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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  3. CAMPAIGN OF HOWLS.

    Yesterday morning a letter published in "The Argus' by Messrs. R. H. Solly and P. Heagney challenged Mr. Deakin to "adduce a particle of evidence to connect the ...

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  4. BUILDING A TOWN. PROGRESS AT POWLETT.

    The development of the powlett district is procceding rapidly.The Minister for Mines (Mr. M'Bride) has arranged for the crection of 50 more cottages wothin three ...

    Article : 157 words
  5. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    lnquity is being made by Constable Olney of Buninyong, concerning the shooting of a valuable horse belonging to Mr.D. Kerr, the mayor of Buninyong. The horse was ...

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  6. FEDERAL CONTRACTS.

    Requests by members of the Iron Traders Council that the Department of Home Affairs should show substantial preference to Australian manufactures have been ...

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  7. TIMBER-STACKERS' STRIKE. WORK PROCEEDING QUIETLY.

    Nine ti[?]ber-carrying steamers were in port yesterday. The Brisbane and the Ben Lee were the latest arrivals. The berth that had been occupied by the Melbourne at the ...

    Article : 140 words
  8. PERICLES WRECK.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The inquiry into the wreek of the Aberdeen liner Pericles will be commenced at Fremantle to-morrow before the Admiralty Court, consisting ...

    Article : 285 words
  9. HURRICANE IN FIJI.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Further infoimation as to the destruction and loss of life caused by the violent hurrieane in Fiji is contained in a letter from Suva dated ...

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  10. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. William Hyde, a prominent member of the Congregational Church, died on Wednesday, aged 75 years. Mr. John Price has been re-elected ...

    Article : 481 words
  11. WOODWORKERS' MASS MEETING.

    A largely-attended meeting of members of the Timher-yard, Sawmill, and General Woodworkers' Employecs' Association was held at the old Trades-hall last night to ...

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  12. THE WEATHER. OFFICIAL REPORT.

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  13. RESIDENTS' INTERESTS.

    POWLETT, Wednesday.—The surface men who were not paid for the holiday on Easter Saturday will receive their money next pay-day. The amount, it is explained, ...

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  14. THE RAILWAYS. COLLISION AT SPENCER-STREET.

    During shunting operations three cattle trucks bound for Newmarket collided at 25 minutes past 2 a.m. yesterday with a goods train due to leave Spencer-street at ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. LOCAL OPTION AT POWLETT.

    Sir,—The plea of "A Traveller Who Has, Suffered" in urging that a public-house liceuse should exist at Powlett rather oversteps the mark. Ostensibly he pleads for ...

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  16. DIVORCE PETITION GRANTED.

    SIDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Justice Sly gave judgment to-day in a divorce case which has caused a good deal of interest. Francis Westbrook Gregory, of ...

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  17. MAKE-UP OF TRAINS.

    The practice adopted by the Railways Commissioners in chnging, the positions of carriages on trains was unfavourably commented upon at the Hawthorn Council on Tuesday night. Councillor ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—The directors of the Wellington Opera-house Company, in their annual report, recommend the payment of a dividend of 5 per cent., ...

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  19. COMMISSIONERS ON TOUR.

    STRATFORD, Wednesday.—The Railway Commissioners on tour reached Stratford yesterday afternoon. The were interviewed by the Stratford Progress Association, and the desirability of ...

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  20. THE DAHLIA SHOW.

    It is often difficult to make comparisons, but many experts who visited the show held on Wednesday last at the Manchester Unity Hall declared that the display of cactus ...

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  21. BURIED MINER.

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.—The fall of stone which took place at the Birthday Tunnel mine, Berringa, early on Monday morning, was evidently much more ...

    Article : 136 words
  22. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The, management or the Sailors' Rest has received an intimation that the Premier is agreeable to find a site for a new rest on being assured that the committee can ...

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  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, wednesday.—William Edward O'Brien was before the Water Police Court to-day charged with having embezzled £ll 18/, the property of the Crown. O'Brien ...

    Article : 336 words
  24. LAND AND PROPERTY SALES.

    Edward Trenchard and Co. report having sold, on behalf of Messrs. J. and D. Blair, Hallam, allotment 1E of Section B. parish of Charlton East, containing 4S acres and 13 perches; also allotments ...

    Article : 262 words
  25. GIPPSLAND MINES.

    The Minister for Mines (Mr. M'Bride) will leave Melbourne on Monday on a trip through Gippsland, starting at Mansfield and terminating at Walhalla. He will set ...

    Article : 188 words
  26. TIMBER FOR MINERS.

    MARYBOROUGH,Wednesday,—Recently the miners of Havelock petitioned the Minister for Mines to have the timber in the immediate vicinity of Havelock ...

    Article : 159 words
  27. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. DEATH FROM BURNS.

    Miss Jessie Webster, who, as reported in Tuesday's issue of "The Argus," was severely burned by the ignition of her clothing at the copper fire at 10 ...

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  28. STEEP ROADS.

    The shires of Morwell, Narracan and Frankston and Hastings yesterday laid requests for State assistance in the construction of country roads before the Minister ...

    Article : 179 words
  29. KILLED BENEATH A TREE.

    MYRTLEFORD, Wednesday.— Charles Trezise, a single man, residing at Waterloo, was killed yesterday evening whilst robbing a beehive. He had stood back clear ...

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  30. RE-SALE OF MOURA ESTATE.

    J. B. Wood and M'Call stock and station agents, The Olderfleet, Collins-street Melbourne. (in conjunction with Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Orange, N.S.W.), report having completed the ...

    Article : 124 words
  31. POWDER EXPLOSION.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Sydney Engineering and Smelting Works, at Alexandria, was the scene of an explosion this morning, two employers being seriously ...

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  32. A SERIOUS CHARGE.

