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  2. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

    A meeting of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday. Mr. FitzGibbon occupied the chair. The sewerage committee submitted a ...

    Article : 849 words
  3. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    About fifteen members of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society, accompanied the president, Mr. Wm. Thomson, and secretary, Mr. Thos. Patterson, on the ...

    Article : 514 words
  4. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 words
  5. THE A.N.A. ART UNION.

    The quarterly meeting of the board of directors of the Australian Natives' Association was held yesterday, at the offices, Prell's-buildings, the president (Mr. E. E. ...

    Article : 1,186 words
  6. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    To-day.—Moonee Valley Coursing Club meeting (second day); entries, close for N.S.W. Gun Club champion match; South Australian Jockey Club spring meeting (first day); Australian Eleven v. ...

    Article : 98 words
  7. COUNTRY-NEWS.

    The executive council of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, which has been sitting in camera at Ballarat to consider the scheme of old-age pensions submitted ...

    Article : 138 words
  8. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A MINER.

    A fall of earth resulting in the death of a miner named Ebenezer Isaac occurred at the First Chance Company's mine, Ballarat East, this-morning. The unfortunate ...

    Article : 461 words
  9. CYCLING.

    The new rooms of the South Melbourne Cycling Club, in Ferrars-street, were opened last night by a "smoke-night." Councillor A. G. Major (president) occupied the chair, and there was a ...

    Article : 159 words
  10. NOTES AND CHAT.

    R. Lewis was riding work urlFat Jnlemiugton yesterday. He rode Fleet Admiral a couple of miles on the tan. Fleet Admiral will not go to Sydney, but Hickenbotham ...

    Article : 582 words
  11. BENDIGO.

    An inquest was held oh Thursday by Mr. W. Webb, J.P., touching the death of Alexander Charles M'Donald, who was killed by a fall of earth at Ellesmere on ...

    Article : 214 words
  12. FOOTBALL.

    Metropolitan Junior Football Association.—Um pires for Saturday's matches:—Collegians v. Parkville (ground to be fixed), F. C. Smith; Leopold v. Brighton, at Caulfield C. Ground, ...

    Article : 51 words
  13. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMERS FORECAST.

    Thursday (6 p. m.).—Moderately fine, with light south-westerly winds; cloudy at intervals; hazy or misty along coast, with slight to moderate sea. SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER. ...

    Article : 921 words
  14. PUBLIC SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

    The match between Wesley College and Scotch College, played yesterday on the St. Kilda Cricketground, was won easily by Wesley College. The result places Wesley College in the position of ...

    Article : 533 words
  15. FITZROY RACES.

    The Fitzroy Racing Club held a meeting yesterday, when a programme of five events was run off. The stewards held an inquiry into the running of Lass o' Cowrie, and disqualified the mure ...

    Article : 266 words
  16. CASTLEMAINE.

    The Cnstlemaine Borough Council on Thursday night carried a resolution urging the local Parliamentary representatives to oppose the Municipal Election Deposit ...

    Article : 101 words
  17. WATER FOR GARDENS.

    At the meeting of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works yesterday afternoon, the water supply committee submitted a return, prepared by the treasurer, ...

    Article : 393 words
  18. GEELONG RACING CLUB HANDICAPS.

    Trial Handicap. Six furlongs.—Reflector, 9.7; Merriwee, 9.1; Standish, 8.10; Erroneous, 8.8; Grandee, 8.7; Kilkenny, 8.3; Adjuster, 8.1; Gardiner, 7.11; F.minenee, 7.10: Cowgrass, 7.5; ...

    Article : 289 words
  19. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The commissioner of police received intimation yesterday of a fatal affray which occurred at a native camp near Derby, on Tuesday last. It appears that a police ...

    Article : 129 words
  20. GEELONG.

    On Thursday afternoon John Edwin Skepper, shopman for Mathews Brothers, the principal butchers of the town, was arrested for the larceny of 5/6. The firm ...

    Article : 238 words
  21. FOOTBALL IN THE COUNTRY.

    The football match Sale against Bairnsdale was played at Sale to-day. The weather was fine, and great interest was taken in the game, a special train running from Bairnsdale. Crapp, the ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. MDLLE. TREBELLI'S SONG RECITALS.

    The three year's and more that have elapsed since Mdlle. Trebelli first delighted Melbourne concert-goers by her singing havae not suf[?]iced to dim the recollection ...

    Article : 960 words
  23. CRICKET.

    Brighton Cricket Club.—The annual meeting will be held on Monday, 4th September, at the Library-hall, Bay-street, Brighton, at 8 o'clock, when the annual report and balance-sheet will he ...

    Article : 41 words
  24. GOLF.

    The final round for the championship of the Australian Golf Club was played to-day over the Botany links, and resulted in an easy win for E. P. Simpson, who defeated J. O. Fairfax by 7 up ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. Advertising

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    Advertising : 100 words
  26. RANDWICK TRAINING NOTES.

