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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    Coloured lead lights are to be used in five windows on the eastern end of the chapter-house of the Anglican Cathedral. These will show the coat of arms of the ...

    Article : 1,100 words
  3. THE RAILWAYS. RAILWAY CONTRACTS.

    Reference was made at the meeting of the state Cabinet held yesterday to the question of the minimum-wage provision in Railway department contracts. It was ...

    Article : 89 words
  4. MUNICIPAL RATING.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—At a meeting of the Town Council this afternoon a return was submitted by the town clerk (Mr. J. Gent) in regard to the proposal to alter ...

    Article : 229 words
  5. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. DEATH OF A WORKMAN.

    A building was being pulled down at Brighton on June 11, and Samuel Dart, a bricklayer, was removing the bricks from a chimney and throwing them to the ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 6,752 words
  7. HAMILTON.

    Mr. [?] H. Turnbull, manager of the Colonial Bank, has been promoted to Ballarat. The ramnants of over 46 watches were ...

    Article : 74 words
  8. BOTTLEFUL OF MEMORIES.

    KOROIT, Friday.—A few days ago, while making additions to the post-office, the workmen unearthed a bottle which had been placed under the foundation-stone of the ...

    Article : 152 words
  9. ELTHAM RAILWAY EXTENSION.

    A deputation composed of residents from Diamond Creek Valley, waited on the Premier (Mr. Bent) yesterday with a request for the extension of the Eltham railway ...

    Article : 367 words
  10. FOOTBALLER'S HAND CRUSHED.

    A painful accident happened yesterday to Peter kennedy, who is employed at the Dunlop Tyre Co.'s works, South Melbourne. He was working at a rolling-machine, when ...

    Article : 93 words
  11. WORK, AND WAGES. OVENMAKERS' BOARD.

    As the term of office for the Ovenmakers' Wages Board has expired, the Minister for Labour (Sir Alexander Peacock) will be glad to receive the names of three ...

    Article : 62 words
  12. MINER CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    BRISBANE Friday.—A miner named William Cain has been smothered by a fall of earth in his claim at Mount Spurgeon, in the Mount Molloy district. ...

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  13. OVERCROWDED SCHOOL.

    LINTON, Friday.—At the Grenvilleshire Council meeting on Thursday it was decided, on the motion of Councillor Kennedy, that a letter be written to the Minister of ...

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  14. KILLED ON THE LINE.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—When the 3.15 a.m. goods train from Roma-street to Ipswich stopped at Goodna this mroning the driver reported that a man was lying on ...

    Article : 60 words
  15. COAL MINERS' FEDERATION.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A conference between the delegates of the Western, Southern, and Northern coal-miners' associations of New South Wales, and the Victorian ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. COBDEN LAND VALUES.

    COBDEN, Friday.—Messrs. Dalgety and Co. have just sold the following land for Mr. H. A. Meagher, at prices which constitute a record for this district:—36 acres ...

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  17. FATAL SEQUEL.

    ROCHESTER, Friday.—Mrs. Ryan, of Rochester East, who was the victim of a severe burning accident a fortnight ago, died on Thursday from the effects. ...

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  18. DEATH UNDER CHLOROFORM.

    HORSHAM, Friday.—A lad named Albert Percy Gerlach, seven years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. L. Gerlach, of O'Callaghan's-parade, died in the hospital ...

    Article : 129 words
  19. ULTIMA—EUREKA EXTENSION.

    Detailed reports regarding the proposal to extend the railway line which at present ends at Ultima to Eureka were before state Ministers at their Cabinet ...

    Article : 99 words
  20. STRUCK WITH A GOLF STICK.

    ARARAT, Friday.—A boy named John Ellison, a son of a well-known local railway employee, was accidently struck on the head by another lad with a golf-stick. ...

    Article : 68 words
  21. MINERS AND POLITICS.

    CHILTERN, Friday.—The ballot taken by the Chiltern, Rutherglen, and Indigo branch of the A.M.A., regarding affiliation with political organisations, and to strike ...

    Article : 42 words
  22. THE BUFFALO PLATEAU.

    In view of the early completion of the road between Bright and the summit of the Buffalo Plateau, arrangements have been made by the Railway department ...

    Article : 219 words
  23. MOUNTED CONSTABLE'S DEATH.

    SHEPPARTON, Friday.—Mounted-constable Kennedy died this morning in the Mooroopna Hospital from an injury sustained on Wednesday evening. He was ...

    Article : 105 words
  24. WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE.

    A meeting under the auspices of the Northcote branch of the Women's National League was held at the local town-hall on Friday afternoon, the ...

