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  2. THE WEATHER. OFFICAL REPORT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 564 words
  3. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  4. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. INJURED BY AMMONIA.

    Robert Fyffe, aged 35 years, residing at 38 Athol-street, Moonee Ponds, met with an accident shortly after the s.s. Riverina left Sydney for Melbourne on Saturday. A ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    The members of the various staffs of the city post-office assembled in the mail-room on Saturday night, to welcome back Mr. F. J.Wright, postmaster, who for ...

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  6. DROWNING ACCIDENTS. MOTHER SEES SON SINK.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Hector Bower, aged 12 years, was drowned in the Ollera Creek, in the Guyra district, yesterday. The lad's mother witnessed the occurrence, and the ...

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  7. WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLD ANOTHER RICH DISCOVERY.

    PERTH, Monday.—The owners of the Kyarta mine, Meekatharra, have penetrated the lode 5ft., and [?]far no walls are visible. Some of the [?]one is very rich, ...

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  8. SCOTTISH DELEGATES. WESTERN DISTRICT TOUR.

    CAMPERDOWN Monday.—at the meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society the secretar) (Mr. Scott) stated that he understood that the ...

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  9. CINEMATOGRAPHY.

    Since the inauguration of cinematography the difficulty has been to obtain an absolutely non-inflammable film. Several have been put upon the market, but not one of ...

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  10. FOUND IN SHEEPWASH.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The body of Carl Zeitz, a well-known resident of Bracmar, in the Mittagong district, was found in a sheepwash, known as the Weeping Rock, ...

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  11. FALL OF. 20FT.

    When painting a house in Victoria-street yesterday, Frederick Baker, aged 58 years, of 36 Oxford-street, Collingwood, fell from a ladder to the ground, a distance of about ...

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  12. LAUNCH-DRIVER'S DEATH.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—James Jordon, a motor-launch-driver, was drowned at Sandringham, N.S.W., last night. He fell overboard as the launch, with a pleasure parly, ...

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  13. THE TASMANIAN TRIP.

    HOBART, Monday.—The Scottish farmers spent to-day in the Northern districts examining farms, sheep stations, and orchards. They are working in three par ...

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  14. FLIGHT TO THE LIGHT.

    QUEENSCLIFF, Monday.—A peculiar incident occurred on Saturday night in one of the electric-light projector stations during the running of the [?]chlights by ...

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  15. CLOTHES ON THE BEACH.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—It is supposed that a young man was washed out to sea while bathing at Coogee yesterday. Clothes were found on the beach, and so far no claim ...

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  16. CHILD'S STRANGE DEATH.

    BENALLA, Monday. — On Saturday the little son, aged 12 months, of Mr. Matthew Maher, farmer, of Malinga, while playing on the verandah picked, up and put in his ...

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  17. BEES SETTLE ON HORSE.

    NEERIM SOUTH, Monday.—Mr. W. A. Laccy and the Rev. Robert Williams had an exciting experience last Wednesday when driving to Warragul. A swarm of bees ...

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  18. LAND TAX COMMISSIONERS.

    Mr. M'Kay, the chief land tax commissioner, is expected to arrive from Sydney to-morrow. The Federal public service commissioner (Mr. M'Lachlan) stated ...

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  19. OVERCROWDED SCHOOL.

    The overerowded state of the North Richmond State school was the cause of a prolonged discussion at the meeting of the Richmond Council on Monday night. A ...

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  20. MR. DOOLETTE INTERVIEWED.

    SOUTHERN CROSS, Monday.— Mr. Doolette, interviewed on returning from Bullfinch, said that he and Mr. Richards Hamilton, a co-director of the Bullfinch ...

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  21. JUMP FROM BOLTING VEHICLE.

    BUNYIP, Monday.—Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Robinson were driving down a hill at Longwarry South, when the horse bolted through the breeching becoming unfastened. Mrs. ...

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  22. BRITISH AND INDIA.

    Some interesting statements regarding feeling in India towards British rule were made last night by the Rev. H. Sutton at the annual foreign mission meeting of the ...

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  23. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    ROCHESTER Monday.—During the pest week Mr[?] Thomas Kennedy, chairman of the Closer Settlement Board, was in this district completing the negotiations about ...

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  24. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. E. N. Moore, P.M., granted the transfers of the following licenses:—Gold Mines Hotel, from Jane Sterry to Mary Jane Russell; Cumberland Hotel, from ...

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  25. FALL ON PACK-HORSE TRACK.

