Reports from Pekin of a most alarming nature are to hand with regard to the outbreak of cholera in that city. During the present month 40,000 deaths have taken place. ...
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Article : 88 wordsA serious blasting accident occurred at the South New Moon Company’s mine, Eaglehawk this morning. Two men, named Samuel Rundle and Robert Ives, were charging a hole ...
Article : 68 wordsIn the House of Commons today. Mr Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonist, [?] that he would have correspondence [?] South Australian and home ...
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Article : 474 wordsThe Empe[?] of China has appointed [?] Hung Chang the imperial chancellor of the Chinese empire. ...
Article : 24 wordsIn a sympathetic notice of one of the most useful of Victorian newspaper men, the Australasian says:— Mr Frederick Search, who became editor of ...
Article : 392 wordsWith the approach of spring the dairyman begins to appear, and while the annual show to on he is generally much on evidence, especially around the Government departments. ...
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Article : 24 wordsMr E. J. Strickland [?] fortnightly report.—Since last report the skin market has been very active, and [?] have been exceedingly good, the competition for all classes was very [?] and higher rates were ...
Article : 367 wordsIt is reported that Japan has accepted 30,000,000 [?] to evacuate the Lead Tong peninsula, which forms one at the three provinces of Manchuria. ...
Article : 33 wordsM. Zanloff, a Bulgarian official, is appealing to all the parties interested, asking them to invite the Czar to nominate a representative in Bulgaria. ...
Article : 28 wordsA large fire today consumed the town of Zukhnoff, in Smolensk, a government of Russia, thousands of the inhabitants being rendered homeless and an enormous amount of ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Marquis of Salisbury stated in the House of Lands today that France and Russia were concerning with England, insisting on Turkey agreeing to the formation of a ...
Article : 75 wordsMOUNT[?].—The contest between Messrs Lalor, Luplan, and [?], for the two seats in the Legislative Assembly to represent Grant, took place in the year 18[?] ...
Article : 27 wordsA lamp exploded in a church at Ribordone, a town in Italy, to-day, The church was set on fire by the oil from the lamp. The sanctuary was burnt, and fourteen pilgrims ...
Article : 45 wordsMessrs Hill and Pai[?] hold their usual sale, at the rooms, 20 Dana street, to-day, at two o’clock, when they offer 100 pairs superior boots and shoes groceries, furniture, [?] ...
Article : 490 wordsAdelaide wheat is quoted at 20s 6d per 196 lb, ex warehouse. Australian flour is quoted at 20s per 280 lb, ex warehouse. ...
Article : 28 wordsThere was a large attendance at the meeting of the Lydiard street Wesleyan M.I.A. on Thursday evening. Tire president, Mr W. H. Pearson, occupied the chair. The subject for the evening was a paper by Mr D J. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsA Dalziel wire (says a London paper), dated Paris, 8th July, records a dead man’s wedding, with an amusing termination. A widower, residing in a village in the outskirts of the ...
Article : 182 wordsThe representatives of the municipalities presented a large order on the Minister of Public Work today. They asked, amongst many other things, that the office of local ...
Article : 192 wordsLast night, at the Trades’ Hall, Mr C. F. Languir, of Enfield, cave an address on compulsory vaccination; and, qualing largely from statistics which he had prepared sought to prove that vaccination had ...
Article : 290 wordsAn act of fiendish cruelty on the part of a father towards his son is reported from Vionville, not far front Metz (says Dalziel). The man was annoyed by the conduct of the lad. ...
Article : 191 wordsSIR,—It is due to Mr Rat[?] head teacher of State school N. 2022, and [?] to state that the correspondence between us, published in your issue of the 23rd August, appeared through an oversight on my ...
Article : 79 wordsAt the City council to-day Dr J. M. Eadie (city Sandhurst), Dr. J. J. Thorn (Eaglehawk), and Dr Reid (Castlemaine), health officers, submitted a repor[?] concerning the water ...
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Advertising : 448 wordsMr James Batson, cab proprietor, died at the Hospital on Thursday, after a short and painful illness. The deceased was a son of Mr Abraham Batson, an old and highly-respected resident of Eureka street, ...
Article : 186 wordsThe first load of machinery for the proposed [?] was forwarded to the old Mechanics Institute today by Messrs T. Anderson and Co., of Bacchus Marsh, the recent purchasers. The erection ...
Article : 67 wordsFor the second time within a decade the borough council on Wednesday last failed to hold, its periodical meeting for lack of a quorum. The mayor, with whom were two ...
Article : 296 wordsThe Wallace butter factory and cremeries attached. It is expected, will soon open again for operations. The half-yearly meeting is announced to take place tonight at Wallace, when the ...
Article : 266 wordsA highly successful smoke night in competition with the Battalion Rifle Club took place at the Orderly, room last night, when the trophies won during the past year were presented to the winners. ...
Article : 257 wordsThe induction of Dean Stretch as coadjutor bishop of Brisbane will take place at the Melbourne Cathedral on Friday, 1st November. Archdeacon Cou[?] will also he installed ...
Article : 1,717 wordsA very planting and [?] in the shape of a lecture [?] was given in the Burrumbeet Presbyterian Church on Thursday night, in aid of the Sunday School and library. The Rev. ...
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The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1900; 1914 - 1918), Sat 31 Aug 1895, Page 6
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