    The course proper at Randwick this morning was in excellent order, and some good work was done. Satan and Ben Holt led off with a six furlongs in 1min. 24sec. Chatclaine and Sapir ran ...

    Article : 635 words
  27. METHODIST UNION.

    A representative gathering of ministers and laymen from the Shepparton, Mooroopna, Kyabram, Rushworth, and Nagam bie circuits took place at Tatura on ...

    Article : 169 words
  28. THE WATER BILL.

    At a meeting held in Carisbrook to-night in connection with the Water Bill, the following resolution was carried:- "This meeting views with regret the ...

    Article : 600 words
  29. PATHETIC ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.

    Circumstances of an unusually touching nature surround the attempted suicide of an elderly man named James Cummins, which occurred at Northcote yesterday ...

    Article : 270 words
  30. PROGRAMME and ORDER of RUNNING:— ASCOT HANDICAP.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 368 words
  31. BENEVOLENT ASYLUM.

    The weekly meeting of the committee of the above institution was held yesterday, then being present—Messrs. J. Barwise (in the chair), S. Laneashire, W. H. ...

    Article : 507 words
  32. THE TAMBO VALLEY ROAD.

    A large nnd enthusiastic meeting was held at the shire-hall last night to urge upon the Government the desirability of declaring the Tambo Valley road a ...

    Article : 327 words
  33. ALBERT BUILDING SOCIETY.

    The Albert Building Society held its twelfth annual meeting of shareholders last night, Mr. Edward Waters being in the chair. The directors reported that during ...

    Article : 429 words
  34. FARMERS TO FARMERS."

    At the quarterly meeting of the Murtoa Farmers' Association there was a large attendance of members from all parts of the district. ...

    Article : 438 words
  35. THE OLD WILLIAMSTOWN CEMETERY.

    The exhuming of the human remains from the ancient burying-ground at Point Gellibrand, Williamstown, by order of the Railway department, yesterday received ...

    Article : 168 words
  36. COURSING.

    A two-days' meeting was commenced at Moonee Valley yesterday. The weather was quite piile springlike, and the attendance fair. Owing to the recent hot weather ...

    Article : 360 words
  37. FITZROY RACES.

    12.3 and 13.0 Handicap, £10, 3½furlongs, 13.2 and 13.3 Handicap, £10, 4 furlongs. 14.0 and 14.1 Handicap, £furlongs, 14.2 and 14.3 Handicap, £10, 5½ furlongs. Hurdle Race (Horses), ...

    Article : 94 words
  38. MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

    The shooting incident that occurred on the Wangarattn to Springhurst roas last week, by which a young man named William James was shot in the back while ...

    Article : 163 words
  39. Advertising

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    Advertising : 66 words
  40. GREATER MELBOURNE.

    At the meeting of the Richmond Council on Thursday Councillor Carter said the conference called by the council to consider the Greater Melbourne scheme had been ...

    Article : 133 words
  41. BENDIGO PRODUCE MARKET.

    G. H. Hobson and Co. (Andrew Morrison and M. J. Hobson) report as follows for dairy produce at their sale by [?]ction:— "Butter, fresh (good to prime), 7½d. to 9d. per 1b.; do. (Inferior to ...

    Article : 213 words
  42. FISH MARKET.

    Supply:—Fish, 1,203 baskets; crayfish. 33 doze[?] [?]els, 6 bags; hares, 10 brace; rabbits. 1,43[?] couples. Prices:—Harracouta, 3/ to 7/ per basket; bream, 3/6 to 8/6 do.; Halhead, 1/6 to 4/ do.; do. rock, ...

    Article : 204 words
  43. SUDDEN DEATH.

    This morning Mr. T. J. Deakin, J.P., was found dead in his bed. It was only last Thursday that he ho successfully con- i tested a seat at the Daylesford Borough ...

    Article : 188 words
  44. FATAL FALL DOWNSTAIRS.

    An elderly married women, name [?] Margaret Clayton, fell down stairs at her residence, 227 William-street, on Wednesday night, sustaining injuries which resulted in ...

    Article : 99 words
  45. RICHMOND RACESHACK.

    The Richmond Racing club iid Itaclnir Olulieentertained a largo number of their patrons yesterday. The traaswiih in first-class order, and the competing fields hr llelds numerous. Proceedings opened with a trotting ...

    Article : 531 words
  46. Advertising

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    Advertising : 188 words
  47. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

    The coursing will start to-day at 2 o'clock. The Valley Cup and LavertonL Stakes will be finished, and a supplementary event, the FootserayFotitstake«, for eight ...

    Article : 36 words
  48. Advertising

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    Advertising : 61 words
  49. Advertising

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    Advertising : 123 words
  50. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    Melbourne Gun Club.—The weekly gathering of members and visitors to this resort will take place to-day, at 1 o'clock, at the club's enclosure, North Brighton. The principal event to be competed for ...

    Article : 88 words
  51. Advertising

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    Advertising : 49 words
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