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  2. CHARITY ORGANISATION' SOCIETY.

    A well-attended meeting of the Charity Organisation Society was held at the society's-rooms, Collins-place, on Tuesday afternoon. Mr.[?] A. Levey (president of the society) occupied the chair, and ...

    Article : 265 words
  3. DAIRY SUPERVISION ACT.

    At Monday's meeting of the Eltham Shire Council consideration was given to a eircular from the Department of Agriculture, asking whether the council intended to apply ...

    Article : 550 words
  4. TARIFF COMMISSION.

    The sittings of the Tariff Commission were resumed in the Senate club-room, at Parliament-house, yesterday. There were present—Sir John Quick, M.H.R. ...

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  5. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    Up to yesterday afternoon 115 applications had been received by the Lands Purchase and Management Board for the 69 blocks into which the Strathkellar. Estate, ...

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  6. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    Mr. Candler, the city coroner, yesterday held an inquest into the death of John Henry Darley Mealy, of Blackburn, who blew his head off with a charge of dynamite ...

    Article : 71 words
  7. ARBITRATION COURT.

    The executive committee of the Victorian Employers' Federation held its first meeting for the year at 285 Collins-street on Monday. Mr.Charles Salter (vice-president) occupied ...

    Article : 439 words
  8. THE RAILWAYS.

    SWAN HILL—At a meeting of dairymen on Saturday the question of providing cool trucks on the Swan Bill fine for the carriage of butter and cream was discussed. It was stated that ...

    Article : 368 words
  9. CHILD DIES FROM HEAT.

    HOPETOUN, Wednesday.—The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Noonan, of Woomelang, died of heat apoplexy yesterday. ...

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  10. MINERS INJURED.

    IKALGOORLIE, Tuesday.—As the result of a fall of earth at the fifth level of the Oroya South Block, last night, a miner named Frank Fy[?]e, from Bendigo, sustained ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. A BAILIFF DROWNED.

    NARANDERA, Wednesday,.—Mr. James William Batty, sheriff's officer and bailiff of the district and small debts court, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee last ...

    Article : 85 words
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  13. SHOT WITH A PEA RIFLE.

    NARANDERA, Wednesday.— A young man named M'Guire was handling a loaded pea rifle when the charge exploded. The bullet struck his teeth, and rebounded, ...

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  14. FATAL KICK BY A HORSE.

    PORTARLINGTON, Wednesday.—On Tuesday afternoon, whilst Mr. Donald Sutherland, farmer of Bellarine Hills, was driving several of his horses from one of ...

    Article : 85 words
  15. CIVIL SERVICE STORES.

    Sir,—As one who is much interested in the principle of co-operation, I have read carefully the very fair statement in your issue of to-day concerning the policy of the ...

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  16. SUICIDE AT GEELONG.

    GEELONG, Wednesday.—On Wednesday an inquiry was held concerning the death of the young man John Wesley Gardiner, who committed suicide on the previous day by ...

    Article : 92 words
  17. THE FACTORIES ACT.

    At the Hawthorn Court on Tuesday before Messrs. F.C. Mason, Cherry, Norton, and Philipott, [?] P.'s, Harry A.Ingham, inspector under the Factories Act. perfected against Mrs. M.J.H.Brown, ...

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  18. BOY'S ENDURANCE.

    HAMILTON, Thursday.—whilst birdnesting Archie Catter of Carapook, [?] 12ft. and broke his arm, the bone protruding through the skin. He walked home, a ...

    Article : 39 words
  19. STATIONMASTER KILLED.

    KYABRAM, Wednesday.—Mr. John Johnson, stationmaster at Merrigum, was coupling trucks on the midday train, when he was caught by a buffer, knocked down, ...

    Article : 102 words
  20. THE SEASON'S WHEAT.

    GEELONS. Wednesday.—Complaints are being made by shippers at delays in forwarding on supplies of wheat for loading the steamers lying at the railway whar[?]. On ...

