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  2. THE CONTINUED HOT WEATHER.

    No Victorian will require to be held that yesterday was another scorching day, made worse by the comparative stillness of the air. But it will be news—and very bad news—to most people to learn that the forest country in all parts of the colony, and particularly in Gippsland, is again ablaze. The devastating fires in the ...

    Article : 9,439 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Messrs. J. Lang, J. R. Warren, and J. M. Ely, of Harcourt, will send consignments of fruit for experimental shipment to London per the Gulf of Bothnia. ...

    Article : 1,871 words
  4. ROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT ENGLISH.

    Sigmund Bachmann, an Austrian cyclist, who is travelling round the world on wheels under peculiar conditions, reached Melbourne yesterday, and will depart for India ...

    Article : 170 words
  5. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 225 words
  6. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Taxation Court of Review had before it to-day the appeal of John Cooper against the assessment of the Commissioners of Taxation of 563 acres of land at North ...

    Article : 577 words
  7. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER'S FORECAST.

    Tuesday (6 p.m.)—Continued hot weather, with light easterly to north winds; smooth sea. Weather Chart, Tuesday, 1st February, 1898, at 9 a.m.—High atmospheric pressure (30.2in.) still ...

    Article : 1,040 words
  8. GENERAL REPORTS.

    The bush fire which has been burning for some time past in the Wannon Valley crossed the spur of the Grampians on Sunday, and is now burning fiercely on this side of ...

    Article : 3,518 words
  9. TASMANIA.

    An Order in Council gazetted to-day provides for the following payment of drawbacks:—The whole amount of duty paid on silver-place imported for private use if ...

    Article : 193 words
  10. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand Accident Insurance Company will pay a divident at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, of which 3¾ per cent. has already been paid for the ...

    Article : 156 words
  11. QUEENSLAND REVENUE RETURNS.

    The revenue returns for January show the recipts to be £240,876, or an increase of over £12,000, as compared with the same period last year. The improvement is ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. QUEENSLAND.

    At the Fruit and Flower Show, opened to-day by His Excellency the Governor, the most noticeable feature was the collection of fruit sent by Mr. J. R. Warren, of ...

    Article : 294 words
  13. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Robert Constley, of Coleraine, rabbit trapper. Cause of insolvency—Want of employment. Liabilities, £70/3/2; assets, £1; deficienty, £69/3/2. Mr. R. E. Giles, ...

    Article : 28 words
  14. AUSTRALASIAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

    The Australasian insurance Company, whose offices are at 409 Collins-street, held their ordinary half-yearly meeting yesterday, Mr. G. Shaw presiding. Mr. E. S. Watson, the secretary, read a ...

    Article : 89 words
  15. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    ECHUCA, Jan. 31.—Stock Passings.—The following stock entered Victoria from New South Wales via Echuca, on Saturday:—25 sheep, J. Skelly, Moama, owner; 22 cattle, A. E. Kinsey, Moama, ...

    Article : 945 words
  16. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Glassey, M.L.A., of Queensland, who is on a visit to Adelaide, was taken by the Commissioner of Works to-day for a trip to the Happy Valley Reservoir. Mr. Glassey ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. GIPPSLAND FIRES RELIEF FUND.

    Sir,—Plense find enclosed the sum of £32 14/, the proceeds of a concert held in the Athenæum-hall, Sorrento, on Thursday evening last, in aid of the Gippsland Fires ...

    Article : 176 words
  18. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Captain Thomas Flower, chief inspector of mines, died in a private hospital from typhoid on Saturday morning. Deceased had obtained leave of absence to visit the ...

    Article : 71 words
  19. INSUFFICIENT WATER AT BRIGHTON.

    At the meeting of the Brighton Town Council on Monday evening, Councillor Cheeseman drew attention to the very low pressure of the Yan Yean at Brighton, and moved that a letter be written ...

    Article : 206 words
  20. PROPOSED RAILWAY TO MOUNT DEDDICK.

    A meeting of the Moung Deddick railway committee, consisting of representative directors of the various Moung Deddick mining companies, was held on February 1. Mr. D. C. Sterry, M.L.A., ...

    Article : 139 words
  21. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    A fire occurred at 11 o'clock last night at the premises owned and occupied by Mr. Henry Oakley, bootmaker, and it was apparently speedily got under, but about the ...

    Article : 218 words
  22. CHARGE AGAINST A POUNDKEEPER.

    At the meeting of the Coburg Shire Council on Monday evening, Mr. Charles Allen wrote, stating that owing to negligence and cruelty on the part of one of the council's officials to his horse while ...

    Article : 150 words
  23. FATAL BURNING.

    A magisterial inquiry was held at Footscray yesterday by Dr. Mitchell, J.P., into the death of Charles Thomas Balliday, aged 2 years 7 months, who died at Cowper-street, on Monday, from the ...

    Article : 174 words
  24. A "SNOWDROPPER."

    At the Carlton Court yesterday, before Messrs. Sutherland. Marks, and Janileson, J.P.'s, James Stephens was charged with stealing several articles of household linen. On Mondny night Constable ...

    Article : 129 words
  25. Advertising

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    Advertising : 118 words
  26. Advertising

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    Advertising : 85 words
  27. Advertising

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    Advertising : 21 words
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