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  2. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS ASSOCIATION.

    The monthly meeting of the council of the Victorian Railways Association was held last evening, when there was a large attendance of members. Attention was drawn ...

    Article : 235 words
  3. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 228 words
  4. AN AUTOMATIC WEIR GAUGE RECORDER.

    An ingenious mechanical contrivance for mechanically measuring water flowing from weirs is now on view at Messrs. M'Lean Bros. and Rigg's establishment, ...

    Article : 414 words
  5. DIVORCE COURT.

    In this case Grace Florence Gillibrand petitioned for the dissolution of her marriage with Philip Ernest Gillibrand on the grounds of adultery and cruelty, adultery ...

    Article : 859 words
  6. THE COMING ELECTION. MR. G. MAXWELL[?]AT PRAHRAN.

    The old town-hall, Prahran, was crowded last night, when Mr. G. Maxwell, a candidate for election, expressed his views. Mr. T. Arkle presided, but his remarks in ...

    Article : 930 words
  7. MARRIED IN HASTE.

    In the Divorce Court yesterday, before the Chie Justice, Jonadab Townsend petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with Matilda Townsend on the ground of ...

    Article : 763 words
  8. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT.

    At the Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice Hodges, on Tuesday, Thomas Price, legal manager of the Bruce's No. 1 North Mining Company, Daylesford, came up for ...

    Article : 242 words
  9. ACCUSATIONS OF FORGERY.

    A week ago considerable time was occupied at the City Court by the investigation of a charge of embezzlement against a man named George B. Robinson, formerly a ...

    Article : 353 words
  10. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER'S FORECAST.

    Forecast, Tuesday (6 p.m.).—Fine, with light variable winds, chiefly from east and north; frosty or foggy during night and morning; smooth sea. ...

    Article : 176 words
  11. ANNUAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    BERWICK (Shire). — Nominations:—Berwick Riding, Francis Barr and Willoughby Curtois; Beaconsfield Riding, Henry James and Jessey Sykes; Pakenham Riding, Arthur H. A'Beckett ...

    Article : 728 words
  12. BENDIGO.

    The recent drought has resulted in the price of fat stock increasing materially in this district. On Monday a flock of [?]erino[?]s realised 20/ per head, and at ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. GEELONG.

    Shortly after 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning a six-roomed house in O'Connell-street, Geelong West, owned by Mrs. Marshall, but unoccupied, was almost destroyed by ...

    Article : 301 words
  14. SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER.

    Rainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours to 3 p.m. 10th August, nil; since January 1, 10.87in. Average rainfall at Observatory for the first eight months of the year, 15.82in. ...

    Article : 200 words
  15. LETTERS EPITOMISED. YOUTHFUL SUICIDES.

    Our article of August 6 on this subject is commended by a number of correspondents, who thank us for directing attention to it. The Rev. Joseph Nicholson, of ...

    Article : 382 words
  16. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    The acting city coroner (Mr. Candler) will commence an investigation this morning, at half-past 9 o'clock, concerning the circumstances and origin of the fire in the ...

    Article : 694 words
  17. JUVENILE IMMORALITY.

    A painful instance of juvenile depravity came under the notice of Mr. Justice Hodges in the Supreme Court to-day, when an old man named Richard Edwards was ...

    Article : 315 words
  18. MR. WRAGGE'S FORECAST.

    Mr. Wragge has issued the following forecast:— New South Wales.—More or less cloudy to raining along the coast and over the highlands, under strong southerly to easterly currents, with rough ...

    Article : 265 words
  19. CASTLEMAINE.

    The Bishop of Melbourne held a confirmation service at St. John's Church, Chewton, on Tuesday afternoon, when 12 candidates were confirmed. ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. MELBOURNE OBSERVATORY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 words
  21. THE PHYSIOCRATS.

    Mr. John E. Edmondson, hon. secretary Free Trade Democratic Association of Victoria, writes, in reply to Dr. Barrett:— "In courtesy to Dr. Barrett, I pointed out ...

    Article : 271 words
  22. ALLEGED MURDER OF A CHINAMAN.

    The charge of murder preferred against Ernest[?]Dow, alias William Commodore, in connection with the death of the Chinese K[?] Wang at Stawell in April last, was heard ...

    Article : 1,652 words
  23. ACTION AGAINST A SON-IN-LAW.

    A claim by Elizabeth Laver, of Bath-street, St. Kilda, an old lady, aged 79, against her son-in-law, Charles William Collis, builder, of Market-street, St. Kilda, ...

    Article : 444 words
  24. UPSETTING A BICYCLIST.

    The universal adoption of the bicycle during the last few years has been so generally recognised that to confess oneself an opponent of the exercise is to be classed ...

    Article : 210 words
  25. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE. VOTING BY POST.

    At their meeting on Monday evening, the Preston Shire Council decided to take no action in regard to the proposed legislation for regulating traction engines, nor in regard to the proposals ...

    Article : 116 words
  26. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORANDA FOR AUG. 11, 1897.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 words
  27. RAILWAY PROSECUTION.

    At the Hawthorn Court yesterday, before Messrs. Dalley, Edgerton, Kosky, Cherry, Norton, and Philpott, J.P.'s, a respectable looking man named William Bl[?]d was ...

    Article : 227 words
  28. DONALD AND SWAN[?]HILL.

    Mr. Williams announced himself as a freetrader pure and simple, and said that, as the interests of the district could only be adequately served by a free-trade ...

