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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  3. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BRUNSWICK COURT-HOUSE.

    The mayor of Brunswick last night reported to the council, that, as a result of the recent deputation to the Premier, on the subject of a grant for a new court-house, the Premier had promised to ...

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  4. THE WAR.

    It is feared in American naval circles that Admiral Cervera, whose fleet is blocked up in the harbour of Santiago de Cuba by the United States squadrons, under ...

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  5. RAILWAYS STANDING COMMITTEE.

    The Railway Committee yesterday drove to Wentworth, where evidence was taken upon the advisability of extending the Victorian railway system to Darling Junction. ...

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  6. THE LATE MR. JAMES CROTTY.

    The following letter which throws some light on the will of the late Mr. James Crotty, was written to the Rev. Father O'Callaghan, of St. Joseph's Church, ...

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  7. COUNTRY NEWS. BENDIGO.

    At the inquest concerning the death of a woman named Annie Perkins, 34 years of age, which occurred in the hospital on Sunday, a verdict of death from exhaustion, ...

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  8. THE RAINFALL.

    The following messages have teen received from our correspondents announcing, further rainfall in the country districts:— ...

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  9. PROPOSED CYCLISTS' ASPHALT TRACK.

    The public works committee of the St. K[?]a City Council last evening recommended with regard to the application of the League of Victorian Wheelmen for permission to lay down an ...

    Article : 129 words
  10. THE COAL AND CEMENT CONTRACTS.

    Commissioner Balfe reported last night to the Brunswick Council on the recent letting of the coal contract by the Metropolitan Board of Works. The difference between the local and the outside ...

    Article : 398 words
  11. JUVENILE BURGLARS.

    The two youngsters, George Turner and Thomas Brittain, nine and eight years of age respectively, were charged at the police court to-day with breaking into Messrs. ...

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  12. THE RECENT DRAWBACK FRAUDS.

    Sir,—The oft-recurring drawback, frauds, for which federation seems to be the only real remedy, point to the necessity of, in the meantime, reverting to an old regulation ...

    Article : 350 words
  13. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER'S FORECAST.

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  14. THE WINE SUBSIDY.

    The Chief Secretary on Saturday last received a deputation at the town-hall, comprising ministers of various denominations and members of temperance societies, to ...

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  15. SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER

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  16. OPERATIVE BOOTMAKERS' UNION.

    The fortnightly meeting of the Victorian Operative Bootmaker's Union was held last evening, when Mr. J. Hyman, the president, occupied the chair. The secretary, ...

    Article : 296 words
  17. THE TRAMWAY RATING APPEAL.

    The Brunswick Council received last night a letter from the Town Clerk of Melbourne, forwarding a report of the sub-committee appointed to inquire into the matter of the appeal of the ...

    Article : 217 words
  18. THE MEASLES EPIDEMIC.

    Owing to the prevalence of measles in the township the local state school has been closed for about a fortnight. The complaint seems to be in a mild form. ...

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  19. TELEPHONIC APPOINTMENTS.

    Sir,—Following upon the valuable information given to-day, as an answer to "Watching and Waiting," might I ask (1) what has been done during the temporary ...

    Article : 255 words
  20. A SHORT CUT.

    There has for many years existed inside the railway enclosure in Brunswick, between Brunswick-road and Park-street, a footpath, which has been formed by numberless persons who have turned ...

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  21. MR. WRAGGE'S FORECASTS.

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  22. THE REILLY-STREET DRAIN.

    The mayor of Collingwood (Councillor Wilkins) announced to the local council last evening that he had that day seen Mr. Taverner, Minister of Public Works, with reference to the ...

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  23. ROYAL METROPOLITAN LIEDERTAFEL.

    There was a large gathering of gentlemen in the Athenæum-hall yesterday evening, at the Royal Metropolitan Liedertafel's 190th concert (a smoke night). The society's part ...

    Article : 359 words
  24. ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BURGLAR.

    Frederick Smith, a clerk, 23 years of age, living at 22 Wright's-lane, off Little Collins-street, was locked up at St. Kilda road on Sunday morning, charged with being ...

    Article : 102 words
  25. THE LIGHTING OF FITZROY AND COLLINGWOOD.

    At the Collingwood Council meeting last night a letter was received from the manager of the new Brunswick Gas Company, stating that the Fitzroy Council had agreed to a contract for ...

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  26. DAMAGE TO RAILWAY FITTINGS.

    At the Footscray Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Mitchell, J.P., and a bench of six magistrates. George Beale, a most respectable-looking man, was charged with ...

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  27. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORANDA FOR JUNE 14, 1898.

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  28. EMPTY HOUSES AT NORTHCOTE

    Sir,—A return has been prepared by Mr. Fenton, showing the number of empty houses in Northcote. We wish to contradict it, as there are not 40 vacant houses ...

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  29. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  30. FIRE AT PORT MELBOURNE.

    The shop of Mr. E. S. Moulton, grocer, 311 Nott-street, Port Melbourne, was seriously damaged by fire yesterday morning, at half-past 2 o'clock. The cause of the fire ...