    HEYFIELD, Monday.—Mr. James C. Mllichael, of Licola-road, met with a seri ous accident. He had been in for supplies, and was returning, leading his pack-horses, ...

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  26. RAILWAY WORK.

    BALLARAT, Monday.—A public meeting, called by the mayors of the city and town in response to a requisition, was held at the City-hall to-night, to urge the ...

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  27. THROWN FROM A GIG.

    MYRTLEFORD, Monday.—Harry Smith and his granddaughter were thrown out of a gig last night whilst driving to Gapsted. Mr. Smith sustained severe injuries to his ...

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  28. IRISH BLIGHT.

    PORT FAIRY, Monday.—At a largelyattended meeting of potato-growers held at Crossley on Friday night (Mr. P. Wall presiding), it was resolved that ...

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  29. BITTEN BY SNAKE.

    BENALLA, Monday.—Mr. John Kenneally, of Goomalibee, while walking through A crop paddock stood on a brown snake, which bit him on the leg. The usual ...

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  30. JUVENILE BALL.

    A juvenile fancy dress and poster ball, held at the Crystal Palace Skating Rink, Richmond, last night, attracted an attendance of 3,000 persons. Of these, about 500 ...

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  31. CANE-CUTTER'S CHEQUE.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—The storekeepers at Mackay have discovered that they have been victimised by a man, who on the last pny-night passed 15 or 20 forged cheques, ...

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  32. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The trustees of Queen's-park have unani mously refused a request by the caretaker for permission to sell fruit and temperance drinks in the park on Sundays. ...

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  33. BURGLARY IN THE CITY.

    Detective Davey is inquiring into a burglary which happened some time between Saturday afternon and yesterday in the city. At closing time on Saturday the ...

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  34. THE LAST RESORT.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The body of the young man found hanging to a tree at Randwick was identified as that of Peter Anderson, who lately boarded in ...

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  35. SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS.

    LUBECK, Monday.—The shortage in trucks has led to an accumulation of wood at the railway station. An additional line is being laid in the railway yards to cope ...

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  36. THE RAINFALL.

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  37. SUICIDE BEFORE MIRROR.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Citarles Petty, a hairdresser, sat down before the mirror of his saloon at Campbelltown this morning, and shot himself through the head, dying ...

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  38. ARE EXPERTS NEEDED?

    CAMPERDOWN, Monday.—At the meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society, the secretary read a letter from Mr. R. T. Archer, ...

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  39. LUMPERS' TROUBLE ENDS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The trouble with regard to the stoppage of night woik by a section of the coal-lumpers has ben overcome, and the mon resume night work to-morrow, ...

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  40. CHILD KILLED BY TRAM.

    PERTH, Monday.—Gladys O'Connor, naed four years, was run over by a tramcar in front of her parents' residence in Hill-street, this evening and killed. The wheels ...

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  41. MARINE STORE IN PRAHRAN. HEALTH BOARD'S DECISION.

    The Board of Public Health, composed of Dr. Burnett Ham (chairman), and Messrs. Burton, Austin, Carolin, Brokenshire, Treganowan, and Smith, which has ...

    Article : 252 words
  42. THE LICENSING ACT.

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  43. GORED BY A BULL.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—A farmer at Coolabunia named—P. Widt was gored in the abdomen by a bull on Saturday morning. He died from the effects of the terrible ...

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  44. SHIRE SUBDIVISION.

    RUSHWORTH, Monday.—A public meet ing was held here on Saturday last in con nection with the movement for resnbdivision of the Central and Eastern Ridings of ...

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  45. AUSTRALIA IN LONDON.

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—For Australians the site in Aldwych, a little further east than the proposed Paris in London scheme, has a great interest. It is now an open [?] ...

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  46. IN THE POLICE COURTS. A CONCURRENT SENTENCE.

    Before Messrs. G. A. Blackburne (chairman). P. Drummond and W. H. fuller, J.P.'s, yesterday, at the North Melbourne Court, John Sampson was charged with larceny from the dwelling of John ...

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  47. PERFORMING DOGS.

    Sir,—It is about three years since I first saw the depressing sight of dogs performing at a street corner, and subsequently spent a bad half-hour over the thought of ...

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  48. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    WAGGA, Monday.—At a meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council a question of some importance to public bodies was discussed upon receipt of a communication from the ...

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  49. JEWELLER'S' SHOP ROBBED.

    ARARAT, Monday.—It has been reported to the police that between 10 o'clock on Saturday night and midday on Sunday, a robbery was effected at Mr. M. Coffey's ...