    Article : 767 words
  29. RIVER GAUGINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 200 words
  30. HEALTH OFFICERS IN CONFLICT.

    At the Preston Shire Council on Monday evening, a telegram was received from the secretary of the board of Public Health, as follows:—"Gross unwholesomeness at —'s farm and adjoining ...

    Article : 280 words
  31. LOCAL OPTION AT MALVERN.

    The grocers of Malvern, under the guidance of their fellow-tradesman, Councillor J. H. Mason[?] have now obtained the necessary number of signatures (240), one-fifth ...

    Article : 114 words
  32. AFTER THE PLAY.

    A young quarryman named John M'Caulay, employed by the Metropolitan Board of Works at Spottiswoode, had a day of enforced idleness on the 10th of July last ...

    Article : 360 words
  33. BROKEN ON A WHEEL.

    A youth, 17 years of age, named Norman Warren, who resided at 109 Edward-street, Brunswick, met with a terrible death yesterday at the Gold Ore Treatment Works, ...

    Article : 174 words
  34. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    The council of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria met yesterday, Mr. T. Skene occupying the chair. It was decided that the society's next ...

    Article : 432 words
  35. SUDDEN DEATH.

    An elderly woman named Williams, residing at Moonee-street, Ascotvale, bled to death yesterday afternoon at her residence through the bursting of a varicose vein. Dr. ...

    Article : 50 words
  36. ESSENDON RESERVES.

    At the Essendon Town Council meeting a motion by Councillor B[?]e, tabled at last meeting. "That the plantations and reserves be charged pro [?]ata, according to the valuation of each ward"—was the ...

    Article : 232 words
  37. THE RAINFALL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 words
  38. MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.

    Sir,—It is just two years since the Christian world was horrified by the news that 10 missionaries had been massacred near Ku-Cheng, in South China, the sad ...

    Article : 490 words
  39. WILL LODGED FOR PROBATE.

    Mr. Edward Grose, late of Ballarat, newspaper proprietor, who died on the 1st of July last, left a will dated February 27, 1893, and a cod[?]il dated the 26th of June last, ...

    Article : 54 words
  40. THE COOK AND THE BUTLER.

    The cool wanted the soap to boil, whilst the butler wanted some hot water for afternoon tea. There was the difference, and as neither would give way a fight caused, and ...

    Article : 147 words
  41. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    CAMPERDOWN, Aug. 10.—Despite an extremely unfavourable season the excellent average of [?] per cent. of l[?]bs has been obtained from the L[?] M[?]nor flocks. The great care and attentio[?] ...

    Article : 96 words
  42. THE COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALLERS—AN APOLOGY.

    Sir,—About a month ago a paragraph appeared in your paper, which commented very severely on the conduct of the Collingwood football team (while returning from ...

    Article : 304 words
  43. THE MIDDLE BRIGHTON STATION.

    At the Brighton Council meeting on Monday, a letter was received from the Railway Commissioner, intimating his willingness to have a subway constructed at the Middle Brighton station, ...

    Article : 57 words
  44. A POINT OF LAW.

    The Oakleigh Shire Council recently wrote to the Port Melbourne Council asking whether they would assist them in the matter of costs in testing, in the Supreme Court, the question of whether a ...

    Article : 94 words
  45. THE EXPORTS PRODUCTS BILL.

    Sir,—My attention has been drawn to a paragraph which appeared in last Saturday's " Age," and which would lend anyone to suppose that the Western District Butter ...

    Article : 336 words
  46. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    HOPETO[?]N, Aug. 8.—Agricultural matters were somewhat improved by the fall of 20 points of rain on Sunday last. The crops seem to be coming on well, although we have not had a heavy rain this ...

    Article : 254 words
  47. "MADE IN JAPAN."

    Sir,—A favourite bogey of our local protectionists is the competition of Japan in our home market. It is alleged that if we adopt a liberal trade policy we shall have ...

    Article : 185 words
  48. A BAND STAND.

    Permission was granted by the Port Melbourne Council last night to Mrs. Opitz, licensee of the Freemasons' Hotel, Be[?]ch-street, to [?] a band stand on the south side of that street, close to the ...

    Article : 43 words
  49. REGISTERING THE UNEMPLOYED.

    At the meeting of the Brighton Council on Monday night it was decided, at the suggestion of the City Council, to open a register, at the town clerk's office, for men out of work in the district. ...

    Article : 148 words
  50. THE TRAFFIC IN BABIES.

    Sir,—Referring to Mr. Sadleir's letter in your issue of to-day, I would like to state that one institution, viz., the Victorian Infant As[?]lum, is doing a great deal to ...

    Article : 186 words
  51. BREAKING A SHOP WINDOW.

    "It was August the 3rd, and quite soft in the ski[?]s," when John Walters coolly battered in the plate-glass window of Messrs. Abrahams' gun-shop in ...

    Article : 172 words
  52. THE BOARD OF WORKS RATE.

    Sir,—I noticed in your report of the Collingwood Council meeting on Monday evening a mistake (for which, perhaps, I was responsible). In speaking of the sewerage ...

    Article : 98 words
  53. SONG OF THE BOOK ARCADE.

    Cole's Book Arcade, Cole's Book Arcade, it is in Melbourne town. Of all the book stores in this land it has the most renown. ...

    Article : 74 words
  54. BEST PRESENT FOR A CHILD.

    The first series of Pleasant-Learning-Land is now out; being a Home Lesson Book for Children, and making learning to read an ent[?]ing amusement instead of a repelling task. It contains [?] ...

    Article : 71 words
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