    TARNAGULLA, Wednesday.— At the police count yesterday, before the mayor (Councillor L.D. Williams), chairman, and Mr. R. H. Burstall. J.P., Richard Henry ...

    Article : 140 words
  33. THE BARRIER.

    BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The annual meeting of the District Nursing Association was held last night. The report showed that the receipts totalled £304, and ...

    Article : 56 words
  34. GENERAL NEWS.

    Of eleven samples of milk analysed by the Board of Health analyst in the past week, none were below the required standard, while eight showed a 4 to 4.5 per ...

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  35. CHILD FATALLY BURNED.

    ORBOST, Tuesday.—On Friday morning the six-year-old daughter of Mr. W. Haycox was playing in the back yard. She and her mates collected a heap of paper and ...

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  36. IMPORTANT LAND SALES.

    Alf.E. Wallis and Co., Northern Land Agency Hafgreaves-street, Bendigo, report having sold during the past [?] days the following properties —613 acres, Fairfield Estate Baringhup on ...

    Article : 177 words
  37. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A comparative statement of the payments of rents, prepared by the Lands department, shows that for March last there fell due £307,578; ...

    Article : 181 words
  38. CARRIER'S FALL.

    MILDURA. Wednesday.— A well-known carrier, named Thomas Phayer, met with a serious accident on Monday evening. He had loaded a heavy dray with empty di drapery ...

    Article : 88 words
  39. EXTRAORDINARY ELECTION.

    WERRIBEE, Wednesday.— An extraordinary election of one councillor for the east riding of the shire of Werribee, caused by the resignation of Councillor H. ...

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  40. CHRISTIANITY VERSUS SOCIALISM

    Melbourne socialist crowded their hall, in Elizabeth-street,last evening, and voci[?]erously applanded Mr.F.Hiatt (secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway ...

    Article : 462 words
  41. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  42. SALE OF COUNTRY LAND AT DONALD.

    W.H.Gray reports having sold the following land in Donald and district:—Account of Mr. Peter Sexton of Morton Plains.—-1,042 acres, in two lots; 642 acres, at £6/15/, to Mr. Thomas Green, ...

    Article : 250 words
  43. THEFTS FROM CARGO.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Sydney police are investigating robberies from the cargoes of oversea steamers. Cases of goods landed on the wharves have been ...

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  44. KILLED BY FALL OF EARTH.

    DUNOLLY,Wednesday.— At the Burnt Creek Dredging Company's lease this afternoon a fall of earth occurred, as the result of which Bert Raselli, about l8 years of age, ...

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  45. WOMEN'S HOSPITAL BAZAAR.

    The last three days of the Women's Hospital Bazaar are announced, and a great effort is being made by the stall-holders and amusement committee in order to obtain ...

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  46. ELECTRIC TRAMS COLLIDE.

    SYDNEY, wednesday.—A collision took place this afternoon between two electric trains at the intersection of Cleveland and Elizabeth streets. A Redfern car, loaded ...

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  47. TALLOW MARKET.

    At the auction sales of Australasian tallow to-day' 939 casks, were offered and 870 casks were sold. Prices showed an advance of from 1/ to 1/6, and, a strong market ...

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  48. UNIVERSITY COUNCIL VACANCY.

    Sir,—The letter of Dr. Leeper in "The Argus" of to-day is a further argument for the representation of the Engineering School. The engineering candidate, Mr. A. ...

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  49. FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—The Roman Catholic church at Timaru, with valuable contents in the way of church furniture, has been completely destroyed by ...

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  50. BOXING IN THE RAIN. LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—"Johnny" Summers, of England, and "Hughie" Mchegan, of Melbourne, contested the lisht-weight championship of Austraiasia, before a large gathering at the Stadium ...

    Article : 240 words
  51. MONEY IN RUBBER.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—A rubber planter from the Malay States, at present visiting Wellington, states that affairs are exceedingly prosperous in the Straits ...

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  52. PURSE-SNATCHING CYCLIST.

    Two cases of bag snatching were yesterday reported to the police from Brunswick. There is no feaure in any way remarkable in these offences, save the idea adopted by ...

    Article : 126 words
  53. DENILIQUIN SPORTS.

    DENILIQUIN, Wednesday.—The annual sports gathering of the Deniliquin Athletic Club was held to-day under auspicious conditions. The greatest attraction was the band contest, of £50, competed ...

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  54. CROQUET TOURNAMENT.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The tournament of the Criquet Association of New South Wales was continued to-day at Rose Bay. In the open championship. J. Tuckett (Vic.) beat C. W. Wren ...

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  55. BLACKBOY SHOOTS MASTER.

    PORT DARWIN, Wednesday.—Mr. George Warr, an old resident of the Northern Territory, has been shot by one of his own black boys at. Daly River. The ...

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  57. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The much-discussed question of the licensing of a new public hall at Greensborough in the name of John Sinerdon was decided at the Heidelberg Council meeting on Wednesday. At the previous ...

    Article : 225 words
  58. THE AUTUMN COMPCETITIONS.

    The Indoor Sports Club is developing quite a new generation of fighters. The greatest gloving work that has ever taken place it the Cyclorama was witnessed in the summer serics of competitions ...

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  59. HORTICULTURAL SHOWS.

    The 21st annual autumn show of the Castlemaine Horticultural Society was officially opened in the town-hall on Wednesday afternoon, by Dr. Carty Salmon, in the present of a large attendance of ...

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  60. SERIOUS BURNING ACCIDENT.

    Mrs. Alice Cauticni, aged 48 was going upstairs to bed late last night in her house at 68 Nupier-street, Fitzroy; she was carrying a lighted oil-lamp, and shipped and fell. ...

    Article : 111 words
  61. A.N.A. COMPETITIONS.

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