pure ...
Article : 317 wordsMr. Reid, the Premier of New South Wales, left by the R.M.S. Orizaba to-day. A large number of friends went to the stemer with him to bid him farewell. By the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 174 wordsThe Great Boulder output for the past fortnight is as follows:—Stone treated, 1,070 tons, yielding 3,244oz.,; average, slightly over 3oz. per ton. A second parcel ...
Article : 326 wordsThe hairdresseres of South Melbourne have presented a [?]tition to the Governor in council to proclaim Thursday afternoon as a half-holiday in their trade; and the shopkeepers in the hardware ...
Article : 182 wordsThe South Melbourne Council, at their ordinary meeting last night, received a letter from the Railway department respecting the proposed removal of the railway bridge over the St. Kilda line at ...
Article : 263 wordsSir,—The phenomenon mentioned by your correspondent, Mr. E. Moorey, in Wednesday's issue is not, I think, a very unusual one. The cause of lunar halos is very ...
Article : 333 wordsHILLSTON, May [?].—Stock movements since last report are 6,701 2-tooth [?]we[?] and wethers, from Moolbong to Merrigal, for grasss. J. Sanderson and Co., owners; 3,100 fat wethers from Will[?]d[?] to ...
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Article : 125 wordstcomplaints have recently been made by the Footscray Council t the Harbour Trust of the delay in opening and closing the Napeier-street swing bridge. At the last meetng of the ...
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Article : 169 wordsThe bonus certificates of the Government insurance deprtment have been issued. The aggregate reversionary additions to policies amount to £257,000. ...
Article : 97 wordsSome sawdust and rabbish in the basement of the pork shop of Mr. W. A. Webb, Elizabeth-chambers, Elizabeth-street, took fire early yesterday afternoon. The ...
Article : 70 wordsAt the Just microfiling of the Footscray Council Councillor M'Donald moved that fresh application to made to the Railway Commissioner for a reductio of [?]res to Footscray and Yarraville to ...
Article : 108 wordsThe Balance of Stocks has now been Re-marked at Further Reduced Prices, and will be offered to the public at 10 a.m. this day. Warehouses—23[?] to 2[?] Elizabeth-st.—[Advt.] ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 13 May 1897, Page 6
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