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  21. SCALDED BY HOT PITCH.

    MYRTLEFORD, Tuesday.—A man named Robert M'Rac, living at Euro[?] was badly burnit this afternoon at the Junction dredge, Porepunkah. He was ...

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  22. BOLTING MISHAP.

    CHILTERN, Tuesday.—Councillor Braun and Mr. H. P[?], traveller for the Deering Company, were driving down the Lancashire Gap to-day, when the horse ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. BOLTING FOUR-IN-HAND.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—Four horses attached to the Bagdad coach bolted down Ehzabeth-street to-day, and caused much damage. Some passengers were severely ...

    Article : 85 words
  24. DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—Mrs. [?] aged 37, wife of the caretaker of the Colo[?] Mutual Chambers, at Perth, was drowned while bathing in the sea at [?] ...

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  25. FLLS FROM HORSES.

    TRARALGON, Tuesday.—Mr. R. Esler, of Callignee South, was severely injured on the highway yesterday by a fall from his horse, which started bucking through fright. ...

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  26. GENERAL SESSIONS.

    William Boardman, aged 37. deseribing himself as a ca[?] was charged with having unlawfully broken into the prem[?] of th Co-operative Dental Company, in Collins-street, and stolen ...

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  27. DEATH FROM STARVATION.

    SALE, Wednesday.—John Stephenson was admitted to the Sale goal [?] on Monday night, and died about half-past 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Stephenson ...

    Article : 225 words
  28. THE RABBIT PEST.

    BARNAWARTHA. Wednesday.—A conference of delegates of the various Rabbit Destruction Leagues was held at the Barnawartha Town-hall to-day. Mr. Oliver ...

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  29. HRITISH AND FOREIGN RIBLE SOCIETY.

    The annual meeting of the Victoria Auxiliaries Union of the British and Foreigh B[?]ble Society was held on Tuesday at the b[?]room, Little Collins-street. Mr. John ...

    Article : 379 words
  30. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    In [?] to the question of the drainage of Northcote into the Heidelberg Shire, the Northcote Town Council has passed the following revolution:— ...

    Article : 528 words
  31. FINED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.

    A young man, named William F.Arnold. was charged, at the South Melbourne Court yesterday, on fice counts of embezzlement from the firm of Messrs. Bennet and ...

    Article : 146 words
  32. POCKET[?]KNIFE SWALLOWED.

    EUROA, Wednesday. — Mr. H. Grogan, of Violet Town, who recently swallowed a pearl-handled pocket-knife, 3m[?] in lengt[?] has returned from Melbourne, ...

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  33. SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — What is regarded as another case of suicide has occurred at Annandale. A young man, named William Joseph Mar[?]den, who carried on ...

    Article : 81 words
  34. HORSEN ON THE BEACH.

    Sir,—In the interests of the little ones, who love playing on the sands, I wish to protest against the practice inclulged in by many of riding or driving amongst the children. ...

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  35. MINOR ACCIDENTS.

    On Sunday morning, as a young man named R. D. Doyle, employed by Mr. P. J. Doyle, [?] and [?] merchant, of Brunswick, was in the [?] stables, a horse kicked him on the let leg. The ...

    Article : 212 words
  36. A.N.A. DEBATES.

    The semi-final debate amongst the A treams of the northern group of A.N.A. br[?]kes took place between [?] from the neighbouring branched of [?] ...

    Article : 136 words
  37. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    NE[?] SOUTH, Feb. 6.—Owing to the absence of rain and the presence of caterpillars, there is a great [?] of grass, several farmers feeding their cattle on chaft. The bush fires have destroyed ...

    Article : 101 words
  38. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    ARARAT, Tuesday.—A cottage in lambert-street. the property of James T[?]on. and occupled by Mrs. [?] was destroyed by are last evening. The bours was insured in the Colonial office for ...

    Article : 81 words
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