    Article : 60 words
  31. UN[?]ENANTED HOUSES.

    Councillor Young, at last night's meeting of the Essendon Council, pointed out that the Government figures, just published, relating to untenanted houses in Essendon, were 12 months old, ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. MELBOURNE LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

    The number of cases relieved weekly by the committee of the Melbourne Ladies' Beacvolent Society for the fortnight ending June 7, was:—Cases, 716 (numbering 1,537 individuals), comprising:— ...

    Article : 159 words
  33. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS.

    Sir,—As no strong public protest has yet been made against Sir George Turner's acquiescence with the request of Mr. Reid for a conference of Premiers to discuss anew ...

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  34. QUEEN'S-PARK LAKE.

    At the Essendon Council meeting last night, a reply was received from the Metropolitan Board of Works, stating that the board could not grant a free supply of water for the Queen's-park Lake, in ...

    Article : 118 words
  35. SUBWAYS ON THE ESSENDON RAILWAY.

    At the Essendon Council meeting, on Monday evening, it was decided to ask the Railway department to construct subways at the north end of the Moonee Ponds station, and the south end of ...

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  36. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    WILCANNIA, June 13.—The result of the recent rainfal is disappointing. What rain fell along the watershed on the Darling was too light to be of any use in restoring navigation. Shearing has ...

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  37. A VIOLENT HUSBAND.

    At the Collingwood Court yesterday, before Messrs. Eade and Tait, J.P.'s, Michael Brown, alias David Marshall, was charged with assaulting his wife, and also with assaulting Constable ...

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  38. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    An elderly married woman named Mrs. Kelly, domestic servatn to Mrs. Bell, at Barkly-street, North Fitzroy, died suddenly yesterday afternoon, while washing clothes in the kitchen. The body ...

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  39. AN EX-CONVICT'S STORY.

    Patrick Gorman and Evan Evans (alias Sam Price) were brought up at the police court to-day, before Mr. G. D. M'Cormick, P.M., charged with stealing 18 bags of ...

    Article : 337 words
  40. SPENCER-STREET ISLAND PLATFORM.

    The Essendon Town Council last night decided to send a deputation to the Commissoner of Railways to urge the construction of a footbridge to connect Bourke-street with the Island platform, in ...

    Article : 65 words
  41. A GIRL'S INFATUATION.

    Before Messrs. Hennessy, Roberts, and Shechan J.P.'s, at the Carlton Court yesterdya, a young woman named Annie Egan, aged 18, was arraigned on three charges of larceny, and her paramour, ...

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  42. THE BOARD OF WORKS COAL CONTRACT.

    At the St. Kilda Council meeting last evening, in referring to the acceptance by the Metropolitan Board of Works of a Newcastle as against a Victorian coal contract, Councillor V. Lemme pointed ...

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  43. SENTENCED ON FIVE CHARGES.

    Exemplary punishment was dealt out to an offender by the Collingwood Bench yesterdaym, when John Hope, alias M'Coy, who acknowledged five prior convictions, was charged with insulting ...

    Article : 268 words
  44. ROBBERY AT ST. KILDA.

    At 20 minutes to 2 yesterday morning a noise at the rear of the grocery store of Mr. R. T. Taylor, at the corner of High-street and Wellington-street, St. Kilda, ...

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  45. YARRA YARRA STARR-BOWKETT SOCIETY.

    A general meeting of the Yarra yarra Starr-Bowkett Building Society was held last night, at the society's office, [?]0 Market-street. The business consisted of appropriating two sums of £500 each by ...

    Article : 161 words
  46. RIFLE SHOOTING.

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  47. REV. H. B. MACARTNEY'S INDIAN MISSION.

    Sir,—Would you kindly give publicity to the fact that the above mission is still carried on, although Mr. Macartney is now in England, because many of its supporters. ...

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  48. CHESS.

    The tournament for the championship of Victoria, now approaching completion at thet Melbourne Chess Club, is causing considerable excitement in chess circles, owing to there being four ...

    Article : 155 words
  49. Advertising

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  50. FREEMASONRY.

    The ceremony of installing the officers of the Talbot Masonic Lodge, No. 42, V.C., was performed by Worshipful Past Master D. Gordon, P.G.D., of Clunes, when the following were inducted:— ...

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  51. A MISJUGED HUSBAND.

    Lewis Grattige, who was recently liberaed from gaol, where he had served a term of three years, came before the District Court on warrant yesterday, charged with intending to desert his wife. ...

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  52. ELECTORAL ROLLS.

    Sir,—As the payment of rates has nothing to do with the enrolment of persons entitled to be enrolled on the Parliamentary rolls, why not have these rolls made out ...

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  53. PROPOSED LENGTHENING OF ST. KILDA [?]ER.

    At the St. Kilda Council meeting last evening the mayor (Councillor Stedeford) reported that he had had several interviews with the Commissioner of Customs in regard to carrying out ...

    Article : 203 words
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