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  50. BULLFINCH FIELD.

    SOUTHERN CROSS, Monday.—Several visitors, including Mr. Frank Moss, were allowed to inspect the underground workings of the Bullfinch Proprietary on ...

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  51. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    At the meeting of the Fitzroy Council on Monday evening Councillor Delves moved that £100 he placed on the annual estimates to cover the cost gardens. A discussion arose [?] on the ...

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  52. ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.

    William Ford, an elderly man, against whom a large number of convictions are recorded, added two more to the list when he appeared before Mr. Cook (chairman), and Messrs. Bell, Martin, ...

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  53. TRAFALGAR DAY IN LONDON.

    Sir,—I bave just come from a walk around Trafulgat Square. The pediment of the Nelson column is festooned with ropes of laurel, the lions are wreathed in greenery ...

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  54. A DISGUSTED COUNCILLOR.

    The Prahran Council on Monday evening received the following communication from Mr. D. Herald, city solicitor, enclosing a copy of the Board's decision. The letter ...

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  55. GOLF.

    A Rolf club has been formed at Cheltenham, and has been named the Cheltenham-park Golf Club. The links have been laid down in the park, the greens sown and fenced, [?] and everything will be in ...

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  56. BOOT-BUYER'S PROTEST.

    At the Collingwood Court on Monday, before Messrs. Coulson and Collins, J.P.'s, Arthur S. Conquest was charged on summons with offensive behaviour. ...

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  57. ELECTRICAL STORMS. TREE CRUSHES MAN TO DEATH.

    PERTH, Monday.—A settler at Hollyoake, on the Pinjarrnh-Marrinup railway, took shelter under a large tree during a thunderstorm. The tree was struck by ...

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  58. MALVERN RUBBISH-TIP.

    Sir,—There is situated in High-street Malvern, and only a few yards from the terminus of the electric trams a rubbish tip, which has been for some time past, and ...

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  59. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  60. THE COAL TOWN.

    WONTHAGGI, Monday.—Twenty eight nominations have been received for the seven seats on the hospital committee, and keen interest is being taken in the ...

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  61. DEALING IN ADELAIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.— What were regarded as important discoveries on the Young Bullfinch Proprictary had a decided influence on that particular stock on the ...

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  62. ESCAPE FROM BURNING HOUSE.

    PERTH, Monday.—During an electrical disturbance yesterday morning, Mr.E. M'Court, who lives with his wife in a three roomed weatherboard ...

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  63. ALL NATIONS FAIR.

    Sir.—In connection with the "All Nations" Fair held at Surrey Hills, in aid of the Children's Hospital Convalescent Home, I wash here to express my deep gratitude ...

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  64. MUNRO RECREATION RESERVE.

    The lack of a public recreation ground has been felt very keenly in the past at Munro. Repeated efforts have been made to secure a few acres of the reserve near ...

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  65. EXCHANGE OF FLAGS.

    Last year the Box Hill School, Victoria, sent a national [?]g to the Mickleham School, Box Hill, Surrey, England. The latter school has now forwarded, through ...

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  66. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD. WHISKY UNDER WRONG LABEL.

    Inspector Roche proceeded against Roderick O'Mean licensce of the Melrose Hotel Fleming ton-road yesterday at the North Melbourne Court on a charge of having exposed for sale whisky in ...

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  67. Advertising

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  68. BOWLING-GREEN BARS.

    At the Prahran Council meeting last evening Mr. C. Wh[?]lan, hon[?] secretary of the Metropolitan Superintendents' Association (southern group), wrote stating that the association ...

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  69. ARREST FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Oliver Roach died in the Tamworth Hospital, it is supposed, as the result of injuries sustained in a boxing match at Attunga on November 12. His ...

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  70. MILK BELOW STANDARD.

    At the Essendon Court yesterday a farmer named Thomas Loft, residing at Melton, was charged with selling adulterated milk. The evidence of Inspector H. U. Lyon stated that on October 9 ...

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  71. Family Notices

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  72. LATE SHIPPING NEWS.

    AUCKLAND (1,641 Miles).—Arrived.—Nov. 21— [?]bel, from Friendly Islands. Robert Irwin and Albert Tupper were, at North Melbourne yesterday, each [?] 40[?] in default ...

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  73. SHALE SEAM.

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—A new seam of sha[?] has been opened up in the Tasmanian Shale and Oil Company's property at Latrobe, and is [?] than any yet found here. The seam is 3ft. thick, ...

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  74. Advertising

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  75. Advertising

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