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  2. BOARD OF HEALTH.

    At the meeting of the board of Public Health yesterday the chairman (Dr. Norris) presented a report which showed that, for the fortnight ended August 22, 112 cases of ...

    Article : 295 words
  3. THE RAILWAYS. PORT ALBERT TRAIN SERVICE.

    Mr. Mackey, M.L.A., yesterday introduced to the Railway Commissioners a deputation from the district between Leongatha and Port Albert, which asked for an ...

    Article : 194 words
  4. SAWMILLERS' ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of the Sawmillers' Association, consisting of delegates from all the Victorian branches, with Mr. Alexander Sanderson in the chair, was held yesterday at ...

    Article : 521 words
  5. MISS ETHEL MERCER'S CONCERT.

    It has been decided by a meeting of the friends of Miss Ethel Mercer, violinist, whose intention it is to visit Europe to continue her studies under Seveik, of ...

    Article : 147 words
  6. ROUGH FOOTBALL. PORT MELBOURNE GROUND.

    The Victorian Football Association, at its meeting last night (Mr. J. G. Aikman, M.L.C., in the chair), had before it two letters dealing with the recent disqualification of the Port Melbourne ...

    Article : 1,309 words
  7. BUTTER FACTORIES. SECRETARIES' INSTITUTE FORMED.

    A meeting of secretaries of butter [?] tories was held at the Metropole Hotel yesterday to consider a proposal to form a secretaries' institute. In the circular ...

    Article : 516 words
  8. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. FOUND DROWNED.

    HOBART, Friday.—An inquest was held at Pontville to-day into the cause of death of Miss J. Watts Allen, aged about 25, who was found drowned in Bagdad Rivulet on ...

    Article : 165 words
  9. THEATRES AND ENTERTAIN MENTS.

    The programme for Madame Cl[?]ra Butt's opening concert, on Tuesday next, is now onnounced. Messrs. Merrick and Barre will begin with a violin and piano duet, "Rondo Brilliant," ...

    Article : 1,440 words
  10. DIED IN THE NIGHT.

    BIRREGURRA, Friday. — Alexander Donaldson, a wood-carter, aged 54 years, was driving to his camp on Thursday night, when he complained of feeling unwell. On reaching ...

    Article : 95 words
  11. HEATHCOTE LINE ACCIDENT.

    BENDIGO, Friday.—By the aid of the steam crane sent from Newport, the whole of the debris and damaged trucks in connection with the railway accident at ...

    Article : 106 words
  12. CURELTY IN TRUCKING CATTLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Your correspondents and stock-owners and stock salesmen may differ in their experiences as to the proportion of railway-carried stock injured by one ...

    Article : 405 words
  13. FATAL SEQUEL.

    BAYSWATER, Friday. — The infant daughter of Mr. Thomson, baker, of this town, died to-day in the Children's Hospital, as the result of a burning accident at ...

    Article : 39 words
  14. ROLLING-STOCK DAMAGED.

    KNOWSLEY, Friday.—A serious railway accident took place at Ingham, a wood sliding on the Heathcote to Bendigo line, yesterday. Owing to the points being left unlocked, a goods train loaded with ...

    Article : 86 words
  15. REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.

    Concussion of the brain was inflicted on Joseph Smith, of Cross-street, Carlton, in a strange way yesterday. He was at work at the Oriental-buildings, when an empty ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. SMOKING CARRIAGES.

    Sir,—Smokers complain that the railway carriages set apart for them are monopoli[?] by non-smokers, who are mostly women. Now, this does not arise from choice, whatever [?]nations may be made ...

    Article : 158 words
  17. UNKNOWN WOMAN DROWNED.

    The body of an unknown woman, recovered from the Yarra fifty yards below the Swan-street bridge, at Burnley, by Constable Lawrence yesterday, lies at the ...

    Article : 119 words
  18. NEW ZEALAND POLITICS.

    WELLINGTON. Friday.—The incident consequent on the Government's defeat on the tariff is now closed. Sir Joseph Ward had an interview to-day with the six ...

    Article : 139 words
  19. ROCHESTER STATION.

    Sir,—Owing to the large amount of work that has to be done at the local station, it is to be hoped that the Railway department will supply another porter, seeing that the porter now here has ...

    Article : 29 words
  20. A LABOURER'S MISHAP.

