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  2. CARLTON FEMALE REFUGE.

    At the Carlton Female Refuge yesterday afternoon a special thanksgiving service was held to mark the completion of the extensive additions to the institution, and ...

    Article : 869 words
  3. FIRE IN ELIZABETH-ST. ESTIMATED DAMAGE, £70,000.

    The biggest and most sensational fire which Melbourne has seen since the great fire of 1897 occured on Saturday night in the large block of buildings, including what ...

    Article : 3,715 words
  4. FIGHTING THE FIRE.

    Chief-officer D. J. Stein and his lieutenant, Mr. H. B. Lee, deputy chief officer, are satisfied with the work of the brigade, and with the result of their efforts on ...

    Article : 766 words
  5. THE CROWD.

    Almost immediately upon the alarm the crowd gathered, a surging scuffle of black against the electric glare of each street corner. Its thousand faces thrust themselves ...

    Article : 656 words
  6. STATE RAILWAY PROJECTS.

    Mr. Bent on Saturday morning went through the schedule of the Railway Loan Application Bill, which makes provision for the issue and application of £683,311 out ...

    Article : 305 words
  7. INTERVIEW WITH MR. H. CLARKE

    Mr. Herbert Clarke, the principal of the firm of W. Clarke and Co., whose building was gutted by the fire, estimates the value of the stock being carried at the time at ...

    Article : 1,170 words
  8. INFANTICIDE.

    Inquiry was made by Dr. Cole, district coroner, on Saturday, at the Morgue, into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two infants, who were found dead ...

    Article : 451 words
  9. COMMONWEALTH'S LOSS, £20,000.

    While the destruction of the Money Order Office seemed almost inevitable, the Postmaster-General (Mr. Mauger) might be seen flitting here and there amongst the ...

    Article : 429 words
  10. BUILDINGS AFFECTED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,041 words
  11. ALLEGED LOOTING.

    It was reported by Mr. Thomas Lynch, licensee of the "Doonbeg Castle" Hotel, in Lonsdale-street, that, during the earlier portion of the evening, a squad of police had ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. SUNDAY'S STREET SCENES.

    Early on Sunday morning, before trains or trams began to run, thousands of people visited the scene of the fire. When Mr. Lee, the deputy chief officer, paid his second ...

    Article : 498 words
  13. THE WATER SUPPLY.

    "The water supply," said Mr. Stein, "was quite as good as I could expect with the capacity of the present city mains. There are two mains, one 5in. and one 6in., ...

    Article : 496 words
  14. MOTOR-CYCLE ABLAZE.

    Shortly after noon yesterday an alarm of fire occured at the Masonic-hall. Collins-street. The owner of a motor-bicycle was about to wheel his machine out of the ...

    Article : 147 words
  15. TELEPHONE MATERIAL DESTROYED.

    The telephone department is now as a result of Saturday night's fire practically without material. The balance of the telephones purchased under a contract for ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. AUSTRALIA IN A NUTSHELL.

    Just published. A small booklet, entitled "Australia in a Nutshell," concisely showing the magnitude, value, and possibilities of our bright Australian continent. This booklet is very cheap, ...

    Article : 113 words
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