    Article : 168 words
  25. ROLLED 150FT.

    WALHALLA, Friday.—Once more the Stringer's Creek cutting has proved itself a danger to the navvies returning from Walhalla to the railway works at the Thompson ...

    Article : 81 words
  26. Advertising

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    Advertising : 146 words
  27. TARIFF APPEAL BOARD.

    Sir,—Mr. Dodgshun hits the nail on the head when he says. "All that merchants want is the certainty that they are not being charged a higher rate of duty than their ...

    Article : 225 words
  28. DEATH WHILE MILKING.

    CASTERTON, Friday.—The wife of Alex. Patterson was this morning found dead by her son. He went home at about 11 o'clock and discovered his mother at the cow-bail. ...

    Article : 78 words
  29. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.

    Sir,—Referring to your comments in "The Argus" of to-day affecting the position of the Australasian Corporation of Public Accountants, I would ask you to be good ...

    Article : 385 words
  30. THE LICENSING ACT.

    BENDIGO, Thursday.—The Licenses Reduction Board to-day took evidence in connection with the Orient Hotel, Pall Mall, and the Town Hall Hotel, Market-square, which it is proposed to delicense. ...

    Article : 99 words
  31. OTHER ACCIDENTS.

    ARCHIE'S CREEK, Thursday.—John Smith, employed by Mr. E. Love as enginedriver on a travelling chaff-cutter, was on Wednesday attending to the pump of the traction engine when his right arm ...

    Article : 305 words
  32. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    The inquest concerning the death of Harris Freeman, who shot himself at his residence, Forest-street, on June 12, after shooting at his wife, was continued, before ...

    Article : 218 words
  33. THE EEL WORM.

    PARTARLINGTON, Friday.—An important discovery in connection with the onion disease in this district has been made by Mr. Robert Willey, of Avondale Farm, ...

    Article : 206 words
  34. CANARY IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.

    The thirteenth annual show of the North Suburban Canary Improvement Society was opened in the Brunswick Town-hall on Thursday afternoon by the mayoress of Brunswick (Mrs. A. Dick) ...

    Article : 389 words
  35. WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.

    At the fortnightly committee meeting of the Women's Hospital on Friday, a letter was received from the Salvation Army, asking that members of the League of Mercy ...

    Article : 252 words
  36. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    A district pioneer, Mr. Peter M'Cann, died suddenly at his residence, Ceres, on Friday morning. Deceased, who was 80 years of age, was born at Parramatta, New ...

    Article : 452 words
  37. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    At the meeting of the Hawthorn Council on Wednesdat night, Councillor Riddell brought up a report of a special committee on electric lighting, recommending that the ...

    Article : 554 words
  38. RAILWAYS OVERTIME CHAFF AND GRAIN CONTRACT.

    Sir,—The officials of the Carriers' Association seek to draw a red herring across the trail in their defence of the extraordinary action of the Railway Commissioners ...

    Article : 222 words
  39. FURIOUS MOTOR-DRIVING.

    At the St. Kilda Court yesterday, before Messrs. Stedeford (chairman), Morrah, and O'Donnell, J.P.'s, a young man, named George Dugard, was charged with having furiously driven a motor-car. ...

    Article : 321 words
  40. CLOTHING FOR BABIES.

    Sit,—Will you kindly allow me a little of your valuable space to make an appeal to the mothers of this state for any infants' clothing that they may have, and for which ...

    Article : 159 words
  41. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    THORPDALE, Friday.—A fire occurred at midnight on Wednesday, in the residence of Mr. John Howard, of Thorpdale South. The building was a wooden one, and when the fire was discovered ...

    Article : 173 words
  42. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    MURCHISON (June 17).—With a splendid steady, soaking rain of 199 points last week, mild weather, and the absence of frosts since the grass is coming on nicely. Sheep are able to get a picking, ...

    Article : 80 words
  43. WARRNAMBOOL.

    In response to a petition presented to him, the mayor has convened a public meeting to discuss the continued non-equipment of the local battery, Australian Field ...

    Article : 130 words
  44. HOTELKEEPERS FINED.

    Cecilia Fell, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Queen-street, and Helen Gregory, licensee of the Duke of Kent Hotel, Latrobe-street, were each fined £5 at the District Court on Thursday for having had ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. "BONNINGTON'S IRISH MOSS,"

    The people's Cough Remedy; always cures. But be sure you get "BONNINGTON'S," as imitations are [?]less and waste precious time and money.— [Advt.] ...

    Article : 27 words
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