    While at work knocking down a brick wall yesterday a man named William Kynoch, aged 36 years, met with a serious accident. He lost his footing, and fell a ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. TEACHERS REGISTRATION.

    Sir.—A Mr. O. R. Snowball. in a letter to "The Argus" of Wednesday. makes an extraordinary series of statements that are misleading or erroneous. He asks, "Can ...

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  22. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Mr. Cox's letter in "The Argus" of last Monday makes one wonder why we do not dehorn all calves, just as we cut off the tails of all lambs. Experience has ...

    Article : 351 words
  23. BOY'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

    MARYBOROUGH, Friday.—Robert William Emery, aged 5 years, son of Mr. John Emery, of Maryborough, fell whilst playing about the yeard on Thursday evening, and ...

    Article : 127 words
  24. MELBOURNE HEBREW CONGREGATION.

    At the annual general meeting of the members and subscribers of the Melbourne Hebrew congregation, held on the [?] September, in the [?] room, lear of the Synagogue. Mr. S. Ackman in ...

    Article : 121 words
  25. CONFERENCE OF DIRECTORS.

    The directors and shareholders of butter factories who comprise the Co-operative Butter and Cheese Factories' Association of Victoria held an adjourned conference at ...

    Article : 550 words
  26. WAGGONER CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A labourer named Henry Sykes met a dreadful death near Wellington. He was driving a waggon laden with chaff, and the horses became restive. ...

    Article : 79 words
  27. WIND BREAKS FIRE-ALARMS.

    During the [?] weather yesterday the fire-alarm[?] at Albion-street, Brunswick, and the Moon[?] village settlement were broken by the wind. ...

    Article : 116 words
  28. OTHER ACCIDENTS.

    ARARAT, Friday.—A lad named Bert. Fletcher was walking under a tree at Rocky Point on Tuesday, when a large limb fell on him, breaking his arm. ...

    Article : 124 words
  29. WIDOW'S RIGHTS.

    Judgment was given yeaterday in the High Court in the case of Marshall and Dempster against Smith. which had been heard at the last sittings of the Court in Sydney, before ...

    Article : 612 words
  30. INCIDENT AT BENDIGO.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 112 words
  31. DENTIST SLANDERED.

    SYDNEY. Friday.— L[?] Anderson Sampson, a dentist of Parramatta, claimed £1,[?] from Benjamin Crowe, and his wife for slander. ...

    Article : 278 words
  32. BOXING.

    "Tom" [?]ssy and "Joe" Cullen. heavyweights, met in a clumsy encounter yesterday evening at Wren's Athletic Pavilion. Cullen was out of condition. Both men clinched and tumbled ...

    Article : 101 words
  33. PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS' UNION.

    Sir,—The paragraph in this day's issue referring to a meeting of the Professional Musicians' Union may give rise to the erroneous belief that the managers of the ...

    Article : 358 words
  34. COMPLETE WRECK.

    Dr. Williams' Pink Pills don't cure everything, but they do cure all diseases caused by bad blood. There are twenty diseases caused by bad blood, and Dr. Williams' ...

    Article : 476 words
  35. HUSBAND AND HOUSEWIFE.

    BENDIGO, Friday.—In the City Court to-day Annie Marie Bu[?]holz proceeded against her husband. Julius Heinrich Bu[?]holz, for the recovery of £1[?] for the ...

    Article : 185 words
  36. NEW PATENT APPLICATIONS.

    The following applications have been filed recently in the Commonwealth by Messrs. G. G. Turri and Co., of the Offices for Obtaining and Selling world's Patents ...

    Article : 357 words
  37. ALFRED HOSPITAL.,

    The Alfred Hospital recently received a [?] of £[?] from the [?] of the [?] [?] towards providing separate [?] for the night nursing staff. A committee was appointed to ...

    Article : 258 words
  38. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    HORSHAM, Friday.—At 9 o'clock on Thursday night a fire broke out near the storeroom at [?] [?] Foundry. A portion of the building was slightly damaged. The damage to stock is ...

    Article : 105 words
  39. FIRES AT THE SHOW.

    There have been three outbreaks of fire at the Royal Agricultural Show this week, caused most probably by the non-observance of the rule which prohibits smoking ...

    Article : 159 words
  40. Advertising

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