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  2. YOUNG VICTORIA'S PRONUNCIATION.

    Sir,—For many years the correct pronunciation of English, closely allied as it is with spelling and reading, has deeply interested me, therefore I have attentively read the ...

    Article : 3,432 words
  3. WOOL SALES.

    The Geelong sales were largely atten[?], and competition was brisk. Prices compared with those ruling before the holidays showed little change. Out of 2,511 bales offered, 2,159 ...

    Article : 851 words
  4. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

    The sewerage committee of the Metropolitan Board of Works sat this week and carefully considered the details of the alterations made by the engineer-in-chief in the ...

    Article : 728 words
  5. THE MINING ACCIDENT AT BROKEN HILL.

    The party engaged in the search for the body of Robert Richardson at the Proprietary mine resumed work early this morning, having knocked off on the previous evening ...

    Article : 201 words
  6. THE HAMER HOMESTEAD SETTLEMENT.

    About three months ago a homestead settlement was established at Rokeby, to the north of Warragal. It was named the Hamer Settlement after Mr. Hamer, who took the ...

    Article : 397 words
  7. THE TARIFF BOARD.

    The members of the parliamentary Tariff Board arrived here to-day after their visit to Mildura, and will return to Melbourne tomorrow. Besides examining witnesses at ...

    Article : 382 words
  8. FIRE AT BROKEN HILL.

    Shortly before 11 o'clock to-night the violent ringing of the fire-bell, followed by the continuous blowing of mine whistles, made it apparent that a fire had broken out ...

    Article : 427 words
  9. BATHING PROSECUTIONS.

    At the Brighton Police Court yesterday morning John Nutting, a well-known resident of Elsternwick, was charged under section 7 of the Police Offences Statute with ...

    Article : 383 words
  10. TRADES-HALL COUNCIL.

    The usual weekly meeting of the Tradeshall Council was held last night, at the hall, Lygon-street, under the presidency of Mr.G. M.Prendergast. It was reported that, ...

    Article : 389 words
  11. THE PHYLLOXERA BOARD.

    A meeting of the Phylloxera Board was to have been held yesterday afternoon in the board-room of the Lands department, but at the appointed time the only members present ...

    Article : 745 words
  12. THEATRES AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

    The magnificently staged Christmas pantomime of "Little Red Riding Hood" continues to attract large houses at the Princess's Theatre, and will be presented both this ...

    Article : 694 words
  13. THE NEW TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION.

    The council of the Chamber of Commerce devoted the whole of its time at Thursday's fortnightly meeting,towards the completion of arrangements for commencing the ...

    Article : 265 words
  14. RETRENCHING CLERKS OF COURTS.

    Owing to the action of the Crown Law department in appointing Mr. Coolon, who was until a few weeks ago the assistant clerk of courts at Carlton, to act as relieving clerk in ...

    Article : 293 words
  15. GEELONG WOOL SALES.

    Messrs.DENNYS, LASCELLES, AUSTIN. and Co. reports: —" We held our tenth sale to-day, submitting a catalogue of 1,350 bales wool. As usual for what is virtually the closing sale of the season the ...

    Article : 721 words
  16. AN INTERPLEADER CASE.

    An interpleader case occupied the attention of the South Melbourne justices—Messrs. S. V. Winter and T. Glover—for a considerable time yesterday. The judgment creditor was ...

    Article : 219 words
  17. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

    The following report has been received late[?]. [?] PHYSICS, [?] The results of the recent examination in ...

    Article : 162 words
  18. FORGERY AND UTTERING.

    At the City Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Panton, P.M., two men of respectable appearance, named Alfred Phillip and Percy Street, were placed in the dock on a charge of ...

    Article : 277 words
  19. THE SHOPS AND FACTORIES ACT.

    At the South Melbourne Court yesterday before Messrs. S. V. Winter and Thomas Glover, J.P.'s, Mr. Harrison Ord, the chief inspector of shops and factories, proceeded ...

    Article : 208 words
  20. OFFENSIVE CONDUCT.

    At the South Melbourne Court yesterday, before Messrs. S. V. Winter and T. Glover, J.P.'s, a young man, 17 years of age, named Frederick Owen, was charged with indecent ...

    Article : 93 words
  21. THE PHYLLOXERA OUTBREAK.

    The outbreak of phylloxera on Mr. Piefer's vineyard is confined to one or two rods of vines, the remainder of the vines being very healthy and of luxuriant growth. It is ...

    Article : 291 words
  22. THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS' CONTRACTS.

    Sir,—Some of the members of the Metropolitan Board of Works appear to be very indignant with their chief engineer for altering the mode of construction of a contract ...

    Article : 194 words
  23. FOUND DROWNED.

    The circumstances of the death of the old man John Russell, whose body was found in the Yarra near the Botanical-gardens on the 11th inst., were inquired into by the city ...

    Article : 233 words
  24. BURGLARIES.

    The premises of Mr.George Pearson, wine and spirit merchant and bottler, Lennoxstreet, Richmond, were burglariously entered on Wednesday morning, at about 3 o'clock ...

    Article : 152 words
  25. BENDIGO PIG MARKET.

    Messrs.L.MACP[?]ERSON, STERNBERG, and Co. report:—"There was a very large yarding of all classes, a large proportion consisting of really prime pork and bacon pigs, with some good stores, slips and suckers. ...

    Article : 160 words
  26. A DISCLAIMER.

    Sir,—Re the strictures of "Active Member" in regard to my presumption in claiming to represent the A.N.A. at last Wednesday's meting. These would be well merited had I ...

    Article : 219 words
  27. THE QUEENSCLIFF LIFEBOAT.

    Sir,—On perusing Mr.Baillieu's justification of the action of the lifeboat in the Alert disaster, does it not seem strange to you that after having so many wrecks on the Back ...

    Article : 204 words
  28. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET—VICTORIA V. TASMANIA.

    Sir,—As an ardent follower of pennant cricket, I should like to make a suggestion through your valuable columns. I noticed that your able contributor "Observer," in ...

    Article : 188 words
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  30. THE PHYLLOXERA PEST.

    Sir,—Would you do me the favour to state that the phylloxera and all which is known about it, with treatment, illustrations, &c., may be found in part II. of my ...

    Article : 75 words
  31. BALLARAT MINERS' TURF CLUB.

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  33. INFANTICIDE.

    An inquest was held yesterday by Dr. Youl concerning the death of a male infant whose body was found abandoned at North Melbourne on the 10th inst. The evidence ...

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